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Sometime later, Merlin has [[Chip and Dale]] contact Sora, Donald, and Goofy to meet him at [[Le Grand Bistrot]] in [[Twilight Town]] after discovering that Sora is no longer on the cover of the ''Winnie the Pooh'' book. Although initially confused as to why he summoned them, Merlin instructs Sora to venture into the 100 Acre Wood to reconnect with Pooh and his friends. Upon Sora's return, Merlin tells Sora that there are always new paths between hearts for him to discover and traverse. | Sometime later, Merlin has [[Chip and Dale]] contact Sora, Donald, and Goofy to meet him at [[Le Grand Bistrot]] in [[Twilight Town]] after discovering that Sora is no longer on the cover of the ''Winnie the Pooh'' book. Although initially confused as to why he summoned them, Merlin instructs Sora to venture into the 100 Acre Wood to reconnect with Pooh and his friends. Upon Sora's return, Merlin tells Sora that there are always new paths between hearts for him to discover and traverse. | ||
In [[San Fransokyo]], [[Dark Riku]] alludes to Merlin, mentioning | In [[San Fransokyo]], [[Dark Riku]] alludes to Merlin{{?}}<!--More likely in reference to Yen Sid's magic in KH3D – expand reasoning-->, mentioning "a certain wizard" that Sora knows whose method of time travel does not follow the same rules as that used by Xehanort's vessels in the Organization, who must cast off their bodies and travel from the past as hearts. | ||
In the year following Xehanort's defeat, Merlin's house is used by Cid, Aerith, Leon, and Yuffie as a base of operations for their search for Sora, although their investigations into Sora's data ultimately prove fruitless. Meanwhile, Merlin and Yen Sid discuss Sora's disappearance, calling upon the Fairy Godmother to look into in the dreams of [[Riku]] and "the other two". {{storylink|Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind}} | |||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
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==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
Merlin appears to be calm and decisive. In spite of his old age, he has an active nature. Merlin is nice and seems to be caring to the ones close to him. However, he can be easily annoyed, especially when people insult his talent for magic, and he will not hesitate to physically retaliate. | Merlin appears to be calm and decisive. In spite of his old age, he has an active nature. Merlin is nice and seems to be caring to the ones close to him. However, he can be easily annoyed, especially when people insult his talent for magic, and he will not hesitate to physically retaliate. | ||
==Abilities== | |||
While never directly stated, Merlin is at least on-par with Yen Sid in terms of magical power. Most common of his magic spells are teleportation, telekinesis, and size alteration. He can even animate furniture for Sora to use for magical target practice. | |||
Merlin also has some experience in Keyblade crafting, as he was able to forge Riku a [[Braveheart|new Keyblade]] and repair [[Kingdom Key D]] by [[Star Cluster|fusing]] [[Star Seeker]] with it.{{fact}} | |||
Even Dark Riku admits Merlin is powerful enough to circumvent the normal laws of time travel.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''''', '''Dark Riku:''' "Unlike a certain wizard you know, I had to play by the rules to get here."</ref> His control of time magic is so precise he can create pockets of time that run at different speeds from the rest of the universe.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''''', '''Kairi:''' "Time has no meaning here. We can take as long as we need to train."</ref> It is implied Merlin himself travels between eras.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''''', '''Examine bookshelf:''' "These are books on worlds Merlin has visited...and the future."</ref> | |||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
Merlin's first appearance was in the 1963 film, ''{{w|The Sword in the Stone (film)|The Sword in the Stone}}''. In the film, Merlin teaches the young King Arthur some life lessons and prepares him for a life as the ruler of England. He also has a rivalry with {{w|Madame Mim|Madam Mim}}, but this rivalry has yet to manifest in ''Kingdom Hearts''. Merlin also has a pet owl named Archimedes, who has not yet been seen in ''Kingdom Hearts'', although his birdhouse is seen hanging in Merlin's house in ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. Also, Archimedes can be heard calling outside of Merlin's house in ''Kingdom Hearts''. | Merlin's first appearance was in the 1963 film, ''{{w|The Sword in the Stone (film)|The Sword in the Stone}}''. In the film, Merlin teaches the young King Arthur some life lessons and prepares him for a life as the ruler of England. He also has a rivalry with {{w|Madame Mim|Madam Mim}}, but this rivalry has yet to manifest in ''Kingdom Hearts''. Merlin also has a pet owl named Archimedes, who has not yet been seen in ''Kingdom Hearts'', although his birdhouse is seen hanging in Merlin's house in ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. Also, Archimedes can be heard calling outside of Merlin's house in ''Kingdom Hearts''. | ||
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