Merlin

Colin Morgan Portrayed Merlin in Merlin. He played a small, dark haired boy who became the servant to Prince Arthur in the first series. He is funny, smart, witty, hardworking and modest. He has a kind heart. He was born with magic, which if found out, would get him killed. He is said to be the greatest sorcere ever to walk the earth. Arthur knows nothing of this, and merlin is constantly under rated by everyone but Gaius (his guardian) who knows of his magic. Merlin is also the last Dragon Lord, which means he shares a special conection with The Great Dragon (John Hurt).

Merlin has always had a very good relationship with Gwen (Guienever) who is a servant. They first met when Merlin was in the stocks, and have had a great, trusting friendship ever since.

Morgana and merlin is interesting. They used to confide in each other, and Merlin would encourage her and be there  for her, untill she started plotting against the kingdom. Merlin had to poisin her to save Arthur, and Morgouse (Emilia Fox) saved her. Morgana then hated Merlin, and tried to kill him on a number of occasions.

Merlin and Gaius have the best relationship. It is like father and son. Gaius took him in and has cared for him for years. They tease each other, and tell each other everything. Gaius is one of the few that know about merlins magic.

Merlin and Arthur obviously deeply care about each other, though they would never admit it!! They are constantly bickering and fighting, and they call each other names and so on. There relationship builds and builds over the years the series goes for, and by the end of it, they can easily be called best friends.They try to make it look like they don't care about each other, but if something happens to the other one, they will not rest untill they are healed, and they stress and risk their lives for the other. The first time you realize how much Merlin means to Arthur is in the episode The Labyrinth of Gadref, when Arthur knows that one of then has to drink poison, and tricks Merlin into letting him drink it. Obviously he doesn't die, because it wasn't actually poison, but we see for the first time how much he cares.