Marvus Xoloto

Name: Marvus Xoloto

Screen name: CLOWNBAE

Typing style: No punctuation, no capitalization. Speaks in a varied jumble of slang. Uses :o) faces sometimes.

Gender: Male (he/him)

Age: 9 sweeps (19 years old)

Lives in: Outglut

Introduction: Marvus Xoloto is a purple blooded troll living on Alternia during the time of Joey Claire's visit.

His sign is Caprist, sign of the Audacious, which has a Prospit sway and is bound to the Time aspect.

Marvus was first revealed during the Hiveswap Troll Call event alongside Ardata Carmia on January 31, 2018. His bullet points were "runs the shitshow", "midsummer nightmare", and "texting your sister". His bullet points altered as from December 6, 2018 to "Runs the shitshow", "Slam or Get Culled Grand Champion" and "Mirthful idolatry".

Marvus and Ardata were the only two Troll Call characters whose signs were kept secret at the time of their debut. The week of his Troll Call debut, however, Marvus was depicted wearing the Caprist sign on his hat. This hat was later removed, accompanied by the statement that "That wasn’t his actual sign, though. Marvus is a trickster, AKA, a lying piece of shit. You’ll have to wait ‘till ACT 2 to see his actual sign. Never trust a clown, kids. They’re addicted to pranks."[citation needed] By the next Troll Call, the hat returned again, only to be removed a second time. When the Troll Call site was entirely redesigned, Caprist was nevertheless revealed to be his true sign.

Marvus could possibly be a reference to the Insane Clown Posse album ‘The Marvelous Missing Link’. Marvus also shares the name with an elderly dwarven-like character in the Antiquitas Lost novel and to a side character in the Encantadia series. Xoloto is an outdated spelling of the Nahuatl word xōlōtōn which can translate to page, slave or servant boy. It could also come from the Coldplay album Mylo Xyloto. Xoloto could be a modification of the Russian word for gold, "zoloto (золото)", and could also be based on Xolotl, the immortal god of monsters, as the mirthful messiah Lord English was an unkillable monster, as well as Marvus himself being a "monster" in the sense that all purplebloods are.

Marvus appears in Hiveswap: Act 2 as an important character. He first appears in the train station where he helps Joey and Xefros get train tickets by indulging Zebruh and talking to Chixie. He then acts as “his honorable tyranny” of the case in the jadeblood and tealblood car and mostly just goes along with it, perking up when things get interesting. He seems to be nice and keeps the cool demeanor he usually has until the end of the game, where Marvus appears to be sadistic and ruthless, starting a game with Joey where he tasks her to kill trolls of a certain blood color. However in truth, he does care about Joey and is aware that she actually did not kill Cirava or Tegiri. When Joey is tasked to kill a purpleblood, he sends her out of the car for a while. Upon her return, Baizli steps outside to kill her. Suddenly, Xefros appears from behind to save her from the attack, accidentally killing Baizli in the process. When Joey questions Xefros on how he was able to escape Chahut’s grasp, he explains that Marvus ordered her to let him go, possibly because he knew the danger that Joey was in. However, he doesn’t seem to care about his fellow purplebloods beyond surface level as seen when Barzum is having a mental breakdown. He even congratulates Joey on the kill. Marvus is shown to adore his numerous fans, making it a top priority to ensure that his shows never fail to inspire and dazzle the spectators present. While he isn't fond of being badgered by teenagers for pailing sessions, he still does his best to make sure that his performances are entertaining for all.

Relationship:

Marvus has his land dolphin lusus

Joey Claire In Hiveswap Act 2 Marvus helps Joey out multiple times and is overall very kind and friendly to her. However upon reaching the purple highblood car he forces her to play a game to pass where she must kill three trolls from different blood castes. He is still kinder than the other purple bloods and willing to pretend to believe the evidence she brings of her murders, but it is safe to assume that Joey's feeling towards him are now very negative.

Chixie Roximr In Hiveswap it is possible to connect Marvus and Chixie. If you tell Marvus that Chixie is planning to do a protest he will offer to help her be safe by collabing with her. Though she at first doesn't trust him due to being a highblood she will go along with it and they seem to get along well though its unclear if he's just pretending.

Zebruh Codakk

In Hiveswap Marvus acts friendlier to Zebruh, listening to his music and encouraging him to go on slam or get culled but its' unclear how genuine this is because he is attempting to help Joey.

Other purple bloods

Marvus seems to be on good and friendly terms with Karako, Chahut, Barzum and Baizil but does not seem to mind them dying, and finds it funny when Barzum is in distress over Baizil's death.

Zebruh Codakk

In Hiveswap Marvus acts friendlier to Zebruh, listening to his music and encouraging him to go on slam or get culled but its' unclear how genuine this is because he is attempting to help Joey.

Zebruh Codakk

Despite not directly interacting with Zebruh in his route, Marvus expresses clear distaste for the indigoblood's leech-like mannerisms when it comes to getting in good with people of a higher caste. Marvus also reveals that Zebruh had been blacklisted from his events a long while ago (not that Zebruh seems to be aware of this particular bit of information), and helps his fellow purplebloods steer clear of the poisonous vine that is Zebruh Codakk. Marvus is instantly concerned about the player's mental faculties when they claim that Zebruh's cool; the purpleblood straight up calls Zebruh a parasite.

Other purple bloods

Marvus seems to be on good and friendly terms with Karako, Chahut, Barzum and Baizil but does not seem to mind them dying, and finds it funny when Barzum is in distress over Baizil's death.

Personality: Marvus is a popular highblood singer with a cult-like following; his mere appearance at the music festival drives the crowd wild, which is also why he has numerous bodyguards to keep him safe from harm. Just about everyone applauds his creativity and ingenuity when it comes to music and dancing, the player also noting that his lyrics aren't racist in the slightest. While Marvus is happy with his fame in the creative industry, he mentions that being perpetually pestered to pail with teenagers frays the nerves somewhat (which is why he isn't too upset with his fans occasionally dying at the end of his shows). Even so, performing for his adoring fans is something he clearly lives for, and wouldn't want to disappoint his loyal fanbase in any capacity. When the stage equipment goes haywire and falls apart, Marvus becomes momentarily despondent as his show is ruined for the night.

While he is a well-known highblood performer, he doesn't take any pleasure in abusing his position on the hemospectrum. When the crowd demands that he publicly kill the player for show, Marvus instructs them to play dead so that the crowd doesn't notice what's actually going on. Marvus reveals that he saved the player's life because he felt bad for them. He's aware of Zebruh's less-than desirable personality and openly criticizes the indigoblood for constantly trying to worm his way up the social ladder. He is also aware of the subtle oppression in regards of his caste and despite not explicitly calling for rebellion, Marvus remarks that shaking up the system would certainly make things interesting. Marvus even goes out of his way to care for the player's well-being at every turn: saving them from crowd violence, consoling the player, feeding them food, shielding them from an explosion, and taking them to the one safe place he knows to try and escape impending doom.

Marvus is also strangely aware of the Time shenanigans and knows a lot in regards to reality and the details that do or do not contribute to it. When the player uses terms that normally don't make much sense in context (eg: non-canonical decision), he's able to grasp their real meaning in mere seconds and add on to the discussion taking place. Marvus firmly believes that a person's fate is in their hands and not the other way round, stating that every decision made contributes to the overall essence of existence itself.

He speaks in a very casual and easy-going manner, not changing his demeanor even when things aren't going alright; when Marvus is injured after protecting the player from a sudden explosion, he still maintains an air of detached calm despite being in clear pain and tries his best to soothe the player about their existence in the universe.