Aspects such as her personality and style of speech were developed from several team meetings as they examined traits suitable for the character image they wanted to convey.

[2] Marie Rose was introduced in the arcade version of Koei Tecmo fighting game Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate, established as an 18-year-old Swedish maid working as the servant of Helena.

[4] Several figures have been produced, such as one by Juya Co., Ltd for her appearance in Dead or Alive 5 Last Round,[9] and a 1/6th scale diorama by Koei Tecmo as part of their collaboration with mobile game Azur Lane.

Sainsbury attributed these factors to her being "coquettish and cute", but also the development team involving her more in the game's story which helped illustrate "glimpses of a fun and empowered personality".

[15] On the other hand, Dengeki Online writer "Masked Imachi" heavily praised her battle suit attire, and considered her his current favorite character in the series.

[16] Dr. Ardian Indro Yuwono in a paper for Indonesian journal Interaksi examined the designs of several female characters in Dead or Alive 6, which included Marie Rose.

Describing her as having "a child's body posture design" despite the character's age, with her physical features appearing more in line with a young teenager fitting of a "loli" archetype seen in media.