No edit summary |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | {{DC Database: |
+ | {{DC Database:Character Template |
| − | | |
+ | | Image = Merlin 001.jpg |
| − | | ImageType ={{DC Database:Image Template |
||
| − | | License = |
||
| − | | ImageType = |
||
| − | | ImageQuality = |
||
| − | | Description = Merlin is the half-demon son of the demon Belial and an unknown human woman, and half-brother of the Demons Etrigan and Lord Scapegoat. His very first appearance has him serving his traditional tutelary role to King Arthur in Camelot, alongside Lancelot, Guinevere, and Gareth. |
||
| − | Merlin had further adventures in King Arthur's court. He gave a magical suit of armor (which protects its wearer from all forms of harm) and a sword (capable of cutting any substance except the aforementioned suit), as well as a winged horse (pterippus) named Victory to the Shining Knight.He also guided squire Brian Kent, the young man who became the Silent Knight. |
||
| − | Merlin's father Belial had him trained in the arts of sorcery so that he could use his powers to control his older brother Etrigan. As a result, Merlin traveled far and wide on the mortal plane, studying various schools of magic. Eventually he became learned enough to bind his brother, and was responsible for binding Etrigan to the body and soul of the druid Iason, who would later be known as Jason Blood. Merlin employed the now controllable demon in the defense of Camelot, against his nemesis Morgaine le Fey, her army of demons, and her son Mordred. Before Morgaine le Fey's attack, Merlin subdued his other brother Lord Scapegoat and the Thing-that-cannot-die, banishing them to the Region Beyond, and set Sir Percival the Golden Knight to guard the Region's exit which is located in England. The Region Beyond, possibly located in the Infernal Province known as Labyrinth, is where King Arthur had Merlin banish all the dangerous mystical entities native to Great Britain. |
||
| − | Etrigan was able to defeat Morgaine le Fey and her demon army, and Arthur slew Mordred. But the Phantom Stranger made sure that the fall of Camelot could not be prevented, by arranging Merlin's ensorcellment by his student Nimue Inwudu (Madame Xanadu). Merlin eventually escapes this fate and has appeared elsewhere in DC Comics, living an immortal existence throughout the centuries and aiding various heroes. |
||
| − | Justice League of America |
||
| − | See also: Justice League of America |
||
| − | In the pre-Crisis DC Comics universe, Merlin possessed a magical crystal ball which he allowed the Justice League of America to keep after they helped him to defeat a trio of evil sorcerers. This Merlin comes from the alternate world Magic-Land, where scientific laws do not apply but magic does. This self same crystal ball was used a short time later to communicate across dimensions with the Justice Society of America of Earth Two. Both teams of heroes coordinated their efforts to defeat a group of villains known as the "Crime Champions". In another story Superboy, when travelling through time to find a red kryptonite meteor, meets Merlin, who looks like Mr Mxyzptlk. Merlin here uses an early form of science, but shows he is able to see into the Future. |
||
| − | time traveler nam[9ed Lord Satanis and his wife Syrene both sought the "Runestone of Merlin", and manipulated Superman in pursuit of it. The "Book of Eternity" which was Merlin's book of spells, is currently wielded by Selma Tolon of Turkey, an adventurer who calls herself the "Janissary". And thePhilosopher's Stone was the magical focus used by Merlin to bond the druid Iason to the demon Etrigan. It later fell into the hands of Doctor Albert Desmond, the criminal known as Doctor Alchemy. The magical armor he crafted for the Shining Knight's sidekick Percy Sheldrake, the Squire, was passed on to Percival's son Cyril Sheldrake now known as the Knight |
||
| − | Hunter: The Age of Magic |
||
| − | In the Vertigo Comics miniseries, The Names of Magic, Timothy Hunter encounters a version of Merlin still trapped under an enchanted sleep in a cave in Cornwall. Merlin explains that Tim is his creation, a spiritual successor to the title of "the Merlin" (a living conduit of magic). He created Tim with multiple contradictory origins to enhance his legend. This Merlin's connection to the mainstream DC Comics version is unclear, though it would seem that like Tim, Merlin is also a living legend of contradictory histories. In addition to sleeping in the cave, the series claims that aspects of Merlin are trapped in a forest in France, under a hill in Wales, and on an island in an invisible house of glass. In the subsequent ongoing series, Hunter: The Age of Magic, Merlin's spirit manifests through Tim's owl, Yoyo, and becomes the boy's teacher, until his body is slain by the Brotherhood of the Cold Flame and his spirit passes on. |
||
| − | Trials of Shazam |
||
| − | See also: Captain Marvel Jr. |
||
| − | As of the Trials of Shazam maxi-series, the aspect of Merlin still free in the world now exhibits a visible demonic aspect and goes by his Welsh name "Myrddin." He has also revealed the existence of several half-demon children sired and tutored by him. These descendants refer to themselves collectively as the "Council of Merlin." His favored daughter Sabina, a Creole witch, recently failed in her bid for the power of Shazam, which would have made her his anchor to Earth, and was instead killed when drawn into a portal in a battle with Freddy Freeman by Zeus |
||
| − | |||
| − | | GalleryDescription = |
||
| − | |||
| − | | Source = |
||
| − | | Permission = |
||
| − | | Issue = |
||
| − | |||
| − | | Universe = |
||
| − | |||
| − | | Subject1 = |
||
| − | | Subject2 = |
||
| − | | Subject3 = |
||
| − | | Subject4 = |
||
| − | | Subject5 = |
||
| − | |||
| − | | Medium = |
||
| − | | Photographer = |
||
| − | | Colourist1 = |
||
| − | | CoverArtist1 = |
||
| − | | Inker1 = |
||
| − | | Letterer1 = |
||
| − | | Penciler1 = |
||
| − | |||
| − | | Notes = |
||
| − | | Trivia = |
||
| − | }} |
||
| − | | ImageQuality = |
||
| − | | Description = |
||
| − | | GalleryDescription = |
||
| − | |||
| − | | Source = |
||
| − | | Permission = |
||
| − | | Issue = |
||
| − | |||
| − | | Universe = |
||
| − | |||
| − | | Subject1 = |
||
| − | | Subject2 = |
||
| − | | Subject3 = |
||
| − | | Subject4 = |
||
| − | | Subject5 = |
||
| − | |||
| − | | Medium = |
||
| − | | Photographer = |
||
| − | | Colourist1 = |
||
| − | | CoverArtist1 = |
||
| − | | Inker1 = |
||
| − | | Letterer1 = |
||
| − | | Penciler1 = |
||
| − | |||
| − | | Notes = |
||
| − | | Trivia = |
||
| − | }} |
||
| − | | Image = |
||
| − | | License = |
||
| − | | ImageType = |
||
| − | | ImageQuality = |
||
| − | | Description = |
||
| − | | GalleryDescription = |
||
| − | |||
| − | | Source = |
||
| − | | Permission = |
||
| − | | Issue = |
||
| − | |||
| − | | Universe = new eart |
||
| − | |||
| − | | Subject1 = |
||
| − | | Subject2 = |
||
| − | | Subject3 = |
||
| − | | Subject4 = |
||
| − | | Subject5 = |
||
| − | |||
| − | | Medium = |
||
| − | | Photographer = |
||
| − | | Colourist1 = |
||
| − | | CoverArtist1 = |
||
| − | | Inker1 = |
||
| − | | Letterer1 = |
||
| − | | Penciler1 = |
||
| − | |||
| − | | Notes = |
||
| − | | Trivia = |
||
| − | }} |
||
| RealName = |
| RealName = |
||
| CurrentAlias = Merlin |
| CurrentAlias = Merlin |
||
| Line 134: | Line 34: | ||
| HistoryText = |
| HistoryText = |
||
| − | |||
| Powers = Incalculable levels of mystical prowess and immortality |
| Powers = Incalculable levels of mystical prowess and immortality |
||
Revision as of 00:13, 15 February 2012
History
Powers and Abilities
Powers
Incalculable levels of mystical prowess and immortality
Notes
- Merlin is an actual figure found in Arthurian legend and Welsh myth.
- This version of Merlin is not to be confused with the Merlin that appears in the non-continuity series, Camelot 3000.
Recommended Reading
- Camelot 3000
- Demon (Volume 1) #1-16
- Demon (Volume 2) #1-4
- Justice League of America (Volume 1) #2
- Superman (Volume 1) #124
- Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #29
- Underworld Unleashed: Abyss - Hell's Sentinel #1
Related
- 148 Appearances of Merlin (New Earth)
- 12 Images featuring Merlin (New Earth)
- 11 Quotations by or about Merlin (New Earth)
- Character Gallery: Merlin (New Earth)
External Links
Footnotes