23 Facts About Elaine Marley

Elaine Marley is a fictional character in the Monkey Island series of graphic adventure video games.

Elaine Marley is the governor of the Tri-Island Area, a fictional group of pirate islands in the Caribbean.

Elaine Marley's is loved by the undead pirate LeChuck, who never ceases to pursue her affections and attempts to turn her into his undead bride, but Elaine instead falls in love with hapless protagonist Guybrush Threepwood.

Elaine Marley is consistently kidnapped by LeChuck, prompting Guybrush to attempt a rescue, although Elaine Marley is usually more than capable of escaping predicaments by herself.

Elaine Marley's eventually marries Guybrush and relinquishes her gubernatorial responsibilities to her grandfather.

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Elaine Marley has been ranked on a number of lists regarding the best female characters in the video game industry, and has received praise for her visual design and resilient personality.

The name "Elaine Marley" was created later in development by Dave Grossman, who wrote the final scenes of the game in which protagonist Guybrush Threepwood disrupts the wedding of antagonist LeChuck and the governor.

Boyd was not contacted to return as the character for Escape from Monkey Island; Elaine Marley was instead voiced by American actress Charity James.

The development of Elaine Marley's character was one of Gilbert's aims for Tales of Monkey Island; Gilbert wanted Elaine Marley to "be better informed and more capable than most of the other characters".

Elaine Marley's is usually more than capable of taking care of herself; on the multiple occasions that she is kidnapped by LeChuck, she is usually able to escape at her own volition and formulate plans to defeat her adversaries.

Nevertheless, Elaine Marley falls in love with Guybrush, seeing past his faults in favor of his kind personality and sharp wit.

Elaine Marley is usually depicted as a beautiful woman with long red hair and with green eyes.

Elaine Marley's wears a variety of pirate clothing consistent with the game's Golden Age of Piracy setting; her outfit usually consists of pantaloons, a blouse worn under a lightweight tunic, a sash, boots and a headscarf.

Elaine Marley usually wears gold earrings, though by Tales of Monkey Island, she wears her diamond engagement ring as an earring until Chapter 2.

Elaine Marley has been fascinated to meet Guybrush since hearing of his arrival on the island and his strange name their first meeting is stunted by Guybrush being too awestruck by Elaine Marley's beauty to say anything intelligible.

Elaine Marley's implores Guybrush to finish his pirate trials before they act on their new-found love, but is kidnapped by LeChuck and taken to his hideout on Monkey Island when the ghost pirate's crew suddenly raids the island.

Elaine Marley's role is significantly reduced for the sequel Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, though the majority of the story is conveyed by Guybrush to Elaine Marley in the form of a flashback.

Between the games, the two have broken off their relationship and Elaine Marley has moved to her governor's mansion on Booty Island.

Elaine Marley is defeated in the election and LeChuck becomes governor, while Guybrush is captured and marooned on Monkey Island.

Elaine Marley asks Horatio to take over her position as governor of the Tri-Island Area, and Guybrush and Elaine Marley depart.

When negotiations break down, Elaine Marley participates in a battle around the Jerkbait Islands to drive off the pirates.

Character of Elaine Marley has garnered a positive reception from critics within the video game industry.

GameSpot noted that Elaine Marley is usually much more proficient at escaping trouble "than the so-called hero who comes to save her", while the video game culture journal Eludamos approved of the character for allowing a level of "feminine expression which did not necessary always conform to passive ideals of the damsel in distress".