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| − | Maron is air-headed, ditsy, and at times, downright stupid. In fact, in "[[Call for Restoration]]", [[Korin]] has trouble [[Telepathy|trying to read her mind]] to know her moves during a card game, explaining to [[Yajirobe]]: "I've seen party balloons with more on their mind." While technically kind in her own right, as she is shown trying to help Gohan repeatedly, Maron is characterized as a bit shallow, as she is shown using her good looks to achieve what she wants. Her shallow nature makes it seem like she has no clue when it comes to social graces, as when she refers to [[Chi-Chi]] and [[Bulma]] as "old ladies" while seeming completely oblivious as to how rude this sounds. She also has a habit of flirting with other guys while she was dating Krillin, as seen when she makes a flirty comment about [[Yamcha]] twice (although in Maron's defense, it's implied she did the first instance because she thought she and Krillin weren't actually dating due to his shy denials when asked) and when she kisses Gohan; although she does show a firm care for Krillin. Despite these characteristics, [[Master Roshi]] takes a firm liking toward Maron, for "obvious" reasons: her well-defined curved figure and her scanty clothing (along with her blissful ignorance to his perversion for the most part). Although largely ignorant of Master Roshi's perverted nature, she did once squeal in shock and considered Roshi "worse" than "the old lady" (referring to Chi-Chi) after the latter briefly groped her. Shallow with a short attention span, once Krillin stated that he was not worthy to be her boyfriend, Maron did not hesitate in accepting another man's offer for a ride without so much as looking back at her former boyfriend, and while she did later return stating she only loves Krillin, she eventually left with some other boyfriends once she got tired of waiting, and never came back. |
+ | Maron is air-headed, ditsy, and at times, downright stupid. In fact, in "[[Call for Restoration]]", [[Korin]] has trouble [[Telepathy|trying to read her mind]] to know her moves during a card game, explaining to [[Yajirobe]]: "I've seen party balloons with more on their mind." While technically kind in her own right, as she is shown trying to help Gohan repeatedly, Maron is characterized as a bit shallow, as she is shown using her good looks to achieve what she wants. Her shallow nature makes it seem like she has no clue when it comes to social graces, as when she refers to [[Chi-Chi]] and [[Bulma]] as "old ladies"/"middle aged ladies" while seeming completely oblivious as to how rude this sounds. She also apparently has bad memory recall, as she still seems to be unaware of who Goku is despite Krillin telling her at least 11 times by the time he mentioned her when explaining who Chi-Chi is. She also has a habit of flirting with other guys while she was dating Krillin, as seen when she makes a flirty comment about [[Yamcha]] twice (although in Maron's defense, it's implied she did the first instance because she thought she and Krillin weren't actually dating due to his shy denials when asked) and when she kisses Gohan; although she does show a firm care for Krillin. Despite these characteristics, [[Master Roshi]] takes a firm liking toward Maron, for "obvious" reasons: her well-defined curved figure and her scanty clothing (along with her blissful ignorance to his perversion for the most part). Although largely ignorant of Master Roshi's perverted nature, she did once squeal in shock and considered Roshi "worse" than "the old lady" (referring to Chi-Chi) after the latter briefly groped her. Shallow with a short attention span, once Krillin stated that he was not worthy to be her boyfriend, Maron did not hesitate in accepting another man's offer for a ride without so much as looking back at her former boyfriend, and while she did later return stating she only loves Krillin, she eventually left with some other boyfriends once she got tired of waiting, and never came back. |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Revision as of 11:27, 17 June 2021
Directory: Characters → Earthlings
"I was invited, but I don't think you were." |
Maron (マロン Maron) is Krillin's ex-girlfriend.
Appearance
Maron is a slender and physically-fit young woman of curvaceous frame with long blue hair and blue eyes. She is commonly seen wearing a bright red dress with low-cut straps, white cuff socks, and white gym shoes, occasionally wearing a green military jacket over it. She also has pink nail polish. She also wears a yellow bathing suit for swimming, which is very small. During the latter portion of her stay at Korin's Tower, she was also seen wearing a short-skirted cheongsam.
Personality
Maron is air-headed, ditsy, and at times, downright stupid. In fact, in "Call for Restoration", Korin has trouble trying to read her mind to know her moves during a card game, explaining to Yajirobe: "I've seen party balloons with more on their mind." While technically kind in her own right, as she is shown trying to help Gohan repeatedly, Maron is characterized as a bit shallow, as she is shown using her good looks to achieve what she wants. Her shallow nature makes it seem like she has no clue when it comes to social graces, as when she refers to Chi-Chi and Bulma as "old ladies"/"middle aged ladies" while seeming completely oblivious as to how rude this sounds. She also apparently has bad memory recall, as she still seems to be unaware of who Goku is despite Krillin telling her at least 11 times by the time he mentioned her when explaining who Chi-Chi is. She also has a habit of flirting with other guys while she was dating Krillin, as seen when she makes a flirty comment about Yamcha twice (although in Maron's defense, it's implied she did the first instance because she thought she and Krillin weren't actually dating due to his shy denials when asked) and when she kisses Gohan; although she does show a firm care for Krillin. Despite these characteristics, Master Roshi takes a firm liking toward Maron, for "obvious" reasons: her well-defined curved figure and her scanty clothing (along with her blissful ignorance to his perversion for the most part). Although largely ignorant of Master Roshi's perverted nature, she did once squeal in shock and considered Roshi "worse" than "the old lady" (referring to Chi-Chi) after the latter briefly groped her. Shallow with a short attention span, once Krillin stated that he was not worthy to be her boyfriend, Maron did not hesitate in accepting another man's offer for a ride without so much as looking back at her former boyfriend, and while she did later return stating she only loves Krillin, she eventually left with some other boyfriends once she got tired of waiting, and never came back.
Biography
Dragon Ball Z
Garlic Jr. Saga
Main article: Garlic Jr. Saga
"If you do that, I'm not going to be your girlfriend anymore." |
Maron on Korin Tower
Maron is first revealed as the girlfriend of Krillin. Later at Kame House, she insults Chi-Chi by calling her a “jealous old lady” when she arrived at Kame House demanding where Gohan is at. While ocean diving with Krillin, the Black Water Mist infects the population. The reason she and Krillin did not end up being infected by the Black Water Mist is because they were kissing in the ocean just as the Black Water Mist's primary wave had arrived at the Kame House. Then, Maron is attacked by an infected Master Roshi, whom she smashes on the head with a lawn chair, before eventually being cornered by an infected Chi-Chi and Bulma. She is saved by Icarus before the two women could successfully rush at her, joining Krillin and Gohan on their journey after threatening to dump Krillin if he rejects her going.
Before going on The Lookout to battle Garlic Jr. and the Spice Boys, Krillin leaves Maron at Korin Tower for her safety. There, she meets Korin and Yajirobe. She notably convinces them to cook for her, and plays poker with them.
After Garlic Jr. is defeated, Krillin breaks up with Maron, believing that she is too good for him. However, she reveals that she would have agreed to marry him if he had asked, but by the time Krillin has already reconsidered his decision, she is picked up by a buff man in a sports car, who drives her giddy with delight solely for offering her ice cream and drives off with him.
Androids Saga
Main article: Androids Saga
Maron at Kame House while Krillin is confronting the Androids
Maron re-appears looking for Krillin who is off battling the Androids and she states that he was the only boyfriend she ever loved. During her stay, she learns from Master Roshi the events of the Red Ribbon Army war, Goku's involvement, as well as Goku fighting against Dr. Gero's androids due to the latter wanting revenge against Goku for his role in the Red Ribbon Army's collapse. However, when she asks who will protect her from all the monsters, Roshi and Oolong simply laugh at her. While continuing to wait for Krillin to return, she gets bored and leaves with a group of other admirers where she is not seen or heard again for the remainder of the series.[1]
Abilities
As a civilian, she does not have much fighting abilities. However, she was shown to at least have above average human strength, as she lifted up and repeatedly whacked a Black Water Mist-infected Master Roshi with a lawn chair with ease. Despite, or perhaps because of, her lack of intelligence, she was also shown to be extremely skilled at poker, as she easily defeated both Korin and Yajirobe, to the extent that the latter even was reduced to his underwear. Korin implied a large part of the reason she won against them, or at least Korin, was because her low intelligence made her impossible to gauge her next move via mind-reading.
Video Game Appearances
Maron appears in Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II. She can be seen hanging around Kame House looking for Krillin. If scanned with the scouter, her database entry comically displays "Scouter analysis cannot detect any brain waves. Perhaps the scouter is malfunctioning?".
Voice Actors
- Japanese: Yuko Kobayashi
- English:
- Ocean Group dubs: Cathy Weseluck
- Funimation dub: Daphne Gere (Original), Leah Clark (Remastered)
- Spanish:
- Latin American Spanish dub: Belinda Martínez
- Spanish dub: Lola Álvarez
- Portuguese:
- Portuguese dub: Cristina Cavalinhos
- Brazilian Portuguese dub: Letícia Quinto
- German dub: Ilona Otto
- Greek dub: Matina Karra
- French dub: Virginie Ogouz
- Hebrew dub: Orly Tagar
Trivia
- Maron shares her name with Krillin's daughter, who was introduced later in the manga, with only minor differences in spelling and pronunciation. The manga writer Akira Toriyama stated, however, he did not name Marron after his old flame. Since Marron, like Krillin, means "chestnut," it is likely that this is a case of the same pun being used by both Toriyama and the anime filler.
- Maron bears a nigh-identical resemblance to Bulma, with blue hair of the same stringy style, a similar face, and a buxom figure. However, the big difference is that Bulma is older, more mature and is a tech genius, whereas Maron is as ditzy as they come, and is very childish. Also another noticeable physical difference is that Maron's hair is a more lighter blue color than Bulma's with grey eyes unlike Bulma's bright blue eyes
- In the episodes "Battle in Kami's Lookout" and "Fight with Piccolo", Funimation credits Maron's voice actress Leah Clark as "Maron Clark."
- Although she doesn't appear in Dragon Ball Super, Maron is referenced in "episode 94". In said episode, during their reunion, Android 18, now Krillin's wife, threatens to kill Android 17 after he says Marron's name wrong by saying "Maron".
- In the episode "Unwelcome Discovery" a woman similar to Maron appeared in Future Trunks' flashback where she huddled in fear with a little girl (presumably the woman's daughter). However, a notable difference between Maron and the woman was that the latter had brown eyes, while Maron had gray eyes.
- A little girl with similar features to Maron and Bulma was seen in the beginning of "Black Fog of Terror", where she is among the first to be infected.
- One of the recurring gags with this character is the one that sees her engaged in quarrels with Chi-Chi and to a lesser extent Bulma, due to the fact that Maron calls her "old lady", and also called both of them "middle-aged ladies". It is curious to note that Chi-Chi is actually a year younger than Krillin, Maron's boyfriend.
Gallery
 Maron meets Gohan  Maron with Korin  Maron at Kame House   Krillin, Maron, and Bulma at Kame House  Maron displeased  Maron angry  Maron in "Black Fog of Terror"  Maron  Maron  Maron  Maron  Maron puts her goggles on  Maron  Maron swimming with Krillin  Maron meets Icarus while being upset with Krillin  Maron and Krillin  Maron winking  Maron on Korin Tower  Maron on Korin Tower  Maron on Korin Tower  Maron in "Krillin's Proposal"  Maron in "Krillin's Proposal"  Maron in "Krillin's Proposal"  Maron and Krillin arrive at Kame House  Maron with Turtle  Maron at Turtle's birthday party  Maron at Kame House  Maron at the beach  Maron thinks Krillin went out to get her a red ribbon  Maron and Turtle in the Androids Saga  Maron about to kiss Turtle  Maron's lips about to kiss Turtle  Maron kissing Turtle  Maron in "Deadly Beauty"  Dragon Ball Super Card Game Maron card    Maron's feet  Maron sunbathes  Master Roshi looks Maron's thighs |
See also
References
- ↑ Dragon Ball Z episode 137, "Last Ditch Effort"