Marcel Gerard

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**Marcellus "Marcel" Gerard** is Klaus' former protégé and a vampire that he turned in the early 1800s. Marcel enforces a system of rules of his creation within the French Quarter, which all supernatural residents must abide by. He is the King of the French Quarter and of New Orleans. He will find himself at war with his best friend and adopted father, Niklaus Mikaelson. Marcel will also be Sophia's love interest. He is also the surrogate father of Davina Claire and good friends with Camille O'Connell.

He loses New Orleans to Klaus but regains it by becoming Co-King of New Orleans, allowing his and Klaus' friendship to be repaired. He also continues to find himself falling even more for Sophia. As she continues to deny her feelings for him and eventually loses the trust she has for him, he continues to fight for her. He has a close bond with Davina whom he is very protective of.

Marcel further develops his relationship with Sophia, as she attends college and discovers her true identity. He also fights with Nathan, Sophia's ex-husband, for her affection, as well as learning about Sophia's former soulmate, Aaron. In addition, he also begins recruiting members for his vampire army, including Gia and Josh Rosza, in the fight against Esther, Finn, and Mikael.

## Early Life

### 1800s

Marcel was a slave of the Governor, who was also his only second born son. In 1820, during the Governor's first son's funeral, Klaus sees him being whipped. After Marcel throws an apple back at the man whipping him, showing his bravery, Klaus kills the man before he can retaliate. When Klaus asks the boy his name, he tells him that his mother wouldn't give him one until he turned 10 years old out of fear of him dying of fever; but his mother died before she could name him. Klaus names the boy Marcellus, meaning little warrior. Klaus then took in Marcel and raised him like a son. After some years, he became a vampire. He was Klaus' protégé for more then 52 years, until Mikael showed up and caused Klaus and his family to flee the city. Marcel survived Mikael's massacre of the vampires of New Orleans, and eventually established a leadership role in the French Quarter. Where to this day he reigns as a self-proclaimed "King".

### 1900s

Marcel had studied law in the 1950s.

2011

Marcel first met Davina less than a year ago when he saved her from nearly being sacrificed in the Harvest. Relations weren't exactly friendly between the vampires and witches nor were they so divided. He also had a sexual relationship with Sophie Deveraux. She was the one to tell him of the Harvest, the the elders have every 16-year-old-girl in the coven dying to be one of the four chosen for the ritual. Once he learned of it, he could not let it happen. Father Kieran went to Marcel and asked him to intervene. He and members of his crew interrupted the ritual but still failed to save three of the girls. All of the power that was supposed to be passed back into the earth was absorbed by Davina instead. Marcel, sensing Davina was a kindred spirit, saved her life. He then took her in as his own daughter.

## Relationships

### Davina Claire

"I had someone who fought for me from the moment you met me."
—Davina to Marcel

Main article: Marcel and Davina
 Davina is Marcel's favorite witch. He took her in as family. She is important to him. He saw she was a fighter like himself and saved her life before she could be killed in The Harvest and has been taking care of her and protecting her ever since. Because of this, she is loyal towards him.  Marcel loves Davina as a daughter and younger sister. He is afraid that she will never trust him again. 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. He was against to have her sacrificed and  protected her from anyone that would come near her. After she chooses to give up her life, the Harvest fails and he is heartbroken and devastated for the loss of Davina. He continues to mourn her but will stop at nothing to find a way to bring her back. Managing to kill Bastianna, Davina came back to life but she was different. She was scared and lost, so Marcel decided to allow Genevieve to take Davina in her care. While Marcel was banished from the French Quarter, Marcel continued to watch Davina from afar and in a sense, she felt like he was there watching her. They were finally reunited and amends were made.

### Niklaus Mikaelson

Main article: Klaus and Marcel
Marcel met Klaus in the 1800's in New Orleans, after being whipped and beaten on the side of the road, Klaus took him in, named and raised him as his son. They had a strong relationship however Marcel's love for Klaus' sister, Rebekah caused tension to which caused Klaus to give him an ultimatum, vampirism or Rebekah. In returning to New Orleans after a century, Klaus reunites with Marcel who has taken over his previous position as King. Klaus actively worked against Marcel, to retake the city and Marcel eventually gave up his role in order to protect his fellow vampires. After regaining his position, Klaus tells Marcel he wants to rule side by side with him. Their relationship crumbles after Klaus finds out, in the 20th century, it was Marcel and Rebekah who brought Mikael to New Orleans in order to kill him. In the finale, a peace of sorts it settled between them thanks to Marcel saving Klaus' daughter. By the end of the day 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. Even as they allied reluctantly once again, Marcel and Klaus still despised each other.

### Rebekah Mikaelson

Main article: Rebekah and Marcel
Marcel and Rebekah met in the 1800's and as Marcel grew up, he and Rebekah fell in love. As a child, he used to tell her he would "marry her one day". However, years later after their developed relationship and Klaus' interference, given the choice between Rebekah and immortality, he chose immortality over her but still had feelings for her. After their reunion, their relationship is frosty, the two flirt and it is clear Rebekah has unresolved feelings for him and that he still loves her. Their relationship had ended when Rebekah was exiled from New Orleans, never to return. However, by the end of the 𝕕𝕒𝕪 Marcel had finally chosen Rebekah over New Orleans, and being Sofya's "second-best", and traveled to New York to begin their relationship anew However, after seven years together, Rebekah rejects Marcel when he proposed to her because she wants to put her family first. This leaves Marcel heartbroken and bitter.

### Camille O'Connell

Main article: Marcel and Camille
Cami represents an allure to Marcel and he is also protective of Cami. He likes that she is not a part of the supernatural world. Marcel stops interacting with Cami once her uncle warns him to stay away from her. Eventually Marcel finds out that Cami has discovered the supernatural world due to Klaus compelling her and using her for his plans to reclaim New Orleans. He also learns that Cami had actually developed feelings for him. After Davina's death, Marcel grows closer to Cami as he tells her of his dark past. After a summer fling, Cami and Marcel remain good friends until Cami's death  Marcel is currently mourning her death.

## Name

* **Marcel**, of French origin, is an Occitan form of the Ancient Roman origin male given name Marcellus, meaning "Belonging to Mars". Marcellus means "little" or "young warrior".[1][2]
* **Gerard** comes from English and French origins, as Gérard was introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is composed of the Germanic elements gar, ger "spear", "lance" + hard "hardy", "brave", "strong".[3]

## Trivia

* He was raised by Niklaus like a son and was considered family.
	+ Similarly, Marcel sees Davina as a fighter and took her in. Overall, he takes the role as an overprotective father figure in Davina's life.
* His favorite fruit used to be an apple.
* Marcel fought in WWI and was part of the 369th Regiment, also known as "The Harlem Hell Fighters" or the "Brotherhood of the Damned". He returned as a decorated hero.
* It is revealed that Mikael promised Marcel that he will permit him being with Rebekah and will make him a leader of the city (as thanks for calling him to New Orleans). It can mean that Mikael and Marcel simulated Marcel's death to horrify Klaus.
* Marcel's least favorite Original is Kol Mikaelson.