Talk:Marcellus/Paradox/@comment-43618636-20200510100407/@comment-10534118-20200510233812

The original it was Lazarus that killed Marcellus. But Alice 16th did render his body much weaker due to his leg and arm being almost disabled which is what allowed Lazarus to kill him. Was explained in a chapter 3 flashback.

My guess is the reason him still being alive hasn't fucked with any timelines is because of his "Disappearance" acting as his "Death" temporarily. Since he's hopping from Timeline to Timeline the Original Universe technically doesn't have him involved in anything. He's basically maintaining his checklist of events he inspired;

1. Meet and Knock Up Lucifina? Check.

2. Never really meet your son? Check. Except when he saved his life but that wasn't a bad thing.

3. Cut ties with Lazarus? Check. But it didn't result in his death.

4. Kill Alice 15th? Check.

Since Merlin's still alive and Lazarus never killed him that does mess with some things but the gist of it is, Marcellus not being in the Original World except for events he's required for to maintain it's flow in the timeline proper actually is a good thing. It messes with other worlds though since he's supposed to be dead but technically Alice 15th was literally Alice 16th's entire life past due on her death so he probably wanted to fix something.