| Marcus Grimm | |
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| Information | |
| Appearance | Tales of the Rays |
| Residences | Heimdallr |
| Age | 23 |
| Height | 180 cm |
| Weight | 69 kg |
| Race | Mirrite |
| Occupation | Commander of the Salvation Front |
| Weapon | Cannon Blade |
| Japanese Voice Actor | Hiroaki Miura |
| Character Designer | Minoru Iwamoto[1] |
Marcus Grimm (マーク・グランプ Maaku Guranpu?, "Mark Grump") is a character in Tales of the Rays.
History
Marcus was exoflected as a mirrite to Phillip Reston. He later joins the ranks of the Salvation Front, but after Phillip becomes ill and the other leader, Jason Freisel, is assassinated by Phantom, he takes up the role of managing it along with Phantom himself.
During a trip on a Salvation Front ship, Marcus notices Ix Nieves and Mileena Weiss floating in the ocean. He quickly jumps after them, rescues them and takes to a town in Sellund. He stays with them for the next several days, keeping his eye on them and making sure they get proper treatment. In chapter 4, after Ix successfully seals the shimmera glass, Marcus appears and attacks the party. The young mirrist is surprised by the other man's behavior, considering his kindness he showed several weeks prior.
Once it is revealed that Marcus is Phillip's mirrite, he admits to Ix and Mileena that the reason he wanted to kill them was to stop Phillip from suffering, since he could feel how much pain they gave him by existing.
Mirrage Prison
By the time Mirrage Prison rolls around, Marcus has mellowed out and no longer desires to kill Ix and Mileena. He manages the Salvation Front with Phillip, and they assist Mileena's group when they can.
Appearance and Personality
Marcus is a tall, gruff man with short, shaved red hair, a green coat with white accents on it, blue pants and a red shield on his left arm.
At first, Marcus is rather hostile towards Ix and Mileena, despite having saved them, as he can feel Phillip's conflicted feelings about them and doesn't want his master to suffer. After he accepts that Phillip wouldn't actually want anything to happen to them, and the two agree to help rescue Phillip, Marcus warms back up to them.
Marcus cares deeply about Phillip, though he is sometimes exasperated at his incompetence, such as Phillip mismanaging their budget, or insisting on running off on his own. Nonetheless, those actions do nothing to damper the devotion he feels towards his master.
Marcus has a soft-spot for his fellow Salvation Front members, even attempting to cheer Sync up on multiple occasions, and gets called "the mother of the Salvation Front" at one point for how he treats everyone. He's also very good at negotiating, getting even Barbatos Goetia to join their ranks, and has good organizational skills, which is proven in him being in charge of the Salvation Front's account book.
Fighting Style
Using a special weapon that is a mix of a gun and a great sword, Marcus shows mastery in both long-distance and melee fighting, further exhibiting his lengthy experience on the battlefield.
Trivia
- Marcus has a strong poker face, as proven in the casino event. His least favorite card is the jack of hearts.
- Having been close to Karia Nevan, he occasionally refers to Karia as paisen (パイセン?), much to her and Kocis' dismay.
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