Although Marshall is deceased when the game begins, he appears in the family tree of his grandchildren Daniel and Jennifer. Neither he nor his wife appear in The Sims, although their daughter Diane does. According to Marshall's SimDNA in SimPE, his hair was brown before it turned grey. According to his age data, he had 15 days left in the elder life stage when he died. Like most pre-made deceased Sims from The Sims 2, Marshall is completely unplayable without the use of hacks or third party programs, such as SimPE.