The Seven Deadly Sins is a hugely popular fantasy adventure currently being serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine! This time, we'll be focusing on Merlin, a member of the Seven Deadly Sins! She's apparently been with Meliodas the longest, but she looks like a young woman... But isn't Meliodas over 3000 years old? So how old is Merlin? Or rather, who is she to have lived that long?! Merlin is actually full of mysteries. Haha. We'll be uncovering the true identity of this seductive beauty!
What kind of person is Merlin?
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Merlin possesses extremely powerful magical powers and is said to be the best magician in the Britannian continent. In the first season of the anime, when Elizabeth was kidnapped by Vivian, the magician of the Kingdom of Liones, Merlin was able to easily erase Vivian's powerful magic with an Absolute Cancel. Incidentally, it was Merlin's magic that gave the beast marks to the members of the Order. With a bewitching appearance and a calm tone of voice despite his young age... who on earth is Merlin?
Basic information about Merlin.
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His age is unknown... His guess is that he's over 3000 years old. Lol. He looks about 30 years old. He's surprisingly tall at 177 cm. His battle class is 4710, which is higher than Meliodas before he regained his demon powers! It's no wonder he has such unfair magical power... By the way, his breakdown is as follows: Magic: 3540, Military: 70, Will: 1100. If he were to fight King in hand-to-hand combat, Merlin would win! We also don't know anything about Merlin's crimes. His race is also a mystery, but by a process of elimination we can guess that he is probably human.
Sacred Treasure ≪Morning Star Aldan≫
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The sphere floating around Merlin is Merlin's sacred treasure ≪Morning Star Aldan≫, with thousands of runes engraved on its surface. However, the full extent of its power has yet to be revealed. So far, the only known ability is when Merlin was nearly turned to stone by Galan's Ban of the Ten Commandments, and just before he was turned to stone, he transferred his soul to Aldan the Star! He transferred his soul to Aldan the Star, and from there, an illusion of Merlin was projected. I'm sure he has many other abilities as well. I'd love to see more of Aldan the Star's powers!
Unjust Magical Power [Infinity]
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When the Kingdom of Liones is attacked by Grayroad and Fraudrin of the Ten Commandments, Merlin also fights to defend the castle. Graylord's commandment, "No killing," is that if you kill in front of Graylord, all your time will be taken away. However, this doesn't work on Merlin. Ban can't help but say, "Merlin...! Aren't you human?" I want to say that, but I don't want to be told that by the immortal Ban. lol
The reason why Merlin has existed for over 3000 years.
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Merlin is not affected by the time-stealing commandment. The reason is that "his own time is stopped"! Not only Grayroad but the other members are also astonished by this. Normally, stopping time would be impossible because it would distort the laws of the world and would require a huge amount of magical power, but Merlin's magic [Infinity] makes it possible. No matter how difficult the spell is to sustain, the flame will continue to burn and time will continue to stop unless you cancel it yourself. Merlin stopped his own time and has been alive since before the Holy War 3000 years ago. Moreover, the reason is to satisfy his desire for knowledge. Such a Merlin-like reason. Lol
Merlin is actually a girl?!
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The Demon King orders them to rescue Meliodas, and Chandler, the highest-ranking demon who is Meliodas's teacher, comes to the Seven Deadly Sins. At that time, Merlin's magic was deflected by Chandler's Full Counter and he was hit with a Magic Seal. This caused the magic he had cast on himself to be broken. For a moment, Merlin seemed to have vanished, but he was transformed into a young girl! This was Merlin's true form. Chandler seems to recognize her and says, "Maybe you're Belialuin's daughter?" Hmm? Belialuin is a word I've never heard before.
Merlin's true identity revealed?!
Source: The Seven Deadly Sins © Suzuki Nakaba, Kodansha / "The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of the Commandments" Production Committee, MBS
Finally, the mysterious identity of Merlin was revealed in episodes 248 and 249 with Zeldris! When Merlin shows her true form (girl version) in front of Zeldris, Zeldris is incredibly surprised. "A daughter blessed by the Demon King and the Supreme God!" Zeldris says, and King and Diane respond in unison, "Huh?!" in surprise. LolCome to think of it, the moment that the Ten Commandments Fraudrin and Grayroad heard Merlin's real name (which humans cannot pronounce and which was written in strange characters in the manga), they trembled and tried to run away.
Beliarin's child genius.
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Zeldris told us in detail, so let's summarize the contents! First of all, Belialuin is said to be "the city of sages that was neutral, not siding with either the demon gods or the goddesses." Merlin was a miraculous genius born in Belialuin with "infinite" magical powers, so much so that even the Demon King and the Supreme God tried to get him in their hands. Merlin then negotiated with the Demon King and the Supreme God, saying that he would side with the one who gave him the gift he liked. Merlin... negotiating directly with the two gods was an incredible act of courage, even back then! And it turns out that he is a miraculous genius! It's no wonder that Merlin's magical powers are so powerful.
The fate of Belialuin.
As a result of the negotiations, the Demon King bestowed upon him all knowledge of the secret arts of the demon world and the protection of the Goddess's brainwashing techniques, and the Supreme God bestowed upon him the protection of nullifying any dark curse or commandment. However, despite receiving the gifts, Merlin did not side with either of them, so the two gods became angry and covered the capital with curses and a mist of death for a thousand days, and brought down a heavy rain of fire and lightning, destroying Belialuin. However, Merlin has the protection of God and "infinite" magical power, so he escapes and disappears... Merlin's shocking past is revealed! It's such a "deadly sin" that it makes you wonder if this is Merlin's crime that has not yet been revealed.
Summary of Merlin's true identity!
Source: The Seven Deadly Sins © Suzuki Nakaba, Kodansha / "The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of the Commandments" Production Committee, MBS
What did you think of Merlin's true identity? A miraculous genius child, a daughter blessed by the Demon King and the Supreme God... What's more, she is immune to the brainwashing of the Goddess tribe and the commandments of the Demon tribe. Isn't Merlin the strongest? We still don't know the abilities of Aldan the Star, nor the crimes he committed, nor do we know why he supports Arthur of Camelot. The fact that there is so much mystery surrounding Merlin is what makes him so appealing, so let's continue to look into the mysteries surrounding Merlin and look forward to seeing them revealed little by little!
