Marcus Fretshreder (full name Marcus Fjörn Frettenshredder) is a new character in Guitar Hero World Tour, featured in the cutscenes and the Recording Studio as the guitarist for a band with Riki Lee, Matty Cannz, and Shirley Crowley. He also is the instructor for the guitar tutorials and is Swedish.
Description
- Born Marcus Fjorn Frettenshredder to Swedish Hippies, Marcus moved to the US as a young kid. His journey into the world of rock 'n' roll came as a vision to him after a fall from a tree - as he lay there, he saw spirited visions of stages and exotic locations, followed by the image of a gold glowing guitar. Since then he's studied the more metaphysical and hypernatural aspects of music and guitar playing in particular. It's been his life's pursuit to attain the status of Rock God. -- Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits, and Guitar Hero: Van Halen in-game bio.
Appearance and Outfits
Marcus's appearance is similar to that of Dethklok's lead guitarist, Skwisgaar Skwigelf, sporting long blond hair. His default outfit consists of a dark gray sleeveless shirt, spiked wristbands and black pants and boots. Even the ending cutscene for Guitarists show Marcus in a Mordhaus-esque building.
Guitar Hero World Tour
Clothing
- Torso: Rolled Up
- Pants: Plated Leathers
- Shoes: Strapped Up
Accessories
- Left Arm: Buckle Band (XBOX 360 and PlayStation 3 versions only), Holiband (Wii and PlayStation 2 versions only)
- Right Arm: War Hammer (XBOX 360 and PlayStation 3 versions only), Metal Studs (Wii and PlayStation 2 versions only)
Roles in Cutscenes
Guitar Intro
Marcus shows his childhood backstory, playing guitar to attract a following. Due to high competition by three other guitarists, he loses his following to them and is forced to move elsewhere to gain attention. On a present day, Marcus waits in a long line for guitar auditions. But just before his turn came up, a familiar guitarist in a purple mohawk was accepted instead.
Clearly, Marcus' rise to supremacy will not end today. He pulls a tab from a pinboard advertising a band in need of a guitarist.
Guitar Ending
Marcus Fretshreder is shown sitting on a throne resembling the headstock of a guitar, reading a newspaper, surrounded by women in red dresses. The newspaper shows Matty Cannz in an explosion, the destruction of a statue of Riki Lee, the picture that shows Shirley Crowley with a sack of money and finally, Marcus receives a phone call from Shirley before dejectedly rolling his eyes.
Trivia
- His name can be taken as a reference to neo-classical guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen, also Swedish born, and who changed his name to sound more Anglicized.
- His last name also refers to the words "fret" and "shredder", except spelled with one D as it is Swedish-based.
- Marcus also appears in Guitar Hero: Metallica, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits, and Guitar Hero: Van Halen, but as an unlockable instead of a base character, though he is still the instructor for the guitar tutorials regardless.
- To unlock Marcus in the other Guitar Hero games, you need to get 55 stars in Guitar career mode.