Marisa Coulter

**Marisa Belacqua-Coulter** (née **Delamare**), better known as just Marisa Coulter or Lady Belacqua, is the wife of Asriel Belacqua and The Mother Of Teddy Coulter, Lyra Belacqua and Asrya Belacqua. Her Dæmon is called Ozymandias who settled as A Golden Monkey.

Marisa Is the head of the General Oblation Board and a long-time agent of the Holy Church before secretly defecting.

## Personality

Marisa is a very beautiful, superficially charming woman, she is also very well-educated, especially for a woman in her world and loves to associate with various people of status and influence, yet behind the pretty mask hid a woman of iron, who allows nothing to go against her or get in her way, her anger is said to have a metallic scent to it. She is notably manipulative, managing to use various church organisations and powerful individuals in her quest for power. Her ambition is a very important part of her; the main motivation for her marriage to Edward Coulter and her creation of the General Oblation Board was accumulation of political power.

Despite keeping composed and cool in most situations, Marisa's composure crumbles when she sees her own children in danger. She is also daring, ruthlessly pursuing her goals with no regard to morality, but she seems somewhat wary to go against what she saw as the dominant power (the Church) and to give up her connections.

However, Marisa proves to have great love for her children in the end, saving them on several occasions, despite frequently receiving nothing but loathing in return. This kernel of goodness gradually began to overwhelm the sum of her negative traits as the war with the Authority grows closer.

## History

Marisa was born on December 27th, 1964. Marisa grew up in a particularly strict and partly abusive household, She grew up scared by her mother and when refused to follow orders would serve punishment. When Marisa was eighteen Her Mother set her up to Marry Edward Coulter, After They Got Married She gave Birth to Their Son, Teddy. Marisa tried to keep Teddy away from Edward due to his issues of drinking and his particular raising choices. Marisa met Asriel Belacqua from a meeting in The Arctic Institute, She quickly fell for his charm and introduced him to Her Son. She began to have an affair with Asriel and would have him over at her house when Edward was away on Work Trips, Her son knew and kept quiet because he had a close and happy fatherly relationship with Asriel. When Edward was away, Lyra and Asrya were conceived. Marisa tricked Edward to believe that the twins were his until they were born. After Edward's Death, Marisa's Mother refused to allow her to keep The Twins so they were taken to a nunnery. Marisa found out that her daughters were taken in the night by a child to Lord Asriel who she felt extremely thankful for, She got photograms of her daughters every year when they was at Jordan College, Sent by Asriel.

## Physical Appearance

Marisa is singularly beautiful, to the extent that most who has met her felt the need to remark upon it. She is also young and slender, and moved with considerable grace and elegance. Marisa is glamorous, particularly, in Lyra's view, in comparison to female scholars, and has expensive taste in clothes, often opting for fur and silk. She is even able to make travelling clothes look fashionable.

Her hair is sleek and Black, framing her cheeks, and she has blue eyes, which often glittered with passion Marisa used her sweet face and gentle, musical voice to lull others into a false sense of security. Her angelic, kind appearance gives her power over the children taken by the GOB and her charm and intoxicating voice also giving her sexual power over many men. She is so charming that even those aware of her charm are often unable to resist. Lord Asriel noticed that she uses her whole body to lie and Asrya Belacqua feels that she concealed deceit in every expression.

Marisa's appearance often conveys her great passion and she is capable of being very expressive. In anger, she appears 'charged with some kind of anbaric force' and gives off the scent of heated metal. She is also known to turn white with fury and to flush with passion. Her face is proud and confident, often appearing self-satisfied or triumphant.She is capable of simultaneously maintaining both an intimidating and beautiful appearance.

Marisa's experiences took a toll on her appearance: when held captive by Asriel, her hair was disheveled and her clothing torn. The agonising pain of the sting and the exhaustion she felt in the final part of her life lessened her poise but did not prevent her from continuing to use her charm. Most notably, she was still able to use the power of her flesh and sexuality to deceive and successfully manipulate Metratron.

## Relationships

### `Family`

**Unnamed Father**

**Madame Delamare (Mother)**

Marisa has no contact with her mother and tries to avoid her, she wants her to have nothing to do with her family.

**Marcel Delamare (Younger Brother)**

Marisa doesn't always like her brother but she does enjoy when he is being himself around her.

**Teddy Coulter (Son)**

Teddy is close to his mother and He is the person Marisa often resorts comfort in.

**Lyra Belacqua (Daughter)**

Lyra has a strained relationship with her mother, Marisa. Lyra is distrustful of her mother, She knows Marisa has done terrible things, but she feels loved by her mother in a maternal way she had not experienced with her other caregivers growing up.

**Asrya Belacqua (Daughter)**

Asrya talks with her mother but is quite cold around her and doesn't really spend too much time with her.

**Auril Belacqua (Brother-In-Law)**

Auril and Marisa seem to get along extremely well.

**Victoire Delamare (Sister-In-Law)**

Victorie aren't too close but do talk with each other about their children's achievements.

**Sirius Delamare (Nephew)**

Marisa is fond of her nephew and his proud of his achievements.

**Cissa Delamare (Niece)**

Cissa and Marisa talk and both share pride to be related.

**Bellaa Delamare (Niece)**

Bella and Marisa are fond of each other but don't seem to be too close.

**Mayia Delamare (Niece)**

Marisa and Mayia love to see each other and both share their love of exploring

#### `Friends`

**Professor Docker (Friend)**

**Princess Postnikova (Close Friend)**

**Erik Andersson (Friend)**

##### `Allies`

**Sister Betty (Ally/Worker)**

**Sister Clara (Ally/Worker)**

**Dr Cooper (Ally/Worker)**

**McKay (Ally/Worker)**

**Father Jones (Ally/Worker)**

**Dr Rendal (Ally/Worker)**

**Carlo Boreal (Close Ally)**

**Hugh MacPhail (Ally)**

##### `Enemies`

**Madame Delamare**

**Asriel Belacqua (Formerly)**

**Ruta Skadi**

###### `Romantic`

**Asriel Belacqua (Husband)**

**Edward Coulter (Deceased Husband)**

## Dæmon

**Ozymandias**

Ozymandias is Marisa's Dæmon and settled as a Golden Monkey.

Ozymandias and Marisa are Smart and Confident

Golden Monkeys are rather naughty in life, often playing tricks on others to capitalize on their cleverness, and they sometimes become the victims of their own cleverness.

Golden Monkeys represent energy, playfulness, fun, and humor. Monkeys are also connected with mischief, trickery, intelligence, and courage.

## Trivia

* After She Married Asriel, She changed Her Last Name To "Belacqua-Coulter" She kept "Coulter" On Behalf of Her Son who shares that last name.
* Her favourite color is Red