Marcus Lopez

A loner. Marcus is sarcastic, brash, and scrappy. He’s attention-starved and desperate for affection, as his parents were killed by a woman who jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge to commit suicide. He blames Ronald Reagan for virtually all of his problems, and says that he’s going to kill him, to which he’s made fun of by Lex and Billy.

Master Lin - headmaster Saya - Hook-up Maria - Girlfriend Shabnam - roommate Willie - best friend Lex - dead Petra Billy

Rory - victim, Gene - victim, Chester Wilson - former roommate/attempted killer / dead, Barbara Salinger, El Alma del Diablo, Viktor, Willie - former friend, Brandy - situational ally, Scorpio Slasher - instructor/situational ally, Chico - attempted killer / dead

Hobbies: Drawing - Indie comic books - Smoking

Marcus is a skilled artist and is seen doodling in composition notebooks, He works at a comic book store and also tells Willie he’s not into Marvel or X-Men comics. He smokes cigarettes regularly. He’s very into the band The Smiths.

Specialties: Lockpicking - Explosives - Hand-to-hand combat

Marcus unlocks the door to the room they’re locked in when the Kuroki Syndicate is trying to murder them. He also made a nail bomb when he was a boy.

Marcus and Saya have a complex on-and-off relationship that is partially romantic on both sides. They first meet when Master Lin develops an interest in recruiting Marcus at King's Dominion, so he tells his students to help persuade Marcus to enroll. Saya is the only student successful, and ultimately manages to convince Marcus to attend the school. Saya does so by posing herself as an ally of Marcus and tells him "he doesn't have to be alone." It is evident that Marcus is sexually attracted to Saya during their first meeting. Due to Saya's high-level observational skills, she picks up on this and use it to her advantage. After Marcus's initial refusal of Lin's offer, Saya follows him and stops him from committing suicide. Following this encounter, Marcus is prompted to start at King's Dominion. Saya cold-shoulders him once he enrolls at King's Dominion. As time passes, Marcus progresses at astounding rates in King's Dominion and Saya, recognizing his intelligence, believes that he could be a useful asset to her. She opens up to him, and slowly the two begin to establish a friendship. However, Saya grows to genuinely care for Marcus, and her feelings about him start to conflict. Saya is jealous of Marcus and Maria's relationship.

Early Life: Marcus immigrated from Nicaragua to the United States when he was five. He lost both of his parents to a woman who threw herself off Golden Gate Bridge, killing both of them on impact. The woman, Barbara, had recently been released from a mental institution because Ronald Reagan had cut funding for U.S. health facilities.

Sunset Boys Home: Marcus ended up at a foster home/sweatshop called Sunset Boys Home. He had a roommate named Chester who would abuse him, make him run chores, and bring him extra food. Marcus stole his copy of The Anarchist Cookbook and created a nail bomb that ruined Chester's face. Chester also gave Marcus his scar.

King’s Dominion:

Marcus was homeless after he was accused of committing the Sunset Boys Home massacre. He was recruited by Master Lin, because he believed Marcus’s true potential as a killer deserved to be utilized, however Lin didn’t know that Marcus was partially innocent. He created the nail bomb that ruined Chester Wilson’s face, his roommate, and set the fire at the boy’s home, but Chester ultimately killed everyone else. He was kidnapped by Maria, Willie, Saya, Billy and Lex, who brought him to King’s Dominion. Marcus didn't believe that he had a chance at anything good, telling Master Lin to eat his shit and leaving. He was found by Saya while contemplating suicide, but accepted Saya's offer to come back to King’s Dominion. She kisses him and tells him he doesn’t have to be alone. He gains a reputation at King’s Dominion as a "child killer.” He finds a doll with a knife in its forehead and a note saying "child killer" in his locker. Maria tells him that half the school is scared of him. Petra mentions that no newcomer has had this much attention for a long time. Maria, Petra, Saya, Lex, Billy and Marcus take a trip to Las Vegas to kill Billy's father. Marcus takes seven tabs of acid, calling himself “the Acid King.” He begins hallucinating cartoons and speaking to himself for the duration of the trip. When they check into the hotel where Billy's father was living, Marcus is still high. Hearing Billy's screams for help as his father beat him, Marcus helps kill Billy’s father. During Marcus's acid trip, he was confronted by Chester, but he thought it was a hallucination. He pursued Maria, almost having sex with her but was interrupted when Chico tracked her down and barged in the door. He’s beaten and nearly killed by Chico until he’s saved by Maria, who slits his throat with her fan...