Character

Melissa Mao

Melissa Mao

Born to Chinese-American parents on May 11 in New York City, New York in 1976, she was brought up under strict Chinese traditions that included her supposed arranged marriage. When she realized it, she left home and immediately joined up with the United States Marine Corps, entering the recruitment office while still in her wedding gown. After several years of service, she was eventually given a dishonorable discharge. Up to now, Melissa has bitter feeling with her father, who had been in the United States Air Force. After leaving the Marines, Melissa went to Hong Kong, then under British control, and stayed with some of her maternal relatives. Melissa is a ruthless insulter and an extremely heavy drinker, She is shown once having many cigarettes and a minimum of 20 beer cans sprawled a coffee table. She is extremely rude, preferring to use heavy language when talking to someone angering her or someone she can not stand. She uses language inspired and quoted from R. Lee Ermey's lines in Full Metal Jacket.