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The Morrigan
Lost Girl character
The Morrigan, also known as Evony Fleurette Marquise
First appearance	It's a Fae, Fae, Fae, Fae World
Last appearance	Those Who Wander
Portrayed by	Emmanuelle Vaugier
Information
Nickname(s)	The Morrigan
Aliases	Evony Fleurette Marquise
Species	Leanan Sídhe
Gender	Female
Spouse(s)	None
Children	None
Relatives	Unrevealed
Appeared In	9 Episodes
Aligned	Dark Fae
Fate	Whereabouts unknown after escaping from Vex's prison sometime before Sleeping Beauty School

For other uses of the word Succubus, see Succubus (disambiguation).

Lost Girl is a Canadian developed and produced television series which premiered in the 2010 season on the television channel Showcase.

For further on Bo, the succubus of the series, see her article in the SuccuWiki here. For the series itself, see that article here. For a general discussion of Succubi and their mythos in the series, see that article here.

The Morrigan, was a title held by the leader of the Dark Fae in the Lost Girl television series. The position was held by a Dark Fae Leanan Sídhe named Evony Fleurette Marquise who was the leader of the Dark Fae through the first three seasons of Lost Girl. The role was played by the actress Emmanuelle Vaugier.

The history surrounding the title of The Morrigan is unknown save for the fact that the Dark Fae seem to name their elders after famous warriors implying that Morrigan was the name of a past Dark Fae warrior of some fame. The Morrigan serves as the ultimate authority in the matters of the Dark Fae and controls most matters which involve them and takes tribute from all Dark Fae under their control.

The office of The Morrigan is a reflection of the Fae that holds it, meaning that the personality of the one called The Morrigan tends to change how it is seen by the Fae at large, the relationships with the Light Fae and their leader The Ash, and other diplomatic, political, and social aspects of Fae society.

To the end of the Third Season, there was one individual who claimed the position of The Morrigan and as such this entry will cover them specifically.

The Morrigan has had an adversarial relationship with Bo and all those that call themselves Bo's friends. When she first appeared in It's a Fae, Fae, Fae, Fae World, she acted as the leader of the Dark Fae and had a great deal of mistrust with Bo, not understanding why a Succubus would not be aligned with the Dark Fae. Over time her dislike of Bo grew to the point where she used many means to attempt to remove Bo as a seeming threat to her power base among other actions which put her at odds with the Light Fae.

Throughout her appearances in the series, her goals have been to create as much trouble as possible for Bo. In doing so, she also obtained a promise from Kenzi that at some point she would collect upon. She has a shallow, self absorbed personality that masks a Fae with a great deal of power in that she is a Leanan Sídhe who has the power to absorb talent from other beings, which her human cover as a talent agent provides her a means to feed in secret, the deaths of such humans being said to be suicides or other unlucky fates.

Her final appearance was in the Third Season finale Those Who Wander in which she had been tied up, bound and gagged by Vex an an apparent overthrow in conjunction with Hale over her past actions.

Character History

First Season

The Morrigan first appeared in the series premiere It's a Fae, Fae, Fae, Fae World where she confronted Bo and their strained encounters began. She attempted to get information from Bo by threatening her, but since Bo did not have any information to give, she was unsuccessful. Following Bo's decision to be unaligned, The Ash and The Morrigan discussed killing Bo immediately, but were persuaded not to by Trick and decided to learn why Bo was not one of the Fae already and was unmarked as one. This began an ongoing arc where she attempted to learn more about Bo and her background, but with little success.

Her next appearance came in Faetal Justice where she accused Dyson of the death of Ba'al, an associate of Vex and sought revenge. Both The Morrigan and The Ash attempted to convince Dyson to give himself up but without success. Eventually the truth was revealed that another of The Morrigan's henchmen killed Ba'al and framed Dyson for the crime to seek revenge for the death of someone he loved. Following this reveal, The Morrigan and Vex allowed Dyson to go free with Bo and then took their revenge. This reinforced Bo's dislike of The Morrigan and only served to push Bo towards future actions against her and an unwillingness to deal with her.

Second Season

In the Second Season, The Morrigan provided the catalyst which resulted in Lauren's girlfriend Nadia being released from her curse. As well she obtained a promise from Kenzi and severed her ties with Vex.

During It's Better to Burn Out Than Fae Away, The Morrigan hired Bo to locate an artist that had been painting murals of the Dark Fae, specifically her, Vex, and a vampire that Vex killed earlier in the series. Bo found that there seemed to be a power struggle between the Morrigan and Vex. After finding the artist and returning him to the Morrigan, Bo discovered that one of the Morrigan's assistants was attempting to kill both the Morrigan and Vex, and take power for herself. The plot was stopped when the assistant was confronted and killed herself to the indifference of both The Morrigan and Vex. As a reward for her assistance, the Morrigan gave Bo a means to free Lauren she claimed from The Ash, and also revealed to Bo that Lauren had a girlfriend, Nadia.

Table for Fae placed The Morrigan in a situation where she could take advantage of Kenzi and did so. Kenzi, Nate, Ryan and Bo go out to a restaurant together. Ryan contacts The Morrigan about Nate and she arrives to talk with him. Upon seeing Kenzi, The Morrigan offers to promote Nate and his music which means Nate's death. Kenzi made a deal with The Morrigan to save Nate’s life, the deal being that Kenzi will owe The Morrigan a favor whenever she wants to collect it. This promise still hangs over Kenzi as it has not been collected.

The Morrigan suffered severe embarrassment at the hands of Vex and Bo during Into the Dark. Bo asked for Vex's help in defeating The Garuda from The Morrigan, but she revealed that Vex was in her dungeons because he took control of The Morrigan's body and humiliated her. However, she tells Bo that if she stole something from The Ash she would release Vex to her. Bo found the item and brought it to The Morrigan. When Vex was brought to Bo, he explained he humiliated The Morrigan to be safe from a group of Red Caps, who then attack Bo and take Vex away with them. Bo then confronted the Red Caps, and they demand the item that Bo stole for The Morrigan to release Vex. Bo then visited The Morrigan and used her powers to control her long enough to steal the item back. Bo also took several pictures of The Morrigan handcuffed to her bed as insurance against retaliation from The Morrigan. Bo turned the item over to the Red Caps, but The Morrigan arrived and attempted to kill everyone. This was where The Morrigan's power was first seen when she melted one of the Red Caps into a puddle of goo with her power. Vex however helped Bo to overcome The Morrigan, which severs his position with the Dark Fae and his relationship with The Morrigan.

Third Season

During the Third Season, The Morrigan attempted to kill Bo by using Vex as a pawn and tried to use Tamsin to find evidence she could use to prove Bo attacked a Dark Fae. She overthrew Hale's position as The Ash and turned the Fae against humanity as a whole at the end of the season.

She first appeared in ConFaegion where Vex tried to make amends with the Morrigan for humiliating her but cannot. The Morrigan then took the opportunity to plant a parasite on Vex which entered Bo, Dyson, and Tamsin changing their personalities and regressing them so their Fae powers no longer existed. When they were helpless, she demanded Vex kill them to regain his position and Vex attempted to do so, but Kenzi gave Vex a reason to change his mind. After The Morrigan's plan failed, Hale confronted the Morrigan and warned her not to threaten the peace again. She accepts this warning, but also sees Hale as a threat and begins to plan for a way to remove him as The Ash.

In The Kenzi Scale her goal was to prove that Bo attacked one of the Dark Fae in order to have her killed. Tamsin was ordered by The Morrigan to wake the Dark Fae who was in a coma to identify Bo as his attacker. Tamsin did so and identifies Bo, but does not give The Morrigan this information which marks Tasmin as an enemy of The Morrigan and a target for her revenge.

Her greatest scheme came to fruition in Hail, Hale where she managed to remove Hale as The Ash and turn Faekind against humanity. The Morrigan was invited to Hale's inauguration and while there she attempted to first seduce Hale, then assassinate him which failed. However, in the aftermath of Doctor Taft's attack on the Dal Riata where Dyson was kidnapped, she provided evidence which discredited Hale because it indicated that Lauren was involved in the attack and she was missing. Through this, The Morrigan forced a vote which declared that all humans held by the Fae, or connected to the Fae, are terrorists and rejected Hale as being The Ash.

In the season finale Those Who Wander, she threatened Kenzi's life in order to obtain information about Bo. When she discovered that Bo was capable of taking the Chi from multiple beings this seemed to concern her greatly. Kenzi was saved by Bruce, a henchman of The Morrigan's who turned against her and sided with Kenzi before he helped her to escape. At the end of the episode, Vex, as part of what seemed to be an agreement withHale, tied up and gagged The Morrigan, leaving her helpless on her bed before threatening her with a taser. At the end of the Third Season, The Morrigan's future was unclear and uncertain.

Fourth Season

The Morrigan did not appear in the first two episodes of the Fourth Season, though Dyson revealed in the season premiere In Memoriam that she was imprisoned behind a large image of her in Vex's office. During the following episode, Sleeping Beauty School, Vex revealed under interrogation that she had escaped her confinement, but her whereabouts where unknown.

Powers and Abilities

Evony Fleurette Marquise is a Leanan Sídhe, a Fae seductress who inspires artists and makes them great while feeding off their genius. She can be described as an evil muse who ends up driving the artists into madness and death. She also had the ability through her feeding on others to cause their bodies to melt into a puddle or burn away.

Her personality is self absorbed and occasionally flippant with an underlying malice when she speaks. She generally sees most other Fae as being lesser than herself and is not afraid to show this. She has a manipulative personality which she uses to exploit Fae and humans alike.

She tends to abuse human artists under her employ, stealing their royalties to service her own goals. She is quick to remind anyone she views as a threat or disrespectful of her ability, and willingness to, see them suffer when they step out of line. She rules over her domain with threats and punishments with the additional threat of her underlings or herself exacting punishment upon them.

She has an ongoing dislike of Bo, whether that is a concern that she might be overthrown by her, a fear of her, or what she may represent is not clear. She has been bested by Bo at least once in their dealings, finding herself bound and under Bo's control for a time.

She holds a claim against Kenzi for her not taking the life of Nate in the Second Season of the series. At any point in the future The Morrigan may ask of Kenzi a favor and she must perform that request.

Chief among her aides was Vex, a Mesmer Fae who acted as an enforcer for her up until the end of the second season when he caused The Morrigan to be embarrassed and was then jailed by her. After Vex assisted Bo in defeating The Garuda, she did not allow Vex to return to her employ, and used him to attempt to kill Bo, Dyson, and Tamsin. Vex found his revenge at the end of the Third Season in capturing The Morrigan for Hale who was The Ash at that time.

Appearances in the Lost Girl Series

First Season

• It's a Fae, Fae, Fae, Fae World
• Faetal Justice

Second Season

• It's Better to Burn Out Than Fae Away
• Table for Fae
• Into the Dark

Third Season

• ConFaegion
• The Kenzi Scale
• Hail, Hale
• Those Who Wander

Information revealed in the series

• In Celtic folklore, leannán sí is a beautiful woman of the Aos Sí (people of the barrow or the fairy folk) who takes a human lover. Lovers of the leannán sídhe are said to live brief, though highly inspired lives. The name comes from the Gaelic words for a sweetheart, lover, or concubine and the term for a barrow or fairy-mound. The leanan sídhe is generally depicted as a beautiful muse, who offers inspiration to an artist in exchange for their love and devotion; however, this frequently results in madness for the artist, as well as premature death.
• It was teased in a series of spoilers at Comic Con 2011 that the Morrigan owns a record label and feeds off the energy of young artists which eventually kills them. This was confirmed in It's Better to Burn Out Than Fae Away, although it is more accurate to say that she is an agent for artists of all kinds as Jason, the artist in the episode, is a painter.
• The Morrigan's real name is Evony Fluerette Marquise. The Morrigan is her title only, and like The Ash, she is referred to by it normally.
• The Morrigan is owed a favour from Kenzi, collectable at any time and anything that she wants from her for sparing Nate's life.
• She is very vain, self-absorbed and has a flippant personality, but this masks a powerful Fae.
• She has the ability to sway others with her words, possibly one of her powers.
• She may, like Vex, have a fetish for BDSM.
• She generally treats those under her with contempt, seeing them as not worth her notice, many times not knowing their names or using incorrect ones.
• She is wealthy, but how much so is unclear.

External Links

• The Morrigan's page at the Lost Girl Wikia
• Evony Fleurette Marquise's page at the Lost Girl Wikia
• Emmanuelle Vaugier at Wikipedia
• Emmanuelle Vaugier at the IMDb