He then goes with Hayley to help her find the missing Elijah and Oliver. Marcel tried to stop Aya from taking Hayley's heart, telling her killing Hayley would start a war with the Mikaelsons who would kill them before they even had a chance to unlink themselves. He was initially made out to be the main antagonist of the series during the early episodes of the first season before it was revealed that he is actually a caring vampire with no ill intention, who was simply trying to protect Davina Claire, a young witch whose imposing hatred toward her coven served to help enforce his rule in . Tucker Carlson Out at Fox News - The Hollywood Reporter To prove his point, he wants the vampires to kill every werewolf in the French Quarter. During Marcel's rule, he enforced a system of rules of his creation within the French Quarter, by which all supernatural residents must abide. As a result of this, Vincent turns his back on Marcel after a Strix member who survived seriously harmed Will Kinney. He is the husband of Rebekah Mikaelson and the father of Nikolaus Mikaelson by her. Later, Marcel gives Elijah the new recruit - Gia as a student in hopes that Elijah will join his vampire community. The Originals finale recap: Season 4 | EW.com - Entertainment Weekly When Marcel says he knows how to deal with Klaus, Elijah comes in to talk to him. So she takes a knife and stabs herself in the neck. He shows up with his army at the cemetery where the ritual takes place and kills all guilty witches, noticing that Davina is the only survivor of the four sacrificed witches and takes her away to safety, which is how their relationship began. Marcel, in stunned disbelief, demanded to know what Kol was still doing there, since he was supposed to have left the city. 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. Elijah relented and Aya seethed over her loss. In A Walk on the Wild Side, Tristan contacted Marcel after sending him a mask and tuxedo, inviting him to gala thrown by The Strix. He told Elijah that Davina was needed to power a weapon that Tristan planned to use against the Mikaelsons. Klaus apologizes for Thierry's disloyalty. Like Klaus, Marcel likes to think up contingencies; he requested Davina to figure out the fatal weakness of the Original Vampires, not aware that the death of an Original Vampire would also mean the deaths of all other vampires sired from their bloodline, including himself. Marcel met with Vincent at the bar to discuss the Hollow's defeat but Vincent wasn't convinced it was over, worried that had already gotten to Marcel when he was in the circle, asking him what he saw. Marcel goads Alistair into fighting Klaus. Later, mourning Davina, Marcel drank by himself when he was met by Klaus and Elijah. Elijah arrives moments later, aware that Marcel has the serum capable of creating Upgraded Original vampires. Thanks to the actions of Elijah and Hayley, Papa Tunde is chased off. Similarly, Marcel sees Davina as a fighter and took her in. Elijah, noticing how much Klaus cares for Marcel decides to tell Marcel he is bored of him, in an attempt to distance himself, so Klaus could continue mentoring him in hopes it would help Klaus become a better man. Marcellus "Marcel" Gerard is a main character on The Originals. In No More Heartbreaks, upon hearing Cami had been attacked by the newly empowered Lucien, Marcel called Davina to tell her. He calls Klaus and asks him to help Cami since he cannot go to her. For a show about immortality, The Originals has always been friendly with death. The girl grabs the coin and at first Marcel acts smug, but then snaps the girls neck. She's angry at him for doing that, but Marcel tells her he has best interest at heart as he's sure Kol would use her. In Moon Over Bourbon Street, Marcel is still in exile on the other side of New Orleans tries to enlist Thierry to take back the city. He explained that someone was taking children and one of his primary rules was that kids were off-limits. 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. Marcel possessed all the standard powers and abilities of a non-Original vampire but had an exceptional level of strength for a vampire his age which is best shown in his battles with Klaus. 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. Marcel and Elijah work together to find Davina and try to recover it, which leads to them discovering of Mikael's return. He continued that he fought for Hope, kept Hayley breathing, and even kept white oak from piercing their hearts. When The Strix learned there was potential weapon in play that could threaten the Originals, Aya called a meeting to discuss how to proceed in making sure that weapon was under their control. After one nightwalker wins, Klaus speeds in and breaks her neck which gets Marcel's attention. Marcel then heads the trial and finds Klaus guilty of many sins, mostly including infractions Klaus made against Marcel and two other ancient vampires a part of Klaus' broken sireline. In Everything That Can Be Lost May Also Be Found, Marcel sits outside of Rousseau's, waiting for Hope. In Save My Soul, Marcel protects Rebekah against witches such as Josephine LaRue when they want her more specifically Eva for the most recent attack on two teenagers that she killed. Klaus admits that he was jealous, he saw what Marcel had built and he wanted it. Klaus tells Marcel that Marcel has the love of the people and that he can't win over everyone without Marcel. When Rebekah notices Klaus isn't in his coffin where he was laying there daggered. On his behalf he got her to use a locator spell on Dahlia. When they found the Hollow's followers, including Will Kinney, and the missing children, Marcel joined in the attack. Marcel pulls out the vial and relishes in Klaus' anger, remarking that Klaus doesn't want him to be equal but always inferior. She left without even looking for him. In Dead Angels, Marcel confronted Aya about recruiting Davina, telling her that she was just a kid. 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. Later, Marcel is watching as the surviving vampires burn the dead fighters. He explains to her that the toy reminded him of a time when he wasn't. To punish them, Klaus daggered Rebekah in front of Marcel. Hayley and Marcel then met up with Vincent, Elijah, and Klaus to track down the children. 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. 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 grabs Thierry by the throat, but his men calm him down and remind him where they are. Kol explains that they're trying to decide where to spread her father's ashes and they're bickering about what to do. Marcel and Rebekah, taking a chance at love decided to summon Mikael, the Original Vampire vampire-hunter, who arrived in town to the terror of his children, who dreaded their father completely. Rebekah warns him to remember how Klaus truly is. Now Klaus gets the point and is getting ready to fight. He has him hidden in Davina's attic. Due to this, he was ultimately tricked by Klaus, yet again. network. Davina is Marcel's favorite witch. Also, he tells Marcel that Klaus has to have a inside man. Davina was undeterred, believing the spell would work and wanting to rid the world of Klaus. He reminds Klaus that he ran from the town, then he comes back and brags about how the vampires rule and how he controls all the witches. Marcel's style is quite similar to Klaus'. 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. Marcel remained silent about The Strix's plans to unlink the sirelines. Marcel Gerard In Keepers of the House, Marcel tried to distract himself from the hard night fighting the zealot by spending some time with Sofya but their date was interrupted by Vincent who barged into the penthouse with news that the kids they had rescued had never made it home. In Where Nothing Stays Buried, Marcel went to the bar to find Kol, his clothes covered in blood, holding Davina's lifeless corpse. At the witch's feast, he sends his gift in the form of compelled humans to slash their wrists to trick the vampires in to breaking their peace treaty, promising there will be no peace. When Davina comes to Klaus and Marcel to get back Tim, she attacks him and blames him for betraying her. Marcel has Rebekah in her old room. It was around that time that Davina's powers began to grow out of control and began to endanger the people of New Orleans, leaving them no other choice but to go through with the Harvest ritual to stop the plague of earthquakes, windstorms, torrential rain and wildfires that were intended to consume the town. He seems bitter and hurt by it. 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. Later, he kills Jane-Anne for performing magic without his permission. He then takes Kol offscreen in Davina's Room. After that, they have a meeting to discuss their plans. In Fruit of the Poisoned Tree, Marcel grows suspicious of Klaus and discovers he lied about where he lives. Marcel doesn't want to hurt Rebekah. Despite their lack of respect and threatening to discipline them for insubordination, Marcel went with them to try and find their missing friends. Niklaus kills him during a heated confrontation in which Marcel challenges him for control of the city. He returned as a decorated hero. Rebekah wants Marcel to stay safe. She told Marcel to be close-by when the spell happened, which, unknown to Aya, Marcel now knew was so she could see if he was still linked when she executed Klaus. 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. Marcel recalls the last time he saw her (when Mikael was burning the city down and they fled). He then lived with the Mikaelson Family for the majority of the next century until he was enlisted in the Army during World War I and was deployed to France until the war ended in late 1918. He demands to know why Marcel was having him followed and also wants to know what he's been up to in his, Klaus', town. 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. Regardless, he's happy to come to see his favorite niece because they need her help. Later he tells Cami the key leads to something that could be used against the supernaturals in New Orleans, and was trying to keep her safe. Hayley tried to convince him to let Klaus go so he could see his daughter, Marcel reminded her that he was raised by Klaus and that it hadn't ended well, so maybe Hope was better off not knowing her father. However, when a massacre took place that included the witch who attacked her, Marcel scolded Davina for her actions. He pointed out that Marcel had another witch, since Gia now had a daylight ring. Marcel then decides to declare war on them, take their compound, and force them to run into hiding until Klaus decides to stand trial for his crimes. In Chasing the Devil's Tail, Marcel is part of a plan to trap Finn after that's successful. He caught up to them in the woods and threatened to kill them all. When he refuses to say, Klaus threatens to feed on him. Not wanting to see Rebekah die, Marcel asked for Vincent's help in coming up with a plan. Hayley arrived, having returned to New Orleans with the Mikaelsons and explained her daughter was one of the kids at risk from the one responsible for taking the children. After regaining his position, Klaus tells Marcel he wants to rule side by side with him. Cami represents an allure to Marcel and he is also protective of Cami. He grudgingly asked for Klaus' advice on how he would handle the situation who told him to appeal to Alistair's vain nature, and through that, he may be able to get him in line. As shown in The Casket Girls, Marcel loves Davina as a daughter and younger sister. Marcel Gerard meets his demise in the TV series "The Originals" when he is killed by Niklaus Mikaelson. 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. What episode does jackson die in the originals? 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. Sitting down at the table, she takes a moment and gives her answer. In The Originals, when Klaus arrives in New Orleans, he presents himself to Marcel, who used to be his fun-loving, charming protg. Klaus later calls to say he knew Marcel did not bomb the wolves, told him Kieran died, and he had 24 hours to come help Cami and to bury his friend until his exile is re-instated. 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. In I Love You, Goodbye, Marcel attends Hayley and Jackson's wedding with Gia as his plus one. Rebekah agrees with Tyler and doesn't want the baby to be born. He confronted him but the witch impaled Marcel with a piece of metal, temporarily incapacitating him. Marcel warned her that going through the plan would be risky, as the Mikaelsons would retaliate but Davina was confident everything would work out. Klaus, impressed with his defiance, and feeling as though the two were kindred spirits, decided to adopt the boy into his family as his ward. Then he leaves. Currently, there are ten dead vampires so far. They reported back that Tristan was secretly working with Lucien, despite their claims that their sirelines were at war. How Did 'The Originals' End? Find Out If Klaus Dies in the Series The Originals (TVD)When The Saints Go Marching In (TO)Everything That Can Be Lost May Also Be Found (LGC). Affected by his werewolf bite he sees hallucinations of Joe Dalton. Marcel speaks to Josh after the de-siring. Klaus informs Marcel that he's broken one of HIS rules and he can't be killed. Klaus' blood will heal him and it will be "as though it never happened." Marcel gave Kol a blood bag when he woke up, hoping to satiate his hunger and keep him calm. After Elijah reports a line of Hamlet to him, Marcel realizes that it is in fact not Elijah, but the Hollow. Marcel watched as Vincent killed the zealot but not before the spell started to take effect and drain the life from the children. He was the son of a slave woman and her owner, the Governor of Louisiana. 'The Originals' series finale recap: Season 5, Episode 13 | EW.com Klaus wants Marcel's house. Marcel brings back their point system to her attention, though Hope hasn't kept track of her points for a long time. Looking around to one another, Kol declares this is how it will be. In An Old Friend Calls, Marcel returned to his loft to find that Josh and many of his other vampires had partied all night celebrating their de-siring from Klaus. Marcel and Elijah fought but Marcel easily overpowered him again, prepared to kill him before Hayley got involved. Rebekah walks in and interrupts them. Hope deflects, telling him that he looks silly in a suit. So he can compel him. Shen taunted Marcel, telling him he had suspected Marcel would be a turncoat. Klaus becomes jealous and releases Kol, who at the time was daggered. Despite the strife between the vampires and the werewolves, Marcel was said to have been friends with Hayley's mother and father, and when he found them dead and found the young baby Hayley in her cradle, he arranged for Father Kieran to find her an adoptive family and get her out of town, purposely excluding her from her family's curse due to his rule against hurting children. Klaus' "friend" thinks this girl is a queen. 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. Marcel works with other members of Klaus' sireline. 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. Klaus walks in while Marcel and Thierry are trying to establish who might have done it. Klaus says that either he's lost his touch, or maybe Marcel had. Not long after, the Crescent Wolf Clan tried to take over New Orleans, Marcel was forced to have a witch place a curse on them in order to subdue his enemies without being forced into utterly and violently slaughtering them. Both shows often shocked viewers by killing off beloved characters and using plot devices like the Gilbert Ring, the Other Side (a supernatural purgatory), vampirism, and . 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. Klaus is stabbing Marcel to drain him of his blood. Marcel allows Klaus to compel him to forget Hope is alive in exchange for vials of Klaus' blood, more valuable than ever due to the werewolves having full access to their powers which includes their lethal bite. Later that year, Marcel was shot by the governor, his own father, while trying to free some slaves. He made sure to remind them that they remember the only reason they were alive was because he was showing mercy, something Klaus would not have done in that situation, proving that he may have been raised by them, but he wasn't like them. 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. Marcel Gerard | The Vampire Diaries Wiki | Fandom Mikael (Elder Futhark: ) was a major recurring character and a primary antagonist in the second season of The Originals. In Gonna Set Your Flag On Fire, along-with his vampire army, he gets stuck in the Abattoir when Finn casts a boundary spell on it. Klaus makes a long speech as new king. His siblings, even Kol, along with Keelin and Marcel, start having . 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. Following the Mikaelsons' absence and the subsequent power vacuum in the city's supernatural community, Marcel to eventually rose to be the leader of the vampire faction continuing to build up their numbers by carefully turning humans into his kind. He presumably kidnaps Hayley at the end of the episode, as he is last seen facing Hayley at the door before she disappears. She explained that his role was simple: he would go into the compound under the guise of friendship, stab Elijah with the cursed stake and free Tristan; rescuing their leader and imprisoning the head of their sireline in a single swift move. A flashback is shown and we see that young Marcel and Elijah are very close with each other, having a teacher-student relationship. He later goes back to the compound and finds most of his vampires have been bitten by the Correas and sees Diego slowly dying. The reason the article has been tagged as such is that it is lacking information about recent episodes and/or correct information. Marcel, doubtful at first, accepts in the end. While not arrogant, he has displayed over-confidence when confronted by beings more powerful than him, such as when he spoke down to Klaus, disregarding that he would be nothing if it wasn't for Klaus, the Original Hybrid, much more powerful than any non-Original vampire in his "army", though while Klaus did make him who he was, he also wasn't always benevolent, as he daggered Rebekah for getting too close to Marcel, this affected Marcel deeply and it caused him to resent Klaus as well as eventually turn against him. He likes that she is not a part of the supernatural world. In Alive and Kicking, Marcel is shown recruiting new vampires for his community with Josh. Klaus asks what he should do and Marcel wants to kill them all. Marcel examined the card Aya had offered him with The Strix's location and insignia on it. He let Alistair try to fight Klaus but in actuality, had planned for Klaus to defeat Alistair. He lets Sabine use her magic to track Hayley which she does to the bayou. S5 E10. In When the Levee Breaks, Marcel tries to convince Davina to help them dagger Klaus, when she tells Marcel that while he helped save her from Eva, he wasn't there for her when Kol died, and that's when she needed him the most, even if he didn't like Kol. Dianna to Hope, Grace, Oliver, and OlympiaDianna Monet Mikaelsson (nee Labonair) is an Original Immortal Tribrid. Marcel, however, has been keeping them for her and he wanted to prove just how hard she's been on herself. It was a shocking and devastating death, which left fans heartbroken. The other vampires gather and surround Marcel. Does Marcel become a super original? As of the end of Season Two and the beginning of Season Three, Marcel had a tenuous and strained relationship with Klaus and was leading the supernatural community at large once again alongside Davina, the new Regent of the nine covens of New Orleans. TV Show. He let them leave and then celebrated the victory with Sofya. They kinda start to panic. Marcel reacted defensively, telling some of his men to remove her from the building. In Le Grand Guignol, are a series of flashbacks to 1919. In A Ghost Along the Mississippi, after The Strix succeeded in having Vincent activate The Serratura and taking Hayley hostage, Marcel was present after the Mikaelsons struck back by taking Aurora captive, viewing the aftermath with Tristan and Aya. Marcel's reasons for killing witches who practice magic was to keep them from killing Davina, as he himself had known what it felt like to be treated as a tool and not a human being. He's not mad at her, Klaus comes in and has a little chat with Davina. Klaus tells Marcel that the main reason for this whole taking over New Orleans was mainly the witches idea, he doesn't want his baby to have a father like he had. So . Elijah arrived, stabbing him in the back with a large piece of wood. He is then confronted by Hayley for bombing her pack which he denies. Klaus says he does, because he mourned him for years after he escaped New Orleans and hugs him. In Dance Back from the Grave, Marcel is still angered by Davina's sacrifice and failed resurrection. Marcel and Klaus grudgingly work together. S4 E5. Marcel later met with a begrudged Aya and reminded her that he had experience running vampire societies and the first thing he did was make sure his followers were loyal. Marcel caught Klaus' eye after he threw an apple at a slave overseer after being whipped. 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. 'The Originals' Season 4 Spoilers: Will Klaus Kill Marcel When He's The Hollow also uses the face of Klaus to achieve this. Later, after Davina deduced that they needed the heart of an unsired vampire, such as Hayley to complete the spell, The Strix attacked the hybrid in Marcel's gym. Height Marcel elaborated that Elijah was the type of person who needed to fix broken things. Marcel was also able to pull out Papa Tunde's Blade before it had the chance to burrow into his chest, while the other Originals stabbed by it were usually paralyzed and unable to stop it from entering their chest. While having a toast, Klaus calls Marcel out on his acting. Klaus manages to escape his chains, but before he can make any rash decisions, Elijah snaps his neck . They arrive to a parking garage to find a man and a woman in the back of a van. When Tyler told him of the existence of Klaus' unborn child, along with the potential danger it may pose to the vampire race, Marcel was visibly conflicted on what he should do next but chose not to harm the baby, possibly due to the fact that he doesn't hurt children, or possibly he did not want to risk Klaus' wrath on him, as he knows that Klaus cares about his family, and he will kill anyone who tries to hurt or kill a member of his family. 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. He pushed Klaus away and stormed off in a rage. Marcel manages to go toe-to-toe and even holds his own very well despite being physically outmatched. The Mikaelsons needed The Ancestors' power to defeat Lucien and the only way to get it was by sacrificing their chance to bring back Davina. Appearance Will Marcel Die On 'The Originals'? 4 Spoiler-Based - Bustle Rebekah watches as they all beat and stab Klaus. 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. When Sophie, Jane-Anne's sister, comes to collect her body and put it in a cemetery so she can be at peace, Marcel takes it away from her and says that Sophie must cooperate in order to put her sister to rest. Marcel jumps to the ground to greet her and begins flirting with her. Episode Count Marcel reminded Josh that while their sireline was severed, The Strix were still sired to Elijah. Kol tries to teach Marcel Shakespeare, using compelled people and killing them in front of Marcel's eyes with the intent on turning Marcel and teaching him how to be a vampire. Hope would rather skip to the end of the morbid family reunion. In Savior, Marcel arrived at his bar to find Tristan, who explained his plan to ally himself with Van Nguyen and have him become the new Regent since they still needed one to activate The Serratura.