Markos

Markos will appear in the 17th episode of the fifth season and will serve as the next major antagonist. He is a charismatic but imposing leader from a faraway land. He's super dark, but people can't help but be drawn to him and he's worshiped by his followers. He will be a major recurring character. He is the leader of the travellers.

Name

 * Markos is a variant of Marco (Latin), Marcus (Latin) and Mark (Latin). The meaning is "dedicated to Mars".
 * Markos is the Slavic version of the name Marcus and it is common in Serbia and Croatia.

Appearances

 * Rescue Me

Trivia

 * Markos will apparently have plans for Stefan and Elena as they are both doppelgängers.
 * His origins are supernatural.
 * He is played by Raffi Barsoumian.
 * Markos is going to be the main villain of Season 5. He’s this really stoic, intimidating force of nature and definitely the leader type. What he wants is in direct conflict with what our characters what and what would make our characters happy. And so he has a “take no prisoners” sort of attitude without much of a sense of humor about it. Everyone will have their work cut out for them when he makes his debut.
 * According to Katerina Graham, Markos has been in Mystic Falls since presumably the series began under a different name.
 * The synopsis for Rescue Me confirms Markos is the leader of The Travellers, also confirming he is a Warlock presumably. This makes him the primary antagonist of the fifth season as a whole, not just the final arc.