Marianne von Edmund

Marianne von Edmund (Japanese: マリアンヌ=フォン=エドマンド, Hepburn: Mariannu fon Edomando) is a character in the 2019 video game Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

She is a student of Garreg Mach Academy, and a member of the Golden Deer house, led by Claude von Riegan.

After a five-year timeskip, a war started by Edelgard von Hresvelg to unite Fodlan and check the power of the Church of Seiros is still continuing.

In her personal plotline, she was adopted by the wealthy Margrave Edmund, eager to earn his House's place in a social system that values having family members bearing Crests in their blood.

She also appears as a playable character in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, an alternate story that takes place two years after the beginning of Three Houses and examines what would happen if Byleth had not become a teacher at the school.

[1] In the 2021 "Choose Your Legends" contest, where players vote who to get a special outfit, Marianne was the #1 female character, beating Eirika from Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones.

[11] Kotaku writer Gita Jackson discussed how she approached Marianne in order to help her open up, initially perceiving her as someone suffering from a lack of confidence.

[12] GamesRadar+ writer Heather Wald noted that early on, she was drawn to Marianne due to her shy demeanor, as well as the fact that one of her dislikes was 'herself'.

[7] The Mary Sue writer Madeline Carpou expressed adoration for the character, stating that she "easily wins the player's heart" and appreciating that Three Hopes gave Marianne a support conversation with Bernadetta von Varley.

Concept art of Marianne illustrated by Chinatsu Kurahana in the official game art book Fire Emblem: Three Houses - Fódlan Art Book