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Encyclopedia > Michael Corvin
Michael Corvin while in human form

Michael Corvin is a fictional character from the Underworld films, portrayed by Scott Speedman; he is the first Hybrid from the mythos and one of two protagonists in the films. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Underworld is a 2003 action-horror film about the secret history of vampire and werewolves, where the latter are referred to as Lycan as an abbreviated form of lycanthrope. ... Actor Scott Speedman in Underworld: Evolution Scott Speedman (born September 1, 1975) is an English-born Canadian actor. ... Hybrids are a fictional specie of creatures from the Underworld movie series. ... A protagonist is the main figure of a piece of literature or drama and has the main part or role. ...

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Background

Michael Corvin is a mortal descendant of Alexander Corvinus. Michael's grandparents emigrated from Hungary to the United States after World War II. Michael was briefly married to a woman named Samantha; however, she was killed in a horrific car accident. During the accident, another car swerved into the vehicle Michael was driving, along with Samantha in the passenger side, forcing them into oncoming traffic. Michael was knocked unconscious. When he eventually regained consciousness, Samantha was pinned by the engine of the car, which had been pushed to the front seat. Samantha was in shock, not fully realizing the situation she was in, and only asked if Michael was all right. She died approximately two minutes before an ambulance arrived. Michael moved to Hungary after gaining his medical degree and immersed himself fully into an internship at a hospital. He chose Hungary to live as he had fond memories of visiting the country in the summer with his grandfather when he was a child. Michael wanted to forget and move on from his past, which at the time seemed to be a good idea. Alexander Corvinus Alexander Corvinus is a fictional character from the film Underworld: Evolution. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... A medical intern, in the context of medical education in the United States, is a historical term for a physician in training who has completed medical school, passed step two of the USMLE or COMLEX-USA, and is undergoing his or her first year of post-graduate training (PGY1). ...


Underworld

During the events of Underworld, Michael is caught in the middle of a shootout between vampire Death Dealers and Lycans one night on his way to work. Unknown to him, Michael had been targeted by the Lycans for a hybrid experiment, as his blood might have held a rare genetic trait needed by the group. The goal was to retrieve a blood sample to test, but due to the interference of the Death Dealers, Michael escaped for the time being. Underworld is a 2003 action-horror film about the secret history of vampire and werewolves, where the latter are referred to as Lycan as an abbreviated form of lycanthrope. ... // A shootout is a gun battle between armed groups or opposing factions. ... Vampires are fictional characters in Underworld and Underworld: Evolution. ... An armored original Death Dealer A Death Dealer is a vampire warrior dedicated to fighting lycans (werewolves) in the Underworld mythos. ... . A First-generation lycan shown in Underworld: Evolution Lycan is the name of a factual race in the movie Underworld and its sequels, directed and co-written by Len Wiseman. ...

Michael, in Hybrid form.

Afterwards, Michael was ambushed by lycans at his apartment. He was rescued by Selene, a Death Dealer, and despite her efforts, he was bitten by the Lycan leader Lucian. Lucian's aim was to retrieve a blood sample as the previous attack on Michael had not been successful in acquiring a sample. Lucian's bite transmitted the Lycan virus, thus infecting Michael and setting him on the path to become a Lycan. Lucian's bite was also a sure way to keep Michael on their side and to discourage the vampires from running tests on him. Image File history File links Michaelcorvin. ... Image File history File links Michaelcorvin. ... Beckinsale portrays Selene Selene is a fictional character from Underworld and Underworld: Evolution. ... Sheen portrays Lucian in Underworld Lucian is a fictional character and second-generation Lycan, the leader of the Lycan horde in the movie Underworld. ... . A First-generation lycan shown in Underworld: Evolution Lycan is the name of a factual race in the movie Underworld and its sequels, directed and co-written by Len Wiseman. ...


The Lycans tested the blood sample acquired by Lucian, and were then able to establish that Michael was indeed the carrier of the rare immortal gene passed down by Alexander Corvinus. Discovering this, the Lycans made it their main objective to capture Michael. This was proven to be more difficult than the Lycans had originally thought. During an escape attempt, Selene was severely wounded and passed out at the driver's wheel due to a significant loss of blood. The car plunged off a dock and into a river. When they finally got out of the sinking car, Michael bandaged her wounds and performed CPR. After resting for a part of the night, Selene regained consciousness. Going against the rules of Selene's coven, Michael was kept hidden in the coven's manor house for protection. Upon waking, Michael found himself confronted by Erika, another vampire from Selene's coven, snarling at him - Erika had discovered that Michael was bitten by a Lycan. Startled, Michael quickly escaped from the manor and headed back to the hospital he interned at to treat his wounds. When at the hospital, he shared the events that occurred with a co-worker who shortly afterward proved to be untrustworthy, relating Michael's tale to two men who seemed to be police. Upon seeing the two "officers", Corvin acted quickly and escaped the hospital, running back to the manor to find Selene. She drove him to one of the secret Lycan interrogation buildings and explained to him the full implications of his situation. Alexander Corvinus Alexander Corvinus is a fictional character from the film Underworld: Evolution. ... For other meanings of CPR, see CPR (disambiguation). ... Coven or covan was originally a late medieval Scots word (c1500) meaning a gathering of any kind, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. ...


The pair were quickly discovered and, while Selene became engaged in battle, the two Lycan agents who had posed as police officers at the hospital manage to subdue and kidnap Michael. However, on the way, he began to change into Lycan form due to exposure to the full moon, but the Lycans injected him with an enzyme to stop the transformation. Composite image of the Moon as taken by the Galileo spacecraft on 7 December 1992. ... Ribbon diagram of the enzyme TIM, surrounded by the space-filling model of the protein. ...


Michael was taken to Lucian where he met the Lycan leader for the second time and was finally made to understand the war from Lucian's point of view. When Lucian had bitten him, Lucian's memories had been passed on to Michael, causing Michael to see what had motivated Lucian in the war.


Soon afterward, Death Dealers invaded the lair. In the commotion, Michael was shot with a lethal amount of silver nitrate bullets by Selene's jealous suitor, Kraven. Due to his Lycan physiology, the silver nitrate would have killed him, but on the advice of Lucian, Selene bit Michael. She had transmitted the vampire virus to his bloodstream, and thus Michael became the first Hybrid. Viktor, who condemned his daughter to death just to prevent such an occurrence, fought Michael. Michael initially gained the upper hand, as the Elder was thoroughly unprepared for his physical strength. But despite being more powerful, Michael did not have Viktor's centuries of combat experience, and the vampire soon turned the tables on him. Viktor almost killed him, but was stopped when Selene interfered. She took Viktor's sword, slicing his head in half and thus killing him. R-phrases , S-phrases , , , , Flash point non-flammable Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ... Brolly portrays Kraven in Underworld and Underworld: Evolution Kraven is a fictional character from the movies Underworld and Underworld: Evolution. ... Hybrids are a fictional specie of creatures from the Underworld movie series. ... Viktor is one of the Vampire Elders in the Underworld mythos, portrayed by Bill Nighy. ...


Evolution

After Viktor's assassination, Selene and Michael went on the run from both Lycan and Vampire alike. Michael learned to transform at will and soon began to understand the power he had been given, yet refused to submit to the immortal need to drink blood for sustenance. His unwillingness to drink blood caused him to poison himself by attempting to eat mortal food. It didn't work and he vomited the food. Meanwhile, he was featured on TV as a missing person. Two policemen seeing this opened fire at Michael. He was severely injured, but was saved by Selene's blood. After that, the duo confronted the last Vampire Elder, Marcus Corvinus, narrowly managing to escape him. This article is about living for infinite period of time. ... Marcus Corvinus in the year 1202 Marcus Corvinus is the first Vampire in the Underworld mythos. ...


After their escape, Selene and Michael met with Andreas Tanis, the Official Historian of the Covens, during which Michael put fear into the cowardly vampire. Afterwards, they then traveled to the Sancta Helena, a cargo ship where Michael met his distant ancestor, Alexander Corvinus. Marcus' sudden intrusion and the subsequent battle caused Michael to be impaled and apparently killed on a steel beam beneath a nearby dock. Andreas Tanis in exile Andreas Tanis is a character in the 2006 movie Underworld: Evolution. ... Alexander Corvinus Alexander Corvinus is a fictional character from the film Underworld: Evolution. ...


Selene went on to battle both William and Marcus alone. However, Michael's healing powers, much stronger than those of either Vampire or Lycan, allowed him to fully recover from his injuries. Michael descended to save Selene and engaged in a battle with William. William, though still extremely powerful, was weakened from eight centuries without feeding and Michael overpowered the immortal and emerged the victor, literally tearing William's head apart with his bare hands. After the defeat of William and Marcus, the sun began to rise in the distance. It is at this point that they notice that Selene could withstand the sunlight, opening up numerous possibilities of what was to come in the future... William Corvinus is the first and only Lycan Elder in the Underworld mythos. ...


See also

Corvinus Strain is a term coined by the fictional Lycan scientist, Singe, from the Underworld movie series in reference to a genetic anomaly that is a key factor in the movies plots. ... Hybrids are a fictional species of creatures from Underworld and its sequel Underworld: Evolution. ...

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