Vivian

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The youngest of the Shadow Sirens.
Vivian
Affiliation	Shadow Sirens
Abilities	Fire Magic
Relatives	Beldam (sister), Marilyn (sister)
Debut	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Vivian is one of the partners encountered in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Background

The Shadow Sirens themselves are full of mystery, seeming to have existed for the last thousand years - or at least, Beldam has. As servants to the Shadow Queen, they spent their time towards working towards her freedom. At what point Marilyn and Vivian came into the plot is unknown, but it is reasonable to assume it was not recent. When their alliance formed with the X-Nauts is unknown, but it is reasonable to assume that it was a response to the ever approaching opening of the Thousand-Year Door. At which point, Beldam and her two sisters became 'servants' of Grodus.

The three share a rather strange relationship. Beldam is the alpha leader of the group, Marilyn is the quiet follower, and Vivian is always the one sent for the odd jobs. She suffers all sorts of verbal abuse from her sister (and more, as Beldam threatens her with 'punishments' many times). Marilyn never does anything to intervene, leaving Vivian at the whims of her eldest sister's irrational behavior.

The Shadow Sirens were sent to defeat Mario, entrusted with a portrait of the plumber so they could find and defeat him. As usual with them, Beldam 'entrusted' it to Vivian who lost it (though the case seems to be that Beldam lost it). As such they let Mario pass by unnoticed, but soon find out his identity and engage him in battle. Though soundly defeated there at Boggly Woods, they are soon redeployed to fight him at Twilight Town. But when Mario loses his name and 'body' to Doopliss, he manages to gain the help of Vivian. After explaining his situation to her, she feels drawn to help him, not realizing his identity. When Doopliss reveals his identity, she at first rejects Mario. But when she realizes he was the only person truly nice to her, she comes back and helps him beat Doopliss. At that point she becomes a valuable ally for Mario, lending her cloaking and fiery powers to the team. It is implied that she develops a crush on Mario, one that is impeded by his relationship with Peach. Despite her feelings for him, she does her best to hide them.

After the Shadow Queen was destroyed, she reunited with her now reformed sisters. Along with the other partners, she rejoined Mario when he came back to Rogueport.

Gameplay

Outside of battle, Vivian can pull herself and Mario into the shadows, effectively hiding them from enemies. Being flat also allows them to slip under walls (provided the wall is moving toward them). Vivian's power is particularly useful for spying on birds, who won't say anything if they think someone is nearby.

In battle, Vivian has the following attacks:

• Shade Fist - Vivian will punch an enemy, and may set it on fire.
• Veil - For 1 FP, Vivian will pull Mario into the shadows to protect them from attacks. However, neither can attack during the following turn.
• Fiery Jinx - For 6 FP, Vivian can cause all enemies to spontaneously combust for some damage. They may also catch on fire.
• Infatuate - For 4 FP, Vivian will flirt with all enemies, which may confuse them for a few turns.

Vivian starts with 15 HP, but will progress to 20 and then 30 HP as her rank is raised.

Trivia

• In the Japanese version, Vivian is not a female... but a male! For the purposes of this site, the entry will remain referencing 'her' as a female, given the lack of evidence to it in the English version.
• Akie details it all as such: "Vivian IS indeed a male in the Japanese version of the game. At first I thought Beldam was just picking on the poor thing, too, but later evidence (namely, what Goombella says when you tattle on Vivian, and the description of him on the start menu screen after he's joined your team) does indeed prove that Vivian's a guy. They don't explain how Vivian turned out to be this way. However, I personally think that, judging by how Vivian and Beldam act in the scene when the Shadow Sirens (or "Kage Sannin-gumi" in Japanese) Vivian thought that Beldam might accept him better if he acted like a girl. So he tries to fit in better with his sisters, acting like he's a girl, too. He must get a bit carried away, though. Sadly, his tactic doesn't seem to work too well."
• Vivian has a Catch Card in Super Paper Mario, received after completing the Duel of 100 in Chapter 6. It can be sold for 378 coins.
  • #253 "It's Vivian from the last Paper Mario adventure. She was a great friend once she split from her sisters."