>>10115641So wait mari doesnt even do much in the movies? Fucking hell she really was made just for merch the same way they made so much merch for the sith troopers and used them in all the promo material for episode 9 but they were only in the movie for a few seconds and were barely visible even in that short screen time. Mari isnt even annoying in an enjoyable way you can make fun of ala a poochy type character shes just fucking redundant and a glorified cardboard stand up of a character. I really do feel like mari is some sort of statement/in joke from anno regarding characters made for merch yet simultaneously being used to sell merch, the very thing her character was probably meant to mock and satirize because annos a fucking whore who despite all of his critiques about weebs and consumerism and escapism has no issue marketing the hell out of his creation. Hes like someone who says they have the convictions of bill watterson yet whores their IP out to george lucas levels. Its extremely funny in a cosmic sort of way