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== Main Characters ==
=== Merlin ([[Colin Morgan]]) ===
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The titular character, Merlin must protect
* [[Adorkable]]
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* [[Badass Nickname]]: In a sense, "Emrys". The Druids hold this name in reverence, and it strikes fear into Morgana's heart every time she hears it.
** It's [[The Merlin Trilogy|not]] really a nickname.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Endanger any of his loved
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]
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* [[The Masquerade]]
* [[Morality Tropes]]:
** [[I Did What I Had to Do]]/[[Kill the Ones You Love]]/[[Shoot the Dog]]: Merlin poisons
*** It's actually lampshaded in a hilarious [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4Ik_sSRo58&feature=related commentary in Series 2 Episode 12] between Colin and Katie discussing Merlin's eventual decision to kill Morgana, with Colin trying to defeat himself.
{{quote|'''Katie McGrath:''' You do everything to not kill anyone else. The Dragon says kill [Morgana], and you're like "all right."
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=== {{spoiler|King}} Arthur Pendragon (Bradley James) ===
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* [[With Friends Like These...]]: Merlin.
=== Lady Morgana {{spoiler|Pendragon}} ([[Katie McGrath]]) ===
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* [[You Are What You Hate]]: As several characters point out to her in Series 4, Morgana has become just like Uther.
=== {{spoiler|Queen}} Guinevere [Gwen] {{spoiler|Pendragon}} ([[Angel Coulby]]) ===
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<small>'''Merlin''': "You have such a good heart, Gwen. Don't ever lose that."</small>
* [[Adorkable]]: More so in Series 1, but she does retain a bit of it when it comes to denying or hiding her feelings for Arthur.
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* [[Damsel in Distress]]: A couple of times, but [[Memetic Mutation|not nearly as often as you'd think]]. It's probably because the (very few) Gwen-centric episodes ''do'' [[Never Live It Down|involve her in considerable distress]].
* [[Dogged Nice Girl]]/[[Unrequited Love]]: Towards Merlin in Series 1.
* [[Dude Magnet]]: [[Zig-Zagging Trope]]. This is something of a [[Memetic Mutation]] due to her reputation in the source material. In this version, [[Foregone Conclusion|Arthur and Lancelot]] have fallen in love with her, and Gwaine and Helios have shown brief interest (however, both are characterized as being womanizers; in their case, it's not so much that Gwen is special so much that Gwen is ''there''). The trope was [[Subverted]] with Merlin, who shows [[Oblivious to Love|no romantic interest in her at all]], despite her obvious crush. If you're keeping track at home, ''Arthur'' has been romantically linked with more women than Gwen has with other men.
* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]]: Her hair goes from practical buns to long, loose curls as she rises in status.
* [[Fan Service Pack]]: [http://oi39.tinypic.com/2lwm890.jpg See for yourself]...
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* [[Like Brother and Sister]]/[[Platonic Life Partners]]: Gwen eventually becomes this with Merlin in Series 2.
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: In the first series, she (understandably) only had two outfits.
* [[Love Hurts]]: The poor girl never catches a
* [[Love Triangle]]: At the centre of the most famous one of all.
* [[Mama Bear]]: It turns out that messing with [[Platonic Life Partners|Merlin]] will turn the [[Beware the Nice Ones|usually mild mannered]] Gwen into one of these. '''GET AWAY FROM HIM!!!'''
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* [[Your Cheating Heart]]: {{spoiler|[[Averted]], despite the legendary expectations. She's faithful to Arthur, and [[Kissing Under the Influence|kisses Lancelot only when under a spell]]}}.
=== Uther Pendragon (Anthony Head) ===
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* [[Hypocrite]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass Has a Point]]: His extremist stance toward magic would be considerably less understandable if not for the fact that nearly ''every'' magic-user in the series who isn't named Merlin turns out to be
** Unfortunate [[Fridge Logic]] implies that the crazy villains were the only ones to survive his great purge, thanks to their paranoia and justified fear of the king. The less dangerous magic users wouldn't have expected for a just king to slaughter them all.
** Or that they were [[Driven to Villainy]].
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** But only sometimes to his face.
=== Gaius (Richard Wilson) ===
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== Characters Introduced in Series 1 ==
=== Nimueh (Michelle Ryan) ===
<small>"I have watched so many people I love die at your hands, Uther Pendragon. Now it is your turn."</small>
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* [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]]: Series 1 Episode 4.
=== Mordred (Asa Butterfield) ===
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<small>"My name is Mordred."</small>
▲[[File:250px-Mordred1_7568.jpg|frame]]
Mordred is a young Druid boy who Morgana grows instantly attached to. According to the Great Dragon, Mordred will one day kill Arthur. Merlin's desire to help Mordred becomes heavily strained because of this. Also, another prophecy states that {{spoiler|Mordred and Morgana will be united in evil}}.
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* [[Rule of Three]]: Has appeared three times in the first two seasons.
* [[The Runaway]]
* [[Schiff One-Liner]]/[[Wham! Line]]: Series 1 Episode 8 when he reveals his
* [[The Sociopath]]: A budding example.
* [[Sonic Scream]]
* [[Start of Darkness]]: In Series 2 Episode 3, Mordred is forced to kill some soldiers in self-defense, but shows absolutely no remorse.
* [[Telepathy]]: Has contacted several
* [[This Is Unforgivable!]]: When Merlin attempts to prevent Mordred from escaping the Camelot knights in Series 2 Episode 11, Mordred ends up killing the knights and warning Merlin telepathically that he will not forgive Merlin nor will he forget this betrayal.
* [[The Voiceless]]: Played straight in Series 1 Episode 8, where Morgana start to wonder if he's too afraid to speak or he can't. In later episodes Mordred is more verbal, but still seems to prefer telepathy over voice.
=== Lancelot (Santiago Cabrera) ===
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* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With Gwen.
=== The Great Dragon: Kilgharrah (John Hurt) ===
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== Characters Introduced in Series 2 ==
=== Sir Leon (Rupert Young) ===
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* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Which cemented his position as a major cast member.
=== Morgause (Emilia Fox) ===
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* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]
=== Igraine (Alice Patten) ===
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* [[Woman in White]]
=== Freya (Laura Donnelly) ===
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== Characters Introduced in Series 3 ==
=== Cenred (Tom Ellis) ===
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* {{spoiler|[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]}}
=== Gwaine (Eoin Macken) ===
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* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: Throughout Series 3, before becoming a regular in Series 4.
* [[Hidden Depths]]
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: Refuses to expose his identity as the son of a knight out of his resentment towards
* [[King Incognito]]: Gwaine isn't royalty, but secretly comes from a noble family, seeing as his father was a knight.
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: A minor example. His friendship with Merlin seems to be wearing down his cynicism.
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* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]
=== Elyan (Adetomiwa Edun) ===
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* [[Shipper on Deck]]: At the very least, he certainly isn't ''opposed'' to his sister dating the Prince of Camelot, judging by the smile on his face when they kiss at the end of "The Coming of Arthur".
=== Percival (Tom Hopper) ===
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* [[Badass Normal]]: Bordering on [[Super Strength]].
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: With Lancelot.
* [[
* [[Eleventh-Hour Ranger]]
* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]: Bradley James has freely admitted to having a man-crush on Tom Hopper.
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* [[Last-Episode New Character]]
* [[One Head Taller]]: He towers over the rest of the characters.
* [[
* [[The Quiet One]]
* [[Sleeves Are for Wimps]]: He's got them in the featured picture, but most of the time his armour is sleeveless, the better to show off Tom Hopper's rather extraordinary biceps.
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== Characters Introduced in Series 4 ==
=== Agravaine ([[Nathaniel Parker]]) ===
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* [[Xanatos Speed Chess]]: Especially throughout Series 4 Episode 6.
=== Aithusa ===
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* [[There Is Another]]: His birth means that Kilgarrah is no longer [[The Last of His Kind]].
=== Helios (Terence Maynard) ===
A womanizing warlord that Morgana enlists in her crusade against Camelot and whose army attacks it at the end of Series 4.
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* [[Scary Black Man]]
=== Tristan and Isolde (Ben Daniels and Miranda Raison) ===
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* [[Beta Couple]]: They serve as the catalyst for getting Arthur and Gwen back together.
* [[Blue Eyes]]: Both of them.
* [[Cheshire Cat Grin
* [[The Cynic]]: Tristan
* [[Eleventh-Hour Ranger|Eleventh Hour Rangers]]
* [[Expy]]: According to writer Julian Jones, they are based on ''[[Mr. and Mrs. Smith]]''.
* [[Lovable Rogue
* [[
* [[Tristan and Iseult]]: [[In Name Only]].
* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]: Comparatively speaking.
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