Marco is a minor character in the first season of HBO's The Last of Us. He was a member of a group of cannibalistic survivors led by David.[1]
Biography[]
Background[]
Marco was a survivor of the Cordyceps brain infection outbreak. At some point he encountered David and joined his group of survivors. He believed in David's faith that he could lead them to safety by following a Christian-inspired form of religion. They settled in numerous places over the years, but were repeatedly attacked by raiders, leading them to eventually settle in the isolated resort town of Silver Lake in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado sometime before the summer of 2023.
By the winter of that year, food supplies became scarce. Marco, like James, was one of the few privy to David's decision to capture stragglers and use their dead bodies as food for the group, agreeing to keep it a secret from the others. One afternoon Marco, Josiah, Timothy and Alec ventured to the University of Eastern Colorado on David's orders to find supplies. However, Alec was killed by a "crazy man", Joel, traveling with a "little girl", Ellie. Marco and the others brought his body back to Silver Lake and desired vengeance on the two strangers for what they had done.[1]
Events of HBO's The Last of Us[]
Marco was present in Todd's Steakhouse in Silver Lake, listening to David's sermon as the group mourned Alec's death. He looked on as David comforted Alec's wife, Joyce and daughter, Hannah. Later that day, Marco prepared meat for dinner. When Joyce asked him what type of meat it was, he replied that it was venison. That night Marco ate in the restaurant with the group, listening as David announced that he and James had encountered Ellie, and would follow her tracks to find Joel.
The next day, Marco joined James, Timothy, and Josiah in a hunt with David to locate Ellie. However, during the search gunshots suddenly rang out. The group turned to see Ellie approaching from behind, firing and verbally taunting them before galloping away. Eventually, James shot the horse dead and the group surrounded Ellie, who was near unconscious after taking a bad fall from the horse. Marco stood by as James contemplated killing her, only for David to approach and fire his rifle into the air, deterring James from acting on those thoughts. Seeing Marco and the others' anger, David ordered them to search the remaining houses and "deliver" their vengeance upon Joel.
Marco investigated several houses. As he cautiously approached the back yard of one, he spotted Timothy face-down in the snow, one foot twitching. Before he could act on the discovery, Joel appeared from behind and knocked him unconscious with the butt of his rifle. When Marco finally regained consciousness, he found himself in a house, tied to a piano and watching helplessly as Joel tortured Timothy for information on Ellie's whereabouts. When Joel killed the other man after he had learned the location of the resort, Marco was outraged, swearing that he wouldn't tell Joel anything. With a shrug, Joel admitted that he believed Timothy, and swung a metal pipe down onto Marco's head, killing him.[1]
Appearance[]
Marco was a man with a thick brown beard and shoulder-length shaggy brown hair. He tended to wear grey jumpers and a wool hat when out on patrol.[1]
Personality[]
Marco tended to remain silent most of the time, meekishly following David's ways of running the community. He did not speak out during his sermons, passively looking on even when David abused Hannah in front of the group. Though he wanted Joel dead, he was obedient to David, not verbally challenging his desire to spare Ellie. He also tended to give short responses, such as when talking with James and Joyce. However, he was also vengeful, craving to murder Joel to avenge Alec's death.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 HBO's The Last of Us episode 8: "When We Are in Need"
