Marcel appreciation
Marcel is such an ignored character in general because he has such a minor role and only one major scene, yet I keep including him in my Warriorposting, headcanons and AUs. At first I didn't know why.
Maybe it's because in theory he's kind of interesting to me, or rather, he gives me enough to work with. He cares about his brother enough to send another kid to his death (but then regrets it because he's probably a good person). He didn't seem to buy into Marleyan propaganda, since he saw becoming a Warrior as something dangerous that he wouldn't wish on Porco, while his brother seemed eager to become a Titan.
He's described as reliable, quick- witted and strong, and the story outright says that he's what Soldier Reiner was trying to be like, although I have my reasons to believe that the image that Reiner and Porco had of Marcel was sort of idealized. He seemed to be more regardful of keeping the group in order than the actual older person in the Warrior Unit, Zeke.
In short, he's always present whenever I think about the Warriors because I see all of this as a goldmine of potential interactions with other characters and I'm also interested in exploring a more distateful side of him beyond his image. We know so little, but just enough for me.
Here's a sneak peek of him in a post about the Warriors' birthdays. He doesn't get much content, so he'll be the only one getting this.