Markus RK200

He is a RK200 android owned by famous Detroit painter Carl Manfred. Events catapult him out of his familiar life and lead him on to freedom and rebellion. Markus (RK200 #684 842 971) is an RK-series prototype initially developed as part of a CyberLife secret program aimed at elaborating a new generation of autonomous androids. Elijah Kamski designed and gifted him to his friend Carl Manfred after he lost the use of his legs in an accident.

Carl is a celebrated painter, but after the accident, he becomes a recluse and stops painting. Markus helps Carl with all everyday tasks but mostly provides companionship. Over time, his presence helps Carl gradually regain a taste for life. At first, he sees Markus as a sophisticated yet stupid machine, but as the relationship between him and the android develops, Carl's mind changes. In time, they become like father and son. However, this relationship causes Carl's biological son Leo to feel anger and jealousy towards Markus and his father.

Markus and Carl will return back to their home after a party at the Museum of Modern Art. Carl will be very negative about the event and decides he wants a drink. Markus will serve a drink but Carl notices a light on in the studio. He has Markus call the police and decides he wants to investigate, which Markus does with or without Carl. They discover Leo in the studio, he is planning to steal some of Carl's paintings in order to sell them and presumably to buy more drugs. Leo, annoyed of seeing them again, claims that the paintings are part of his inheritance. Carl tells Markus to get Leo out of there, but Leo goes into another fit of rage and continues to accuse his father like last time. When Carl tries to remove Leo himself, Leo, blinded by his jealousy and resentment towards Markus, pushes Carl away and starts attacking the android, attempting to provoke him. Carl tells Markus not to do anything, but as Leo starts pushing, slapping and taunting Markus further, he goes deviant, realizing that it is not fair given his previous encounters with the humans that've been hostile to his kind for so long. After breaking his programming, Markus can either push Leo or endure the attacks. If Markus shoves Leo, Leo falls and hits his head on Carl's wheelchair lift, this injures him which leads to Carl going off his chair and crawling to his son. Carl will then tell Markus to run as he knows the police will think that Markus is to blame. The police arrive and upon seeing Markus hovering over Leo and Carl, they promptly shoot him.

Markus will be on a train and will arrive at the Ferndale station. He will overhear the news about a detective android. Markus will scan surrounding graffiti for clues and will follow the trail, discovering other destroyed androids before finally finding Jericho, an old abandoned ship freighter. Markus will enter the ship, where he will discover many androids who welcome him to Jericho.

Markus' deviates due to his awareness of his personhood, expressed through his original painting that even surprised Carl. He is aware that Leo treats him unfairly and questions why he should obey Carl's commands. Upon arriving at Jericho, Markus is angry to learn that the deviant androids resigned themselves in hiding and waiting for an eventual breakdown. He questions their idea of freedom and chooses to change things.

Markus eventually establishes himself as a leader in Jericho and deviants androids as a whole. He desires that androids will be recognized as living beings and be granted rights. Markus spurs the other leaders - North, Simon, and Josh - to take action and inspires other androids to join their cause. When Connor confronts Markus in Jericho, Markus' words can sow doubts and help him deviate.

Their relationships can range from Leader, Admired, Respected, Neutral, Unpopular to Rejected, listed from high to low acceptance. Both Leader and Rejected relationships unlock certain story paths.

While Jericho the freighter may be destroyed mid-game, this relationship continues to refer between Markus and the survivors who escaped from the sunk ship.

Markus has green eyes, tan skin and very short brown hair. After "From the Dead" his right eye has been exchanged for a blue eye (#8087q)

Markus has the most costume changes of any character in the game, though he is usually depicted wearing either v-neck shirts, gray slacks or green jackets.

Carl was Markus' former owner. Markus and Carl have a close relationship. Markus even calls him 'dad' when Carl was dying of a heart attack if the player chooses to endure Leo's attacks. Likewise, if Markus chose to defend himself against Leo, and meets with Carl subsequently in Night of the Soul, Carl can refer to Markus as his son.

Josh responds positively to Markus with options to be passive and can quickly become Markus' friend. However, if Markus chooses more violent methods of dealing with humans, such as killing or attacking them, Josh becomes hostile towards Markus. Despite this, however, Josh will not betray Markus or abandon Jericho. If you save Josh when Jericho is being attacked, your relationship with him goes up

Simon responds positively to Markus if he makes choices without any or less risk. In comparison to North and Josh, he does not really care if Markus chooses more peaceful or violent methods, and can be considered neutral. Although if Markus fails to accomplish his missions, his relationship with Simon will decrease. His relationship with Simon will massively increase if Simon was shot at the Stratford Tower and Markus decides to spare him. When you spare him and if you play as Connor and you don't find him, Simon will return to Jericho and Markus will hug him. If Markus decides to sacrifice himself during the Freedom March, has a high relationship with Simon, and John did not join or died previously, Simon will attack the police in order for Markus to be dragged away. Simon can also give his heart to Markus if he is shot too many times and North is dead.