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Paul Karros was an Immortal born in Andrianopoulos, Thrace in the year 115 BC.
History[]
At some point in his life, Karros was sold into slavery by the Romans. He was purchased and taken to a gladiator school (possibly in Capua) where he was trained to become a gladiator. Around the year 73 BC, Karros died fighting in one of the gladiatorial games and became Immortal. After a while, Karros met fellow Thracian, Spartacus, and joined him when he started a slave rebellion against Rome.
Inspired by Spartacus, Karros became a warrior for the oppressed. For over 2,000 years, he has fought in many rebellions against many oppressors be it the Russians, the Mongols, the Turks and the Nazis during the second World War.
However, his effort to live up to Spartacus led to his nature becoming corrupted. He began to back causes that were not right and to avoid peace when opportunities for it presented themselves. While not being “Evil” in the overt sense, he was “Wrong” in exploiting conflicts that were likely to happen anyway and exacerbate them. It was also unfair, as he essentially asked mortals to die while knowing that he would not.
Fall[]
Karros, in 1867
In 1867, during the Mexican Revolution, Karros became suspicious of one of the peasant fighters who seemed to be spying on him. He tortured the man to death in an effort to learn his secrets but Watcher, Roberto Chavez died without revealing the existence of the secret society.
Karros first met Duncan MacLeod during the battle. Karros reminisced on Spartacus, who he joined when Spartacus started a slave rebellion against Rome. Though Duncan had pointed out that while Spartacus led ninety thousand rebels, they all were killed, which Karros dismissed as them dying free.
When Duncan learned Maximilian was retreating when they killed some of the Emperor's private guards, this let him know the battle was won, but Karros insisted to take the capital on their own. Afterward, he sentenced enemy combatants to execution by firing squad despite the war being over.
While Duncan agreed with the war itself, he did not agree with Karros continuing it longer than necessary and he returned to America.
By the mid 1980s he was in Africa fighting among guerrilla forces. By the early 1990s, the conflict in the Balkans erupted and Karros joined in the fight against the Serbs. Unfortunately, Pyrrhic victories seemed to be his favorite kind.
Conspiracy[]
Karros in 1994
In 1994, Karros and his assistant Mara Leonin arrived in the United States along with a peace negotiator named Father Stefan, to try and drum up support to stop the conflict. There was an assassination attempt on the priest which was foiled by Duncan MacLeod.
Karros later met with MacLeod, whom he first met in 1867 during the Mexican Revolution. Although Duncan came to believe that Karros exhorted his followers to fight for reasons other than those in their best interests, he still greeted Karros as a friend. But soon Duncan came to learn that Karros was behind the assassination plot and was willing to do anything to sabotage the peace negotiations, his goal was the battle, not the victory.
Karros fights Duncan
When Mara also discovered Karros' treachery, she threatened to expose him. Karros responded by trying to kill her but failed. Duncan later met Karros at the docks, Paul attempted to convince Duncan to join his cause, but in the end faced the challenge. Despite the shock on Karros's face, Duncan took his head and Quickening.
As Mara left to go back to the Balkans, MacLeod's friend, Charlie DeSalvo decided to go with her.
Fighting Style[]
Karros' weapon was a Roman Spatha longsword.
Trivia[]
- The Watcher's Chronicles CD-ROM revealed Karros' torture and killing of Roberto Chavez.