Sonja that's what started the war hello everyone and welcome back to another video
we're going to be looking at one of my favorite characters from the underworld series Lucian the
first of the likens Michael Sheen plays Lucian he appears in the first movie that came out in
2003 as the antagonist but he also appeared in the 2009 film underworld rise of the likens the third
film in the series that was a prequel in this film he was one of the main protagonists Michael Sheen
has appeared in many roles and not only has he appeared as the leader of the likens but also as
the leader of the vampires in twilight I wonder what he liked better being a vampire or a lycan
Michael Sheen was actually dating Kate Beckinsale the actor who played Salene for seven years and
they had a daughter together they split up in 2002 right before the first underworld movie came out
although they split they are apparently still good friends now let's talk about
how Lucian became the first lycan and the difference between full werewolves and lichens
in the underworld series there's vampires and werewolves but it all started with the original
immortal Alexander Corvinus he was a warlord and his village in Hungary was stricken by a plague
most were killed but somehow he survived because his body was able to mutate the virus in a unique
way so he became the first immortal alexander then had three sons two of them inherited his
immortal genes eventually one was bitten by a bat and the other by a wolf and this caused
their unstable DNA to mutate further which is how vampires and werewolves were born
the first werewolf William is much larger than all other werewolves and cannot take human form
he is also much more aggressive and uncontrollable anyone he bites will also turn into the same kind
of werewolf that is incapable of human transformations and stricken with rage
a vampire elder named victor was ruler of castle Corvinus there he kept werewolves enslaved to
guard them during the day a werewolf was being kept in the dungeon and victor discovered it had a
baby and it was in human form this is Lucian born in 1207 before this werewolves were stuck in wolf
form forever but because Lucian's mother was bit while pregnant the Corvinus strain had a unique
effect on Lucian and caused him to become the first lycan this allowed him to not only transform
between human and wolf form at will but he also remained in control of himself while transformed
victor learned that if he forced a lycan to bite other humans they would be turned into this new
breed of werewolf as well we know that not many people can survive the vampire and like and curse
most will die within the first hour of being bitten so many humans were probably killed so
that victor could make his likeness slaves victor went on to breed lycans to be their
day like guardians and workforce lichens well in human form have much greater strength than a human
great for manual labor each lichen was fitted with a spiked collar so that if they tried to
transform the caller would kill them vampires are stronger than lichens that are in human form
but once they are in wolf form a vampire stands no chance almost every situation we see a vampire
go up against a lycan the lycan easily wins unless it's an elder or selene this is why it's important
to keep the lycans from taking their true form because they could easily overpower the vampires
although Lucian was a slave he was given special privileges since he was found by
victor and became almost like a stepson to him he praises Lucian multiple times
and when Lucian is caught after removing his collar he is punished with a whip
but victor tells Sonja if it were any other lycan they would be dead Lucian had quite a good job
compared to the other lycans he was basically their H.R. rep and he was also a blacksmith
it's important to remember that although victor hated werewolves he did not hate
lycans yet like he does in the first movie he saw them as a lesser but he bred them and
let them walk around his castle that was until he found out his daughter Sonja had
fallen in love with Lucian and become pregnant with the first hybrid child
over the years Sonja and Lucian had become close and eventually would secretly meet up
Andreas Tanis the vampire coven historian actually aided Sonja and Lucian in their escape
in exchange for Sonja's seat on the vampire council unfortunately victor found out before
they could escape and sentenced Lucian Sonja and their unborn child to death Sonja and her child
were killed by sunlight but Lucian managed to escape and free his liking brothers this event
changed Lucian it was the event that sparked a vampire like in war that would last centuries
when Lucian escaped he had silver in him which is supposed to stop lycans from transforming
however Lucian is the first and one of the strongest lichens and although the full moon
cannot turn an experience lichen it can force a new lichen to turn and can make it easier for
an older lichen solution's strength plus the added strength from the full moon allowed him
to break out regardless of the silver he breaks it from his chains but only makes it to the wall
but this is when he calls to all the lycans not only could Lucian call to all the other lycans
but the wild werewolves also responded to his call the same as when he saved Sonja
after escaping castle Corvinus temporarily Lucian finds a cave
and inside is where the werewolves live the ones that are stuck in wolf form
they're able to recognize Lucian as one of them and they don't attack
we don't see it but somehow he must have been able to communicate with them and ask for their help
after re-watching this it makes the first generation werewolves seem a lot more intelligent
than I first thought Lucian can also sense other lycans and werewolves which is possibly how he
found the cave because he knew when they were about to attack Selene in a caravan of people
Lucian has a battle with victor and seemingly kills him but we see him still alive not long
after falling in the water regardless the lycans and werewolves managed to kill every vampire
except the elders and Tanis the lycans took the castle for themselves and lived there for a while
until victor sent craven and a group of warriors to take it back the story craven told was that he
managed to kill Lucian but was the only one that survived and to prove he killed Lucian
he had the piece of his branded skin this story wasn't true though in reality the lycans killed
the vampires but Lucian made a deal with craven Lucian knew that victor would not stop hunting him
so instead of continue to fight he cut the brand from his arm and had craven report him as dead
craven would take the glory of killing Lucian and become the region of the old world coven
the plan was eventually Lucian with craven's help would kill the existing vampire elders
making craven their new leader he and Lucian would then make a peace treaty with lycans and vampires
not a bad idea if everything goes to plan according to the vampire history
books it also says that craven lit the great blaze that burned castle Corvinus
pretty good way to cover up the evidence that there would be no dead bodies the vampires
thought Lucian was dead so he will use this time to build the lycan numbers up and formulate a
plan to kill the vampire elders because he knew as long as they lived there would be no peace
at some point between rise of the likens and the first movie Lucian was in contact with Andreas
Tanis again tennis was exiled after the lycans took over castle Corvinus because being the coven
historian he wanted to record history the way it actually happened the victor created the lichens
and started the war unfortunately for Tanis victor didn't feel the same way so he accused Tanis of
recording malicious lies and exiled him to a monastery tennis was going to get something in
return but he still risked his life to help Lucian and Sonja escape and Lucian must have remembered
this because somehow he finds Tanis in trades with him somehow Tanis became in possession of special
UV rounds that are especially deadly to vampires they are a bullet that was apparently used by the
military as a tracer round but was instead filled with some kind of irradiated fluid that emits
UV this makes them basically burn vampires from the inside out it's possible the reason Tanis was
doing business with alexander was because Tanis was the one making the UV rounds and trading
them to alexander since we see alexander's men and the cleaners using the UV rounds
in exchange for the UV rounds Lucian gave Tanis like in bodyguards to protect a monastery
women and anything else he needed one of Lucian's most important goals is peace and the merging of
the bloodlines his hybrid child was killed which is probably why he becomes so obsessed
with trying to create a hybrid he has a likened scientist trying to mix the vampire and liken
strains together in every combination but nothing will work no one's body can handle both viruses
unless it's a direct descendant of alexander Corvinus after tracing alexander's bloodline
Lucian's plan was to use the blood of Michael Corvin a direct descendant
of alexander along with the elder Amelia's blood to turn himself into the first hybrid
it's unknown if this would have worked or not when we see the lycans in the first movie
they're living underground in the city in an area accessible by the subway tunnels
Lucian's plan to kill the elders starts off well they do succeed in killing Amelia by ambushing
her train with lycans but because victor is awakened early it throws a wrench in their plans
Lucian ends up biting Michael and this is how Selene learns about the real reason the vampire
like and war began when likens bite someone the person will experience their memories
when Lucian bit Michael he's seen Sonja get executed by sunlight
and then he told Selene unfortunately Lucian is killed at the age of approximately 800 before
he gets the chance to try and turn himself into a hybrid because craven betrays him but he does
manage to tell Selene to bite Michael saving his life and turning him into the first hybrid
so in a way Lucian did succeed in creating the first hybrid and merging the bloodlines once
Selene finds out about what victor did to his own daughter and Lucian along with him trying
to kill the man she was in love with she kills him victor sowed the seeds of his own downfall
it's interesting to think about the fact that Selene's family was only killed because Lucian
took the necklace that was the key to the first werewolf's prison which I have a video
on so what happens to Lucian and Sonja directly affected Selene making their stories intertwined
in the original movie Lucian starts out as a villain but eventually we learn his story is
more complicated we think victor is the good guy and Lucian is the evil lycan who is trying
to take over again but after we learn victor bread that enslaved him and all of his kind
killed his girlfriend and unborn child he seems pretty justified in what he did
it's important to remember that Lucian hated victor not all vampires
not even when he was a slave not to mention he fell in love with one this is his war
victors he wanted to create a hybrid to merge the bloodlines and create a peace treaty
he didn't want anyone to experience what he did which is why I think he helped Selene and Michael
a vampire and a lycan in love they would carry on his legacy
he might not have accomplished the final result himself but he set the wheels in motion
which is why Lucian is one of my favorite characters along with Selene victor Tanis
and Marcus it would have been really cool to see Selene and Lucian team up together Lucian does
appear in the second movie underworld awakening but only as a dead body on alexander's ship and
the ship is destroyed leaving no chance for him to return you can be slaves or we can be lighter
that's my video about Lucian from underworld this is still such a unique franchise and has such a
loyal fan base Michael sheen is super talented and was the perfect person to play Lucian rise of the
likens is probably my favorite underworld movie behind the original what about you guys which
underworld is your favorite don't say blood wars if there's any other series you think I should
cover let me know I'm currently working on a video about vampire the masquerade but I've also been
thinking about either the order or being human if you enjoyed leave a like and if you haven't maybe
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