Their father had been developing an amazing discovery, the Secret of Evolution, but Balzack killed him and stole the incomplete work from him.

They join with another of their father's apprentices, Oojam (Orin), and eventually find and defeat Balzack at the castle of Léon (Keeleon).

Maya's design was changed to include spats as part of a statue featured in Dragon Quest Treasures.

[4] A writer for Dengeki Online recounted their enjoyment of quiet characters like Meena, which lead to them getting into tarot cards.

He expressed his curiosity about how her tarot carts worked in combat, excited to see them in action in Dragon Quest Heroes II.

[6] RPGFan writer Patrick Gann expressed that their chapter was a highlight of the story for him due to multiple moments, including Maya performing a puff-puff and them fighting against "seemingly-impossible odds.

"[7] IT Media writer Tetsuya Amano considered Maya and Meena two of his favorite characters in Dragon Quest IV.

[9] Fellow Magmix writer Kazuaki Ishida considered Maya his favorite character in Dragon Quest, praising her for being sexy while having a rough personality.

[5] Magmix writer Luis Field praised the song for being memorable, saying that it reminds him of folk music, as well as claiming it symbolizes both chapter 4 and the game as a whole.