What if Merlin was destined to be Arthur's Bane? (Alternative Merlin Trailer)

What if instead of protecting Arthur, Merlin went against him.
This is a fan made alternative trailer for if Merlin was the villain of the story, make sure to let me know what you think :)
Music -
'Dark Forest' by
Dynamix Recordings

[@granville7]

Admittedly, Merlin can be quite scary. Having these powers is frightening at the best of days. Luckily for all well meaning people around him, Merlin has the patience of a saint, his soul is pure, his heart full of love and his mother did a terrific job in raising him to be kind and friendly to everyone. He doesn't abuse his powers and even is wise enough not to follow blindly every 'advice' the great dragon Kilgharrah gives him. If Merlin had killed Mordred or Morgana before even the first sight of being hostile to Arthur he would have turned into a monster by s2 and lost all traits compelling us to love him so very much.

[@Ace18928]

In an alternate universe Merlin turns to the Dark side and Morgana uses her magic to defend Arthur and Camelot..... That'll be interesting👻

[@merlin6kingdomcome396]

Few things are more intriguing than Merlin's dark side.

[@smbw1801]

1:37 is just...damn. How did you manage to twist that around and make Merlin a holy terror? How did I never see it before? Props.

[@rebeccas1771]

The edit between merlin commanding the dragon against his will then the dragon attacking camelot ahhhh its insane!!

[@efbless]

Yes!! I loved that!

[@katiem4935]

This is such an interesting perspective - he definitely shows signs of a darker side so it just goes to show how much of an effect editing has!

[@ThePrinceHasArrived]

I'm actually really sad now. The scene of Merlin standing over Agravaine's dead body at the end... oof. Very well done, I'm excited to see what lies for the future. :) Once again - great as usual.

[@starfruitified3456]

Feels like this can be connected with the crystals from the crystal cave and Gaius mentioning seprate realities. Amazing editing there, mate!

[@elliesvidscool]

dude this is insane, imagine if he went behind his back the whole time i want to see this as a reality

[@markmeetsafrica]

That would make him the greatest witch. As many of the witches in the show are seen to be deceptive in order to get close. He may be just like all of them but over a longer period of time.

[@kylecross9827]

This is so sinister. The editing is fantastic as per usual. Keep it up!

[@caelirose2699]

This is excellent. I would be down for an evil Merlin hahaha

[@gh03t_]

Merlin as the villan would be bloody terrifying, no one would be safe

[@freyjarichardson1519]

You've just opened up a new adventure for merthur fanfic.... Oh god😂 this is gonna do dangerous things to my merthur shipping brain😂

[@julesinacoma]

wow this is absolutely stunning!! Sometimes I wonder why Merlin never even thought about hurting Arthur but actually I´m really happy he never did it because that´s what makes him so loyal

[@granville7]

well, there was the time he let the rope [intentionally] slid and Arthur fell quite a few metres to the ground into manure. Then there was the time at the training grounds when Arthur was mocking him being girly in battle and Merlin made him lose the grip on his sword and he took a mace hit from his sparring partner and fell to the muddy ground. I'm sure there are more.^^

[@granville7]

PS: or when he was Dragoon the Great and Arthur was on to him because of the familiar eyes he magically hit Arthur unconscious with a helmet

[@julesinacoma]

@@granville7 yeah just let forget about these ones :D We all know he actually loves Arthur ;)

[@wweep]

wow. just WOW the editing is everything!

[@balencian]

Thank you :)

[@NightFuryLover-xx8vo]

this is going straight to my playlist of favourite merlin edits

[@hamallama4517]

Honestly, I was so sure you were gonna use that one clip of Merlin walking out of the fog after the whole Cornelius Sigan deal It's still REALLY FREAKING AMAZING THOUGH WOAH

[@arheme5056]

The trailer I needed without knowing

[@pennykerley541]

Ooooh this gave me chills who's walking in my grave 😂

[@caffeinatedperfectionist484]

Why did I not see this sooner?!!

[@christinag8782]

That's terrifying.

[@laviniaS6329]

WOAH this is so cool!!

[@SuperLovebyme]

Amazing. Please do an audiobook version of a story like that.

[@balencian]

That's an idea... 🤔 :)

[@niranjanitripathi9169]

Will you make that story?

[@balencian]

It depends on how many people would like to listen to it :)

[@niranjanitripathi9169]

Please do make it...I think everyone who has been to kingdom come would like to listen to it..🙏

[@niranjanitripathi9169]

Say....if you decide to make it....will you write the story too?

[@brandyjoiner9575]

I have to admit that I didn't want to watch this video at first, because I refused to imagine Merlin being evil. But, this was AMAZING, POWERFUL, EPIC and a bit terrifying! I'm glad I finally found the strength to give it a chance. I actually watched the Sherlock Psychopath video first and thought "Alright. Let's give the dark Merlin a chance." I'm so glad I did! Your video editing was incredible! THANK YOU!! Question: Which video editing software do you use to make these. I prefer Camtasia, or Adobe Premiere Pro for more cinematic type videos... but I only really use them for work and some vacation videos. Just curious as to which program you're using. Thanks again my friend!

[@balencian]

Thank you :) And I use Movavi as my editing software :)

[@iLikeDeadTrees]

THAT WAS SO GOOD

[@drzemlik4733]

It is absolutely amazing! I love dark!Merlin (although the fact that he turned against Camelot hurts me).

[@alexxks5165]

This editing is amazing! It makes the show seem cooler than it is already.

[@zayasi4410]

*is speechless*

[@ItsArtISay]

Merlin is lowkey scary. Absolutely loved this edit ❤️

[@bharati1872]

Hello Balencian, how are you? I couldn't watch it because of my illness (but now I'm feeling better) and I've just finished watching it. And it is wonderfully done. Never imagine our sweet Merlin as an evil one. Bye bye Balencian, stay safe👋.

[@balencian]

Hello :) I'm great thanks, I'm sorry to hear you were ill but I'm glad you're feeling better, thank you for watching and for the kind words :)

[@granville7]

glad to hear you are feeling better. miss you. stay safe and take care.

[@bharati1872]

Balencian, thanks to you too. But can I ask you, when we're gonna get your next audio series "The First Dragon Lord"? Please tell me.

[@bharati1872]

@@granville7 Ygraine, I'm surprised and glad at the same time to know that there's at least someone in this world who does MISS me. I feel really especial right now. Anyway, thank you for your kind words for me. I'm trying to take care of myself.

[@balencian]

The first dragonlords first episode is in the making, I wish I could give you an exact date but right now I can't be 100% sure. :)

[@SageK.03]

Someone please tell me why I love the idea of good characters being evil?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@helenhinton1326]

Why not approach the writers of Kingdom Come? They were clearly impressed with your audio book of their work. The combination of your storytelling and their creativity is perfect.... I'd love to hear more.

[@balencian]

As much as I would love to work with the writers again on another Merlin project, I know how busy they currently are. I am however working with them in creating an audiobook for their original book :) So make sure to keep an eye out for that :)

[@sirbathory3393]

yep, I loved it and gonna stea-BORROW this plot to my rpg, thanks

[@SuperLovebyme]

If you decide to make an audiobook version of this story, I would love to be a part of it. I don´t want to come across as arrogant but if you would like a little bit of help or assistance with the writing, I would love to be a part of the writing process. Don´t get me wrong, the work you have shown on KZbin has been nothing but brilliant and amazing. This is just a humble request from a fan of your work.

[@balencian]

I would love to make this into an audiobook but right now I don't have the time to write it, however working with writers is something I've wanted to do for some time :) Let me know if you would like to work with me in making this an audiobook :)

[@SuperLovebyme]

@@balencian Of course! I would be honoured. Just let me know when we get started and how we communicate. I really look forward to working with you: :)

[@balencian]

If you can, contact me on twitter @BalencianX (If you can't just let me know) :)

[@SuperLovebyme]

@@balencian I don´t have twitter. Any other way of contact? :)

[@balencian]

You can email me at [e-mail] :)

[@loddeutus]

Oh my....I mean...I don't like the fact that Merlin wants to kill Arthur, but otherwise. He is.....just.....how can someone so riddiculously fool dumb ass be so freaking scary??? I love it, he's really good villain. Just.....don't kill my king. Also...just way you managed to switch some of the scenes so well, like 1:38 AND MY FAVOURITE MERLIN SCENE IS IN!!!!!! 1:08 THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!

[@animekingdom7637]

Great video !!

[@thejesusfandom]

I love how this also shows how easily you can edit things to seem different lol

[@sirbathory3393]

WHERE'S THE FANFIC NOW

[@ShahzadAhmad-nb6si]

In this story everyone was villain. Goal was to unite magicians and normal people again. But Merlin became selfish who just thought about protecting Arthur. Morgana got obsessed with throne. Story should have been Merlin & Morgana against Camelot. Merlin and Morgana destroys their forces and magicians and other people live together under two immortals Merlin and Morgana.

[@niranjanitripathi9169]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@timecrayon]

enemies to lovers, you get me?

[@Animallover24678]

This hurts

[@K-cl3dr]

This was so awesome to watch bro! If you don't mind, would you mind saying where you get your scenes from?

[@balencian]

Sure, were there any scenes in particular you wanted to know?

[@K-cl3dr]

@@balencian Mostly just any where he is using his magic or dragonlord abilities as I can't find any, and then just any S1/2 scenes in general!

[@balencian]

Well I believe that most of the scenes I used were actually from Season 4/5 but I know that he uses his magic and Dragonlord abilities in the season 1&2 finales :)

[@psychohochsieben2316]

holy shit this is so good

[@balencian]

Thank you :)

[@drzemlik4733]

What episode is 1:26???

[@balencian]

It’s S3 E5 ‘The Crystal Cave’ :)