Marcus was a Crank in the The Scorch Trials. He used to smuggle kids up into the mountains so WCKD could take them. Jorge thought he was the one who knew the Right Arm's whereabouts and beat him so he would forcefully tell him where they were.
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The Scorch Trials[]
In the film adaptation of The Scorch Trials, Thomas and Brenda were separated from the main group and decided to look for Marcus, who was someone who Jorge knew from the Right Arm. Thomas and Brenda ended up at a house where many people were congregating. They met a man in a suit who told them that a man named Marcus used to own this house, but died. He got them both drunk and sent them into the party. After the party, Thomas and Brenda woke up to discovered that Jorge and the group had found them. It was also shown that the man in the suit was actually Marcus. Jorge bet up Marcus, demanding information from him. Marcus said that he switched sides and worked for WCKD, getting kids drunk and bringing the Immune ones to WCKD for money. Jorge got Marcus to tell him the Right Arm's location, then took his car, Bertha, much to Marcus' dismay.
The Scorch Trials Graphic Novel Prelude[]
Marcus was seen in The Scorch Trials Official Graphic Novel Prelude. He was seen after Jorge brought Brenda to the Right Arm. outpost and ran into him, who drove them to the outpost. At the outpost, they met up with Mary Cooper. WCKD attacked the outpost to "Collect specimens" that Mary was gathering and bleeding for WCKD's work on the Flare. Marcus saved Jorge and Brenda and offered to take Jorge to safety, but not Brenda, as WCKD was after kids. Jorge turned this down and Marcus left. Jorge and Brenda later escaped through a sewer pipe. As the graphic novel is a 'prequel' to the film adaptation of The Scorch Trials, this encounter with Marcus explained Jorge's hostility towards him.
Quotes[]
- "WCKD wants all the Immunes they can get. I help provide that for them. So, I lure the kids in, they get drunk, they have a good time. And then... later, WCKD comes in... they separate the wheat from the chaff." Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials