| “ | GUH! | „ |
| ~ Marilyn |
| “ | The three... | „ |
| ~ Marilyn's only two coherent words in the game. |
Marilyn is a major antagonist in the 2004 video game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its 2024 remake of the same name. She is the middle sister of the Three Shadows, situated between the older Beldam and the youngest Vivian. She is described as the strong but silent type of the bunch.
Personality[]
Not much is known about Marilyn due to her. She follows Beldam everywhere and follows her orders no matter what. It is extremely rare for Marilyn to actually speak coherently aside from her introducing her family, and mostly uses "Guh." and other variations of it, along with grunts and laughter. Not even Goombella could get a good read on her personality, like she does Beldam and Vivian. She is observant of her surroundings such as when she sees Mario and his friends first passing through Boggly Woods and tries to tell Beldam about them. Marilyn is not mistreated by Beldam as much as Vivian or Doopliss, but she does sometimes get the full brunt of this such as being scolded about her talking about Mario, unaware that he is the person they were looking for and was willing to punish her after they were defeated.
Biography[]
After Beldam's failed attempt to abduct Princess Peach and steal the map from her after the chest was opened (due to the fact that there were many witnesses around), she had no choice but to flee and return to the base.
Sometime later, after Mario and his partners defeated Hooktail and obtained the Diamond Star, an X-Naut soldier informed Grodus of this, and he sent the Shadow Sirens on a mission to ambush Mario at Boggly Woods and steal the map from him. Before then, Grodus gave them a sketch of Mario so they will know what he looks like when they come across him. Unfortunately, Beldam somehow managed to lose that sketch, and as a result, none of the Shadow Sirens recognized Mario when they came across him. None of them except for Marilyn, that is. However, this is one of the rare instances in which Beldam could not understand a word she was saying, so she ignored her and continued yelling at Vivian, who she blamed for losing the sketch that was given to them. Eventually, they managed to find the sketch and recognized Mario as soon as he and his partners returned to get necklace that Beldam took from Vivian, which belonged to Flurrie. The Shadow Sirens (including Marilyn, making this the only time she spoke in the game) introduced themselves to Mario and company, and revealed their intention to steal the magical map from them so they could obtain the rest of the Crystal Stars. Shortly afterward, the Shadow Sirens engaged Mario and his associates in combat and were eventually defeated. Beldam then blamed their defeat on both Marilyn and Vivian, telling them to "prepare for a world-class punishment session when [they] get home". After that, the Shadow Sirens fled and returned to the X-Naut fortress, leaving the necklace behind in the process.
Later on, up at the X-Naut Fortress, Grodus ridiculed the Shadow Sirens for their failure to steal the map from Mario, but Beldam then told him about the Superbombomb, a weapon that she prepared that would bring Mario to a "quick and certain end". Although Grodus was displeased with their previous failures and was beginning to lose his patience, he still trusted Beldam's word, and sent the Shadow Sirens to Twilight Town, Mario and company's next destination. Before they could use the Superbombomb, however, Beldam ended up losing that, too, just as she did with the sketch, and once again blamed Vivian for it. After that, Vivian was left to search for it while she and Marilyn go to take a "well-earned siesta". After they finished their nap, Marilyn and Beldam found that Vivian was no longer there (as she had recently joined Mario's party). After that, Doopliss, who was just defeated by Mario and Vivian, came rushing by, and was soon recruited as a new member of the Shadow Sirens, and thus a new member of the Secret Society of X-Nauts as well.
She, Beldam and Doopliss were seen at Poshley Sanctum stealing what was thought to be the Garnet Star. After stealing it, the Shadow Sirens fled from the scene. Mario and his partners were about to chase them, but Pennington, the Sanctum Manager, told them that the "Crystal Star" they stole was a fake, and that the real one was cleverly hidden somewhere within the Sanctum.
By the time Mario and his partners reach the Palace of Shadow, they confronted the Shadow Sirens again. Beldam then revealed to them that they were tricked into opening the Thousand-Year Door by Doopliss, who was disguised as Professor Frankly. As it turns out, they managed to abduct the professor sometime during the events of Chapter 7 and had him stuffed in a closet somewhere. After that, the Shadow Sirens engaged Mario and his allies in combat once more but ended up suffering another defeat.
Sometime later, after Mario and company managed to defeat Bowser and Kammy Koopa, who literally "dropped in" unexpectedly after Grodus' defeat, Grodus somehow regained consciousness and took Princess Peach down to the Shadow Queen's resting place. Grodus told Mario and company his motive for kidnapping Peach, declared himself the ruler of the world and released the Shadow Queen, who managed to cover the world in darkness with her mere presence. Grodus presented Peach to the Shadow Queen so that she could be used as a vessel for her spirit. After the Shadow Queen possessed Peach's body, Grodus orders her to destroy Mario and company, but she refuses and instead blasts Grodus to pieces, stating that she takes orders from no one. After the second strike to Grodus' head, the Shadow Sirens appeared and explained to the Shadow Queen that they were the ones truly responsible for reviving her. The Shadow Queen congratulated them for the work, and then offered Mario and his allies a chance to join her. They, of course, refused, and engaged her in combat. They eventually managed to defeat the demon with the power of the Crystal Stars, Princess Peach, and the wishes of all their friends. After the Shadow Queen was defeated, Beldam, Marilyn and Doopliss retreated.
During the epilogue, Goombella revealed that Marilyn and Beldam are on much better terms with Vivian.
Gallery[]
External Links[]
- Marilyn on the Mario Wiki
- Marilyn on the Super Mario
- Marilyn on the Paper Mario Wiki
- Marilyn on the Nintendo Wiki
