PINE NEEDLES PINELINE INFOPOST: MARTY MCFLY
Sad little meow meow who's sopping wet 24/7
As usual, the main character. Sometimes, we call him pincushion. Everything Needles says about him, be it true or not (often, the latter), is like a pin being stuck into his skin, and it'll stay there for a while. He's much more prone to flying off the handle, especially if you question his bravery. And that's how Needles gets him. At 14, Needles always got the upper hand on Marty, often getting him covered in bruises and scrapes, as he was much skinnier then.
By 16, Marty had evened out the playing field somewhat, though not completely, having gotten a lot stronger, and he often forgets his own strength. At that same age, Marty got the scar on his right cheek, inflicted by Needles. This is also why he got the undercut. The asshole had chopped off some of his hair. When he got home, Linda evened it out to an undercut. Nobody expected he'd keep it. When he woke up the next morning and removed the dressing Doc had placed onto his injury, he could see the scrapes were rather deep.
By 1985, Marty's typical clothes consisted of this: A red t-shirt he'd ripped up himself, torn up jeans, a denim jacket that had a few spikes attached onto it, a belt with straps hanging off the side (not too long, otherwise Needles would be grabbing onto them), fingerless leather gloves (they give him better grip), and combat boots with steel toes (he'd asked Doc to but them on).
But, usually, before he left for the day, he'd switch out the torn up t-shirt for a white t-shirt and purple button-up, with the long sleeves rolled up. The latter has a pattern on it (think the same one on main timeline Marty's shirt but turned to make diamond shapes instead of squares). And the belt switched out for suspenders. This is what he wore instead of his ripped up t-shirt when he traveled to 1955. Regardless of whichever outfit he wore, he often wore his sunglasses and practically never took them off.
Marty believes in not directly punching/kicking Needles. Instead, he'll use Needles' moves against him. At worst, he'll back up into a wall or elbow him in the stomach while Needles tries to hold him down. He's learned to read the rather unpredictable Needles like a book, becoming unpredictable himself. He tends to be rather smug, even prideful.
He very much prides himself on being better than Needles in his behavior, attitude, so on so forth.
This, however, stems from his low-self esteem and his desire to not stoop to his bully's level, not sheer arrogance. He's been a "better person" (for lack of better words) than Needles the whole time, and that's how he befriended Doc (he let the mask slip almost immediately) and why Jenn loves him. He's not much different to the original Marty in his personality (and the same goes for his interests). He's very much cynical, but his stoicism is a switch that flips whenever he's not comfortable being vulnerable (so, when not around Jenn or Doc). He's been talking the way the original Marty does in Part 2 and 3, with a deeper tone and a more rough sound to it.
He got bit by the cynicism bug a lot sooner.
He's also not very great at hiding his anger, something Needles revels in. The word "fuck" is very present in his vocabulary. But he tries not to cuss around adults, though he's gotten less controlled around Doc.
Marty's haircut proved to be a frequent source of embarrassment in 1955 alongside his "life preserver" vest. '55 Doc using the Vaseline Hair Tonic to help him blend in ended up putting the idea in his older self's head of using hair gel to help Marty stick out less when Part 2 kicks off.
Marty is also very agile, much more than his original counterpart. Having to run from and outsmart Needles on a daily basis has made him much better, almost perfect. He almost never finds himself almost stumbling after quickly turning on a skateboard (or hoverboard). He's always landing on his feet and keeping balance. His reflexes are also extremely well trained, often being able to block and counter Needles's punches or even grab his fist before he can even try and make contact.
Outside of confrontation, though, he's no less clumsy than the original. Maybe even a little more.
There's one other person Marty hates as much as Needles; Biff Tannen. Marty has to stop himself from socking that bastard in the face often. And when he goes to 1955? He's not holding back any longer. The fact Biff actually shows concern towards him regarding Needles when he returns home shocks him to the core. Even before he left, he still regarded Biff as less bad than Needles.
It's not uncommon that people are scared by him, especially with the sunglasses on.
Needles also often makes fun of him for the black nail polish (Jenn's idea), and the eyeliner. That's the one thing he doesn't care about because that's low, even for him. He's rather adept at applying the later in a very subtle manner. He's also rather good at styling his hair to make his undercut more subtle, of which he's done frequently on his journey through the flow of time.
art by oomf @bubbiegummie (cept for mister purple shirt that's from IDW)