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Jan 19, 2012 · A plague wiped out his entire village, but Alexander had a very rare blood type that allowed him to develop immunity to the virus and instead of killing him, prolonged his life. This ability was passed down to two of his three sons. [...] The third Corvinus son had this gene passed down through the generations until it was found lying dormant ...
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Alexander was a Hungarian warlord who lived in the early fifth century. He ascended to power just in time to watch his village become ravaged by an unknown plague. In the end, Alexander was the only survivor of the plague. His body had in fact adapted to the virus, and through some unknown means it changed him. It granted him great strength, stamin...
Years later, with his wife Helena, he fathered three children, two of whom inherited the immortal strain in its active form: twin brothers. Their names were Markus and William. Both sons were bitten by animals later on which seemed to have a physical effect on them. Markus was bitten by a bat and William was bitten by a wolf. After those events, Ma...
Hundreds of years later, Markus awakened from his long sleep as a new hybrid species. Because he was much stronger, Markus felt as if he could control William. However, Alexander knew that it would be impossible. If William was released, then there would be no way to control him and millions of innocent people would lose their lives. Markus felt as...
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Marcus Corvinus was a member of the Corvinus Clan, the progenitor of the entire Vampire species, as well as a Vampire Elder. He was the main antagonist of Underworld: Evolution, along with his twin brother William Corvinus, the first Werewolf. He is one of the sons of Alexander Corvinus .
May 7, 2020 · Underworld ’s immortal beings have a history that goes as far back as the 5th century with Alexander Corvinus. He fathered three sons: Marcus, William, and an unnamed third. Alexander was the first immortal who was immune to the plague due to a rare genetic mutation which gave him the ability to live forever.
Jan 2, 2017 · Selene later learned that Michael is a descendant of Alexander Corvinus and was targeted by Lucian because he carries the dormant Corvinus Strain, which Lucian had hoped to combine with his own DNA in order to become the first vampire/lycan hybrid.
The werewolf doctor has a family tree showing the dates for the Corvinus family dating back to the 5th century AD with Marcus Corvinus.
Jan 19, 2012 · Alexander Corvinus/Lorenz Macaro (Derek Jacobi): The first true immortal after surviving a plague in the fifth century, he's the father of Markus and William. He first appears in present-day...
