Waterfall

Waterfall
General Informations
Status	Ghost
Color	Turquoise
Shape	Circle
Gender	Female
Other Informations
Appearances	Cascade
Creator	Subnautix

I wanna show them the true beauty of the springs!
- Waterfall, Cascade

Maya Waterfalls, more commonly known as Waterfall the Spring Keeper, is the third ghost encountered in the Spirit Mountain collection. Her first appearance is in Cascade. She appears as a kind and playful spirit, but she is actually very lonely and struggles with her emotional well-being.

History

At the beginning of Cascade, Waterfall quickly appears and welcomes Lagunn and Hal to the springs. She then offers to take Hal on a tour of the springs, letting Lagunn go ahead. However, she was soon caught up in her unhappiness and lack of sociability, which led her to withdraw. However, Hal managed to convince her to stay and kept her happy with his company, without thinking of her past demons. At the end of the level, a bit tired but no less happy, Waterfall thanks Hal from the bottom of her heart, and invites him to join his friend, who was already well ahead.

Description

Appearance

Waterfall is a turquoise circle, with long teal hair tied in a braid at the back with a red ribbon. She has big round cyan eyes, and little aqua blue spots on her cheeks. She wears a red flower in her hair. She also has two small turquoise hands, which becomes aqua blue when attacking. She is a small ghost, much smaller in comparison to Lagunn. However, her hair can make her appearance deceptively large.

Personality

Waterfall is very cheerful and extroverted. However, she is also depressed because of the loneliness caused by her self-imposed task - protecting the springs, her family legacy. The water of the springs is directly reflected by her current mood. Because she is lonely, all life usually abandons the waters of her springs, which only further deepens her sorrow. Waterfall isn't very chummy with other inhabitants of the mountain, due to how confined and reclusive she is in her cave - However, Hal's passage and the return of life to her cave may have been an awakening.

Abilities

Waterfall is aquakinetic, which means she can manipulate water to her heart's content. She uses this mostly to do pretty tricks and show her joy in the springs. She has also been seen using her flower as a frisbee as an attack. During particularly strong emotional outbursts, she has also managed to flood the cave she inhabits completely, and made a formidable tsunami on which she surfs.

Role

In the World Beyond, ghosts are classified in a caste system according to their role by a magical law called the Charm. One cannot disobey a higher caste ghost. Waterfall is a Warder, a caste reserved for ghosts haunting or protecting a specific place to which they have a strong emotional link. She therefore exercises power over lower caste beings, including Lagunn and Hal.

Gallery

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  Official Artwork

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  Summoning waterfalls

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  Underwater

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  Tsunami phase

Trivia

• The design of the hot springs were inspired by the caves in the "Reflections" chapter of Celeste.
• Waterfall's design, particularly her colors are strongly inspired by Medusa by ol666.
• The flower Waterfall is carrying is a Sky Tickler, a variety of flower known to grow successfully at the Summit of the Spirit Mountain.
• Waterfall's house can be seen briefly in the background during the tsunami phase.