Marc

Marc Anderson is the player's character (PC) in Redemption for Jessika (2016), the second game set in the Elsaverse. After establishing a love relationship with Jessica Springfield, Marc also appears in several other titles as a side character. He's a court transcriber at Sangrive's Courthouse and he has no unnatural abilities known, although he is immune to Jessica's singing power.

Character Overview
Although not many details are shared about him, Marc is still a more shaped character than Jason was in Dreaming with Elsa (2015): at least he has hobbies, a family, and even a past relationship. He also has a white-collar job he is perfectly skilled for: Marc works as a court transcriber, or scribe for short, at Sangrive Courthouse, being responsible for writing down everything that happens in court from the bailiff's, "All rise," to the judge's, "Dismissed." As such, his fingers are especially agile, and it's stated that his parents made him take piano lessons when he was a little kid. While he never practiced much, music still plays a key role in his life, as he is introduced as a huge fan of rock music: as it's told in the short story Beginnings (2017), when his girlfriend, Nancy, complained about them not doing anything else than going to concerts, he chose to go to yet another one he has spent several hours in a line to get some tickets for, instead of doing something else she'd like more. Nancy dumped him immediately but, while being alone at that "FlareUp" concert, Marc found his real love: the rookie band Mayhem and, more specifically, their singer, Jessika. From that moment on, he became a superfan of the band, to the point of attending each one of their 23 first concerts, including the last one that ended abruptly due to a mortal riot. But, mainly, he became deeply infatuated with Jessica Springfield, something all his friends at the courthouse are aware of. When fate offers him a chance to get to know her, he doesn't hesitate to show her his best side.

To become Jessica's new partner, Marc demonstrates that he is smart, funny, and daring when needed, but also a caring, respectful, supportive, unselfish, and sensible person, as well as a well-endowed man. However, the key aspect when he meets Jessica is that he's immune to her power. A theory to explain where his immunity comes from is presented in Finding Miranda (2016), when Miranda tells Xara that he has been to all Mayhem's concerts, and all that exposure to Jessica's voice has made him build a resistance against her singing. Be that as it may, the most important thing is that Jessica can trust his feelings for her are real and not a byproduct of her voice, thus making her lower her barriers and accept him as the true friend she needs in the darkest moment of her life.

Jessica is not the only woman who appreciates Marc's character, though. He is such a nice and respectful man that his lesbian friend and co-worker, Sylvia, is willing to explore her sexual curiosity with him. Sarah, who is Sylvia's girlfriend as well as Jessica's drummer, roommate, and best friend, also has him in high praises as, with his attitude, he quickly overcame her initial reticences against men; and it takes just a brief conversation after the bombing for Alexis, Amanda Reid, and Anastasia Bertradino to also recognize him as the great, humble man their friend Jessica deserves. Even Gary's wife, Cynthia, feels attracted to him, an attraction that can be explored in Redemption for Jessika lewd, non-canon path; Marc's canon personality ends up coming out in that "bad" path too, when he quickly understands Chloe's situation and offers her a loving session focused on her, instead of just taking advantage of her initial proposition.

In the Elsaverse canon's current state of events, Marc's relationship with Jessica is still on and as strong as ever. In one of the alternative routes in Saving Chloe (2018), it's stated that Marc lets Jessica watch other people having sex, as a convenient way to satisfy her urges while she's away on tour, thanks to her voyeuristic tendencies. When they are together, he takes part in those steamy afterparties, as it's depicted in Elsa's Nightmares (2019-2020). And, thanks to their close relationship with Sylvia and Sarah, Elsaverse: Transitions (2020-2021) shows that both couples have also found an entertaining way for everybody to endure the musicians' lengthy absences while Mayhem is on the road.

Miscellaneous

 * Marc's last name, Anderson, is not revealed until Darkness Falls third chapter, which was released two years after his first appearance in the saga.


 * Marc's big penis size surprises Jessica the first time she sees it: despite being an experienced girl, she admits she's never seen such a big one before. From Elsa's comments in Elsa's Nightmares, it seems that the singer shared that info about him with her friends.


 * When Marc and Jessica see Charles before the Mayoral rally in RfJ, Marc's first reaction is to run after him, but Jessica stops her new boyfriend. When Marc objects, she says that he's already her hero, and that all that he has done for her (supporting her and being a kind friend and an unselfish lover) is way more important than how well he punches a guy. That line could be considered paramount to how masculinity and heroism are understood in the Elsaverse.