Michael Corvin
| Michael Corvin | |
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| Underworld character | |
.jpg) Scott Speendman as Michael Corvin |
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| First appearance | Underworld |
| Last appearance | Underworld: Awakening |
| Created by | Kevin Grevioux Len Wiseman & Danny McBride |
| Portrayed by | Scott Speedman |
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| Species | Formerly Human, Formerly Lycan, Lycan/Vampire-Corvinus strain Hybrid (Currently) |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Unemployed fugitive, former medical intern |
| Family | Alexander Corvinus (forefather, deceased) William Corvinus (distant granduncle, deceased) Marcus Corvinus (distant granduncle, deceased) Unnamed Corvinus (distant grandfather, deceased) Unnamed father Unnamed mother Unnamed grandfather |
| Spouse(s) | Samantha Corvin (wife; deceased) Selene (lover) |
| Children | Eve (daughter, with Selene) |
| Nationality | American |
Michael Corvin (in hungarian: Corvin Mihály) is a fictional character from the Underworld films, portrayed by Scott Speedman.[1] He also appears in the novelizations of these films.[2][3] He is the first Lycan/Vampire Hybrid from the mythos and the second protagonist.
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[edit] Fictional biography
Michael was born sometime in 1975. He grew up and married Samantha Corvin, who died after a car accident. He took up residency as a trauma surgeon at a hospital in Budapest. According to the Underworld novelization, he lived in Long Island before moving to Hungary.
In the events of the first film, Michael is repeatedly caught in the middle of a conflict between vampire Death Dealers and Lycans, as his blood might hold a rare genetic trait needed by the Lycans for a hybrid experiment. Despite the help of Selene, he is bitten by the Lycan leader Lucian. This sets him on the path to become a Lycan, and allows Lucian to gain a blood sample to confirm that Michael has a rare genetic trait for immortality. Selene and Michael work together to evade the Lycans, and understand Michael's significance to the conflict. He is eventually captured by the Lycans, who take him to Lucian.
Michael is finally able to understand what motivates Lucian in the war, in part because Lucian's memories were passed on to Michael when he bit him. Selene and the death dealers interrupt the meeting, and in the commotion Michael is shot with a lethal amount of silver nitrate bullets by Selene's jealous suitor, Kraven. This would normally kill a Lycan, but Selene bites Michael, saving his life by transforming Michael into the first Hybrid. Viktor fights Michael, having been against the creation of a hybrid. Selene interferes and kills Viktor.
In the second film, Selene and Michael are on the run from both Lycan and Vampire. Michael learns to master his power. The duo confronts the last Vampire Elder, Marcus Corvinus, and narrowly manage to escape him, after which the duo confess their feelings for each other. They encounter the vampire historian Andreas Tanis, and through him Michael learns more of his familial connections with the Vampire and Lycan races. They investigate a cargo ship where Michael encounters his forefather, Alexander Corvinus. Michael is interrupted by Marcus, who impales Michael on a steel beam beneath a nearby dock. Michael originally appears to die, but eventually his powers heal him and he joins the fight against Markus and William. Michael manages to kill William by ripping his head apart and Selene kills Markus.
In Underworld: Awakening, Michael and Selene are captured and held captive for twelve years while Selene gives birth to their daughter Eve (conceived during the twelve year period). Eventually Selene escapes and rescues Eve. During the rescue, she finds Michael trapped in a cryo-chamber and shoots the glass to weaken it. When Selene and Eve return, Michael has escaped and they are unable to find him.
[edit] Production
As an actor, Scott Speedman notes that he did not know what he was doing with firearms, and that his hardest task was enduring the werewolf make-up.[4]
[edit] Reception
Kevin L. Nault describes the Michael Corvin as "'Romeo' in this story, Michael Corvin (played by Scott Speedman), is a medical intern. He's not a gunfighter, nor a ninja, and most importantly, when attacked by werewolves and vampires, he does not turn into one."[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Tanya Krzywinska, Sex and the Cinema (Wallflower Press, 2006), 158.
- ^ Greg Cox, Danny McBride, Kevin Grevioux, Len Wiseman, Underworld: Book 1 (Simon and Schuster, 2003), 86.
- ^ Greg Cox, Underworld: Evolution (Simon and Schuster, 2006), 64.
- ^ http://movies.about.com/cs/underworld/a/speedmancomic.htm Scott Speedman Talks About "Underworld".
- ^ media.www.ramcigar.com
[edit] External links
- Underworld Official Website
- Underworld Evolution Official Website
- Michael Corvin at the Internet Movie Database
- Michael Corvin, Underworld Wiki
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- Fictional characters with accelerated healing
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