Unbeknownst to Klaus, Marcel has some of his men follow Klaus to find out what he's planning. The vampires then decide to side with Marcel. Marcellus "Marcel" Gerard is a main character on The Originals. And to stop Dahlia. Once they learning that the only way to stop Davina from destroying the entire city, they must complete the harvest Marcel takes Davina with him and hides her. She assured him it would be fine and he might feel warmth when the spell began but it would pass once it was broken. In Reigning Pain in New Orleans, Marcel and Rebekah made a deal to "trick" Klaus into believing their loyalty. You have to be willing to tell the story, all the way, not just the part where you fight a dragon, literally apparently, but also the part where the beast was you. Brian Kilmeade anchored Monday night's show, the first of a rotating slate of guest hosts who will fill in at 8 p.m. for now. Marcel jumps to the ground to greet her and begins flirting with her. Marcel fought in WWI and was part of the 369th Regiment, also known as "The Harlem Hell Fighters" or the "Brotherhood of the Damned". Klaus visits him with hopes of sharing a glass of bourbon in an act of peace. The latter via decapitation, as he needed her death to resurrect Davina. He returned home and continued living with the Mikaelsons; Klaus and his siblings Elijah, Rebekah, and Kol at their compound. Marcel, doubtful at first, accepts in the end. Because of his protectiveness towards Davina, Marcel doesn't hesitate to kill any witch that practices magic in the French Quarter to keep them from finding her. She unexpectedly showed up at his loft, scoffing at his lack of accomplishments as a Strix member and accusing him of getting Davina's status as Regent revoked to thwart their efforts to activate their weapon. In fact, death has always been one of its strong suits. 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. After the ritual, Marcel meets with Elijah in front of the Mikaelson Mansion, where Elijah asks him to compel him to forget his family. He lets Sabine use her magic to track Hayley which she does to the bayou. At the end of the episode it was revealed that Marcel actually took the magical serum the moment Vincent gave it to him. Family Members Marcel is very charismatic and uses said charisma as much as his vampire powers to get what he wants from others. So she takes a knife and stabs herself in the neck. However, Marcel explains that he's only anchoring the spell to New Orleans and she could have left anytime she wanted. 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. In Chasing the Devil's Tail, Marcel is part of a plan to trap Finn after that's successful. When Rebekah notices Klaus isn't in his coffin where he was laying there daggered. Marcel met with Davina at his gym, warning her that The Strix needed her to take down the Mikaelsons. Marcel gathered Alistair and his followers to the compound to show them Klaus. However, they realized there were four children but five totems and Marcel recognized that the fifth totem belonged to Hope Mikaelson. After Elijah reports a line of Hamlet to him, Marcel realizes that it is in fact not Elijah, but the Hollow. In Aprs Moi, Le Dluge, Marcel tries to make peace with Davina but she is furious with him and doesn't want to see him. Marcel manages to go toe-to-toe and even holds his own very well despite being physically outmatched. That way, he could always be near. Elijah recognizes how angry Marcel is, and rips his heart out. After Davina's death, Marcel grows closer to Cami as he tells her of his dark past. At the compound, Freya managed to bring Davina's spirit into a protective circle so The Ancestors couldn't harm her while they prepared to bring her back to life. In Dance Back from the Grave, Marcel is still angered by Davina's sacrifice and failed resurrection. He caught up to them in the woods and threatened to kill them all. However, the dinner was revealed to be a test of loyalty as Aya brought out the witch Ariane to divine the Strix members' true intentions. Marcel works with other members of Klaus' sireline. He pointed out that Marcel had another witch, since Gia now had a daylight ring. He tried his best to convince her that he had nothing to do with it, but she remained skeptical. Rebekah is planning everything out but she feels a little guilty I think, but she says she regrets not doing this sooner. Five years after taking down the Mikaelsons, Marcel's anger subsided and he made a truce with Vincent, putting aside their differences and working towards keeping New Orleans safe, showing that Marcel had returned to his more level-headed ways. 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. However, Stefan remarked that it might work if they got them to the front door, knowing the vampire huntress Rayna Cruz was still tracking him down and had experience in slaying vampires. In From a Cradle to a Grave, Marcel ends up breaking one of his rules by killing Monique Deveraux, though this was to save Hope Mikaelson. He goes on a rant about how he made him the man he is, but Marcel explains that when Klaus ran away, he took over. After a summer fling, Cami and Marcel remain good friends until Cami's death in No More Heartbreaks. Much to Rebekah's horror, she learned of Marcel's choice to become a vampire instead of having a life with her. Marcel was a slave of and the second born son of the Governor. At the end of the episode, he meets up with Tyler who gives him useful information on Klaus. Later, Klaus goes to see Marcel and tells him that he's really not his enemy. Later, while sparring with Vincent, he chastised him for not being there for Davina to help lead the witches. 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. She told him he deserved to be free of Klaus and to trust her complete the spell. After Tristan de Martel was disposed of, Marcel became the leader of the Strix. He told Josh to get into contact with the hospitals and blood banks to help compensate their needs. The host's last show was Friday. However, despite Marcel's pleas to let him and Rebekah be together, Klaus did not approve of the relationship and forbid it. She's taking abnormal psychology in college. He also learns that Cami had actually developed feelings for him. Hope questions if it worked because she's still here. Advertisement. Klaus comes to him and sadistically gloats to Marcel that he is now effectively at his mercy and threatens to use Papa Tunde's Blade on him as revenge for letting him suffer and imprisoning him for five years. Citing it as the only way to be truly free, she asked Marcel if he was ready to lead them to freedom. The other two were Tina, Josh's former friend and a werewolf who bit Gia. Hayley then prospered to Gia and Marcel they help her recuse Oliver from the witches. 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. 3. When there was infighting among the werewolves in New Orleans, which led to the death of some of the leaders of the Crescent Wolf Clan, the Labonairs. Later, he contacted Freya to see if she had gotten any closer to finding Rebekak only to learn she hadn't. Marcel entered the room, seemingly cold and unfeeling toward her revival. The next day, Marcel and Klaus are in a bar. Does Marcel become a super original? Klaus laughs at them and tells them that that's not going to work for him. Marcel and Cami almost share a kiss when Diego interrupts to tell him about what happened with Thierry. Klaus chooses to protect Marcel by daggering Kol. Vincent found a loophole in the spell and broke them free, seemingly free of the Hollow. Marcel is torturing Thierry and leaves him to rot in the Garden. The other vampires gather and surround Marcel. In The Battle of New Orleans, Marcel is seen interrogating Jackson and Oliver, asking them what Klaus is planning. Marcel tells his walkers that if they stay around they are signing up for battle. In the third episode of series three, Marcel confronts Aya, a vampire of over nine hundred years of age and manages to hold his own against her, impressing her. Suddenly the werewolves come and bring a dead vampire with them. The two entered a duel to determine who got the charter but Marcel took the opportunity to snatch the charter, reminding them that all the rules dictated was that someone had to have the charter at midnight, not the specifics on how they did that. Or at least, the two main characters at the center of The Vampire . He apologizes for using Davina as tool but promises that now he just wants to keep her safe. He is the husband of Rebekah Mikaelson and the father of Nikolaus Mikaelson by her. Marcel stated that he took the potion that turned him into an Upgraded Original Vampire (without the Mikaelson Family's knowledge), as he wanted to know how the Mikaelson Family truly felt about him and what would happen if they found him with the "serum", correctly predicting that if he didn't take the potion, he would've been dead due to Elijah's obsession and fear with the prophecy, while Klaus initially did try to reason with him, after discovering that the "serum" in Marcel's possession, he immediately made demands towards Marcel and attempted to coerce him into handing it over, telling Marcel that he won't tolerate any threats to "his" family, thereby confirming what Marcel believed and further angering him. Kol's fury persisted until Davina and Vincent managed to make magic unable to influence the bar again. He takes them all out after that. When questioned further, rather than reveal his secrets, Shen chose to kill himself, removing his daylight ring and burning to death in the sunlight. He let them leave and then celebrated the victory with Sofya. Due to this, he was ultimately tricked by Klaus, yet again. 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. 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. Title(s) After Marcel reminded her that he wanted to be unlinked just as much as he did, Aya gave him until midnight and threatened to kill him if he didn't find another solution. Marcel heads back to the tower to a visibly pleased Davina, but the young witch doesn't want to give Elijah back. Broken neck (as a human)Heart Extraction (as a vampire) He also sent Elijah an invitation, hoping that he'd be able to attend. He brought up that Marcel bringing Tristan back to The Strix would get him deeper into the society and earning more of their trust. After being attracted to Rebekah since childhood and finally falling under his feelings, Klaus gave him a choice: to undagger Rebekah and live out their days together until Marcel grows old or be turned into a vampire. He asks the daywalker where Marcel is. TV Show. He pushed Klaus away and stormed off in a rage. Marcel also seems to be understanding as shown in his quickness to forgive Klaus for biting his friend when Klaus gave him the cure and asked for forgiveness. Marcel Will Die. 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. Cami and Vincent met him at his gym and questioned him on the recent murders in the city where it looked like compulsion was involved. Marcel is stunned by this. 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 takes her to the harvest ritual. In The Axeman's Letter, Marcel was enlisted by Elijah to figure out what Tristan was really doing in New Orleans. Marcel and Hayley found Lara who explained the Hollow offered the werewolves the power they needed to take back the city from Marcel, who she berated for ruling over a city that belonged to all of them. Hope doesn't but Rebekah questions why she remains. type. Marcel later brought her the heart of the late Jackson Kenner, whose heart had become magically identical to Hayley during their wedding ceremony. Significant kills 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. In The River in Reverse, Marcel meets with Tyler and his lair. Unfortunately, when Van tried, the spell was unsuccessful since The Ancestors had already gotten to Davina's spirit and shredded her soul. He likes to have fun and enjoys being a vampire. That said, Marcel still possess superior powers to the Originals, having a lethal bite and his own base vampirism amplified by the original spell which coupled with his excellent fighting skills makes Marcel one of the most dangerous and deadliest beings thus far. Shortly after he returned home, he aided Klaus in the conflict between Klaus and the new leader of the New Orleans witch coven, Papa Tunde. Having convincing The Strix of his loyalty and earning Tristan's gratitude, he was surprised when they decided to leave and told him they would be in touch. He bargains that Marcel needs to let the witches bury Jane-Anne and gets her body for the witches to prove his loyalty to them and the agreement he has made with them. Elijah then comes in and offers the army vampire fighting lessons. In Sinners and Saints, it was revealed that Marcel's cruelty was only to protect Davina, who was supposed to be used in a blood sacrifice so the witches in the French Quarter could keep their powers. Marcel, who was also bitten himself by Klaus, was running out of time to save himself and his people. Marcel gave Kol a blood bag when he woke up, hoping to satiate his hunger and keep him calm. By the end of the third season, they have grown to resent each other due to Davina's death and Marcel putting Klaus down with Papa Tunde's Blade and causing him to lose five years of his daughter's life. Marcel tells him that he'll let him stay in HIS town, as long as he understands that Marcel is the King. They chain his arms and they all start ganging up on him. In The Brothers That Care Forgot, he admits to Davina he was the one who turned Kol and the White Oak Stake over to Klaus. Gia defends Marcel from a werewolf getting bitten in the process. Then he leaves. In I Hear You Knocking, Marcel is seen drinking at a bar when Sofya enters, wondering why Marcel didn't return home that night. The two briefly discussed how an innocent person was once again collateral damage in the chaos that surrounded the Mikaelsons. Annoyed with Marcel's insubordination, she warned him to start making himself essential to the plans she was preparing. 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 caves and takes Rebekah to see Elijah. He goes to Father Kieran's secret apartment to tell Cami that her adviser is the host of Finn Mikaelson. He will also be seen wearing necklaces and scarfs as accessories. Rebekah warns him to remember how Klaus truly is. Klaus opens up to Camille and reveals details of the devastating secret Rebekah and Marcel were trying to keep from him. Father Kieran is the only one left and Klaus isn't sure what to do with him yet. After they're freed the vampires successfully make it back to his loft where he's given Klaus' blood. Marcel was stunned by the news, having loaded the kids into the ambulance himself but Vincent assured him that the ambulance had gone missing too. The dying Marcel asked Klaus to turn him and against Klaus' wishes, he did so. Marcel warns him about loyalty and the humans, he tells Klaus that it's his show now but he just felt like he should warn him. Regardless, he's happy to come to see his favorite niece because they need her help. Human (Originally)Vampire (Niklaus' bloodline)(Broken) (Formerly)Upgraded Original Vampire (Currently) Klaus killed many of Marcel's minions, forcing Marcel to ultimately choose to step down from the throne in order to save the rest of his people. In season four Marcel would again join forces with Klaus and his revived family in order to stop the Hollow. While Mikael tries to convince Klaus to kill Hope, Cami reminds him that she knows his heart. He offered to get Davina out of town but she denied his offer, believing she could handle herself. Marcel yells and stops the fight, he then picks up Klaus' coin. It was a shocking and devastating death, which left fans heartbroken. Lucien reminded him about the prophecy that stated Klaus' sireline would fall and burn, prompting Marcel to try to stop Aya. Marcel then leaves his Loft with Josh and Davina inside of it. Height On the TV series The Originals, a spinoff of the popular show The Vampire Diaries, brothers Klaus and Elijah Mikaelson were killed off, a move that signified the end for Klaus' redemption journey.Klaus and Elijah's deaths set up the foundations for Legacies. Shen broke free of his constraints and easily overpowered Hayley and Marcel, shoving his hand into both of their chests, planning to tear out their hearts. Marcel's reason for hiding Davina was also revealed; to stall the witches until The Harvest was passed and the witches would lose their powers, enabling Davina to live a normal life as she always wanted ever since the Harvest. Marcel makes her a deal. He put up a fight but was no match for Aya who relentlessly beat him down. Marcel enjoys his vampiric life and likes living in the French Quarter, considering it to be a home to keep and fight for. Marcel watched as Vincent killed the zealot but not before the spell started to take effect and drain the life from the children. In fact, Marcel has so far been seen to actually permanently kill someone only five times: One was with Jane-Anne, and the other was with Bastianna. I could be totally wrong here but I have a feeling that Marcel's in for a rude awakening from his surrogate dad. Marcel was very moral, as he tried to stop another slave getting beaten which then resulted in Marcel getting shot by his own father. Hayley called Marcel after she found Lucien Castle in Aurora's hideout, and Marcel learned that Aya had taken both Klaus and Elijah to begin the de-siring spell. He is the brother-in-law of: Freya Mikaelsdottir, Keelin Malraux, Finn Mikaelson, Sage Mikaelson, Elijah Mikaelson, Dianna . Marcel angrily breaks ties with the Mikaelsons. We already have . He then fled with it in his hand. Despite being the Governor's son, he was enslaved and worked on the plantation until he happened to meet Klaus during his half-brother's funeral. Or else we are going to lose this fight before it even starts. Marcel was visibly nervous about the results, especially after Aya easily struck down a Strix member who was shown to have nefarious intentions. He tries to get Hayley to leave town as he may have to become the bad guy to get Klaus out of town but she refuses. Their first recruit was Gia, with whom both men, and especially Marcel, developed a close friendship. network. Marcel has been able to greatly stagger Klaus with a single punch, knocking him off balance, in another episode he managed to disarm Klaus of Papa Tunde's dagger with only one hand and during the penultimate episode, he went toe-to-toe with Klaus and even if very briefly, dominated the fight before inevitably being defeated by the Original Hybrid. 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. The Originals stayed true to the canon established by The Vampire Diaries as well as expanding upon it. In Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. In The Other Girl in New Orleans, Marcel tried to help find Cami after she had been captured by Aurora de Martel but his efforts were interrupted by Aya. That night, Marcel arrived at the compound and informed Elijah that he was there on the behalf of The Strix, asking him politely to release Tristan and warning him that The Strix would eventually come in force to retrieve their leader. Marcel finds Rebekah on the balcony and greets her. In Everything That Can Be Lost May Also Be Found, Marcel sits outside of Rousseau's, waiting for Hope. Klaus tells Marcel about all of his indiscretions, Marcel takes everything in stride. He introduces Hayley to the Vampires, He warns them about protecting Hayley. Elijah demanded his brother, but in actuality was just keeping Marcel occupied while Freya and Hayley worked on freeing him below. In his loft he calls Ruben, a seer, to find out who exactly Rebekah's witch is. After a heated debate where Kol told Marcel he was never a Mikaelson, Marcel agreed with him, saying he was happy that he wasn't. Marcel, in stunned disbelief, demanded to know what Kol was still doing there, since he was supposed to have left the city. Klaus becomes jealous and releases Kol, who at the time was daggered. Managing to kill Bastianna, Davina came back to life but she was different. Marcel whistles for his boys and then they become surround. In Red Door, Marcel briefly faces Mikael and unleashes a combination of attacks that successfully drive Mikael back but is very quickly brought down by Mikael who easily outmatches him. 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. Tucker Carlson Out at Fox News. Basically it's none of Klaus' business, which obviously Klaus doesn't agree with. Once Klaus admitted defeat and told Marcel the city was no longer theirs and now belonged to him, Marcel agreed to let them live, on the condition that they never return. He spoke with Klaus, making clear that he was only working with them because children were in danger, even if one of them was a Mikaelson. He explains to her that the toy reminded him of a time when he wasn't. Marcel is still reluctant to trust Klaus, citing that he owes him nothing. Because even though Wednesday's series finale of The Originals gifted both Rebekah and Freya with a happy ending Bex got her dream of a human life with Marcel, while Vincent agreed to father . He's satisfied that those kids are safe. In Give 'Em Hell Kid, Marcel is still grieving Davina's death. 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. As a human, Marcel is shown to be very brave as he fought back against the slave owner who whipped him, a gesture that earned him Klaus' respect and ultimately saved his life. In Le Grand Guignol, are a series of flashbacks to 1919. He also warns her to not ever touch "Cami" again. Klaus flashes over to one of Marcel's many vampires and bites him in the neck. Vincent demanded that Marcel get the Mikaelsons back to New Orleans so he could heal Hope from the power that was draining the life from her, even going so far as to say she was in a way, Marcel's sister, since he was Klaus' adopted son. 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. Marcel says it's his secret and HIS town, so he won't tell him. Marcel, wanting to take advantage of the good will he had earned with them, demanded that he be given more of a reward for helping save Tristan, saying that the events of the day proved that The Strix needed him on their side, convincing them to let him deeper into The Strix's inner circle. Hayley and Marcel then met up with Vincent, Elijah, and Klaus to track down the children. In An Unblinking Death, Marcel wants to come help Cami with Father Kieran but she refuses as Klaus will kill him. So he can compel him. Marcel and Rebekah before he is left behind. In You Hung the Moon, after Davina was attacked by another witch, Marcel told her that a show of force was needed. Similarly, Marcel sees Davina as a fighter and took her in. Marcel had began his plan to reclaim the French Quarter with Thierry, Diego, and many other vampires by his side leading to an all out war: Marcel's Army vs. Klaus, Elijah and the Crescent Wolf Pack. You may wish to edit it to improve the standard or quality of work present on this article. Marcel mocks Klaus, asking him if he's jealous. 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. He says to let her die in the cold because he doesn't have a thing for people who betray their friends. He goaded Elijah into coming inside of the home he was hiding in, only to leave when he did, buying himself enough time until midnight. Sitting down at the table, she takes a moment and gives her answer. The Mikaelson family gathers to throw Klaus a funeral before he dies on the last episode of "The Originals." Bob Mahoney/The CW. In Red Door, Hayley tells Marcel that the werewolf kids they rescue are in a safe house far north of the city. Marcel rants about them being the villains in Lucien's story, and how foolish he was to ever trust them. Marcel and Klaus grudgingly work together. Marcel met with her, happy to see she was okay and no longer hexed, but was suspicious of the timing. When they learned countless Strix were coming to defend the captive Originals, Lucien suggested Marcel just call them off but Marcel explained that if he did that, Aya would stage a coup and it would solve nothing. Species They call a meeting for Father Kieran and the other human then they start taking out the humans one by one. In Girl in New Orleans, Davina asks him for the night out and after reminding her that she's to be up in the attic for her safety, she shows him she can take care of herself by boiling his blood to which he expresses pride in her and tells her she has to be with Cami who's his friend. 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. Hair color However, as members of Klaus' broken sireline came to New Orleans to ensure Klaus was still suffering, Marcel found his authority being questioned by Alistair. 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.