Marcy: You’re beautiful.
The Core: I know. We’ve gotta lot to talk about, Marcy. And I have a feeling... You and I are gonna become the best of friends.
— Marcy first meets The Core, Chapter 1.
These great beings of magic and might.
Travelled from beyond to serve the night.
Bow before these children of man.
Or know the wrath of the Wu Clan.
— The mural that Sasha and Grime find, realizing the king has horrifying ambitions of his own, with their friend in on it, Chapter 2.
Sasha: Anne, I need you to listen to me! There’s something wrong with this Andrias guy! We should—
Anne: You expect me to believe you?! After all the lying and manipulating you’ve done?! Sorry, Sasha, but you’re out of chances.
Sasha: I think Marcy’s in on it.
Anne: Alright, big guy! Send us home!
King Andrias: In good time, my dear. But first, I'm gonna let you all in on a little secret.
Sasha and Grime: (Expressions filled with dread)
King Andrias: There was a time when Newtopia was truly great, but that greatness was stolen from us. Thousands of years ago, we were blessed with the gift of technological advancement by strangers from a faraway land. While we were weary of their intentions at first, they showed us the breadth of their knowledge, and together, (Looks aside and gives a sombre smile) together we accomplished glorious things. We transformed a destitute marshland into an unstoppable empire!
Hop Pop: Oh, well that's nice!
Anne: Something's wrong here...
King Andrias: And these strangers made it all possible with this. (Gestured to the Box in his hand.) Honestly, it is truly amazing to discover what humans are capable of.
— King Andrias to the heroes, Chapter 5.
Anne: You… You mean…?
King Andrias: Tell me, Anne, did you and your friends truly believe that you were the first humans to visit Amphibia?
— King Andrias to Anne, Chapter 5.
King Andrias: Yes, these strangers spoke of a world where anything was possible, and in sharing the Box, made Newtopia that very place. Where they were from, they were a truly terrifying force. Others trembled at the mere mention, nay, the mere thought, of their name. Everyone feared the Clan of Wu.
— King Andrias, explains Marcy's heritage to the heroes, Chapter 5.
Anne: (To Marcy) Y-Your… your family?
King Andrias: Yes, her family. Yet, despite their help, the greatness that we spent years building together was stolen from us. I was weak to trust who my friends claimed to be, and under my watch, the Box was stolen. The Wu’s chased after its thief, and we never saw them again. It cost us everything, and after a thousand years, no one remembers our legacy. But now, the Box is back! And with its power, Newtopia shall finally return to its former glory! And who better to make this all possible than a daughter of Wu herself.
— King Andrias to the heroes, Chapter 5.
Marcy: Andrias, this isn’t what we agreed! You said no one would get hurt!
King Andrias: No, I said no one had to get hurt if they came willingly, Marcy. Do you expect our vision to become a reality if they choose to stand in our way? Pfft! C’mon kiddo, use your head.
— King Andrias to Marcy''', Chapter 5.
Anne: Mar-Mar... what are you guys talking about?
Sasha: I told you, Anne! She’s in on it!
Grime: Her whole family’s been in on it!
— Sasha and Grime warn Anne of Marcy's betrayal, Chapter 5.
King Andrias: Let’s just drop the act now, eh, Mar-Mar? Wouldn’t it feel more liberating to tell them the truth?
Anne: (Increasingly sounding less confused and more scared ) Marcy, what’s going on? First this… whatever this thing is with your ‘family,’ and now this… what is all this?!
Marcy: (Has a Deer in the Headlights look)
King Andrias: Tick-tock, Mar-Mar.
Anne: No, it can’t be...
King Andrias: Now, was that so hard? You humans make things soooo hard for yourselves! (Laughs and slaps his knee)
— Marcy, revealing she purposefully stranded her and her friends in Amphibia, Chapter 5.
Marcy: (Broken Smile) But look at how much we’ve all grown! Look at how close you and Sprig have become! And think about the future that we all can be a part of! We can be leaders! We can be heroes! We can make our own luck, our own fate! Andrias even said he would give the Earth to us!
Anne: (Horrified) Ar-Are you insane—?!
Marcy: Anne, we can make the world, everything the way that we want it to be! Just imagine all the great things we could do! No more wars! No more poverty! No more hunger and suffering! And nobody can tell us ‘no’! Not even our parents!
— Marcy trying to convince Anne to join her and King Andrias, Chapter 5.
Marcy: (Broken Smile) We were meant to find the Box, we were meant for this moment, right here, right now! This is our destiny! It always has been!
— Marcy, Chapter 5.
Marcy: TAKE THAT BACK!! TAKE IT BACK!!! I SAID TAKE IT BAAACK!!!
— Marcy to Anne while smashing her face on the stone floor, Chapter 6.
Marcy: You think I wanted any of this, Anne? You think I want to do this to you?! You think I want to see you in so much pain?!
— Marcy to Anne, as she holds Sprig out of the castle window, Chapter 6.
Anne: Okay dude, you have what you want, now please, just let him go. He's my best friend. In this world, or in any other world.
King Andrias: (Chuckles as he notices) That’s the thing about friends, isn’t it? The more you love them, the more it hurts when they go. Allow me to demonstrate. (Gives Marcy a nod of approval)
Anne: No...
Marcy: (Drops Sprig out of the Flying Castle)
— The climax of Chapter 6.
Anne: It's over, Marcy! We're going home!
Marcy: (Eyes bloodshot with rage) I am home!
— Marcy to Anne, Chapter 7.
Marcy: You're not going anywhere...
— Marcy to Anne and the Plantars, Chapter 7.
The Core: I know, Marcy.
Marcy: I hate them. I hate them all.
— Marcy to The Core, Chapter 8.
Marcy: My ancestors… they did all these great things. They took down warlords, they formed entire empires! They shaped the course of human history! They were born and bred into this, and I’m just… just… I’m just me.
Marcy: What? What do you mean?
The Core: Dear Marcy. No one empire, no one clan, can ever truly withstand the test of time, not even the Wus. That is the folly of being made of mere flesh, blood and bone. Like those before them, they fell victim to a changing world.
— The Core to Marcy, Chapter 10.
Marcy: They’d lost everything they had on Earth… And when they finally came back, the whole world was so different, no one remembered who they were. Like they never even existed.
— Marcy on the Fall of the Wu Clan, Chapter 10.
Sasha: [Marcy] and her ancestors have been screwing things up for hundreds of centuries, and now Andrias is gearing up for a MASSIVE INVASION! ALL BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE THAT MARCY WAS A LITTLE SLIMY TRAITOR!
— Sasha, Chapter 13.
The Core: (Gives Marcy a Headbutt of Love) You're ready.
— The Core to Marcy, before the latter finally wakes up from her coma, Chapter 13.
Marcy: If they won't see the light... I'll make them feel the heat.
— Marcy to King Andrias on her former friends, Chapter 14.
King Andrias: Our lord has craved [a host] for so long, and it wanted the best, the smartest... and then you, a Wu, arrived in Amphibia. When you beat me in Flipwart, that sealed the deal.
— King Andrias to Marcy, Chapter 14.
Marcy: Oh, Olivia. (Quizzical Tilt) Don’t you get it? (A malicious scowl forms) The Marcy you knew... is dead.
— Marcy to Lady Olivia, Chapter 14.
King Andrias: Marcy? Ar— are you there?
Darcy: (With a sick Slasher Smile) Yes, Andrias.
— Marcy to King Andrias, after the former becomes Darcy, Chapter 14.
Anne: Cuz it turns out, Mar-Mar’s ancestors were super evil, interdimensional warlords! Who’d a thunk, right?!
— Anne explains to her parents, Chapter 14.
