Marco Durante

Marco Durante is a major character in How to Survive High School. He is the school's rebel, constantly skipping class, talking back to authority figures, and generally just messing with people. Although he is charming and funny, Marco likes to find ways to annoy and sometimes even humiliate others. he is also something of a womanizer. Marco's cousin is Santiago, who Marco thinks needs to lighten up a bit. Despite the two being almost polar opposites, he and Santiago actually share a close relationship, although both of them occassionally get annoyed with each other.

Personality
Marco is loud, outgoing, and talkative. Like Leo, he seems to really enjoy being around people and doesn't really discriminate based on popularity. He is friendly and charming to just about anyone, but is also willing to mess with just about anyone, and often chooses Leo as his prank target because he is new and naive. Marco is crude and likes to brag abuot how many girls he's slept with, as well as trying to pick up just about any girl. Some of his most endearing traits are his charisma and good sense of humor, since he likes to laugh and make other people laugh, often at some victim's expense. Although Marco lacks book smarts, he is good with people. He enjoys drugs and vandalism, but is pretty adamant about avoiding any greater crimes. He is a bad student who gets into trouble often and likes to talk back to authority figures, like Principal Stuhkuhp and his teachers.

Appearance
Marco is of Hispanic descent, and thus has olive skin, black hair styled into a fohawk, and brown eyes. He has a slightly big nose and is stocky. He usually wears a tank top and sagging jeans. He also has stud earrings. Just like his cousin is one of the neatest characters when it comes to appearances, Marco is one of the sloppiest. As the series progresses, he begins to grow scruff on his chin and, eventually, upper lip.

Trivia

 * Like most characters, Marco's personality is derived from his name. Marco means "warrior or rebel;" which is somewhat accurate as he is a rebel (but not in the military sense). Durante means stubborn.
 * Marco, evidently, deals drugs.