Minecraft:M.A.R.I.L.L.A.

MARILLA or M.A.R.I.L.L.A, backronym for Minecraft Antiquated Robot Inadequate Loves Lying Audaciously, is a character in the official Minecraft YouTube channel voiced by Rill Askey, formerly known as Marilla Wex.

She hosted the series Minecraft:Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About Minecraft and then co-hosted Minecraft:The Secrets of Minecraft, Minecraft:Around the Minecraft World in 80 Biomes, and Minecraft:How We Make Minecraft with Narrator.

Appearance

MARILLA is an old box computer with a creamy tan colored base, dark brown casing, a green and white screen, a gray keyboard and a "Team Player Mode" switch on the back. A ROM cartridge with Template:MC on it can be seen sticking out and a joystick sits on the right side connected by a cable. She is able to run programs such as Minecraft on herself.

Personality

MARILLA is lighthearted, sarcastic, confidant, and audacious. She is quick to give false trivia and can be a little superstitious but always does so with positive boldness. She likes Minecraft:endermen, but doesn't like Narrator, in spite of constantly working with him on various projects.

Abilities

Being a computer, MARILLA is able to compute large amounts of information, possessing full access to the internet and several applications. These include some that augment abilities not typically possible by computers, such as a program for crying.<ref>Template:YouTube link</ref> In spite of having a backlit screen, it does not constitute as Minecraft:light in Minecraft, due to her soul possessing great darkness.<ref>Template:YouTube link</ref> At one point she even claims to have the power to access every computer in the world, able to see any person's "other tabs" and folders,<ref name=":0">Template:Mcnet</ref> later explained as her being a virus.<ref>Template:YouTube link</ref><ref>Template:YouTube link</ref>

During the first season of her show, she reveals that she has a "Facts Meter" that goes up every time she shares a piece of trivia. Once this is filled, she ends up "fulfilling [her] purpose," causing her to be permanently deactivated. However, this is instead shown to cause her to spontaneously teleport to some sort of Template:Wikipedia-like landfill full of other computers, which she manages to return from.<ref>Template:YouTube link</ref>

Biography

Pre-series

Supposedly, in the distant past MARILLA was a human, who came into contact with a witch, potentially Minecraft:Baba Yaga. She was offered three magic beans, but ended up being tricked, her soul being trapped inside of a computer inside Minecraft:Mojang Studios.<ref name="witch">Template:Ytl</ref> At one point, she claimed to have been discovered in Minecraft:the Nether,<ref>Template:YouTube link</ref> but later claimed to have been found in Minecraft:the End.<ref>Template:YouTube link</ref> Another time, she claimed to have been created in Template:Wikipedia.<ref name=":0" /> She would end up being used for many projects prior to the company's official founding, apparently as far back as the 1980s, before being deemed obsolete and left to rot inside of a broom closet by Minecraft:Steve.<ref>Template:YouTube link</ref>

Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About Minecraft

Desperate for a purpose, she would begin to make videos from inside, reciting various pieces of trivia from her own twisted perspective.

The Secrets of Minecraft

At an unknown point in time, M.A.R.I.L.L.A. began collaborating with Narrator on a new series where they explained Minecraft:the secrets of Minecraft.

After filming 2,893,000 episodes, the two agreed to be interviewed by Minecraft:Tom Stone.<ref name=":0" /> During this, she appeared to suffer bouts of amnesia, not remembering she filmed the show until it turned out they would only be releasing nine episodes, 0.00031109574835811% of what was filmed. Through the interview she frequently mocked Narrator, and suffered multiple hardware failings, before lying about one to get out of the interview.

Relationships

Endermen

Template:Expand section A frequent running gag is her infatuation with Minecraft:endermen, frequently pining for their affection.

Quotes

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Hè-... hè-hè-h-h-h-Hello again! My name is [OLD MODEM SOUND]

Trivia

• The introductory sentences has minor differences depending on the video, some being in the greetings: "Hello!", "Hello there!", or "Hello again!" along with the glitching. The modem sound is also occasionally "[MODEM SOUND VARIATION 3582]" instead of the usual "[OLD MODEM SOUND]".<ref>Template:Ytl</ref><ref>Template:Ytl</ref>
• MARILLA is the second computer character in the Minecraft franchise after PAMA.
• The description card on Minecraft's YouTube channel has her as "Artificial Untelligence",^Template:Sic "Sentient computer/worryingly immortal", "Excellent liar", etc. This changes each episode.
• Narrator believes that "MARILLA was created a few thousand years before rocks were invented."<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>
• Her name is likely based on her actress Marilla "Rill" Askey, as seen by the acronym having random words that spell out "MARILLA."
• The glitchy introductions feature MARILLA displaying a mockup of the boot loader 'Kickstart' from the Template:Wikipedia Template:Wikipedia line of computers.
• MARILLA is apparently worth less than a Template:W.<ref>Template:YouTube link</ref>
• MARILLA has a deep disdain for Minecraft:blue wool and wishes to see it burn.<ref>Template:YouTube link</ref>

Gallery

• The screen showing a mockup of the Commodore Amiga's 'Kickstart'.
  The screen showing a mockup of the Commodore Amiga's 'Kickstart'.
• MARILLA in the dark.
  MARILLA in the dark.
• MARILLA showing her name.
  MARILLA showing her name.
• MARILLA glitching.
  MARILLA glitching.
• MARILLA hacked.
  MARILLA hacked.
• MARILLA sinking in the ocean with the silhouette of a giant Minecraft:squid behind her.
  MARILLA sinking in the ocean with the silhouette of a giant Minecraft:squid behind her.
• MARILLA's screen with a dating simulator.
  MARILLA's screen with a dating simulator.
• MARILLA and Narrator from The Secrets of Minecraft.
  MARILLA and Narrator from The Secrets of Minecraft.
• MARILLA from her "anime spinoff".<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>
  MARILLA from her "anime spinoff".<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>
• Ditto.
  Ditto.
• MARILLA with green eyes from her "anime spinoff".
  MARILLA with green eyes from her "anime spinoff".
• MARILLA being consumed alive by a giant frog.
  MARILLA being consumed alive by a giant frog.
• MARILLA looking like a Minecraft:Guardian.
  MARILLA looking like a Minecraft:Guardian.
• Artwork for the 15th anniversary rerelease of the game, showing it running on what appears to be M.A.R.I.L.L.A.
  Artwork for the 15th anniversary rerelease of the game, showing it running on what appears to be M.A.R.I.L.L.A.
• The Blockatron 500, a computer similar to MARILLA from the instructions of Minecraft:Lego Minecraft: The Dungeon.
  The Blockatron 500, a computer similar to MARILLA from the instructions of Minecraft:Lego Minecraft: The Dungeon.

Around the Minecraft World in 80 Biomes

• MARILLA’s spot in the opening.
  MARILLA’s spot in the opening.
• File:MARILLA with Narrator.jpeg
• File:Around the Plains.jpeg
• Riding a Minecraft:minecart.
  Riding a Minecraft:minecart.
• Fighting an Minecraft:Elder Guardian.
  Fighting an Minecraft:Elder Guardian.
• Watching a Minecraft:raid on the sidelines.
  Watching a Minecraft:raid on the sidelines.
• File:Marilla's portal.jpeg
• File:Ominous Mobbo.jpeg
• File:Mobbo statue.jpeg

See also

• Template:SMCharacterLink, a similar computer character with an online presence appearing in Minecraft: Story Mode

References

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