How Accurate is FGO's Merlin?

How well does Fate/Grand Order portray Merlin, the Mage of Flowers? How close is Merlin's in-game version to his mythological counterpart? In this video we delve into his character design, in-game skills, and characterization in order to determine that, followed up by giving it a grade in terms of its historical accuracy. Was Merlin truly a master of magic whose half-demon heritage caused him to seem inhuman and amoral? Find out here!


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Gameplay footage comes from the mobile game Fate/Grand Order.
Maps are from Google Maps or Wikimedia.
Artwork consists of Classical Pieces of Art created since the middle ages, chiefly works in the public domain from the 18th and 19th century.
Animated footage comes from the following sources: Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia (2019-2020) by Cloverworks, Fate/Grand Carnival (2020-2021) by Lerche, and Fate/Grand Order: Divine Realm of the Round Table - Camelot Paladin; Agateram (2021) by Production I.G. Animated footage from either of these sources are labeled by their source in the top left corner whenever such footage is used.



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00:00 Intro
00:14 Class
00:27 Character Design
01:13 Mage of Flowers
02:35 Skillset
04:26 Noble Phantasm
05:37 Craft Essence
06:16 Valentine's CE
07:26 Merlin in Myth
12:29 Merlin's Fate Backstory
13:49 Merlin in FGO
16:03 Conclusion
17:11 Final Grade