Marine

Who is Marine?

Marine is Wendy's little sister, 7 and a half years old. She's known for her remarkable cleverness, which shows in many episodes. Her passion for stuffed animals and princess costumes is obvious, but she has a genuine disgust for the idea of having a boyfriend — she finds it absolutely revolting.

Marine is inseparable from her stuffed animal named Puduk, which she takes everywhere. Her two best friends are Louise (nicknamed Loulou) and Nathalie (nicknamed Nath). She is a Libra.

She sometimes mispronounces words and invents new ones — a character trait that adds a lot of comic flavour to her adventures. She sometimes borrows Wendy's things without permission, including the famous t-shirt signed by the lead singer of Les Vandalises!

Personality

Marine is both adorable and remarkably cunning for her age. She can be annoying for Wendy, but she's also a little girl full of affection. Her quick wit and outrageous ideas make her the comic engine of the series.

Marine through the seasons

Marine also grows up across the seasons, gaining confidence and independence without ever losing the mischief and inventive way with words that have defined her since the very first episode. Her growth stays rooted in that same extra spark of imagination that makes her the show's comic engine.

Standout episodes for Marine

Marine often takes center stage in the show's most inventive episodes, driven by her wild imagination and blunt honesty.

• « Ma Sister la chouchoute » — Marine se demande si elle est vraiment la chouchoute de la famille, au grand dam de Wendy.
• « Princesse Marine » — Un épisode qui joue à fond sur sa passion pour les déguisements et les histoires de princesses.
• « La p’tite Sisteronite » — Marine traverse une petite maladie imaginaire qui révèle tout son sens de la dramatisation.

Marine in the Bamboo comic

In the comic, Marine is the character who invents the most new words — « nikol crème », « namour », « adonnaissant » — which became the show’s signature vocabulary. Volume 4, « C’est nikol crème ! », is entirely built around her catchphrase. Volume 9, « Toujours dans les pattes ! », portrays her (sometimes overwhelming) attachment to her big sister, a trait that stays central to her relationship with Wendy throughout all 20 albums.