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In the English dub, her name is romanized as Marta.
One of the Chimeras that joined Greed to get revenge on the military for what they did to her. She, Dorchet, and Roa were part of the Amestris Special Forces, whose defiling of an Ishbal temple and killing everyone in it was the real catalyst for the war. Her unit was sent to the 5th Laboratory to keep them quiet, under the supervision of Basque Grand. There, they became test subjects in Chimera research. Martel was fused with a snake, giving her enhanced agility, the ability to contort/move her body like a snake, and the ability to stretch her arms long distances. Despite this, Martel retained her human form, and in the anime is described as a very high quality Chimera.
When Kimblee betrayed the Devil's Nest, as Martel expected he eventually would, Greed, Roa, and Dorchet each helped her get out safely while she was in Alphonse's body. She was one of the closest to Greed and idolized him for rescuing her and the other chimeras (in the Japanese version, after his death, Martel began calling him Greed-sama instead of Greed-san as a sign of respect). She was the only chimera in Greed's gang to escape the military. Martel meets up again with Al, who had become her friend while she was inside his armor while Al was kidnapped by Greed's gang, and traveled with the Elric brothers for a time. However, Martel quickly revealed that she had always planned to take revenge on not just Kimblee for the death of the entire Devil's Nest "staff", but the military for robbing her of her humanity, and the Homunculi who set it up that way.
When the Elric brothers were taken to an outpost, she was hiding in Al's body until she saw Kimblee there with another officer. Martel revealed herself in attacking him, but fled after being hurt when Kimblee exploded the officer to kill her as Al stepped in. When that was interrupted, Kimblee did not reveal her presence to the other officers. She followed him and found that King Bradley was planning another massacre at Liore. Martel tried valiantly to assassinate the Fuhrer, but was unable to land a blow. During the struggle his eye patch fell off.
From her time with Greed, Martel knew the sign of the Ouroborus and immediately rushed to tell Al that the Fuhrer was a Homunculus. Upon seeing her, Al told her to get into his armor as she had before, to hide. Martel was able to tell the truth.
As Al absorbed this, and Martel was silent, Al realized the Fuhrer had stealthily crept behind him. Without a sound, he slid his sabre down Al's throat, and impaled Martel, unable to dodge it despite her snakelike contortions. He commented that Al no longer had to worry, the evil Chimera was slain. As he walked away, her blood sept through the cracks in his armour, to the ground, and Al cried.
Last Words (Anime): "Al! Listen carefully--I don't have much time! You've got to tell Ed, that they're gonna turn Liore into another Ishbal! And your leader, the Fuhrer...he's a...Homunculus!"
