Maqui Maqui is a character in " Final Fantasy XIII " and " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . In " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " it is revealed that Maqui operates a shop called Lenora ' s Garage ; this is a shop the player can use in the Retail Network in " Final Fantasy XIII " . Datalog . " Final Fantasy XIII " . " Maqui joined the ranks of NORA out of his admiration for Snow . He loves to tinker with machinery and serves as the group ' s mechanic . His talent for taking junk and using it to upgrade machines has provided NORA with a source of income . " " One day Maqui wants to be a reliable , heroic type like Snow , but he still has a long way to go . " " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . " NORA is a vigilante group of young do - gooders from the Cocoon town of Bodhum . No strangers to fending for themselves , the group went on to found the settlement of New Bodhum in the harsh environment of Pulse . " " NORA consists of four core members : the intimidating Gadot , Snow ' s right - hand man ; the amiable mood maker , Yuj ; the mechanical genius , Maqui ; and the NORA House resident chef , Lebreau . " " Snow , NORA ' s founding member , is presently away from New Bodhum . " Profile . Appearance . Maqui has blond hair , blue eyes , and round face . He wears goggles on his head , and a pair of headphones he uses to communicate with his fellow NORA members . His jacket has a black body and pink sleeves , with a red symbol across the side . He also wears khaki pants with large , brown pouches on the hips , and a pair of silver and purple shoes . Personality . Maqui has kind of a boyish personality , and a more cheerful and upbeat disposition compared to the others in NORA . It is said that he was an introvert , until he met Snow Villiers , whom he now idolizes , and tries to emulate in the way he dresses ; he and Snow act like brothers . Maqui and his best friend , Yuj , are the youngest members of NORA . He is also good friends with Snow ' s fiancée , Serah Farron . Despite his young age , he is a skilled mechanic . He is not fond of his height . In a " Dengeki PlayStation " interview character designed Nao Ikeda described Maqui as such : Story . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Maqui lives in the seaside town of Bodhum , and is part of Team NORA alongside Snow , Gadot , Lebreau and Yuj . Though his activities were not revealed at the time , Maqui secretly created Lenora ' s Garage to make a profit with his inventions . When the Purge was initiated to all Bodhum residents due to the discovery of a Pulse fal ' Cie at the Pulse Vestige ruins nearby , team NORA took up arms and followed the Purge train in hopes of liberating the Purgees , as well as helping Snow rescue Serah , who was trapped inside the Vestige . They derail the train in the Hanging Edge , and rescue some of the Purgees . " " tells the story of what happened to NORA after Snow left for the Pulse Vestige . NORA guided surviving Purgees to take refuge in a crevice in the ground . After breaking through PSICOM ' s defenses they escaped the Hanging Edge and hid inside an ancient Pulsian building inserted between the layers of Cocoon ' s outer shell during its construction , a large vestige that " shouldn ' t " exist and the perfect place for the Purge survivors to lay low and wait out the army ' s search efforts . Gadot led a combat team to ensure everyone ' s safety and food and supplies were sent through Lenora ' s Garage , a shop maintained by Maqui . By hacking the Sanctum ' s information channels through his own network , Maqui tapped into a live feed and projected a hologram of a broadcast from Palumpolum being captured by a military surveillance camera . The footage depicted a plaza turned into a war zone as a pillar of ice conjured by magic froze everything , and a Pulse l ' Cie . NORA recognized the l ' Cie as their leader , Snow . Having been worried about Snow since the Pulse Vestige plummeted into Lake Bresha , the news of his survival brings relief to NORA who begins planning their next step as Snow ' s appearance was the sign they needed to build a resistance movement to help him . As the Sanctum ' s troops are concentrated around Palumpolum , leaving holes in the security around the Hanging Edge , NORA and the refugees would be able to escape , and they leave their shelter and set out for Eden , the capital of Cocoon and the Sanctum ' s seat of power . While aiding Snow and the others via the Retail Network , Maqui and the other NORA members meet them in Eden . Despite Snow being a l ' Cie , they remain loyal to their leader , and work on evacuating the Eden citizens while Snow ' s party heads on to find Orphan , the fal ' Cie that sustains Cocoon . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 Fragments Before " . After Cocoon ' s fall many people move to Gran Pulse , and NORA helps build New Bodhum on the coast . Maqui continues to work as a mechanic and spends most of his time tinkering with new inventions in his workshop beyond the village . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Maqui , along with Gadot , Yuj , and Lebreau , defends New Bodhum when it is attacked by monsters . When Serah , Mog , and Noel travel to the Meteorite Impact Site , he complains about how the plants grew so quickly , but with Serah and Noel comes to a conclusion that different timelines overlap New Bodhum . The next day , Rhett , a student of Serah ' s , stole Snow ' s engagement necklace from Maqui as he was polishing it in his workshop . He , Gadot and Yuj are caught by Lebreau when they eavesdropped on Serah and Noel as they are about to leave using a Time Gate . " " . NORA members ' souls found their way to the new world where they were reincarnated and established a restaurant , the " Nora House " . One day , a reporter investigating the stories of people having memories of a past life in another world visits the restaurant and orders the Nora Special . The taste triggers a flood of memories , and the reporter recalls her past life : she was Aoede , a reporter caught up in the Purge who helped expose Sanctum ' s lies by airing Purge footage with the help of broadcast hacks by Maqui . The members of NORA remember Aoede and Lebreau tells her where to find Serah . Creation and development . His designer , Nao Ikeda , said his appearance was based on the type of clothing snowboarders wear . Voice . Maqui is voiced by in the Japanese version and by Daniel Samonas in the English version . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Maqui appears in " Trading Card Game " in his artwork appearance . His card is part of the " Lightning " element . " Triple Triad " . Maqui appears on a Triple Triad card in the version playable via " Final Fantasy Portal App " . Etymology . This may be a reference to Maqui ' s importance in NORA during the Purge , fighting along Snow against PSICOM .