Marlowe Freudenberg

Marlo Freudenberg (マルロ・フロイデンベルク) is a member of the Military Police Brigade stationed in Stohess District.

Appearance
Marlo is a young man, whose hair is in the style of a bowl cut and is usually wearing his Military Police Brigade uniform. He is rarely seen without a stoic and serious expression on his face. He is also quite tall, especially when compared to his comrades. His hair is black and he has silver-coloured eyes.

Personality
Marlo is a very righteous person. While most who join the Military Police Brigade do so because they want a safe position far from the danger of the Titans, Marlo did so because he wants "to uphold justice and do what's right". His goal is to rise to the top of the organization so he can stop the pilfering of taxes and misappropriation of land.

The Female Titan arc
Marlo first appears as a member of the same Military Police Brigade unit as Annie Leonhart, and is assigned to guard the Survey Corps convoy transporting Eren Yeager as it passes through Stohess District. When he explains his motivation for joining the Military Police Brigade to Annie and says that he views those who joined for other reasons as "scum", Annie suggests to him that it is not the people composing the system that are corrupt but rather the system itself.

Marlo is later seen questioning his superiors about the battle between Annie and Eren in their Titan forms; as he was unaware that Annie is the Female Titan.

Marlo expresses his true intentions to his comrades, including Annie. He witnesses his superiors selling Military equipment on the black market. On questioning them about their actions, he is bribed with a coin, but he persists by telling them that it's a crime. Marlo is then beaten up by one of the officers, Annie intervenes and tells them to let him go with just a beating. Hitch follows up by committing to discipline Marlo or the superiors could be left to face an escalated situation with the crowd nearby involved.

The officers relay a last warning message before walking away. As Marlo tries to reach his Rifle in order to shoot them, Annie comments that if he wants to do it as punishment for injustice, she wouldn't mind helping him. Marlo resists and breaks down in shame. He asks Annie if she knew if that idiot, Eren, would have done it. Annie replies by saying "possibly". This surprises Marlo and he questions whether he's also a piece of trash caught up in the flow of the world. Annie says that no one knows, but that's how normal humans would behave; she only wants the weak people who are trapped in the flow to be considered human too.

The Uprising arc
Marlo is later seen with Hitch, patrolling a nearby forest in search of the fugitives, one of which includes Levi Ackerman. The two at first exchange satirical responses about being placed with one another, but the talk travels onto the Survey Corps who they are surprised to believe have murdered civilians. Hitch comments on the destruction the Corps caused to Stohess District, blaming the bodies they had to pick up as their fault. Marlo says that the Survey Corps captured one of the Titans, something no other Military branch could have done. The conversation is cut short when they encounter Armin Arlert, who is apparently gathering water into bowls.

They order him to raise his hands but are jumped by Levi and Mikasa, who take their guns and strip them of their weapons and uniforms. Marlo is held with Hitch as they are both questioned of the positions they hold within the Military. Hitch blames the deaths of those in Stohess on Levi and the Survey Corps, while Marlo is shocked at her courage. Upon blaming them of Annie Leonhart's death at the hands of the Corps, Hitch and Marlo both learn that she was indeed the Female Titan that caused significant damage to the city and was captured and is alive. Marlo bursts out that he wants to help Levi and the others, but Levi refuses and orders Sasha to take them somewhere, but Jean offers instead. He threatens Marlo and Hitch with a knife while taking them deeper into the forest.

Upon arrival to a rocky enclose, Jean reveals that he intends to kill them both as they are a threat and can't be trusted. He says that this was his personal decision and Levi and the others don't know about it. Marlo and Hitch beg for their lives but Jean raises his knife and readies to stab them to death, but trips and drops the knife. Marlo grabs the knife and tells Hitch to run, but Jean is on his feet now and he and Marlo are struggling for the knife. Jean warns Marlo that he has a gun and it would shoot faster than a knife could stab. Marlo says he is really on their side and confesses his discontent with the Military Police Brigade, and says he trusts the Survey Corps to lead humanity to victory. They both stop struggling but Hitch is behind them and hits Jean with a stick, knocking him to the ground. She attempts to hit him again but Marlo stops her, saying that Jean was only testing Marlo and that he never really intended to kill them. Marlo asks Jean why he trusted him, and Jean says because he reminds him of a kid he hates, referring to Eren, calling him a block-head. Marlo lends Jean a hand and he confirms that Hitch and Marlo can be trusted, and that he could use their strength.

Marlo and Hitch lead Jean, Levi, Mikasa, Connie, and Sasha to the Interior Brigade Compound, where they are readied with rifles. Levi says it is thanks to Marlo, Hitch, and Jean that they could have even made it there. The group heads towards the compound, saying it is their time to strike.

Abilities
His exact abilities are not shown, but presumably he was skilled enough to gain entry into the Military Police Brigade. Also, he was sent with only Hitch to hunt down the rogue Survey Corps, indicating some level of trust in his abilities.

Trivia

 * In the anime credits, his name was first given as "Marlowe Freudenberg" (マルロ・フロイデンベルク). However, when Chapter 59 was first released in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, his name was instead given as "Marlo Sand" (マルロ・サンド). In Volume 15, he was named "Marlo Freudenberg" again.
 * He is identified as a member of the 104th Trainees Squad's northern branch, suggesting he comes from the Northern regions of the Walls.

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