Mari

Mari
age	15
birthday	March 1
gender	female
location	Forest Playground
role	Major supporting character

Mari is a major supporting character in OMORI. She is the older sister of Sunny and her presence serves as one of the major driving forces behind the game's story.

Profile

Appearance

Mari is a girl with long, straight hair and bangs. In Headspace, she has purple hair and eyes. She wears what looks like a variation of a Japanese seifuku.

In the real world, Mari had black hair, black eyes, and wore a purple jacket or sweater over a white dress. She wore purple shoes.

As a spirit, Mari looks slightly older than her appearance in Headspace. Similar to Omori, she is completely black and white, and her eyes are sometimes depicted as white. She wears a long, white dress.

Personality

She's often spoken of as being kind and gentle and plays a sisterly role in the friend group with Sunny, Hero, Kel, Aubrey, and Basil.

Her first appearance shows she has a mischievous side, poking fun at Kel and Aubrey's mannerisms and afterward teasing Hero. Later in the game, it is also revealed she would pull pranks on Hero especially, such as putting bugs in his school desk. It is implied that she and Hero were in a relationship

It is also shown that she was a perfectionist, spending hours at a time practicing the same piano piece over and over again.

Story

Background

Mari was born on March 1st to unnamed parents more than 16 years before the main game. At some point, her parents had her little brother, Sunny. The two grew up in Faraway Town next to Kel and Hero's family. She used to play softball before suffering from a permanent knee injury.

Mari and Hero were a couple prior to her death, this is shown in Basil's photo album. Prior to the events of the game, Mari would spend a lot of time practicing the piano and taking college prep classes. Because of this, she would spend less time with her younger brother, Sunny. In an attempt to spend more time with his sister, Sunny picked up the violin again and the both of them would practice together often for an upcoming recital.

On the day of the recital, Mari and Sunny had an argument due to Mari's perfectionism, which resulted in him accidentally pushing her down the stairs, killing her. Initially in denial, Sunny and Basil carried her to bed, believing she was unconscious.

Basil, after realizing she was dead, came up with the plan to frame her death as a suicide. Stepping back into the house, both of them looked back at her corpse to see one of her eyes looking directly at them, traumatizing the children and haunting them in the form of Something.

Though Sunny and Basil knew the truth, everyone else was under the impression that Mari had committed suicide and blamed themselves for her death. As a result, their previously tight-knit friend group fell apart.

Gallery

In-game

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  Mari (Headspace).

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  Mari walking (Headspace).

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  Mari picnic animation (Headspace).

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  Mari hugging Omori (Headspace).

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  Hero hugging Mari (Headspace).

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  Mari (Spirit).

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  Mari hair moving (Spirit).

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  Mari walking (Spirit).

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  Mari playing the piano after Blackspace in the Sunny route.

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  Unused sprite of Mari (Spirit) turning into Something.

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  Unused version of Mari (Spirit) playing the piano.

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  Mari in Faceless Area and Reef Area.

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  Mari's walking animation in Faceless Area and Reef Area.

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  Memory: Treehouse.

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  Memory: Beach.

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  Memory: Secret lake.

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  Memory: Secret lake (Unused).

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  Memory: Basil's birthday.

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  Memory: Sunny's birthday.

Faces

Headspace

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Black Space

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Spirit

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Photo Album

Headspace

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  "Omori and Kel gave up and ran off, but Aubrey and I got the hang of it really fast!"

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  "We're having a picnic today! Mari wanted to take a picture of everyone. Say cheese!"

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  "After eating, everyone fell asleep, except Hero and Mari. I'm getting kind of sleepy myself."

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  "All of our feet in a circle! can you guess whose feet are whose?"

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  "Everyone helped me water my plants today! I tend to ramble on for too long when I start talking about plants, so I'm glad my friends listened to me!"

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  "A spider suddenly fell from a tree and surprised everyone! HERO is too AFRAID to look."

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  "Oh, boy! Oh, boy! We were able to score five tickets to "SWEETHEART'S QUEST FOR HEARTS"! I sure hope nothing unexpected happens..."

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  "We stopped by the MUSTARD SUB for some grub! COMBO MEALS for everyone!!"

Real World

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  (2/18 - MY BIRTHDAY): It's my 12th birthday today! I thought my friends forgot, but they all surprised me with a strawberry cake. I feel so lucky... This year is looking to be a good year!

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  (2/18 MY BIRTHDAY): Another group photo. This was a little after I opened all my presents! Mari bought me this photo album, and everyone else bought me film for my camera. I'll try my best to use it all.

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  (2/18 - MY BIRTHDAY): Mari and Hero fell asleep on the couch. They look so cozy together... Hehe... I hope they don't mind the photo. Mari's dad might be kind of mad if he saw it...

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  (3/9): Hero and Mari washing the dishes from breakfast. We're staying over at Mari and Sunny's this weekend. It's getting warmer lately so we're about to go to the park. Kel says there's a secret lake area behind some bushes, so we're all going to check it out!

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  (3/31): It's already the last day of March! We're having a picnic with Mari at our secret lake spot. Mari wanted to take pictures of everyone! Say cheese!

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  (3/31): After eating all the food, everyone fell asleep, except me, Hero, and Mari. Something unfortunate happened when I was taking the photo. Ahem... Thanks a lot, Hector. I'll have to cover it up with tape later.

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  (4/9): I caught Mari carrying Sunny on the way home from school today. He must have fallen asleep on the bus. I thought it was so cute, so I got my camera out as quick as I could to snap this once-in-a-lifetime photo! Sigh... Sometimes I wish I had a sibling.

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  (4/21): Sunny and Kel gave up on making flower crowns and ran off, but Aubrey and I got the hang of it really fast! Everyone thinks a flower crown really suits me. Maybe just a flower is okay.

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  (5/25): Mari bought everyone popsicles, one of every flavor! Sunny got lemon, Hero got root beer, Kel got orange, Aubrey got watermelon, and Mari got grape! Mine was banana... It tasted okay.

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  (5/25): All of our shoes in a circle! Can you guess whose shoes are whose?

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  (6/22): Mari says she wants to get a summer tan! I'm scared to fall asleep in the sun, since I get sunburned really easily. Hmm... I'm not sure what Kel is doing here, but he's probably having a good time.

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  (6/22): Hero sleeping on Mari. He's all tired out from swimming. Well... It seems like Mari won't be able to get her summer tan after all.

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  (6/22): We're about to head home, but I managed to catch one last photo with Mari and Hero! They look so happy. A match made in heaven!

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  (8/4): Mari says this beetle is a giant stag. It suddenly fell from a tree and surprised everyone! Hero is too grossed out to look.

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  (8/14): Ta-da! All summer, we've been working on a treehouse in Sunny's backyard and today it's finally finished! Hero and his dad did most of the heavy work, but Aubrey and I made paper plants to put in the window still!

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  (8/16): All of us hanging out in our brand new treehouse! Looks like Sunny is finally reading the book I showed him! I want to spend every day in here, but it's a shame that summer vacation is almost over. I hope we get to use this treehouse more next summer!

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  (8/18): We went to Hobbeez to read the latest edition of Capt. Spaceboy! Everyone's so into it right now! I'm sure it's all anyone is going to be talking about once school starts.

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  (9/6): I'm playing cards with Kel, Hero, and Aubrey. They're so easy to read. They can't hide anything on their faces! Mari baked everyone cookies from scratch. They were chocolate chip and super delicious, like always!

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  (9/6): Looks like I have the winning hand, hehe... But nobody knows that yet...

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  (9/9): Sunny giving Mari a big hug! Mari doesn't come home until late now because she's taking extra classes to prepare for college. Me and Sunny have been hanging out a lot, but I'm sure he still misses her a lot.

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  (9/22): Mari practicing her part for a big recital next month. We're all going to go watch! It's going to be Mari and Sunny's first performance together, but I know they'll do just fine! We will all be showing our support from the audience!

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  (9/22): Mari getting a little camera shy, because she's made a small mistake. Don't worry, Mari! Just keep going! No one will even notice!

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  (9/22): After some begging, Sunny came to join Mari for recital practice... Hehe... They're still working out some stuff, but they already sound so amazing! I know they're going to be great. Go, Mari! Go, Sunny! You can do it!

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Artwork

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  "Framed drawings from the omori trailer". [@OMORI_GAME Apr 23, 2014]

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  "Story/mood boards? Took a while figuring out what i really wanted the story to be about (2014)" [@OMORI_GAME Apr 20, 2019].

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  "Very first pixel drafts of the omori cast. A lot of these characters dont exist anymore, but maybe i can still find somewhere to put them... (2014)" [@OMORI_GAME Apr 25, 2019].

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  "Picnic scans. Looks like everyone is having a good time. (2018)" [@OMORI_GAME Jun 13, 2019].

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  "Good times. (2019)" [@OMORI_GAME Sep 21, 2019].

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  [@OMORI_GAME Jan 9, 2021].

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  [@_omocat Jan 10, 2021].

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  [@OMORI_GAME Jan 25, 2021].

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  "Birthdays." [@OMORI_GAME Feb 19, 2021].

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  "Happy birthday, Mari!" [@OMORI_GAME Mar 1, 2021].

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  "The OMORI collection is available now!" [@_omocat Mar 27, 2021].

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  "New art for the walkthrough/artbook" [@OMORI_GAME Apr 14, 2021].

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  [@OMORI_GAME May 5, 2021].

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  "we're hosting an OMORI: STOP AAPI HATE!..." [@OMORI_GAME May 7, 2021].

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  "Happy birthday to you... (CAUTION: this comic contains spoilers for OMORI)" [@OMORI_GAME May 23, 2021] Part_1.

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  [@OMORI_GAME May 23, 2021] Part_3.

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  [@OMORI_GAME May 23, 2021] Part_4.

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  "The OMORI: STOP AAPI HATE! fundraiser stream featuring @boenyeah..." [@OMORI_GAME Jun 4, 2021].

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  "it has already been 6 months since OMORI's release! wow..." [@OMORI_GAME Jun 25, 2021].

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  Sunny's birthday. "Happy birthday!" [@OMORI_GAME Jul 20, 2021].

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  "in celebration of a very special birthday, please enjoy these free digital stickers! you can download them from the OMORI website’s updates page!" [@OMORI_GAME Jul 20, 2021].

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  "Happy birthday (CAUTION: this comic contains spoilers for OMORI)." [@OMORI_GAME Jul 21, 2021]

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  "OMORI macaron preorders ​open tomorrow 7/24 at 7pm PST and will be available for pick-up on 7/31 starting at 10am PST!" [@OMORI_GAME Jul 23, 2021].

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  "OMORI macaron preorders ​open tomorrow 7/24 at 7pm PST and will be available for pick-up on 7/31 starting at 10am PST!" [@OMORI_GAME Jul 23, 2021].

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  "preorders for the OMORI menu items are now live on the @OkamotoKitchen website! orders will open and close periodically to accommodate the pick-up time slots." [@OMORI_GAME Aug 11, 2021].

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  "@OMORI_GAME doodles from drawing prompts the team and i did together during production." [@_omocat Aug 13, 2021].

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  "First drafts and finals for the @OMORI_GAME collection." [@_omocat Aug 13, 2021].

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  "My battle programmer keeps sending me these and it is vaguely threatening." [@_omocat Sep 14, 2021].

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  "Unused photo concepts (2016)." [@OMORI_GAME Sep 18, 2021]. Part_1

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  [@OMORI_GAME Sep 18, 2021]. Part_2

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  [@OMORI_GAME Sep 18, 2021]. Part_3

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  [@OMORI_GAME Sep 18, 2021]. Part_4

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  "one more day... ♪, every day... ♫ ♪" [@OMORI_GAME Sep 23, 2021]

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  "Oh? Whats this?" [@_omocat Sep 30, 2021].

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  [@_omocat Sep 30, 2021].

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  "Happy halloween!" [@OMORI_GAME Oct 31, 2021].

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  "Another morning comes." [@_omocat Nov 19, 2021].

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  "Happy thanksgiving!" [@_omocat Nov 25, 2021]

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  "Happy birthday, Hero!" [@_omocat Nov 25, 2021]. Part_3

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  "Happy birthday!" [@OMORI_GAME Mar 1, 2022].

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  "OMORI is now available in Korean and Simplified Chinese on Steam!" [@OMORI_GAME Mar 18, 2022].

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  "We are creating over 110 new drawings for the OMORI walkthrough, depicting different scenes from OMORI throughout the book!" [@OMORI_GAME Nov 1, 2021].

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  "So excited to announce the @omori_game x @gallerynucleus art exhibition..." [@_omocat May 28, 2022].

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  "We are honored to be a part of this year’s @GamesDoneQuick!..." [@OMORI_GAME Jun 26, 2022].

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  Boss rush and plushies (Merch Teaser) [Oct 15, 2022]

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  1 million copies sold. [Dec 31, 2022]

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  Mari hugging Something plush. [Nov 12, 2022]

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  Hero's birthday. [Jan 1, 2023]

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  Mari's birthday. [Mar 1, 2023]

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  Mari's vinyl figure [Jun 27, 2023]

Trivia

• Mari's birthday, March 1st, spells out her name.
• Mari had a black cat named Mewo.
• Mari took flower arrangement classes with her mother, occasionally bringing Sunny along.
• Mari has trouble falling asleep, so she reads before bed.
• Mari and Sunny traded beds when she realized he had trouble falling asleep.
• Mari and Hero are the same age.
• Sunny would sleep in Mari's bed with her when he had nightmares.
• The name of the "White egret orchid", the flower associated with Mari throughout the game, is "Pecteilis radiata". It does not actually symbolize "my thoughts will follow you into your dreams" like in game, rather symbolizing happiness and love, as well as elegance and beauty. On the same topic, the Lily of the valley, the plant Basil associate to Mari, is poisonous, and can cause abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and irregular heartbeats if any part of it is ingested.
• Omocat states that Mari, similar to Hero, seems perfect on the outside but is hiding a lot in the inside. Which could be why they could make such a good match.

• In Head Space, her perfectionist tendencies are hidden. Omocat describes themselves as a perfectionist too.
• Like Mari, Omocat used to take piano lessons and have recitals.
• Early one, Mari was one of Sunny's friends. This was changed to "make the story more impactful"
• Mari's personality reflects those who take care of Omocat like older sisters.