Thread by @RibbonGirl428, The topic of my analysis today is about Marika's interactions outside of [...]

The topic of my analysis today is about Marika's interactions outside of Merm4id. I'm pretty sure nobody knows it lol

Have a good read I guess ~ ( I hope I didn't make a lot of typo

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Let's start with an interesting fact : Marika is the only M4D member to not appear in other unit cards, also she got the lowest appearance (2)

and only Dalia appeared on her card
And the only known relationship she has with the others is an indirect one, yep with Rei's big sis

Let's start with an interesting fact : Marika is the only M4D member to not appear in other unit cards, also she got the lowest appearance (2) and only Dalia appeared on her cardAnd the only known relationship she has with the others is an indirect one, yep with Rei's big sis

If we compare to the relationship of the others m4d member :
- Saori : Aoi (idk how to said it lol), Miyu (tutor/student), Nagisa (previous classmates)
- Dalia : Maho (karate buddies?), Yuka & Ibuki (Yuka 4* said hi)
- Rika : Tsubaki (childhood friends)

Meanwhile Marika?? Yep 0

But it makes sense, nobody approached her because she's a model unless your name is Seto Rika

Rika seems to be the only one to have a more depth relationship as they are bff and she seems to be the only one to know about Marika's true chara (?) tho Saori seems to know it too now

Now the question is who will Marika interact first without counting Merm4id members
Nothing in the game gave me relevant clues, so I have to search from the beta ver/interview

First choice easily is Rei, Marika also chose her in her interview as the member she was interested in!

Another one is Towa, who chose Marika as the member she was interested in

As a Marika fan it was a pleasant surprise

As you can see in the 1st case Marika seems more interested in Rei's big sis than Rei herself LOL
And for Towa, if I should describe.. you know it looks like at 1st glance the usual idol/fan relationship

But wait I just remember Marika got one of these convo and no surprise it was with Rei and Towa! (I love how everything fits lol nice job writers)

After reading it, they definitely can be/are friends, talking about music/model/idol
And I expect them to get area conversations soon!

I think Towa/Marika can be really interesting to see how they become friends/acquaintance

TLDR : In my opinion the first to get an interaction with Marika is : Towa and /or Rei >>>> others

Unless they pull the random card and decide to put someone else cuz why not

Also I don't think they can pull the "they were classmates before" card like Saori and Nagisa. Why? Because Marika seems to be really alone before she met Rika
And with the rondo/m4d event it's clear she doesn't have any relationship with Rondo
Anyway there's 0 clue for this

Now that the question of who will interact first with Marika is resolved, I got another good question : can we get, you know, a great development for Marika with these two?
A good development can come from a backstory (past development) but it can be from a special bond (present)

Comparing with M4d members again
- TsubaRika
- AoSao, NagiSao
- DaliaYuka

As you can see there're enough to be all potential backstories and therefore it's a special bond than just a simple relationship, as it can develop the characters themselves in the present

Now returning to Marika/Towa/Rei.

It's my opinion but ngl I don't think it's possible unless 1. Marika talks about her model job (if the model industry is shitty af of course) and 2. The apparition of Rei's sis (lol) spilling how Marika was when she was a newbie

The problem with these 2 points are simple
In the 1st case we need Marika to open up but she's really a positive person, at best we can see some foreshadowing here and there but it's all, imo she'll only open up to M4D
And in the 2nd case well big sis doesn't get a name yet lol

As you can see this is an anticlimactic answer but we can at least concluded that even tho Marika is considered as an easy going person, she is close to no one except Rika/Merm4id!! (also maybe the npc from her model job lol)

It's an interesting fact because generally the easy going/positive persona attracts a lot but for Marika it's not the case (of course not counting her fans from her model job). Her social circle, if we don't count her professional connections, is almost non-existent

The fact she got like 0 relationship with D4DJ cast isn't a problem, on the contrary it can become something really interesting! Indeed how will she interact with them? Who will she be friends with? So many possibilities and tbh I have no idea but I will look at it closely!

Now the question is what makes Marika different from the other easy going characters?
Could it be because of her calm behavior? Her model job? Or something else?
I won't answer it here because the thread is already so long but I will definitely answer it at a later date!

Anyway my next topic will probably be where can we see Marika development (short answer : Merm4id :D), all the clues pointing about Marika true character and why she really is an interesting complexe character! Please stay tune!

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Brb for another episode of Marika's Analysis by Nelcya

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