Virgil

Virgil
First Appearance Last Appearance The Ceremony What Happened?
Character information
Age	unknown
Portrayed by	Joe Rubin
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Virgil is one of the Hymn of One's Watchers. He was present at the fake Ceremony, but given that this was his only appearance in Bree's times, one can assume he wasn't assigned to protect Bree. He is, however, the primary Watcher concerned with Emma's well-being, frequently seen fighting whomever he considers the greatest danger to her at the moment.

Virgil is notable for the special relationship he has to Jonas and the TAAG: In the woods, he revealed to Jonas LaRezisto's true identity, what was going on behind the scenes, and what a horrible mistake Jonas had made in trusting Claire. He also spared the TAAG's life and fought LaRezisto by their side. Suprisingly enough Virgil allowed Emma leave with TAAG, even though he was clearly in control of the situation. On the other hand, he was seen threatening and hunting the gang multiple times.

Given that Watchers are assigned to protect the Ceremony Girl at all costs, it is likely Virgil realized that the TAAG has no intention to harm Emma, and will, in fact, do everything to protect her. So he uses them as additional protection for his charge, instead of artifically endangering her by fighting people who want to protect her just as much as he does. It will have to be seen whether this leads to moral conflict later on, or if his loyalty is undivided and he'll dispose of the TAAG as soon as his assignment requires it.

Background

Virgil first appeared at the Fake Ceremony, but only in the distance, without being specially noted. His first real encounter with the TAAG was when Jonas and Sarah were staking out Carl and Sonia, quickly followed by them running like hell. The next time they saw him basically played out the same way, with the TAAG trying to stalk the Ceremony Baby, being discovered by Virgil, and then being chased by him. Virgil seemed to have met his maker after Claire shot him in the woods when Jonas brought Emma to her, but he returned as soon as Claire was gone (with Emma), very upset about what Jonas had done. He explained to Jonas how he had been set up, and that LaRezisto and Claire were even worse than the Order, leading to Jonas trying to get Emma back. Although at first it seemed like Virgil was the enemy once more, with him chasing the TAAG through the streets again, in the end it was he who saved their lives and let them all go to safety.

See also

• Watchers
• Theories about Virgil and other Watchers