‘Merlin’ is a wild ride through Camelot. It’s all about a young wizard, Merlin, who becomes best buds with Prince Arthur. They face magical threats and political drama. Merlin has a secret, though. He uses his powers to help Arthur become king. Expect adventure, friendship and maybe a few laughs. Characters are memorable, like Merlin, Arthur and Morgana. You will love it, trust me!

Meet the characters from Merlin

The Dragon

The Dragon is this ancient, grumpy, impossibly wise presence who lives under Camelot like a grumpy landlord with centuries of gossip. It roars like the end of the world but will pause mid-rant to taste a particularly good cup of tea (yes, the dragon drinks tea, obviously). Protective to a fault and delightfully inscrutable, it gives advice in riddles and occasionally insults your cooking — because balance. There’s this weird softness under the scales, honestly, like a grandfather who hoards maps and secretly enjoys lullabies.

Merlin

Merlin is chaotic brilliance wrapped in a cardigan and an awkward smile, the sort of person who trips over magic and yet somehow saves the day (again). He’s painfully young in some ways, ancient in others — practically allergic to subtlety but somehow a master of disguise, which makes no sense and that’s charming. Always tinkering, always apologizing, occasionally denying he’s tired when he’s very tired (pro tip: he’s tired). He loves badly written jokes and slightly burnt toast, and will defend a friend with a spell and a painfully earnest speech.

Arthur

Arthur is all sword-gleam and stubborn honor — noble to the bone, sometimes infuriatingly uncompromising, but you can’t help rooting for him. He rides in like sunlight with blunt-force decency and an ego that occasionally needs trimming, but his loyalty is like a fortress you can live in. He’s a bit formal and mythically polite about everything, and also the guy who will insist on tea at midnight because “it’s the right thing to do.” Underneath is a restless heart that wants to be fair, even when fairness breaks his jaw.

Gaius

Gaius is the grumpy, brilliant physician who is equal parts dry wit and secretly soft-center, like a crusty biscuit with honey. He’s seen everything and will give you a lecture about consequences before he soothes the wound — curmudgeonly and tender in awkward measures. Collects old books and teacups (not matching, because that would be too much), and he nurses grudges and patients with equal care. He’d rather be left alone with a complicated herb chart, but don’t be fooled: he’ll stay up all night fixing you and then scold you for worrying him.

Gwen

Gwen is warmth and steel tangled together — the person who bakes a perfect pie and then throws a frying pan if you insult someone she loves. Down-to-earth, endlessly practical, she notices the small things (buttons, crumbs, tiny lies) and remembers them all like trophies. Gentle with a stony resolve, she surprises people by quietly becoming the backbone of the court — and by being unexpectedly savage at card games. She likes sewing, gossip, and making you tea when you think you don’t deserve it; also quietly judges your shoes.

Morgana

Morgana is complicated and beautiful and a little tragic — starts off soft and luminous and then grows into something darker, not entirely by choice. She loves flowers and lullabies and then she loves storms and secrets, sometimes in the same breath — which feels poetic and also very messy. There’s warmth under the fury, a real ache that explains a lot even when it doesn’t excuse anything, and she can be terrifyingly clever when she decides to be. She collects tiny ironic things (hairpins, regrets) and speaks like someone who’s both a queen and a question.

Uther Pendragon

Uther Pendragon is iron-clad authority with a soft memory he refuses to visit — royal, terrifying, and occasionally very lonely. He runs Camelot like it’s both a machine and his family heirloom, solemn about duty to the point of being cruel sometimes, which hurts because he genuinely believes he’s saving everyone. Ceremonial, blunt, and almost allergic to uncertainty, yet every now and then he’ll trace a coin in his pocket and look like a man who misses simpler things. He’s a hard man with fragile regrets tucked under his belt, and yes, he collects very old coins (don’t ask why).

Sir Leon

Sir Leon is loyalty with a sword — fierce, blunt, and utterly devoted, the kind of knight who will protect you and then loudly demand an explanation for your feelings. He’s brave to the point of headstrong, hot-headed in battle, and oddly fussy about boot polish (very, very particular about it). He’s handsome in a rough sort of way and really twitches at injustice, which is inspiring and occasionally exhausting for everyone around him. Deep down he’s soft as a stuffed toy if you catch him in exactly the right mood, though he’ll deny it and punch a training dummy instead.