Margaretha Zelle

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**Margaretha Zelle**, or the **Female Dancer**, is one of **33** Survivors  currently featured in *Identity V*.

## Overview

She starts off with 3 music boxes, which she can use to assist her during the match. The Hunter is able to destroy these boxes.

If she tunes the music to a fast pace and places it on the ground near her, then decoding, healing, and moving speed for her and any other survivors in the radius of the music box will increase, putting a fast music box near a chair with a survivor on it will speed up the rocket chair. The hunter is not affected by the fast music boxes. If the music is tuned to a slower pitch, then any hunters within the radius of the slow music box will have slower attack recovery, speed, and any animations the hunter does such at vaulting or destroying a pallet. This can also slow down the launch of the rocket chair.

Having such a large radius, the music box may catch the attention of the hunter.

## Background

Margaretha is a gorgeous dancer and is used to the good life. After an accident, however, she lost her husband, and with him all financial security. Margaretha, not knowing how to making a living, has gained a new understanding of "freedom". How could she pass up an opportunity to become a millionaire?

## External Traits

She possesses a Music Box that plays two pieces of music in a different tempo.
The fast setting of the Music Box can increase the speed of actions and interactions (including Movement, Pallet, and Window interactions, decoding, Rocket Chair countdown, etc.) of Survivors (excluding Hunters) within hearing range of her music.
The slow setting of the Music Box can reduce the speed of actions and interactions (including Movement, Pallet, and Window interactions, attack, Abilities, etc.) of Hunters (excluding Survivors) within hearing range of her music.
The effect of the music is enhanced when the music of the same tempo is stacked.
**How to use**
Tap to place a Music Box on the spot. Hold down the ability button to place a Music Box with greater coverage.
**Lingering Sound**
When she falls from a height, she gains 30% increased Movement Speed for 3 seconds. Has a 40 second cooldown.

## Deduction Target

*All completed Objectives reward the player with +335 Logic Points  for the Logic Path*

1. **Fishing Village**
It's a beautiful and tranquil place.
	* Open 1 chest
	* Advanced Objective 1: Open 2 chests
	* Advanced Objective 2: Open 3 chestsConclusion
Perhaps I'll like it, at least if I don't have to wake up at the crack of dawn to fish.
2. **Circus**
They are hurrying around dragging wagon after wagon loaded with props and animals.
	* Basic Objective: Use the fast setting on the music box 1 time
	* Advanced Objective 1: Use the fast setting on the music box 2 times
	* Advanced Objective 2: Use the fast setting on the music box 3 timesConclusion
That tent seems to harbor everything I want. Fresh flowers, fine clothes, applause.. and a handsome smiling clown.
3. **Aunt Marjory**
She always wakes me up with that loud voice of hers.
	* Basic Objective: Use the slow setting on the music box 1 time
	* Advanced Objective 1: Use the slow setting on the music box 2 times
	* Advanced Objective 2: Use the slow setting on the music box 3 timesConclusion
Photo: An older woman and a black-haired girl are standing together. Not even the cheap cotton dress is enough to subtract from the girl's beauty.
4. **Present**
Treat your presents carefully. You never know what they'll cost you.
	* Basic Objective: Use the fast setting on the music box to assist teammates decoding for 50 seconds
	* Advanced Objective 1: Use the fast setting on the music box to assist teammates decoding for 70 seconds
	* Advanced Objective 2: Use the fast setting on the music box to assist teammates decoding for 90 secondsConclusion
Photo: A smiling clown is handing a music box to a black-haired girl.
5. **Uncle Eugene**
He always wears a frown upon his face, as if nothing in this world phases him.
	* Basic Objective: Use the slow music box to impede the Hunter for 12 seconds
	* Advanced Objective 1: Use the slow music box to impede the Hunter for 24 seconds
	* Advanced Objective 2: Use the slow music box to impede the Hunter for 36 secondsConclusion
Natasha, stay away from those frivolous boys! Behave and be a good girl.
6. **Quick Waltz**
This is a frisk and lively dance, but also somewhat romantic.
	* Basic Objective: Be pursued by a hunter for 80 consecutive seconds
	* Advanced Objective 1: Be pursued by a hunter for 100 consecutive seconds
	* Advanced Objective 2: Be pursued by a hunter for 120 consecutive secondsConclusion
Photo: A red-haired youth and a black-haired girl are dancing upon the village dance stage.
7. **Abrupt Ending**
Not everyone has the power and courage to face the truth.
	* Basic Objective: Use the fast setting on the music box and escape from a hunter's pursuit 1 time
	* Advanced Objective 1: Use the fast setting on the music box and escape from a hunter's pursuit 2 times
	* Advanced Objective 2: Use the fast setting on the music box and escape from a hunter's pursuit 3 timesConclusion
"Natasha, will you spend your life with me?" he asked.
8. **Prohibition**
A simple prohibition is inevitably just a prohibition, and will be broken.
	* Basic Objective: Use the slow setting on the music box to delay the launch of a rocket chair 1 time
	* Advanced Objective 1: Use the slow setting on the music box to delay the launch of a rocket chair 2 times
	* Advanced Objective 2: Use the slow setting on the music box to delay the launch of a rocket chair 3 timesConclusion
Uncle Eugene locked the house's door and only left open a window near the roof. It wasn't a problem for Sergi.
9. **Soothing Salt**
It's a bit bitter, but you can sprinkle it in the soup.
	* Basic Objective: Use pallets to stun hunters 3 times
	* Advanced Objective 1: Use pallets to stun hunters 4 times
	* Advanced Objective 2: Use pallets to stun hunters 5 timesConclusion
I wanted to try, but Sergi stopped me. This all makes me feel somewhat uneasy. "Hey baby, you don't want to oversleep and miss our trip, do you?" he said.
10. **Embarking**
A journey full of hope beats arriving at one's destination.
	* Basic Objective: Escape the manor alone 1 time
	* Advanced Objective 1: Escape the manor alone 1 time
	* Advanced Objective 2: Escape the manor alone 1 timeConclusion
At the time, I never expected the cost would be this great.

*After deducing Node 10: Pursuit and Escape, Female Dancer's Worn Clothes costume will be unlocked.*

## Birthday Letter

To my dearest Aunt and Uncle,

How is everything? I've missed you dearly.

I was too foolish in the past, and all I could think of back then was leaving Lakeside Village for the "Big City" Serge was always blabbering about. Do you recall the taste of Borscht on the night I left? I'd imagine it tasted not very pleasant because I added soothing salt. And because of me, you might've missed the market in the morning.

I wasn't free of worries and hesitance when I left, but the empty promises made by Serge somehow suppressed them. I made my decision not because Serge is trustworthy but because if I don't, I'd perhaps regret it. Ironically, I am now regretting everything that happened since, and I deserve it.

Don't get me wrong, I am not regretting the decision of leaving Lakeside Village, but I deeply regret the way I left. I should've said good-bye as an upright person would. Instead, I chose to sneak out in the dark of night.

If you could forgive all my foolishness in the past, then please reply to this letter.

I am looking forward to your reply and will continue waiting for your forgiveness. After all, Serge can no longer tear up my letters.

Yours Truly,

Natasha

## Tips

* Depending on the hunter use fast or slow music boxes, a Violinist with peepers requires a fast music box to help with the slow movement debuffs.
* Place blue or red music boxes below pallets and kite around the area. The music box slows down the hunter's movement speed, attack speed etc. Be careful of hunters dashing and long-range attacks. When the Hunter breaks your music box, throw down the pallet after the destroying animation to stun them. Its suggested to in a dancer's persona to have max stun recovery.
* Try to use the red music box early game to speed up decoding, make sure to press and hold the music box button to have a larger aura. If the hunter finds you early game, kite around the fast music box.
* Pressing and holding the item button allows you to have an aerial view of your surroundings and makes the duet effect have a larger radius. Use the different camera view to find the hunter if you're unsure of their current location.
* Due to the increased amount of ciphers spawning close to another it's possible to use 1 music box for 2 cipher machines in 2v8.

## Recommended Talents

The best talent recommended for this survivor is Great Power. This will make the hunter be stunned longer after you throw pallets down on them and will be useful when paired along with your slow music box.

## Trivia

* The Dancer is named after Mata Hari, an exotic dancer accused of espionage.

* Dancer's idle animation will turn into dancing if she stands on an area with a music box.
	+ Her dancing differs from the Blue and Red music boxes
* Her birthday is 9th of June.
* Her interests are parties and shopping.
* She is skilled at dancing, acrobatics and imitating.
* She hates cheap industrial products.
* She likes Chinese clothing, bags and jewelry.
* In the map "Moonlit River Park", the lion next to the circus tent reacts differently when she is nearby. It rubs its body on the steel cage, yawning and lying down (like a cat comforting itself on a human). No other character can trigger this.
* In the English version of Margaretha's Deduction Target, her real name (Natalie/Natasha for those who are close to her) is mistranslated as "Fiona", which made fans believe the person in her deductions was Fiona Gilman when, in fact, it is not true. "Fiona" is actually Natasha.
* The Dancer has a hidden achievement, “Tightrope Dancer.” It is unlocked when she contains the hunter for 60 seconds.
* It´s known after Hastur´s 2nd letter that her aunt and uncle have been sacrificed by the Lakeside Village cult.

## Gallery

* Concept Art

## References

1. ↑ https://imgur.com/a/fXSHibe
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