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marco ø animorphs ø character information ø name: marco ø canon: animorphs ø canon point: right at the end of the last book, immediately as the Rachel crashes into the Blade Ship ø age: 19 ø canon background: marco @ seerowpedia ø strengths: ↬ confident: Marco has no problem talking himself up to an almost hyperbolic level. Most people would assume he was compensating for poor self-esteem, but the truth is that Marco is just incredibly confident in himself. Despite a difficult life and a history of being bullied, Marco believes in his own value and is very comfortably aware of his own limits, failings, and strengths. Marco is straight-forward, and isn't given to playing mind games. Marco speaks his mind clearly and without restraint, and doesn't hesitate to change his stance as new information comes to light. Marco's self-confidence comes without much sense of pride - he very rarely fails to admit when he cannot or will not accomplish a task, screams without shame when he's startled or injured, complains constantly when he's uncomfortable, and announces openly when he's feeling scared or out of his depth. ↬ humour: In rough situations, he uses his sense of humor to bolster morale and turn situations that are objectively awful and traumatic into something they can laugh at, even if just for a moment. In effect, he allows the people around him, just for a while, deflect their horror and fear and hurt into jokes in the same way he does. ↬ loyal: Despite his lack of deep emotional expression, Marco is very loyal and cares deeply about his friends. Marco refuses to leave behind people he cares about - he will destroy himself trying to get his teammates and friends out of dangerous situations. Marco does not care about a lot of people, but the ones he does come to care about, he cares about very deeply. Ever since he realized he can't trust most of the people around him, he clings even more tightly to the people he can trust. ø weaknesses: ↬ unsentimental: Marco would rather be hated than pitied and doesn't seek or much enjoy comfort or sympathy. He is not unemotional, he experiences a lot of feelings, and his convictions and loyalties run very deep, but he is eminently unsentimental. He prefers to deal with his problems through actions and tends not to dwell on unsolvable emotional or moral tangles. Getting Marco to talk about his feelings is nearly impossible, and generally he will only discuss them through venting, complaining, or obliquely, in as few words as possible. ↬ ruthless: Marco is ruthless, capable of seeing what he calls the 'bright, clear line' between the problem and its solution. Marco is the person who usually thinks up the team's plans, and they are usually relatively simple and straight to the point - often, they involve levels of sacrifice and moral grey that the rest of the team can find jarring at times. When he makes plans, they come to him fully formed, and he has to add the morality back in after the fact. Marco is very aware of the fact that this trait of his has been flanderized, to an extent, by his participation in the war, and he knows that it makes him, at times, unpleasant to be around. While he isn't overly sentimental or moralistic, he does question himself, he's aware that he comes across cold or callous or cruel when he comes up with plans that would result in collateral damage to innocent people. ↬ deflection: When he is troubled, upset, or feeling uncertain, he deflects, usually with humor, though sometimes with outward coldness. In fact, his sense of humor is mostly a coping mechanism - seeing terrible situations as hilarious or ridiculous or even morbidly funny instead of depressing and demoralizing is a choice he consciously makes. ø coterie: vipers ø housing: tba ø journal signature: just marco ( abilities ) GET CODE HERE