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They next met in [[the Matrix]] on [[Gallifrey]] where Merlin had joined a council of [[High Evolutionary|High Evolutionaries]], including [[Rassilon]], founder of the [[Time Lord]]s, to discuss the danger posed to the [[universe]] by the "[[demon]]" [[Melanicus]]. The [[Fifth Doctor]] did not entirely trust Merlin but agreed to his aid. Merlin had originally banished Melanicus from the [[universe]], though, obviously he had not managed to make it permanent. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tides of Time (comic story)|The Tides of Time]]'') | They next met in [[the Matrix]] on [[Gallifrey]] where Merlin had joined a council of [[High Evolutionary|High Evolutionaries]], including [[Rassilon]], founder of the [[Time Lord]]s, to discuss the danger posed to the [[universe]] by the "[[demon]]" [[Melanicus]]. The [[Fifth Doctor]] did not entirely trust Merlin but agreed to his aid. Merlin had originally banished Melanicus from the [[universe]], though, obviously he had not managed to make it permanent. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tides of Time (comic story)|The Tides of Time]]'') | ||
[[File:Incarnations of Merlyn.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Merlin the Wise]] shows [[Roma (A Rag, a Bone, a Hank of Hair...)|Roma]] his numerous incarnations.]] | |||
At one point an incarnation of Merlin resurrected [[Captain Britain]] and later showed his daughter [[Roma (A Rag, a Bone, a Hank of Hair...)|Roma]] several of his other incarnations. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Rag, a Bone, a Hank of Hair... (comic story)|A Rag, a Bone, a Hank of Hair...]]'') | |||
He was later replaced among the Evolutionaries by a member of the [[Order of the Black Sun]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Final Chapter (comic story)|The Final Chapter]]'') | He was later replaced among the Evolutionaries by a member of the [[Order of the Black Sun]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Final Chapter (comic story)|The Final Chapter]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Throughout the [[Doctor Who universe|DWU]]'s history many characters have taken on the name Merlin, including [[the Master#"Merlin" incarnation|an incarnation]] of [[the Master]] as well as [[the Doctor]] himself on numerous occasions (most notably in his [[the Doctor (Battlefield)|mysterious future incarnation]]), and the short story ''[[The Creation of Camelot (short story)|The Creation of Camelot]]'' states that the name Merlin is passed on from one individual to the next with it being more of a title within [[King Arthur]]'s court than a name. As a result it is unclear whether this incarnation of Merlin, first seen in ''[[The Neutron Knights (comic story)|The Neutron Knights]]'', could also be one of these established characters or another claimant altogether. The character himself has been shown to be a shapeshifter with multiple familiar forms. | |||
A link was established between this character and [[Marvel Comics]]' version of Merlin, who has appeared in comics since [[1943]], when the character design of Merlin the Wise which first appeared in ''The Neutron Knights'' was shown as an alternate incarnation of Marvel's Merlin in ''[[A Rag, a Bone, a Hank of Hair... (comic story)|A Rag, a Bone, a Hank of Hair...]]''. This link was further solidified when Marvel's incarnation of Merlin later appeared in the altered reprint of ''[[Star Death (comic story)|Star Death]]'' released in ''[[TDD 5|The Daredevils #5]]'', and the Neutron Knights' Merlin later appeared in a larger role throughout [[Paul Cornell]]'s ''[[The Guns of Avalon (comic story)|The Guns of Avalon]]'' in ''[[Captain Britain and MI-13 Vol 1 #3]]''. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
