Marlowe Freudenberg

Marlo Freudenberg (マルロ・フロイデンベルク) is a member of the Survey Corps and previous member of the Military Police Brigade stationed in Stohess District. He is a graduate of the 104th Trainees Squad, though he is not from the same division as Eren Yeager.

Appearance
Marlo is a young man, whose hair is in the style of a bowl cut and, before joining the Survey Corps, was usually wearing his Military Police Brigade uniform but now dons the Scouts 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. He later admits that he chose the wrong regiment and unofficially enters the Survey Corps and gets excited about the upcoming mission to reclaim Wall Maria.

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 questions why they need to accompany the Survey Corps through town, seeing an opportunity, his superior leaves Marlo in charge of the mission. Frustrated by the higher ranking officers' lack of morals and duties, he explains his motivation for joining the Military Police Brigade to the other recruits. He goes on a tirade about how the Military Police are no better than animals, and when he is in charge he'll make them into what humans are supposed to be. This prompts Annie to speak her mind about what type of person he and the others are, implying that people like Marlo are rare and are not considered the majority. She only wants the weak people who are trapped in the flow to be considered human too, and 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 the Female Titan and Eren in their Titan forms; as he was unaware that Annie is the Female Titan.

The Uprising arc
Marlo is later seen with Hitch Dreyse, 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's death at the hands of the Survey 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; also stating it 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 prepares 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 him, 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. 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.

After hearing the news that Commander-in-chief Darius Zackly is now in charge, Marlo and Hitch join Squad Levi in temporary celebrations. It isn't until after Eren Yeager and Historia Reiss have been recovered, and Historia becomes queen, that Marlo is formally accepted as a member of the Survey Corps; even though Hitch thought Marlo's decision was stupid. Like many of the others that recently joined the Survey Corps, he is ecstatic and optimistic about humanity's future.

Return to Shiganshina arc
Marlo, along with others soldiers from the Survey Corps, are seen taking part in the operation to retake Shiganshina District. He is seen on foot among two other soldiers and their horses while the rest of the soldiers use their Three Dimensional Maneuver Gear to make their way on top of the wall. Later, when the Beast Titan appeared, he threw a boulder into the side of Wall Maria, causing a collapse that blocked the Survey Corps' entrance to Shiganshina, leaving Marlo and the other soldiers unable to enter with their horses.

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.

Anime and Manga Differences
In the anime, Marlo sees and confronts higher ranking officers that are illegally shipping Three Dimensional Maneuver Gear to Black Market buyers. When he threatens to tell on them, they beat him up. Annie and Hitch intervene, and the officers decide to let him off the hook. After which Marlo prepares to shoot them, but when Annie says she'll him him do it he changes his mind. He asks if the idiot she knows would have done it, and she replies "maybe." In the manga, this scene doesn't exist. It was likely added to visualize Marlo's statement in the manga about how corrupt the Military Police are, by showing them brazenly selling military equipment in broad daylight.

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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