The Originals just signed off for good, and while that world will be back in the upcoming spinoff Legacies, there are a couple of brothers who definitely will not be making an appearance. Marcel led the attack on Elijah but was easily knocked away first before Elijah slaughtered many of the others with help from Hayley. When The Strix learned there was potential weapon in play that could threaten the Originals, Aya called a meeting to discuss how to proceed in making sure that weapon was under their control. He's later confronted by Klaus who he distracted by dead witches in the bayou and is surprised to see Elijah who's un-daggered. Not long after, the Crescent Wolf Clan tried to take over New Orleans, Marcel was forced to have a witch place a curse on them in order to subdue his enemies without being forced into utterly and violently slaughtering them. The Originals. Then Klaus, his mouth dripping with blood, tells him that his vampire friend will die before the weekend is over. The host's last show was Friday. Aya was going to test the spell's success by executing Klaus with white oak, risking Marcel and the rest of Klaus' sireline's lives. After Elijah was awakened, Davina still completed the spell on Klaus, severing his link to his sireline. He then rescued his newly-born adoptive sister, hoping to use her as leverage to get Klaus to heal them all with his blood, but when he returned to the compound, the vampires were already dead. Klaus explains how he was moved by Marcels ability to let go of his hatred for his father when he scattered the ashes. Cami shows Klaus what she's been figuring out on her own and he compels Cami once again to forget about the vampires and she leaves. Klaus gets to the point and tells Marcel that he wants his dagger back, then Rebekah shows up. How did The Originals Series Finale End? - E! Online During the gala, when it became clear that it was no party, but rather Marcel's initiation into The Strix, Tristan entered the ballroom and got the attendees' attention. In City Beneath The Sea, Marcel still helps the Originals against Dahlia. Klaus is at the bar drinking when Marcel comes in with a sour look. When Aya objected his claim, challenging him to what the charter dubbed "a game of kings", where whoever held the charter at midnight would be named the new leader of The Strix. Marcel then heads the trial and finds Klaus guilty of many sins, mostly including infractions Klaus made against Marcel and two other ancient vampires a part of Klaus' broken sireline. However, Aya showed him The Cursed Stake she had used to take down Rebekah. Elijah explained his suspicions that Tristan was working with an unknown second party, and wanted Marcel to use his newly acquired Strix membership to help learn the truth. Marcel warned her that going through the plan would be risky, as the Mikaelsons would retaliate but Davina was confident everything would work out. In Gather Up the Killers, Marcel had run New Orleans for five years after defeating the Mikaelsons and capturing Klaus. The Originals "'When the Saints Go Marching In" Bob Mahoney/The CW Elijah followed Klaus to the bench where they talked about the future of their family when the series began. He then lived with the Mikaelson Family for the majority of the next century until he was enlisted in the Army during World War I and was deployed to France until the war ended in late 1918. The 'fighting your own family' theme continued when Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah met long-lost aunt Dahlia, a powerful witch hellbent on . When Klaus poisons Davina it is revealed that Marcel made a deal with a Sabine to protect Davina. When they reminded him that he was their family, Marcel shook his head with scorn and told them he was no longer their family and never would be again after what they had done. Rebekah makes a face, revealing that he's told a story to Hope. Marcel has the typical weaknesses of an Upgraded Original Vampire. Elijah initially seemed enraged by the results, shoving his hand into Marcel's chest and threatening to kill him but Marcel reminded him that he just played the game by the rules. When he was introduced, Marcel was shown to apparently be diabolical and dangerous as well as wicked but has since proven himself to be even more moral than Klaus. He is also very brave, being one of the very few who can speak defiantly in Klaus' presence without worrying about his own life in the process. Even though Klaus built the town, his father, Mikael, ran him out of it over a hundred years ago and now Marcel rules it. Marcel doesn't want Cami to her plan, but changes his mind with Hayley's call. Lucien was on the roll and bit him which made his death a surprise considering he was a Mikaelson. Marcel was also banished from the French Quarter by Elijah due to Rebekah and his great betrayal from 1919. At Lafayette Cemetery, Marcel is leaving Vincent, who he was meant to meet, a voicemail when Elijah arrives and begins to taunt Marcel. He is also mystified by Marcel's mysterious control over the town's witches, who aren't allowed to practice magic under penalty of death. He found Aya freeing Tristan and convinced them to leave and the he healed a wounded Freya, showing her that he hadn't actually used the curse stake on Elijah but instead used a regular one, telling her to remind him who his real friends were and proving he was still loyal to the Mikaelsons. He is later ambushed by Klaus in his loft. We're going to need all the allies we can get. are staying at his old plantation. Status In 1820, during the Governor's first son Emil's funeral, Klaus sees him being whipped. In a meeting between Marcel and Klaus, Marcel says that New Orleans is his town, which sets Klaus off. Later, Marcel gives Elijah the new recruit - Gia as a student in hopes that Elijah will join his vampire community. In Live and Let Die, Marcel and his vampires are hanging out in his loft. When Marcel declared there was only one justice and it was him, a freed Klaus appeared behind him and stabbed him with Papa Tunde's blade. When Rebekah started demanding that he release Klaus, Marcel grew annoyed and realized she was only there to distract him. In Where Nothing Stays Buried, Marcel went to the bar to find Kol, his clothes covered in blood, holding Davina's lifeless corpse. Marcel tries to stop her, but gets his neck magically broken. They arrive to a parking garage to find a man and a woman in the back of a van. She's taking abnormal psychology in college. Marcellus Mikaelson | The Originals Diaries Wiki | Fandom Klaus is stabbing Marcel to drain him of his blood. Family information On: July 7, 2022. Once they arrived at the Strix mansion, Marcel found a witch Zealot preparing to use the missing children in a spell. Rebekah says she thought he was dead and accuses Marcel of being afraid of Klaus. At the witch's feast, he sends his gift in the form of compelled humans to slash their wrists to trick the vampires in to breaking their peace treaty, promising there will be no peace. S4 E5. Klaus tells Marcel that Marcel has the love of the people and that he can't win over everyone without Marcel. As a result of this, Vincent turns his back on Marcel after a Strix member who survived seriously harmed Will Kinney. Vincent, Sofya, Klaus, even Rebekah. When Rebekah notices Klaus isn't in his coffin where he was laying there daggered. In The Devil is Damned, Marcel goes to The Bayou to warn Hayley that Finn knows about Hope. I could be totally wrong here but I have a feeling that Marcel's in for a rude awakening from his surrogate dad. Katie is hurting Marcel by Davina's help-through magic. He is the brother-in-law of: Freya Mikaelsdottir, Keelin Malraux, Finn Mikaelson, Sage Mikaelson, Elijah Mikaelson, Dianna . Marcel brings back their point system to her attention, though Hope hasn't kept track of her points for a long time. Rebekah advises that perhaps if she answered their question earnestly, then she'll be able to leave. Klaus tells Marcel that New Orleans WAS his town. Marcel agreeing to becoming Co-Vampire King alongside Klaus. Father Kieran is waiting on them with the "humans". He let Alistair try to fight Klaus but in actuality, had planned for Klaus to defeat Alistair. In Le Grand Guignol, are a series of flashbacks to 1919. Marcel goads Alistair into fighting Klaus. The Originals recap: Season 4, Episode 5 | EW.com He has also said that he looks good in a suit which he wears on special occasions, such as the Masquerade Ball he hosted to present himself as respectable. Aya accepted the alternative, calling him a creative leader but Marcel warned her that if she crossed him again, he'd be just as creative in finding a way to kill her. He's satisfied that those kids are safe. He pointed out that Marcel had another witch, since Gia now had a daylight ring. When Hope found it and gave it back to Marcel, he was in a pretty dark place, like she is now. After Elijah reports a line of Hamlet to him, Marcel realizes that it is in fact not Elijah, but the Hollow. He also sent Elijah an invitation, hoping that he'd be able to attend. In Fire with Fire, Marcel talks to Elijah about Davina. Later, Davina learned of the secrets Marcel had been keeping from her and lost her trust in him. Later, Tristan showed up at the gym wanting to know who the new witch Regent was since Van had been denied and Marcel told him it was Vincent, which Tristan quickly took advantage of despite the set-back. Elijah is appalled by how Marcel's crew kills people in public. When Mikael was resurrected by Davina in From a Cradle to a Grave, he killed all of Marcel's vampire army while they were dying of werewolf bites, with the exception of Joshua Rosza, who had previously been healed by Davina. Marcel, who was also bitten himself by Klaus, was running out of time to save himself and his people. Their relationship had ended when Rebekah was exiled from New Orleans, never to return. The Governor (Father)Unknown Mother Niklaus Mikaelson (Adoptive Father)Unknown Stepmother Emil (Paternal Half-Brother)Hope Mikaelson (Adoptive Younger Sister)Rebekah Mikaelson (Wife) It was around that time that Davina's powers began to grow out of control and began to endanger the people of New Orleans, leaving them no other choice but to go through with the Harvest ritual to stop the plague of earthquakes, windstorms, torrential rain and wildfires that were intended to consume the town. If it was up to her, she'd want him with her so that she could find the perfect spot. He plans on keeping Klaus in there for 52 years. When Marcel revealed the divination card showing his intentions, he was surprised himself to see that it displayed a loyal knight, much to his relief. He then takes Kol offscreen in Davina's Room. Marcel pledges his allegiance to Klaus and tells him that he can have his kingdom. Kol mentions that Davina was gutted when she couldn't come and suggests they could pay a visit, while Freya tells her that it will give them all an excuse to visit her more. Hope quips that he's late and she's tired of not being surprised. Later he breaks up with Sofya and goes to New York to be with Rebekah. If that weren't bad enough, this "family forever" business is done. In A Walk on the Wild Side, Marcel is initiated into the Strix with Hayley's help as a way to determine their plans towards Klaus and the other Originals. No longer being a normal vampire, thus unkillable to the Mikaelsons, Marcel quickly adopts a more arrogant and confrontational nature, over his more pragmatic tendencies, doing what he feels is necessary regardless of the consequences, such as fatally wounding Kol and Elijah. In Out of the Easy, after Rebekah had been attacked by The Strix, Marcel worked with the Mikaelsons to try and find her. Marcel was awoken by Aya dumping water on him and she explained that she and her friends could help Marcel with both his need of blood bags and daylight rings for his vampires. However both get drugged as Ruben prepares to kill her for revenge thinking she's Eva. Hope doesn't understand why she can't leave, but Freya tells her that it's because she doesn't really want to, at least not all of her. After Rebekah had been daggered for 52 years, Klaus removed it from her heart. They decided that they would scare Klaus away using the Originals' father, Mikael, who had been hunting Klaus for nearly a millennium. In Sinners and Saints, Marcel is told by Kieran O'Connell that he has to move Davina because he's concerned the witches will eventually catch up with her. He told him that he'd have until sunrise to try and figure out who took his ring and then get it from them, despite The Strix members mostly being far older than Marcel. In Moon Over Bourbon Street, Marcel is still in exile on the other side of New Orleans tries to enlist Thierry to take back the city. Does Marcel become a super original? She explained that his role was simple: he would go into the compound under the guise of friendship, stab Elijah with the cursed stake and free Tristan; rescuing their leader and imprisoning the head of their sireline in a single swift move. On his behalf he got her to use a locator spell on Dahlia. While having a toast, Klaus calls Marcel out on his acting. Marcel then gets his nightwalkers inside, and inside the nightwalker bar he confronts Josh about being a spy for Klaus. Marcel let Alistair die, having proven his point, but grew nervous that the Mikaelsons had somehow survived his bite and were out there. Later, Gia asked Marcel why he wanted her to be mentored by Elijah and Marcel explained that they needed to convince Elijah that he should join their vampire community since Klaus was siding with the wolves, they needed an Original on their side. Marcel recalls the last time he saw her (when Mikael was burning the city down and they fled). Marcel's innocence and bravery are what made Klaus very fond of the boy. Upon meeting Josh at Rousseau's, Marcel greeted him as a friend and told him not to bow and to tone down the theatrics, display a level of humility despite what he has become. Even though he was outmatched, though, Marcel revealed that he had Hayley bite him on the arm so that when Mohinder tried to feed on him, he would be poisoned by Marcel's blood. He was the paternal half brother of Emil Gerard. As shown in The Casket Girls, Marcel loves Davina as a daughter and younger sister. At the end of the episode, he meets up with Tyler who gives him useful information on Klaus. He tells her that he knew her family and how they had many enemies, even among other werewolves. S5 E10. In Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. Rebekah walks in and interrupts them. When Davina's powers start to go out of control, Marcel is shown that he cares for Davina more than anything and is willing to always put her first. In Wheel Inside the Wheel, Marcel has resumed the search for Elijah and doesn't get any updates. Marcel appears and tells him in no uncertain terms that nobody, and he means nobody, especially Klaus, hurts his men. He tells his nightwalkers to watch over those two from respected posts. Klaus (Joseph Morgan) had witches put the dark magic of the Hollow killing his daughter, Hope (Danielle Rose Russell), in his body in the previous episode. 1810 (New Orleans, Age 25/216) Marcel is described as hot, sexy, handsome and very attractive. Mikael also appeared as a recurring character in the third season of The Vampire Diaries. Due to this, he was ultimately tricked by Klaus, yet again. As with Klaus, Marcel also has very little tolerance for disloyalty, having killed a transitioning vampire purely because she opted to save herself over her companion as well as verbally berate him. Marcel and Klaus grudgingly work together. Klaus then gave him the name Marcellus, meaning "little warrior", which has been shortened to Marcel. network. It had been revealed in the series that Marcel is the one who drove the werewolves out of the French Quarter in the 1990s, and was also the man who hired Brynne Deveraux (not knowing she was actually possessed by Cleste Dubois) to place the original Crescent Curse on the Crescent Wolf Clan. In Haunter of Ruins, Marcel went to Vincent to learn more about the new threat Vincent believed could destroy New Orleans. The Hollow will want to reunite all of her pieces together. On how they need her help to bring back Kol. He grudgingly asked for Klaus' advice on how he would handle the situation who told him to appeal to Alistair's vain nature, and through that, he may be able to get him in line. Klaus does nothing but Elijah exiles Marcel from the French Quarter threatening him to never return. He brought him out and then offered Alistair a sword that had been washed in Marcel's venom, poisonous to Klaus. Eye color Broken neck (as a human)Heart Extraction (as a vampire) Father Kieran is the only one left and Klaus isn't sure what to do with him yet. In Heart Shaped Box, after learning that the Mikaelsons had lost the last remaining white oak to Aurora de Martel, he went to Klaus, telling him that he had sent The Strix looking for Aurora because of the threat she posed to all of them. Klaus tells Marcel that the main reason for this whole taking over New Orleans was mainly the witches idea, he doesn't want his baby to have a father like he had. Unfortunately Finn kidnapped every vampire. In the fifth and final season of The Originals, Jackson die in the episode "The Bloody Crown". He then gets a call from Cami telling him she'll use Finn's feelings as an advantage. She threatened to dagger him with the same cursed stake that had hexed her, but Sofya shot her in the back with arrows. He also warns her to not ever touch "Cami" again. In Night Has A Thousand Eyes, Marcel helps Elijah with Josephine magically make St. James Infirmary a safe house for Hope from Dahlia as Marcel claims it was a neutral ground for witches and vampires in the city decades ago. Back to the Abattoir, Marcel watches as Vincent performs the ritual, to make sure that it works. He met up with Vincent in Cami's apartment, who was collecting Lucien's blood on the floor to hopefully find a cure for his bite. He's persuaded the humans to look the other way, chased away the werewolves and locked down the witches with some kind of secret. He is also shown to be, unlike many people in positions of power and privilege, reasonable and approachable, willing to do favors for people. He likes to have fun and enjoys being a vampire. Klaus warned Marcel not to look into the blue light as The Hollow tried to get into their minds. He told Elijah that they wanted Davina Claire and that Hayley was in the way of getting her. He wears form fitting T-shirts usually dark-ish colors: black, grey and blue and dark jeans although has been seen to wear those of a lighter color. Cami thinks that her feeling for Marcel were compelled as well but Klaus points out that whatever she felt was true, he had nothing to do with that. Marcel deduced that Aya had taken the ring but given it to Mohinder, a skilled combatant who liked to feed on his defeated opponents. The Fate of Marcel Gerard in 'The Originals' Revealed - H.O.M.E. Klaus says that either he's lost his touch, or maybe Marcel had. It still does. Hope would rather skip to the end of the morbid family reunion. Cause of death The Originals Just Killed Off Another . Regardless, Klaus forgave Marcel for his actions in gratitude for him saving Hope and decided to heal Marcel with his blood. He was welcomed back with open arms by Klaus, but was treated more coldly by Rebekah due to their past. Or at least, the two main characters at the center of The Vampire . Vincent compares Marcel to Klaus in how he now acts. To cover up Hayley's involvement, Marcel instead framed Gaspar Cortez and gave The Strix his head instead, coming up with a believable story given Cortez's hostile past with the vampire society. Marcel met with Davina at his gym, warning her that The Strix needed her to take down the Mikaelsons. Marcel fought in WWI and was part of the 369th Regiment, also known as "The Harlem Hell Fighters" or the "Brotherhood of the Damned". Marcel also left Davina in Genevieve's care in order to protect her. He then encourages Josh to get Davina to practice magic again for her own protection, which Josh does. With his back to her, he questions if she wants the toy solider back. Lucien, however, told Marcel that it wasn't just about de-siring, but also an execution. Aya explained why she recruited Davina; to use a spell to sever the sirelines from the Originals, so their lives were no longer dependent on theirs. Marcel suspected Hayley was responsible and told Elijah that The Strix would want whoever was responsible's head. Their moment was interrupted by Elijah and Freya, with Elijah pinning Marcel to the wall and asking him for forgiveness. When Marcel says he knows how to deal with Klaus, Elijah comes in to talk to him. Later, he asked Davina for help in creating daylight rings for his vampires but she refused, saying that as new Regent of the witches, she couldn't risk looking like a vampire sympathizer. In I Hear You Knocking, Marcel is seen drinking at a bar when Sofya enters, wondering why Marcel didn't return home that night. When Klaus realized how close Marcel was becoming to The Strix as their new leader, he questioned if Marcel had any other news about them that he wanted to share. The Mikaelson siblings and their allies faced off against all kinds of formidable foes on The Originals - from Klaus' protg-turned-frenemy Marcel Gerard to their own parents Mikael and Esther. Hope deflects, telling him that he looks silly in a suit. It was also shown that Marcel planned to raid the ritual with the full intent of saving the four witches that were to be sacrificed, including Davina, but arrived too late and only managed to save Davina. Tristan agreed and asked him to come with them so he could see everything being a member of The Strix really had to offer him. Marcel allows Klaus to compel him to forget Hope is alive in exchange for vials of Klaus' blood, more valuable than ever due to the werewolves having full access to their powers which includes their lethal bite. He then takes Gia back to his loft and gives her Klaus' blood. They were finally reunited in the season finale and amends were made. I know, I know, but hear me out, people. Marcel pulls out the vial and relishes in Klaus' anger, remarking that Klaus doesn't want him to be equal but always inferior. He then tells her he's also is in a predicament if he doesn't get her blood to Finn he's going kill every vampire by the hour.
