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I was asked to do a Marcus 'essay' so here goes... (It's not too long this time) .

Ahhh, Marcus, now there is an interesting character.
He is the strong, solid type who gives out the vibe that you can rely on him in a crisis and for advice. He has to be seen as a ‘leader’, and an INVINCIBLE one at that. In his eyes, he doesn’t make mistakes, he is always right, and women (like Noirin) are secretly in love with him and want him. He thinks he is wonderful, so therefore everyone else must do so too. When he is rejected, it is not his fault - there must be something badly wrong with the other person.

His world is one full of fantasy where he is some sort of mighty hero who has adventures and stand - offs with the ‘baddies’ (BB). He sees himself as the ultimate figure of authority and his shenanigans in the house and DR are his way of letting BB know that no man (or woman) can rule over the Mighty Marcus.
In reality, though, it is mostly false bravado. He doesn’t take his rule breaking to the extreme, but backs down in a way that doesn’t SEEM like backing down, but really is. That way he saves face and can still feel powerful. He is really quite child - like in his rebellions, the way he breaks things and curses at BB like a naughty 7 year old having a tantrum. He’s a ‘hard man’ on the outside, and a little boy playing exciting war games on the inside. I think that is why he came onto BB - it is the perfect platform for him to live out his fantasies and entertain the public while doing so.

I bet he has a superhero - like name for himself in his thoughts. I can see him sitting there brushing his hair and playing a scenario in his mind of overcoming some evil entity and saving the world, bringing all fair maidens to fall at this feet with awe and lust.
I think he is quite a kindly and sensible person, when he emerges out of the ‘look at me, I’m so cool’ persona. He should cut off that hair and join the army. He’d make a wonderful soldier.