Marcus Corvinus (Underworld)

Underworld character
name = Markus Corvinus
caption =
gender = Male
race = Vampire
occupation = Vampire Elder
family = Alexander Corvinus (father) Helena Corvinus (mother) William Corvinus (twin brother), unnamed Corvinus(brother,deceased), Michael Corvin(distant nephew)
location = HUN
children =
status = Deceased
first = Underworld: Evolution
last =
portrayer = Tony Curran
creator(s) = Kevin Grevioux
Len Wiseman &
Danny McBride

Marcus Corvinus (also spelled Markus) is the first vampire in the Underworld storyline, portrayed by Tony Curran. He is the son of the first immortal and was bitten by a bat, thus making him into a Vampire.

Background

Marcus was one of three sons of Helena and Alexander Corvinus. He, along with his twin brother William, inherited the same virus which transformed his father into the first true immortal. Marcus had a strong bond with William. While William was bitten by a wolf which resulted in him becoming the first Lycan, or werewolf, Marcus was bitten by a bat which transformed him into the first Vampire.

William went on to ravage the countryside of Hungary, infecting the populace with his highly infectious lycanthropy virus. In order to combat the growing lycan threat Marcus approached Viktor, a dying warlord, to borrow his military genius and army (who became the Death Dealers) in exchange for immortality. Viktor accepted and became one of the Vampire Elders. Marcus also personally infected Amelia, making her the first Vampiress Elder.

In 1202, Viktor led a charge into a Hungarian village which William supposedly passed through. Instead of finding only William, they found an entire village of lycans. Death Dealers, including Amelia, subdued and injured William before Marcus, who pleaded for his brother's life before Viktor. Viktor, thinking that if any of the Corvinus brothers were killed the immortal bloodline would eventually die, locked William far away from the reach of Marcus. Marcus, then swore vengeance against Viktor and all those loyal to him, but was able to do little, as the Death Dealers were loyal to Viktor alone.

After William was captured, the "Chain" was constructed, a system when only one Elder ruled while the other two slumbered. Supposedly, Marcus ruled the two covens (the New World and Old World), but power was truly in the hands of Viktor, the ruler of the Old World coven. Viktor started to gather more power to himself to become the true leader of the Vampires, going as far as to alter history into naming him as the original Vampire. Later Marcus supposedly frowned upon the practice of feeding on humans. Marcus claimed that he enjoyed the company of Andreas Tanis, the Official Historian of the Coven, most likely because Tanis knew that Marcus was indeed the original vampire. However, Viktor and Amelia undercut Marcus' power, ensuring he would never have the strength to free his brother.

Underworld: Evolution

Much later, on the eve on Marcus' awakening for his century of rule, a Lycan plot, led by the presumed dead Lucian, to combine the bloodlines became evident. A captured Lycan scientist called Singe explained Lucian's plan under duress - and was killed by a death blow from Viktor. His blood seeped into Marcus' tomb and revived the slumbering Elder, allowin him to be awakened before Kraven was able to kill him. It is shown here that unlike the other vampires, he has a more bat like form with wings due to him having been the true first vampire. He beheaded the treacherous Kraven (who had attempted to assassinate him) with his wing-spikes, not before learning the regent's memories, and burned down Ordoghaz, the Old World Coven. Determined that the time has come to free William, he sought to find Selene, who held half of the key to William's dungeon. He failed on his first attempt thanks to Michael Corvin, his distant relative who was a true hybrid. He soon learned from Tanis, that the other half was held by his father, who had retrieved it from Viktor's body. Attacking again he seemingly killed Michael, and drank Selene's blood, learning the location of his brother. Marcus then confronted his father, and revealed his true plan - to rule over a race of hybrids. Marcus then mortally wounded his father, and retrieved the other half of the key.

Journeying to the old fortress, Marcus then released William from his dungeon. Their bond was so strong that even the crazed William refused to harm his brother. They were soon interrupted by Selene and the survivors of his father's company. Marcus combated Selene, and the two were equally matched. Marcus was soon distracted by the death of his brother. He impaled Selene, but she broke off the part of his talon that was inside her, stabbed him in the head, and pushed him into the spinning blades of a crashed helicopter, killing him immediately. clear

Blood Enemy

The prequel novel to the original Underworld, "Blood Enemy", revealed Marcus had a son called Nikolae, who was due to be wed to Viktor's daughter Sonja, who believed that Nikolae was the only suitable consort for his daughter due to him being the son of an Elder. However, Nikolae was a grave disappointment to Marcus, preferring brief affairs with the mortal servant girls to a long-term relationship. After Sonja's death at Viktor's hands and Lucian's subsequent escape, Nikolae tracked down Lucian and engaged him in combat - only to be killed when the Lycan learned how to transform into his wolf form without the aid of the full moon. It is unknown how this affected Marcus.

External links

* [http://www.entertheunderworld.com Underworld Evolution Official Website]