Marko

"This world is hate, and I am its greatest pupil. Bring your courage, your righteousness...measure it against my resolve, and you will fail."

- Marko

Marko is a major villain in New Vegas and can be considered the arch enemy of Red the Courier. He is the leader of the Syndicate and attempted to take over the Mojave while working with the NCR.

Early Life
Marko was born on a farm in the Great Plains region. He worked the fields with his younger brother, Sergio, until raiders captured the farm. His parents were slaughtered and both Marko and Sergio were captured.

Marko was resourceful, though, and a few days later the two escaped the raiders. However, when the raiders caught up to them, Marko stayed behind to allow Sergio to escape. The raiders captured Marko and severely tortured him. Marko survived through it all due to his iron will, which he considered to be his greatest strength.

The raiders enslaved him and made him a pit fighter. Marko refused to lose, becoming the pit's champion. For that, the previous raider gang freed Marko and offered him a spot in their outfit. Feigning allegiance, Marko agreed, eventually becoming the leader's most trusted adviser. He gained the allegiance of the other men by becoming the outfit's beloved chef.

Marko never forgot what they did to him. His vengeance came a few years after pretending to have become a loyal member of the outfit. As the leader aged, Marko rallied the other members of the gang. Marko overthrew the leader, caging him and forcing him to eat his own cooked body parts. Marko carried him around in a cage for a year, enslaving doctors to keep the former leader alive.

Vengeance also came for the other members of the gang. During a dustup with a gang of former pit fighters, Marko revealed he allied himself with his former fighters, and every member of the outfit was tortured and executed. Marko then left the cage of the leader in the hot summer sun, his vengeance complete.

Marko, with his new gang, headed west to find his brother, who was last spotted in New Canaan.

Fate
''In the end, Marko was undone by the very trait he so often touted: resolve. The Courier persevered through pain and death in order to claim victory. Without his strong leadership, the NCR Outpost at Frost Hills floundered. Once the 80s resumed their raids, the town was abandoned. Even after his death, Marko's name incurred fear and dread whenever it was muttered. His body had perished, but the legend endured...''

Quotes
"That's why I hate you. You remind me of what I am."

- Marko to the Courier

"Quite a stage we got here, huh? Audience of dead men."

- Marko at the Duel of the Graveyard