Mars

Mars
Species	Human
Affiliation	Team Galactic
Hair color	Red
Eye color	Red
Debut	Pokémon: Diamond Version/Pokemon: Pearl Version

Mars is one of Cyrus's four (three prior to Charon's introduction in Platinum) Team Galactic commanders under who are featured as recurring enemies in Pokémon: Diamond, Pearl and Platinum Versions.

Background

Mars was one of the four commanders of Team Galactic and firmly believed in the group's mission to create a better world, and she was frustrated by those who did not believe. She was first sent to the Valley Windworks in order to drain its energy for Team Galactic's use. In Platinum she was partnered for Charon for this mission, even though she disliked him for taking such a superior attitude around her when she only took orders from the boss, Cyrus. Eventually, she was confronted by Lucas/Dawn, who also did not buy their beliefs. Mars decided to battle them with a wager that Team Galactic would leave if Lucas/Dawn won, but Lucas/Dawn would have to leave if she won. It was Lucas/Dawn who won, and Mars was upset by the loss, but she admitted that she had fun at the same time. Charon scolded her for losing to a child, but he also saw that they had drained enough electricity that they could leave. After getting angry at him, Mars departed with the others.

She apparently got in some trouble for that incident, but she was then deployed to Lake Verity to capture its local mirage Pokémon, Mesprit. In this process she faced and defeated the player trainer's friend, Dawn/Lucas. At that point Lucas/Dawn showed up, and Mars reintroduced herself, as she did not think that the trainer recognized her, but she was intent on avenging her previous loss. She accused Lucas and Dawn of being some "lovey dovey couple" and battled them. Mars suffered another disappointing loss, but Mesprit was already claimed by Team Galactic, so she saw no problem with retreating. The Team Galactic commanders next showed up at the Spear Pillar, where Cyrus was engineering the ceremony to summon Dialga and/or Palkia. Lucas/Dawn arrived once again, and Mars was ready to fight them again for another chance at payback, and once Bay arrived, she and Jupiter decided to take them on in a double battle. They lost, and Mars thought she should have taken them on all alone. She was then shocked after Cyrus disappeared into the Distortion World, and the the Team Galactic commanders retreated afterwards.

In Platinum, Charon then took control of Team Galactic and took them on a mission to Stark Mountain. When Mars saw Lucas/Dawn again, she demanded to know what had happened to Cyrus and did not understand or believe the story about Cyrus's disappearance into the Distortion World. She was annoyed to lose again, and then Jupiter was defeated as well. At this point, Mars decided to quit Team Galactic and find the Distortion World on her own to search for Cyrus. Jupiter then decided to quit as well, at which point Mars said they were going back to being ordinary girls, while leaving Lucas/Dawn to "mop up" whichever way they want. With that, they departed.

Pokémon Roster

She uses the following Pokémon in her battles:

• Zubat/Golbat - First used in Valley Windworks battle, evolved by Lake Verity battle.
• Purugly - Used in all battles.
• Bronzor / Bronzong - First used in Lake Verity battle. It evolves only in Platinum before the Stark Mountain battle.

Other Appearances

• She appeared in several episodes of the Pokémon anime's Diamond & Pearl series featuring Team Galactic. In her first appearance, she and Saturn worked together in stealing the Lustrous Orb from the Celestic City museum. She appeared in another two-part episode, where she tried using the Spear Key at Steel Island to determine the Spear Pillar's location, but she failed and attempted to destroy the island, only to fail in that too after Ash and his friends worked with Riley to defeat her. Lastly, she appeared in the two-part conclusion of the Team Galactic arc, where after Cyrus disappeared into his new universe (which started disappearing after Dialga and Palkia were released from his control), Mars screamed and tried to follow him until Saturn held her back. She was then seen being arrested with the other Galactic commanders.
• Mars has appeared in the Pokémon Adventures manga during the Diamond/Pearl arc, and she was first seen using her Electivire to steal energy from the Valley Windworks, which she used to power the Galactic Bomb. She later went to Lake Verity and captured Mesprit after battling Diamond and briefly taking his mother hostage. During the battles at the Spear Pillar, she was defeated by Crasher Wake and Gardenia, but she was able to escape. She returned in the Platinum arc, where Team Galactic entered the Distortion World in search of Cyrus. She ended up battling Cheryl until the battle was interrupted by Giratina]. After escaping from the Distortion World, Cyrus decided to disband Team Galactic, but Mars and the other commanders still left with him.
• In the Pokémon Generations manga, she appeared in one episode that was based on the Platinum version of the events on the Spear Pillar, where she witnessed Cyrus's attempt to summon Dialga and Palkia, and him being whisked away by Giratina.

Trivia

• All of Team Galactic's commanders are named after planets or other celestial bodies, and Mars is named after the third planet of the solar system.