Marilyn

"Guh! Guhhhhh?"

- Marilyn

Marilyn is one of the three Shadow Sirens and the middle sister of the older Beldam and the younger Vivian (which was later on replaced with Doopliss). She and her sisters worked alonside the Secret Society of X-Nauts to find the seven Crystal Stars and open the Thousand-Year Door. Marilyn and her teammates appeared several times throughout Mario's adventure in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, making numerous attempts to show him and his partners down and hinder their progress.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Many years prior to the events that took place in the game, Marilyn and her sisters were servants of the Shadow Queen, an evil demon that once threw the world into the depths of terror and sank the entire town of Rogueport underground. After she had gotten defeated and sealed by the four heroes, the Shadow Sirens started devising a plan to gather the Crystal Stars and break the seal on the Thousand-Year Door, so that they could serve their queen once more.

Plans and Operations
During their search, Marilyn and her teammates eventually came across the extraterretrial organization known as the Secret Society of X-Nauts. They soon got acquainted with their leader, Sir Grodus; they then joined him and got enlisted in his services, pretending to be nothing more than hired help. Knowing how desperate he was to rule the world, the Shadow Sirens told Grodus a lie, saying that the Shadow Queen would obey his every command if he's to release her. They also told Grodus about the seven Crystal Stars, which were required to break the Thousand-Year Door's seal. Along with that, they also informed him about the Magical Map, which was contained inside of a treasure chest that could only be opened by one who's pure of heart. Neither Grodus or the Shadow Sirens could open the chest themselves because of their evil and tainted ambitions, so they decided to get someone else to open it for them. That "someone else" just-so-happened to be Princess Peach.

Personality
Marilyn, unlike her teammates, happens to be very quiet, and is never or rarely ever seen talking. The only words she has ever spoken throughout the entire course of the game were, "The Three..." while she and her sisters were introducing themselves to Mario and company. Otherwise, she'll usually make "Guh" sounds, and other variations of it. Despite the fact that she usually does not talk in plain, understandable English, Beldam usually understands what she's saying, or at least trying to say anyway.

Although she has a very dark, mysterious personality, Marilyn has still been shown to be very loyal to her sister, as she will usually follow whatever orders are given to her, without question. It was also revealed that Marilyn happened to be the "favorite" of the group, as Beldam would treat every other member of the Shadow Sirens with as little respect as possible.

Powers and Abilities
Marilyn stands out and has proven herself to be the strongest member of the Shadow Sirens. She happens to psychically strong and specializes in powerful lightning magic abilities. Mariln also has the ability to charge her attack power various times, and if the player does not stop her, then she could double, or maybe even triple her already-high attack power, which may even cause an instant death. As with her sisters, Marilyn knows how to use the Veil ability, where she could sink into the shadows. This ability could either be used to hide or teleport, as the cutscenes have demonstrated. Similar to Beldam, Marilyn was never seen using this ability in battle.

Trivia

 * Marilyn is the second character in the Mario series (with Mario being the first) to be described as the "strong, silent type".
 * The color of her hat represents the power she has over the thunder element.
 * Although she didn't physically appear in Super Paper Mario, she and Beldam were still mentioned in Vivian's Catch Card.