Marcus

Marcus is the elderly super mutant sheriff of Broken Hills in 2241 and mayor of Jacobstown in 2281. A survivor of the Unity, his once fervent dedication to the Master's cause has since softened into a more tolerant attitude.
==Background==
A burly old mutant with a weary cast to his face, Marcus' toughness and vigor seem at odds with his long history and fundamental belief in the goodness of people. He does not have any regrets about his transformation into a mutant. In fact, he prefers his existence as a super mutant, as he is free of the petty character flaws regular humans suffer from.The Chosen One: "{240}{}{You were a human. How can you justify what the Master did to you?}"Marcus: "{262}{mcs46}{My memories of being a human aren't as clear as they once were, but I remember pettiness, hatred, jealousy... I prefer being a mutant.}"(HcMARCUS.msg) 
He served in Unity with distinction, a firm believer in his vision and philosophy. For Marcus, the Master's plan was a chance for elevation of humans above internecine conflict and war, to break out of the vicious cycle of war. Marcus believed that humans could never elevate themselves alone, that the Master's actions were a necessary step in the advancement of humanity.The Chosen One: "{223}{}{What about the Master’s hatred for humans?}"Marcus: "{226}{mcs35}{You’re talking a long time ago. The world’s moved on. You want to hear ancient history?}"The Chosen One: "{227}{}{Definitely.}"Marcus: "{230}{mcs36}{Right. Well, never really HATED humans. We just had a better way. These new governments, they think they've got all the answers. Blah, blah. Been there, seen that, got the scars.}"The Chosen One: "{231}{}{So what was the better way?}"Marcus: "{232}{mcs37}{The Master wanted to elevate everyone to his level, so we wouldn’t fight each other anymore. He was convinced we wouldn’t do it by ourselves – couldn’t. We had to be forced to evolve.}"The Chosen One: "{233}{}{Do you agree?}"Marcus: "{234}{mcs38}{While Jacob was alive, I thought the Master was wrong. But it seems that while some men can heed the call and rise above it all, most just run away.}"The Chosen One: "{235}{}{So you think the Master was right?}"Marcus: "{236}{mcs38a}{Jacob heard the call and embraced it. So did the Vault Dweller. But no matter how many rise above, the masses will always destroy them, right?}"The Chosen One: "{237}{}{Maybe.}"Marcus: "{238}{mcs39}{The Master just wanted everyone to see clearly. The Vault Dweller ended that dream.}"The Chosen One: "{239}{}{Sounds like you admired and hated the Vault Dweller at the same time.}"(HcMARCUS.msg) The destruction of the Unity by the Vault Dweller hit him dearly. As a result, the Vault Dweller was initially an object of his hatred, for whom he eventually developed a healthy respect. After all, if all humans fought for their beliefs with such conviction, the Master would not have had to come into being. Still, he missed his friends, the best that humanity had to offer.The Chosen One: "{239}{}{Sounds like you admired and hated the Vault Dweller at the same time.}"Marcus: "{243}{mcs40}{You’re right. If all humans fought for what they believed in like that, we wouldn’t have needed the Master’s plan in the first place.}"The Chosen One: "{244}{}{The Master wanted to enslave humanity!}"Marcus: "{246}{mcs41}{Don't forget, I knew the folks involved. They were the best humanity had to offer. Your people are going to tell the story a different way, right?}"The Chosen One: "{247}{}{Err… maybe. Umm, I have more questions.}"(HcMARCUS.msg)The Chosen One: "{242}{}{I’m descended from the original Vault Dweller, you know.}"Marcus: "{249}{mcs42}{The "original Vault Dweller"? You mean the one who killed the Master and destroyed the vats?}"The Chosen One: "{250}{}{Ummm… yes.}"Marcus: "{253}{mcs43}{Not a problem. Like I said, that was a long time ago.}"(HcMARCUS.msg)
===After the fall of the Unity===
Following the fall of the Master, Marcus took to the wastes. Around 2185, he came across Jacob, a Brotherhood knight. The two fought for a couple of days, before realizing the futility of the fight. As the pair laughed, Jacob abandoned his sworn oath to destroy mutants and joined Marcus in his travels. As they traveled together, discussing Brotherhood doctrine and the Unity (in particular, the neurolink between the Master and the Cathedral computers), people gradually started following them. After all, it doesn't get any safer than a Brotherhood knight and a super mutant veteran. Marcus led the growing group to the site of a pre-War uranium mining town he knew about from old maps. There, he and Jacob founded the settlement of Broken Hills in the fall of 2185.The Chosen One: "{107}{}{Who are you?}"Marcus: "{124}{mcs7}{I’m Marcus. Helped build the place. Now I’m sheriff.}"The Chosen One: "{125}{}{You helped build this place? That must have been a long time ago…}"Marcus: "{128}{mcs8}{Long story. Want it short or the whole thing?}"The Chosen One: "{130}{}{Hell, I’m not too busy. Let’s hear it all.}"Marcus: "{136}{mcs10}{Right...After the Master and the vats were destroyed, I wandered a bit. No place to go. One day got attacked by this fool wearin’ power armor.}"The Chosen One: "{137}{}{Really?}"Marcus: "{138}{mcs11}{That was Jacob, from the Brotherhood of Steel. He’d sworn some oath to destroy muties. We tussled for a while – probably a day or two. After a while, we just started laughing. What was the point?}"The Chosen One: "{139}{}{Then what?}"Marcus: "{140}{mcs12}{We became friends. Headed off together. Then other people started following us. Guess they figured if they weren’t safe with a mutie and a Steel Knight, safe just wasn’t going to happen. }"The Chosen One: "{141}{}{So you set up here. Why?}"Marcus: "{142}{mcs13}{Uranium mine. I knew there was one around from old maps. Now anybody’s welcome here – ‘long as they act right. Others might not think much of us, but nobody’s more free than we are. There ya go.}"(HcMARCUS.msg)
After ensuring that the town survived winter, Jacob said his goodbyes and moved on. Marcus stayed, as mayor and sheriff, though he missed his friend dearly, particularly, the arguments between him and Jacob on dipping and how the latter "would've been a great mutant."The Chosen One: "{143}{}{Wait… you were friends with a guy from the Brotherhood?}"Marcus: "{216}{mcs32}{Damn right. Best friend I ever had.}"The Chosen One: "{217}{}{Yeah, right, you would’ve dipped him just like everyone else.}"Marcus: "{219}{mcs33}{Hell, yes, I would've. What a great mutant he would’ve been.}"The Chosen One: "{220}{}{I don't think he'd be happy to hear you say that.}"Marcus: "{222}{mcs34}{(laughs) We had this argument all the time. (sigh) I miss that hard-head.}"(HcMARCUS.msg)The Chosen One: "{107}{}{Who are you?}"Marcus: "{124}{mcs7}{I’m Marcus. Helped build the place. Now I’m sheriff.}"The Chosen One: "{125}{}{You helped build this place? That must have been a long time ago…}"Marcus: "{128}{mcs8}{Long story. Want it short or the whole thing?}"The Chosen One: "{129}{}{Give me the short version.}"Marcus: "{133}{mcs9}{Right. Me and a human named Jacob built this place around that old bank about 60 years ago. Anyone’s welcome here, long as they keep the peace.}"(HcMARCUS.msg) His steady hand in managing the affairs of the town led it to prosperity. Uranium found its way to numerous clients in the wastelands, including Vault City.The Chosen One: "{196}{}{Tell me about Broken Hills.}"Lydia: "{202}{}{It's a mining community like Redding, except it's located to the far South. We get many of our uranium shipments from there.}"(Vcdwnbar.msg) Marcus' positive opinion of humanity, inspired by Jacob, eroded as he saw the petty hatred and jealousy tearing apart his people. He mused that the Master's plan could have succeeded with better candidates. But would it be able to succeed against the human tendency to tear down the exceptional men and women among them? In his heart, he knew that the Master was right. But he soldiered on.The Chosen One: "{263}{}{So you think the Master’s plan was right?}"Marcus: "{266}{mcs47}{It was flawed. We should have only taken the best. Look around. Most mutants didn't have the mind or will to withstand the strain. (sigh) If only we had chosen better…}"(HcMARCUS.msg)
Rumors of an anti-mutant conspiracy did not help. Chasing shadows, Marcus eventually asked a tribal wanderer to help him investigate. That tribal was the Chosen One. After successfully exposing the conspiracy and saving Broken Hills' mine from closure, the old mutant decided he was far too old for settling down and joined the tribal.The Courier: "I'd like to know about you."Marcus: "Was part of Super Mutant army, ran a town, walked the wasteland with a tribal. Now I'm here."(Marcus' dialogue) They fought side by side on Control Station Enclave, saving the world from destruction, eventually vaporizing the oil rig in nuclear fire. Marcus never returned to Broken Hills. Instead, he headed east into the Rocky Mountains, inspired by his tribal friend. His goal: finding other mutants like himself and creating a place they could call home.The Courier: "Tell me more about the tribal."Marcus: "We were looking for a to save the village of . Eventually, we did. Nuked an oil rig in the process. We went separate ways after that. I went east into the Rockies, looking for other mutants like myself. Don't know what happened to my friend. "(Marcus' dialogue)Fallout Bible 0:"5. Why in the final scene in Fallout 1 and 2 nothing is said about players friendly NPCs ? I'd love to know what happened to Marcus, Tycho, Ian, Cassidy or Vic afterwards. - KreegleFallout 1: I don't know why. Tim and the Troika crew apparently ended up doing this for the NPCs in Arcanum, though.Well, according to the manual in Fallout 2 (written by Chris Taylor), Ian bit the bullet in Necropolis, and Dogmeat died in the Mariposa Military Base. Tycho and Katja are not mentioned, so it's assumed they didn't join the Vault Dweller. Still, even though it's mentioned in the manual, I'd substitute your own experiences with them and let that be the true history... even though Dogmeat's pretty likely to bite it in the Military Base because of those damn force fields and because you can't tell him to park his doggie ass in a safe place (without locking him in a force field cage).In any event, I'll try to include alternate endings for these characters depending on what you did in the game. Your actions should make a difference.As for Fallout 2, Matt Norton and I wrote end text for all of the ones in Fallout 2 using the narrator's perspective (and occasionally the appropriate voice actors), so here's the sections I was able to dig up (and it's not all the NPC allies, but the talking heads of everyone). They just didn't make it into the game, and as I understand it, Ron Perlman already had 5 billion lines to do in 2 hours. It's possible we decided not to do them because we ran out of time... or because Ron Perlman is an extremely muscle-bound fellow who looks like he can crush bricks in his hands.""In any event, here you go - note that some are personalized for the actor, others are not:"
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"Marcus"
"Inspired by the example set by the Chosen One, Marcus eventually traveled across the great mountains to the east, searching for other refugees from the Master's army. You never heard from him again." He never heard of the Chosen One again, but he had a feeling everything turned out well for his friend in the end.
===A safe haven===
Marcus turned out to be a charismatic leader, gathering a sizable following of super mutants. Eventually, he and his followers reached Black Mountain, a pre-War satellite facility, irradiated by a direct nuclear strike. Scavengers avoided the place due to high amounts of radiation. However, this did not deter the super mutants, who claimed Black Mountain as their new home in 2277. The machines were in serviceable condition, enhancing its appeal.Black Mountain terminals; Terminal, Log 676
However, it did not turn out to be the safe haven Marcus imagined it as. The biggest and most long lasting problems came from the nightkin that accompanied him. Tabitha, a former high-ranking member of the Unity and a nightkin suffering from a particularly severe case of Stealth Boy-induced schizophrenia, was a constant problem. After Rhonda, her robot companion broke down, her mental condition deteriorated. Attempts to distract her with a journal project failed when she discovered Black Mountain's radio station and managed to get it repaired.Black Mountain terminals; Marcus made me type thisBlack Mountain terminals; terminal, It's a radio station! Broadcasting her message consumed her attention and exacerbated her mental issues, leading her to ignore Marcus' leadership. After all, for her, he was a first generation super mutant, just a step up from the second generation imbeciles all too common in the settlement.Black Mountain terminals; terminal, On the air!
Eventually, the situation deteriorated. As the nightkin clashed with Marcus' fellow first generation super mutants, he found himself unable to broker a peace. Rather than aggravate the conflict, he chose to leave along with those mutants loyal to him and found another community in 2279, but not before smashing Black Mountain's radio transmitter in an attempt to hamper Tabitha's efforts.Black Mountain terminals; terminal, The elite! The radio did not remain broken for long, however. Raul Tejada, a wandering ghoul mechanic from Mexico, had been attracted by the broadcast's sudden disappearance and offered to fix it, but much to his dismay Tabitha decided to imprison him for his efforts and keep him around to be on hand to fix other broken things.The Courier: "You say Marcus smashed the radio. Not very well, apparently?"Neil: "Heh. There's a sad story behind that. Marcus smashed it just fine, but while we were gone some Ghoul named Raul came along. Tabitha turned him into her personal mechanic. A slave, really. See, if I'd been standing down here, I could've warned him before it was too late."(Neil's dialogue) With her voice back on the airwaves, Tabitha was free to implement her utopian project. The State of Utobitha was born, broadcasting a rather peculiar, if not insane and rambling, radio message throughout the wasteland.The Courier: "What makes this a "dangerous place?""Neil: "You must've heard her radio broadcasts? Though why a human would follow her invitation here is beyond me... unless you didn't listen very closely. The voice on the radio belongs to Tabitha, the "supreme commander" of Black Mountain - or, as she calls it, the "State of Utobitha." She took control of this place almost two years ago. The Super Mutants here do whatever she says - and she says humans are to be killed on sight."(Neil's dialogue)Black Mountain terminals; terminal, Alone at last! A permanent element of the program was the harassment of Raul, who was constantly threatened with execution if he didn't fix anything and everything around the complex.Black Mountain terminals; terminal, Safe!Black Mountain terminals; terminal, Lucky! Having gained a firm foothold, the nightkin from Utobitha started harassing travelers and merchants on the I-15 for supplies and food. Although the victims reported the matter to NCR Rangers, they were unable to divert men and resources to take care of the problem.Fallout: New Vegas loading screens: "Travelers along the Long 15 have complained to NCR rangers that caravans have been harassed and attacked by fearsome Super Mutants living in the irradiated ruins of Black Mountain."
In the meantime, Marcus and his remaining followers traveled to the resort at Mount Charleston, where they founded another settlement. Marcus named it Jacobstown to honor his old friend. The place was perfect, far away from human settlements to remain peaceful and big enough to house the mutants and their crops. Marcus' ultimate goal was to establish it as a valuable trading partner and an example of human-mutant cooperation: A second Broken Hills.The Courier: "What's the history of Jacobstown?"Marcus: "Was a resort Pre-War. I renamed it to Jacobstown after an old friend. Died a long time ago. I figured us mutants needed a place to call our own. Town's far enough away from humans so they don't bother us much. One of these days I'm hoping we can trade with the rest of the wasteland. No more fighting, just... get along."(Marcus' dialogue) Marcus has also founded a research project together with Doctor Henry of the Enclave, trying to find a cure for nightkin schizophrenia. His promise of cure attracted nightkin leaders such as Keene and Davison and their followers to the town, but as the research dragged on, the nightkin began to lose their patience.The Courier: "What's wrong with the Nightkin?"Marcus: "Nightkin suffer schizophrenia from the Stealth Boys they're always using. One of the reasons I settled Jacobstown was so they could be cured. While they're in town, the Nightkin aren't allowed to have Stealth Boys so their craziness doesn't get worse. Trouble is the Nightkin don't like being visible, either. They don't take being exposed too well."The Courier: "Why does Keene want to leave?"Marcus: "Because of a promise. One I haven't been able to keep. The Nightkin all suffer from schizophrenia. It's the Stealth Boys they use, used to use. Nightkin have a hard time being seen like normal folks. Can't stand it. A few already left to try and find more Stealth Boys. Miserable situation. They either stay here and suffer, or dig up Stealth Boys and lose their minds. Not much of a choice."(Marcus' dialogue)
By the time the Courier arrives, Davison had left with his followers, while Keene's patience was teetering on the brink. Something had to be done, quickly.Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide Collectors Edition p.294-296: "[1.10] JacobstownMarcus, a mild-mannered Super Mutant sheriff of Broken Hills took it upon himself to find a refugee for the "broken-minded" of his kind: low-intelligence Super Mutants and schizophrenic Nightkin. It proved to be more difficult than holding on to Broken Hills, but he eventually decided Jacobstown was a good spot to set up a community. Despite splinter groups (Davidson and Tabatha), Marcus does his best to take care of Lily and the other Super Mutants and Nightkin at Jacobstown."(Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide Collector's Edition Tour of the Mojave Wasteland)Marcus: " "(Marcus' dialogue)
==Interactions with the player character==
===Fallout 2===
====Interactions overview====
====Quests====
* Find the missing people for Marcus: Marcus has noticed people disappearing from Broken Hills lately. He wants the Chosen One to find them.
====Effects of player's actions====
* Marcus can join the Chosen One after completing these quests:
** Fix the mine's air purifier
** Any of:
*** Find the missing people for Marcus
*** Snitch on conspirators in Break Manson and Franc out of prison
*** Snitch on conspirators in Blow up the mine's air purifier
* Positive Karma is also required.
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 Fallout Tactics), 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.
* Having Marcus in one's company will generally deny the Chosen One's entry into the inner sections of Vault City (though not the southern courtyard), so he has to be left outside and picked up on the way out. Becoming Captain of the Guard lets the Chosen One pass the guards, First Citizen Joanne Lynette however, will not be too pleased, resulting in exiling the Chosen One.
** Should the Chosen One be accompanied by Lenny and Marcus at the same time, Marcus will occasionally say things like "Nice to have another evolved human in the group, Lenny," "Hey Lenny! Ever been to Broken Hills?" and "Lenny! Let's get somethin' to drink!", indicating that the two have known each other in the past, or simply that Marcus considers their shared mutant status confers on them a brotherhood of sorts.
====Other interactions====
* Taking him to Dr. Troy in Vault City to be healed will get him purged of the various bullets embedded in his thick skin, which Troy will then give to the Chosen One. Giving 20 7.62mm, 40 .44 Magnum JHP & FMJ, 50 5mm JHP, 10 .45 caliber, 24 10mm JHP, 50 .223 FMJ, and 20 9mm ball. He has been shot by a lot of people. This can only be done as Captain of the Guard, otherwise Troy will go hostile for someone bringing a mutant into the city.
* Talking to Lenny in the Rawhide Saloon will change his reactions. Lenny will insult the Chosen One as a slave, telling them to tell Marcus, their apparent master, what Lenny's name is, asking Marcus as a brother mutant why he's hanging out with a human slug or insult Marcus as either a "butt-kissing mutie Tom" or "tame mutie".Lenny: "{108}{}{Tell yer mutant master my name's Lenny, slave.}
{109}{}{Hey, brother mutie, Lenny wonder why you hanging with this human slug?}
{110}{}{Lenny don't talk to nobody. Makes muties his slaves, grub.}
{111}{}{Lenny says you and your butt-kissing mutie Tom can go to hell.}
{112}{}{Watch out. Lenny ain't no tame mutie like the one you got now.}"(Sclenny.msg)
====Statistics====
Primary Statistics
Statistic 	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5
Strength 	10 	10 	10 	10 	10
Perception 	08 	08 	08 	09 	09
Endurance 	10 	10 	10 	10 	10
Charisma 	03 	03 	03 	03 	03
Intelligence	07 	07 	07 	07 	07
Agility 	08 	08 	08 	09 	09
Luck 	09 	09 	09 	09 	09
+ Secondary Statistics	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5
Hit Points 	145 	165 	175 	190 	205
Armor Class 	18 	18 	18 	29 	29
Action Points 	10 	11 	11 	12 	13
Carry Weight 	275 	275 	275 	275 	275
Melee Damage 	12 	14 	15 	18 	18
Damage Resistance 	30% 	30% 	30% 	40% 	40%
Poison Resistance 	50% 	50% 	50% 	50% 	50%
Radiation Resistance 	20% 	20% 	20% 	20% 	20%
Sequence 	16 	16 	16 	18 	18
Healing Rate 	3 	3 	3 	3 	3
Critical Chance 	20 	20 	22 	22 	24
+ Tagged Skills	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5
Big Guns 	115% 	129% 	137% 	147% 	163%
Energy Weapons 	87% 	91% 	101% 	109% 	118%
Unarmed 	112% 	125% 	130% 	140% 	145%
===Fallout: New Vegas===
====Interactions overview====
====Quests====
* Unfriendly Persuasion: Marcus informs the Courier that there is a band of mercenaries outside of Jacobstown and that their intentions are less than desirable towards the residents.
====Other interactions====
* Upon entering Jacobstown for the first time, Marcus will approach the Courier and initiate dialogue and give them some tips on being in Jacobstown.
===Fallout: New California===
Marcus can be found randomly when taking a card from the loot deck. When the player character has him as the active companion and performs a test that uses Strength, Endurance, or Intelligence, he can be exhausted to gain one hit on the test. 
When the player character performs the camp action, he will become unexhausted. However, if the player character does not have at least three SPECIAL tokens at this time, he must be discarded.
==Inventory==
===Fallout 2===
===Fallout: New Vegas===
==Notes==
* In Fallout: New Vegas, Marcus is one of the only characters outside Caesar's Legion (along with Easy Pete, Follows-Chalk and Salt-Upon-Wounds), to pronounce Caesar /ˈkaisar/ - in the classical Latin pronunciation - rather than /ˈsiːzər/, the morphed Zar pronunciation.
* Marcus in Fallout: New Vegas has a unique face compared to other super mutants, as he is the only one in the game not to wear a leather facial brace to hold up his lips.
* In Fallout: New Vegas, Marcus may eventually die due to random cazador attacks on Jacobstown.
* In Fallout: New Vegas, Marcus is the only character with only one tag skill.
* Marcus is one of the most intelligent super mutants in the Fallout franchise. He is able to speak fluent English and would rather reason than fight.
==Notable quotes==
===Fallout 2===
FO02 NPC Marcus G.png| "Well, what the hell. I haven’t seen one of those outfits for a long, long time. Takes me back."
FO02 NPC Marcus N.png| "I'm Marcus. Helped build the place. Now I'm sheriff."
FO02 NPC Marcus B.png| "Yeah, I’m an ugly mutant. I also run this place. You got a problem with that?"
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===Fallout: New Vegas===
==Appearances==
Marcus appears as a companion and a talking head in Fallout 2, and in Fallout: New Vegas as a non-player character. He is voiced by Michael Dorn in both. Marcus appears as a companion in the New California expansion to Fallout: The Board Game. In Fallout: Wasteland Warfare, Marcus appears as a unit in the Super Mutants faction. He is also mentioned in the Fallout Bible.
==Behind the scenes==
===Fallout 2===
* Colin McComb, who also worked on content for Broken Hills as a whole, contributed to the design of Marcus as he appeared in Fallout 2.Fallout Bible 7: "2. In the Fallout Bible you have written, then FEV cause ghouls and supermutants sterile but in the F2 in the Broken Hills in the Old Ghouls House (or something like that) lives a son of Set. Set cannot have a son because he's a ghoul, so cause FEV sterile or not? (Or is it only a joke?)"Chris Avellone: "According to designer Colin McComb (who is so tough that [1] he did design on Planescape and [2] lives in Detroit), Typhon was Set's son before they became ghouls and became sterile and mutated and all gross-looking."Colin McComb on Twitter@AnalogBeatdown: "Hi @ColinMcComb! I'm a big Fallout fan and I noticed you were credited with working on Broken Hills in Fallout 2!That being said, I was curious if you were the original writer for Marcus, and if so, what you thought of his depiction in New Vegas. Thanks!"@ColinMcComb: "I am generally an Obsidian fan, and more specifically a fan of Josh’s thoughtful work. It’s been a while since I looked at FNV but I recall being quite happy with the deepening of Marcus’s history and future."
* While Marcus says that he is no longer sterile in New Reno, Chris Avellone confirmed that Marcus was only joking and that super mutants remain entirely sterile.Fallout Bible 0: "2. Does FEV really cause sterility? In Fallout 1 it seemed like the answer was a resounding yes, and a number of reasons for this were given by Zax and Vree. But then in Fallout 2 after you take Marcus to the Cat's Paw he says "I hope she doesn't get pregnant" and says that the FEV doesn't make mutants go sterile, it just makes it take a few years "to get the juices flowing again". Moreoever, the deathclaws in Vault 13 were infected with FEV and yet they are able to reproduce. So, does the FEV cause sterility or not?"Chris Avellone: "FEV causes sterility in some creatures. FEV does cause sterility in super mutants and ghouls - Marcus' comment in New Reno was a joke only (and it was an inappropriate one, for which I apologize for). For other creatures, however, the FEV does not cause sterility - in fact, it may actually speed up their reproductive cycles (in tandem with potential drawbacks). Known species that can reproduce after being mutated with the FEV include most species of rats, the mantises (who are known to have bred so fast they cover the Salt Lake City area like blankets), the radscorpions, and the deathclaws. This is only a partial list."
* During combat, if Marcus is hit by an enemy weapon, he may occasionally cry out, "I am NOT a merry Mutant!" This is a reference to Michael Dorn's role as Worf on Star Trek: The Next Generation, specifically the episode "Qpid", in which Worf protested to being given the role of a "merry man" in Q's Robin Hood recreation.
* Marcus might say when unarmed and attacking: "one fist, two fist, red fist, blue fist." This is a reference to the Dr. Seuss book One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
===Fallout: New Vegas===
* Marcus as he appeared in Fallout: New Vegas was written by Jeff Husges, basing his speech patterns on the character's dialogue in Fallout 2.Question: "Why does Marcus speak in clipped sentences, e.g. "was a resort pre-war", "was part of the super mutant army"? Some other characters do this a little, however Marcus' speech uses this with far greater frequency."Joshua Sawyer: "Jeff Husges (who wrote Marcus for F:NV) based Marcus' speech patterns on the character's dialogue from F2. Marcus has a similar style there, e.g. "Helped build the place.""(Joshua Sawyer Formspring posts: June 5, 2011)
* Colin McComb, who helped design Marcus in Fallout 2, said of Marcus's appearance in Fallout: New Vegas that he recalled "being quite happy with the deepening of Marcus's history and future."
==Gallery==
===Fallout 2===
MarcusTheMutant.png|Marcus' talking head
Fo2 Marcus.png|Marcus in-game in Fallout 2s Broken Hills
===Fallout: New Vegas===
Jacobstown.jpg|Marcus in Fallout: New Vegas
Jacobstown end slide 01.png|Dead Marcus in an endings slide
===Tabletop Games===
FBGNC Marcus.jpg|Marcus as he appears in Fallout: New California
FOWW,Marcus.webp|Marcus in Fallout: Wasteland Warfare
FOWW,MarcusUnitCard.jpg|Unit card
Fallout wasteland warfare super mutants Marcus and Lily.png
Fallout Magic Marcus, Mutant Mayor.png|Magic: The Gathering card
Fallout Magic Marcus, Mutant Mayor (Extended Art).png|(Extended Art)
Fallout Magic Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma.png|Marcus in the background of Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma
Fallout Magic Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma Extended Art.png|(Extended Art)
Fallout magic Farseek.png|Marcus on a mountain in Farseek
==References==
Non-game
Category:Fallout 2 super mutant characters
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Category:Fallout 2 talking heads
Category:Fallout: New Vegas super mutant characters
Category:Fallout: New California companions
Category:Fallout: Wasteland Warfare characters
Category:Fallout publications super mutant characters
Category:Fallout Bible characters
Category:Broken Hills characters
Category:Jacobstown characters
Category:Characters who appear in multiple Fallout games
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