10 Movie Characters That Sequels Totally Forgot

10. Michael Corvin - Underworld: Awakening

In the realm of Underworld's early 2000s gothy reimagining of Romeo And Juliet against the backdrop of an endless vampires versus werewolves war, Michael Corvin was the Juliet.

Kate Beckinsale's Selene may have been the star of Underworld, but Scott Speedman's Corvin was the one that drove the plot. The first movie was all about Corvin being pursued by both factions and the reveal that his DNA allows him to become a vampire-werewolf hybrid, not to mention prompting Selene's turn from cold-hearted killer to heroic saviour.

Corvin remained at the heart of the sequel, Underworld: Evolution, in which Selene went into hiding and on the run with him and found out about how he was descended from the father of all vamps and lycans. Even seeming death couldn't stop him playing a major role in the final battle.

After being a key player in the first two parts of the series, though, Underworld kind of forgot about Michael. After a largely unrelated prequel for the third film, Beckinsale returned to star as Selene in Underworld: Awakening. Here, however, Corvin's role was reduced to a brief flashback (Speedman only appearing via archive footage) and the sight of him cryogenically frozen.

He died (again) off screen between then and the fifth and final movie, an ignominious end for what was once a lead role.