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Character Name: Marta Lualdi
Series: Tales of Symphonia
Gender: female
Age & Canon Point: 16 & after arriving in Asgard
Requested Sponsor: Amethyst sounds like a good fit for Marta!
Entry position (Cadet, SeeD, Instructor, other): cadet
History: Wiki link is a go.
Garden History: n/a
Abilities & Physical Abnormalities: Marta has what's called Ratatosk's Core embedded in the left part of her forehead, though it's mostly hidden by her bangs. You can still see what looks like crystal shards on her skin when she lifts her bangs, and it grants her the ability to use both light-based and healing-artes i.e. spells. Due to the core as well, she can awaken Centurions from their cores without being affected by the madness they induce on others. Besides magical/out-of-the-ordinary things like that though, Marta is proficient in combat and prefers close-range combat and using a sort of dual-bladed spinner as her weapon of choice. She's athletic, graceful, and practically an acrobat with how she leaps and jumps when she fights.

Personality: On the surface, Marta is a confident individual, a total go-getter. She's sassy, stubborn, and doesn't shy away from almost any kind of topic. She won't hesitate to let someone know her opinion, whether or not it's even polite. Even in love, she's not the kind of person who'll get flustered and timid while harboring a secret crush. Instead, she'll outright declare it to the whole world—including her object of affection—whenever she can. Around others she's open and friendly, always willing to chat someone up and joke around with. She's rather considerate as well, along with just being nice. Overall, she's a warm, compassionate individual to be around, one you'd want to be your friend.

Granted, that doesn't mean she's all flowers and sunshine. While not an avid lover of conflict, she won't back down from a fight if there's no other way out of it. As she gets chased around by her father's organization, this happens unfortunately often. It's not impossible for her to hate someone either, and such people will be met with hostility. She really knows how to hold a grudge, and it can be extremely difficult for her to forgive people if they've hurt the ones she loves. In that way though, she tends to run away from problems if they concern herself—her relationship with her father is something in particular that she actually doesn't want to talk about. For her, it's something to avoid, to push back to the farthest corner of her mind, lest she wants to face changes she isn't willing to accept. After all, it's easier to avoid the issue rather than face it directly.

At other times though, she's too upfront, too direct. She had no problem telling Colette—the savior of the world—that she couldn't forgive her for letting a giant tree kill her mother. Even as she did so she knew it was an unreasonable grudge and something she should have let go, but it didn't stop her from telling Colette exactly what she felt about her for the last two years. The biggest challenge she faces, however, is when her incessant declarations of love for Emil finally pushes him over the edge and he snaps at her. To him, she had been forcing her grand fantasies onto him, never bothering to see who he really was. Her brass confidence and cheer is suddenly broken, and she's left feeling vulnerable and insecure. Underneath it all, she's really just a sensitive young woman who wants to be loved by the one she loves.

In reality though, she can be quite clingy. She depends heavily on other people. Having lost her mother at a young age, she came to rely on her father, and once he was no longer someone she could depend on she sought out Emil and came to rely on him. Marta appears as an independent young woman—and does eventually become one for real—but she has a fear that many people share: she doesn't want to be alone. It's something another person actually points out as being "weak," but while Marta never believes that depending on others can be bad, she also comes to be able to stand on her own two feet.

Marta is both your average teenage girl and a responsible adult. She's a complete romantic at heart, always supporting others' romantic endeavors, but tends to get jealous whenever another girl gets close to Emil. More often than not she's too stubborn for her own good, and while being able to voice your opinions can be good, she can get a bit out of hand with it and end up seeming rude. However, she knows how to be polite and proper when the situation calls for it. She knows what it means to take responsibility for something, even if it means her own death. It's evident that she has a bit of a self-sacrificial nature as she was willing to die to save a village and even turned herself in by herself when it seemed like she and her friends would get caught to save them. While she's not exactly book smart (in fact she never liked going to school) she shows signs of being a capable leader. She's completely capable of making decisions, even difficult ones, and knows how to listen to others while still taking charge of her own life.

What are your plans for the character in-game? I've never played Marta from such an early canon point before, and she's still immature in a lot of ways. I'd like to see how being in Garden affects her development and how she matures.

Anything else? DON'T EVER EAT HER COOKING IT WON'T GO WELL FOR YOU.



Complete TWO out of the FOUR options.
i) IC Questionnaire (can be found on the application page)
What do you prefer to be known as?
You can just call me Marta!
How old are you?
I'm sixteen-years-old.

Do you have any history in combat?
Yep. I'm tougher than I look!
If so, have you ever killed?
... yes, I have. I don't know if I can ever be forgiven for it, but I did what I had to do. It's not just my life I'm trying to save.

i) How do you feel when you get involved in some project that calls for immediate and rapid activity?
They can get pretty hectic, and sometimes it's a lot of work, but I think they can be a lot of fun! Sitting around and doing nothing isn't my idea of fun after all.

ii) Do you organize and initiate leisure activities?
Mm, not really.

iii) What role do you take when working in a group?
It depends. If someone else has a better idea than I do, I'll listen to them. If not, I'll take charge if I have to.

iv) How talkative are you around other people?
Haha, I guess I'm pretty talkative. Sorry about that.

v) What three things would you want to have with you on a desert island? State your reasoning.
Let's see... I'd bring my weapon so I could defend myself, Tenebrae so I it'd be faster to get around the island--just kidding! Tenebrae's my friend so of course I'd want him with me--and then of course I'd want Emil there too since he's my prince~! ♥

vi) Is it important to be liked by a wide range of people?
Not really. As long as you're liked by the people you like, I think that's fine.

vii) When the odds are against you, is it worth taking a chance?
No matter how low the odds are, it's always worth taking a chance!

viii) Do you consider yourself to be an impulsive person?
A bit. I should probably work a bit more on thinking before acting.

ix) Would you agree that planning things ahead takes the fun out of life?
Not exactly, since planning things ahead helps ensure things better sometimes, but charging in and seeing how things go is kind of fun too.

x) Do you like surprises?
Of course! I love surprises.

xi) Do you sometimes wonder if there is something wrong with you?
I don't think there's anything wrong with me... There isn't, right?! Oh no, I hope it's not something that would make Emil not like me!

xii) Do you consider yourself to be smarter than your superiors, and disagree with their decisions?
I wouldn't say I'm smarter than them since I'm not that smart at all, but if I disagree with a decision I won't hesitate to let them know.

xiii) Lastly, how do you feel about cabbages?
I'm not exactly crazy about them if that's what you're looking for.

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