So, what led to Orpheus' lifelong vendetta against Roman?
Longtime viewers may remember the tragic story that changed Orpheus' life forever.
However, they may not realize just how closely connected the two have been over the years.
John came to Salem during a time when Roman was presumed dead (viaSoaps in Depth).
He struck up a friendship with Roman’s wife Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall).
Marlena began to believe that John was her missing husband and that his face had been altered.
John began living as Roman and assumed his identity.
He and Marlena got married and he became part of the Brady family.
He changed his name to John Black and tried to move on with his life.
However, he and Marlena were still drawn to one another, which led to an affair.
Eventually, Marlena divorced Roman and she and John were married, perSoap Central.
In the late 1970s he and Roman Brady were partners when they worked for the ISA.
Milo was married to a woman named Rebecca and they shared two children together, Christian and Zoey.
After the real Roman was presumed dead and John Black had assumed his identity, Orpheus resurfaced.
At the time, he believed that John was Roman and wanted to hurt him for killing Rebecca.
Orpheus faked Marlena’s death to make John believe she was gone forever.
However, that wasn’t enough for Orpheus.
He later began to torture John with clues that Marlena may still be alive.
Eventually, Orpheus and Marlena were found and the criminal was sent to prison.
Years later, Orpheus was seen in Salem again when he met Clyde Weston in prison.
