Chouji "Marucho" Marukura

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**Chouji "Marucho" Marukura** is one of the main characters from the *Bakugan Battle Brawlers* anime series.

For an eleven year old, Marucho is wise beyond his years. Studious, he studies the strategy of Bakugan as well as being a bit of a walking encyclopedia. Marucho is the only son of a millionaire. In the Bakugan battles, Marucho devises strategy based on in-depth data analysis but sometimes misjudges his spur-of -the-moment decisions based only on data.

He is a wealthy, generous boy who specializes in Aquos. He is the brain of the Brawlers, a real walking encyclopedia. He loves to play Bakugan and work on strategies. He use to be extremely obedient to his parents out of fear, but that changed when he joined the Brawlers, however he is still very obedient. He now has no regrets for the past, realizing that he only wanted to make his parents happy. Marucho has a butler named Kato.

As a sidekick to Dan, Marucho helps work out which Bakugan would be best to pit against one’s opponent. He worries about all of the Brawlers, but especially Dan. Marucho is a master of combination play, and uses water attributes in battle.

In the XP4 fics, Marucho debuted in XP4 Heroes Coalition - Kick-Off!.

In the AWA fics, Marucho is a student at the AWA Academy and is part of Class 15.

## **Appearance**

Marucho is a short young boy with a short blonde hair with leaf-like ahoges on top, and has bright blue eyes. He wears a blue & white jacket with white collar over a light-blue overalls, white & blue rubber shoes, red glasses and red fingerless gloves.

## **Personality**

He is a wealthy, generous boy who specializes in Aquos. He is the Brain of the Brawlers, a real walking encyclopedia. He loves to play Bakugan and to work on strategies. He used to be extremely obedient to his parents out of fear, but that changed when he joined the Brawlers; however he is still very obedient. He now has no regrets for the past, realizing that he only wanted to make his parents happy. Marucho has a butler named Kato, though Kato is not usually around Marucho anymore, due to the fact that Kato is now working for Marucho's father.

In the Japanese version, Marucho speaks in a polite and formal keigo accent, thus putting honorifics in his speech and uses honorific suffixes when addressing a character's name, such as Dan-san and Drago-san.

## **XP4 Fanfics**

Marucho is a member of the Heroes Coalitions and is part of the Deadly Hearts. He also attends Vanguard Academy as a student.

### **XP4 Heroes Coalition - Kick-Off!**

In Chapter 2, Marucho alongside his team, the Deadly Hearts took on a group of Somalian Pirates in island somewhere in Sweet-Somalia. After defeating the pirates, the team were thanked by the island's residents when Major Richard Stronghold arrives and they told him that they'll be staying in the island for several more days.

## **The Multiverse Adventures While Riding On A Bus**

Marucho is a member of the Multiverse Rescuers.

### **History**

In Chapter 12, Marucho, alongside Chopper Tony Tony, Iori "Cody" Hida, Jeremie Belpois, Kon and Usopp, came across the members of the Multiverse Rescuers in a rain forest somewhere in the island of Elsaragozademontelban after Eddy the Scammer collided into them. After introducing themselves to each other, everyone decided to head towards the source of a loud explosion.

In Chapter 13, Marucho, alongside the rest, made their way across a rain forest somewhere in the island of Elsaragozademontelban while searching for the source of the explosions when they came across an open area where they saw Julie Makimoto, Miyako "Yolei" Inoue, Odd Della Robbia, Sanji Vinsmoke and Uryuu Ishida being troubled by a group of bomb-tossing imps. After helping them and driving away their enemies, everyone decided to group together and made their way back to the bus.

In Chapter 20, Marucho is mentioned to have reunited with Ace Grit, Alice Gehabich, Baron Leltoy, Dan Kusou, Fabia Sheen, Julie Makimoto, Mira Fermin, Ren Krawler, Runo Misaki and Shun Kazami.

## **Abilities**

### **XP4 Fanfics**

Marucho is the Chikara Master of Static Electricity which gives him the ability to manipulate static electricity.

## **Trivia**

* Marucho has had the most Guardians with two or one under his ownership, as Shun only had Ingram after Storm Skyress decided to stay in New Vestroia, Drago being Dan's only Guardian, and most of the other characters being absent from the events of other seasons.
* Marucho is the youngest out of the 6 by 1–3 years.
* Marucho has a strong relationship with Ren, as he helped make Bakugan Interspace happen, before he learns that Ren lied to the Brawlers the whole time. As seen in *Mechtanium Surge*, they are still close friends.
* The name Marucho comes from **Maru**kura**Cho**ji**.**
* He is one of the seven characters that have appeared in all four seasons; the other six are Dan Kuso, Drago, Shun Kazami, Julie Makimoto, Miyoko Kuso, and Kato.
* His personality is similar to Rekuta from *Duel Masters*; he possesses a high level of intelligence, and he also tends to worry when an opponent pulls out a surprise ability that may nullify that of his own Bakugan, or surpass the power of the latter.
* His personality is also similar to Kenny from Beyblade, and Kenny's Beyblade is called "Hopper", which is also Akwimos's Japanese name.
* After season 1, Marucho's forehead birthmark became much less prominent.
* Marucho is the only member of the Brawlers whose Guardians are from all worlds seen (Preyas, Elfin and Radizen from Vestroia/New Vestroia, Akwimos from Neathia, and Trister from Gundalia).
* In the Japanese version of the anime, Marucho's Bakugan all speak with a Kansai accent.
* Marucho shares some similarities with Yai Ayano from *MegaMan Battle Network*. Both are the smallest, youngest, and richest of the team; they are also both blond.