Quetzel

## Quetzel Luminare

> *"Hello, best friend!" — Quetzel, to Mina. Despite them only having interacted twice.*
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Quetzel Luminare is one of the chefs participating in the Battle Chef Brigade Centennial Proving Tournament. A young girl, she is a master chef in her own right, and is always followed around by her mystical and metallic companion Tea-Bot.

## Appearance

Quetzel is a young girl in her early teens, making her stature quite petite in comparison to most other competitors. She has mint green hair tied up in a big bow, ruby red eyes, and is only ever seen in an all pink and white outfit. She has a very cute coat with an upturned collar that reaches all the way up to her cheeks, and her clothes are very reminiscent of a magic girl witch. The cutsey diamond pink and white tights she wears along with her poofy short-skirt dress only adds to this feeling.

Tea-Bot on the other hand, is large and stoic looking and stands double her height. The bot has no percieved mouth, and has a pair of very small mint green eyes. As expected, its head is a whole teapot, fitted with a cover and spout. Its actual body is very rotound and heavily armoured with a dull gold colouration, though its limbs are all grey (save for the joints). There is a giant oven door in the middle of its chest, and it always wears a pink bandana around its neck. Similar to the colouration of Quetzel's clothing.

## Personality

A very cheery upbeat girl, she presents herself in a regal manner and often punctuates with intensely proper diction. Sometimes moreso than needed, which leads to her being incredibly dramatic.

At the same time, she shows a very imaginative, yet slightly dark personality. As when she thought that Mina had cut off Shiv's hand and kept it as a trophy after hearing rumours of their fight. She also seems to be quite literal minded, when she believed that Mina's stomach was actually made of Iron, instead of it being a nickname. Both of these traits could be chalked up to her age.

She's also got a fondness for those who beat her. Evident by how she immediately takes to Mina after the latter's win, and starts to call her 'Best Friend.' Her charisma also shines through here, as she states to Mina that she managed to get them onto the same Ambassador squad by forming connections with the other Brigade members. Or as she calls it, the "perks of having tea."

The conversation in question:

## History

Not much is known about Quetzel, due to her limited appearances in-game. What is known, is that she is from a rather wealthy family. Possibly from Matteo Luminare's lineage, as they share the same last name, and he is stated to be the inventor of the popular Slow Cooker. An item that can be even used in game, and judging from its ability to slowly level up taste gems, should have made him and his family plenty rich. This would also explain Tea-Bot's oven chest.

She enters the Battle Chef Brigade Centennial Proving Tournament under a team name alongside her bot, who is treated more as an extension of her, under the name 'Teetotalers'. The first to have ever been allowed to enter as a team. Despite being a relative unknown, she quickly does very well. In Quetzel's first meeting with Mina, she laments slightly that she had already beaten most of the chefs in the upper districts, and only came down to the lower ones (where most of the chefs are currently staying for the competition) to seek out a challenge.

During the events of the game, she appears mostly in the background. What is known, is that other than her one loss against Mina (which can be avoided if you do not challenge her at all), she hadn't lost a single other match in the entire tournament. The best possible score right after the player's, and implying she joined Squad A during the blight.

She joins the other chefs on the end screen, as those who had graduated into the Brigade. Making her the youngest ever member in the Brigade's history, and known as one of its most capable.

Afterwards, she joined the Ambassadors branch of the Brigade, and likely went on many missions with Mina due to her executive meddling.

## Cuisine

Quetzel doesn't stick to any one cuisine, but it seems that she is fond of Japanese food. The three meals seen from her all contain tea, particularly matcha, in all of them. Implying that she specialises mostly in an ingredient, not necessarily any specific culture or cooking method. Though, these dishes all seem to be more 'cafe' like in nature.

Cheepchi Horn Matcha DorayakiTea Smoked Armarock LiverVerskit Tail Matcha Linguini Clean
## Trivia

* Her and Tea-bot's title comes from the phrase "Teetotaler" which is a phrase denoting one who doesn't drink alcohol.
* Her item, Quetzel's Sapphire Tea, is one of the best in game with a whopping +4 to mana. This makes it an incredibly useful item for Ziggy in different game modes. It's also great for Mina when paired with a dagger build, which can drain mana quite quickly.