Maqui is a member of the resistance group NORA and a minor character in Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2. He loves to tinker with machinery and serves as the group's mechanic.
In Final Fantasy XIII, Maqui aids Snow Villiers in rescuing the Purgees from the Sanctum when the Pulse fal'Cie appears in Bodhum. He also operates a shop called Lenora's Garage in the Retail Network. In Final Fantasy XIII-2, Maqui, along with the rest of NORA, now reside in New Bodhum and defend it from the rift monsters, while continuing to tinker will all kinds of junk.