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ex_mysticism855) wrote2013-09-11 05:22 pm
ex_mysticism855) wrote2013-09-11 05:22 pm
Al-A-Ga-Zam: Application & Info
Character Name: Merlin
Fandom: ....Merlin
Age: Uhhhhhhh this depends on when historically the show took place, which given its status as a ~delicious parfait of anachronisms~ is hard to pin down and the response of the creators to this is pretty much 'we don't know, let's find a motherfucking dragon and ask him'. Let's say 1300 and change. Looks early-20s-ish.
Canon Point: Around the time of the very end of the show, when Merlin was a frowny ancient hobo padding around Glastonbury Tor (though I'm going with the common fangirl assumption that his physical age is still whateverthefuck he wants it to be, because let's face it, when your physical age should be 'pile of bones and dust' then it's obviously pretty much up to you). Around this point - two months before the start of the game timeline - the Carnival rolled through town and Merlin decided: fiiiine let's get a change of scenery up ins. He trusts ~destiny~ to get him home when he needs to be there.
History: Canon history is here. After that - i.e. between sobbing like a bitch at the Lake of Avalon and being a present-day hobo - I'm going to condense this as much as I can: Merlin spent a few centuries being a sad emo, then finally reached the Acceptance point of his grieving process and decided to buck up his ideas. Arthur will be back eventually, and in the meantime it's his responsibility to do whatever he can in Arthur's stead to look after people and generally use his powers for good and not be a sad lonely jerk. Over time he's tried to do/be the best he can, in small ways that won't get him burned as a witch. By the 21st century he understands that when Albion reaches its hour of need, he'll goddamn well know about it - 24-hour news cycle, etc - so he doesn't need to be camping out on the metaphorical doorstep for every second of every day. Also he finally nailed teleportation. Handy. Saves on bus fare.
Powers/Abilities: Merlin is The Most Powerful Sorcerer Of All Time. I'm not bothering to go into details on how this manifests itself because it'd take forever and also the wiki covers it just fine. At the most basic level - i.e without spellwork of any kind, acting instinctively - he can do Matrix-style bullet time shenanigans and also telekinesis.
Personality: Merlin's mellowed a great deal since the hyper-serious, hyper-defensive young man of Series 5, if only because nobody can keep that up for a thousand years after the subject of their seriousness etc. has been killed. He understands that his options are to be pessimistic and turn into a supervillain or optimistic and continue being the sort of person who'll be halfway useful when Arthur's hour is (fucking finally) at hand.
As a result he's more similar to who he was as a younger man: cheerful, helpful, friendly, prone to gentle teasing and fiercely protective of people he considers bros. He's also still pretty uncompromising when it comes to ruining the whole day(/ending the whole life) of people who are causing trouble for said bros. Life's still too short to lose sleep over that shit. He has lost his naivete along the way but retains a strong sense of curiosity and willingness to learn, since he's also very sharply aware that the day he stops caring about the modern world is that day he'll stop existing as a part of it.
He's a nice dude. He also just happens to be an immortal wizard. It's not overcomplicated.
Inventory:
1 magic grimoire, plus assorted other books - around 20
1 super bling Sidhe staff
1 laptop and iPod
Arthur's signet ring (stealing things from the body of your BFF's dead wife is not creepy at all)
1 case of various ingredients and equipment for making potions. He doesn't use any of it very much.
Various other crap you'd expect a person to own - clothes, etc.
Fandom: ....Merlin
Age: Uhhhhhhh this depends on when historically the show took place, which given its status as a ~delicious parfait of anachronisms~ is hard to pin down and the response of the creators to this is pretty much 'we don't know, let's find a motherfucking dragon and ask him'. Let's say 1300 and change. Looks early-20s-ish.
Canon Point: Around the time of the very end of the show, when Merlin was a frowny ancient hobo padding around Glastonbury Tor (though I'm going with the common fangirl assumption that his physical age is still whateverthefuck he wants it to be, because let's face it, when your physical age should be 'pile of bones and dust' then it's obviously pretty much up to you). Around this point - two months before the start of the game timeline - the Carnival rolled through town and Merlin decided: fiiiine let's get a change of scenery up ins. He trusts ~destiny~ to get him home when he needs to be there.
History: Canon history is here. After that - i.e. between sobbing like a bitch at the Lake of Avalon and being a present-day hobo - I'm going to condense this as much as I can: Merlin spent a few centuries being a sad emo, then finally reached the Acceptance point of his grieving process and decided to buck up his ideas. Arthur will be back eventually, and in the meantime it's his responsibility to do whatever he can in Arthur's stead to look after people and generally use his powers for good and not be a sad lonely jerk. Over time he's tried to do/be the best he can, in small ways that won't get him burned as a witch. By the 21st century he understands that when Albion reaches its hour of need, he'll goddamn well know about it - 24-hour news cycle, etc - so he doesn't need to be camping out on the metaphorical doorstep for every second of every day. Also he finally nailed teleportation. Handy. Saves on bus fare.
Powers/Abilities: Merlin is The Most Powerful Sorcerer Of All Time. I'm not bothering to go into details on how this manifests itself because it'd take forever and also the wiki covers it just fine. At the most basic level - i.e without spellwork of any kind, acting instinctively - he can do Matrix-style bullet time shenanigans and also telekinesis.
Personality: Merlin's mellowed a great deal since the hyper-serious, hyper-defensive young man of Series 5, if only because nobody can keep that up for a thousand years after the subject of their seriousness etc. has been killed. He understands that his options are to be pessimistic and turn into a supervillain or optimistic and continue being the sort of person who'll be halfway useful when Arthur's hour is (fucking finally) at hand.
As a result he's more similar to who he was as a younger man: cheerful, helpful, friendly, prone to gentle teasing and fiercely protective of people he considers bros. He's also still pretty uncompromising when it comes to ruining the whole day(/ending the whole life) of people who are causing trouble for said bros. Life's still too short to lose sleep over that shit. He has lost his naivete along the way but retains a strong sense of curiosity and willingness to learn, since he's also very sharply aware that the day he stops caring about the modern world is that day he'll stop existing as a part of it.
He's a nice dude. He also just happens to be an immortal wizard. It's not overcomplicated.
Inventory:
1 magic grimoire, plus assorted other books - around 20
1 super bling Sidhe staff
1 laptop and iPod
Arthur's signet ring (stealing things from the body of your BFF's dead wife is not creepy at all)
1 case of various ingredients and equipment for making potions. He doesn't use any of it very much.
Various other crap you'd expect a person to own - clothes, etc.