Marcoh

"'...'" Marcoh is a playable character and a potential party member in Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. Life in an underground boxing ring has taught him how to deal with opponents bare-handed. Marcoh excels at close-quarters combat.

Lore
Not much is known about him. He is a silent and reserved type, but will speak with the player briefly if prompted to.

Marcoh's earliest memories involved spending time with his parents, but suddenly he was left without them. He couldn't remember what happened, but he and his sister had to fend for themselves from then on. At just ten years old, he had to find a way to make a living.

Marcoh had always known the streets to be harsh, having been bullied relentlessly as a young boy. However, as he grew older and filled out, he found that he could hold his own in a fight, often towering over his former tormentors. Despite his size and fighting prowess, he was opposed to joining any local street gangs and becoming a thug for hire. Unfortunately, refusing to work with these small-time criminals only seemed to draw more trouble his way, with street fights becoming a regular occurrence.

Marcoh's perspective began to shift when he realized that he was making more money from fighting than from any other job. His reputation as a skilled fighter led to his participation in underground boxing matches, where the pay was better and the danger of knives was lower. While Marcoh was focused on his fighting career, his sister had blossomed into a stunning young woman, attracting attention from a variety of unsavory characters.

Fortunately, Marcoh's skills in the underground boxing ring had garnered him a reputation on the streets, which had in turn become a useful tool in protecting his younger sister from unwanted attention. However, his sister would fall in love with Riccardo Accardo, a mobster and heir to The Family, who took an interest in Marcoh's talents and tried to recruit him, but Marcoh politely declined. Riccardo persisted, offering to hook Marcoh up with a real boxing trainer, and after some persuasion from his sister, Marcoh reluctantly agreed.

Upon entering the gym, Marcoh felt a sense of professionalism that he had not experienced before. The elderly trainer, who had an impressive track record, was impressed with Marcoh's natural abilities and raw skills.

Under the trainer's guidance, Marcoh's skills improved and he started to win bigger and bigger matches. Riccardo was able to organize more and more fights, and Marcoh found himself spending more time with the Accardo family, without realizing that he was slowly being pulled into the criminal world. Eventually, Riccardo revealed his true colors and demanded that Marcoh kill an opponent in a boxing match. Marcoh refused, but Riccardo threatened his sister's safety, leaving Marcoh with no choice but to comply.

During the fight, Marcoh managed to knock out his opponent, but he didn't stop there. Under Riccardo's orders, he continued to pummel the man, even after he had hit the ground. Marcoh had killed him. Devastated by what he had done, Marcoh kept it all inside, but he knew that things had to change. Riccardo had plenty more dirty work for him to do, and his sister's safety was always on the line. Marcoh knew that he had to find a way out of the criminal world before it consumed him completely, and the only was to kill Riccardo. Riccardo was smart enough to sense Marcoh's killing intent and made sure he was never alone with him but was too cocky to think it was enough, and within the club to receive his next assignment, Marcoh beat Riccardo to death and threw his body off the club's second floor, right onto the dance floor, then fought his way out with only minor injuries.

Now a wanted criminal by the police and a traitor to the Family, Marcoh found himself in a dire situation. His phone rang and it was his sister on the other end. She had been sent to Riccardo's summer villa in Valland a few days prior. Marcoh explained his predicament to her and they decided to meet up in Rondon. It was clear that Marcoh could no longer stay in Vatican City and needed to act quickly before the police caught up to him.

He hopped on the first train that left the city and headed to an unfamiliar town called Prehevil in Bohemia. Marcoh wasn't sure where this town was, but he decided he could plan his next move as he traveled. Little did he know what horrors awaited him when he arrived, as one of Termina's contestants...

Traits
Marcoh is capable of wielding two-handed weapons and guns and his unarmed attacks, which are named Quick Jabs, strike twice and deal more damage.

Character History Choices

 * 1) Character choice 1: How did you make a living?
 * 2) Pickpocket - Gain [steal] skill.
 * 3) Burglar - Gain [lockpicking] skill.
 * 4) Honest - Gain 10 [shillings].
 * 5) Character choice 2: How did you work out?
 * 6) Strength - Gain +2 [attack] stat.
 * 7) Mass - Gain +2 [defense] stat.
 * 8) Footwork - Gain +2 [agility] stat.
 * 9) Stamina - Gain +25 [max HP].
 * 10) Character choice 3: How did you specialize?
 * 11) Accuracy - Gain [bare-fisted proficiency] skill.
 * 12) Evasion - Gain [bob & weave] skill.
 * 13) Defense - Gain [perfect guard] skill
 * 14) Offense - Gain [adrenaline rush] skill.
 * 15) Character choice 4: How did you deal with the Riccardo situation?
 * 16) Get Riccardo - Gain [killing intent] skill.
 * 17) Escape with your sister - Gain [escape plan] skill.
 * 18) Character choice 4: What did you take with you to Prehevil?
 * 19) Medical goods - Gain 2 [blue vials] and 1 [cloth fragment]
 * 20) Food - Gain 2 [dried meat] and 1 [moldy bread]
 * 21) Luxury goods - Gain 1 [heroin] and 1 [pep pill]
 * 22) Skip Character History
 * 23) * 100 HP, +1 Attack [17], +1 Defense [17]
 * 24) * 2 blue vials (5 on Easy), 1 moldy bread
 * 25) * Bob & Weave and Bare-First Proficiency skill

Location and Recruitment
Once you change maps, he will move inside of the train along with Olivia and Marina if you didn't pick either as a protagonist.

On the morning of the 2nd day, you can find Marcoh in an altercation with Pav in-front of the restaurant at the Prehevil - Staircase. If you choose to attack Pav and kill him, Marcoh will thank the player before returning to the train, where he advises the player to do the same. Marcoh can then be recruited from inside the train by merely asking him.

Provided that Tanaka was rescued along with Marcoh, both of them can be found right by the train, where Marcoh will teach Tanaka boxing. In this case, Marcoh cannot be recruited until night in the train.

When the third day comes, he is no longer at the train.

Trivia

 * Marcoh's name is a variation of Marcus. The name means 'warlike', from the Roman God of War, Mars.
 * The character's design is an obvious reference to the popular anime JoJo Bizzare Adventure.
 * While on the surface Marcoh appears standoffish, he is actually surprisingly bashful. He can rarely get more than a few words out when spoken to, seemingly out of social awkwardness rather than disdain for the player.
 * Marcoh is probably Sicilian/Fear And Hunger equivalent of Sicily (a region of Italy known for being the birthplace of the Mafia) because of a line he says in game: "Unni metti i scarpi u signori" which means "where the lord puts his shoes". a sicilian way of saying to go very far, possibly to unthinkable places that could cause risks.