Mallory Arachne

## Appearances

### Debut

Chapter 6: The First Day (mentioned)Chapter 8: Team Furry and the Overpowered Five (appearance)

## Submiter

### FF username

PokeMaster64

**Mallory Arachne** is a student at Regency Academy, training to become a Pro Hero.

## Appearance

Mallory is an average looking girl that has dark hair with purple highlights tied back normally into a ponytail. Her eyes are a bright violet. She's often seen wearing a purple bandana tied taut around her mouth.

Mallory possesses spider-like mandibles over her mouth that often chitter when she is excited or such. She keeps these hidden most of the time. Mallory also possesses tiny barbs at the ends of her fingers, which are the primary source of her quirk.

## Personality

Mallory is an upbeat and playful girl with a flair for the dramatics. She often speaks in a flashy manner as if performing on stage or to emphasized her feelings, such as when she proudly and dramatically burst into laughter after Feldon called out Anne Jackson for her performance in the Regency Royale. Mallory's showy personality shines in battle, often cracking jokes or one-liners to either distract her opponents or for her own amusement.

Mallory has expressed her love of the theatre, wholeheartedly believing in the art of performance. She claims that heroics goes hand-in-hand with acting, that one needs to put on a performance when saving lives to become popular. If motivated, she'll drag her friends into performing one of her scripts, though she has been accused it's only for her enjoyment.

Mallory becomes staggeringly vulnerable whenever her mandibles are exposed to anyone. She gets nervous and often comes close going into a panic, especially if anyone insults her. She has mentioned she is used to being insulted by others, though has shown she can't handle the potential torment. Mallory seems to have a low opinion of her appearance, claiming she is gross and that the sight of her mandibles makes others uncomfortable around her. Though, she also seems to freak out when complimented, especially if in regard to her mandibles.

## Stats

### Teamwork

B

**Overall Abilities**: Mallory typically stays out of direct combat, relying heavily on misdirection and technique over power. She aims to take her opponent's attention off her so she can hijack their bodies as quickly as possible. Mallory relies on the strength of others to make good use of her quirk, even using it on allies that have been taken out of the fight. Mallory has displayed some level of athleticism, able to perform cartwheels to dodge an opponent and land a counter. She was fast enough to dodge most of a shockwave blast from Devin, only getting clipped in the side and sent flying into rubble.

**Theatre Expertise**: Mallory has an extensive background in theatre and the craft. She claims knowledge in directing is essential for her quirk and knows what is required to standout among other heroes.

### Quirk

**Marionette**: Mallory's quirk mutation gives her sharp barbs at the ends of her fingertips that can be fired out on string. These barbs are sharp enough to pierce through skin, even managing to pierce two of her physically strongest classmates. Mallory can send her bioelectricity through the string and use it to overwrite and manipulate her target's motor controls, even if they're unconscious. Her targets are still conscious of what's happening, though are unable to control their bodies. As of now, no one has been able to break themselves free without outside assistance.

Mallory will typically use her targets to fight for her or to attack themselves, although it has been shown she doesn't have a knack for mimicking a target's preferred manner of fighting, which can be exploited if an opponent is already familiar with said target.

Mallory has demonstrated that she can also manipulate another person's quirk, such as when she hijacked Devin and forced him to pummel himself with Spring-Loaded. It's unclear as of now how far she can go to manipulate another person's quirk, though so far it seems to work on Mutation-Types.

Marionette possesses some considerable drawbacks, notably that the wires can be dodged if a skilled enough opponent were to spot them, hence why Mallory relies on misdirection. The wires can also be cut, severing and limiting Mallory's barbs. They can grow back after a day.

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