Trivia

Personality

Marigold is your typical airheaded teenager who's oblivious to the world outside of her own preoccupation. That's not to say she's a bad person, she's very good-hearted and caring about those around her, but she's very oblivious to how they actually feel and can't read a mood to save her life. That's not her fault though, her social standing in combination with her expressive and bubbly attitude has meant she's always been the centre of attention as long as she can remember, so she embraces all eyes being on her and being treated like a star. This adds to her pride in being the oldest of the sisters, a role she is boastful about as she believes she's a responsible and respected leader and role model to them (she isn't). All this has made her bratty and spoiled; even if she is good-natured, she's still a vain, immature and ignorant child who pouts if things don't go her way.

And yeah, okay, let's not beat around the bush, the poor dear is as dumb as a bag of bricks, a stereotypical 'dumb ditzy blonde'. She's super gullible and overly-trusting, particularly in the face of family and friends whom she can't see any reason to doubt. She does quite poorly in school as well, as she spends most of her free time indulging herself instead of studying. Though she gets anxious about her poor grades, she otherwise doesn't let her idiocy get in the way of her optimistic energy. She focuses on enjoying herself without letting things get her down, since she arrogantly thinks most problems can be solved with money, good looks, or relying on others. When reality shows her this is not the case, she'll have an emotional burst and run crying for help instead of facing the problem herself.

As said though, even with her abundance of negative qualities, Marigold isn't really a bad person. Her vanity and selfishness simply come from not knowing any better, she really hates making others feel bad about themselves and will do her best to make up for it if she's actually able to realise she's responsible for doing so.

Just because she thinks she's great doesn't mean she thinks less of anyone else; she admires and adores a lot of people around her and will happily shower them with praise, even if they don't always deserve it, and her positivity and raw emotion is so infectious that she just has a natural talent for putting smiles on peoples faces. Her foolish obliviousness means she's very blunt and straightforward when it comes to confronting people, which can really catch them off-guard since she's usually so cheerful and can have a strong effect on them even if she totally misses the point of confronting them in the first place.

Misc.

• She is entomophobic.
• Her favourite food is strawberry ice cream.
• Originally she was named Maria and Mariah.

Background

As the firstborn child of Winfred Randall, he was all too eager to bestow upon her the treasured name Marigold, after the land he sees as his family's birthright, hoping for her to grow up to be a shining beacon of his family name that would restore said land to his possession. Unfortunately for him, these expectations were placed in the wrong twin, as she soon proved to be more dull-witted and irresponsible than Marilyn, an emotional and silly child who would much rather play around and have fun than succumb to the heavy pressure her father exudes. Nevertheless, her role as firstborn, social status, as well as her big expressive personality, saw her get a lot of attention from family and friends, making her an airheaded princess of a child.

When the pair reached school and Marigold's ditzy attitude was reflected in her grades, her father's aspirations made their way onto her twin, Marilyn, instead, meaning he was happy for her to just get on with her life in any way that spared him any embarrassment. He'd give her easy access to his money to get anything she wanted just to keep her out of his hair, so she quickly became reliant on daddy's credit cards for financing her indulgences, becoming even less responsible than she was in the first place. Happy enough with these arrangements however, she quickly became a social butterfly with lots of friends, the popularity boosting her pride and energy even further.

This, of course, culminated upon entering Marigold High, as now she was a pretty and popular teenager whose father happened to be headmaster. Thus, naturally, in addition to those seeking her approval, companionship and even romance, she now had less-pleasant sorts trying to take advantage of relationships with her to get into the school's good graces. Being oblivious to this, Marigold unknowingly became even more reliant on others than ever before, as she needed friends to shower her with attention, admirers to carry her books and such, her sisters to protect her from any ill intent she may attract, etc.

Shooting even higher in popularity thanks to her position as captain of the Marigold High cheerleading squad, she became a regular socialite and decided she'd aspire to become an actress, as stardom clearly suited a gorgeous and talented girl like her, right?

Synopsis

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