Mariel Camus

**Mariel Camus** *(Mariel Arantza Camus Carrasco)* was a Chilean ilegal inmigrant who worked as a bagman, car thief and ocassional liason for the **Altaminaro Crime Family** based in the poorest urban areas of Northwest Longinus, within Longinus Special Administrative Region, United Kingdom. She served as the main protagonist but also antagonist for both Ketu and Rahu Sagas from Eight Ball.

Although born and raised in Cerro Artillería of Valparaíso in Chile, Mariel's family was extremely poor and vastly outsourced due to lack of job opportunities, therefore Camus left her family behind during 1993 and emigrate to Longinus, which was at the time an emerging city-state that promised financial success and employability.

From there, Camus managed to succesfully provide her siblings with financial support in order for them to survive, nonetheless were mostly costed throught crime and clandestine activities which were unbeknown to them and were permantly covered by Mariel.

Mariel Camus was characterized by her astonishing street smartness mainly due to her extensive criminal connections, including a vast knowledge of the criminal underworld of Northwest Longinus, were she resided since her arrival to the city-state of Longinus during 1993.

Due to her lack of higher educational certifications and proper professional skills at the time of her arrival, Mariel's involvement within the criminal underworld was certainly premature and revolved around small criminal activities such as occasional shoplifting. Regardless of this, at the young age of 22 she was discovered and eventually fathered and mentored by Chilean Mafia Boss, Volodia Altamirano.

## Assassinations

**Ketu Saga**

* Allegra Leyton (Directly caused) - *Chapter V "Lilith" (1993)*
* Marcelo Sacks (Indirectly caused) - *Chapter V "Lilith" (1993)*
* Helena Letelier (Directly caused) - *Chapter V "Lilith" (1993)*
* Chico Jorge (Indirectly caused) - *Chapter V "Lilith" (1993)*
* Tamara Solís (Indirectly caused) - *Chapter IV "Apollyon" (1993)*

**Rahu Saga**

* Harriet Breguet (Directly caused) Brutally murdered by **Mariel Camus** by bashing her head against the wall repeatedly in a fit of rage. Camus then gouged Harriet's eyes out by pressing her thumbs into Breguet's sockets, slowly killing her while she screams in agony. **Chapter XI "Neptune"**
* Volodia Altamirano (Indirectly caused) **Chapter XII "Caput Draconis.**
* Jerry McDowell (Indirectly caused) **Chapter XII "Caput Draconis"**

## Appearances

**Ketu Saga**

* *Chapter I "Cauda Draconis" (1990) - First appearance.*
* *Chapter II "Eishet" (1991)*
* *Chapter III "Agrat bat Mahla" (1992)*
* *Chapter IV "Apollyon" (1993)*
* *Chapter V "Lilith" (1993)*

**Rahu Saga**

* *Chapter VI "Pluto" (1994)*
* *Chapter VII "Shiva" (1994)*
* *Chapter VIII "´Phobos" (1994)*
* *Chapter IX "Deimos" (1994)*
* *Chapter X "Uroborous" (1995)*
* *Chapter XI "Neptune" (1995)*
* *Chapter XII " Caput Draconis" (1995) - Final appearence.*

## Curiosities

* Mariel Camus alongside Kolegium "A" Criminal Group's members were quite often called ***"The Planeteers"*** by Volodia Altamirano due to the young age of its participants. This was a clear reference to the 90s American animated series "Captain Planet and the Planeteers".
* During final Chapter XII "Capus Draconis" and one of Mariel's final scenes, the 1986 song from British singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel, Mercy Street, was being played at the end of her departure to Coppengahen, Denmark at the end of 1995.
* During **Chapter XI "Neptune"** while Mariel Camus had her last beer at Nautilus Casino & Resort's Main Bar, at least three tracks are played consecutively during the scene. The first one is UB40 - Baby Come Back (1994), the second Undercover - Baker Street (1992) and the last one playing is Pearl Jam - Oceans (1991).
* The balance and the ram functioned as recurring Motifs during **Camus - Albion and Camus - Solis relationship** by appearing as images and short-lenght videos. This a reference to the Libra - Aries polarity which is largely studied by Contemporary Astrology.
* During **Chapter IX "Deimos"** while Mariel Camus had her last beer at the Nautilus Casino & Resort's Main Bar, the 1994 FIFA World Cup Final was being played between Italy and Brazil.
* According to the author, Mariel Camus functioned mainly as an indirect characterization of the dangers of excesses in the pursuit of Liberty and its eventual negative consequences.