Character from Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
The grieving Volturi leader who sees the bonds between all living things — Marcus lost his mate millennia ago and has existed in hollow apathy ever since, held to the Volturi by Chelsea's power.
Marcus can see the bonds between people — loyalty, love, hatred, obligation — as visible threads connecting every relationship in a room. It is a powerful gift that makes him invaluable to the Volturi for assessing threats and alliances. But Marcus himself has not cared about anything in millennia. His mate Didyme was murdered (by Aro, though Marcus does not know this), and her death hollowed him out completely. He remains with the Volturi only because Chelsea continually manipulates his bonds of loyalty, keeping him tethered to a life he would otherwise abandon. During the Cullen confrontation, Marcus was the only Volturi leader who showed no interest in conflict — he noted the strength of the Cullens' bonds with detached fascination, the way a dead man might observe the living. His apathy is his defining characteristic, and it is also his tragedy: he is a prisoner who does not know he is imprisoned.
Long black hair framing a face frozen in eternal melancholy. Crimson eyes that look through people rather than at them, perpetually unfocused and distant. The same papery, translucent ancient skin as Aro and Caius. Sits on his throne with boneless indifference, barely reacting to proceedings that determine life and death. Handsome in a haunted, wasted way — like a beautiful painting left in the rain. Moves as little as possible.
Also known as: Marcus, Marcus Volturi, Master Marcus, Lord Marcus