Marion Phauna

Marion Phauna(マリオン・ファウナ,Marion Fauna, Mari in the English Anime) is one of Hao's followers from Italy. Her birthday is February 28, 1987. She is on the shaman Team "Hana-Gumi"(Flower) with Kanna Bismarch and Matilda Matisse.

Appearance
Marion has blond hair and green eyes. She is almost always shown in black gothic lolita dress, black hair ties, black shoes, and white stockings. She wore a kimono while watching Team "The Ren" fight Team "Tsuchi-Gumi".

Personality
Marion is calm and thinks most things are boring. She is a very sad person and hates people because growing up she was called a witch and it can be assumed she was shunned as well. Marion likes Asakura Hao, and like most of his followers, is extremely loyal. She is commonly seen saying that she "wants to kill her enemies" and takes great offense when anyone speaks bad of Hao.

Abilities
Born as the daughter of a fortune teller, she could already manipulate puppets and foretell the time of people's death when she was a child.

Spirit

 * See More: Chuck

Her spirit is that of a Old West Gunman and the medium is a doll sewn by her mother.

Past
Marion is the daughter of a Mafia boss and a fortune teller. When she was little Marion's mother personally sew her a small doll that was given one of Chucks revolvers by her father. Marion recognized his spirit haunting the gun, and he promised to protect her. Her father was however eventually betrayed and killed and her mother died a horrible way when she tried to escape with Marion. She herself was chased by her father's enemies until she was saved by Asakura Hao who used fire to kill them. After that she swore him eternal loyalty.

Shaman Fights First Round
She is shown arguing with Kanna Bismarch and Matilda Matisse over Tao Ren and Asakura Yoh while watching their fight before the opening ceremony. She is next to Kanna and Matilda behind the golem and one of the shamans to appear when Asakura Yoh, Horohoro, "Wooden Sword" Ryu, and Tao Ren meet Asakura Hao before they board the airplane to America. She is shown when Hao enters the Patch Village.

Shaman Fights Second Round
The fight against T-production is very short and is not shown. When the fight is over Matilda Matisse calls her Mari for short.

Marion, Kanna, and Matilda fight Tamamura Tamao and Tao Jun while trying to get Redseb and Seyrarm's souls for the Spirit of Fire. When Kanna is fighting them Marion is crying because the fight isn't boring. She fights Tamao with Chuck and finally shows her powers. She starts fighting Tao Jun and says she wants to kill them. She starts crying and they say they joined Asakura Hao because everyone called them witches. They were about to kill Tamao and Jun but Asakura Mikihisa comes and saves them. He says this battle is pointless and she says he's creepy and is completely affected by him coming.

He easily defeats them and then slaps all three of them. He throws away Kanna's cigarette but and tells Marion that dolls are something to be played with. Marion attacks him together with her friends but is suddenly stopped by Magna of the Ten Patch Officiants, the official responsible for Marion and her team. He tells them to leave as their are still useful to Hao.

Invading the Plants
After failing in destroying the bodies of Team "The Ren" they are called by Blocken Meyer to deal with something at the beach. It is there that Peyote Diaz, after a heated discussion with Mohamed Tabarsi decides to go balistic with his O.S. "Grande Phantasma"(O.S. 大きい・ファンタズム) and kills almost everyone, until he makes fall upon himself and kill himself and herself, together with her teammates. She is then later revived with the rest of Hanagumi.

Funbari no Uta
13 years after the tournament, Marion works together with her former teammates at the Funbari no Uta. Together they are known as the Hanagumi Waitresses and all three wear a yukata with a flowered pattern at the buttom.

The three of them are often scolded by the inn's Okami Tamamura Tamao, Marion for beeing too Gloomy and needing to be more friendly. According to Tamao they often skip their work and she usually retorts to threatening them with the use of Dai Tengu.

Anime/Manga Difference
Mari did not speak in 3rd person in the English Anime. However, she did in the original Japanese, and the Hanagumi never died in the anime, and stayed with Hao the entire time. The part where Peyote killed them did not occur, and so they were not killed off.

Trivia

 * In the first character poll she is called Doll Master.
 * She is often called Mari for short.