Marcy is essentially me. I don’t have many friends, I’m into cartoons and stuff like that. I’m not that smart but I still see myself in her. The flashback scene with her in the sleepover hit too close to me
same. i cried after that scene was shown because of a certain sleepover ive had. no one really likes what i like and im a very obsessive person over them and people just dont understand that about me. ive tried so show them but had the same result as marcy.
Another major reason why I think she's so universally liked is because she is also a competent and morally wrong character. She is introduced and treated as harmless and innocent, but we later learn that she is in fact very determined and not afraid to get what she wants despite the cost. She basically gets to function in the story as both an ally to the protagonist and a very interesting antagonist with solid and very understandable motivations. People always like a good antagonist, often more than the actual protagonist and Marcy basically got to eat the cake and have it to. People also like characters that are important to the plot since for many people, the plot and story is the most interesting part of a show and we connect and care more about the characters that continuously drive the story forward. Marcy is *very* important to the story, and I would argue that the main theme and point of the entire story is the most applicable to her character arc and her part of the wider story. Her naivety made her get ahead of herself and her character arc really deals with the toxicity of her friendship with Sasha and Anne. She's also hinted at being a broken character who clings onto a friendship that's not really true. The show's message and theme of "you need to let go" is especially relevant to her. This also makes her a very complex character, which is something I think people also generally like.
Indeed. Marcy is my favorite character bc in some way i relate to all her loneliness, i probably would do the same thing she done in some moments in my life that i was scared ou confused. Nothing justifies what she done but its understanble WHY she done I think people like her because of that too. She is very relatable and misunderstood, by her friends, but at the same time, she is flawless and had a short - but solid - redemption arc (rly short, like 5 minutes. She has less timescreen than sasha)
Honestly what's not to like about her? Marcy is nerdy, quirky and obsessed with her hobbies, like the quintessential character that represents the entire fandom even. A lot of us can relate to her oh so well, from her personality traits to the constant struggles of having to fit into societal norms. It's because of her that many have come to appreciate and love who they are for what they are💚
Even after what she did, I never held it against her. No offense to other creators, but sometimes cartoon characters feel too good. Kids make mistakes. They’re selfish, bratty, misunderstood. Sometimes they don’t realize the consequences of their actions until it smacks them in the face. I love seeing a character that acted so much like I did at that age and is still endearing to watch.
I also fall on the spectrum, but I have never liked a character just because they happen to fall in some arbitrary group that I'm also part of. It's her qualities that, for example makes her a nerd (just like me), that make me relate to her. I like to appreciate characters like the human beings they are meant to represent, not by their affiliation to a category they belong to.
@8is that makes a lot of sense. I don't think you were trying to accuse me of something, but just in case, her showing signs of atusim(sorry, I can't spell) isn't why I like her as a character.
@@floor_tile I am not accusing you of anything xD. I am simply expressing my opinion that the only way to treat characters, and human beings in general, that makes sense is to treat them like individuals and not by group affiliation. I don’t like the tribalistic nature of how people talk about these characters or the general politics around them, which this video falls victim to. There is nothing special about a character being neurodivergent because every individual is unique regardless of their group affiliation. I like to appreciate people for who they are rather than their groups, especially if that individual had no choice but to be part of a certain group.
Marcy is my favorite because while I see myself in many of the characters, I see the most of myself in her. It also helps that the show does such a good job making her a lovable character.
Yeah I will admit, Marcy was a character I could relate to a lot as someone who has communication issues, but not just that, I found Marcy to be adorable, sweet, and sort of helpful to me throughout season 2, (season 3 I had minor issues on the fact we really don’t see her much and I feel she needed more screen time). I’m going to be writing a show focused on the character this summer (just a fun project, nothing too serious) and the number one thing I want for this is to capture the character I found to really love and appreciate. This video to me helps because sometimes I forget something or another and for this in particular, I want to ensure (if the scripts ever get made which is an eventual goal) that people could relate and appreciate this just as I do.
I'm not autistic, but I am neurodivergent, and as such, see myself a lot in Marcy, which is why I love her so much. Like her, I love a lot of very niche media, is sociable but still kind of nervous around others, and is very absentminded. And I also relate to her feeling alone in her love of the niche media she likes. Marcy is just such a fun, sweet, and relatable character that I really see myself in.
From the first time I saw Marcy, I immediately saw me in her! I got so excited over seeing a geeky, escapist and energetic girl like me on a show I was starting to enjoy, and honestly, I guess Marcy made me love Amphibia even more! She is probably the character whom I have the strongest connection to in animation, and that makes her one of my all-time favourites. When the show was nearing its last episodes, I wasn't having the best time with my friend group. I didn't feel included, or appreciated. Seeing Marcy go through a similar experience like that gave me the courage to realise the friends I had at the time weren't true, for me, and therefore I realised I was eventually going to find friends whom I truly had a strong connection with. So honestly, yeah, I am a Marcy stan through and through, but if you don't like her, that's okay, I'll understand why
I like Marcy, she's a great character and she's also my fav character from Amphibia because I can kinda relate to her. I'm probably not exactly what would be considered a "nerd" but I do love to overanalyse things that I find interesting and sometimes when I'm really obsessed with something, I can't stop talking about it, just like Marcy. (And sometimes I talk so much about stuff I like that other people try to tell me to stop lol.) I also love playing games, watching shows, and sometimes I'm really tempted to explain the whole lore of my fav shows and video games to my friends. And I'm also shy and a bit awkward when it comes to talking to new people. Everyone expected me to be immediately sociable, so when Marcy said that she's shy and "can't even look people in the eye sometimes" (in her journal she also mentioned that she wasn't great at public speaking), I found out that I relate to her even more than I thought.
Marcy is such a awesome character she funny and cute and silly and sweet and Haley Tju does a awesome job she also Voice Stella from The Loud House she also one of my favorite characters. Sure she may had trap her friends in Amphibia but she did make up for it in the end
Her trapping her friends in Amphibia is actually one of the reasons why she is my favorite character. She is introduced and treated as harmless and innocent, but we later learn that she is in fact very determined and not afraid to get what she wants despite the cost. She basically gets to function in the story as both an ally to the protagonist and a very interesting antagonist with solid and very understandable motivations. People always like a good antagonist, often more than the actual protagonist, and Marcy basically got to eat the cake and have it to. Two of my favorite qualities she has is her competence and her determination.
Marcy is such a lovable character. She has such a fun personality that gives a lot of fun to her character and makes me enjoy her. In fact, I love her so much that I actually consider Maddie and Marcy as one of the show’s more underrated episodes.
I love Marcy Regina Wu. She's likable and smart, her clumsiness is both charming and adorable, she has relatable struggles, and what we learn about Marcy from Jo actually makes me like her even more. Even though I may like Anne and Sasha more among the calamity trio, it doesn't mean I like Marcy any less. 💚
I love marcy wu and she's a incredible character because marcy is smart, voiced by haley tju and she's has good friends in anne and sasha so I'll think of her as the best character!
I like Marcy's character a lot because I do relate to her being shut down or not understood for my interests, moving a lot and saying goodbye to friends (especially those that I've been attached to)
Reasons why I love Marcy: 1. She is quirky and smart 2. She is clumsy 3. She is energetic and relatable 4. She loves her friends 5. She plays Nintendo Switch 6. She is just a really enjoyable character to watch. Also, I would totally want her to be my friend in real life.
If I had a nickel for every time a 13-year-old was possessed in a kids cartoon, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird because it happened twice! First with Ty in Grossology, and then with Marcy in Amphibia. Plus, I definitely know how Marcy felt with that helmet lowered on her head. I felt the same way at Stitch’s Great Escape. They had those very uncomfortable shoulder restraints that hurt sooo bad. I felt sooo uncomfortable with the restraints lowering on us…I had that same uncomfortableness Marcy had. The moment the helmet lowered, I got Stitch’s Great Escape flashbacks when the restraints lowered, I got so scared. Marcy is definitely one of my favorites in Amphibia.
The only thing I won't never forgive is what Matt did to Marcy in Olivia and Yunan. I hate this episode so much. Even worse, he took her foster mothers away from us.
I ADORE Marcy!! I see myself so much in her, from her personality, to her interests, especially to her arc in season 2! I see myself so much in her I use her as my own little persona sometimes and one of my nicknames is Marcy! I especially like Darcy aswell People have also said that maybe I have ADHD but I’m not fully sure if I do and if I have ADHD I’m not sure if it’s a reason why I love Marcy so much with the whole neurodivergent thing But yeah! Marcy is one of my favorite characters of all time Bc I see myself so much in her, she’s a cringy quirky nerd that does puzzles and I adore her for that :3
Marcy is my “SHE’S LITERALLY ME” character. Nerdy as hell, huge fan of the fantasy genre, plays RPGs, autistic (she is confirmed to be autistic by the creators, just like me), into some of the most random stuff, hyperfixates on everything, SHE’S LITERALLY ME.
I relate to Marcy alot, being someone who struggles with change. ABC I used to have so much trubble finding friends. Also I do have ADHD and my dad thinks I may be slightly autistic, I do alot of Marcy things. She is amazing though also her story is super dark.
Marcy was an interesting character. I fell in love with her because the way she approached the planters when meeting them is exactly how I approach anybody I meet and find even just a little trustworthy. She was showering them with a random stream of consciousness about her favorite media trope (found family). As someone who was (is?) smart as a kid I wish I could learn the way she does. She cares about something and doesn't stop (all I've ever really cared about were cartoons, which are inappropriate, and mental health, which stresses me out.) And obviously, all that was happening in Amphibia, her dream world but she got to be herself. And she had at least one friend who just didn't care that she was different. (As of last year, I also have one of those, but for most of my life, I was the odd one out and could only be "friends" with other outcasts of school society.) So yeah. Personality, but also, she's just a weirdo. And she took it and ran with it. (I've also moved around with my family a lot so that part was relatable to me too.) Sorry for this random trauma/thought dump. I will now retreat into my head and have conversations with fictional characters. Have a good day. EDIT: 9:17 I have actually been told that twice this year. (well not move on but that a "normal person would have reacted differently")
I just finished watching Amphibia and I must say, I immediately became borderline obsessed (not in a creepy way) with Marcy. She’s so relatable to me as an autistic person. I’m someone who is academically gifted in school (except for PE lol) but I’m terrible at socialization and building healthy friendships. My special interests are odd and useless for the most part, and most people don’t get them.
Marcy was never much of a character that stood out to me during the show. I feel like she was kinda just there, but I can understand why people like her so much
I'm the same age as her and I'm autistic and the moment I laid my eyes on her I saw myself and from then on the moment someone mentions her I start infodumping haha
I really like Marcy as she’s a lot like me I mean, we have a similar name, I’m smart, very obsessed with video games, loves shows, and is always kind of an outcast because i was always (and I still am) really clumsy so just seeing a character that I can relate to warms my heart
for me, i just relate super hard with her... moved away from my only few friends in 4th grade with barely any warning, im super nerdy about my interests, i can be clumsy AF, am easily distracted and im always a bit of a 3rd wheel tbh there arent many aspects of marcy that i dont see also being something i relate to. the only ones i can really think of would be consistently high grades (though i am capable of achieving them, it's a huge effort for me) and that i am sometimes a guy (before anyone asks, genderfluid) marcy is absolutely my favourite character, because theres just so much about her that i can relate with, especially on the emotional baggage side
At first I thought Marcy was just ok, nice character and a nice shake up, then with True Colors this gave the character even a better background and I finded Marcy to be a really well written Marcy, and with this video I think I finally get the hype and honestly I think that's pretty great.
Yes! Finally! I've been waiting for you to post this video! I love Marcy, she's my favorite character, and as an Autistic myself, I relate to her as well. I too go hard into my hobbies, my various interests, as well as being socially ackward and sometimes shy. She has flaws too, but that's also what we love about her. Also, I'm thankful that you called out those ableist who said those offensive things about Marcy. Well done, dude! 😉👍
One thing I appreciate about Marcy is that she wasn't originally designed to be autistic/neurodivergant. I remember reading on the wiki that, I believe around the second season, a group of psychologists essentially "diagnosed" her as being on the spectrum. I always think it's so much more "organic", for lack of a better term, when a character is made and ends up being autistic, rather than being autistic from the get-go. There are a few other media that do this, many of them are partially autobiographical stories where the creators discovered they themselves were on the spectrum, and I always appreciate it. Even The Ghost and Molly McGee's June Chen felt a little... forced. Then again, I also liked Extraordinary Attorney Woo, so who knows.
I’m not officially autistic or officially have dad but my whole family does, obviously I’m hear watching this video and I’m very physically clumsy. I had to go through 2 moves growing up and while I was relatively their age. If I had had the chance to go away to a magical world and buy myself more time with my friends, I know I would have I just see myself in her soo much
As someone on the spectrum, a big hell yeah to that! I think a part of Marcy's particular appeal is she's a Neurodivergent-coded character written as just a lovable character who has these traits. For a long time any sort of Autistic coded character was written as a spectacle, the writer essentially telling the audience "hey get a load of this weirdo". Sometimes it was "their mind works in mysterious ways" in a Sherlock Holmes style character, sometimes their Autistic traits were the butt of a joke like in the big bang theory. Marcy is one of a more recent crop of Autistic characters meant to be understood, who's traits aren't some weird ability nor silly handicap, but a neutral set of traits for good and ill. Shoutout to Delicious in Dungeon for also getting this recently, but it makes for much more relatable TV, especially for folks like myself who find it harder to get into the heads of neurotypically written characters
as someone who is literally marcy, i find it weird that i dont get obsessed with her like others. i am academically smart but i goof off a lot, i get obsessed with fictional media like video games and shows, i am VERY clumsy, i have a hard time connecting to new people, and ive been labelled multiple times by neurodivergent people as 'i dont know what u are , but youre def not neurotypical'. so yeah, i should find marcy very relatable. but.. i dont. i still find her relatable and loveable ofc, but not as much as other people. i find myself more drawn to anne and sprig.. im not really sure why its like that for me. my guess is that anne and sprig have a sense of averageness. idk how to explain it but they kind of act like how most people would act in their situations. basically, for me, marcy has the more *character traits* that i identify with but anne and sprig's *actions and reactions* are what i find more relatable. another guess as to why i dont love marcy as much as anne is because i find myself identifying with anne's character arc more than marcy's. at the start of the show, anne doesnt appreciate the things she has like her parents and her community and she doesnt put much effort into anything meaningful which is very similar to how i was during the pandemic. but then she learned to appreciate and care for everyone and everything around her more sincerely and idk, that just hit hard for me. marcy started out attention-starved and a lil selfish as a result and learned to be able to confront herself and others and take responsibility. not too different from anne's but different enough for me. i think if i watched amphibia earlier (around 2020-2021), i wouldve related to marcy more but since i was introduced to it during 2022, i ended liking anne and sprig more... all the amphibia characters are great but yea, i like anne and sprig more than marcy. its just personal preference and the reasons why i dont find marcy ad relatable as i should. anyways, this comment has gotten a lil too cheesy so byeeeee
As much as I like Anne Boonchuy, the 2 Plantar siblings Sprig & Polly, Ivy Sundew & a little bit of Maddie flour. I also like Marcy Wu because she’s so Sweet, Smart, Pure, Precious, Lovable, Innocent, Kind, Good, Devoting, Cute & Adorable.
I love Marcy because of the fact she is a lot like me and my closet friend (Mainly her) and it feels so heartwarming to see someone who is like us be portrayed as a lovable character when we are so used to seeing people put us down for our autistic traits. It’s kinda like Marcy for us is a living reminder that it’s okay for us to be the way we are.
I'm autistic myself, and I see some traits in her that I see in myself. I'm not good at connections with people (I can barely look people in the eyes sometimes), I am easily fooled or duped like Marcy was with Andrias, I am big into different hobbies and games; I can go on and on. Still, I am more of an Anne fan than Marcy.
Being quite the autistic nerd myself, I was already sold on the unofficially autistic, nerdy, gamer, fantasy, etc. stuff, but the third wheel treatment portrayed in TBotE was the horrific last straw of relatability that made me invest more into any character than I have ever invested into any work of fiction before in my life.
I AM Marcie and Sasha combined. Literally. I am one of the best in my class, rebellious, envious, autistic, very clumsy and a bit too clingy i guess... I relate much to Cass from TTS and Luz too but whenever i see Marcy or Sasha on screen i get so emotional like practically never... I just wanna watch season 2 and 3 fully and not just some clips😭
"fictophilia" or whatever isn't even a bad thing lol, in fact I'm proud to be a "fictophile", as they call it.. nothing wrong with loving fictional characters in more ways than one. i genuinely love marcy wu, she's cute, funny, beautiful, and relatable.
when she said "straight a student except for gym because i was reading" i knew she was literally me. i may academically smart but i tend to be clumsy and miss social cues a ton. and sports make me sad.
Okay, that is hilarious xD. Honestly, you should look into American history and specifically the immigration waves and the cultural makeup of America. It's fascinating stuff and it's really fun to pick up on a Disney cartoon character's heritage and immediately get an idea of where they probably live, how many generations ago that characters ancestors moved to America, how many generations ago English became that lineage native language and a general idea of how assimilated that character is.
So it's clear that Marcy is a character who is well written rather than any other protagonist of Amphibia well if I were to be honest there is another show which is like Amphibia but with different story different characters but it can be considered an equivalent of Amphibia and that is the Owl house I I am a fan of that as well so basically you can call me a dual fan who likes both the Owl house and Amphibia I wanted to ask this from you all if Marcy is the most liked character in Amphibia can you tell me which character from the Owl house can be Marcy's equivalent who is smart and have lot of interest just like Marcy considering the fact that both series have characters who share same mentality in some cases same behaviour and traits believe it or not.
So I’m actually very certain that Marcy is autistic, that’s why I related so much to her since I am autistic. That’s why I related so hard to her when she chose to trap her friends in Amphibia. In fact, I probably would’ve done the same thing she did if I had to leave my friends like that. Change is scary and hard for some of us, so I don’t blame her. Yes it’s wrong, but she did what she felt she had to do to never be alone. Since Marcy has been friends with Anne since about age 6, it would make sense to not wanna leave one of the few people you’ve known for so long. It also wouldn’t surprise me if she went undiagnosed and so people didn’t know how to help her with this big and overwhelming feeling. This is why Marcy Wu is my favorite character. She is pretty much me and so I love her so much for that.
Hot take but I just can not find it to like Marcy. She feels like the kind of character I can relate too: She’s funny, quirky, socially awkward. But She doesn’t feel like a real person. I know she is Autistic and I am autistic as well. Except Matt Braly stated Marcy wasn’t made to be Autistic. The crew just said she was after she received so much positive acclaim from the fandom. The reason I dislike Marcy is because it feels like her quirks are her entire personality. Common Autism stereotypes include being geniuses and having super obscure special interests. While I super obscure interests myself (Wild Animals and certain Lego themes, I don’t like RPGs or Anime, which I am turned off by to be honest). But seeing Marcy brain her way through everything is frustrating because it enforces that stereotype, and for me, who was held back a year, and cannot handle any class harder than standard makes seeing this kind of representation frustrating. Marcy has some moments of depth such as in True Colors but it is barely explored and we don’t really see how that impacts her relationships. Honestly, in the scavenger hunt episode, Anne felt more relatable to me than Marcy because I also struggle with feelings of inadequacy around others who I feel are smarter and more capable than me. I don’t see Anne as autistic herself, but she embodies the struggles of a Aspie like me can feel, where we are capable enough to function but not near the level of our peers. This feeling of inadequacy is why I’m glad Anne is the main protagonist as it is a breath of fresh air to see this kind of problems being portrayed. I also envision Luz as being Autistic herself, and we see her own interests impact her ability to connect with her own peers in healthy ways. So she doubles down on said interests to cope.
I don't see her solving all of her problems with her brain as a problem, since that's quite an important thing in the series, the three main characters represent compassion, intelligence, and strength, with marcy representing intelligence. I guess I also don't see her fitting the stereotypes of a nerd perfectly as being a bad thing considering that I relate to that
5:04 Mostly than autistic, Marcy posses classic neurodivergent traits. She's actually gifted, a nature that is normally confused or misdiagnoses with autism and/or ADHD due with the lack of info neurotypicals have. Once you know what giftedness really is or once you find out you're gifted, recognicing gifted characters or real life gifted people is easy. We all are kinda similar like all the poppies, all the wolves or all the rainbows. I was also called autistic through my entire life (almost everyone who know me still believing I'm autistic and retarded because of my naive goofy kind personality), but it happens to be that I'm just a perfectly average gifted girl, like our dearlove Marcy: Curious about everything, very creative, independent, clever, hyperlogical, emotionaly intense, highly sensitive, absent-minded, pretty intuitive, fish-out-of-water craving for deep true relationships that relief her feeling of not-belonging and social traumas... Search for Linda Silverman or Jean Siaud-Facchin books or interviews, they explain it better than I.
Good video, but I've got a question still. That site you showed says thay fictophilia is not only about extreme desires, but also romantic love and strong affection. So mayhaps it isn't just for creeps who are too obssesed, but overral people who have fictional crushes.... and I want to make sure you know this since the way you phrased it at first could still cause that misconception that always happens with stuff like this. Atleast to me, just know I tend to overthink/misunderstand social cues in these times.
Yeah I am aware that fictional romantic crushes are a thing, and yes, there’s nothing inherently wrong with that. But there are some people who go a step too far with it. Sorry if I was vague on that part.
@@MarngelRambles It's alright! Thanks for clarifying. I am also very aware of that as my case used to be very extreme with other characters when I was in my tween years... thankfully I got out of that.
Me When I realised that marbles was also autistic:YOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I AM MARCY!!! I have autism, I like cartoons, fear that my friends will leave me,I am EXTREMELY oblivious and I am very smart when I comes to things outside of academics.
i love Marcy and she is my favourite character, but it still pains me she didn't get the redemption she deserved after all the conflict she caused in season 3 because of her selfish dids
Marcy seems like she is the target audience for amphibia, so that's probably why most amphibia fans relate to her so much
Yeah, she is a nerd, just like us xD.
@@8is Exactly
Is that really a bad thing?
@@phantomslay5612 No, definitely not!
True. I also have some of the same traits as her though I’m not as smart as her lol. Or clumsy mostly
Marcy is essentially me. I don’t have many friends, I’m into cartoons and stuff like that. I’m not that smart but I still see myself in her. The flashback scene with her in the sleepover hit too close to me
omg thats me too
Me too bro
same. i cried after that scene was shown because of a certain sleepover ive had. no one really likes what i like and im a very obsessive person over them and people just dont understand that about me. ive tried so show them but had the same result as marcy.
@@adzdrawss I’ve never even been to a proper sleepover
Same
Marcy needs her own spin off
yup xD
So true. 😉👍
Hell yes
Hate to be that person, but her journal is technically a spin off!
Edit: but an animated one would be rlly cool!
An animated one though
Another major reason why I think she's so universally liked is because she is also a competent and morally wrong character. She is introduced and treated as harmless and innocent, but we later learn that she is in fact very determined and not afraid to get what she wants despite the cost. She basically gets to function in the story as both an ally to the protagonist and a very interesting antagonist with solid and very understandable motivations. People always like a good antagonist, often more than the actual protagonist and Marcy basically got to eat the cake and have it to.
People also like characters that are important to the plot since for many people, the plot and story is the most interesting part of a show and we connect and care more about the characters that continuously drive the story forward. Marcy is *very* important to the story, and I would argue that the main theme and point of the entire story is the most applicable to her character arc and her part of the wider story. Her naivety made her get ahead of herself and her character arc really deals with the toxicity of her friendship with Sasha and Anne. She's also hinted at being a broken character who clings onto a friendship that's not really true. The show's message and theme of "you need to let go" is especially relevant to her.
This also makes her a very complex character, which is something I think people also generally like.
Indeed. Marcy is my favorite character bc in some way i relate to all her loneliness, i probably would do the same thing she done in some moments in my life that i was scared ou confused. Nothing justifies what she done but its understanble WHY she done
I think people like her because of that too. She is very relatable and misunderstood, by her friends, but at the same time, she is flawless and had a short - but solid - redemption arc (rly short, like 5 minutes. She has less timescreen than sasha)
Honestly what's not to like about her? Marcy is nerdy, quirky and obsessed with her hobbies, like the quintessential character that represents the entire fandom even. A lot of us can relate to her oh so well, from her personality traits to the constant struggles of having to fit into societal norms. It's because of her that many have come to appreciate and love who they are for what they are💚
The only word I can use to describe Marcy is being a CINNAMONROLL!! Just I can’t stay mad at her, I just can’t!! She’s too precious for this world🥺💕❤️
exactly
Even after what she did, I never held it against her. No offense to other creators, but sometimes cartoon characters feel too good. Kids make mistakes. They’re selfish, bratty, misunderstood. Sometimes they don’t realize the consequences of their actions until it smacks them in the face. I love seeing a character that acted so much like I did at that age and is still endearing to watch.
This
As an atustic person, I never really considered that Marcy might be as well. Thank you for bringing this to my attention!
I also fall on the spectrum, but I have never liked a character just because they happen to fall in some arbitrary group that I'm also part of. It's her qualities that, for example makes her a nerd (just like me), that make me relate to her. I like to appreciate characters like the human beings they are meant to represent, not by their affiliation to a category they belong to.
@8is that makes a lot of sense. I don't think you were trying to accuse me of something, but just in case, her showing signs of atusim(sorry, I can't spell) isn't why I like her as a character.
@@floor_tile I am not accusing you of anything xD. I am simply expressing my opinion that the only way to treat characters, and human beings in general, that makes sense is to treat them like individuals and not by group affiliation. I don’t like the tribalistic nature of how people talk about these characters or the general politics around them, which this video falls victim to. There is nothing special about a character being neurodivergent because every individual is unique regardless of their group affiliation. I like to appreciate people for who they are rather than their groups, especially if that individual had no choice but to be part of a certain group.
@@8is That is a very intelligent viewpoint to have. I don't really know what else to say so...good job?
@@floor_tile Thanks for coming to my ted talk I guess xD, and have a nice rest of your day :).
Marcy is my favorite because while I see myself in many of the characters, I see the most of myself in her. It also helps that the show does such a good job making her a lovable character.
Same, i quite cope her growness sometimes
Same
Marcys scream when the helmet is out on her gives me chills like what
Yeah I will admit, Marcy was a character I could relate to a lot as someone who has communication issues, but not just that, I found Marcy to be adorable, sweet, and sort of helpful to me throughout season 2, (season 3 I had minor issues on the fact we really don’t see her much and I feel she needed more screen time).
I’m going to be writing a show focused on the character this summer (just a fun project, nothing too serious) and the number one thing I want for this is to capture the character I found to really love and appreciate. This video to me helps because sometimes I forget something or another and for this in particular, I want to ensure (if the scripts ever get made which is an eventual goal) that people could relate and appreciate this just as I do.
I'm not autistic, but I am neurodivergent, and as such, see myself a lot in Marcy, which is why I love her so much. Like her, I love a lot of very niche media, is sociable but still kind of nervous around others, and is very absentminded. And I also relate to her feeling alone in her love of the niche media she likes. Marcy is just such a fun, sweet, and relatable character that I really see myself in.
But i'm Autistic
From the first time I saw Marcy, I immediately saw me in her! I got so excited over seeing a geeky, escapist and energetic girl like me on a show I was starting to enjoy, and honestly, I guess Marcy made me love Amphibia even more! She is probably the character whom I have the strongest connection to in animation, and that makes her one of my all-time favourites.
When the show was nearing its last episodes, I wasn't having the best time with my friend group. I didn't feel included, or appreciated. Seeing Marcy go through a similar experience like that gave me the courage to realise the friends I had at the time weren't true, for me, and therefore I realised I was eventually going to find friends whom I truly had a strong connection with. So honestly, yeah, I am a Marcy stan through and through, but if you don't like her, that's okay, I'll understand why
Marcy alongside Luz Noceda are the best neurodivergent characters I ever seen in Disney Television Animation history
Marcy is an extremely adorable character you just want to hug 😊
I like Marcy, she's a great character and she's also my fav character from Amphibia because I can kinda relate to her. I'm probably not exactly what would be considered a "nerd" but I do love to overanalyse things that I find interesting and sometimes when I'm really obsessed with something, I can't stop talking about it, just like Marcy. (And sometimes I talk so much about stuff I like that other people try to tell me to stop lol.) I also love playing games, watching shows, and sometimes I'm really tempted to explain the whole lore of my fav shows and video games to my friends. And I'm also shy and a bit awkward when it comes to talking to new people. Everyone expected me to be immediately sociable, so when Marcy said that she's shy and "can't even look people in the eye sometimes" (in her journal she also mentioned that she wasn't great at public speaking), I found out that I relate to her even more than I thought.
I freaking love Marcy . She's adorable and i do see some traits of myself in her .
Marcy is such a awesome character she funny and cute and silly and sweet and Haley Tju does a awesome job she also Voice Stella from The Loud House she also one of my favorite characters.
Sure she may had trap her friends in Amphibia but she did make up for it in the end
Marcy made things right in the end and I love her so much!
Her trapping her friends in Amphibia is actually one of the reasons why she is my favorite character. She is introduced and treated as harmless and innocent, but we later learn that she is in fact very determined and not afraid to get what she wants despite the cost. She basically gets to function in the story as both an ally to the protagonist and a very interesting antagonist with solid and very understandable motivations. People always like a good antagonist, often more than the actual protagonist, and Marcy basically got to eat the cake and have it to. Two of my favorite qualities she has is her competence and her determination.
Marcy is basically just the average Amphibia viewer
Marcy is such a lovable character. She has such a fun personality that gives a lot of fun to her character and makes me enjoy her. In fact, I love her so much that I actually consider Maddie and Marcy as one of the show’s more underrated episodes.
i definitely ship marcy and maddie
I love Marcy Regina Wu. She's likable and smart, her clumsiness is both charming and adorable, she has relatable struggles, and what we learn about Marcy from Jo actually makes me like her even more. Even though I may like Anne and Sasha more among the calamity trio, it doesn't mean I like Marcy any less. 💚
Yeah, Sasha and Grime may be my personal favorites and Anne and the Plantars are engaging to watch as well but Marcy is more or less my spirit animal.
I love marcy wu and she's a incredible character because marcy is smart, voiced by haley tju and she's has good friends in anne and sasha so I'll think of her as the best character!
I like Marcy's character a lot because I do relate to her being shut down or not understood for my interests, moving a lot and saying goodbye to friends (especially those that I've been attached to)
Reasons why I love Marcy:
1. She is quirky and smart
2. She is clumsy
3. She is energetic and relatable
4. She loves her friends
5. She plays Nintendo Switch
6. She is just a really enjoyable character to watch.
Also, I would totally want her to be my friend in real life.
Yesss I love deep dives like this! I especially like your input using your major. Great vid as always
PEPPER FROM BELLA AND THE BULLDOGS VAS HER OMG I JUST REALISED
Yeah I love Marcy Regina Wu as well. It honestly feels like Amphibia is made for the audience that relates to her.
Imagine if marcy made a gaming channel
If I had a nickel for every time a 13-year-old was possessed in a kids cartoon, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird because it happened twice! First with Ty in Grossology, and then with Marcy in Amphibia. Plus, I definitely know how Marcy felt with that helmet lowered on her head. I felt the same way at Stitch’s Great Escape. They had those very uncomfortable shoulder restraints that hurt sooo bad. I felt sooo uncomfortable with the restraints lowering on us…I had that same uncomfortableness Marcy had. The moment the helmet lowered, I got Stitch’s Great Escape flashbacks when the restraints lowered, I got so scared. Marcy is definitely one of my favorites in Amphibia.
The only thing I won't never forgive is what Matt did to Marcy in Olivia and Yunan. I hate this episode so much. Even worse, he took her foster mothers away from us.
And honestly, we are like the same person just in different universes (yep she is my biggest kin.💯)
I ADORE Marcy!! I see myself so much in her, from her personality, to her interests, especially to her arc in season 2! I see myself so much in her I use her as my own little persona sometimes and one of my nicknames is Marcy! I especially like Darcy aswell
People have also said that maybe I have ADHD but I’m not fully sure if I do and if I have ADHD I’m not sure if it’s a reason why I love Marcy so much with the whole neurodivergent thing
But yeah! Marcy is one of my favorite characters of all time Bc I see myself so much in her, she’s a cringy quirky nerd that does puzzles and I adore her for that :3
yeah, im autistic and MARCY IS SO ME YOU GUYS LIKE ACTUALLY
Marcy is my “SHE’S LITERALLY ME” character. Nerdy as hell, huge fan of the fantasy genre, plays RPGs, autistic (she is confirmed to be autistic by the creators, just like me), into some of the most random stuff, hyperfixates on everything, SHE’S LITERALLY ME.
Too many reasons why we love Marcy Wu💚💚💚...(INGORE SOME EPISODES)
Also I saw that 1:50 I thought IT WAS A MARCY VIDEO
I relate to Marcy alot, being someone who struggles with change. ABC I used to have so much trubble finding friends. Also I do have ADHD and my dad thinks I may be slightly autistic, I do alot of Marcy things. She is amazing though also her story is super dark.
I love Marcy because she is my favorite character from disney channel Amphibia
Marcy was an interesting character. I fell in love with her because the way she approached the planters when meeting them is exactly how I approach anybody I meet and find even just a little trustworthy. She was showering them with a random stream of consciousness about her favorite media trope (found family). As someone who was (is?) smart as a kid I wish I could learn the way she does. She cares about something and doesn't stop (all I've ever really cared about were cartoons, which are inappropriate, and mental health, which stresses me out.) And obviously, all that was happening in Amphibia, her dream world but she got to be herself. And she had at least one friend who just didn't care that she was different. (As of last year, I also have one of those, but for most of my life, I was the odd one out and could only be "friends" with other outcasts of school society.) So yeah. Personality, but also, she's just a weirdo. And she took it and ran with it. (I've also moved around with my family a lot so that part was relatable to me too.)
Sorry for this random trauma/thought dump. I will now retreat into my head and have conversations with fictional characters. Have a good day.
EDIT: 9:17 I have actually been told that twice this year. (well not move on but that a "normal person would have reacted differently")
I'm rewatching this video for the first time and I just noticed Darrel and Tom getting a mention as the creeps they are at 6:02. 🤣
Cuz she's awesome!
I just finished watching Amphibia and I must say, I immediately became borderline obsessed (not in a creepy way) with Marcy. She’s so relatable to me as an autistic person. I’m someone who is academically gifted in school (except for PE lol) but I’m terrible at socialization and building healthy friendships. My special interests are odd and useless for the most part, and most people don’t get them.
Marcy is literally me she is me🗣️🗣️‼️‼️‼️
As someone who has autism AND is a huge fan of Marcy, _this video_ is very relatable, too!
Marcy was never much of a character that stood out to me during the show. I feel like she was kinda just there, but I can understand why people like her so much
I'm the same age as her and I'm autistic and the moment I laid my eyes on her I saw myself and from then on the moment someone mentions her I start infodumping haha
I really like Marcy as she’s a lot like me I mean, we have a similar name, I’m smart, very obsessed with video games, loves shows, and is always kind of an outcast because i was always (and I still am) really clumsy so just seeing a character that I can relate to warms my heart
you couldn't be more right about my reasons
for me, i just relate super hard with her... moved away from my only few friends in 4th grade with barely any warning, im super nerdy about my interests, i can be clumsy AF, am easily distracted and im always a bit of a 3rd wheel
tbh there arent many aspects of marcy that i dont see also being something i relate to. the only ones i can really think of would be consistently high grades (though i am capable of achieving them, it's a huge effort for me) and that i am sometimes a guy (before anyone asks, genderfluid)
marcy is absolutely my favourite character, because theres just so much about her that i can relate with, especially on the emotional baggage side
Its funny how everyone loves their kins so much yet not themselfs
At first I thought Marcy was just ok, nice character and a nice shake up, then with True Colors this gave the character even a better background and I finded Marcy to be a really well written Marcy, and with this video I think I finally get the hype and honestly I think that's pretty great.
Yes! Finally! I've been waiting for you to post this video! I love Marcy, she's my favorite character, and as an Autistic myself, I relate to her as well. I too go hard into my hobbies, my various interests, as well as being socially ackward and sometimes shy. She has flaws too, but that's also what we love about her. Also, I'm thankful that you called out those ableist who said those offensive things about Marcy. Well done, dude! 😉👍
Yeah, Sasha and Grime may be my personal favorites and Anne and the Plantars are engaging to watch as well but Marcy is more or less my spirit animal.
One thing I appreciate about Marcy is that she wasn't originally designed to be autistic/neurodivergant. I remember reading on the wiki that, I believe around the second season, a group of psychologists essentially "diagnosed" her as being on the spectrum. I always think it's so much more "organic", for lack of a better term, when a character is made and ends up being autistic, rather than being autistic from the get-go. There are a few other media that do this, many of them are partially autobiographical stories where the creators discovered they themselves were on the spectrum, and I always appreciate it. Even The Ghost and Molly McGee's June Chen felt a little... forced. Then again, I also liked Extraordinary Attorney Woo, so who knows.
I’m not officially autistic or officially have dad but my whole family does, obviously I’m hear watching this video and I’m very physically clumsy. I had to go through 2 moves growing up and while I was relatively their age. If I had had the chance to go away to a magical world and buy myself more time with my friends, I know I would have I just see myself in her soo much
its cause shes like an innocent puppy but she goes through so much in the show
As someone on the spectrum, a big hell yeah to that! I think a part of Marcy's particular appeal is she's a Neurodivergent-coded character written as just a lovable character who has these traits. For a long time any sort of Autistic coded character was written as a spectacle, the writer essentially telling the audience "hey get a load of this weirdo". Sometimes it was "their mind works in mysterious ways" in a Sherlock Holmes style character, sometimes their Autistic traits were the butt of a joke like in the big bang theory. Marcy is one of a more recent crop of Autistic characters meant to be understood, who's traits aren't some weird ability nor silly handicap, but a neutral set of traits for good and ill. Shoutout to Delicious in Dungeon for also getting this recently, but it makes for much more relatable TV, especially for folks like myself who find it harder to get into the heads of neurotypically written characters
I like Marcy because…. SHE’S MARCY. How could you not love her? 💚
Yes, Im aware that not everybody likes he, but I just LOVE her.
as someone who is literally marcy, i find it weird that i dont get obsessed with her like others.
i am academically smart but i goof off a lot, i get obsessed with fictional media like video games and shows, i am VERY clumsy, i have a hard time connecting to new people, and ive been labelled multiple times by neurodivergent people as 'i dont know what u are , but youre def not neurotypical'. so yeah, i should find marcy very relatable. but.. i dont. i still find her relatable and loveable ofc, but not as much as other people. i find myself more drawn to anne and sprig..
im not really sure why its like that for me. my guess is that anne and sprig have a sense of averageness. idk how to explain it but they kind of act like how most people would act in their situations. basically, for me, marcy has the more *character traits* that i identify with but anne and sprig's *actions and reactions* are what i find more relatable.
another guess as to why i dont love marcy as much as anne is because i find myself identifying with anne's character arc more than marcy's. at the start of the show, anne doesnt appreciate the things she has like her parents and her community and she doesnt put much effort into anything meaningful which is very similar to how i was during the pandemic. but then she learned to appreciate and care for everyone and everything around her more sincerely and idk, that just hit hard for me. marcy started out attention-starved and a lil selfish as a result and learned to be able to confront herself and others and take responsibility. not too different from anne's but different enough for me. i think if i watched amphibia earlier (around 2020-2021), i wouldve related to marcy more but since i was introduced to it during 2022, i ended liking anne and sprig more...
all the amphibia characters are great but yea, i like anne and sprig more than marcy. its just personal preference and the reasons why i dont find marcy ad relatable as i should. anyways, this comment has gotten a lil too cheesy so byeeeee
As much as I like Anne Boonchuy, the 2 Plantar siblings Sprig & Polly, Ivy Sundew & a little bit of Maddie flour. I also like Marcy Wu because she’s so Sweet, Smart, Pure, Precious, Lovable, Innocent, Kind, Good, Devoting, Cute & Adorable.
She’s just like me fr
I love Marcy because of the fact she is a lot like me and my closet friend (Mainly her) and it feels so heartwarming to see someone who is like us be portrayed as a lovable character when we are so used to seeing people put us down for our autistic traits. It’s kinda like Marcy for us is a living reminder that it’s okay for us to be the way we are.
I'm autistic myself, and I see some traits in her that I see in myself. I'm not good at connections with people (I can barely look people in the eyes sometimes), I am easily fooled or duped like Marcy was with Andrias, I am big into different hobbies and games; I can go on and on. Still, I am more of an Anne fan than Marcy.
Being quite the autistic nerd myself, I was already sold on the unofficially autistic, nerdy, gamer, fantasy, etc. stuff, but the third wheel treatment portrayed in TBotE was the horrific last straw of relatability that made me invest more into any character than I have ever invested into any work of fiction before in my life.
3:01 the emotional whiplash here is hilarious.
I like Marcy because M A R C Y 💚
I agree with you too big time bro
Marcy is the best character in amphibia
@@mayracordero382 I love Mangel
@@mayracordero382 I love Marcy of course see my comments
Marcy Wu video yes!
A friend of mine calls me Marcy Fan Boy
5:31
*me remembering the time I defending Marcy from one of my friends*
"Ahh sh*t"
I AM Marcie and Sasha combined. Literally. I am one of the best in my class, rebellious, envious, autistic, very clumsy and a bit too clingy
i guess...
I relate much to Cass from TTS and Luz too but whenever i see Marcy or Sasha on screen i get so emotional like practically never...
I just wanna watch season 2 and 3 fully and not just some clips😭
Marcy is my favorite character
If Marcy would kiss me on the cheek, I'd die happy. I wish she was my friend so badly! I love her so goddamn much!
"fictophilia" or whatever isn't even a bad thing lol, in fact I'm proud to be a "fictophile", as they call it..
nothing wrong with loving fictional characters in more ways than one.
i genuinely love marcy wu, she's cute, funny, beautiful, and relatable.
I have never heard a neurotypical person describe autism so well. so as an autistic person, congrats! 👏👏
How cute is marcy
Not me relating to Marcy in every way 💀
As someone with autism, she's the best autism rep I know of
when she said "straight a student except for gym because i was reading" i knew she was literally me. i may academically smart but i tend to be clumsy and miss social cues a ton. and sports make me sad.
The plush version looks like it would really happen to become Darcy 💀💀💀💀💀
Im wouldn't be kidding if i said marcy is one of the biggest reasons i know of, and support taiwan, since she's taiwanese herself 🇹🇼
Okay, that is hilarious xD. Honestly, you should look into American history and specifically the immigration waves and the cultural makeup of America. It's fascinating stuff and it's really fun to pick up on a Disney cartoon character's heritage and immediately get an idea of where they probably live, how many generations ago that characters ancestors moved to America, how many generations ago English became that lineage native language and a general idea of how assimilated that character is.
0:50 THATS where your profile picture comes from? I never noticed!
Marcy is my favorite because I see some of myself in her/them and I relate to Marcy I love her
Yep same ! My biggest kin Marcy Wu 💯
So it's clear that Marcy is a character who is well written rather than any other protagonist of Amphibia well if I were to be honest there is another show which is like Amphibia but with different story different characters but it can be considered an equivalent of Amphibia and that is the Owl house I I am a fan of that as well so basically you can call me a dual fan who likes both the Owl house and Amphibia I wanted to ask this from you all if Marcy is the most liked character in Amphibia can you tell me which character from the Owl house can be Marcy's equivalent who is smart and have lot of interest just like Marcy considering the fact that both series have characters who share same mentality in some cases same behaviour and traits believe it or not.
Marcy Is Instantly Easy On The Eyes,
She's Probably Pretty too if she was real lol....
So I’m actually very certain that Marcy is autistic, that’s why I related so much to her since I am autistic. That’s why I related so hard to her when she chose to trap her friends in Amphibia. In fact, I probably would’ve done the same thing she did if I had to leave my friends like that. Change is scary and hard for some of us, so I don’t blame her. Yes it’s wrong, but she did what she felt she had to do to never be alone. Since Marcy has been friends with Anne since about age 6, it would make sense to not wanna leave one of the few people you’ve known for so long. It also wouldn’t surprise me if she went undiagnosed and so people didn’t know how to help her with this big and overwhelming feeling. This is why Marcy Wu is my favorite character. She is pretty much me and so I love her so much for that.
The more I look at her character the more I see myself. And I don't know if that's a good thing.
Same
"It's just a cardinal. She's just sayin' hewwo!"
Red cardinals are male, Marcy. Females are brown. You should know that.
You outsmarted Marcy lmao
Hot take but I just can not find it to like Marcy. She feels like the kind of character I can relate too: She’s funny, quirky, socially awkward. But She doesn’t feel like a real person. I know she is Autistic and I am autistic as well. Except Matt Braly stated Marcy wasn’t made to be Autistic. The crew just said she was after she received so much positive acclaim from the fandom.
The reason I dislike Marcy is because it feels like her quirks are her entire personality. Common Autism stereotypes include being geniuses and having super obscure special interests.
While I super obscure interests myself (Wild Animals and certain Lego themes, I don’t like RPGs or Anime, which I am turned off by to be honest). But seeing Marcy brain her way through everything is frustrating because it enforces that stereotype, and for me, who was held back a year, and cannot handle any class harder than standard makes seeing this kind of representation frustrating.
Marcy has some moments of depth such as in True Colors but it is barely explored and we don’t really see how that impacts her relationships. Honestly, in the scavenger hunt episode, Anne felt more relatable to me than Marcy because I also struggle with feelings of inadequacy around others who I feel are smarter and more capable than me. I don’t see Anne as autistic herself, but she embodies the struggles of a Aspie like me can feel, where we are capable enough to function but not near the level of our peers. This feeling of inadequacy is why I’m glad Anne is the main protagonist as it is a breath of fresh air to see this kind of problems being portrayed.
I also envision Luz as being Autistic herself, and we see her own interests impact her ability to connect with her own peers in healthy ways. So she doubles down on said interests to cope.
I don't see her solving all of her problems with her brain as a problem, since that's quite an important thing in the series, the three main characters represent compassion, intelligence, and strength, with marcy representing intelligence. I guess I also don't see her fitting the stereotypes of a nerd perfectly as being a bad thing considering that I relate to that
Yes 🐸
Same
5:04 Mostly than autistic, Marcy posses classic neurodivergent traits.
She's actually gifted, a nature that is normally confused or misdiagnoses with autism and/or ADHD due with the lack of info neurotypicals have.
Once you know what giftedness really is or once you find out you're gifted, recognicing gifted characters or real life gifted people is easy.
We all are kinda similar like all the poppies, all the wolves or all the rainbows.
I was also called autistic through my entire life (almost everyone who know me still believing I'm autistic and retarded because of my naive goofy kind personality), but it happens to be that I'm just a perfectly average gifted girl, like our dearlove Marcy:
Curious about everything, very creative, independent, clever, hyperlogical, emotionaly intense, highly sensitive, absent-minded, pretty intuitive, fish-out-of-water craving for deep true relationships that relief her feeling of not-belonging and social traumas...
Search for Linda Silverman or Jean Siaud-Facchin books or interviews, they explain it better than I.
GREAT VIDEO ❤❤❤😇
As a autistic person I love Marmar so much she is so reliable😊
A a dork 😜
M-M-M- MARCY NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
I agree
Good video, but I've got a question still.
That site you showed says thay fictophilia is not only about extreme desires, but also romantic love and strong affection. So mayhaps it isn't just for creeps who are too obssesed, but overral people who have fictional crushes.... and I want to make sure you know this since the way you phrased it at first could still cause that misconception that always happens with stuff like this. Atleast to me, just know I tend to overthink/misunderstand social cues in these times.
Yeah I am aware that fictional romantic crushes are a thing, and yes, there’s nothing inherently wrong with that. But there are some people who go a step too far with it. Sorry if I was vague on that part.
@@MarngelRambles It's alright! Thanks for clarifying. I am also very aware of that as my case used to be very extreme with other characters when I was in my tween years... thankfully I got out of that.
Me When I realised that marbles was also autistic:YOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I AM MARCY!!! I have autism, I like cartoons, fear that my friends will leave me,I am EXTREMELY oblivious and I am very smart when I comes to things outside of academics.
I will soon maybe make my own video
i love Marcy and she is my favourite character, but it still pains me she didn't get the redemption she deserved after all the conflict she caused in season 3 because of her selfish dids
I thought i was the only one who who like her
The middle of the fandom loves her-
0:41 what episode was this moment?
I saw that pause at 2:29 and you see the 8th wonder of the world MARCANNE!!💙💚😳