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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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<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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* [[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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* [[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.
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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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* [[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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* [[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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