Merlin the Wise

Merlin the Wise, a manipulative and seemingly sinister figure, nevertheless helped the Doctor on a number of occasions.

Profile
The Doctor first met Merlin in the distant future of Earth. Merlin had appeared from another time period to help the Neutron Knights against their enemy Catavolcus. Merlin had summoned the Doctor himself to help. (DWM: The Neutron Knights)

They next met in the Matrix on Gallifrey where Merlin had joined a council of High Evolutonaries, including Rassilon, founder of the Time Lords, to discuss the danger posed to the universe by the "demon" Melanicus. The Doctor did not entirely trust Merlin but agreed to his aid. (DWM: The Tides of Time)

Behind the Scenes
Merlin has appeared in the Doctor Who Universe in the form of a future incarnation of the Doctor, late revealed as another renegade Time Lord altogether.


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