The Soldier

Marshall Garrett Barnes  (August 22, 1992 - March 11, 2011) was a professional wrestler known by his ringnames The Soldier and The Chicken.

Early Life
Marshall was the youngest of the Barnes Family. Born with a weak body, and short stature, he was regularly excluded from PE at school, and would often be left out in family sports, and was not allowed to play any sports except baseball, bowling, golf and tennis.

Like Carisa and Theresa, he was not involved in High School wrestling, although he and Carisa later became pro wrestlers.

Marshall was often bullied, and was anorexic throughout his teen years, in which his brother Simon started an intervention in August 2007 in which his family (minus the deceased Steve) and friends helped convince him out of his anorexia, in which Marshall gained 12 pounds a while after.

Despite his aspiring wrestling career, he had been told by doctors and family that he would never be able to wrestle due to his extremely weak body.

Wrestling Career
Following the release of Demon, the Villains were looking for a new recruit to fill him in. While Marshall was mainly interested in joining The Heroes, he attempted to take the opportunity to join his brothers and live up to expectations. He was immediately turned down by Splendont, but decided to buy a counterfeit fitness test stating he was clear, and due to the realistic note, was invited to join by Splendont, though he was highly reluctant and sketchy.

Splendont states that he wish he refused to let Marshall join, as he knew it felt sketchy but went with the false doctors note, and claims it was probably the worst mistake he ever made, and is haunted by it every day.

Death
Marshall, who had been living with his parents at the time, due to his disability and not having his own house, was eating cereal on March 11, 2011, when he suddenly collapsed and began having a seizure. He was immediately rushed to the hospital, but succumbed in the car ride to the hospital. He was 18 years old.

East End held a tribute for Barnes, and a ten bell salute was given, in which Curt concluded the show with a statement, stating "Marshall could've lived a long life doing something he didn't want, but decided to live a short life, and died getting to do what he loved, which was to entertain all of the folk watching East End."

It is heavily believed that Marshall's choice to illegally join professional wrestling despite his health regulations was the key factor to his premature death.