still thinking of his tent color and stuff.
i don't know much about commedia dell'arte,
but he is based off of Sandrone.
to be edited as the canon story progresses!
neko says here that Pierrot is around 6'6 so I based Marionette's height using a height chart. idk about the others' heights.
⦃ ᗰᗩᖇIOᑎETTE ⦄ The Freak Circus OC . @sxphyrin Puppeteer/Marionettist He/Him | 6'1 tall slightly older than Harlequin
◤Appearance◢
my art ok? 1. digital 2. trad . do not repost.
question: with or without teeth?


oomf's fanart . credits to:@m08935467 . thank you pookie ily /p

◤Performance◢
➲ Marionette performs alongside an identical marionette doll of himself. He puts up an act that confuses the audience about which one is real.
➲ End performance: The Marionette severs the strings, and the doll drops down to the floor as he takes his bow.
(The audience is left to guess whether the one on the floor and the one bowing is the doll or the Marionette.)
➲ Sharp objects are not allowed. All visitors are checked before entering.
➲ His other performance is a contortionist act using his dolls.
― Reference to my oc's original concept (if you saw me finishing the skin for the first time in ponytown lol) since he was originally supposed to be The Contortionist before I changed it to Puppet, then to Marionette. But I liked the og idea and I remembered how dolls bodies can be easily bent, twisted, and contorted, so I made it one of his act.
➲ Marionette himself is extremely flexible since he does pretend to be a doll. (not the stiff ones, those fully articulated dolls.)
◤Relationships◢
➲ He considers himself closer to the Jester than the rest of the troupe.
➲ All relationships with the circus are platonic, but I'm open for shipping.
◤About his Dolls◢
➲ His 'dolls' are pink ticket victims volunteers.
➲ Is the marionette doll alive? He has never answered.
➲ He does not name his dolls. Names create attachment.
➲ He has a new set of dolls every perfomance. Its not like the audience will notice anyways.
➲ The Doctor modifies/lengthens the doll’s limb so
'it' matches the Marionette’s own height.<-
― How does he get his dolls?
➲ The Jester helps Marionette kidnap acquire new dolls.
➲ Since in Jester's performance, the fools wearing the mask all have glowing purple eyes, which implies that they are being controlled by him.
◤Likes and Dislikes◢
➲ Marionette loves the feeling of control and being the one pulling the strings.
➲ He becomes visibly irritated if someone touches his dolls without permission.
➲ Dislikes disobedient dolls. (When the 'control' wears off and the victim doll regains consciousness.)
― Can the dolls break free from Marionette's strings? ➲ Why yes, Marionette's strings are not indestructible. It can be cut off. But breaking free using force has it consequences. The least you can expect are some slashes here and there.
◤About Sandrone◢
➲ If you read this rentry during my early release, then you'd see that I stated that Marionette is not based off any commedia dell'arte characters.
➲ Now, I've put here that he is based off of Sandrone. That's because I originally thought that Jester is already based off of Sandrone since in his performance, the fools were like his puppets.
➲ Will update my oc lore as the canon story progresses.
Marionette Changelog
⎯ dec. 27 : started playing tfc
⎯ dec. 28 : created The Contortionist oc (WIP)
⎯ dec. 28/29? : finished making v1. it was too bright for my liking.
⎯ dec. 29 : duplicated and recolored to be less saturated. v2 aka current main.
⎯ dec. 29 : contortionist to puppet. puppet to marionette.
⎯ dec. 30 : made the lore + rentry for Marionette. (i yapped to my friend <3)
⎯ dec. 30 : drew Marionette's design trad, then traced into digital.
traced as in i traced my own trad art ok.
⎯ dec. 31 : attached his actual + ponytown design.
⎯ dec. 31 : based him off Sandrone.
⎯ jan. 1 : made another art! trad (lazy to turn it digital)
⎯ jan. 3 : added more info tnx to oomf's question
⎯ jan. 3 : full body + changed some patterns. removed the 2nd art.