Cecil keeps Conquest alive instead of burning the body , which is the key thing Mark objects to after the fight. Mark tells him to burn Conquest, but Cecil secretly locks him in a GDA facility under heavy steel so he can heal and be interrogated later.

What happens after conquest

  • Mark defeats Conquest and is badly injured himself.
  • Mark asks Cecil to burn Conquest’s body.
  • Cecil does not do that and instead stores Conquest underground in a secured GDA site.
  • Cecil’s reason is strategic: he wants Conquest to recover so the GDA can learn how to stop the Viltrumites.

Why it matters

This decision is why fans say Cecil betrays Mark’s trust again. The move sets up future conflict because Mark wanted Conquest gone for good, while Cecil chose to use him as an intelligence source.

If you want, I can also explain why Cecil thinks this is justified or how Mark reacts to it.