Marcus Sessegnon

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## General Life Story

Marcus Sessegnon, also referred to as The Shadow Knight, is the main protagonist of the Awaken Minecraft series. He first appeared in Awaken and has since appeared in all episodes.

Marcus' life has been hectic, although his early childhood is unknown, we know that he used to be part of the extremist and militarised group, The Purifiers. At some point he broke free of them during his teens and found himself at Harmonia Solum and The Protectors. From there he fought valiantly against his former side and played the largest part in weakening them when he, alongside Amy, took down Jonah.

His life after that took a turn when he felt betrayed by his former allies in Inaki, Miles and Cassandra. With Amy back on his side he sought to take revenge on Cassandra as well as end the reign of Karsin. 1 year into this goal he saved a captured Cheryl in the Nether and immediately they bonded over their similar personalities and life experiences. Marcus invited Cheryl onto his team and convinced her to join The Protectors as an inside agent, to keep them out of the way while he deals with Cassandra. Marcus, knowing he needs more fire power, took on the alias 'The Shadow Knight' and formed an alliance with Cass while hiding his true identity. He was to use her to kill Karsin and then to strip her of her powers with use of Karsin's Nether Gem.

As seen in the season 2 opener, Cassandra failed in killing Karsin and ended up killing Miles and a civilian in the process. Her lack of regret caused Marcus to deem her as a lost cause.

Now he is currently gathering strength in order to kill her.

## Relationships

### Cassandra:

Cassandra is the character who has interacted with Marcus the most. The two had shown to be close as of Army, where they are seen embracing each other. Although the true nature of their relationship is unclear, it is implied that Marcus may have had feelings for her, causing him to not bring himself to fight her. Nowadays, he hates her for killing Miles and for betraying him all those years ago.

### Cheryl:

After the time skip, Cheryl was introduced into the series, she serves as the closest person to Marcus. This is due to the similar problems they have gone through. She is the lover of the main protagonist and is the only person Marcus trusts. While they are both sinister and not mentally right, they have a very healthy relationship.

### Amy:

Amy is Marcus' first ever friend. She was the one which brought him to the good side. They had a great friendship, essentially hand-holding Marcus to keep him from making irreversible mistakes. They had a rough patch for a few years while she was under the Ice Gem's corruption but the platonic love they have for each other was enough to break the corruption.

### Allison:

Marcus has very mixed emotions towards Allison. He is forever thankful for her helping him after escaping the Nether but he holds a distrust in her. It is shown that she is quite attached to him but in Marcus' eyes, it is a cover for a plan she has, as is the nature of his scepticism.

### Inaki:

Inaki is a character in which Marcus looked up to once upon a time. He took him in after his time with The Purifiers and treated him like one of his own. In the present time, Marcus hates Inaki. After the fight with Jonah, Inaki declared Marcus as dead even though he was very much alive. Marcus saw this as a form of betrayal and decided on never returning to The Protectors again.

### Miles:

Miles was like a brother to Marcus. As teenagers they fought alongside each other countless times. Marcus doesn't hold any resent towards Miles, unlike his other former teammates. Miles' death shook Marcus and resulted in him finally severing ties with Cassandra.

### Jonah:

As a kid, Marcus was alone, fending for himself until Jonah stepped him. He raised Marcus, teaching how to fight and shaping him into a Purifier Elite. Marcus realised what he was doing was wrong and left. Marcus held a massive hate towards Jonah, so large it led him to abandon his teammates to take him on.

## Appearance

### Clothing

In the season opener he is shown in a dark red suit, within the first few seconds of the episode. Afterwards he is in old rags, a result of his first capture in the Nether.

The second episode sees him in his casual clothing, A black and grey shirt, black jeans and white shoes while also sporting a blue and gold belt.

His main clothing option in the first season was a black stealth suit, which covered his whole body as well as a mask which hid the lower portion of his face.

His initial design for the second season holds much more detail than the others. It consists of a a black unzipped hoodie with blue armour covering his chest and abs, his first suit to feature such protective gear. On his head he wears a skull mask with a crack across his left eye, resembling the scar he used to have. The mask itself holds no protection, its only uses is to incite fear and hide his identity. The lower half of his body has him in black trousers with grey kneepads and blade shoes with blue highlights around the rim.

His unlocked suit is much more striking and technologically advanced. He designed to harness the Night Gem's power and provide great all round protection. It has carried over the chest and abdominal armour while adding shoulder padding for additional and small thin armour plates going down the arms, too. His leg and footwear remains unchanged. His new suit also boasts a never-seen-before retractable helmet, that of which carries on the skull design but without the crack on the left eye. The eyes glow a bright blue with a couple more glowing bits just above.

### Physical features

For what is known, he has always had brunet hair with a striking blonde highlight on his fringe.

During the battles in Awaken, he developed a scar across his left eye which stayed prevalent throughout the rest of the inaugural season. Alongside this, he had also developed demonic horns which was revealed to have been a by-product of the serum that Karsin injected into the young soldier. Again, this feature has since disappeared in Awaken: Betrayal.

In terms of height, he is shown to be taller than the likes of Cassandra while also being shorter than Inaki and Amy, so its safe to presume he is of an average height.

He has a consistent fair-tan skin tone which seems to be about the norm for those living on The Island Of Shigan.

## Personality

Marcus is courageous, resilient and extremely determined, making him a valiant and capable combatant. He is usually shown as serious while supressing his emotions. While usually he succeeds in doing so, his emotional instability has often caused him to partake in impulsive decisions which usually puts him in heaps of trouble, just like chasing after Jonah instead of helping his teammates or the both times he tries to battle Karsin.

He is often easily influenced by those around him, this tends to be what leads him to jump between factions so often, usually leading to him needing someone special to keep him in check. Originally Amy, then Cassandra, both being positive influences on him. Or the likes of Cheryl, her being more sinister, Marcus tends to shift towards a more brutal, less forgiving person.

Although he likes to hold a grudge, he can never truly hate someone he used to care for. He struggles to hate those he sees as ignorant, his way of describing good. That little shimmer of goodness one may have could be the difference between life and death when facing Marcus.

To conclude his personality, this is the best summary. The most determined human alive, willing to fight against all odds to reach his goals, whether for good or for bad. He is emotionally unstable, causing him to end up in tough situations. Marcus always needs a little hand-holding to stop him going insane.

## Skills and Abilities

Having been trained by Jonah and Luke, Marcus is an expert in hand to hand combat and possibly the best alive. He is very agile and is seen to have had a very powerful punch in his hybrid form, where he managed to punch a block of obsidian out of a nether portal frame. He specialises in combat with dual bladed weapons, as seen in Champion, Back From The Dead and Dead To Me. While his attacking senses are impeccable, his defensive awareness isn't, leading him to take damage in almost every battle he has partaken in. The only outliers being the two short battles in Dead To Me.