Marcus Kane

Marcus Kane is a major character in the first and second season of The 100. Kane is a Councilman on The Ark and Chancellor of Camp Jaha before his departure from the camp. Portrayed by Henry Ian Cusick.

He redeems himself from a selfish antagonist, to a honorable protagonist over the course of the seasons. Kane was on the council when they decided to send the 100 to earth, and he was eyeing the chancellor position clearly. In the latter part of Season One, he begins a friendship with Chancellor Jaha. He has also become friends with former enemy Abigail Griffin since the events of The Culling, showing support in Abby and Raven's plan.

Kane is currently stationed at Camp Jaha, where he now works together with Abby and Thelonious to make amends with the grounders and save the remaining kids from Mount Weather. He often is seen siding with Clarke and supporting her rather than Abby when he knows Clarke is right.He was in Tondc when the Missle hit and was injured he was saved by Abby,Octavia and several People from Camp Jaha and several Grounders he was brought back to Camp Jaha to recover.

Throughout the Series
In Pilot,
 * -|Season One=

In Earth Skills,

In Murphy's Law,

In Twilight's Last Gleaming,

In His Sister's Keeper,

In Contents Under Pressure,

In We Are Grounders (Part 1),

In We Are Grounders (Part 2),

In The 48, Kane makes his appearance emerging from the forest and shooting Tristan in the back and head, killing him and saving several delinquents. He then converses with Bellamy and Finn, learning of what happened back at the delinquents camp. Kane orders Sinclair to take majority of the group to Alpha Station while Bellamy and Finn lead him, Abigail Griffin, and several guards to the 100's dropship.
 * -|Season Two =

Once arriving at the camp, Kane enters the dropship and encounters the injured John Murphy and Raven Reyes. He helps Murphy out of the ship and then an enraged Bellamy attacks Murphy, attempting to beat him to death. Kane has Bellamy tased and then arrested, telling him that he's no longer in charge and saying that there will be law.

Later, Kane leads the group to Alpha Station, which he discovers Sinclair has named Camp Jaha. After complementing him on the name choice, Kane asks if there has been any word from Jaha. Sinclair tells him that they have not heard from him and then calls Kane the new chancellor.

In Inclement Weather, Kane puts Bellamy under interrogation, asking him about the Grounders and the type of weapons they use. When questioned on why he couldn't defeat the Grounders when the 100 had guns, Bellamy says that they might have if there were more guns. Kane mentions that his men found more guns and ammunition in the underground bunker and tells Bellamy that he should have searched better. Mayor Byrne then appears with a restrained Murphy and Kane has him locked up with Bellamy.

Later, Kane is walking around in Camp Jaha when a cry is heard from the forest. He and others follow the sound and find three men who have been crucified to a tree. Back at Camp Jaha, he is looking over the bodies when he spots an uncovered hand of a body. He covers it and then continues into the medical area to ask about Raven. He tells Abby that the kids have one quality; courage. When asked if he sent out the search team, Kane says he takes the crucifixion warning seriously. He apologizes when Abby asks again, and says he has made his decision.

In Reapercussions, Kane learns that Abigail Griffin helped Bellamy and the others escape and gave them weapons. Under the encouragement of Major Byrne, he has her lashed with an electric baton, according to the laws laid down by the Exodus Charter. He also witnesses several guards bringing in a captured grounder and later interrogates the grounder with help from Major Byrne. However, he sends Byrne away once she threatens the grounder with violence when he refuses to speak. Kane says that their has to be better way to handle the Grounders.

Later, after the lashing, Kane approaches Abigail and gives his Chancellorship to her while he heads off on a mission to broker peace with the grounders.

In Many Happy Returns, Kane is mentioned briefly by Major Bryne who is trying to explain to Raven and Wick that Chancellor Kane is trying to make peace with the grounders.

In Human Trials, Kane is seen walking through the forest with two guards and the captive grounder. He apologizes for tying up the grounder and hopes that some kind of peace can be formed. Later on, once at the village, Kane dismisses the two guards back to Camp Jaha and continues on. Eventually he unties the grounder, but he is attacked and knocked out. Kane awakens and realizes he's being carried by other grounders. They throw him into an underground cell. After Kane gets back on his feet, he notices a man walking out of the shadows. The man is revealed to be Thelonious Jaha.

In Fog of War, both Kane and Jaha remain trapped in the underground Grounder prison, awaiting their fate. Kane tries to break free, but Jaha tells him to be patient. Suddenly, Gustus walks in with Lexa and a few other grounders to inform them that one of them must kill the other. If they are both still alive by sun rise, both of them would die. Gustus leaves Lexa in the room with Kane and Jaha as he leaves the room. Kane and Jaha continue to think of ways to make it back to the Sky People, but nothing smart came to mind. Ultimately Kane tells Jaha to kill him, however he refuses and Kane slits his arm. Lexa and Jaha step in to help Kane, and Jaha picks up the knife he was given by Gustus and holds it to Lexa's throat. When Gustus walks in and sees him, Lexa manages to escape his hold and reveals that she is actually the grounder commander, and only needed info from the two. Lexa walks away freeing Jaha to deliver a message to his people, leaving Kane captive in the cellar.

In Long Into an Abyss, Kane is mentioned by several people to still be in Grounder captivity.

In Spacewalker, he is first seen returning to Camp Jaha, and is greeted by Abby. The two rejoice at the sight of each other, and enter their meeting room to discuss Finn. When Thelonious walks in, Kane is in shock when he sees him handcuffed, and Thelonious explains that he is considered a traitor. When they bring up Finn, Kane and Jaha try to explain to Abby that giving Finn away is an option they may have to consider, much to Abby's displeasure. By the end of the episode, he is seen ready to watch Finn's execution. He watches in horror as Clarke mercy kills him in order to help her friend.

In Remember Me, Clarke meets up with Abby and Kane to discuss the terms that Lexa gave her, saying that Finn must be given to the grounders. Abby states that the grounders are being lead by a child, but Kane points out that they are as well, referring to Clarke. He is then seen amongst the group camping out the night until they reach the grounder camp. He comes up to Abby saying they should let Thelonious go, but Abby brushes him off. Later during the grounder feast, Kane offers Lexa alcohol as a gift to the grounders. However after one of her loyal guards Gustus tries the alcohol, it appeared to be poison and Gustus was rushed out of the room. Lexa stated that no Sky Person was to leave the feast room, isolating even Lincoln in the room until they figure out who did this.

Marcus is then seen asking Clarke who she thought would have done this, however she herself is clueless. Later the grounders decide that Raven Reyes was responsible, and they take her outside to perform their torture ritual. However this is quickly stopped by Clarke however, who manages to figure out that Gustus poisoned himself as he thought it would protect Lexa and end the alliance.

In Survival of the Fittest,

In Coup de Grâce, Kane is first seen watching over Emerson in his containment airlock. Abby soon joins him and the two have a brief discussion about Clarke. Later, Kane is interrogating Emerson. He gets frustrated when the man refuses to answer his questions and suggests that they expose Emerson to radiation in order to have him speak. This idea is quickly shot down by Clarke and Abby. However, after learning that the Mountain Men have begun to harvest the 47, it is Kane who prevents Clarke from opening the door. Yet after Clarke takes Emerson away with the help of Grounders, Kane tells Abby that they should trust her daughter.

Physical Appearance
Kane is a tall man in his forties with wavy dark brown hair and eyes, and tan skin. He appears to have an authoritative presence.

Personality
Kane is a pragmatic individual, cold and willing to do whatever he deems necessary to "save the human race" for the beginning of the series. Rather than seeing himself as overly dedicated or mean, he saw others as lacking what it takes to do what needs to be done. He cared little for the lives of individuals, only for the idea of the human race as a whole.

Following the events of The Culling, however, Kane is filled with regret and remorse over his actions, depicted over the course of the next season and a half. After his failed attempts at leadership, he learns to place trust in his leaders. Marcus eventually ends up being very loyal to those above him. On Earth, he supports and trusts Clarke as his leader.

After Section 17, Marcus becomes very selfless and willing to sacrifice himself. He stands up and begins to offer to leave himself behind on The Ark to allow the remaining humans to make it to Earth in We Are Grounders (Part 2), though Thelonious Jaha is already launching the ship before Marcus can do as such. In Fog of War, when Jaha and Marcus are informed they must kill the other to stop the bloodshed, Marcus never considers hurting Jaha an option. When Thelonious refuses to kill Marcus, Kane cuts his own wrist deeply with the knife.

Kane often thinks logically rather than emotionally, though he is no longer "cold". What he believes is right is more often than not helpful for more people, such as his suggestion to turn in Finn to the The Grounders (Earth) and establish safety for the remaining Sky People, though he is written off as unfeeling for his objective approach.

Killed Victims

 * Tristan
 * Jake Griffin (Indirectly)

Relationships

 * -|Callie Cartwig =

Callie Cartwig
Callie Cartwig and Kane appeared to share some kind of romantic connection and Kane seemed to care about her somewhat. He says to her he cannot compromise for anything, "even her" in the Pilot. She has since died.


 * -|Thelonious Jaha =

Thelonious Jaha
Thelonious Jaha appears to be on friendly terms with Kane, despite accusing him of shooting him in the Pilot. Jaha accuses Kane outright of trying to take his place, learning Kane would execute Abigail for saving him. Kane has appeared to care about Jaha, advising him not to take his own life with the 320 whose lives will be taken in the Culling. Jaha knows Kane well enough to recognize that he is intoxicated in Contents Under Pressure. When Jaha stays behind as the Ark descends to Earth Kane stays in contact and is seen asking about him multiple times later on Earth. When they are both held captive by the Grounders in Fog of War, Marcus and Jaha appear to be glad to see one another. They both refuse to kill one another and eventually Kane tells Jaha to kill him and ultimately cuts his own arm when Jaha refuses to comply, to which Jaha is visibly distressed. Marcus, despite being a firm believer of punishments (his sentence of 10 shocklashes to Abby in Reapercussions), insisted that Thelonious be pardoned for treason in Remember Me.


 * -|Abby Griffin =

Abby Griffin
On the Ark, Abigail Griffin and Kane constantly had opposing views. Kane saw Abigail as a threat to his goals and frequently tried to get her arrested and floated so that he would no longer have someone to oppose him. Later in the series, he seems to start caring for Abby, saving her life when he is exploring the other deck to look for survivors in The Calm. On Earth, Marcus was the first person to follow Abby out of the Ark ship once it landed. In The 48 they go out looking for the dropship of The 100 and Clarke together. When Abby gives guns to the delinquents to help them escape and look for Clarke and the others, Marcus sentences her to shocklashing in Reapercussions. In Resurrection, Abby finds Marcus trapped under rubble after the missile pulling a piece of metal to make noise and she grabs his hand to stop him. Abby tries to help him and he tells her to leave him and go find Clarke until Abby explains that Clarke got out as she already knew about the attack. When rocks fall down and trap them both further, they talk about how their actions on the Ark have influenced Clarke and the sins they have to answer for.


 * -|Vera Kane =

Vera Kane
Vera Kane was Marcus' mother. They had a strained and distant relationship, although he began to let her in again after he told her he didn't know who he was anymore. Not soon after however he was again distant with her until on Unity Day she is a victim of the bombing and as she is dying Marcus recites the traveler's blessing he learned from her in his childhood. When he arrives on Earth he plants the Eden Tree his mother had taken care of on the Ark.

Notes and Trivia

 * Though initially portrayed in the Pilot as power-hungry, throughout Seasons 1 and 2, he has become self-aware and regretful of his actions, showing remorse for his decisions on the Ark and taking full responsibility for the choices he has made.
 * Kane's plot line focuses on redemption.
 * He says the popular quote, "Salvation comes at a price."
 * Earth Kills is the first episode he doesn't appear in.
 * On multiple occasions, Marcus has decided that killing himself in order to help others is the best option to solve life or death issues, often putting himself up for sacrifice.
 * It was suspected he ordered the attack on Chancellor Jaha, though it was revealed in His Sister's Keeper that it was Commander Shumway who really did.
 * He floated Jake Griffin, who was his best friend.
 * Some fans have created the theory that Kane could be Octavia's father, that fact has never been stated though.