#*f: merlin

[sword-wielding-sapphic]

Merlin & Text Posts (6/?)

[beaverthemerlin]

Man, do i have to tag every single one?.... Edit: Added a few more-

Thank you for lending me your merlins!! No i wont make a background!! i like my hands healthy!!

I hope this kinda brings us together a little more, loved doing this and will probably keep doing dumb stuff like this in the future (until afkj bores me or smth)

@frugalkubal @confusedeldrich @masond-jar @meepinmeat @fgfirenation @pumpkin-batz @armentarius @windmaedchen

[scentedtheoristperfection]

Lady Avalon's True Name is Manaka Sayjou.

(Want to make clear that I'm only talking about the FGO Servant, not the version in Prototype) (Only FGO JP Spoilers are a Valentine, and Arcade- not the collab, but actual one that was already out by LB7)

Lady Avalon is a servant introduced in Grand Order during the summer 7 Arctic Summer World Event. She is part of the pretender class. A class known for having a "True Name" that is revealed at a later point in the story. Lady Avalon is an exception*

Elisa is also an exception but the reason she's a pretender is explained in the story- the fusion with Shi Jin and appears to be powerless. Lady Avalon's explanation is more complicated.

We are given two explanations for why she is one and both of them are deliberately uh maybe? Lady Avalon is very insistent on it being because she's not a human- but her bond profile makes it sound like it's about the question:

Why does she desperately flee the King Arthur who claims to be from another world?" It's a question that Arthur himself doesn't seem to understand the answer to. (Second image is FGO Arcade Fan Translation)

So let's zoom out for a minute. Lady Avalon has some unique and odd attributes that are solely her.

She is the first and only character in the entire game to exclusively exist as a Summer Servant.

She is a Pretender despite being a Caster in Arcade, and no explanation is given · Nov 6, 2024 Oberon cannot see Merlin. He has a passive skill that only effects Merlin and lowers his buff success rate. Lady Avalon is not affected by said passive skill. What's more, Lady Avalon directly comments on noticing Oberon in her valentine! · Nov 6, 2024 If she is just Proto Merlin, there is a lot of questions. Why does she flee from Arthur? Why does she refuse to admit she's Merlin? Why can she see Oberon? Why is it being treated like she's hiding some great secret.

Why does she call Arthur her beloved?

We have also met the actual Merlin Prototype and both their attitude and word choice do not seem to line up with Lady Avalon. In the Arthur Trial Quest they talk to Arthur and do not sound at all like Lady Avalon aside from the occasional giggle. And they are not shy.

Ibuki-douji believes they know some great secret about Lady Avalon. Our entire list of characters with dialogue for her is Gareth (Same banner), Arthur, Nero Draco, Ibuki and… David?

Ibuki also has a tendency to know things she shouldn't so…

Lady Avalon and Merlin describe the Grail very differently. Manaka in Prototype talks about how the original purpose of the grail is to collect wishes and summon a Beast. But how are they fulfilling their purpose in Chaldea then? Like unless Ritsuka is going to be a beast...

[theonceandfuture]

i'm being plagued with visions

original under the cut:

magicmooshka twitter <- i THINK that's the credit but i'm not 100% certain :-(

[thatsrightice]

Slider and Iceman fist bump after their flights.

Hollywood gives Wolfman a fist bump after their flights but Wolfman always responds with an open palm shouting “Turkey!” because they’re flying the turkey.

Maverick and Goose high five after their flights because they can never agree coordinate who’s the head and who’s the tail of the turkey.

[pyjamacryptid]

This was always going to happen.

[He’s] been dead since the beginning.

- The Oresteia

[thefigureresource]

Caster Merlin (Prototype) [Fate/Grand Order Arcade] 1/7 scale from Alter coming December 2024.

[wayfinderships]

Trick or Treat!!

And so you treaded into the realm of darkness. Along the way, you meet a mysterious (and totally not Panchi /lying) person dressed as a heartless.

"Thank you for stopping by, my good friend Merlin. Have this as a small gift. Consider it a little treat."

You look at the bag and open it. It is....

A small Kale plush! And holding some...Kale? Suppose he's making sure you eat your greens even in the night of Halloween! Or the stranger thought it would be amusing-

[eastendripper]

took a short break from drawing merlin to draw merlin (wip) maybe I should draw camelot? I'm not that good with the backgrounds but I've had two (2) good tries recently. who knows? might be a good streak?

[sarahs-malewives]

my silly guy Rover!

do you think he and valen are 🤞 (they are)

also yeah u can friend me if u want !

[building-camelot]

I'm reading Marion Bradley's Mists of Avalon (1982) right now and I'm struck with a fascinating parallel with BBC Merlin.

Some context: MoA is a retelling of Arthurian legends through the eyes of its women (great premise, but I won't dwell on that right now), starting with Igraine. Here, she's confronted with the fact that her and Uther are destined to find each other, in order to bring about the Once and Future King👑. (same concept, different wording)

Now read this passage:

Now who might this possibly remind you of?

(also I recommend the book so far)

[sword-wielding-sapphic]

Merlin & Text Posts (3/?)

[avas-wonderland]

An edit of the sillies with a song I discovered from an old film!

Taglist: @cherry-bomb-ships @dolls-self-ships @jelly-drop-buttons @disneymarina @queer-selfships @lop-bunny-ships @toasty-self-shipping @lunarbun-ships @rexscanonwife

[dsabian]

I need everyone to know that tonight I got my local community theatre to act out one of my fanfics. There was a call for short scripts, I rewrote my fic into the appropriate format and removed the overt fandom stuff, and viola. Two quite good actors performed

to my immense satisfaction.

[theonceandfuture]

very late valentine's-adjacent doodle 🤎

[treasureguardingdragon]

i have a questionn

EXCLUDING arthur,