Fan Character Rundown - Marlene

I posted a character rundown on my head canon for Boomstick's daughter last week. Now that was a character who was confirmed to exist in Death Battle canon, but ultimately I had created my own lore for her. With this character on the other hand, there is no confirmation as to whether a character like her exists in canon or not.

Unlike Boomstick, whose family backstory has been revealed bit by bit, not much has been revealed about Ringmaster's family. Sure, he mentioned that he had a mother-in-law who apparently died, but then claimed that she was a fictional character. Whether he meant it genuinely or as a means of breaking the fourth wall, I don't know. 

Marlene has dark hair that serves as a cross between black and blue. It depends on how you look at it. Blue is a colour that I associate with her anyway - she has dark blue eyes and wears blue outfits. Her main one consists of a blue long-sleeved dress top with a ribbon on it, black leggings and boots with fake fur on them. As for the hair, she has it tied in an uneven side ponytail with another ribbon.

Essentially, she's the opposite of Ringmaster in every way. While he's loud and bombastic and appears to project confidence, she's quiet and shy and gets nervous easily. She also prefers to wear dark colours in contrast with his brightly-coloured suits. She doesn't tend to change her appearance much either - she prefers to stick with what she knows. With regard to the spotlight, she would much rather stay out of it.

In a way, Mikan Tsumiki from Danganronpa was an inspiration for this character too. Like her, Marlene apologises way too often, even when it isn't her fault, and can be rather clumsy at times, tripping up without warning. Furthermore, she can become rather teary-eyed if too much pressure is placed on her. This often makes her the target of bullies, though Dynamite is usually around to sort them out.

Despite all this however, Marlene's not a complete pushover. In situations where Ringmaster would probably freak out, she can be surprisingly level-headed and keep her cool. She knows first aid and often serves as a voice of reason, especially when it comes to the more boisterous Ringmaster and Dynamite. And let's not get started on how she would react around Boomstick either. I like to think that despite her similarities with Mikan, she would have to serve as the voice of reason around her too.

Marlene also has an eye for fashion, though prefers not to follow the trends that everybody else does or even start them. She plans to be a fashion designer when she grows up, specialising in dark colours and intricate patterns with ribbons. In a sense, it probaby suits her better - what better way for her to gain recognition than have other people take the spotlight for her in the clothes that she made for them?

Unlike Dynamite, who is aware of her father's antics, Marlene isn't so knowledgeable on what Ringmaster gets up to. She's pretty alert to the fact that he's crazy, but she has no idea about the whole "fight to the death" thing that he promotes. Obviously Dynamite plans to change all that, which should grant us some interesting results...