Marcus Marcus is the elderly super mutant sheriff of Broken Hills in 2241 and mayor of Jacobstown in 2281 . A survivor of the Master ' s army , his once fervent dedication to the Master ' s cause has since softened into a more tolerant attitude . Background . After the Master ' s defeat , Marcus wandered aimlessly , looking for fellow super mutants . In the year 2185 , at high noon , he encountered a Brotherhood of Steel Paladin in power armor named Jacob , who had pledged himself to the extermination of all mutants . They fought for days with guns and fists , but eventually gave up , each unable to get an advantage over the other . Eventually , they realized the pointlessness of their fight , and broke down in joined laughter , beginning a strong friendship between them . The two started traveling together , arguing over the Unity and Brotherhood doctrine and whether or not the Master could truly neurolink his biology into the Cathedral computer network . As they wandered through the wastes , they attracted a following of other refugees from the war , who believed that Marcus ' s strength and Jacob ' s power armor gave them the closest thing available to safety . In Fall of the same year , Marcus and Jacob , along with the trail of ghoul s , human s , and super mutants , founded the community of Broken Hills . After the Chosen One helped him expose an anti - mutant conspiracy in Broken Hills , Marcus joined him on his quest to find the Garden of Eden Creation Kit , and eventually to save the people of Arroyo from the Enclave . When the group ' s task was complete , Marcus returned to Broken Hills and watched over the town until the uranium mine ran dry and the place , no longer having an economic foundation , was deserted by its inhabitants . As his position as sheriff of Broken Hills had outlived itself , Marcus , inspired by the example set by the Chosen One , started wandering east , across the great mountains , in search of other super mutants . He never found out what happened to his tribal friend from Arroyo , but he had a feeling that he did good in the end . Marcus eventually reached the Mojave Wasteland , where he founded a community for super mutants atop Black Mountain . This fell apart when Tabitha , an insane nightkin , rallied the less intelligent Enclave - created mutants against Marcus and forced him and his supporters out of the area . By 2281 , Marcus had found , where he founded yet another safe haven for mutants , naming it Jacobstown in honor of his old friend . At Jacobstown , Marcus helps and protects nightkin , and hopes to find a cure with the help of former Enclave scientist Doctor Henry . Marcus will also greet the Courier and warn them about the nightkin within Jacobstown when the Courier enters Jacobstown for the first time . Interactions with the player character . " Fallout 2 " . Effects of player ' s actions . He is skilled with big guns and large energy weapons . However , sometimes his use of burst weapons are as devastating to the team as to enemies . Also , like all other super mutants ( barring those in ) , he is incapable of wearing armor which leaves him somewhat vulnerable . However , Marcus does have innate armor statistics that increase as he gains in abilities , thus mitigating his inability to equip armor . At his highest level , he has the equivalent of a suit of combat armor . The ammunition for his big guns can be a problem , too . This can be dealt with by arming him with a non - burst weapon like a turbo plasma rifle . Appearances . Marcus appears as a companion and a talking head in " Fallout 2 " , and in " " as a non - player character . He is voiced by Michael Dorn in both . He is mentioned in " Fallout Bible " .