Marquis and John Wick

In the aftermath of the High Table's feud with the New York Continental, which ended with the legendary underworld assassin John Wick being shot by Winston to save his life, the Marquis de Gramont is sent by the High Table to properly discipline Winston for his defiance. Prior to this, the Marquis also had Killa Harkan, a German mob boss, kill John's Uncle Pyotr as part of their retribution. Summoning Winston and Charon before him, the Marquis has the Continental demolished, executing Charon but sparing Winston in order to make a statement. With John having recently assassinated the Elder, the Marquis turns his attention to dealing with him. Anticipating that John would seek refuge in Japan with his trusted ally and Osaka Continental manager Koji Shimazu, the Marquis sends his forces to Osaka to search for him. The Marquis also recruited the blind assassin Caine, coercing him out of retirement by threatening to kill his daughter. The Marquis' henchmen arrive at the Osaka Continental, where a brawl ensues between the High Table forces and Shimazu's employees. John is able to escape with Shimazu's support, who is later killed by Caine; even if the Marquis was unsuccessful in killing John here, he was still content with the bloodshed caused at the Continental, as it sent a clear message. The Marquis is later approached by renowned bounty hunter Mr. Nobody, who offered information on John's whereabouts in exchange for a hefty payment of $25 million. After negotiations, the two settle on $23 million, but the Marquis then stabs Nobody's hand and demands he pulls it away as a show of loyalty. Nobody then pursues John to Berlin and reports back to the Marquis about his precise location, but the Marquis refuses to pay him unless he succeeded in killing John. After a shootout at Killa's nightclub, in which John personally kills Killa to avenge Pyotr and regain his place in the Ruska Roma family, John is able to issue a formal challenge to a duel to the Marquis now that he is officially a part of a family belonging to the High Table. After the two decide on the parameters of the duel, the Marquis appoints Caine to be his representative. However, before the duel begins, the Marquis puts a bounty of $26 million on John's head and sends waves of assassins to prevent him from reaching the dueling site before sunrise, which would result in John's defeat by default. John is nonetheless able to reach the steps of the dueling site, the Basilica of Sacré Coeur de Montmartre, only to be beaten back by the Marquis's assassins with only three minutes left to make it there. However, Caine then intervenes and helps John fight off the assassins so he can make it to the top of the church. The duel commences, a fierce gunfight with pistols. However, Caine shoots and gravely injures John. Demanding the right to administer the coup de grâce, De Gramont eagerly swaps places with Caine. However, before the Marquis can execute John, Winston distracts him and noted that John had not yet fired his pistol. John then kills the shook Marquis by shooting him in the head. John and Winston are declared the winners of the duel, and Caine is released from his service to the Marquis. Despite this, as he walks down the steps, John collapses and seemingly dies from the wounds he had sustained earlier by Caine. If John Wick really died as his tombstone at the end of the film indicates, his demise would be a bittersweet victory for both parties. On one hand, it would mean that the Marquis had the last laugh after all by ultimately succeeding in his mission to kill John Wick, even if he didn't survive long enough to witness it. On the other hand, however, it allows John to finally reunite with his beloved late wife Helen in death, earning him the peace and freedom he had been searching for. VINCENT FULL NAME Vincent Bisset de Gramont ALIAS Marquis de Gramont The Marquis OCCUPATION High-ranking member of the High Table POWERS / SKILLS Vast resources and influence Wealth Marksmanship Knife-wielding HOBBY Flaunting his wealth. Wearing expensive suits. CRIMES Organiz