#toa merlin

[gaylightisminetocommand]

ToA Wizards textposts I've had for like nine months but never bothered to post until now :) part 1 | part 2 | part 3

[foursthemagicknumber]

Douxie: Breaking curfew don’t tell the pigs

Merlin: That’s not befitting language for a wizard

Douxie: Sorry i meant fuck the police

[saturnniidae]

Said it before and I'll say it again; genuinely believe the reason Jim is wonky as a troll (uneven number of fingers and such) is because Merlin literally just threw all his stuff in a blender. No ingredient measuring here, he's above that apparently 😭

[t1rkb]

Merlin Ambrosius from Trollhunters is what Ford Haters THINK Ford is...

[coolestzed]

Being a Merlin fan in the ToA fandom is hard.

[elegantjellyfishwerewolf]

Merlin, you're just a terrible chess player

[douxie-fire]

sometimes i lay in bed and randomly remember that merlin canonically calls douxie his son and then i cry!

[seekerofblades]

Merlin:"Hisirdoux, you had ONE JOB!To prevent the Arcane Order from getting the Genesis Seals, and to keep the world safe!" >:O

Douxie: "But that's two things!" D:>

[arcadian-socks]

Merlin: Listen, I'm gonna need you

to swear—

Douxie: FUZZBUCKETS

Merlin:

Merlin: [ sharp inhale ]

Merlin: Not only is that not what I meant, that is also not even a swear.

[earth-ambassador-jim]

Re-watching Trollhunters to refresh my memory of Merlin's personality for the next chapter of Lost Soul. Man, he's a snarky fellow!

Also I desperately wish we had a bonus episode of the parents doing their TrollFighters play. (Actually that would have been a hilarious way to do a recap for one of the follow up series.)

[thekingofthenameless]

Okay but there is something seriously wrong with the character designers of ToA

They come up with designs that fuck and then downgrade them to the shittiest thing possible

Photos from these posts!

[gaylightisminetocommand]

ToA Wizards textposts part 2 which just so happened to be ready for Wizards' 4th anniversary <3

ft. Arthur bashing and Douxie not having a good time :D

part 1 | part 2 | part 3

[foursthemagicknumber]

Krel: My hungry ass could never be a brain surgeon

Steve: What do you mean

Jim: Dude what?

Blinky: An explanation is necessary

Merlin from beyond the grave: What the hell?

Douxie: Mood.

[saturnniidae]

Whhyyy do people hate merlin.. like yeah he's a wrinkly old asshole and I laughed when he died but also he's so Interesting, and he's certainly no villain like some people like to belive.

[falling-hand-in-unlovable-hand]

colored an old narlin doodle i found :3 feat: young merlin

[albentelisa]

Hi! Here's an interesting what if ask.

What if Douxie was the one to join the Arcane Order instead of Morgana?

Hi! That one would change the past events for sure.

As we are talking about Moppet Douxie here, I feel his motivation will be very different from Morgana's. So, in an attempt to impress his master, Douxie goes to the forest to practice his magic in secret. That is where he meets Nari, who suggests she'll help. Douxie has no idea that Nari is from the Arcane Order or that she's Merlin's enemy, so he agrees. Under her tutelage, he progresses quickly, but it's still not enough to get approval from Merlin. Eventually, Bellroc and Skrael join those sessions, suggesting that Douxie simply needs to invent some kind of rule-changing magic. After lengthy brainstorming and countless failed attempts, Douxie comes up with a magic rite that temporarily gives trolls sunlight immunity. From his point of view, it's actually a good thing as trolls are often captured because of their weakness against the sunlight. Alas, he doesn't know that Bellroc contacts Gunmar behind his back and shares the rite with him.

Camelot is in panic meanwhile as bloodthirsty trolls attack villages during the day, which should be impossible. Arthur suspects a powerful wizard is involved and starts an investigation together with Merlin. They find out it was Douxie easily (as he's rather naive). Arthur corners Douxie at the cliff, determined to kill him, and Merlin just watches despite Douxie's pleas. Unlike Morgana, Douxie doesn't lose his hand, but he's slashed across the chest and falls from the cliff.

The Arcane Order finds and resurrects him, making Douxie their champion. Merlin's betrayal hits Douxie the most, so the Order has no problem convincing him to fight against humanity. Douxie's magic is more powerful now, so he can make his rite more permanent.

Meanwhile, back in Camelot Morgana learns what happened to Douxie and is enraged because of her brother and master's actions. She encounters Merlin, accusing him of being a horrible master, and storms off.

The kingdom is in panic though as more and more Gumm-Gumms attack, seemingly immune against the sunlight. Some people also report that they saw a young wizard with the troll hordes. Merlin realizes that Douxie is alive and intends to stop it.

But first, he needs some way to defeat Gunmar and his hordes. The problem is that his amulet should be useless against sun-immune trolls. Merlin realizes that he needs Morgana's help for that.

And he is right, as Morgana has been trying to create a counter to Douxie's rite using her shadowmancy. When Merlin approaches her, she is against the idea of cooperating at first but ends up agreeing for the sake of the people in Camelot.

The amulet is also different in this AU. It summons not only the Daylight sword but the Nightshade one as well (which is made of Morgana's shadow magic). However, Merlin simply cannot just cooperate as he is scared that Morgana can possibly switch sides as well (he finds her way more unstable than Douxie). So Merlin seals the bigger portion of Morgana's shadow magic inside the amulet. Morgana realizes it in the end, but it's already too late.

So Morgana still has some magic, but it's below the average level and she cannot do much. Deya still becomes the first Trollhunter, and Merlin goes to fight and seal Douxie.

The events influence the present too. The Janus Order are good guys - they are trolls who willingly accept Morgana's magic to enter the human world. Morgana also uses different magic, so there are no kidnapped kids. The Janus Order protects the world from shadows. Some of them join forces with Trollhunters but it's glared upon because of what Merlin did to Morgana.

Bular is still the only one from Gunmar's forces who stay on the surface. However, he also recruits more aggressive trolls, who wish to rule humans. Much like with Morgana in the canon, Douxie's mind stays awake even when he is sealed. Back in Camelot times he also managed to gather wizards displeased with Merlin and Arthur and hostile towards humans. They become Hex Tech later (with Zoe as their leader) - and is the organization that helps Bular and his army of trolls to stay hidden.