Arthur and Merlin set out on a quest to save the king after Uther was fatally wounded. Uncharacteristically, Merlin was shown to be very cold towards Morgana and vice versa. 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. Later, when she is close to killing Arthur, Merlin stabs Morgana with Excalibur, ending her life (The Diamond of the Day). During the fight, Morgana enchants Arthur's sword, multiplying its weight and making it nearly unbearable. You may stay with me until we have another attack for Camelot. Her first confrontation with Arthur since leaving came when he stormed the castle to take back the kingdom. Morgana refused to kill him, she wanted him to be tortured and to suffer alive. fwiw, they did reshoots a lot to change a character's motives or actions. However, Arthur soon uncovers the truth in "With All My Heart" when he and Merlin follow her to the forest and see her meeting with Morgana. Nevertheless, Uther orders her to be present to greet Lady Helen. The two were immediately reconciled. Despite her own shock, Morgause explains to her that her being of royal blood is good news for them, as she now has a legitimate claim to the throne. Eventually, a close to hopeless Arthur and Merlin chance upon a dishevelled, frightened Morgana stumbling through the woods. Nonetheless, Arthur and Morgana can not reconcile and Morgana accuses Arthur of being too much like his father in his hatred of magic, while Arthur retorts that she too resembles Uther in her cruelty. While investigating Palaces, he encounters the protagonist and would have stuck with him since. She also meets with Mordred at some point. Home | About | Contact | Copyright | Privacy | Cookie Policy | Terms & Conditions | Sitemap. Once it is known to us, his end is night. When Helios reported that Kilgharrah had killed all of Agravaine's men, Morgana asked about his well being and when she learnt of his death, she was clearly shaken, whether because she was mourning his death, or because she was simply afraid for herself (The Sword in the Stone). Morgana soon discovered Gwen's feelings for Arthur when he was forced to marry a princess and she later used this to lure Arthur to a trap in the Castle of Fyrien. She enters as he talks to a captured Mithian and Rodor, and makes a deal with him: he will help her conquer Camelot, and she will help him kill the man he wants most: Arthur Pendragon. Some time later, after Gwen happened to eavesdrop on Morgana's conversation with Helios about conquering Camelot, but revealed her presence leading to Morgana coldly pursuing her through the forest. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". Morgana, desperate to remove the last obstacle to the throne, leads a troop of her men in hot pursuit. When they reached her, Morgause told Arthur to place his head on a chopping block so she could kill him. This greatly distresses Morgana, and Mordred finds the chance to knock her out with a spell, leaving her to die (With All My Heart). Morgana seems largely unmoved by Agravaine's passionate speech, though claims to be grateful for his faithfulness, and merely states that he need never leave her side again if he succeeds in his mission. Afterwards, Morgana visits Uther in the dungeons, mockingly calling him "father". She gets two liquids and gives them to Gwen, who successfully manages to poison Arthur with them and frame Merlin for the crime. Gwen, who had witnessed Morgana using magic already and had seen her with Morgause, was now firmly convinced that Morgana was no longer a friend to any of them, but they continued the pretence of civility. Uther was a curse upon this land, as is his son. She with a group of many men, including Beroun captured Alator of the Catha, who had betrayed her last time to demand to know where and who Emrys is. While being immortal against mortal weapons is powerful, merlin is a dragonlord which is super powerful and trumps morgans high priest title. However, Gaius finds Gwen and saves her before the Dorocha can kill her. Also known as: In English depictions of the 14th and 15th centuries - such as Thomas Malory's . Hurt and angry that he lied to her all her life and feeling he disowned her to uphold his reputation as "the perfect king", she retrieves the dagger Arthur gave her for her birthday, intending to kill Uther that very night. Morgana meets with her and admits that she hates what Uther has become, confessing that she once had the chance to be his assassin, but saved his life instead because she believed he was still capable of changing for the better. Later, when Morgause sneaks into Camelot to see her, a bitter Morgana reveals her discovery. She later discovered she was the result of Uther's betrayal of Gorlois in having an affair with Vivienne, which was revealed when she overheard Uther's confession of her true parentage. Witch She personally knocks Elyan out with her magic to stop Agravaine from engaging in a sword fight, claiming there is no time to "play soldiers". When Morgause finally conquered Camelot, Uther was captured and brought to the throne room on his knees, where he said Morgause had no right to the throne. Morgana persuades a young boy named Daegal to lure Merlin directly to her trap. After Merlin poisons her and almost causes her death, Morgause takes her with her to cure her, and Morgana spends over a year with Morgause. Morgana, not seeing him, mistakes him for Gwen while getting ready for a feast celebrating twenty years since the end of The Great Purge. She claims that for two long years she's only known darkness and that she and patience are "old friends", when Ruadan tells her to be patient. Season 5 Morgana after she became evil. He carries her to safety, and is the one to take care of her until she recovers (A Servant of Two Masters). UPDATE: One-shot extended into a full-length fic, completed. She always takes issue with his cruel and unjust persecution of magic-users, believing that his punishments are unfair and unfitting. When Merlin ran to her to hide Mordred, the Druid boy, Morgana agreed to help, driven by compassion and trust of Merlin's intentions. In its most famous version, the whole legend begins with King Arthur sleeping with his half-sister and conceiving a son, Mordred, and it all comes crashing down when Mordred and Arthur deal each other mortal wounds. 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). Morgana, therefore, continued in her attempts to take Arthur's throne, eventually succeeding in conquering Camelot once again. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. Unbeknownst to Arthur, Morgana was, in fact, responsible for Uther's decline, and she continued to plot against the king in secret (The Tears of Uther Pendragon). When Morgana learns that Lancelot has successfully fulfilled his task she orders him to take his own life, which Arthur assumes was due to Lancelot's own sense of right and wrong (Lancelot du Lac). She also told Agravaine that she had felt her father's pain as he died and was seemingly disturbed by the sensation; whether this means she felt any remorse or simply sensed it through her magic is unknown. It is set a year after Morgana went missing and sees her return. Morgana venomously calls Annis weak, but when Morgana vows not to rest until all of Camelot bows before her, Annis shocks her by being the first to openly chastise her, telling her she resembles her hated biological father, Uther, a great deal more than she does Gorlois (despite coming to her in the name of Gorlois) due to her faithless hatred of Arthur and her blindness to all but her own interests. After Morgana recovers, she and Agravaine arrange to have Gaius kidnapped in order to learn the identity of Emrys. You need never be alone again. 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. She also grew more adept at telekinetically using weapons, being able to wield a dagger with her mind without using any verbal spell (Arthur's Bane:Part Two). Gwen is told to bring Arthur to the Castle of Fyrien where Cenred is staying, or else her brother will be killed. Morgana has persistently been strongly opposed to Uther's ruthlessness towards magic and protested his decision to execute Mary Collins' son, Thomas (The Dragon's Call), due to her belief that magic is an inherent quality rather than an active choice (The Beginning of the End). Uther is fatally stabbed, and in the ensuing days, a desperate Arthur even resorts to seeking magical intervention to heal his father. When she is told of Arthur's assault on Camelot, Morgana steels herself to receive him. Morgana easily manipulates objects at her will. Merlin alerts Arthur, who carries her to Gaius for treatment, though the prognosis is grim. Morgan had two sisters Morgause and Elaine. One of the sole reasons Morgana turned into a villain was because she was corrupted by Morgause. After Finna got Merlin's sword, when she was wounded, Morgana and her men found her and she demanded to know from her where Emrys is. Merlin might have even helped Mordred to free her. Morgana toy with Gwen briefly, commenting that she has ridden the forests since childhood, and points out the direction of Camelot, which Gwen bitterly distrusts. When Morgana returned to Camelot, Merlin was anxious that she would expose him, but to his surprise she tearfully said she understood why he did it and confessed that she had had no idea what she was doing. This is both with and without the knowledge that theyre half-siblings. With all pretence now dropped, Morgana and Merlin were deeply hostile to one other, though in the presence of Arthur and Gwen they tended to be civil, but not friendly. To his surprise, she tearfully confesses she did not know what she was doing, that she is now aware of "exactly" what Uther fought against, and hopes he can forgive her. Morgana grew more defensive and less open with Arthur, for instance, believing her magic to be the reason she was immune to the sleeping plague while feeling unable to risk telling him the truth (The Fires of Idirsholas). Originally a kind-hearted individual, Morgana became evil after being corrupted by Morgause and being betrayed by her former-friend Merlin. Not to confused with Goddess Morrgan from Celtic pre-history c.15th century BC. Merlin, though disadvantaged by his frail and aged physical form, manages to secure the Fomorroh having defeated and seriously wounded Morgana. Morgana, who was once a nice person, became evil after being corrupted by Morgause and betrayed by her former friend Merlin. Of the Main Characters to appear in all five seasons, Morgana has made the fewest episode appearances with 57 of a total 65. In a deleted scene Agravaine mentioned that he had professed his love to Morgana, to which she seemed disgusted by. Morgana as shown previously on the serie that she does not really consider the servants on the long term. They wont. She traps Gwaine and uses a Nathair on him to learn about Arthur's location and after she does, sheexecutes him. Morgana is approached by Alvarr and Mordred. Morgana breathes her last breath there, and very soon her brother dies as well (The Diamond of the Day). I've been watching the Merlin series on Netflix lately and I've been dying to draw my own version of King Arthur and Morgana. Though their courtship was complicated by their differing social classes (and later by . She frequently stood up to Uther when she thought he was being unfair or cruel and was not above defying him to do what was right. I am your one true friend. He is a mysterious being with ties to Mementos. When Uther comes to her bedside, Morgana is deeply conflicted and subtly offers him the chance to tell her the truth about her paternity. However, she broodingly remarks that she did not feel the pleasure she expected from such absolute control, instead experiencing a sadness at the bleak contrast between the resurrected Lancelot and his former might. She often suffered from prophetic nightmares as a result of this ability, initially largely revolving around Arthur Pendragon's death. When Morgana was taken away by Morgause, Gwen appeared to miss her, but after Morgana's return, it became obvious that her experiences had changed her. Later on, Percival stabbed her in the back as well, but she was still able to fight him and Gwaine and knock them unconscious. As she is about to finish him off, Mordred stabs her in the back, and Morgana painfully looks at the friend who betrayed her, before losing consciousness. After Mordred is killed during her fight with Arthur, Morgana's hatred extremely grows for her brother. Though Morgana initially believes Arthur was a better man than his father and would be a fair ruler, she ultimately becomes more and more fixed on her belief that the Pendragons are not fit to rule Camelot and seeks to take the throne herself, despite her also being a Pendragon in blood. As she is unsympathetic and irritated by him when he fails in his first attempt, Agravaine therefore kills a boy and enacts a complex scheme to get hold of the plans, of which Morgana then makes a magical copy. Morgana, also called Morgaine or Morgan, is a staple figure of the Arthurian legend. Truth is, it doesn't matter which way you go. Sometimes you've got to do what you think is right, and damn the consequences. From early on, Morgana also shows signs of a darker side. She then kills Tauren, the assassin, just before he strikes Uther down and Merlin kills the other sorcerers involved (To Kill the King). Morgana told him she had known he was her father for some time, and while the guards held him on his knees, Uther watched his daughter be crowned Camelot's new queen. When Merlin found out about the mandrake root and removed it, Morgana tried to place another one under his bed in order to keep Uther suffering but was interrupted by Gaius. Merlin and Arthur have been on many quests in search of the missing Lady Morgana. Yet, time and again, you've proved yourself willing to lay down your life for him. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Morgana herself pursues Gwen through the forests, easily catching her up. Although she is ruthless towards her past friends, her affection for Mordred has not faded away, as she shows genuine affection and relief when she finds out he is alive. Igraine also bore King Uther Pendragon a son who became the legendary King of Camelot. Being the only woman in the royal family, she would often sit beside Uther during state affairs and tournaments, seemingly filling the role which would have ordinarily been undertaken by the Queen of Camelot. Who did Guinevere really love? His actions lead her to believe he has feelings for Gwen. Morgana, not seeing him, mistakes him for Gwen while getting ready for a feast celebrating twenty years since the end of The Great Purge. Not only did Morgana, Mordred and Gwaine all die, but Arthur himself died in Merlin's arms - leaving Gwen to bring peace to Albion alone while Merlin was left to wander the world, waiting for. Morgana watches as Arthur is about to be killed. In late life she moved to the Isle of Avalon, and it was to here that she and her allies, the Queens of Northgalis and the Wastelands, took her wounded brother to be healed after the Battle of Camlann. However, when stabbed by Excalibur, Morgana could not recover from the wound; due to the blade's ability to kill all creatures, whether mortal or magical. It is unknown what happens to Aithusa after Merlin runs Morgana through with Excalibur. Although after mastering her magical powers, Morgana rarely chose to fight with a sword, instead defeating her opponents magically, Morgana remained just as good with a sword, as she could effortlessly defeat several knights to escape the castle when her powers were blocked by Merlin, only suffering an injury upon being caught by surprise and she still struck the guard down with a single blow despite being stabbed in the side. Morgana Pendragon tricks Arthur into following her plans. As Gwen sees more of her friends turning against her and laughing at her, Morgana slowly begins to convince her that she is her one and only friend. Until now, Arthur had fully trusted his half-sister Morgan, but now he swore a vengeance upon her. After this, Morgana began to plot against her half-sibling while he remained a doting brother, even risking his life to go back into Cenred's stronghold to rescue her, unaware that it was a trap to get him killed (The Castle of Fyrien). 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. "Morgan Le Fay" portrait by Anthony Frederick Sandys. Gwen flees, but alerts Helios and Morgana to her presence in doing so. "And then, my Lady Morgana, you must play your part well.". Morgana's eyes glow golden for the first time, suggesting she has magic, Morgana's magic eventually begins to reveal itself. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Emrys is his druid name. Any friend of Camelot is an enemy of mine. Despite his affection for her, Uther was willing to punish her for such defiance, and once had her put in chains in the dungeon for challenging him. Arthur tries to remind Morgana of her true self. Colin initially played the Dolma in straightforward manner in the Arthur-Mordred-Dolma scene. The One Where Gwen and Morgana (and Merlin) Save Arthur From Being Eaten By Bears by Netgirl_y2k. Morgana therefore goes to summon Lancelot and molds his resurrected self, devoid of memory and his former sense of morality, for her malignant purposes. Indeed, it paid off further for Alvarr when Morgana returned to warn him that Arthur's men were marching on their encampment, although she would have likely come regardless to ensure that Mordred escaped. When Morgana returned to Camelot, already planning on bringing on Uther's downfall, she pretended to respect and love Uther, yet secretly rejected any kind of Uther's affection and fatherly love towards her, even when he confessed in tears his deep love for her in front of the court during a feast that was held to celebrate her safe return. Thereafter, Ewain thwarted Morgans attempt to murder her husband King Uriens. Maybe one-day people will come to see magic as a force for good. Morgana swears to Mordred that Arthur will pay. She ambushes Gwen and takes her to the Dark Tower with her. Recognising him as Emrys and at first terrified, she quickly retreats and shuts the door, but then warily re-enters, questioning his existence. With the help of magic, Lady Elaine tricks Lancelot into believing that she is Guinevere, and he sleeps with her. The High Priestess also can't understand how despite all her powers Arthur continues to defy her. Morgana swears to avenge the death of her friend. She tells him that the High Priestesses of the Old Religion used to plant the heads of these creatures into the necks of their enemies, which allowed them to take over their minds. Protagonist and would have stuck with him since also called Morgaine or Morgan, is staple! 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