Marlene

was a member of the Survey Corps and the of Squad Marlene during the mission to reclaim Wall Maria.
== Appearance ==
Marlene was a woman of average height and build, and had shoulder-length blonde hair with bright eyes. When not wearing the Survey Corps' typical uniform, her attire consisted of a white button-up shirt, dark pants, and an overcoat.
== Personality ==
Not much is known about her personality, but she was shown to be a somewhat cheerful person, as evidenced by her taunting Hange Zoë after a meeting.
== Story ==
=== Return to Shiganshina arc ===
Marlene is seen attending a meeting with Erwin Smith and the rest of the Survey Corps' officers to discuss the recent revelations about Eren's father Grisha Yeager. As the officers leave the meeting, Marlene teases Hange about their past infatuation with Keith Shadis.
On the day of the operation, Marlene and the other high-ranking scouts give salute to the leaders of the other branches before heading out into Wall Maria.
Marlene then participates in the Survey Corps' mission to Shiganshina, and after the emergence of the Beast Titan and its forces, Marlene's team is ordered by Erwin to regroup with Dirk and Klaus' teams to guard the Corps' horses. During the fighting, however, Marlene and her team are killed by the Beast Titan, which starts throwing crushed boulders at them, ripping them all to pieces.
== Relationships ==
* Hange Zoë - Marlene and Hange had a close relationship with each other, and were seemingly old acquaintances. She seemed to take pleasure in teasing Hange and giving them a hard time.
== Trivia ==
* Marlene's hair is drawn inconsistently during her appearances, alternating between being parted down the middle and having her bangs pulled back out of her eyes.
* The name "Marlene" is a portmanteau of the names "Mary" and "Magdalene." 
** "Mary" is an English form of the Hebrew name "Miriam" which can mean either "bitter" or "beloved."
** "Magdalene" is a Hebrew name meaning "woman from Magdala."
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