Why Does Everyone Like Marcy? 

Marcy seems like she is the target audience for amphibia, so that's probably why most amphibia fans relate to her so much

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

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.

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💚

Marcy needs her own spin off

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.

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.

As an atustic person, I never really considered that Marcy might be as well. Thank you for bringing this to my attention!

Marcys scream when the helmet is out on her gives me chills like what

Marcy is an extremely adorable character you just want to hug 😊

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.

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 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 basically just the average Amphibia viewer

I freaking love Marcy . She's adorable and i do see some traits of myself in her .

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)

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.

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 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

PEPPER FROM BELLA AND THE BULLDOGS VAS HER OMG I JUST REALISED

Being autistic, Marcy is literally a reflection of me omg

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. 💚

Yesss I love deep dives like this! I especially like your input using your major. Great vid as always

Yeah I love Marcy Regina Wu as well. It honestly feels like Amphibia is made for the audience that relates to her.

And honestly, we are like the same person just in different universes (yep she is my biggest kin.💯)

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.

yeah, im autistic and MARCY IS SO ME YOU GUYS LIKE ACTUALLY

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

Its funny how everyone loves their kins so much yet not themselfs

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'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'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. 🤣

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.

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.

A friend of mine calls me Marcy Fan Boy

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

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

you couldn't be more right about my reasons

Marcy alongside Luz Noceda are the best neurodivergent characters I ever seen in Disney Television Animation history

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 frogging love marcy she's the main reason I watched amphibia - sure it's a great show but marce I see alot thing that we both share for better or worse Lately my friend are moving on find new thing that interest them and I'm so happy they found and do what they love but theyer so dear to me and it's pain me they don't fell the same way I know they love me but they won't take time for me and I know they won't even say hi to me in next year or so but deep down even if I wasn't part of there world I hope they're happy... Friendship is the most beautiful thing ever but it well hurt badly everything well come to an end that the reality

5:31 *me remembering the time I defending Marcy from one of my friends* "Ahh sh*t"

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.

The main reason I like Marcy, is because she reminded me of myself before developing depression. Which was the main reason I got help and started developing healthy coping mechanisms.

As someone who has autism AND is a huge fan of Marcy, _this video_ is very relatable, too!

its cause shes like an innocent puppy but she goes through so much in the show

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 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.

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.

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.

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

Marcy is my favorite character

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

She’s just like me fr

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

How cute is marcy

The plush version looks like it would really happen to become Darcy 💀💀💀💀💀

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.

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! 😉👍

GREAT VIDEO ❤❤❤😇

As someone with autism, she's the best autism rep I know of

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.

3:01 the emotional whiplash here is hilarious.

Marcy Wu video yes!

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.

I like Marcy because M A R C Y 💚

I agree

0:50 THATS where your profile picture comes from? I never noticed!

I agree with you too big time bro

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.

Same

I will soon maybe make my own video

The more I look at her character the more I see myself. And I don't know if that's a good thing.

M-M-M- MARCY NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

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.

Yes 🐸

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.

0:41 what episode was this moment?

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 have never heard a neurotypical person describe autism so well. so as an autistic person, congrats! 👏👏

Marcy is my favorite because I see some of myself in her/them and I relate to Marcy I love her

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.

As a autistic person I love Marmar so much she is so reliable😊 A a dork 😜

"It's just a cardinal. She's just sayin' hewwo!" Red cardinals are male, Marcy. Females are brown. You should know that.

Marcy Is Instantly Easy On The Eyes, She's Probably Pretty too if she was real lol....

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 🇹🇼

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 thought i was the only one who who like her

"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.

7:03 i'm also Autistic

Iron Marcy wu?????

now do a analysis on donnie from rottmnt C:

marcy was fine but she isn't my fav that would go to polly (i love overly violent character's)

We all known the best character is Marky Wu

I like Marcey BUT there ARE personality traits that I DO NOT like and I WILL point it out when I see a character I hate.

I also love Marcy a little to much 😥😑 send help And therapy

Marcy is an AQUARIUS LIKE ME!!! She is such an adorible little nerd. 💚💚💚 And to those 4% who don't like Marcy, YOU ARE NOT AN AMPHIBIA FAN!!!! Or you are just a troll but stay away from the show! #96%LoveMarcy4ever!! + I'm I Marcanne shipper so Clover G and LonelyWeeb that was ofensive.

Simple. She's me but cooler

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.