Marfusha

* Sentinel Girls
* Sentinel Girls 2

## Appearances

Marfusha: Sentinel GirlsSnezhinka: Sentinel Girls 2

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> *"I will do my best. I don't want to die."*
> ― Marfusha
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**Marfusha** (マルフーシャ) is a soldier of Kazormia Army and a member of The makeshift guard unit. She later on becomes a member of Molten Iron.

She is the player character and protagonist of Marfusha: Sentinel Girls. She appears as a support character in Snezhinka: Sentinel Girls 2.

## Biography

### Early life

Marfusha was born to a middle-class family with Snezhinka as her little sister, which is rare in Kazormia as the country has a wide economic disparities. As a grade 5 national citizen, she entered Rosnui Agricultural High School in 295 and started to work at Nose Cone Bakery 13th Street in 296.

### The war

Due to the shortage of troops and worsen situation on the front, Kazormia started to draft more citizens into the army; Marfusha was called. She was tasked with defending the Outer gate and being supervised by Laica at first. Depend on player's performance within the first 40 days; either Marfusha got designated as a grand 10 citizen and was sent to a government rehabilitation facility then died one week later in an accident in the rehabilitation facility, or she got promoted before Lacia to the inspector's shock and was transferred to the Inner gate with Lacia. Marfusha had a bad feeling about this as there had been too many enemy soldiers recently.

She continued to do her job as a gate guard for the next 40 days. After the 80th day shift, Marfusha once again said that there were definitely way too many enemies around lately and started to question that if the army were actually winning as they were told on TV and radio or they were being used to buy time for the elite to flee. A huge explosion bought Marfusha back, Laica rushed into Marfusha's dormitory room to check on her and informed her that they are under siege by the enemy.

They held out for the next 20 days. After that; depend on player's choice; Marfusha either died of weakness; continued to fight and then suicide; being captured by the enemy and being put to use as “parts” or being the sole survivor that got rescued while the others being left behind, then met the Supreme Leader who told her there was no need to rescue "incompetent people" as they "can be replaces as often as we need" and "we’ll use them to buy time to get our army back on its feet", he said there was another task for Marfusha as the war was still going on, Marfusha harshly criticized him, such action should get her sent to a rehabilitation facility but the Supreme Leader tolerated her just this time due to having a soft spot for excellent people, he then told Marfusha to go home and rest, she reunited with her sister, after that the scene cut back to the Supreme Leader as he planned to form the Molten Iron under his direct command with Marfusha being a member of.

## Personality, traits, and relationships

A young girl with passive personality, she cares for people around her, specially deeply for her sister Snezhinka even though they are not related by blood . She has great respect for her comrades and superiors but also not afraid to questioning and criticizing when it's needed. Although she complains, she works seriously when given a task. It is a bit ironic that she dislikes pointless labor but still says she will do her best since she doesn't want to die.

She might possesses some baking skills as she worked in a bakery before being drafted. She is an excellent all-rounder, this might comes from the fact that shooting is her hobby.

## Trivia

* In the English version of Marfusha's resume, Snezhinka is incorrectly labeled as sister-in-law and it has a typo.
* In one of the artworks, she has a patch of old design of Kazormia flag.
* Marfusha with her sister Snezhinka is a reference to the Soviet launching of a rabbit (named Marfusha) and two dogs (one named Snezhinka) into sub-orbital on July 2rd 1959. This is also reinforced with the fact that both of them are not related by blood.
* Marfusha being a bakery clerk is a reference to several games.
	+ It is a reference to *Codename: Bakery Girl*, a 2013 turn-based tactics game developed by MICA Team; who later went on and made *Girls' Frontline* in 2016, which shares the same universe with *Codename: Bakery Girl* and being one of the inspirations for Marfusha: Sentinel Girls.
		- Interestingly, Jefuty, the main female protagonist of *Codename: Bakery Girl* does not work in any bakers, the "Bakery Girl" part is just her codename; but her self counter-part in the 2009 *Girl of the Bakehouse* visual novel (same series but different universe) is in fact, a bakery girl.
	+ It is also a reference to Alicia Melchiott from the *Valkyria Chronicles* series, who became a baker after took up arms to defend her country against an invading neighbour country.
* Marfusha is available as a playable character in TOKYO: The Tower of Perpetuity with hindyari9 in charge of her CGs.

* In June 2023, Marfusha have 1st collabs with a game called "Ash Arms," a gacha game about personification of air and land war vehicles and some other weaponry like cannon, there are several details in the collaboration.
	+ The 2nd collabs will most likely be planned on the end of the year 2023 (See the gallery below.)
	+ The 1st collabs introcuding Laica, Alibina, and Marfusha in Ash Arms.
	+ Marfusha can be obtained through gathering special resources to be trade off for her fragments.
	+ When using her active skill or doing close quarter combat with the enemy, Marfusha will use the "Electric Heat Cannon." Her A.R.M.S (A sort of rigging) is also seemed to have "Advanced Weaponry" from her own universe placed on it. (See the gallery below.)
	+ In Ash Arms, Marfusha have voice and was voiced by Ichigo Inuzuka, making it the only media of Marfusha ever speak with voices, the same also goes for Laika and Alibina (Different VA). Some of her lines can be heard here.
	+ In the 1st collabs story, Marfusha was "Transported" to Ash Arms world when she was asleep, it is unknown yet how this is happen (But do keep in mind Ash Arms world have something called "Tardis" that can gain information from another dimension, the reason why the personification of vehicle of our time exist there) not as Human, but as DOLLS (Similar to T-DOLL in Girls Frontline). Initially she was under the jurisdiction of the Russian academy, after graduate she was named "N-1" by the officials and was placed under the command of T-34 squad, this makes her quite famous as she is not like the other DOLLS like BT-5, KV-1, and T-26, but they still respect Marfusha as their comrade, more so because of her skill and experience proven help them in their campaign fighting Resseter/DIsastrous Beast, she later meet with Laika and Alibina who was also transported but was in different corp, "The Punishment Corp" thanks to Laika who want to escape several times and was caught. It wasn't long for Marfusha to join them however, as she was framed by sketchy higher ups who want to sell the resources they secured to black market to survive and want to make Marfusha to keep quiet about the incident, as she witness the perteprator who blow up the mines and storage room so there will be chaos and it's easier for him to get the resource and called it a loss from the explosion or fire. It was later then she experience the first taste of "Death" she was hit by the Disastrous Beast when she was holding on the area with Laika, Alibina, and other DOLLS from punishment squad as baits, however as she is not human but a DOLLS that can have multiple body and transfer their consciousness to non damage body, her consciousness immidiately moved to other of her "Copies" around 100 meters from her old body, this does not makes it easier for her however, as she falls in the state of shock until Laika snapped her out of it. Later on Marfusha, Laika, Alibina, and other DOLLS in Punishment Squad will be saved by Agent (Player) thanks for T-34 and KV-1 using their status as DOLLS to bypass the bureaucracy of the academy, she, alongside Alibina and Laika will later placed in the "Maintenance comittee" a place where Agent lead the DOLLS from different factions.

Marfusha Character Introduction by Ash Arms Staff in 22nd of May, 2023Marfusha using her electric heat cannon to "Perform" close quarter combat.Marfusha active skill, using her electric heat cannon for Anti Air.Marfusha in Ash Arms Home screen (Upgraded form so she wear different uniform)Marfusha stats overview in Ash Arms (Not yet fully upgraded)Marfusha in Ash Arms collabs story, talking with KV-1 about Marfusha world which KV-1 mistakenly thinks it's just Marfusha dream.The first time the trio are together again in another world.Marfusha in a state of shock after seeing her "old," dead body, Laika can be seen trying to snap her out of it.Marfusha being saved by agent and her comrades after being deliberately hit by friendly artillery and was burried under the snow from avalance (Another way for the sketchy higher up to cover up their traces in the conspiracy)A hint for 2nd collabs between Ash Arms and Marfusha in the end of 2023, shown at the end of the end of the 1st collab story
## References

1. ↑ *Marfusha: Sentinel Girls*, Marfusha's resume.
2. ↑ *Marfusha: Sentinel Girls*, Day 40 post-battle cutscene.
3. ↑ *Marfusha: Sentinel Girls*, Snezhika's resume.
4. ↑ Wikipedia entry
5. ↑ GameSpark interview, September 18th, 2022
6. ↑ GameSpark interview, September 1st, 2021
7. ↑ https://twitter.com/AshArms\_staff/status/1664602769251250176
8. ↑ https://twitter.com/AshArms\_staff/status/1660567615235043329