Marianne Vèrges

Character
As Marianne Vèrges, she was a very caring and giving mother. But she turned bitter after her son's death. As the chief prosecutor, she and her husband have faced eachother in court more than once.

After losing her whole family to Terra Belle, she created a plan to kill the woman. By faking her own death and taking on the name "Pandora," she would be cleared of all suspision.

As Pandora, she acts very violently towards John. She's no stranger to doing things like smashing her bottle of wine against the desk and pointing it at him, threatening to cut him. She also talks in a very mysterious way. Only using "Garpeau" or "Attorney" to refer to John, and sometimes responding to people in haiku.

She also brings red wine (Pinot Noir, to be exact) to court. Never drinking any of it, untill the end of the last case.

Development

 * Her appearance is based on what the creator thought to be a mysterious old woman, who looks good despite her age.
 * Her obsession with red wine is based on a Dutch TV personality "Tante Til" (Aunt Til) who only drank red wine.
 * Her special move (Slamming a bottle of wine against her desk, breaking it and pointing it at the defense like a sword) was created to make her more intimidating.

Name

 * Her alias Pandora is based upon the Greek myth of "Pandora's Box."
 * Marianne comes from Marianne Ihlen, the muse of Leonard Cohen. Because this Marianne was Cornelis Vèrges' muse.
 * Her middle name Dora is a nod to her alias of Pandora.
 * Her middle and last name contain "Dora" and "Pan" (Marianne Dora Empannes) a nod to her alias of Pandora.
 * Her third name Angevin is a French name with the meaning "God of Wine," that's fitting since she drinks a lot of wine.
 * Empannes may come from the French "J'empannes" Which means: "I jive" Something that has to do with sailing. Sailing is one of the hobbies of the former Dutch Queen Beatrix. So this name might be a nod to Pandora's royal vibe.

Text Bubbles

 * In the online game, Pandora is the person with the most custom Text Bubbles. Having both "Ridicule! (Ridiculous)" and "Engard" specially made for her.
 * Pandora is the third character who's voice clips were recorded. Christi van Oosterhout had a hard time sounding a bit older, but not like a dying woman.