Editing Marimbo

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{{Infobox NPC
|name = Marimbo
|image = Marimbo.png
|release = [[14 April]] [[2014]]
|update = Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza
|members = Yes
|race = [[Monkey (race)|Gorilla]]
|gender = Female
|quest = [[Sliske's Endgame]]
|location = Unknown
|status = Alive
|options = Talk to, Join faction
|examine = The gorilla goddess of good times.
|voice = Yes
}}
[[File:Marimbo chathead.png|left]]
'''Marimbo''' is the [[Gods|goddess]] of having a good time, worshipped by the monkeys of [[Ape Atoll]]. Once the [[Edicts of Guthix]] were established, Marimbo was forced to leave [[Gielinor]] and, according to [[Mod Osborne]], because Marimbo is a light-hearted character she partied once the [[Third Age]] ended and the Edicts were introduced. This contrasts with the other gods, who were not happy to leave.

The town [[Marim]], on the island of Ape Atoll, is named after her and her only known place of worship is the temple there. It is likely that the [[Gorilla Statue (Ape Atoll)|gorilla statue]]s found within the [[Temple of Marimbo]] are a depiction of Marimbo. Her symbol is a triangle (or diamond) which points downwards, with a vertical spike hanging from the bottom point.

Eventually after the [[Assassination of Guthix]], Marimbo returned to [[Gielinor]], only wanting the whole world to have fun and to party, rather than to constantly war.

Marimbo also plays a role in the [[Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza]], along with [[Brassica Prime]].

She is seen in [[Sliske's Endgame]], having been invited by Sliske, though she quickly leaves with Brassica before the game even starts. She does not partake in the events after Sliske's Endgame either, culminating with the [[Elder God Wars Dungeon|war against the Elder Gods]], nor in the [[aftermath]] of [[Zamorak]]'s attempt to conquer Gielinor. With the World Guardian re-establishing the [[Edicts of Guthix]], Marimbo would too be banished from Gielinor, though like the last time, she most likely wouldn't mind.

Marimbo seems to have strange relationships with the other gods; [[Armadyl]], for instance, will tell the player a story about his drinking competition with her, and humorously advises them not to make the same mistake. [[Saradomin]] refuses to tell the player anything about Marimbo out of embarrassment, possibly due to similar reasons. She is also known to have bitten [[Zamorak]] on at least one occasion.



==Deity info==
{{Infobox Deity
|name = Marimbo
|alignment = Pleasure and Hedonism{{CiteVideo|url=50030295|site=Twitch|title=Mod Osborne 2nd August|date=2 August 2013|author=Mod Osborne|timestamp=01:21:34|archivedate=19 August 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.org/details/mod-osborne-2nd-august}}
|symbol = [[File:Marimbo symbol.png|40px]]
|ascension = Unintentionally killing a god in a drinking contest with the [[Elder Horn]]
|colours = Brown, Yellow
|adjective = Marimban
|godhood=God}}

==Ascension==
{{Listen|filename=Marimbo.ogg|align=right|desc=|title=Marimbo introduces herself.}}
During [[Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza]], Marimbo will tell players of her ascension, which she recalls little about. She reveals that she was just an average non-sapient gorilla, and that she 'just one day woke up'. When she became aware, she found herself next to the stony corpse of a dead god along with an empty wine barrel, whose followers nearby then told her about the dead god being hedonistic as well, and travelling worlds challenging mortals to drinking contests. It's suggested that Marimbo defeated him in a drinking contest and that the overdose of alcohol killed him, which might have drained his divine energy into Marimbo in some way.

She also mentions a fancy, sparkling drinking horn she obtained that she had lost, which is likely to be the [[elder horn]], implying she may have lost it in the [[Eastern Lands]].

==Relationship with other gods==
===Armadyl===
The avian god appears to view Marimbo in a positive, friendly light, likely owing to her relative pacifism and not seeking open warfare, directly or otherwise. At one point in history, the two got into a drinking contest that soon escalated, leaving Armadyl with a hangover he does not fondly remember.

===Saradomin===
Marimbo views Saradomin as a 'stick in the mud' and, likely, too devoted to his own goals. Equally, Saradomin sees Marimbo in a somewhat negative light and refers to her as a 'drunken harlot', suggesting she may have humiliated him at some point in the past.

===Zamorak===
Zamorak views Marimbo with caution and distaste, advising others to not be with her in a room for a long period of time, as he was once bitten by the monkey goddess for reasons unknown. Marimbo has stated that should the wars escalate, she would take followers and those who do not wish to participate elsewhere, and likely views Zamorak as a threat.

===Brassica Prime===
The cheerful vegetable god was brought plummeting to Gielinor in the Sixth Age by Marimbo. Initially thought to be enemies, the Third World Event brought about the realisation that the two were merely indulging in a game, even uniting to drive off Kara-Meir when she arrived to denounce them. Although Marimbo lost the game to Brassica, she did not appear to take the loss badly at all, and does not hold a grudge against him for his win. When Sliske set his endgame in motion, she and Brassica left together, suggesting friendship endures between the two.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Marimbo face concept art.png|Concept art of Marimbo's face, as seen at RuneFest 3.
World Event 3 artwork 2.png|Concept art of Marimbo and Brassica Prime fighting in the [[Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza]].
Gorilla Statue (Ape Atoll).png|Statue in the temple on [[Ape Atoll]]
Marimbo boxhead.png|Marimbo's scrapped [[God Boxheads|God Boxhead]].
</gallery>

==Dialogue==
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==Update history==
{{UH|
* {{UL|type=update|update=Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza|date=14 April 2014}}
** Added to game.
}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Marimbo symbol.svg|80px|The version of Marimbo's symbol on her podium at the Empyrean Citadel.|thumb]]
* In a Twitch live stream with Mod Osborne, it was confirmed that the Pest Control Islands once belonged to Marimbo before they were taken over by the pests.{{CiteVideo|url=50030295|site=Twitch|title=Mod Osborne 2nd August|date=2 August 2013|author=Mod Osborne|timestamp=01:21:55|archivedate=19 August 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.org/details/mod-osborne-2nd-august}} With the graphical update to the islands it became more apparent.
* Before the [[Missing, Presumed Death]] quest, Marimbo was widely regarded as a male god, and in game sources were contradictory on the subject (although it seemed to favour that Marimbo was male). Sometime before Missing, Presumed Death, Marimbo's gender was decided by Jagex as being female, due to the noticeable lack of female Gods in Gielinor.{{CiteForum |author = Mod Slayer |url = http://services.runescape.com/m=forum/sl=0/forums.ws?15,16,935,65184607|archivedate=24 November 2013|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/Q6jra |title = Missing, Presumed Death - FAQ |postdate = 18 October 2013 |forum = Recent Game Updates |name=FAQ}}
* Judging by the presence of a podium displaying Marimbo's symbol at the [[Empyrean Citadel]] in [[Missing, Presumed Death]], she had received an invitation to [[Sliske]]'s Ascension. However, Marimbo was more concerned with hosting her own welcome back party, and so did not attend.{{NamedRef|FAQ}}
* The version of Marimbo's symbol seen on the podium in the [[Empyrean Citadel]] appears to be a triangle on a stick, as opposed to a diamond.
* Marimbo is voiced by [[Mod Michelle]].
* Her name is likely a reference to the [[wikipedia:Marimba|Marimba]], a Guatemalan musical instrument. This is further supported by the fact that her followers are "Marimban". This instrument is also referenced in the name of [[Mami Rimba]], a witch doctor.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Sliske's Endgame}}
{{Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza}}
{{Gods}}
{{Monkeys}}
[[pt:Marimbo]]