Sun Deng (Re-Do)

* **Warning: Contains blood, coarse language and dark themes. Read at your own risk.**

## Identity

### Name

Sun Deng
Marie Shintani

### Nicknames

Marie-san (Called by
Mama (Called by Julia)

## Character Information

### Weapon

Jian (Graceful)
Serrated Jian (Insanity)

## Personal Information

### Age

16 (Younger)
30 (Older)

### Relatives

Sun Quan (Father)
Lianshi (Mother)
Julia Kouen (Daughter)
Sun Luban (Younger Sister)
Xander Davi (Younger Brother)

## Actors

### English

Liliana Mumy (Marie, Original)
Spencer Grammer (Marie, RX)

**Marie Shintani** (209 - 256) is an version of **Sun Deng**, hailing from the Re-Do timeline. Known for taking over as the Emperor of Wu, she is well known for her kindness, gentle approach, and her eventual acceptance of her dark side. And despite her being one of the many counterparts for the actual Sun Deng, she is one of the main protagonists in *Dynasty Warriors Bloodlines*, a role she would share with Deng Zhi in Remix.

Despite being known as one of Deng's counterparts, this version is the one who makes an appearance in *Warriors Orochi 5* due to her popularity.

## Description

* "A kind young woman that is forced to make a lot of difficult decisions."

## Appearance

Like the other counterparts, Marie Shintani is a middle aged yet youthful woman with short brown hair, with the lower part tired up in a bun, a delicate complexion, and brown eyes, all while sporting an athletic build.

Her older appearance has her hair grew a bit longer.

In her battle attire, she wears a black sleeveless shirt with a red padding shirt, black pants, black gloves, boots, and a red Chinese long coat.

Her informal takes notes from her old informal look except that it's similar to Zhao Yun's informal.

In her later years, she wore a red and white Chinese kimono, bandages wrapped around her chest, a red belt, black pants, gloves and boots.

## Personality

### Starting

Marie Shintani is a kind, hardworking and intelligent young woman. She occasionally smiles and would often help people in time of need.

Her shyness and nervous demeanor imply that she's

### Caring Mother

Her most notable trait is her caring approach to her loved ones, especially her daughter, Julia Kouen. Unlike her previous incarnation, she is well aware of her love and was shocked and regretful that her daughter had almost ruined the Wu kingdom simply because of her response. To say that her own daughter even denied the fact questions her on whether or not if it was a good idea appointing Julia Kouen as the regent.

### Warriors Orochi

In Warriors Orochi 5, Marie Shintani has conversations with Guan Yinping, Sun Jian, Xiahou Ba, Xu Huang, Fu Xi, Muneshige Tachibana, Oichi and Lady Hayakawa.

#### Guan Yinping

During her first conversation, Yinping is amazed at the amount of muscle Marie has around her body, which immediately got her flustered (Since she's a bit concerned about her size, which is ironic).

In her second conversation, when Yinping asks her about how she found the strength she needed, Marie reminds her that being strong is more than just gaining muscle.

Her third conversation

#### Sun Jian

Surprisingly, the Tiger of Jiangdong is perplexed at where exactly his alternate relative of his came from.

In her second interaction with him, he understands what she had been went through though he was wondering how she was able to over. To his surprise, Marie admits she had allowed her personal problems get the best to her. In the end, Sun Jian patted her on the shoulder

the 3rd interaction shows Sun Jian's puzzled reaction to Marie having a Dark Side. When he finds this out, he realizes what she meant by her words.

#### Fu Xi

Caught off guard at his boisterous voice, she instead hides . Fu Xi instead laughs it off,

In the second conversation, Fu Xi was surprised to see a woman with that many issues. He was notably impressed with her answer. He is currently the only person out of the roster that accepts her

## Story

### Dynasty Warriors Bloodlines

#### A Grim Realization

Upon witnessing first-hand of Julia's murder of Zhuge Ke and Zhang Yue, Marie immediately feels awful for

Not long after this, Marie finally encounters Vexille Sierra

#### Fate

It is unclear on what happens to Marie, but no matter what ending, she resigns as the Emperor of Wu and entrusted it to her brother Xander. With The Aftermath, the game confirms that the Acceptance ending is the canon one.

* **Hope:** Even though she forces Julia to admit to her crimes, she resigns as a result.
* **Sadness:** Realizing that there's no way out, along with her daughter admitting her crimes, Marie commits
* **Anger:**
* **Forgiveness:** Despite everything, Marie can't find it in her heart to punish her daughter for her crimes so she decides to forgive Julia for her murder of Zhuge Ke and Zhang Yue. It's been implied that this decision haunts her to the point she
* **Acceptance (Canon):** Realizing that Julia is denying her involvement, Marie decides to take full responsibility for her crimes of murdering Zhuge Ke, Zhang Yue and Sun Luyu, her own sister, but in doing so, she is forced to resign as the Emperor of Wu. not long after her resignation, Marie ends up committing suicide in her house, despite her daughter's pleas. This ending is confirmed to be the canon ending as it leads into The Aftermath, where her body was .

### The Aftermath

While she doesn't really appear as much, the circumstances of her death is the main plot point of the expansion.

### Warriors Orochi

While tending to her

## Theme

* Rewritten Flowers (Marie Shintani's theme)

## Move-set

She receives a weapon change to a Sword similar to her own father's. Like her original persona, however, her overall attacks are different, taking note from the older games, Online (DWO and Online Z), and Warriors Orochi 3. Her overall move-set takes notes from Sun Quan, Zhou Tai, Liu Shan and Cao Cao. Because of the Bloodlines game mechanics, she not only has the DW8 style, but also, the State system from 9. And like Deng Zhi, she's somewhat unique in her move-set.

### Bloodlines (Graceful)

* Triangle: Does a side weak slash, stunning the enemy
* Square, Triangle: Slashes upward in a full circle method.
* Square, Square, Triangle: A series of upward slashes from right to left before doing a turning slash, stunning the enemy.
* Square. Square, Square. Triangle: Turns around, doing a slash. Her 3rd and 4th weapon has her summon a dark red energy wave.
* Square, Square, Square, Square: Triangle: Turns around to perform a pointing slash, similar to Cao Cao's pre DW5 C5.
* Square, Square, Square, Square, Square, Triangle: Holds her sword in a reverse grip to fire a cross wave, flicking in the process. Similar to Sun Quan's old C6. Her 4th and 5th Weapons have her summon a dark red energy wave.
* Flow Attack - Square, Square, Square, Square, Square, Square: Performs an attack consisting of a vertical swing, two spinning slashes, a powerful jab, a horizontal swipe, and a frontal slash to the right.
* Circle: Does a series of crisscross slashes, similar to Zhou Tai's DW9 Musou. It repeats until she engages in her musou
* Musou Attack - Slashing Void: She extends her hand out (Similar to Liu Shan's first musou) before delivering a dark red slash that covers the entire screen with multitudes of slashes. It's a mix of Liu Shan and Zhou Tai's first musou.
* Trigger Stun - R1 + Square: Drags her sword down, like a flick. Follow up is the same as Cao Cao, Sun Quan and Sun Chen. However, the end makes her slash twice, creating a mixed assortment of strikes in the process, similar to Xu Shu's unique clone stun
* Trigger Launch - R1 + Triangle: Does a turning slash. Follow Up is the same as Liu Shan and Yuan Shao, only the end has her kick downward gently, similar to Liu Shan's Aerial musou in the previous games.
* Trigger Knockdown - R1 + X: Plunges the Blade on the ground. Follow Up is the same as Liu Bei, Cao Pi and Lu Xun, with the difference being only that she uses one sword. However, the end has her inflict a rose-infused red crowd barrier by flicking her sword in a 360 turn.
* Special Technique - R1 + Circle: Does two rotating slashing turns. The follow up is her Stun
* Aerial Musou - Crimson Hurricane: She performs an

### Bloodlines (Insanity)

Due to her eventual insanity, she dons a new set of moves exclusive to the Remix.

## Win Poses

Due to the return of Win Animations (From 2 - 6), Deng has four winning poses at the start and end of each battle.

## Costumes

* Default
* Informal
* Formal
* Night Life
* Summer (DLC)
* Sun Quan (Dynasty Warriors 8)

## Weapons

Due to the Weapon System, Marie has seven weapons: Five Base and Two DLC. The Nintendo Switch version has her wield

### Graceful

1. Iron Blade (Attack+10, Compatible Bonus+5)
2. Radiant Steel (Attack+21, Compatible Bonus+10)
3. Definite Dawn (Attack+33, Compatible Bonus+15)
4. Blazing Wolf (Attack 51, Compatible Bonus+15)
5. Crimson Void (Attack+70, Compatible Bonus+15)
6. Butter Knife (Joke Weapon)
7. Twilight Cosmos (DLC)
8. Raijinto (Nintendo Switch only)

### Insanity

1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
5. ?
6. ?
7. ?

### Warriors Orochi

1. Iron Blade
2. Radiant Steel
3. Elegant Wolf
4. Definite Dawn
5. Definite Dawn X
6. Inferno Void
7. European Broadsword (Time Weapon)

## Tropes

* Action Girl: Even getting turned into a Creature does nothing to stop her from being that skilled in combat.
* Action Mom: Because she has a daughter called Julia Kouen, she definitely counts.
* Adaptational Attractiveness - Like before, she looks a lot healthier than her previous appearance though this was entirely subverted when
* Adaptational Backstory Change - In the original game, she hails from another timeline. in the Remix, she is instead born in 209 AD, her actual birth date.
* Adaptational Expansion: Bloodlines has her become the Emperor of Wu instead of Sun Quan
* Age Lift - Historically, she was 10 years old . Her first battle is Fan Castle, where she was entirely concerned with Lu Meng's entire suggestion to side with the Wei faction because Guan Yu refused to hand Jing Province over.
* Amazonian Beauty: Even in her younger appearance, you can see that she looks entirely ripped for a woman her age. Lianshi confirms that she's into sports. This would be carried in her older appearance, where her abs are shown in spite of her bandages wrapped around her body.
* And Then John Was a Zombie: The Aftermath reveals that despite being murdered, somehow, she survived her brutal attack caused by her daughter. Only Vexille knows of the real reason though she, too, was surprised to see her coming back to stop Julia from murdering Xander.
* The Atoner: Most of her quotes in Warriors Orochi 5 confirm that she's looking for a way to fix the problems she had unintentionally caused during her time as the Emperor of Wu despite Taigong Wang assuring her that it was not even her own fault.
* Attractive Zombie: The result of Revived Marie has her look almost identical to her, with the notable difference being her rotting flesh, her smooth hair, and her dulled eyes.
* Ax-Crazy: Towards the end of the story, she completely ***Loses it*** by not only discovering that Sun Luban, her younger sister, had caused a lot more havoc behind the scenes in her quest for power, but also, by Julia Kouen's unhealthy obsession with her mother that led to murdering Zhuge Ke as a result. These incidents actually allowed her to realize things were going downhill fast, so, in an effort to stop both girls, she decides to link up with her dark self as a last resort to put a stop to the Succession Wars. She almost succeeded if it wasn't for her mental instability she had to endure as a result of accepting her Dark self.
* Body Horror: With her revival,
* Blood From the Mouth: In the Aftermath, she protects Xander from Julia once she realizes that her daughter has no intention of sparing
* Break the Cutie: Not as notorious as her rival, but she has her fair share of suffering that explains why she succumbed to her injuries. Thankfully for her, her resurrection as a rotting corpse was enough for her to truly atone for her actions, which led to her stopping Julia and saving Xander at the same time despite her condition.
* Broken Bird: The Aftermath confirms that Marie has officially snapped due to . However, with Xander and Vexille's efforts, she manages to find some closure in her regret towards letting
* Came Back Wrong:
* Contralto of Danger: Deconstructed. While her voice is a little smoother and deeper compared, similar to Xingcai, it's mainly a gentle and
* Contrasting Sequel Main Character: She is considerably different from Deng Zhi.
* Cute and Psycho: Warriors Orochi 5 confirms this to be the case, according to the Yueying from her dimension.
* Dark and Troubled Past: She's normally sane enough, but she was experiencing some mental incidents that led to her developing Dementia when she grew older.
* Despair Event Horizon: As explained below, the deaths of Zhuge Ke and Zhang Yue at Julia's hands was the last straw.
* Dull Eyes of Unhappiness: Because of Julia's refusal to accept full responsibility for her actions, especially her horrible murder of Zhuge Ke and Zhang Yue, Marie immediately snaps . This is a huge sign that she has given up on her own daughter because of her crimes and her refusal to admit to them. The Aftermath keeps her dulled look through her rotting appearance.
* Earn Your Happy Ending: Even after all of the shit she had endured, she finally receives her closure
* Expy: Let's see. If Julia's compared to Angela Orosco, then Marie's entirely similar to both James Sunderland and Mary Shepherd-Sunderland.
* Face-Heel Turn: Due to her unexplained resurrection as a Creature, she becomes the main force behind Zhuge Dan's horribly botched attack against Sima Zhao in Shouchun, contaminating the city with a mysterious and lethal virus that consumed the majority of the soldiers (Except Lu Kang and some of the surviving men). The entire reason why Zhuge Dan failed is because he had killed Wen Qin due to a disagreement.
* Fallen Hero: The Aftermath reveals that not only did she die, but her re-animation as a Creature was entirely her punishment for accepting her dark side.
* Feminine Mother, Tomboyish Daughter: She's the Tomboy to her mother, Lianshi in her younger years.
* the Good King: Mostly played straight, just like her father. However, her later years downplay this trope to a tee, because of putting Julia as the Regent, she had accidentally allowed . Marie completely realized her big mistake
* Go Out With a Smile: Despite
* Gone Horribly Right: Even though her idea of letting Julia becoming the Regent as a backup plan was a good decision on her part, she didn't actually think that Julia would not only cause a lot more harm, but a lot more problems for the Wu forces in her later years. With her major mistake, this eventually led to her being resurrected as a rotting corpse that
* Identical Stranger: Unlike the original game, the Remix makes her look almost identical to Yumi Ogura, with some of Mary Shepherd-Sunderland's features, which implies that she's either a descendant of both, or possibly a clone that inherited both women's features. We have no idea.
* Leitmotif: "Rewritten Beauty" is Marie's own theme.
* Mama Bear: Not even being forced to turn into a horrifying creature is enough for her to protect her loved ones, especially Xander.
* Move-set Clone: Mostly averted, but she shares some of Cao Cao's old charge attacks
* Nice Girl: Mental issues aside, she's a kind and fair . It's only when she's forced to confront her own demons as part of her own Dementia she suffered during her time as the Emperor of Wu that made her realize that bottling up her negative feelings was not the best idea she had done. In fact, it's precisely the reason why
* Peek-A-Bangs: Her latest appearance has her hair covering one of her eyes. It's to represent her despair
* Royals Who Actually Do Something: Just like before, she actually did an impressive job being the Emperor of Wu for a while, at least until she decided to put her own daughter in the role of the Regent, something that many felt it was a horrible idea due to Julia's own personality.
* Sanity Slippage: This usually doesn't happen until the end of her story, where she was seen holding on to Luyu's bloodied corpse. But man, ***does she snap*** over witnessing first-hand of Luban's greed and her own daughter's overwhelming obsession, which is the reason why she accepted Vexille's offer in merging with each other.
* Shrinking Violet: Even if she's braver than her other counterpart, she's still the shy woman she truly is.
* Slasher Smile: As a result of her encounter with her Dark self, which was actually her killing Sun Luban in retaliation, she performs a horrifying smile that actually made the officers shiver at how brutal she became. Granted, she immediately snaps out of her daze, but it's honestly unnerving seeing her act this way. She immediately snaps out of it once The Aftermath happens, because at that point, she's fully content with accepting herself.
* Spared by the Adaptation: Unlike the original, she survives for a few more years before passing away peacefully
* Tender Tears: Two instances. When Xander found her crying, Marie admits she's made a horrible mistake allowing her daughter Julia to become the Regent since she realized that through her own decision, and her daughter's behavior, she was responsible for causing a lot of pain and suffering. Her own daughter murdering Zhuge Ke and Zhang Yue doesn't even help her case.
* The other case is where Marie tearfully begs the heavens for forgiveness over her overall actions in her life. This was the last thing she did before she dies.
* Took a Level in Badass: While not to the extent as her Dark self, she is a lot more braver and competent in the Remix compared to her gentle self in the original, but it's
* Tomboy: Her younger self is nothing more but a tomboy
* Tomboy with a Girly Streak - Despite her tomboyish bringing, she doesn't hesitate in admitting she
* Tragic Hero: Marie is by far one of the most recent examples in gaming history. Despite her warm and kind personality, nothing seems to have gone right for her. And just as when she puts a stop to her sister's meddling, she was forced to accept full responsibility for her daughter's actions, something that drove her off the deep end, which led to Vexille, her dark side, taking full control of her body.
* Trauma Conga Line: The entire game puts her through so much suffering that it's honestly relieving to see her move forward. Even if she had found out about her sister's greed and her own daughter's actions, it's still not enough for
* Unkempt Beauty: Even after killing herself and being brought back as a Creature, she still retains her beauty and physical prowress.

## Gallery

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## Trivia

* Marie Shintani, like the first, is compared to Mary Shepherd-Sunderland from Silent Hill, ranging from her similar appearance to her rather identical facial features.
* Despite being in her early fifties, Marie looks youthful for her age. This is a hilarious mention to Koei's adaptation attractiveness to certain characters.
* In Japanese, she's voiced by none other than Rie Takahashi, who's known as the voice of Emila from Re:Zero and Megumin from Konosuba.
* Her name, Marie Shintani, is a nod to Mary Shepherd-Sunderland, also representing her being the only known fragment of Mary.
* In her story, the save screen has her face, along with a shattered mirror background, with blood trickling down her face, indicating she's experiencing a lot of memory issues, with her being unsure of who she really is.
* While she uses the Jian, like Cao Cao and Sun Quan, she instead uses the Dao move-set, making her more akin to both Sima Zhao and Huang Zhong (The latter in the Remix).