Merlin the Great

[Merlin the Wizard]

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~Basic info~

Every good story has some sort of narration you know. [/center][/i]

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Username ~ : truemerlin

Other characters ~ : Roxas, Cado Angelus, Kalen Creim, Doofenshmirtz, Vivi

Is this character canon? ~ : yes

Link to audition thread ~ : Merlin

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~Character Info~

Now now then, a little bit of good old fashion research never hurt anyone.[/center][/b][/i]

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Name ~ : Merlin the Great at your service

Age ~ : So as to not insult to injury I will just say that I am indeed rather old.

Birthplace ~ : You may very well assume my birthplace is Radiant Garden. As to whether or not you are correct I shan't say.

Gender ~ : How rude of you to ask! People of the female persuasion don't have beards as long as mine! At least they don't tend to. Squirrels are a different story.

Race ~ : Despite the many forms I can take, I am human. Well as human as a magical wizard can be.

Special Class ~ : Does wizard count as a special class? If not then I suppose I am a tech.

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~Appearance~

As a wizard I can take the appearances of many things, though my transformations may not always be intentional.

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Physical appearance ~ : Well I am quite tall. I'd say around six foot three inches to be precise, or rather semi-precise. I am rather skinny (though that's expected of an old codger like myself), and weigh about 145 pounds, though this is merely speculation. Now don't tell anyone this, but I've lost most of my hair. Or rather, it relocated to my face, and that forms the rather long silvery beard you see now. And just because I'm old does not mean I have wrinkles, though I suppose you wouldn't be wrong if you said I did.

Merlin

Clothing/Accessories ~ : Ah yes, my apparel. Well it is rather unique to some maybe, but you might find that amongst the elderly, we tend to wear this sort of thing all the time. It's a light blue night gown. Yes, with matching shoes, and even a tall hat! I even wear spectacles. Well I'll be, I seem to fit the stereotype of an old man rather well now don't I?

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~Personality~

I may be an old, but I still have plenty of spunk!

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Alignment ~ : I'm good. Except I do tend to do some mean things from time to time.

Behavior ~ : Have I ever mentioned just how much I despise technology. Oh why with all the racket it makes, and for all the troubles it causes, I just don't see why that grumpy good for nothing mechanic can stand it. If it wasn't for the fact that he's done more good for Radiant Garden than harm, I doubt I'd even let him use my home as a base! Of course Leon and the others are always welcome, but Cid is on thin ice! I do tend to be somewhat impatient, and I rather dislike repeating myself.

I do my best to help with the restoration of Radiant Garden, and my magic is a big help. Sure it backfires from time to time, but at least I can fix it! Well, unless Cid makes things worse, or those infernal Heartless do. Oh how I loathe Heartless. They take our home once, and then they have the nerve to try and take it again. If my magic was nearly as effective as Sora's Keyblade is, well then, I'd have no trouble at all with them.

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~Weapons~

How uncivilized do you think I am that I would resort to using a weapon!?

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Primary Weapon(s)

ID: Magic
Quality: Supreme

Description: Good old fashion magic. It has no real form, but usually looks like sparkling dust flying through the air. It is usually channeled through the wand Merlin carries, though he doesn't need it to use it (see appearance pic for the wand). When he uses, either non elmental sparks fly from his fingers, or his wand (depending on the situation).

Abilities:

Diluted Familiarity!: Allows Merlin to make any magic or magical ability used against him weaker. Any damage from abilities equals in strength to a lower ability strength. Weak abilities don't do any damage. Magic equips such as fire do minimal damage.

Strength: Weak
Uses: Passive

Multipurpose Magic! (canon ability): Merlin has the ability to temporarily grant another person use of magic. This magic is one of the main elements (fire, blizzard, thunder, aero), and is always a weak version of it. They keep this ability to use magic for three posts before they lose it. He can't use it on himself.

Strength: Weak
Uses: Infinite, 2 post cooldown

Poof! (canon ability): Poof! allows Merlin to vanish in a cloud of smoke, and reappear ten feet away. He can't attack the same turn he uses this ability. He can't use this if anyone is within 5 feet.

Strength: Weak
Uses: Infinite, one post cooldown

Animate! (canon ability): Merlin has the ability to animate inanimate objects, and make them fight for him. They can be anything he wants, from swords, to even full grown trees. This lasts for three posts.

Strength: Moderate
Uses: 5, two post cooldown

Transform! Using White Magic (in the form similar to his poof), Merlin can take on the form of an animal, or any other living creature (of non-human variety).

While in the alternate state, Merlin is limited to that being's "stats" such as a dragon's ability to breathe fire and fly (at least that species') and their weakness to water. He always retains some of his human form, such as his glasses and beard. If he speaks his voice is also the same.

A rather hard tug of his beard will always change him back to normal. Merlin can exit the form at will if this doesn't occur, or can be beaten in the form (Being beaten in the form will result in him being forcibly transformed into his regular human form, but he will be as bad off as he was when he was bested in his non human form.).

Strength: Strong
Uses: 1 use per thread

Secondary Weapon(s)

ID:

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~Abilities~

Do you honestly think I'm incapable of using my own power?

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AP left:

[Insert Ability One name here]
[Description of ability]

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Items

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Equips

1. Thunder II - Allows the user to shoot a thin white bolt of lightning down onto a target from above in a flash. Almost impossible to dodge if the target wasn't already moving when this spell was cast. Erupts outward by one meter in all directions into a shower of sparks upon contact and deals weak thunder-elemental magic damage. 10 uses per battle.

2. Thunder D - Allows the user to create a yellow lightning strikes three meters tall, all arranged in a straight line 5 meters in length. The bolts do not all appear at once but rather one at a time, starting right at the user and then striking down right away after the last hit the ground as the trail extends to its full length. The speed of the line is much more than a normal person can run. Deals weak thunder-elemental damage to anyone caught in the line. Lasts 1 turn. 10 uses per battle.

3. Blizzard II - Allows the user to shoot a head-sized spiky ice crystal at high speed with slight homing ability. Very difficult to dodge at medium range. Shatters upon contact and deals weak ice-elemental magic damage. 10 uses per battle.

4. Fire I - Allows the user to shoot a head-sized fireball at high speed with slight homing ability. Very difficult to dodge at medium range. Explodes on contact and deals weak fire-elemental magic damage. 10 uses per battle.

5. Gravity - Increase the gravity above a target in the form of a dark sphere of magic that flattens out to shoot down and to slam it into the ground. Damage is equivalent to a moderate ability and is multiplied if the target was in the air and fell a farther distance or if the target's body mass/weight is quite high. The opponent can escape only by moving in a horizontal direction any vertical movement will get them caught. Five uses per battle, only lasts 1 post and can not be used again for 1 of your posts.

6. Magnet - Create a magical orb in the air above the user that sucks in all nearby objects, abilities and opponents within 20 feet. Three uses per battle and only lasts 1 post. The user can not attack in the same post Magnet is used but any characters caught by it will remain there for their entire post as well.

Special Abilities

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Minions

Grade: B

Name(s): Archimedes

Appearance(s): Archimedes

Abilities:

Decoy!:
Archimedes has the ability to draw one attack away from Merlin, and at himself. This should be noted that this isn't by his choice, but rather Merlin put a spell on him making it so he had to, after Archimedes hid Merlin's wand one day. Strong abilities are affected as well, but may or may not hit him as other attacks would.

Strength: Moderate
Uses: up to 2 (depending on strength), one post cooldown

Elemental Weakness: Lightning

History: Archimedes and Merlin have been companions for many years. Heck they even helped train a future king of England once. After that Archimedes spent most of his time in Merlin's magic bag, only to leave when he needed to stretch his wings. Recently Merlin has forced him out of the bag, and to help him out, just like he did in the good old days. Or at least, that was what Merlin told him before he pulled out his wand...

Summons

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~History~

Ah yes history, perhaps my most favorite of all the subjects.

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To save you all the details as well as your sanity (for I doubt many young people such as yourself would want to here every detail of my rather long life) I will only tell you the more recent events of my life.

For a time I stayed in England, training a boy who was nicknamed Wart by his foster family on how to be a good king. This included teaching him history, algebra, how to read, write, bathe properly (a task I only told him about, and never bothered to check), and the like. After he became king I stayed as his advisor, at least until he was old enough to rule on his own. Then I left to use my magic elsewhere. Radiant Garden (the world I called home for most of my life) had fallen to the Heartless, so I made my way to Traverse Town. There I taught Sora how to use magic properly, and even gave his group magically aligned weapons for completing tasks. I also introduced Sora to Winnie the Pooh (in a matter of speaking).

After Radiant Garden was free from the Heartless, at least enough for us to move back, the Radiant Garden Restoration Committee was formed. It consisted of Leon, Yuffie, Aerith, Cid, and myself. Sora, Donald, and Goofy were later made members of the Committee after venturing to our town. I then had to re-teach Sora how to use magic, for he had forgotten how to use it. I also gave him the summon Chicken Little. I later found the book containing Winnie the Pooh in Radiant Garden's Zero District, and after a Heartless attack damaged the book, decided it best not to tell Leon. I would end up going to Disney Castle to conjure a door to the past so that Sora could restore the Cornerstone of Light to its original state. And because of Cid, I almost ended up ruining the town's systems by zapping Hollow Bastion's power computer, though Sora, Donald, and Goofy manage to save it. After recalling the true name of Hollow Bastion, Cid and I decided to rename it. After all that, the only new events that have happened recently are the continued reconstruction of Radiant Garden, and the occasional mishap caused by Cid and myself arguing. Heartless are still around, but not in the numbers they used to be. And that my friends, is a good thing.

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~Class~

Now wait just a moment! I can't very well go off on my own without a Dive into the Heart now can I?

~ A sword of terrible destruction - The power of the warrior: Invincible courage.

~ A shield to repel all - The power of the guardian: Kindness to aid friends.

~ A staff of wonder and ruin - The power of the mystic: Inner strength.

You know that one of them must be chosen. What power will you seek?

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Merlin takes the staff, which turns into his wand!

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~Other~

tech credits:
Weapon refinement (excellent): 250 (tech and canon discount)
Weapon refinement (supreme): 500 (tech discount)
Convert Special: 50 (tech and canon discount, canon cause the abilities were canon)
Minion slot B: 175 (canon discount)
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25 credits

[High's .Valentine.]

Heh...I think yer brain's shriveled up like a raisin.

1. Poof is very much a teleporting ability. And well, teleporting abilities are rather illegal. However, if you give it a longer cool down and make sure that Merlin can only poof away from his target [so he can't disappear and appear right next to them to ya know, poke em in the eye with the wand] then it might be OK.

2. Multipurpose magic...hmm. There's always been problems with different magic in one ability. If you make it so that Merlin cannot perform that ability on himself [thus he cannot perform aero, fire, ice, etc all with one ability] and that he can only give it to one person per usage of ability. Then yeah, maybe.

3. Woah, OK, transform...big problems with this one.

//Abilities that allow for more than one Transformation per ability are banned.

Looks familiar?

I dunno, this ability needs major changes. You might wanna go talk to Rocket about this. She figured out something with it. But as it is right now, I can't accept it.

4. Archimedes. While the summon himself is no problem, you don't have canon discount with him. Did the owl ever appear in the game? *can't remember* Not to mention it never did any kind of battling that might give it a canon discount.

5. Did Merlin ever use Transformation and Animate in the game?

[angelous]

1. Yeah, it says he can't attack in the turn he uses it.

2. He can use it on other people. It says nothing about him using it on himself.

3. Editted

4. Yeah Archimedes is in the two games, in a matter of speaking. While he isn't seen directly, his birdhouse is in both of them, and he can be heard calling outside Merlin's house in kh1. If that doesn't qualify for a discount, then just take 175 from my main account.

5. As for animate, I was referring to like KH1 when he used magic to make the furniture and that attack Sora while training magic and such. As for the trees and such, well, I suppose it'd just fall over on them or something, then prop back up. XD

As for transform, well, it was in the movie, so I figured that'd count as canon.

Now it should all pass.

[High's .Valentine.]

Poof: Hmm...I'm still concerned about you using it to instantaneously dodge attacks, which is essentially, what the ability is for. Which is why we banned it. XD Let's just say if anyone get within five foot of him, he can't use the ability. So any close range attacks you wouldn't be able to dodge. However, you have more chances of avoiding long ranged magics, projectiles, etc.

Multipurpose magic: Hey, just making sure man. Just because you it isn't there doesn't mean I should assume that you're not going to do it. Rules are always better written down. So yeah, please add that in. ^^

Transform: It'll work as it is now. Any easy tug to the beard [and his beard is long enough for easy tugging...XD] and he'll be back? OK.

Hrm. You're right. OK, I'll let you slide on the Animate.

As for Transform, it's not canon for the game. I can't giveor Cid canon discounts if I give him abilities from FFVII because FFVII has nothing to do with KH. XD And in KH, Cid did no battling. Like-wise for Merlin. So discount on everything else except the Transformation.

As for Archimedes...

Eh...fine. Discount.

[angelous]

My math right here? And if so then done.

[High's .Valentine.]

Heh, way to save munny.

ACCEPTED, LOCKED, and MOVED.