Who Is Merlin & How Strong Is He? Fate’s GRAND CASTER Merlin Explained!

[@AniNews]

How Strong Do You Think Merlin Is?

[@fugo5464]

No idea :p

[@waldhueter6605]

will you make a video about King Hassan as soon as he reveals himself? propably my favorite character in fate which is why i am interested in a video about him.

[@GunRunner106]

we do actually already get a glimps of his 'true power' in the fight against tiamat, while she is down in hell, he is able to give everyone on the team like a temporarly (permanent) like 10~20k max hp buff, while healing them every turn for 10k and also buffing the dmg for like 300% or smths like that. basically he gives them a near infinity power and immunity to any sort of dmg at that point in the story.

[@HuyNguyen-xg2xg]

@@GunRunner106 Isn't that Eresh buffs? Merlin only heal for like 4k

[@GunRunner106]

@@HuyNguyen-xg2xg hmm ya actually correct mage of flowers only provides the 4k heal, while blessing of kur gives atk/np gain/ and max hp boni, hmm

[@bcfb21]

Merlin: “if I need a backstory I’d prefer it to be multiple choice”

[@hardtosee8145]

bcfb21 whay does that mean ?

[@bcfb21]

Bao Long it’s a joker reference regarding the fact that Merlin has no set backstory.

[@hardtosee8145]

I still don’t understand the fact that Merlin can see the truth in present make he have the tilte Grand ?

[@bcfb21]

Bao Long uhm no not necessarily. My comment didn’t have anything to do with that aspect of the video. It’s more so that the grand servants are the greatest from each class. I’m also relatively sure that there can only be one grand caster at a time so with Solomon being around Merlin is not technically a grand caster because you can’t have two of them and also grand servants cannot be summoned as it’s either expressly stated or implied that king Hassan gave up his title of grand assassin to be summoned by Chaldea.

[@hardtosee8145]

bcfb21 tks, but what i’m trying to say is how impactful the seeing the truth is ? Is it really useful ?

[@trungkienluongvu3473]

A bit fix: Solomon’s Clairvoyance can see both past and future. Gilgamesh can see the future while Merlin can see only the present. Quoted by the Grand Caster Solomon himself

[@Ephideltrance]

Merlin's clairvoyance if he only sees the present is like a powerful form of 360 degree telescopic vision that basically allows him to survey the current world. His clairvoyance seems the most limited but the best in finding out current relevant information.

[@justpepe253]

@@Ephideltrance He's basically a super useful normal man.

[@phoenix221186]

He's basically a super voyeur ... With a magic and a sword

[@moment1463]

merlin and solomon is a grand caster what about gilgamesh is he also a grand ?? if so at which class???

[@phoenix221186]

Salon is the grand caster Merlin and Gil are just powerful casters not grands

[@GoldLight73]

Feats we’ve seen Merlin perform: -Casting illusions so real they can even fool reality -Turning Tiamat’s mud into flowers capable of weakening a Beast -Taming an infantile Beast of Disaster -Stopping Gae Bolg from killing Mash -Casually invading others’ dreams -Conjuring copies of Caliburn -Bending the rules of the Throne of Heroes to summon himself as a Servant when he’s still alive -Creating Romani’s favorite idol.

[@sarim9531]

That second last point... what?

[@luck_adiante]

@@sarim9531 In the Anime they explained that, because he isn't even alive in the age of Babylonia he can be summoned, but in the game he did that

[@sarim9531]

@@luck_adiante are you guys talking about when he showed up at the end to nullify the chaos tide? Or the whole time?

[@luck_adiante]

@@sarim9531 Whole time. When he shows up later it's the actual Merlin. You know the one trapped inside the Tower

[@sarim9531]

@@luck_adiante so did he independently manifest into Babylonia, or did Gil summon him? I do remember him saying it was Gil

[@Pk-yi3wx]

You forgot to mention his most porwrful ability being that he can shift an entire meta to Buster crit memes alone for three years straight

[@varnix1006]

Inb4 Skadi balances the meta field...

[@amari7782]

VarniX that’s not necessarily true since you need way more set up to do stuff with skadi Than you would with Merlin. Merlin is broken in the since that outside of buster teams you can still use him in a variety of teams skadi on the other hand doesn’t really have this luxury and while you can use her in non quick teams her utility drops immensely outside of quick teams since she herself lacks any presence past “ I buff one servant my job is done” while waver tamamo and Merlin aren’t really bound by these constraints

[@KhanMann66]

Merlin is splashabe

[@Coramelimane]

@@varnix1006 Skadi memes needs two of her and an aoe quick NP, so two Skadi and a Dates. only whales can use that meta.

[@mustysmells817]

Until Orion and Chen Gong revives buster memes again to completely new heights.

[@MonoReaper]

There is also the fact that Merlin in Babylonia was mostly busy slowing down Tiamats awakening aka continue her dream which is why he "didnt do much" and was scared of Gorgons pretrification cause him "wakeing up from his dream as a Servant" would mean the instant end of his illusion magic on Tiamat.

[@AeirEclipseHayastin]

One of history's first NEETs, but not by his own choosing

[@axion3979]

You mean history's first kept man

[@staticmar7840]

Bork

[@karlacastanares3084]

Well... We can call him the all knowing NEET... With a cosplaying/blogging sideline.

[@michaeljohngarcia6432]

He will also be the last

[@karlacastanares3084]

@@michaeljohngarcia6432 Yea, must be fun to be a NEET with no one nagging you, man.

[@KillaD55]

If there's something strange In your kingdom Who you gonna call? Arthur: *MERLIN*

[@lornagerona8555]

lmao it reminds me of 7 d.s.

[@gray6419]

Hello wizard

[@Volume_Halome]

Imagine a Fate anime where we saw all 7 Grand servants go all out against some crazy high tier enemy. Unlimited Budget Works Intensify.

[@sarim9531]

Well... there was mention of a certain being that requires 7 counter guardians just to hold back. This was a while back, and grands weren't even introduced back then, so it might actually be 7 grands. Or maybe not. Though it'll probably never happen, because the counter force seems to prefer the bare minimum.

[@КириллФомин-м2в]

@@sarim9531 where it was mentioned?

[@sarim9531]

@@КириллФомин-м2в I'm talking about Primate Murder/Fou. I'm not sure where the seven counter guardians thing was mentioned, but probably Tsukihime.

[@phoenix221186]

Is it weird I read 7 counter guardians and I imagined 7 emiyas .. maybe 6 and one okita alter? .. 🤣🤣

[@Mayke0077]

​@@sarim9531 CGs tend to be assigned to protecting humanity from itself. Grands often get assigned to deal with outside threats, though there is overlap. Grands are brought in more rarely and for more common or reoccurring threats. Your quote wasn't mentioned in Tsukihime, but from an interview with Nasu. You don't requires 7 Grands to maintaind a Beast, but 7 CGs. One Grands does just fine, at least from what we have seen so far in the Lostbelts chapter.

[@dembeku346]

It's crazy how Merlin, Orion, Gramps are game-wise really good.

[@hikarihakai1285]

if Grand aren't op it would be weird also funny how all three are Buster meme

[@rollingblade7582]

11/10 buster meta lmao

[@jyon7168]

Makuga Tattoba Doesnt Orion have an arts NP?

[@namikprincip4868]

@@jyon7168 His normal buster still hits like a truck with his np and Merlin

[@amari7782]

Niko Orion is like hozoin and qin langyu they have an arts np but their actual np is they command cards

[@LoneWolf20213]

combining his "Immortality" and his magic, he is not someone who you call for a straight forward fighter, but as a supporter, he's perfect

[@rust5427]

Hes not "immortal" he's literally immortal because his original body is on the reverse side

[@LoneWolf20213]

@@rust5427 he can die, it's just very tricky as with Gorgon in the anime showed us

[@zudinafkar1109]

@@LoneWolf20213 actually its not the real merlin that died. The real one still in avalon

[@LoneWolf20213]

Zudin Afkar I know, that’s why I put “” around Immortality Because he’s not technically alive or dead, so if you can “kill” him, he’s still alive Though say you can somehow get to Avalon, then you might kill him then

[@chestertamayo1894]

@@LoneWolf20213 no. You can't die within Avalon. In order to kill him, you need to get to the reverse side specifically avalon. Free him from his prison. Drag him OUT of Avalon, then it is possible to kill him

[@theamazingsomething7167]

Grand Caster: Solomon, Gilgamesh, Merlin Grand Assassin: King Hassan Grand Archer: Orion Grand Saber: ??? Grand Lancer: ??? Grand Rider: ??? Grand Berserker: ???

[@SaitoAlberto]

not stated anywhere, but in my mind Santa Claus is Grand Rider

[@LordOsiris499]

I don’t know if it’s the same, but apparently True Archer: Heracles is a thing. It’s also his strongest form but without God Hand

[@averymontgomery611]

@@LordOsiris499 Normal Archer Heracles does have God Hand. Heracles Alter is the one that does not.

[@Amatsaru29]

Artoria with Avalon and unsealed Excalibur would be a good candidate for Grand Saber.

[@GoldLight73]

I’m on board with the theory that Noah would be Grand Rider; dude’s got one of the most famous ships in history, and two of every non-mythical animal on board that he could ride.

[@markbc3382]

In short , if Merlin didn't exist , Artoria would never have a dic-

[@sig1761]

arthuria wouldnt even exist because her dad wouldnt be able to NTR her mom.

[@logan12satcom83]

@@sig1761 technically couldn't this mean that the emiya servant would never exist due to saber not being able to save him from lancer?

[@UshankaMaster]

@@logan12satcom83 that would mean archer emiya vs lancer fight would've never happened --> paradox or the 4th and the 5th war wouldn't have happened the same way due to Saber not being present. Furthermore, the whole history might've been different due to Britain's development going differently.

[@thedoubleleafturtwig]

"I see why they call you saber" Lady Guinevere

[@mackgiver3524]

XD

[@Ashley-the-fox]

Gwynavere

[@redbone9553]

His illusion skill is really something not to underestimate. While the skill _is_ called illusion, the skill is more akin to reality manipulation. While the skill does have illusion like effect, as seen when Merlin saves Mashu and Fujimaru in episode 2, the real power of his illusion is not because it can trick people, but because he can trick reality itself with it. In other words, Merlin’s illusion is capable of becoming reality. This skill essentially function similarly to the reality stone from Marvel, only, obviously, the skill being a far weaker version.

[@Me-jx1mo]

So, my husband was scrolling this on my TV and I read the first part of the title (who is Merlin) and answered at loud without thinking "the neet who gave saber a d*ck?". I may had traumatized my kid today, but, hey, at least my husband look proud. 9 years since he first introduced me to this franchise and clearly he's efforts paid off

[@AniNews]

Family Goals! I like it

[@liammercado1235]

To summarize "God damn it Merlin what did you do this time?"

[@numberhunter62]

Yeah, Tiamat the first Beast we've seen, absolutely. (eyes roll over to the first thing the MC interacts with in the game)

[@aminebachir3394]

Fou fou kyu 😂

[@KhanMann66]

Hard to believe the fluff ball is mankind's greatest predator.

[@firstnamelastname7298]

@@KhanMann66 nah fous second the spider is the first and angra is third . this is for mass murder of humans btw still dont know what the spider is but angre says its stronger than fou so sht

[@andriusas90]

@@firstnamelastname7298 the spider is type mercury aka the strongest lifeform on planet mercury typemoon.fandom.com/wiki/Type_Mercury

[@PeachDragon_]

@@KhanMann66 primate murder isn't a predator, it's basically a regulator, fou has authority over humanity, he can straight up decide that a certain number of humans should die and they instantly do.

[@allenwong7250]

FGO spoiler In the 6th bond story it depicts Merlin actually locking himself in Avalon to observe humanity forever, and a pulled translation from FGO fandom states he did this "as if to say that this is the fate of a foolish man, who playfully meddled with the fate of a single girl."

[@INCOGNITO-iq4qy]

Also apparently he has wifi connection in the tower of Avalon because he's Magi Mari lmao

[@sig1761]

I assume, that he could actually get out of the lady of the lake's prison if he wanted to. Since, he was able to free cath palug. He just stays to atone or something.

[@greatest_hoi]

Yeah, seeing the absolute truth of everything, he could get out if he wants to. But he is punishing himself by keeping himself locked.

[@clementgoh9270]

Also Merlin does not have regular human emotions, in fact outside of Saber, he merely emulates human emotions. He has a preference for good, he doesn't really empathize with most people. The only real confirmed emotional relationship he has is with Saber as an father/brother like figure

[@pimentinha1121]

He also develops a similar connection with Ritsuka and Mash after watching, helping and interacting with them during the incineration of human history

[@griffionwyvrus9063]

The Time of Birth has Come, He is the One who Masters All.” “The Time of Crowning has Come, He is the One who Begins All." "And ― The Time of Parting has Come, He is the One who Lets Go of The World." "Ars Nova.

[@orcus6893]

uhmm, that is solomon's np

[@kasumisylveon]

Nooooo the memories

[@Huyrrou]

Fuuuu- the tears are rolling again...

[@vicount3944]

@@orcus6893 He's saying that Solomon is better than Merlin.

[@saito1001]

@@vicount3944 considering the dude has a familiar that literally created the whole event of FGO part 1, he's not wrong

[@samarius_art_and_games]

I wanna mention. By "free the beast", he means "chuck Cath Palug from the tower".

[@justpepe253]

So basically what you're telling me is, Thailand is a Merlin reference.

[@alexjones3957]

It wasn’t permanent tho thank god.

[@walnut2811]

He is very strong with his Hero Creation EX, together with his double and a Jalter, They can destroy a damn beast.

[@levyredmoon]

My top 3 favorite Servants and Characters Gilgamesh Merlin Archer Shirou

[@harukamitsue5314]

YES

[@silverfox7876]

Mine are 1. UBW Lancer 2. Aprocryoh Lancer 3. Shirou/ Emiya (Archer)

[@bl_rose5367]

How strong is Merlin? Strong enough genderswap you in under a minute...

[@redbone9553]

Truly the strongest power in all of anime.

[@NeroSeries]

For those wondering we only know a few Grand Servant Grand Caster: Solomon (Merlin is a grand caster candidate) Grand Assassin: King Hassan (this guy is no joke) Grand Archer: Orion (he actually failed his mission and is no longer Grand)

[@MonoReaper]

To correct 2 things. Both Gramps and Orion threw their Grand title away to summon themselves. Gramps to help us out after the Camelot Arc & Orion summonend himself to save Artemis.

[@griffionwyvrus9063]

@@MonoReaper and the sad part about Orion is that the Artemis in the Lostbelt is not the one he loves but he still saves her just because he wanted her to be free from the control of the Alien God.

[@MonoReaper]

@@griffionwyvrus9063 If we go by the multiverse logic then all the gods in the multiverse are from the same root which means all of them are just "ghosts" themselves transcending time & space from the place of their "original" bodies that are "dead" on the Other Side.

[@haetsh3035]

I am confused what is the differenz between King Hassan and the assassin from fate Zero are they even conectet?

[@MonoReaper]

@@haetsh3035 King Hassan is the First Old Man of the Mountain aka the Founder of the "Old Man on the Mountain" Each Hassan carrys on the legacy & title of the Hassan/OldManoftheMountain

[@daddyike5676]

As a wise man once said: "YES YES YES! OH MAH GAD"

[@Ashley-the-fox]

Ah Joseph jostar

[@Maho911]

12:11 "And task it to seek out that which is beautiful." >Ishtar eye c wut u did thar

[@YuyuHakurei]

Rin is the cutest. xD

[@gilgameshgod-kingofuruk4380]

We all know it ereshkigal

[@KhanMann66]

Erashbis best waifu!

[@DennyPhantom]

So wait, hes a powerful spell caster, but can also wield a sword. Reminds me of Ainz.

[@ZuraJura]

he's the one who teaches Artoria how to use sword

[@bruvaroni]

Guess the answer really depends on how many good buster characters you have

[@J-rome]

Laughs in King Hassan.

[@optimusbauer3669]

A few complaints. First of all, you gave some misconceptions about the Grand classes. They are NOT the strongest of their classes. They are merely Servants that fulfill certain conditions and are willing and ideal to fight the Beasts. Orion for example is by no means the strongest Archer. Also, you seemed to imply that there are multiple Grand Casters. That's wrong. There's multiple candidates but only ever one Grand Casters. That's an important distinction, since if Merlin were a Grand Caster during Babylonia, the Three Goddess Alliance likely wouldn't have been much of a threat to Gilgamesh. Also, and this isn't a complaint but merely something that could've been mentioned is that Merlins Independent Manifestation is actually a skill that no servant has. It's a skill assigned only to the Beasts of Calamity. And in the same breath, that is because Merlin is actually a Beast-class candidate. Not an actual Evil of Humanity but an existance that's very similar, and he could've potentially turned into one in a different timeline.

[@locxle]

Merlin definitely gives off the Main Character look

[@NovaZero]

Oh god you completely got some things wrong.... heck, he's said that he screws up at magecraft because he gets tongue-tied. Genius solution: slap them around with a noble phantasm instead.

[@-grumpygold1155]

thats the problem with merlin, no way you should believe him

[@dylanwilson4484]

@@4NDAYY what kind of logic is that lol

[@chestertamayo1894]

@@dylanwilson4484 i mean, would you, if given a chance. Whack people with one of the most powerful sword in existence without the enemy being capable of movement(for the sake of this question), or just constantly apeak and peforms incantations

[@kusanagi-no-tachi5303]

@@chestertamayo1894 I, for one, am lazy. So I would constantly speak and performs incantations that allow me to whack people with one of the most powerful sword in existence without the enemy being capable of movement. Also, if you mean Excalibur, then that's not it. There's only one Excalibur in the world and the Lady of the Lake has it. What he's using is Caliburn, a holy sword he made himself. So it's possible there are several copies of it.

[@xaviaxs]

@@kusanagi-no-tachi5303 i mean he has item creator so he could make copies of caliburn or swords that could be closer in power to excalibur sealed

[@zasshulad2619]

Great video. Merlin is my favorite character in Fate but there are 3 fixes which is understandable given Fates source material is massive and also untranslated half the time. 1 Merlin can be summoned but not from the Throne of Heroes he must Manifest himself with Independent manifestation this is how we summon him in game it might be more restrictive than that but that's all we know. 2 In the Garden of Avalon audio book he fully acknowledges that he will become trapped in the Tower of Avalon we don't know why he still enters but it seems as though he acknowledges that he had wronged Artoria. 3 Merlin does have attachments to some humans he has said he regrets doing what he did to Artoira and as you say he wishes her a happy ending we don't know the extent of these attachments but we know he isn't detached from humans entirely.

[@luck_adiante]

Solomon's eyes can see both the future and the past

[@derfret1365]

So you're saying dick-Gandalf is nothing compared to the Lord of the Rings himself?

[@luck_adiante]

@@derfret1365 yes

[@NHDOreBros]

@@derfret1365 this is genius

[@萌えアレン]

Me: So why Merlin is so strong? AniNews: He can make a girl to have a di*k Me: *SUBARASHI!!*

[@inuyoukess]

That moment you realize what that cat on his shoulder actually is......

[@Lexipumpkin783]

funfact merlin became close friends with artoria pendragon and tried to stop her from going to her final battle stating she would die, she refused as soon as he wanted to help and stop her he was Stopped by the lady of the lake and put in a trap it Merlin has also stated in the fate series that he misses pendragon

[@MQhelper]

The way you narrated Fou's journey to find that which is beautiful combined with him with mash and with that OST actually moved me. Good job man. This was like a storytelling session I never knew I needed.

[@pyroromancer]

Dang Merlin's story is surprisingly tragic. Merlin an unseen great swordsman, who trained and mentored Artoria. The irony that his voice actor also voices Proto-Arthur.

[@xaviaxs]

i mean i think he was known as sword saint...considering he trained artoria that i top class saber then it makes sense that he would have a title related to swords even if he is a mage

[@srinivaskrishnamurthy7035]

How does this man not have a million subscribers yet ???!!!! His content is kind of amazing.

[@dafgffffg8799]

Ok, but we need to think about 2 things. 1) He possesses Calibur, the original excalibur, and wields it perfectly. This means two things. First, he is using Caliburn (basically just focussed Excalibur NP) instantly, a noble phantasm that needs the wielder of Excalibur to have a magic core to be able to even power it. Secondly, his swordsmanship is nearly on par with that of Artoria's, a *Saber Class* 2) His magical potential was probably enough to eradicate Tiamat immediately. He used what was, to him, a basic strengthening spell to allow a person to kill an immortal. (Also, his most powerful ability: Noble Phantasm looping.)

[@xaviaxs]

i mean everything saber knows of swaordmanship was taught by him...so he could even now beat most servants in close combat if he wants

[@RockOrso2]

Here comes the Buster meme gang flexing(I'm guilty of this) their (support) Merlins to the unbelievers of the Buster memes and it's power.

[@deathstar6998]

Skadi and Quick gods: Step aside we be critting and noble phantasm every turn. (Too bad its gonna be a while till Skadi is NA)

[@RockOrso2]

@@deathstar6998 ok zoomer.

[@justsomeguywithlasereyes9920]

Step aside, coming through with Chen gong hyper farm (and Buster) Memery

[@demigodz6944]

Screw Merlin and Skadi *CHEN GONG MEMERS WHERE YA AT?*

[@RockOrso2]

@@demigodz6944 feeling salty that Catapult Turtle and the other non-SSR Casters is the only decent support they have.

[@ulquiorra9729]

Fun fact: Cath Palug/Fou wasn't tamed by Merlin in the Stay Night Timeline, but it was instead tamed by Altrouge Brunestud (Arcueid's Sister) and became her bodyguard. I personally speculate this is due to the fact that Altrouge is a copy of the Type-Moon aka Crimson Moon Brunestood and as such has a deeper connection to the Reverse Side of the World. Cath Palug is also known as the Primate Murder or Beast 4, it's the number 1 of The Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors (who are ranked based on their potential to wipe out humanity)

[@amari7782]

Specialforever nah fou saw that it was a woman and wanted to stay with her over crusty dusty Merlin

[@天皇-l7t]

How I would explain garden of avalon is that it heals everybody who's in the garden. What I mean is also that it improves everbody's abilities since it is said to be an utopia so everybody is at their peak.

[@Amatsaru29]

Essentially Merlin's clairvoyance is Twitch

[@NoCharName]

Multi Screeno Durifto Merlin is watching all the streamers of Twitch tv at the same time.

[@jesterlefae3940]

Lets be honest, Merlin is having a *_GRAND_* time in Chaldea

[@FugiYo]

The game and having him is proof enough that he's earned the title Grand.

[@seanraby7479]

Dick Wizard Extraordinaire... I was literally laughing for, like, 10 mins... I just died

[@kaenryuuart543]

So, can i summon you?

[@kostan9844]

Ah yes the Futa-Making Wizard himself

[@kouyang9393]

Who's is Merlin, I can do you better, What is Merlin

[@anadaere6861]

I can do you better *WHY IS M E R L I N*

[@kouyang9393]

@@anadaere6861 I do better - When is Merlin

[@laujie6470]

@@kouyang9393 I better _ How Merlin

[@kusanagi-no-tachi5303]

@@laujie6470 I can do you better, Should I Merlin?

[@shadowlitten547]

In a land of myth and a time of magic,the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy, his name... Merlin

[@EmanARetne]

it would be fun to see a holy grail war where all the 7 participating servants are grand.

[@zawatcher7394]

Spoiler for babylonia anime . . . . . . . For now the closest thing where Merlin probably gonna fight seriously is at the last episode of the Babylonia anime since he gonna be all out against Tiamat final form. And in the game, the lostbelt 6 gonna featured another camelot and we can expect something from Merlin atleast at there so welp.

[@MadZwe1]

It should be Proto Meelin this time lol

[@zawatcher7394]

Dude i would go whaling for ara2 Merlin v:

[@amari7782]

The Watcher spoiler buT Given what I think happened in lb5 we might not get an lb6

[@KhanMann66]

@@MadZwe1 Still waiting for Proto merlin to complete my collection.

[@zudinafkar1109]

@@amari7782 hey remember thats theres still some crypters left mmmkay

[@giuseppepiuma1965]

Here's a thing I never understood about fate Merlin: he should have all the clairvoyance powers he had in legends and during Arthur/Artoria reign to predict/see the future. Still in Babylonia they clearly state he is omniscient but only about the present. Is this due to Avalon or is there something I got wrong?

[@thescorbunny9511]

Technically they never stated that Merlin knew exactly what happen. Everything up until Artoria legend could be explained by his normal clairvoyance we knew of. And then even in the Artoria legend, he only said she will face a bad ending, it was not clear of whether or not he know what will actually happen. So, for this I would say it's either something to do with the Tower in Avalon blocking his access to other dimension including time itself (since time and space exist on different dimensional planes) or it's just the inaccuracy of history as seen in countless of cases throughout Fate itself.

[@MonoReaper]

@@thescorbunny9511 Ingame he actually says he can predict the future outcome of dozens of possibilitys. Which leads to many comedic trolls & pranks on his side in some events. While idk how correct the statement is regarding the blocked access. Merlin also states that in his Tower in Avalon he can still see humanity history/aka view them like a TV show as well as apperently seeing the "different timelines" of the Fateverse as well.

[@hikarihakai1285]

it might be that he could see the future through different timeline like Gilgamesh

[@Sasori2105]

Yeah that always seemed like a contradiction to me. Maybe his present Clairvoyance is his most powerful/poignant form of Clairvoyance? And that his ability to see the future is limited in some way?

[@myspacebarbrokenevermindif9892]

Sasori2105 maybe it’s predictive. Like he knows every variable, so he knows exactly what’s going to happen in the next moment, and the moment afterwards, etc etc

[@DracoSafarius]

Merlin: biggest scumbag of a mage in history, but my big bro from Avalon that I'm proud of

[@thenut9029]

I like to believe Merlin can make Gilgamesh serious in a fight.

[@deltalord6969]

Day 12 of asking for fate zero servant iskander reviews Welp this is my punishment for oversleeping 3 hours in

[@Wolfkey13]

DO IT. THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW OF MY GREATNESS. IT'S LITERALLY IN MY NAME.

[@myspacebarbrokenevermindif9892]

A big thing people get mixed up is that they think 1 Beast = 1 Grand. This isn’t even close. A single Beasts require 7 Grand Servants to be defeated. This was hinted at when Nasu said 7 “Guardians” were required to defeat Fou/Primate Murder, and it was later confirmed in the London Singularity, where it was revealed that the servant summoning system in grail wars is based off of the Grand Servant summoning ritual: which is a ritual to put humanities seven greatest heroic spirits against a single powerful enemy. Merlin also says that seven grands are required to defeat Tiamat.

[@amari7782]

MySpaceBarBroke Never mind, i fixed it you know that our version of fou and the primate murder from tsukuhime are 2 different entities right at the time yes they were talking about guardians were needed to take him not kill him

[@myspacebarbrokenevermindif9892]

Clause Tamaki the wording is “for one Primate Murder, seven guardians is the appropriate amount” which most likely means that is the amount of power required to kill him. And we do know it was referring to Grand Servants, as the same interview said “the servants of the holy grail war are based off of these”

[@israelpadilla8126]

@@myspacebarbrokenevermindif9892 When he says "7 guardians are needed" he means Counter Guardians not Grand Servants. Counter Guardians might be even more OP than grand servants in some cases since they get UNLIMITED MANA from the world

[@myspacebarbrokenevermindif9892]

Israel Padilla he does mean 7 Counter guardians, but Grand Servants are heavily implied to be a type of counter guardian. In that same interview, he says “the heroic spirit summoning system is BASED off of these” which is exactly what the grand servant ritual is. We’ve seen heroic spirits summoned by the counter force before, and they’re weaker than Grand Servants.

[@MonoReaper]

@@israelpadilla8126 You may missremember that Guardians aka Agents are fueld solely by Alaya while. Grand Servants are the ones who are both fueld by Alaya & Gaia together. As if planet level threats like Beasts appear its both in Alayas & Gaias intention to stop them. Well for Gaia it depends. But Grand Servants are the ones who get fueld by Gaia The World & Alaya the combined sea of humanitys minds.

[@manuelvargas5583]

That background music, so amazing.

[@bblank4977]

I need to know it

[@educacionespecialchannel3756]

Your voice is so *chillaxsing*

[@EicoCk]

Thank you so much for continuing Fate content. You're my favorite English youtuber when it comes lore of Fate. I absolutely love how to describe the characters without giving any major spoiler. No homo but keep up the good work 😤💙

[@supervegito9117]

Never knew his story was this sad

[@ricardorodriguez8497]

- i go back to the Tiamat encounter. We were told the fugly squeaky lahmu were the equivalent of heads of Demon Gods. And tbh, it looked like Merlin was man-handling the ones he was fighting while Ishtar was getting smacked around. Like, here, let me joke about how I whacked Artoria around with this trick and i'll just smite you right quick.

[@nagi603]

1:16 That's Gandalf on the right :D Granted, an old illustration, well before the films.

[@NoiriumIdk]

He is the master of trolling in the Fateverse. Him and Whis from DBS have very similar personalities and could see them getting along well.

[@w0ber]

The only thing you need to know about Merlin, Buster Memes

[@ravenralph123]

What I really hope for is that DW would create Morgan Le Fey as a playable character in FGO, aside other knights of round table that are not yet in the game. Morgan's backstory is really interesting and can fit on the Nasuverse. She hated Merlin and Arotoria due to happened to her father and mother. Well in FGO which they can tie Morgan with Mordred's events.

[@elgame6263]

Maybe in lostbelt 6

[@ravenralph123]

@@elgame6263 I hope so. But just within their own character rooster they still have alot they can put in FGO. Like Archimedes from Fate Extella, Charlemagne on the Extella Link and his own knights, Violet and Kazura Drop from the Fate/CCC the other 2 Alter Egos, the other Kara no Kyoukai characters or Arcueid and others from Tsukihime. Maybe they should create these characters first before creating newer characters from their crossover events.

[@amari7782]

Raven Ralph we probably won’t get the last members of the Sakura 5 till the end of fox tails since we didn’t get king protea till after her death in fox tails and as for Morgan it’ll be awhile due to reasons since lb6 is basically nonexistent

[@elgame6263]

@@amari7782 lb6 still exist its just slowly falling apart

[@redbone9553]

@@elgame6263 Well, what do you think of the Morgan we got?

[@card9247]

How strong is Merlin: He reshaped the in-game meta, more or less being one of the best support caster.

[@MonoReaper]

Then Skadi dropped and everything changed for the Quick Card Meta.

[@amari7782]

Reaper_V they got better yes but considering just the amount of utility Merlin has over skadi she really can’t compete with him waver or Tamamo

[@laxcatthesleepycat2688]

@@MonoReaper Turning quick cards from trash into descent is not changing the meta. Skadi is overrated

[@MonoReaper]

@@laxcatthesleepycat2688 You only say that cause you didnt see Skadi. Remember Quick NP have 1200 % Buster NP have 800 % Arts NP has 600 % Skadis makes Quick hard do ungo bungo stupid dmg. While double Merlin is the Buster Meme he is for a reason. Skadi is the goddess of Quick cause double Skadi memes make Quick NPs Servants do millions of dmg in one NP. One example of ungo bungo Skadi buffs kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoOyqWeliNRjaK8 You dont want to see what dmg Jack does with Skadi buffs^^

[@supernieva2419]

@@MonoReaper But that's np5 you cannot do it with np1. While arjuna alter and super orion can do million damage with just one buster crit.

[@connormccarthy6741]

I’ve always wondered, in the Realta Nua ending of F/SN, Shirou finds his way to Saber within Avalon, would that mean Avalon Shirou now has the capacity to trace weapons made out of Fae Materials or other Divine weapons as he would be a resident of the Reverse Side of the World?

[@chrisadler8888]

8:57 When I heard him say Dick Wizard Extraordinaire I nearly dropped my tablet 😂😂👏👏 Well done!!

[@jioo2272]

I’ve been waiting for this!!!! Thank you!!!!

[@MegaBichiX]

Don't worry, I'm immortal, she can't do anything to me OH NO, BEING TRAPPED FOR ETERNITY, MY ONLY WEAKNESS

[@ragna6410]

I will wait for your Artoria video. But good work like always.

[@Code404null]

If we are going for the Babylonia story, Merlin doesn't yet hold the "Grand title". Currently, Solomon holds that title and only after the final singularity will Merlin get that title.

[@kon-lun-os-kuh-pee571]

Love to see a scathach video

[@trungkienluongvu3473]

Also pls make King Hassan next pls

[@naut1lus447]

Can't wait for king Hassan video in the Future

[@anlize3422]

Merlin also has something to do with the Paladins of Charlemagne. Bradamante in particular fangirls violently over him.

[@Storyteller2093]

Makes me wonder if Merlin and Astolfo ever crossed paths ?

[@anadaere6861]

@@Storyteller2093 the only one merlin won't use Hero Creation EX Lest he wants a female Astolfo

[@Storyteller2093]

@@anadaere6861 Lol even worst for all involved XD then Astolfo could be a Reverse trap 😂

[@amari7782]

Elizabeth Gamer23 he worked with the knights of Charlemagne for a bit so it’s possible

[@Storyteller2093]

@@amari7782 I could see that 😊

[@azizmtg2902]

Aninews I'm loving these videos please keep making them xDD

[@romerojackson4405]

AniNews How about a video on Solomon

[@jonahwalters2032]

my brain just thought of something it's not possible but a grand beast

[@nathanielshawtheoverclocke7045]

11:13. Kinda ironic that his prison was used as his noble phantasm, just like the Edmond Dantès has Château d'If as his.

[@akarinoyami9317]

Solomon's clairvoyance can see both past and future, not just past.

[@narutorevolutionfan696]

and based on the arthurian legends merlin should also be able to gaze into the future ( though maybe not the end of times or the far future , which he can see in avalon as it exists outside of the world)so he does have chrono clairvoyance in a way , but i believe it is not as powerful as solomon's , while the advantage he ahs over solomon is that he can decide where his visions take place , so he sacrifices some when for the where. welp that's my speculation about how his clairvoyance will work if he's summoned as a regular servant and not just an illusion.

[@5starlinux812]

You completely got the idea of a grand servant wrong. A grand is not the best of their class, they are a servant who has the qualities of what the grail looks for in a grand. Casters needing clairvoyance. Also there isn't only 7 grands, there are multiple people who can be the grand X. Although only 1 can be summoned at a time, I do not know where your information came from regarding this, as all wikis and even the story are very specific on this.

[@amari7782]

5 Star Linux no when he says there are only 7 grands he means there are only 7 people who can hold the title of grand. If someone like king Hassan who is grand assassin doesn’t forgo his title as grand he stays being a grand servant until further notice. There are grand candidates yes but they can’t just take the mantle whenever they want if someone else already has it. Also yes the grand servants are the pinnacle of humanities abilities in a certain class so they would be the best of the best in their respective class

[@5starlinux812]

@@amari7782 This is not how this works, it's clearly stated on multiple wikis and in character material that Grands are not the strongest in each class, they fulfill the requirements needed to be classed as a Grand servant. Someone like Orion is not the strongest Archer, he just fulfills the requirements to be summoned into a servant container of Grand. If this is not the case then tell me where you got this information. Also when a Grand is no longer needed at the time they are desummoned, and someone else can be chosen, if humanity didn't need a Grand in Camelot and Baylonia, it is possible that some other Grand assassin could have been summoned. It's not that it's only 1 person who can be summoned as a Grand for that class until they're no longer a grand, it's a handful who can be summoned are chosen from.

[@5starlinux812]

@@amari7782 Here's a direct quote from the Wiki "The overwhelming strength that the Grand Servants display against Servants is not because they themselves are that much stronger than other Heroic Spirits, but because they are summoned with a completely different Saint Graph by the World itself." So they're considered the pinnacle because they are summoned as a Grand, not because they are the pinnacle outside of the Grand title.

[@5starlinux812]

Although in a small way you are right, they choose people who are very good in a specific thing, such as casters needing to be powerful clairvoyants. So in that aspect they are the pinnacle at that specific thing I would suppose, which to have would therefore make you powerful, just not the auto strongest in class.

[@amari7782]

5 Star Linux you do realize that we didn’t need a grand in Camelot king Hassan was just there cuz that temple was where he resides the only reason hanam asked king Hassan for help was cuz we were drastically short on men and we needed someone to stall out Gawain long enough for us to make our way into Camelot to fight the lion king.It wouldn’t make sense for them to have a bunch of candidates and not just already have someone who just already just has the title. What kind of sense would that make to be like “hey we have all these candidates but no actual title holder so we’re just gonna keep cycling through this list of candidates each time we need a grand servant” no that makes absolutely no sense if that was the case why not just make Merlin the grand caster in Babylonia instead of waiting till after Solomon ars nova himself out the throne to release data books to say “ yea Merlin is grand caster”

[@iskdea8461]

And I was just thinking about you. Thank you for the video)

[@CakSindox]

When will there be a video covering the GRAND class and the BEAST class?

[@waytoozoned]

Great video but I do need to change one thing, Its not that ALL grand servants that are needed. Just 1.

[@ShinigamiSamaH]

"How strong is Merlin?" *Buster Meme Intensifies*

[@isaacsccc]

You are the best understander of this fate universe..u so perfect bro!

[@TheRedJadex]

A little bit of misinfo here and there, but overall, a very informative and well narrated video.

[@thefelix420420]

his power level is over 9000 that is for sure

[@Kalleosini]

So THAT is why Wales have a red dragon on their flag.

[@EternalxWar]

Toh-may-toh, tah-mah-toh More like, "Toh-may-to, tah-nuclear-warhead" I love you, Logan Laidlaw and Project Mouthwash, don't ever stop what you do. Unrelated content creator is unrelated, but I's reminded of what I's reminded of.

[@drewalexander6024]

Is it possible for you to do some fate zero servants. I am huge fan of Iskandar aka Rider. Best Character Ever!!!

[@CaseNumber00]

I doubt he can do it well, to get more info about him he would have to read the El Melloi Case Files light novels. Thats a hard feat to do since there is no full English translations for it, only tid bits on Beast's Lair. English for Fate/Zero wont be a problem but the anime covers the novels well with not much missing.

[@EpicNinjaShiro]

It's worth it to mention that Merlin ISN'T the Grand Caster during Babylonia (he takes it up after the actual Grand Caster is no longer able to take it, otherwise Merlin actually hates responsibility so he's able to avoid it, and that hasn't happened as of/during Babylonia). As a servant, he's just a normal servant. It's also worth it to note that to Merlin, it was irrelevant whether Artoria or Arthur(prototype) was born, either way he'd change plans as necessary to get the outcome. Also Merlin can just make Excaliburs, they don't have to be swords either, it's just a superbly dumb with power level due to Hero Creation EX. Also yes, Merlin's "Well, I wasn't alive YET" is a prime example of how he creatively works around rules, as he didn't leave Avalon because once he went through the doors "Only the innocent may leave", and Merlin is too big an honorable scumbag to leave normally.. Also, as a Servant as we've seen, he isn't really equal to any actual Grand Servant, as the functional difference in quality is big enough to be noticeable. It's like the durability difference between a sword made of wood and a sword professionally forged and made of steel. When it comes to Clairvoyance, Merlin see's the present, Gil sees the future, but Solomon sees the past AND future, not just the past. This is ignoring random characters with lesser quality variants in mystic eyes (see the train episodes in El Melloi Case Files for example). However those three are the only discussed candidates for being Grand Caster (and I'm pretty sure who holds the title/gets summoned might depend on the Beast they are supposed to fight in question).

[@aminebachir3394]

Buster memes aside, I really like him but..... GARDEN OF AVALON, GARDEN OF AVALON, GARDEN OF......

[@Rais-Codex]

His real name is one to be feared. Those who know it, call him.... *TIM*

[@venom890]

Correct me if i'm mistaken but wasn't Solomon the one with the best clairvoyance out of the 3 of them being able to see past, present and future? You know king of mages and all

[@damnthatsrough970]

Venom yes

[@gogo_zeppeli3759]

He can only see past and future that's what I know also his revelation skill can help him to chose the right path