Quote Originally Posted by nikvoodoo View Post
During the We're Not Dead podcast this week, Brit, Greg and Beez discussed whether or not they thought Marcus actually died in the attack Gatekeeper lead against him. They concluded that Marcus isn't dead because why would you kill off such an important character off screen. Here's how I think we'll know for certain Marcus is dead.

If Michael regains control of the Tower: Marcus is dead. Michael hasn't had confidence in his leadership since the War. But the conversation in the hospital with Marcus might have uncovered something in Michael. He might have regained his confidence to lead again. And if Michael usurps Burt for control of the Tower, Marcus has served his purpose and can therefore be written off.

Is this necessarily the case? No. But I think the only other way that Marcus can be alive is if Gatekeepers Assassination attempt was a ruse, and Marcus/Gatekeeper planned to let MPK escape, though how they'd figure VTH would fit into that equation is unknown.
The only thing the bugs me about this is Marcus was the big-shot when we got in Chapter 19. He was the one we were waiting to see what would happen with. He came along, got some words in, locked Michael up, gone. If there had been even two more lines with Marcus, I'd be on Team Dead instead. Especially after the small scene with Marcus getting pissed at Hope (pun not intended) gave me an idea of Marcus rivaling Durai. You know, someone we heard of really little, but never heard from again because we're not sure what happened. Everyone who has a few lines is given a death scene. Marcus being the boss battle of the Catalyst would be a huge exception.

I'm not totally opposed to your theory of the Gatekeeper rolling in as the powerhouse. I can see it perfectly. It would just feel extremely off to me.

In terms of if he played his part out. I feel like the Colony gave Michael confidence rather than Marcus. Michael hit shovel dude on his own accord. Michael back-talked Gatekeeper on his own. I think after seeing how miserable the Colony was in comparison to the Tower, Michael thought he did a good job keeping everyone alive. Marcus did contribute to this though, don't get me wrong, but I'm not sure if that was his only purpose.