Marona is a 13 year old Chroma with the power to talk to Phantoms. It was passed down from her parents. Because of her special ability, she is despised by most citizens in Ivoire and has violent abuse thrown at her. She acts like she doesn't care, and says that someday those same people who loathe her will come to like her and need her. She appears in both Phantom Brave and Phantom Brave: We Meet Again. as well as in 5 alternate NIS games.
For gameplay data, see her unique class Chroma.
History
Main Story
Marona was 5 years old when her parents died. However, she found solace in Ash, a Chroma who was working with her parents when they died. Marona's father used his power to keep Ash alive as a Phantom. Marona first begins by accepting a job offer in the region of Terra Firma, where she meets a wolf posing as Raphael, a member of the White Wolf Army. She beats the fake and returns home, despite the citizens' hating her for being "Possessed." She travels to other regions in the game, fighting many well-known Ravens and Chromas such as the Zephyr Wing group and the Fighting Beasts. She eventually catches wind of a possibility of Sulphur's resurrection. She keeps doing good deeds while looking into the matter, eventually destroying the prejudice that most people have of her. Once the resurrection is confirmed as possible, she goes to the Island of Evil a second time (This is where she fights different Raven Groups in earlier episodes.) in an attempt to stop it. However, she is forced to be rescued by her landlord Sienna in her ship. Once Sulphur is truly resurrected, Marona, now that the prejudice towards her is gone, gathers Ravens and Chromas from around the world and, with her "army," invades the Island of Evil in an attempt to slay Sulphur. With the combined help of Ash, Castile, and in the end, Walnut, she manages to defeat the evil beast and save her world.
Post-Game
Soon after the main game, Marona encounters a mysterious bottle in Verdant Guardiana, revealing the Overlord Laharl. She and Ash battle Laharl, then his vassals, then all three, then Laharl one final time. They eventually pretend to lose to Laharl so he will leave them alone. Marona and Ash then find another bottle in Monetopia and end up battling the "Dark Adonis" Vyers (aka Mid-Boss).
Soon after these events, it is revealed that Scarlet the Brave has committed a murder. Marona battles the historic figure by traveling through time to change history in order to prevent Scarlet from becoming a demon. (This is not confirmed in-game of otherwise. More info on events needed.) It turns out that Sienna, her landlord, was Scarlet the Brave in disguise, but was too weak to battle Sulphur in the end, wanting demonic powers (Much like Sprout) to become a demon for some reason. (Probably to kill Sulphur.) Marona fights and defeats the Brave, receiving her sword as a reward. During some early events in Soul Nomad, Lujei the time witch helped Sulphur when she saw him in trouble in a wave of time and helped Sulphur get out of it and sent him back to Ivoire. Marona battles Sulphur again, this time just her and Ash, (although she can still use her Phantoms during the battle.) and finally manages to destroy Sulphur once and for all. She then keeps entering into accidental battles with other "strange" enemies (The girl Myao, Overlord Baal, and even Pringer X, the legendary super robot!).
Another Marona
In "Another Marona," Marona finds out that every inhabitant of Ivoire except for her has been killed by what is assumed to be Sulphur. She soon finds a version of her from another world, Carona. This Marona asks the party for help in defeating her Sulphur. Another person, God Eryngi (He appeared alongside Carona.) says that if Marona defeats Carona's Sulphur, which is in Marona's world, within 10 days, he can revive all of the world's inhabitants. Marona accepts. Carona has the party "train" to defeat Sulphur by taking them to various regions. During this period, Marona tries to befriend her alternate self. Although Carona rejects the advances, she still manages a bond of friendship with Marona and the Braves. During the story, Carona continuously puts Marona and Ash's bond to the test through rather immature questions and occurrences. It is revealed that Carona is who Marona would be if Ash was not made a Phantom by Marona's father at the beginning of the main story. By story's end, it is revealed that Carona was God Eryngi's servant and that the events of "Another Marona" were perpetrated by him. It turns out that the inhabitants were killed by Eryngi's "weapon," which killed all of the inhabitants in order to test it's power. Carona was acting as his servant since he was holding her world hostage, forcing Carona to work for him. Although the inhabitants were killed, Carona activated a special type of Confine on Marona just before the curse hit Ivoire, allowing her life to be extended for ten days before she became a Phantom like Ash and the Braves. The curse ran out, but Carona activated the unique Confine again, allowing Marona and the others to confront God Eryngi as well as Carona's Sulphur, which he used as a summon creature. The two were defeated and the curse was lifted upon Eryngi's defeat, reviving all of Ivoire's inhabitants including Marona and the Braves. However, since Ash was dead prior to the curse, he is doomed to remain a Phantom. In the end, everyone resumed their normal lives. Carona returned to her world by using Eryngi's weapon, which she kept for safekeeping.
Personality
Marona is a very kind person, these virtues engraved within her by her parents at a young age. When she was young, she was warned of the prejudice she would face upon her maturation, but not to worry, as someday her kindness will cause others to like her. This causes her to develop a cheerful, caring personality, much like Disgaea's Flonne. However, despite her happy exterior, she is tortured on the inside. The years of prejudice have made her insecure, sometimes sparking very dark or abnormal thoughts bordering suicidal. ("Sometimes, I think everyone's lives would be better if I never left this island. If I didn't exist.........") However, despite people's opinions towards her, she acts on her kindness anyways. This eventually open's people's hearts to her, causing her to become even more cheerful. She is also not very confident in her Chroma abilities relying on Ash much of the time.
In "Another Marona," it is revealed that she is easily swayed and convinced by certain people, as shown when she decides she wants to be strong like Carona. This is also shown when Ash denies loving Marona in a sexual way, only for Marona to take this as a personal comment. (Although it could have been just to anticipate his reaction, as she has a lot of faith in Ash.) She also, like Disgaea's Etna, is rather conscious about her upper body and ends up fighting Myao because she says that Marona has a flat chest.
Her pre-battle line is: "Valiant Phantoms, aid me in battle! Chartreuse Gale!"
Guest Appearances
Makai Kingdom
Marona makes a cameo appearance along with Castile in Makai Kingdom, another NIS America game for the PS2. She and Castile have apparently been transported to Zetta's world. Zetta finds the two, finding it strange that they can exist in his world. He attacks Marona with Zetta Beam, knocking her out instantly. Castile defends her using her Brave powers (as Walnut's sister, it makes sense that she shares his abilities).
Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice
Marona is transported here (by unknown means, most likely Mocha's mistakes). Upon arriving, she meets Mao and his misfit party, accusing them of stealing her kind personality. Since she lacks her kind personality, She acts like a spoiled brat wanting to get what she wants. It is later revealed that the Tyrant Overlord Baal stole her pure heart, making her a brat. After Mao's party defeats her, she joins his party, excelling in Magic and Healing abilities, but isn't as weak as her Phantom Brave incarnation. It is unknown what happens to her after Overlord Baal is defeated.
Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days
She is available as DLC for this remake of Disgaea 2 along with Ash in the game's first DLC Pack. She excels and fights just like her Disgaea 3 incarnation.
Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten
Marona is available as DLC for the game along with Ash. Her special moves are Psycho Burgundy, Heliotrope and Chartreuse. She channels spirits to use Psycho Burgundy and Heliotrope, as she would not normally perform them herself, while for Chartreuse she summons monsters to attack the foe. She is adept with staves, having 140% aptitude in both the INT and RES stats. The battle against her plays a remix of The End of This Passionate Feeling. She will join the party once defeated. One of her alternate color palettes makes her look like her other world counterpart, Carona.
Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero?
Marona appears in this game as DLC. She is a boss who fights the Prinny thinking that he killed Ash. In this game, she seems rather out-of-character, since she is very accusatory instead of being very trusting and seeing the best in people. She fights by predictably summoned various phantoms. If the player wins, Marona starts crying, thinking that she won't be able to get Ash back since she couldn't defeat the Prinny. Ash then shows up and Marona is happy again. Confused by everything that just happened, the Prinny leaves quickly.