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Malt Marzipan is the protagonist of Fuga: Melodies of Steel. He is the leader of a group of children who are out to rescue their kidnapped parents from the Berman Empire.
Biography[]
Malt is the oldest child from Petit Mona. Ever since his parents been killed by his own brother, he has been living as a moosheep herder on his grandparents' farm with his little sister Mei Marzipan, keeping the true reason of their parents death from her. He has a strong sense of responsibility and shows great courage.
Malt's appearance is that of a typical 20th century villager, with a white shirt, a brown hat, and baggy khaki trousers with a pair of suspenders. He appears to wear what look like roughed up bandages on both his shins and has a red piece of cloth tied around his right upper arm. His breed of Caninu is a German Shepherd. Physically, he has golden eyes, blonde hair and fur, a fluffy tail and a dark nose.
In the second game, Malt has done some changes to his outfit. The bandages in his legs have been replaced with a pair of longer boots, the red cloth is now tied around his shirt collar like a necktie, and now wears a blue jacket on top of the shirt. He also gave his hat to Mei, leaving his head and hair bare.
History[]
Malt was born in Petit Mona. Shortly after his little sister Mei was born, his parents died of illness and was then taken care of by his grandparents. He took it upon himself to be a responsible older brother and look after others as the oldest, an attitude that eventually extended to the rest of his friends. As he grew up, he became a proficient moosheep herder, and lived his days in peace until the Berman army attacked.
How Malt and his friends began their journey on the Taranis has different interpretations. In the game, they were all called together by the Taranis and were surprised when they found it. In the video "How it All Began", Malt already found the Taranis beforehand[1]. He and Mei lost control of a moosheep, which then led them to find the Taranis. When the army attacked, he was reminded of the tank and decided to find it once more in order to save everyone.
Sacrifice[]
Malt is possibly the most willing to sacrifice himself to the Taranis's Soul Cannon due to his overwhelming sense of responsibility. If chosen to fire the cannon, he immediately heads down to the basement's pod without protest. Despite some anxiety over seating himself he still stands by being the oldest & most responsible. If he's the first to go, his fellow crew mates seem fairly oblivious to the cannon's workings and wonder if he makes it out okay.[2]
For some reason, Malt is the only one who has some inkling of the Taranis' time travel capability. After the first sacrifice and the Taranis' time travel, he wakes up before the intermission in tears, crying without knowing why. This happens even if he is picked as the sacrifice, showing that deep down he's still afraid of dying.
After the Gasco War[]
Canonically, Malt and all of his friends survive the war and are recognized as heroes. He spends his days peacefully looking after moosheep with Mei. They hoped these sunny days would last forever...
Unfortunately, they would not. Malt and his friends are forced into war once more, and he is even consumed by vengeance, swearing to kill his hated enemy for what he did.
A Nightmare Made Flesh[]
One year after the war, Malt, alongside his sister and friends received requests from the Gasco Army to travel to Pharaoh. Everyone except for Jin and Wappa traveled to the new capital. There, Malt and his friends discovered from Lieutenant Muscat that Gasco had retrieved the Taranis from Paresia's ruins and had been trying to inspect it, but were unable to enter it. Malt's presence was enough to open the tank just as President Muscat and his other daughter Vanilla arrived at the depot. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, midway through the inspection, the Taranis went rogue, brainwashed Mei, Hanna, Boron, Socks and Britz and rampaged throughout the city. In his desperation to save Mei and the others, Malt, alongside Kyle, Sheena, Chick and Hack boarded the Tarascus, the tank of their late enemy, to give pursuit to their former home.
After the Tarascus fought its way through strange-looking unmanned Berman tanks, it reached the Taranis, which attacked them. Unable to bear the thought of fighting their friends, Malt and company were unable to stop the Taranis from sacrificing Mei and fire the Soul Cannon at them. Despite the Managarm's power, not even it was able to fend the weapon's power for long, and the Tarascus was completely obliterated.
Alas, this brush with death awakened something inside Malt. After an encounter with a mysterious being in a realm similar to Jeanne's inner world, Malt gained the power of temporal manipulation she once had, but not quite the ability to remember everything he experienced before the lethal event. Using his memories, Malt gained enough resolve to fight the Taranis, severely damaged it and saved Mei.
A Heroic Legend[]
It's revealed that Malt was recognized as the hero that led the children of the Taranis. His race as a German Shepherd and his own profession as a moosheep herder, along with his heroism, inspired the name of the Shepherd Republic.
Gameplay[]
Malt is all about damage. As a Cannoneer, he has the second-highest attack among all members, but the second slowest to compensate. He has no status effect or defensive skills, All he has are area attacks, single-target attacks and buffs that increase attack power for him or for the current gunners. Even as a support member, his skills increase all of his partner's damage and his link attacks as a support deal the most damage of the entire crew. His Hero Mode doubles the damage of all his normal shots. Using Malt is all about doing the most damage to finish of your enemies as quickly as possible with practical, straightforward attacks. Buff his speed, and you have a reliable damage dealer for the whole party.
Gallery[]
Concept Art[]
Trivia[]
- In keeping with the theme of being named after sweets, Malt and Mei's surname is based on Marzipan sweets, confections primarily made of sugar and honey or almond meal.
- The name "Malt" is also a reference to food, that being germinated cereal grain.
- Malt's in-game 3D model textures strangely feature a miniature photo of himself. He is the only character with this quirk and the image is not applied anywhere to his model.
References[]
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| Fuga: Melodies of Steel | |
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| Locations: | Taranis, Petit Mona, Province of Dale, Province of Vizsla, Spino, Pharaoh, Mau, Malamute, Paresia |
| Main Characters: | Malt Marzipan, Mei Marzipan, Hanna Fondant, Boron Brioche, Kyle Bavarois, Socks Million, Chick Montblanc, Hack Montblanc, Sheena Falafel, Jin Macchiato, Wappa Charlotte, Britz Strudel |
| Supporting: | Jeanne, Jeanne's Counterpart |
| Gasco Army: | Merlot, Muscat |
| Berman Empire: | Shvein Hax, Flam Kish, Doktor Blutwurst, Pretzel, Von Baum, Von Stollen |
| Extra Content: | The Adventures of Sucre, Jeanne Archives |