Mary Anta (Cemetery Mary)

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Mary Anta is the main protagonist of *Cemetery Mary*. She enjoys visiting the cemetery and frequently attends funerals.

## Appearance

Mary is a short young woman, usually describing herself as "a small girl".

She has red hair with horns in a shape resembling a manta ray, and has big, bright red eyes which are often described as scary by others.

Mary typically wears a black and white semi-formal dress with doll joint tights and black Mary Jane shoes.

## Personality

Mary is typically seen to be a kind and thoughtful person who tries to see the best in people even if they seem harsh or suspicious. She’s a bit self conscious because others often make fun of her for her interests and appearance. Mary enjoys funerals and spending time at the cemetery because she finds it sweet how people always show up for their loved ones. In Crowven's route, her and Crowven get into an argument, leaving Mary upset for several days, however when Crowven needs comfort she is still there for him regardless. Mary can also be a bit naïve at times and because of that is often taken advantage of or teased.

## Background

Mary had a mostly average childhood but received lots of mocking from her peers before switching to being home-schooled. Mary loved things others considered odd such as tarantulas or the cemetery, a love that still remains in the present. Mary seems to have had a very good relationship with both her parents, as well as her aunt, uncle and cousin Crowven. Growing up Mary often assisted in her family’s diner and worked as a waitress.

## Relationships

### Crowven

Crowven and Mary have been friends ever since they were young children due to their parents being good friends; Mary also refers to him as her cousin and their relationship is familial. Throughout the game Mary and Crowven live together in Crowven's late parent's cabin in the woods. Crowven often gets angry at Mary or is distant but he typically apologizes afterwards and regrets his actions. Mary cares deeply for Crowven and is always glad to spend time with him. The two enjoy spending time together and do many different things together such as going to the arcade and playing board games.

During Crowven's route Mary has conflict with some of his friends and their comments over her appearance, this gets even worse when they attempt to prank her and one of them takes it too far. This leads to an argument between the two where Mary states that he is not a good person, leaving them both upset for multiple days until one of Crowven's friends passes away. Mary is there for him and helps him plan the funeral and the two of them can have a nice heart to heart which helps them both understand each other and themselves a bit better.

Crowven is very protective of Mary but often shows this through anger. When finding out Mary has been hanging out with Twyla- who he greatly despises- he gets very upset and during Twyla's route leads to a big argument between the two. Crowven also attempts to presumably kill Reginald after finding out he hurt Mary. During his good ending Crowven attempts to make breakfast to surprise Mary and afterwards Mary is able to let him know how his parents are doing which means a lot to him. In Crowven's bad ending he supposedly sacrifices himself for Mary’s safety and tries to protect her from Twyla. Overall the pair are very close friends and have a strong bond.

### Reginald

Reginald and Mary first meet at a funeral and have a pleasant conversation at her family’s diner. They then meet again at the library. Reginald and Mary can become good friends and become very close on his route. Reginald and Mary bond over their similar personalities, however at the end of his good route it is revealed that he had been stalking Mary and had even stolen an item from her childhood home (her mother’s necklace or a stuffed animal of hers). Reginald states that he had been killing people to fill up the cemetery that Mary loves so much and becomes violent when she tries to escape.

On his bad route after Mary discovers bloody scissors in his pocket he becomes extremely violent as well, cutting off her tongue and hands so she can’t tell anything what had happened.

Mary truly does believe Reginald is a good person throughout Twyla's route because he acts so kind to her. Reginald is almost always available and often listens to Mary and spends time with her, the two do seem to enjoy each other’s company. Reginald does start to raise a few red flags throughout most of the routes, but it can be easily ignored by him being kind. Even after he is gone, Mary never seems angry at Reginald, but more so sad and confused at the loss of a friend.

### Twyla

Mary and Twyla first meet while Twyla is getting work done in the new coffee shop. Twyla then explains that she is trying to figure out who’s behind the recent killings and eventually Mary agrees to help. In Twyla's route she convinces Mary to do many things she’s against such as stealing and sneaking around a retirement home. Twyla is not especially kind to Mary, often berating her and making her feel bad about herself. Mary still tries to help Twyla though and considers her to be a friend despite her harsh attitude.

Throughout multiple routes Twyla seems to have no problem threatening and guilting others and Mary into doing her bidding. Not helping Twyla with her research and choosing someone else’s route will result in her yelling at Mary and them getting into a fight. During Twyla's route you can spend the night at her house, where she states that it’s ok if Mary says they are, but they are not friends, making Mary feel rather upset. At Twyla's good end her and Mary are no longer in contact but are at least on semi-friendly terms.

During Twyla's bad end, after she kills off Crowven she forces Mary to do her bidding, presumably forever. In Crowven's bad ending Twyla attempts to trick Mary into falling into one of her traps and ends up disappearing along with Crowven. During the true ending Twyla has no problem threatening Mary at gun point and attempts to trick her. Overall Twyla seems to have no real regard for the lives of anyone, including Mary, despite her best efforts. The two aren’t exactly friends, but if you play your cards right they don’t have to be enemies.

### Theodore and Zapara

Mary has a bit of a strained relationship with Theodore and Zapara. Mary first meets them during Crowven's route where they go to a club together. Mary is already a bit nervous due to their demeanour and starts to become uncomfortable when they start making fun of her appearance.

They later meet again at the cemetery where Mary yells at Theodore for hiding drugs in a tree there. They meet once more when they invite Mary to go to a haunted house in an attempt to prank her, this upsets Mary and leads to conflict between her and Crowven.

After Theodore dies Mary goes to see him and he apologizes and asks her to be kind to Zapara. When Mary meets Zapara again she comforts her and they seem to be on okay terms. Additionally, in Crowven's bad ending Zapara finds Mary after Crowven is taken by Twyla.

## Trivia

* Mary knows sign language. She learned it from her mother who is mute.
* In Mary’s childhood bedroom there is a book titled “Blackout Hospital”, this is the name of a game she is also featured in.
* Her favourite types of books to read are Shoujo manga and mystery books.
* Mary’s favourite colour is red.
* Mary’s favourite food is chocolate.
* Mary had a pet tarantula named Shelly.
* In her manta ray form, Mary is huge, and far bigger than any of the other protagonists’ animal forms.
* The creator has stated that Mary can be interpreted as either cis or trans.
* Mary is biromantic and asexual.
* Mary can ride a motorcycle.
* Mary is autistic.

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