Morgana Le Fay (also known as Baba Yaga and the Pale Lady) is one of the main antagonists turned supporting antiheroes in the Tales of Arcadia franchise. She is the true main antagonist of Trollhunters, a background antagonist of 3Below and the secondary antagonist turned tetertagonist of Wizards.
She was a powerful witch with an affinity for shadow magic, the former apprentince of Merlin, a classmate of Douxie Casperan, the sister of King Arthur and the former princess of Camelot as well as the former champion of the Arcane Order.
She turned against Camelot after her brother's prejudice towards magical creatures got the better of them both. She ultimately planned to the plunge the world into darkness with the Eternal Night which she hoped to gain something from the chaos and carnage Gunmar and his Gumm-Gumm armies terrorizing the lands. However, Morgana was defeated during the battle of Killahead Bridge and was banished to the confinements of Heartstone Trollmarket. She quietly waited in the shadows for her revenge by sending her champion, Angor Rot to kill all of Merlin's trollhunters.
After being brought back by Gunmar and his forces Morgana helped bring about the Eternal Night. However, she was later defeated by Team Trollhunters and banished to the Shadow Realm by Claire Nunez and Toby Domzalski.
When she was brought back by the Arcane Order, Morgana became an ally of the Guardians of Arcadia. She sacrificed herself by defeating a corrupted and resurrected King Arthur, who she deemed no longer worthy of holding Excalibur. She was able to join Merlin in the afterlife, where she and Merlin bade farewell to Douxie
Background[]
In Legends, Morgana was the half-sister of King Arthur, whom she pretended to befriend in order to take over Camelot. However, in truth, Morgana and Arthur were close as children, as well as with Guinevere, the future Queen. As children, they would play together; however, while Morgana and Guinevere loved magic, Arthur saw it as nothing but demonic. Among the magical creatures were Nari, a demigoddess in tune with the wilderness. As she grew older, so did Morgana’s affinity with magic. Afterwards, she became an apprentice of Merlin to learn her craft. One day, Morgana went into the forest and was followed by her sister-in-law, who fell into a Stalkling nest. Failing to save Guinevere, Morgana’s relationship with her brother deterred, as he grew to unfairly treat magical creatures, such as trolls.
It is said that Morgana once betrayed and he took her hand. In truth, Morgana grew frustrated with Arthur's prejudice. Their relationship shattered and Morgana fought against Arthur and grew to hate Merlin as he sided with Arthur, causing Morgana to hold an everlasting hatred for him and his Trollhunters. During a duel between her and Arthur, Morgana lost her hand and her life. However, she was found by Angor Rot and later resurrected by the Arcane Order, who chose her as their champion. Since her Master sided with Arthur, feeling betrayed, Morgana turned against Camelot and joined forces with Gunmar, weaving a war between the trolls and the humans, leading to the war for the Surface lands and the creation of the Eternal Night. At this time, Morgana's hand was used to power the Amulet of Daylight. Learning of Merlin's Trollhunters, she was approached by Angor Rot, a once noble hero of trolls. Morgana cursed Angor's soul into the Inferna Copula and turned him into her troll assassin, sending him out to eliminate Trollhunters at any cost.
Morgana soon turned too powerful that during the Battle of Killahead Bridge, she was imprisoned below the caverns of the Heartstone Trollmarket by Merlin (with help from a time travelling Douxie) where she would do no more harm. However, Morgana remained awake as Merlin slept, plotting her revenge.
Due to Claire's prolonged exposure to using the Shadow staff when she saves herself and her allies from the Gumm-Gumm Army, Morgana is able to possess her. She revives Angor Rot and tries to get Claire to kill her boyfriend, Jim Lake. However, she is later exorcized from Claire by Jim, Toby Domzalski, Stricklander and Blinky. Apparently some of Morgana's memories stayed with Claire and she was able to chant ancient spells.
Appearance[]
Morgana was a Beautiful young woman with green eyes, long red-brown hair, fair skin. She adorned a gold armor and green cape
Personality[]
Powers and Abilities[]
Magic[]
Morgana is one of the most powerful witches in the world of the tales of Arcadia franchise. Since she was young, Morgana had a strong affinity with magic, so much that she alongside Douxie, was taught magic by Merlin and her magic manifested into a golden yellow color.
Enhanced Physiology
- Enhanced Strength
- Enhanced Durability
- Enhanced Stamina
- Immortality
- Regeneration
Shadowmancy/Shadow Magic[]
- Weapon Releasing: Realizing that Arthur was beyond saving and she was about to perish from his Onyx Shard, Morgana uses the last of her magic to cast this spell and strip her fallen brother of Excalibur, deeming him no longer worthy of wielding it anymore.
- Shadow Portals
- Darkness Manipulation
- Dimensional Travel
- Necromancy
- Soul Manipulation
- Soul Removal/Trapping:
- Soul Restoration
- Soul Sharing
- Resurrection
- Soul Manipulation
Normal Magic[]
- Spell Casting: After years of studying sorcery under Merlin, Morgana has amassed a repertoire of spells and enchantments. It was even implied that she created/invented a few spells of her own.
- Flight
- Telekinesis
- Binding
- Telepathy
- Pyrokinesis
- Chlorokinesis
- Corruption Inducement:
- Glamour:
- Astral Projection
- Possession: Morgana was able to briefly possess Claire Nuñez, who she managed to possess after Claire prolonged her own magic into the Shadow Staff.
- Magical Energy Manipulation: As a highly experienced witch, Morgana was able to project, shape, and manipulate magical energy to use magic for a variety of effects and purposes.
- Magic Attacks: Morgana was able to use her magic for various offensive attacks.
- Magic Blasts: Morgana can cast the spell "Tenebris exilium" to release nonstop bursts of yellow magic that can cause a lot of damage and seriously hurt her enemies. She has the ability to shoot several blasts from a single hand, which she showed when she went after the Gumm-Gumms. After she briefly absorbed Merlin's magic, her blasts gained enough strength to take down a bridge while she held back most of the Trollhunters. In that fight, she also caused serious injuries to Jim, who was half-troll at that moment.
- Magic Waves: Morgana had the power to unleash magical waves that pushed her enemies away. There was a time when she used this ability to knock aside Toby, Claire, Blinky, and AAARRRGGHH!!! just before she faced Jim.
- Magic Bursts: By chanting, " Elemen-zath" Morgana could also create magical bursts of concussive (often lethal) magic when she was surrounded. She used this against the possessed Gumm-Gumms when they begin grabbing and attacking her. She even killed Angor Rot while he was holding onto her (all while he was dying from Jim's impale).
- Magic Shielding: Morgana was able to magically shield herself from Arthur's Onyx Shards, albeit briefly.
- Magic Conjuration: Morgana is able to create and summon anything with her magical energy.
- Magical Weaponry Conjuring: Though she mostly prefers to use her magic, Morgana can create weapons of her own with her magic for close combat, and she's more than capable of using them in direct combat.
- Magic Blade Construction: She can conjure knives for combat.
- Magic Whip Generation: She can make yellow whips out of nothing.
- Magical Weaponry Conjuring: Though she mostly prefers to use her magic, Morgana can create weapons of her own with her magic for close combat, and she's more than capable of using them in direct combat.
- Magic Bestowal: Morgana, being an ancient witch, can give some of her magical powers to others, just like she did with Angor Rot when they made a deal. She also unintentionally passed on her shadow magic to Claire while she was controlling her. Plus, in the past, she was the one who put a spell on Gunmar's Decimaar blade, allowing him to control others with his mind.
- Magic Absorption: Morgana was able to absorb most of Merlin's magic in the process of her imprisonment and later siphoned the power of the Staff of Avalon before he could use it against her. Even when Merlin briefly absorbed a little of his magic and blast it back at her, she merely reabsorbed it while being thrown back just a few feet.
- Magic Sensing: Morgana was able to sense Claire's presence in the Shadow Realm.
- Magic Attacks: Morgana was able to use her magic for various offensive attacks.
Former Powers[]
- Shadow Magic
- Shadow Staff Summon/Control: She lost her control over the staff after Claire severs her connection with it.
Abilities[]
- Staffsmanship: Morgana fights in many combat skills, especially when it involves staffs or knives. Morgana easily fought off her enemies, including the duel between herself and Merlin in Trollmarket from Trollhunters and the fights between Morgana and Arthur in Wizards.
- Knifemanship Knives are one of Morgana’s weapons, and she is seen briefly wielding knives in her fights with Angor Rot and Claire Nunez in the Shadow Realm
- Combatant:
- Tactician:
- Craftsmanship
- Master manipulator/master of deception
Differences from Arthurian Legends[]
- She is based on Baba Yaga from Russian legends. instead of being a creepy old hag, she's a ravishing young woman.
- Unlike the legends, where Morgana and Gunievere hated each other, instead Morgana and Gwen loved each other like sisters.
- In fact, Morgana blames herself for Gwen's death.
- In some legends, Morgana redeems herself, usually reconciling with Arthur. However, while this Morgana redeems herself, she and her brother do not reconcile, as she is the one who ends up killing him.
- She denies Arthur the right to wield Excalibur and throws it into a stone, combining the Sword in the Stone and Excalibur in Tales of Arcadia. Instead, Jim is the one who pulls Excalibur from the stone similar to Arthur.
- In some versions of the story Morgana is the Lady of The Lake.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- This is the second Arthurian character, that Lena Headey portrayed,
- The first being Queen Guinevere in the 1998 miniseries Merlin.
- Ironically, she and Claire are both similar given that they are powerful witches with affinity towards magic, have someone who guides them, and both want to save their loved ones from the Arcane Order (Jim and Arthur). However, Morgana is unsuccessful, while Jim is freed from the Arcane Order's control.
