Marburg

* Debut Art
* Grimoire
* Maple-Mocha
* A.E.C
* Dread
* Gulp

## Sigil

> >"***What is your relationship between you and your big sis Marburg-chan?***"
> *Is the best sister i can ask for~! Together we can give love to plenty more people~!'*
>
> ~ Ask-Ebola-Chan, 8 October 2014, (Archived via Ebola-Chan-Love)

**Marburg** is the anthropomorphic form of the Marburg Virus and a major character in the Ebola-Chan universe. Out of all the characters, Marburg-tan is one if not the most frequently seen character after Ebola-Chan herself. Being a filoviridae, she is considered a sister of Ebola-Chan as well as Lloviu-Chan. As the first of the three to be discovered in 1967, she is the oldest of the three and often portrayed as the protector and (to a lesser degree) the caretaker of Ebola and Lloviu. Taking her role as a protector serious, it can be argued that she is more powerful than Ebola-Chan.

Marburg-tan's creation is the combined work of a /pol/ thread working out a character design as a response to the miniscule Marburg Virus outbreak in Uganda in 2014 during the same time as the larger Western African Ebola Virus Epidemic. Starting off as a Kisekae concept and tweaked until the design was finalized by one of the /pol/ artists that were on the board. Ever since Marburg's initial debute her design hasn't changed since, apart from slight alterations.

## Appearance

Marburg's overall design may vary significantly depending on the artist's choice but the most common appearance of Marburg is a lab coat mixed with the design of a dress, sometimes displaying a boob window. Marburg has one ponytail extending out to the left side of her head coloured a royal blue with the very end of her hair usually being depicted as light cyan. On top of her head rests her nurse's cap with the sigil of Ebola-Chan on it. The dress is accompanied at the lower body with white thigh highs and white high heels. Just like other filoviridaes, Marburg has blue wings corresponding to that of a bat with spikes at the very ends.

### Alterations

Despite Marburg-tan's overall design staying pretty consistent over the years, it is not unheard of to have strong exceptions to this rule. In Super Filovirus Sisters, Marburg-tan's design is created with a more militaristic approach rather than a medical one, referring to the Soviet biological weapon program that used the Marburg Virus in various tests. In Maple-Mocha's artwork, she is given a complete dress rather than a combination of a coat and dress.

### Ask-Ebola-Chan Redesigns

During the period that ask-ebola-chan was active on Tumblr, Marburg-tan went through several redesigns on numerous occasions including both social and physical changes. For example, Marburg-tan's personality did not align with Ebola-Chan's personality until the second redesign and the third redesign gave her more of a 'Protector' personality. It is unknown how the first version of Marburg-tan behaved in the illustrations made by A.E.C.

Design of Marburg-tan with Ebola-Chan. This design was only used once.Second design of Marburg-tan with Ebola-Chan. This design was consistently used throughout A.E.C's lifespan.Final design of Marburg-tan. Only used in the scrapped Visual Novel Virusu Shoujo.
## Design Chronology

Marburg-tan's very first concept design. (5 October 2014 16:37:04)Marburg-tan's second concept design. (5 October 2014 16:46:08)Marburg-tan's third concept design. (5 October 2014 16:51:40)Marburg-tan's fourth concept design. (5 October 2014 17:01:18)Marburg-tan's fifth concept design. (5 October 2014 17:07:13)Marburg-tan's sixth concept design. (5 October 2014 17:10:45)Marburg-tan's first program-edited design by the same Anon. (5 October 2014 17:53:41)Marburg-tan's second program-edited design by the same Anon. (5 October 2014 18:11:28)Marburg's Official design.(5 October 2014 18:20:01)
## Trivia

* Marburg-Tan's specific ponytail was chosen because other ponytails would be hidden behind her head

## Gallery

### A.E.C

Marburg-tan and Ebola-Chan in the winter.First Design of A.E.C's Marburg-tan.Marburg-tan and Ebola-Chan in shock.A.E.C's Marburg-tan's Second Design in greater detail.Marburg-tan's first sprite in VIRUSU SHOUJO.Marburg-tan's second sprite in VIRUSU SHOUJO.Marburg-tan's third sprite in VIRUSU SHOUJO.Marburg-tan's fourth sprite in VIRUSU SHOUJO.Marburg-tan's fifth sprite in VIRUSU SHOUJO.Marburg-tan's sixth sprite in VIRUSU SHOUJO.
### Dread

Marburg's first set of base sprites.Marburg's second set of base sprites.Marburg's set of faces for her sprites.Marburg's head seen in the in-game menu.Marburg's first set of battle sprites.Marburg's sprite set in Siege mode.Marburg's sprite set in Assault mode.Marburg's Movement Spritesheet in Super Filovirus Sisters.Marburg alongside Ebola-Chan and Lloviu-Chan in Super Filovirus Sister's start screen art.
### Unknown / Unmentioned

Marburg's design in the Ebola Grimoire. Artist unknown.Marburg's sigil. Artist unknown.Old sketch of Marburg. Artist unknown.Marburg in a militaristic fit. Artist unknown.Marburg by Based\_Internet.
1. ↑ https://archive.4plebs.org/pol/thread/36804817/#q36807554
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