Professor John Marcus

"Such pretty windows. I've always said that windows the eyes of a house, and didn't someone say that the eyes are the window to the soul?"-John Marcus to Richard Burton whilst inspecting his bus depot.

Professor John Marcus sometimes shortened to Professor Marcus is a career criminal who founded the London Underground Crime Syndicate with childhood friend Major Claude Courtney. Despite his name, Marcus is not a professor in any way, and it is merely a nickname.

Background
Marcus was born in Great Britian in 1967, and his parents were both teachers. Marcus wasn't well behaved growing up, and did his first robbery when he was only six after he robbed two chocolate bars from the local sweet shop. It was in school, that Marcus met Major Claude Courtney on the school playground where the two men tried to rob each other of their lunch money. Realising each other's strengths, the two quickly became best friends, and often did work together. Marcus dropped out of school at age 15, and became a career criminal robbing sevearl small joints, and even doing house bulgaries on some occassions. Marcus gained a reputation on the streets as a career criminal, and he was given the nickname 'Doctor Marcus' by the press. In 1993, Marcus was serving time in prison, and met One Round Lawson who became his cell mate. Lawson served as muscle for Marcus during their time inside, and Marcus promised that once he was realised he would set Lawson free. Two years later in 1995, Marcus was finally set free due to Claude buying off the corrupt judge Dick Dickler. He kept his word, and had Lawson set free on the same day. Marcus decided to make Lawson his personal enforcer. He also annouced in a press confronance held on the day of his release that he would retire from being a criminal, and would finally focus on his efforts on teaching like his parents once did all those years ago.

Founding The Syndicate
From 1997 to 1998, Marcus and Major began holding regular confronances in an small private office in the London Underground Train Station. They were able to use the office after lying to the Station's owners that he and the Major were musicians, and needed space to practice. Marcus then decided he wanted to rule London, and so he and Major founded the London Underground Crime Syndicate making Lawson their chief enforcer. Intitally, Marcus named it the Marcus Gang but changed it very early on as he felt the name gave away his role as leader, and he also believed it just wasn't a very strong name. In 2000, Marcus and his people were at war with a gang known as the Harvey Boys Gang. Major managed to stop the confilct however by suggesting an alliance between the two gangs. The gang's leader Louis Harvey agreed, and he along with his gang all became members of the syndicate. Louis never liked Marcus, and didn't trust him only joining up with him as Major told him about Marcus being a genuis. It was also around this time that Marcus changed his nickname from Doctor Marcus to Professor Marcus. Marcus and his people didn't really show their strength until 2003, when Marcus, Major, Harvey, and One Round all robbed a security van in King's Cross which belonged to Prince Charles. The robbery showed the public just how ruthless and calculating Marcus and his people could be. Marcus wanting more people to join his syndicate had Lawson rob sevearl houses to make the public worried for their safety. The robberies caused a public outcry to which Marcus offered a soloution to the problem. He offered the public well paying jobs to pay for the damages caused to their homes, as well as offering security for their houses offering members of his syndicate to work as security guards. The plan worked, and Marcus and the syndicate finally began their takeover of London. Marcus wanting more money began purchasing sevearl businesses which caught the attention of Richard Burton owner of the Luxsaw Bus Company as well as uptight businessman Victor Kennedy. Both men joined the syndicate as trusted lieutenants although Marcus as well as the syndicate aside from Burton don't like or trust Kennedy. In 2009, Sam Bramsberry began working for the syndicate as a hired goon. Bramsberry soon made his bones, and Marcus impressed with his skills made him a trusted lieutenant. He gave Bramsberry his own smuggling den, and even put Bramsberry in charge of the syndicate's opreations with the Longshore Union. Unfortunately it was later found out by Harvey that Bramsberry was a dirty cop, and Marcus relucantely ordered his death. Harvey handled the assassination himself, and it caused Marcus developed an immense hatred for Harvey, Following the death of Bramsberry, Marcus stopped associating with Harvey and his gang for awhile. It was also around this time, that Toucan Sam joined the syndicate introducing Marcus to the profitable smuggling trade. Marcus then replaced Bramsberry with Toucan as a lieutenant. Marcus later made up with Harvey, and went back to doing business with him. Though it has been heavily impllied that Marcus plans to kill him to avenge the death of Bramsberry.

These Days
These days, Marcus is one of the most powerful people in the entire world. He and his syndicate are very well known in the communtity, and have completely taken over London. They've even expanded into other cities and countries in the UK like Wales and even Scotland. Marcus mainly occupies the gang's safehouse in Central London, as it is where the gang's most profitable nightclubs and businesses are. In 2019, Marcus along with Major were both knighted by Queen Elizabeth the II who along with her husband Prince Charles are  possibly members of their syndicate. Marcus has also been keeping tabs on Harvey, and maybe secretly planning to kill him but none of these rumours have yet been confirmed.

Personality/Traits
Marcus is a cold, calculating, and highly intelligent indiviual. Despite dropping out of school at age 15, Marcus is very smart, and knows just how to keep his people in shape. He has a posh accent similar to Victor Kennedy, and always uses big words to prove a point. He is quite menancing looking, and looks like he's ready to kill anyone who so much as looks at him the wrong way. Marcus similar to the rest of the syndicate typically wears well dressed suits almost always with a scarf on them. Marcus also often wears a large bulky overcoat which is sometimes way too big for him. He is also a smoker but only in social occassions. Marcus is calm and a fan of lierature including the works of Shakespeare and Charles Dickens. He is very well read, and is also very kind always thanking people profusley for ther help. Always making sure that his people are getting paid the right amount, and at the right time. Despite these facts, Marcus also has a very large sadistic side enjoying the killing of Bramsberry despite not wanting it to happen, and later wanting Harvey to be killed for his role in the murder. Marcus despite his intelligence is a very poor judge of character giving Sam Bramsberry a very high postition in the syndicate, and putting way too much trust in him as it later came out that Bramsberry was a cop. Marcus is very regretful and emotional feeling great sadness following the death of Bramsberry. Marcus's reputation as an intelligent scholar is known by everyone, and it is the only way that Louis Harvey joined up with the syndicate in the first place.

Trivia

 * He looks a bit like Dracula.
 * Marcus's current residence is unknown but he is known to have sevearl houses and apartments in London as well as in other countries and cities.
 * Marcus doesn't like people calling him by his first name preferring people address him as Professor Marcus.
 * John was the first name of Marcus's grandfather who was also concidentally a well known criminal. He may have served as an inspiration for Marcus when he was a boy.
 * He has never comitted murder preferring to use his men to carry out those disgusting actions.
 * It has been hinted that the Queen and Prince Charles are members of the syndicate but Marcus has not yet confirmed or denied these rumours.
 * He wears his overcoat even when it's boilling outside. Whenever he is asked to take it off, he always says, "man's not hot."
 * Former FBI agent Jonathan Maguire plans on making a documentary on Marcus and his syndicate.