Marlon Spoon

The Marlon Spoon was one of the vessels of sin, inhabited by the Demon of Greed. Gallerian Marlon was among its most prominent owners, infamous for causing the Dark Star Scandal.

Creation
After the original vessels of sin were released into the world by Hänsel and Gretel in EC 014, the Demon of Greed eventually inhabited the spoon as its vessel. At some point, the spoon eventually ended up in Marlon.

Story of Evil
The spoon was later collected around the EC 480s by Queen Prim Marlon. In EC 492, the Queen took the spoon with her to Yatski in Elphegort and gave it to Mikina Freesis. Through the spoon's power, wealth was attracted to the woman and the Freesis Family's shop in Aceid became enormously popular across the Evillious region.

In EC 494, Mikina inadverdently forged a contract with the Demon of Greed in her desperation to have her son Shaw Freesis for herself, activating the spoon's powers and incinerating her father, his henchman, and the nanny who betrayed her, along with slightly scorching Shaw's back. The demon was later exorcised by Abyss I.R. and returned to its vessel.

In EC 505, Abyss I.R. possessed Mikina and used the Marlon Spoon to fight through the guards at Lioness Castle. After rendering everyone assembled in one of the bedrooms unconscious, the mage stole the vessels of sin gathered there and fled with the spoon to Lucifenia. When Mikina's consciousness resurged and regained control during the sorceress' battle along the coastline two weeks later, Abyss invoked the link between Mikina and the Demon of Greed via the spoon to suppress her will again.

The mage then attempted to kill Yukina Freesis with the spoon's flames before being interrupted by Rin. After Abyss I.R. was defeated, Elluka Clockworker and Gumillia collected the spoon from Mikina and subsequently sealed it.

Dark Star Scandal
After the Spoon Corruption Case, the vessel was collected by Gallerian Marlon and kept with him in his breast pocket at all times. Forging a contract with the Demon of Greed, Gallerian amassed a fortune for himself through corrupt dealings in the courtroom in his pursuit to collect the vessels of sin. The vessel was later stored in his home.

Awakening
After Gallerian's demise in August of EC 983, Ma collected the vessels from his burned down estate and stored them in Evil's Theater. Sometime after, the vessel awakened and took on the form of Gear. Gear maintained the dying Clockworker's Doll from Heartbeat Clocktower. When the tower broke down in EC 990, the awakened vessel sacrificed his heart and siphoned the powers of the Marlon Spoon to the doll, confining him to the clock tower. After the destruction of the Third Period in EC 998, Michaela summoned all seven vessels together for Allen Avadonia. The Demon of Greed later manifested its form and left the vessel for Jakoku.

Mechanics
Similar to the other vessels of sin, the Marlon Spoon serves as a container for the Demon of Greed's soul and allows the demon to possess or influence a host. From the spoon the demon would be able to fuel its owner's greed and desire for riches. According to Prim, using the spoon's powers would also cause the host to form a contract with the demon and become possessed by the Demon of Greed, with the demon devouring the souls of the contractor's loved ones over time. As the demon was the source for the Marlon Spoon's power,  sealing the vessel subsequently sealed the demon and left the object powerless.

The Marlon Spoon has the ability to naturally attract wealth to its owner, allowing them to easily be presented with situations that are financially beneficial. It is also able to conjure blue flames at its wielder's bidding, which can consume or entrap opponents. According to Ma, the vessel was necessary for Gallerian to speak with his "daughter", the Clockworker's Doll. The Spoon is also able to "awaken", manifesting in a human form. While awakened, it is able to transfer its powers to another vessel, making the Spoon largely powerless.

Users

 * Mikina Freesis
 * Irina Clockworker
 * Gallerian Marlon

Conceptualization and Origin

 * The Sin's name and its effects are derived from Greed of the Seven Deadly Sins.
 * The Sin's original form, the Soil, is depicted in Chrono Story as sand inside an hourglass; sand represents impermanence and fleetingness, relating to the pettiness of material wealth.
 * Soil also represents advancement in certain things, such as wealth (e.g. the expression "built from the ground up"); things of great value, such as gold and precious stones, also come from the soil.
 * The name of its vessel, the Marlon Spoon, is likely a reference to Mammon, the patron demon of greed; the state of Marlon also derives its name from the demon.
 * The spoon is commonly related to wealth (e.g. the expression "born with a silver spoon in your mouth") and therefore greed.
 * Its powers to conjure fire connects to greed's nature to indiscriminately consume everything; the phrase, "There is no fire like greed," is an excerpt from the Buddhist Dhammapada.

Curiosities

 * Interestingly, Irina Clockworker's father created a spoon magic tool similar to the Marlon Spoon; its being surrounded by gold and jewels in the Misty Mountain tomb may be a reference to the Marlon Spoon's ability to attract wealth.
 * In the Judgment of Corruption and The Muzzle of Nemesis PVs, Gallerian is surrounded by blue flames while in "Hell", similar to one of the spoon's powers.
 * In the Evils Court booklet, Gammon Octo speculates that the Marlon Spoon, which became Gear, contained the dying wish of Adam.

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