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Marvin is a character in [[Success Mode]].  He's the player's side-kick and roommate at [[Powerful University]].  For the team he plays [[Baseball_Positions|center field]], and will move to shortstop if the player replaces him at the position.
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[[Image:Marvin08.jpg|thumb|Marvin|200px|right|Marvin]]
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''[[Marvin]]'', known by the Japanese version as '''Yarven Diyans (ヤーベン・ディヤンス)''', is a recurring character in [[Success Mode]] of the MLB Power Pros series as the [[Main Character]]'s primary sidekick. Marvin's existence in plot and team roster mirrors the player's fate, earning promotions at the same time.
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==Biography==
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=Appearances=
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Marvin enters Powerful University with the player and they sign up for the [[Tulips]] at the same time. Marvin doesn't seem the sharpest tool in the shed, but he's got a lot of heart.  He's extremely girl-shy, as seen during the lipstick encounter with [[Becky]] during the opening weeks.  He loves Gundam Robots and watching anime (and will drag the player into it with the [[Fate Cards|Marvin card]]).
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Marvin is identified by his gigantic pair of coke-bottled glasses which comically hide his eyes and expand his face. He spots light skin color, thick eyebrows, and short, blonde hair behind his cap. Like the main character, he is always seen in a team uniform.
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==Stats==
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=Personality=
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Marvin is outgoing, optimistic, and a friendly person, but he has weird hobbies, strange accent and unorthodox ways to express himself, which cause him to appear a total klutz and extremely girl-shy. Marvin tends to blurt out whenever he's excited, and rarely fail to appear very awkward, silly, or annoying. He also has a tendency to gets carried away when he's being praised. Despite that, Marvin is a good person, and is considered a best friend by the main character.
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Marvin likes a certain super robot anime and toy model called "Gundar Robots", which believe can cheer other people up despite the others' preferences.
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==Marvin Situations==
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=Character Background=
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Marvin can either be a big part in the success mode story, or a very small portion, depending on the fate cards used during play.  The Marvin card would be used to bring Marvin into the situation.
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'''MLB Power Pros (2007)'''<br />
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===Random Events===
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[[Marvin]] enters [[Powerful University]] with the player and they sign up for the [[Powerful University|Tulips]] at the same time. Together with the player, he will lead the [[Powerful University|Tulips]] to an unlikely championship and make the minor leagues at the end of [[Success Mode]].
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* Car Trip
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* Random Parties
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===Using Fate Cards===
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Appearing as a [[Fate Card]] choice, the player has a choice of calling on [[Marvin]] in various situations for help.
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* Fixing Baseball swing
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'''MLB Power Pros 2008'''<br />
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In [[Success Mode 2008]], [[Marvin]] is the player's (likely a different person from the 2007 protagonist) childhood friend as seen in flashback scenes. He and the player start out together in the [[Green Apples 2008|AA Green Apples]], later earning a promotion to the [[Golden Apples 2008|AAA Golden Apples]] after the first season.
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===Trivia===
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=Character Traits=
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Marvin was a only regular character that did not appeared in MLB Series first, he had an appearance in the Japanese installment (Pawapuro 10), as a minor team teammate when player decided to go to America for a baseball study-tour. He was also a representative of American High School Team in Pawapuro 13, he was named "ヤーベン＝ディヤンス" in the Japanese version.
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==Appearance and Personality==
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*Blond hair, wears thick glasses.
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*Like the player, always in uniform.
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*Outgoing but extremely girl-shy.
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*Likes anime, in particular [[Gundar Robots]]. (2007)
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*Klutz.
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*Has a habit of calling the player "Chief".
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*Can read Latin<ref>[[Legendary Cave 2008]]</ref>
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*Nickname: Four Eyes ([[Playing Catch|Kid who plays catch]], [[Lucy 2008|Lucy]])
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[[Category:Characters]]
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==Baseball Skills==
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[[Marvin]] Lesman is a speedy center fielder, often batting leadoff on his team. If the player becomes the starting center fielder for the team, he will start at second base or Right Field.
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*Bats: L
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*Throws: R
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*Positions: CF (main), 2B, RF (In 2008)
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===2007===
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Number: 70
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{| border="1"
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!width="150"|Player
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!width="50"|TRJ
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!width="50"|CON
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!width="50"|PWR
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!width="50"|RUN
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!width="50"|ARM
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!width="50"|FLD
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!width="50"|ERR
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|-
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|rowspan=2 align="center" | '''Marvin (Final Game)'''
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|align="center"| [[Image:TRJ1.png]]
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|align="center"| [[Image:Rank_F.png]](4)
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|align="center"| [[Image:Rank_F.png]](41)
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|align="center"| [[Image:Rank_E.png]](6)
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|align="center"| [[Image:Rank_F.png]](5)
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|align="center"| [[Image:Rank_F.png]](4)
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|align="center"| [[Image:Rank_F.png]](4)
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|-
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|align="center" colspan=7|[[Gd Bunt]], [[Stealing|Stealing 4]], [[Hd 1st Slide]], [[Agg STL]], [[Agg RUN]]
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|}
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===2008===
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{| border="1"
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!width="150"|Player
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!width="50"|TRJ
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!width="50"|CON
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!width="50"|PWR
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!width="50"|RUN
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!width="50"|ARM
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!width="50"|FLD
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!width="50"|ERR
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|-
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|rowspan=2 align="center" | '''Marvin (AAA)'''
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|align="center"| [[Image:TRJ2.png]]
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|align="center"| [[Image:Rank_E.png]](7)
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|align="center"| [[Image:Rank_F.png]](71)
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|align="center"| [[Image:Rank_C.png]](10)
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|align="center"| [[Image:Rank_D.png]](8)
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|align="center"| [[Image:Rank_E.png]](7)
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|align="center"| [[Image:Rank_E.png]](7)
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|-
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|align="center" colspan=7|[[Gd Bunt]], [[Stealing|Stealing 4]], [[Hd 1st Slide]], [[Agg STL]], [[Agg RUN]]
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|}
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=Behind the Scenes=
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His counterpart in the Japanese Power Pros series is Akio Yabé. [[Marvin]]'s very first appearance in the franchise dates back to ''Jikkyou Powerful ProYakyu 10'', where the player will meet [[Marvin]] as Yabé's doppelganger when he travels to the USA. He has since become the default sidekick when the Success Mode setting is in the USA.
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[[Marvin]]'s name in the Japanese series is Yarven Diyans (ヤーベン・ディヤンス), which roughly translates to "Chief, I'm Yabé", a play on Yabé's idiosyncratic phrase.
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=References=
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<References />
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<center>
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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!colspan="2"|Team Members
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|-
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! Powerful Tulips
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| [[Main Character]] • [[Marvin]] • [[Alvin Lockheart|Alvin]] • [[Boris Milton|Milton]] • [[Peter White|Peter]] • [[Robert 2007|Robert]] • [[Toby Baker|Toby]] • [[Mark Wiseman|Mark]] • [[Brad Bradley|Brad]] • [[Rex Landers|Rex]] • [[Robin]] •  [[Becky Fox|Becky]] • [[Coach Stone|Stone]] • [[Willy Legend|Willy]]
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|-
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! Green Apples
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| [[Main Character]] • [[Marvin]] • [[Sittch 2008|Sittch]] • [[Frank 2008|Frank]] • [[Tom 2008|Tom]] • [[William 2008|William]]
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|-
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! Golden Apples
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| [[Main Character]] • [[Marvin]] • [[Terry 2008|Terry]] • [[Joey 2008|Joey]]
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|}
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</center>
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[[Category:Success Mode Characters 2007]]
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[[Category:Success Mode Characters 2008]]

Current revision as of 17:20, 26 November 2015

Marvin

Marvin, known by the Japanese version as Yarven Diyans (ヤーベン・ディヤンス), is a recurring character in Success Mode of the MLB Power Pros series as the Main Character's primary sidekick. Marvin's existence in plot and team roster mirrors the player's fate, earning promotions at the same time.

Contents

Appearances

Marvin is identified by his gigantic pair of coke-bottled glasses which comically hide his eyes and expand his face. He spots light skin color, thick eyebrows, and short, blonde hair behind his cap. Like the main character, he is always seen in a team uniform.

Personality

Marvin is outgoing, optimistic, and a friendly person, but he has weird hobbies, strange accent and unorthodox ways to express himself, which cause him to appear a total klutz and extremely girl-shy. Marvin tends to blurt out whenever he's excited, and rarely fail to appear very awkward, silly, or annoying. He also has a tendency to gets carried away when he's being praised. Despite that, Marvin is a good person, and is considered a best friend by the main character.

Marvin likes a certain super robot anime and toy model called "Gundar Robots", which believe can cheer other people up despite the others' preferences.

Character Background

MLB Power Pros (2007)
Marvin enters Powerful University with the player and they sign up for the Tulips at the same time. Together with the player, he will lead the Tulips to an unlikely championship and make the minor leagues at the end of Success Mode.

Appearing as a Fate Card choice, the player has a choice of calling on Marvin in various situations for help.

MLB Power Pros 2008
In Success Mode 2008, Marvin is the player's (likely a different person from the 2007 protagonist) childhood friend as seen in flashback scenes. He and the player start out together in the AA Green Apples, later earning a promotion to the AAA Golden Apples after the first season.

Character Traits

Appearance and Personality

  • Blond hair, wears thick glasses.
  • Like the player, always in uniform.
  • Outgoing but extremely girl-shy.
  • Likes anime, in particular Gundar Robots. (2007)
  • Klutz.
  • Has a habit of calling the player "Chief".
  • Can read Latin[1]
  • Nickname: Four Eyes (Kid who plays catch, Lucy)

Baseball Skills

Marvin Lesman is a speedy center fielder, often batting leadoff on his team. If the player becomes the starting center fielder for the team, he will start at second base or Right Field.

  • Bats: L
  • Throws: R
  • Positions: CF (main), 2B, RF (In 2008)

2007

Number: 70

Player TRJ CON PWR RUN ARM FLD ERR
Marvin (Final Game) Image:TRJ1.png Image:Rank_F.png(4) Image:Rank_F.png(41) Image:Rank_E.png(6) Image:Rank_F.png(5) Image:Rank_F.png(4) Image:Rank_F.png(4)
Gd Bunt, Stealing 4, Hd 1st Slide, Agg STL, Agg RUN

2008

Player TRJ CON PWR RUN ARM FLD ERR
Marvin (AAA) Image:TRJ2.png Image:Rank_E.png(7) Image:Rank_F.png(71) Image:Rank_C.png(10) Image:Rank_D.png(8) Image:Rank_E.png(7) Image:Rank_E.png(7)
Gd Bunt, Stealing 4, Hd 1st Slide, Agg STL, Agg RUN

Behind the Scenes

His counterpart in the Japanese Power Pros series is Akio Yabé. Marvin's very first appearance in the franchise dates back to Jikkyou Powerful ProYakyu 10, where the player will meet Marvin as Yabé's doppelganger when he travels to the USA. He has since become the default sidekick when the Success Mode setting is in the USA.

Marvin's name in the Japanese series is Yarven Diyans (ヤーベン・ディヤンス), which roughly translates to "Chief, I'm Yabé", a play on Yabé's idiosyncratic phrase.

References

Team Members
Powerful Tulips Main Character • Marvin • Alvin • Milton • Peter • Robert • Toby • Mark • Brad • Rex • Robin • Becky • Stone • Willy
Green Apples Main Character • Marvin • Sittch • Frank • Tom • William
Golden Apples Main Character • Marvin • Terry • Joey
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