Marie Rose

Unreleased "Let the red rose of blood bloom forth." ~Marie Rose in Dead Or Alive 5 Ultimate

Marie Rose (マリー・ローズ, Marī Rōzu) is a new character who makes her first appearance in Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Arcade. She will be added to PS3 on March 25th, and Xbox 360 on March 26th.

Appearance
Marie Rose appears very different from the other females of Dead or Alive. She is a petite young lady, standing at only 4'10". She has healthy looking skin, and a small frame. She has long blonde waist-length hair that's held up in twin-pigtails with black ribbons. She also has light blue eyes.

She appears very childlike, and looks younger than her actual age. Her initial design is inspired by Gothic Lolita Fashion, displayed by her default costume which is a modified strapless maid dress, with arm sleeves. Leather belt straps wrap around her neck, chest, upper legs, and long black boots with red platform soles. The back of the dress has a big red bow. Her second outfit is known as the "battle suit", it is a one piece style navy blue leotard embelished with frills around the hips and a red ribbon around the neck. She wears white and black gloves, and long navy blue stockings to match the color scheme and of course her signature platform boots. She also has a white variant of this outfit.

Personality
From what little has been shown, she seems to be very peppy, cheerful, and all around fairly positive, which given her youth, fits well. She acts very childish, and doesn't seem to take losing lightly; she appears to be crying on the ground when she loses a match, but if watched long enough, she lifts her face out of her hands smiling briefly, before resuming her fake crying. Judging by this, she seems quite aware of her cute appearance, and shows it through her winposes and and taunts.

Etymology
Marie is French in origin, and means "Of The Sea". Rose is the name of a flower which comes in a variety of colors, each color having a different meaning.

Gameplay
Judging by arcade videos in Japan, she has a defensive fighting style; She is quite fast and has quick combos and easy juggles. She also is able to jump/hop backward, and she can follow up with a punch or kicking attack afterwards. However, this takes a moment to execute, and can be easily side-stepped or evaded. Despite her size, she has a pretty good damage output, and her throws and holds do excellent damage.



Trivia

 * Marie is the shortest fighter in the game, standing at 4'10".