Knight!Merlin, Of-Noble-Blood!Merlin, Magical!Arthur. This distracts the knights of Camelot long enough for Morgana to enter the city with the bulk of her forces. Merlin, though disadvantaged by his frail and aged physical form, manages to secure the Fomorroh having defeated and seriously wounded Morgana. She was also able to take direct hits from Merlin's magic on several occasions, one of which involved her falling down some stairs and cracking her skull. Morgana, not seeing him, mistakes him for Gwen while getting ready for a feast celebrating twenty years since the end of The Great Purge. The finale was a love story between two men. Morgana later begins to have dreams about Gwen becoming Queen of Camelot. By the end of episode 10, Morgana kills the Widow and then becomes her. Morgana, holding her advantage, casts a powerful stunning spell on Gwen when she tries to run. He doesn't know who he is, and seeks answers to restore his memories. . Morgana subsequently orders that messengers be sent to King Lot to offer a reward for capturing Arthur. Later, Morgana meets with Agravaine in her house in the woods where he informs her that the Dorocha have brought Camelot to its knees and that Arthur plans to sacrifice himself to close the veil. First I want you to suffer as I suffered. From this point forward, Morgana became more sadistic, psychotic and cruel, even towards her allies, and her only goal became the death of Arthur Pendragon, which she initially realises, shortly after she is slain by Merlin. In the end, she ends up ambushing Arthur and defeating his men. Uther is fatally injured by the Gleeman, who came to Camelot for Arthur's birthday celebrations, but whose intention was to kill Arthur on King Odin's orders. Colin initially played the Dolma in straightforward manner in the Arthur-Mordred-Dolma scene. Portrayer: For a time, Morgana's hatred was directed solely at Uther, and largely she showed no animosity towards Arthur, but after the discovery that Uther was her father, Morgause pointed out that Arthur was all that stood between Morgana and the crown, despite her being illegitimate and unrecognised. They never do. For a moment, a brief instant, he imagined what it would be like if they all saw who he really was, if the Lady Morgana saw him for who he was. During the fight, Morgana enchants Arthur's sword, multiplying its weight and making it nearly unbearable. For an unrelated video game character, see. Despite being motivated by her disagreement with Uther's tyrannical regime, Morgana herself lapses into a reign of cruelty during the times she rules Camelot to gain the allegiance of the people, such as executing innocent people in her first reign, and threatening to burn peasants' crops in her second reign. When they reached her, Morgause told Arthur to place his head on a chopping block so she could kill him. She tells him that Uther had to be stopped for the sake of herself and other magical beings, but Merlin tells her that they can find another way, to which she replies that there is no other way. She often suffered from prophetic nightmares as a result of this ability, initially largely revolving around Arthur Pendragon's death. She then taunts a dying Arthur, but Merlin points Excalibur at her and says that, although he always blamed himself for what she has become, the bloodshed she created has to end, and so stabs her with the sword. Morgana was distant and now treated Gwen like a servant rather than a friend, although she did give Gwen an embroidered handkerchief she received as a birthday present, albeit as an excuse to get Gwen to leave the room so she could read a message sent by Morgause. Morgana's relationship with Merlin began well since Morgana appeared to trust him from early on, going straight to him when Gwen faced execution (The Mark of Nimueh). Called in to help Arthur and his men in the final episode of season 3, Percival saves his king from the immortal army and earns himself a spot at the Round Table as Arthur's knight. She does not welcome Mordred at first, as she knows that he tried to kill her during their last met, but when he apologises for what he has done, tells her the key to lead to |Arthur's downfall she starts to understand him. However, conflicted and weighed by her conscience, she repents of her intention at the last minute when confronted with the realisation that Uther cares for her. The court physician, Gaius, gives her a variety of sleeping potions, but none proves particularly effective. Her efforts to discover who and where Emrys became successful when Mordred betrayed Camelot due to the fact his love was hanged (The Drawing of the Dark). Morgana also takes a sadistic pleasure in tormenting Uther and forcing Gwaine to fight for food, as well as willingly torturing Elyan for information. Nevertheless, Uther orders her to be present to greet Lady Helen. Despite being raised together, Arthur and Morgana developed an attraction for one another at some point. This emotionally confounds her, which gives Mordred a chance to knock her out using magic, before he then goes on to help Merlin and Arthur save Gwen (With All My Heart). Morgana Pendragon in a warm embrace with her sister. Yet, Arthur might have been doomed had not Merlins lover, the Lady of the Lake used her powers to force Accolon to drop Excalibur. After the death of Sir Hemison, she kept Lancelot imprisoned in her castle and tried to get him to share a bed with her. First and foremost, Arthur too, had killed many of her kind. As time went on Morgana noted that Gwen was getting more secretive, and wondered if there was a man involved, which there was. Three years after their last encounter Morgana's hatred of Arthur seems only to have intensified. Three years after her second assault to Camelot, Morgana's magic had grown even stronger. Morgana, evidently hurt from Mordred's betrayal. After Morgause disappeared with Morgana, Arthur demonstrated his devotion to her by spending a year searching for her, feeling that he had failed to protect her. "Sister, Arthur has found out, surely he will tell Uther. Gorlois raised me as a child. Mordred The character of Mordred, the treacherous nephew, is based upon the first-century-BC king Mandubracius of the Trinovantes (in Essex), a prince who betrayed his uncle to Julius Caesar. Gender: Morgana swears to avenge the death of her friend. To be disgusted with who and what you are. She was protective of Mordred to the extent that she attempted to smuggle him out of Camelot, stating that she was risking her life because there was a "bond" between them like nothing she had ever felt before. Although they easily overwhelm the Camelot soldiers at first, Merlin's return greatly shocks Morgana as she screams at him, and he attacks her and knocks her unconscious. So once that was settled on the easiest thing to do was to just swap the genders, and so bam, female King Arthur is born. You may stay with me until we have another attack for Camelot. The Druids, for example, referred to him as Emrys (The Beginning of the End). Alvarr approached Morgana to enlist her help in stealing the Crystal of Neahtid, using Mordred as a pawn to win her over. Gaius later realises that the only way to completely get rid of the Fomorroh is to kill the mother beast, which he informs Merlin of after paralyzing the creature temporarily and giving Merlin back his mind. Morrigan, thanks to the late medieval culture, has become the great Fairy Morgan in the Arthurian or Breton cycle. As she was born in the house of Gorlois, no one doubted her parentage. But then Arthur, accepting that he is indeed the legendary King Arthur, defeats the witch in a duel as she is magically destroyed when he activates the good power of the very sword that she desired. Gwen knocks him out to allow Gaius to examine him, and upon realising what it is Gaius paralyses the Fomorroh's head, extracts it and throws it into the fire. She, ten years later, told Uther at her father's graveside that she only knew that she loved him and that he was taken from her. Of the Main Characters to appear in all five seasons, Morgana has made the fewest episode appearances with 57 of a total 65. Soon, Morgana and Helios plan for conquering Camelot comes to fruition. She is also very protective of him, using magic to defeat his enemies during the battle of Camlann. Any friend of Camelot is an enemy of mine. Merlin tells her she fails to understand loyalty, a claim which she quickly refutes, claiming she merely has none left to be loyal to. Helios tries to reassure Morgana but seeing Emrys greatly unsettles her and she then retires to her chambers, unaware that Merlin has placed an enchanted poppet beneath it. Morgana was furious and told Uther she saw him for what he really was and that she disowned him, before using the sleeping draught Gaius prepared for her to drug the dungeon guards, allowing Alvarr to escape. Uther Pendragon (father) Vivienne (mother disappeared)Arthur Pendragon (paternal half-brother) Morgause (older maternal half-sister) Gorlois (adopted father) Guinevere Pendragon (half-sister-in-law) Although Morgause nearly caused Arthur to kill Uther, Morgana remained ignorant of these events since Arthur and Uther swore the witnesses to silence, and so when Morgause requested that she meet with her, Morgana agreed. According to Uther Pendragon, when Morgana's presumed father Gorlois was away fighting on the Northern Plains, her mother Vivienne had a brief affair with Uther Pendragon and later gave birth to Morgana. As soon as Elyan reveals the information, she sends Agravaine to Ealdor in search of Arthur, warning him that if he should fail her again he will receive the same treatment as Elyan. This led the High Priestess to declare war on Camelot (The Kindness of Strangers). She had the sword and scabbard replaced with exact copies, which lacked enchantments. Lol. Morgause, as the more experienced and worldly wise of the two, assumed a puppeteer position over Morgana, being the chief orchestrator of their regicidal schemes. But most importantly, it will bring our enemies to their knees. She plots to have him killed and takes an active role in the performance of the intended murder. I had to stop Morgana killing Uther. Arthur and Morgana, in one of Camelot's feasts for Arthur's victory. Most notably, the showrunner confirms that Merlin and Arthur did indeed grow to love each other by the end of the series, calling it a pure love. Morgana herself pursues Gwen through the forests, easily catching her up. Morgana was also an accomplished swordswoman and held her own against a number of men attempting to raid Merlin's village. Like Uther, she too is very stubborn, and when Arthur told Uther that he lost a bet against Morgana, Uther told him that he should have known better than to mess with her. Morgana, also called Morgaine or Morgan, is a staple figure of the Arthurian legend. Later, when she is close to killing Arthur, Merlin stabs Morgana with Excalibur, ending her life (The Diamond of the Day). He is a mysterious being with ties to Mementos. Morgana, desperate to remove the last obstacle to the throne, leads a troop of her men in hot pursuit. Morgan stole his enchanted sword Excalibur and its magic scabbard while Arthur laid wounded in the nunnery after battle against the Saxons in 415 AD. All too soon Uther's secrets come to light and suddenly all of Morgana, Arthur and Merlin's certainties fall apart when they find out that all they knew about their lives is nothing more than a well-constructed lie. According to the Great Dragon, Merlins birth had been prophesied by many cultures. After Guinevere returns from visiting her father's grave, accompanied by the Knights of the Round Table, Morgana uses her powers to make a snake attack the knights and takes her chance to abduct Gwen while she is fleeing. The two were immediately reconciled. The pair remained friends until Merlin discovered that Morgana had once again allied with Uther's enemies in forming a bond with Morgause. Lets keep our fingers crossed that Arthur does find out, If Merlin tells Arthur, imagine Arthur's face, or if Arthur realizes Merlin is a sorcerer and confronts him, imagine Merlin's face!! Who aren't related, I can not stress that enough. The Irish forces assaulted the city and Arthur and his men attacked them, fighting far superior numbers. When she awakes, Morgana shares an intimate moment with Arthur, explaining how she escaped the bandits who were holding her captive. Once I'm crowned Queen of Camelot, you may indulge yourself all you wish. Morgause tries to make Morgana promise not to do anything rash, but Morgana's anger towards Uther becomes frenzied. Morgana is a major playable character from Persona 5. After this, Arthur admits that he hates her, however, it is unclear if he only said this to gain Sarrum's trust or if he has actually given up on his sister (The Hollow Queen). 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