Marian Gelarden

Lawrence III (brother)

Prism Grunt 19 (nephew)

**Marian Gelarden** is the father of Admin Neffy, and a high-ranking member of the elusive μ-G. In the organization, he is known as Tonitrus, meaning "thunder".

## Personality

Marian is cool, calm and collected, thinking quietly through problems in order to find efficient solutions. In conversation, he is mostly quiet, simply collecting information until it is his turn to speak. Due to work interfering with his sleep schedule, he almost always has some level of fatigue, and has been known to occasionally doze off standing up. Despite his somewhat intimidating voice and appearance, in reality he is fairly awkward once his professional façade is broken.

## History

### Early Life

Marian was born the younger brother to the wealthy Gelarden family. Unfortunately, he was an accident, as his parents wanted a girl, rather than another boy. In his family, it was a tradition to pass down a name from father to son - but they couldn't give both sons the same name! So of course, Marian's older brother continued the name tradition, and Marian was given a different name. Being exempt from the family tradition was only the first mark in a long life of living in his brother's shadow. Their mother died early on. Their father tended to never see Marian as his brother's equal. His brother grew up smug and confident, while Marian struggled with self-worth. He began overworking himself academically to try desperately to reach the same appreciation as his brother. And unfortunately, this habit of overwork continued into his adulthood, where it now helps him to escape stress, at the cost of his physical health.

### Married Life

As an adult, he met a woman named Meredy on Mossdeep. She was the opposite of him: outgoing, spontaneous, goofy. She loved his quietness, gentleness, and love for poetic things. The two fell for each other, and eventually married, and had a son, Nephele. But when Nephele was about 4 years old, Meredy was lost to space.

### Widowed

Marian sank deeper into depression, surrounding himself with more and more work, leaving less and less time for his son. He reminded Marian of what he had lost. He still did his best to care for his son, but would easily become overwhelmed, making him a bit distant. As such, Nephele \*also\* struggled with self-worth. The two traveled all over the world due to the nature of Marian's job. Nephele rarely had time to make close friends.

### Manaphy

Eventually they landed in Alola, and during this time, Nephele befriended Jackson - and the two of them were cursed by Manaphy. Marian had sworn to never be like his family, who had a history of hunting legendary Pokémon...but when Kukui could do nothing to help his son, Marian decided to chase after Manaphy, and capture it to break his son's curse. The Heart Swap trapped Nephele - Neffy - in Alola, as getting too far from Jackson - Jackie - would be dangerous. So Marian was forced to leave his already distant son behind.
Being alone on the ocean with only his Pokémon has made Marian realize how little time he spent with his son. He's fallen into even deeper shame and regret, but he tries to focus on capturing Manaphy, focusing on his work...just as he has always done.

## Relationships

### Familial

#### Prism Admin Neffy

Nephele is Marian's son. While he cares for his son deeply, spending time together often reminds Marian of his deceased wife, Meredy. Despite being prone to keeping his distance, Marian would do anything for his son, as proved by his ceaseless hunt for Manaphy.

#### Lawrence Gelarden III

Lawrence III is Marian's older brother. Not only that, but he is head of μ-G, making him Marian's superior in the workplace as well. Marian is often envious of Lawrence, and despises living in his shadow, but he simply continues to support his brother, as that is what family should do. Lawrence, due to being raised as the favorite child, instinctively thinks little of his brother. While he loves his brother, he does not hold him in high regard. Marian recognizes this, and hates it, but accepts it as the way things are. He will certainly not someday snap and take his revenge...certainly not...

#### Prism Grunt 19

Lawrence is Marian's nephew. While they didn't often speak, Marian thinks of Lawrence as a charming, clever young man. Knowing his father's internalized homophobia, he shows constant support for Lawrence and his husband, and is doing his best to teach Lawrence III the error of his ways.

### Romantic

#### Meredy Jacinthe Gelarden

Meredy was the most important person in Marian's life, and he was crippled by her death. Part of him still wonders if maybe she's somehow alive, out there in space...but of course, he acknowledges that is impossible.

## Pokémon

### Current Members

#### Omnis (Ditto)

Omnis is Marian's main partner Pokémon, given to him by μ-G. Unlike most Ditto, Omnis despises its true form, and prefers to remain a Furret outside of battle. In fact, it dislikes Ditto form so much that it's trained itself to remain a Furret even when asleep! In battle, Omnis switches rapidly between a few forms, each of which has been codenamed by Marian to keep his opponents guessing. Its strongest form, Omnis Ultima, is almost never used, but is supposedly the reason Marian is known as Tonitrus...

#### Maia (Female Mawile)

Maia is quite sassy and proud of her appearance. Before joining Marian, she lived in Luminous Cave in Kalos.

#### Nocturne (Male Umbreon)

Nocturne is usually quiet and shy, but can be lured with Mago berries. He evolved while under a different Trainer's care and was later adopted by Marian.

#### Whisper (Male Cofagrigus)

Whisper spends most of his time pretending to be furniture in Marian's home, attempting (and usually failing) to startle passerby.

### Past Members

#### Nathan (Male Shiny Naganadel)

Nathan was rescued from an illegal Poipole breeding ring while he was still just an egg. His egg was damaged, leading to Nathan developing warped needles. Marian is the only person able to fully command Nathan, as Nathan recognizes him as leader of the "hive". Currently, Nathan is staying with Nephele in order to protect him.

#### Grace (Female Togekiss)

Grace was Marian's first Pokémon, given to him when they were child and Togepi. Her ancestry originated from Oblivia. Sadly, she passed away several years after Meredy's death.

## Trivia

* Early in Admin Neffy's development, Marian did not exist - instead, Admin Neffy was the son of Lawrence III. When Prism Grunt 19 was revealed to be Lawrence III's son, this was scrapped, and Marian was created.