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* [[Heroic Bastard]]: His parents never married.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Arthur. Though the [[Yaoi Fangirl|fangirls]] tend to disagree...
* [[Instant Expert]]: At casting certain spells. Some can be slightly more difficult though.▼
* [[I Have Many Names]]: Emrys, among others, according to Mordred and the Great Dragon. Somewhat [[Inverted Trope|inverted]] as Merlin himself is unaware of most of them.
** He has also given himself a name for his [[Secret Identity]] as an old man: "Dragoon"
* [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]]: Merlin tries this on {{spoiler|Morgana}} in 3x02. {{spoiler|It doesn't work.}}
▲* [[Instant Expert]]: At casting certain spells. Some can be slightly more difficult though.
* [[Last of His Kind]]: Merlin's father is revealed to be the Last of the Dragon-Lords, Mages who posessed the ability to command and bend Dragons to their will. Upon his father's death, Merlin inherited the gift and the responsibility of being the Last Dragon-Lord.
* [[Love Hurts]]: His relationship with Freya, [[The Gwen Stacy]].
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The prince of Camelot, Arthur starts out as a [[Jerkass]] but ends up developing a [[Hidden Heart of Gold]] thanks to his gradual strong friendship with Merlin, Morgana's guidance, and his inevitable and budding romance with Gwen.
* [[24-Hour Armor]]: It's not very consistent, but sometimes he can wear his armour at the oddest times, including to banquets and other casual celebrations.▼
* [[Anchored Ship]]: Arthur and Gwen. Since Season 2, although both know of their mutual feelings for each other, they've refused to upgrade their relationship because of, among other things, their different social classes.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type III
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* [[The Chosen One]]
* [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]]
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]▼
* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]
* [[Flaw Exploitation]]: It didn't take long for Morgana to pick up on Arthur's love for Guinevere and use it to her own advantage on at least two separate occasions.
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'''Morgana:''' And killing things mends a broken heart?
'''Arthur:''' [[Rule of Funny|No, but it's good fun.]] }}
* [[Master of Delusion]]: He ''still'' doesn't suspect Merlin of magic. Not even a little bit.▼
* [[Marry for Love]]: He's determined to do this, and even manages to make it sound like a politically sensible idea: "I'll be a much better king for the strength and support of a woman I love."
▲* [[Master of Delusion]]: He ''still'' doesn't suspect Merlin of magic. Not even a little bit.
* [[Master Swordsman]]
* [[Missing Mom]]. She's long dead... and it's Uther's fault.
▲* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
* [[Muggle Best Friend]]: To Merlin.
* [[Murder the Hypotenuse]]: Arthur's first reaction when he sees {{spoiler|Lancelot kissing Guinevere}}.
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* [[Submissive Badass]]: To Guinevere. Though she's half his size, there's a definite theme of Gwen being the more dominant one whenever they get physical (tackling him in ''The Curse of Cornelius Sigan,'' pushing him into a tent pole to kiss him in ''Sweet Dreams'' and topping during their makeout session in ''Queen of Hearts'').
* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: He maintains a stoic demeanour when in front of his father, the court and his knights, but relaxes considerably when he's alone with Merlin, and is quite the big softie when it comes to Guinevere.
▲* [[24-Hour Armor]]: It's not very consistent, but sometimes he can wear his armour at the oddest times, including to banquets and other casual celebrations.
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Morgana.
* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: With Gwen.
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In Season 3, {{spoiler|Morgana has been recovered and returned to Camelot, but she is firmly set on the [[Dark Side]], pretending to be the "loving ward" while she secretly plots with Morgause for the downfall of Uther and Camelot.}}
* [[Action Girl]]/
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Seems particularly interested and intrigued by Alvarr in 2x11.▼
* [[Antagonistic Offspring]]: To Uther.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Pre-[[Moral Event Horizon]].
▲* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Seems particularly interested and intrigued by Alvarr in 2x11.
* [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]]: With Arthur, although the specifics of this trope don't apply due to their mostly [[Like Brother and Sister|siblingly]] relationship.
* [[Badass Princess]]
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* [[Bad Dreams]]
* [[Big Bad]]: Season 4 onwards.
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* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: In the first episode of Season 3 alone, Morgana's killed a knight, plotted with Morgause for the downfall of Uther and Camelot, while making numerous Psychotic Smirks to pretty much let us know she's way into [[The Dark Side]].▼
* [[Big No]]: In 3x13, after {{spoiler|Morgause is gravely injured}}; she literally brings the roof down.
▲* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: In the first episode of Season 3 alone, Morgana's killed a knight, plotted with Morgause for the downfall of Uther and Camelot, while making numerous Psychotic Smirks to pretty much let us know she's way into [[The Dark Side]].
* [[Bond Villain Stupidity]]: Where do we even start?
* [[Bratty Teenage Daughter]]: Practically an [[Inversion]]. She could be quite bratty in the first series (understandably so, given her status) when she was merely Uther's ward, but by the time her true parentage is revealed, she had moved from "bratty" to "homocidal".
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* [[Broken Bird]]: Morgana's resentment towards Uther's hatred for magic and those who use magic led to her [[Face Heel Turn]], so much that Merlin sympathizes with her in 3x02 and even tries to pull a [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]].
* [[Cain and Abel]]: Now that she's trying to kill Arthur. Even after learning that he's her brother. It's a far fall from when she actively ''defended'' him in 1x07.
* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]: [[Averted]]; she is always known as Lady Morgana and apparently has not been awarded the title of Princess, even though she has been Uther's ward since early childhood {{spoiler|and is secretly his daughter.}}▼
* [[The Caligula]]: Her short stints as Queen of Camelot didn't seem to involve anything except demanding that the people accept her as their ruler, killing them when they refused, and burning their crops just to drive the point home.
* [[Clasp Your Hands If You Deceive]]: A couple of times in series three.
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* [[Driven by Envy]]: This seems to be the source of her newfound hatred toward Guinevere, considering that her former serving maid is destined to be Queen of Camelot - a position that Morgana believes is ''hers''.
* [[Et Tu, Brute?]]: She ''did not'' take Merlin's betrayal or Uther {{spoiler|not publicly recognizing her as his biological daughter}} well...
▲* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]: [[Averted]]; she is always known as Lady Morgana and apparently has not been awarded the title of Princess, even though she has been Uther's ward since early childhood {{spoiler|and is secretly his daughter.}}
* [[Evil Is Petty]]: Sure, her animosity toward Uther and Merlin is almost Shakespearean in nature, but her treatment of Gwen is just catty and mean.
* [[Excessive Evil Eyeshadow]]
* [[Eyes of Gold]]: Like Merlin, when she uses magic.
* [[False Friend]]: Towards Merlin, and later towards Arthur, Gwen, and (in a daughterly manner) Uther.
* [[Faux Action Girl]]: She is presented as a feisty girl with a sword, but she never accomplishes anything. Read [http://zahrawithaz.livejournal.com/1893.html this.]
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