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| **Mark Scout** {{marks_desk.jpg?800|Adam Scott as Mark Scout (Credit: Atsushi Nishijima) }} ||
^ Also Known As    | Mark S., [[good_news_about_hell_transcript#section004553128|Milady]] |
^ Portrayed By     | [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004395|Adam Scott]] |
^ Occupation       | Macrodata Refinement Chief at Lumon Industries |
^ Status           | Severed, Alive |
^ First Appearance | [[Good News About Hell]] |
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====== Mark Scout ======

**Mark Scout** (born April 3, 1978) is a former college professor of history, specializing in World War I, at the university in [[Ganz, PE|Ganz]]. He now works at [[Lumon Industries]], first as a Senior [[Macrodata Refinement|Macrodata Refiner]] and then as Macrodata Refinement Chief following a promotion after his coworker [[peter_kilmer|Petey]] leaves. Mark has worked at Lumon for about two years,((Season 1, Episode 1, [[Good News About Hell]] ([[good_news_about_hell_transcript#section004039189|40:39]]) )) since just after his wife [[Gemma]] presumably died in a car accident.

His employee number is 4502,((Season 1, Episode 2, [[Half Loop]] ([[half_loop_transcript#section003233120|32:33]]) )) although his employee code on his ID badge reads 08-927.((Season 1, Episode 5, [[The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design]] (6:36) )) Due to his severed status, Mark is not sure what he does at Lumon but believes he is a type of corporate historian, working in the archives division.((Season 1, Episode 2, [[Half Loop]] ([[half_loop_transcript#section002504046|25:04]]) ))

He lives alone in a house in [[Baird Creek Manor]] that is subsidized by the company. His neighbor is [[Harmony Cobel|Mrs. Selvig]].

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===== Biography =====

Before working at Lumon, Mark was a history professor at [[Ganz College]] whose specialty was World War I, also known as //The Great War//.

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{{mark_gemma_wedding.jpg?400|Mark and Gemma’s wedding photo}}
Mark and Gemma’s wedding photo((Season 1, Episode 9, [[The We We Are]] (37:29) ))
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Mark’s wife, Gemma, was apparently killed in a car accident. Following that tragedy, Mark quit teaching and took a job on the [[Severed Floor]] of Lumon to blot out his grief, if only for a portion of the day. At night when he is alone, he drinks alcohol until he passes out.

Mark has one sibling, a younger sister named [[devon_scout-hale|Devon]], who is married to [[Ricken Hale]]. His relationship with Devon is very close. Ricken says Mark and Devon’s father was “a misdiagnosed alcoholic,”((Season 1, Episode 1, [[Good News About Hell]] ([[good_news_about_hell_transcript#section003926408|39:26]]) )) with his use of the past tense suggesting their father—whose name is not mentioned—may be deceased.

Over the course of the first season, Mark’s [[Innies and Outies|Innie and Outie]] both grow more distrustful of Lumon Industries, and Mark’s Outie even begins to think of quitting. In [[Defiant Jazz]], it is revealed that it was [[reghabi]] who performed the [[Severance Procedure]] on Mark and inserted the chip inside his brain. According to her, she is the only person who can deactivate the chip.((Season 1, Episode 7, [[Defiant Jazz]] ([[defiant_jazz_transcript#section000133594|1:33]]) )) Whether or not Mark will undergo [[Reintegration]] is unknown at this point.

===== Trivia =====

  * According to Mark’s driver’s license, he was born on April 3, 1978, and his license will expire or was issued on April 24, 2020. He is believed to be in his forties, as also mentioned by the actor, Adam Scott.((Davidson, Denton (May 27, 2022). [[https://youtu.be/3w61x-SGS1E?t=372|“Adam Scott on obsession with ‘The Twilight Zone’ leading to ‘Severance.’”]] //Gold Derby//.)) Also, from his driver’s license, he weighs 165 lbs((Season 1, Episode 3, [[In Perpetuity]] (11:49) )) and his natural hair is brown.((Season 1, Episode 1, [[Good News About Hell]] (33:57) ))
  * Mark’s Outie is seen wearing a Vostok Komandirskie 341307 watch.((Season 1, Episode 1, [[Good News About Hell]] (6:00) ))((Milton, Danny; Pennington, Cole (March 2, 2022). [[https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/lets-talk-about-those-watches-in-severance|“Let’s Talk About Those Watches in ‘Severance.’”]] //HODINKEE//.)) The word “komandirskie” in Russian translates to commander. Given that his wife taught Russian literature at Ganz College,((Season 1, Episode 1, [[Good News About Hell]] ([[good_news_about_hell_transcript#section004028929|40:28]]) )) it is quite likely the watch came from her. Mark wears his watches on his right hand.
  * As shown in the first episode, Mark spends six minutes traversing the hallways of the Severed Floor to get to his department, from 9:04 to 9:10. On screen, however, the walk only takes one minute and thirty-five seconds.
  * The character is named after Mark Erickson, the father of //[[Severance (TV show)|Severance]]// creator Dan Erickson.((Hayley Erickson Goelzer, [[https://twitter.com/HayleyGoelzer/status/1524236779137630210|Twitter]] (May 11, 2022) ))
  * He is currently working on showing [[kind_eyes|kind eyes]].

===== Quotes & Dialogue =====

>The work is mysterious and important. <WRAP attribution>Season 1, Episode 4, [[The You You Are]] ([[the_you_you_are_transcript#section001646424|16:46]])</WRAP>

> **Ms. Casey**: Why do you care what happens to me? \\ **Mark**: Because we’re people, not parts of people. Even with what little they gave us, these are our lives. No one gets to just turn you off. <WRAP attribution>Season 1, Episode 8, [[What’s for Dinner?]] ([[what_s_for_dinner_transcript#section001416024|14:16]])</WRAP>

===== Gallery =====

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{{marks_locker_room.jpg?1200x800|Mark swaps out his watch before heading to the elevator}} \\ Mark swaps out his watch before heading to the elevator
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{{marks_id_and_license.png?1200x800|Mark’s ID badge and driver’s license}} \\ Mark’s ID badge and driver’s license
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{{marks_watch.jpg?1200x800|Mark’s Outie checking his watch}} \\ Mark’s Outie checking his watch
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===== Appearances =====

==== Season 1 ====

<html><ol class="manually-numbered">
  <li value="1"></html>[[Good News About Hell]]<html></li>
  <li value="2"></html>[[Half Loop]]<html></li>
  <li value="3"></html>[[In Perpetuity]]<html></li>
  <li value="4"></html>[[The You You Are]]<html></li>
  <li value="5"></html>[[The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design]]<html></li>
  <li value="6"></html>[[Hide and Seek]]<html></li>
  <li value="7"></html>[[Defiant Jazz]]<html></li>
  <li value="8"></html>[[What’s for Dinner?]]<html></li>
  <li value="9"></html>[[The We We Are]]<html></li>
</ol></html>

===== See Also =====

  * [[List of characters]]

{{tag>Characters Lumon_Industries_Employees Mark’s_Family}}