Merlin (Kingdom Hearts)

==Summary==
Merlin is a recurring character in the Kingdom Hearts series. He is a wizard who teaches Sora  in the arts of magic when the boy appears in Traverse Town.
Merlin appears to be calm and decisive. He has an active nature even though he seems to be one of the oldest people in the Kingdom Hearts series. Merlin is nice and seems to be caring to the ones close to him. However, he can be easily annoyed, especially when people insult his talent for magic, and he will not hesitate to physically retaliate.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Merlin
Origin: Kingdom Hearts
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Wizard
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Magic, Telekinesis, Energy Manipulation and Projection, Elemental Manipulation (Holds mastery over natural elements, like Fire and Ice, and can grant them to other people), Time Manipulation (Enchanted the Secret Forest to make time flow faster), Power Bestowal (Granted Sora various spells like the Fire and Blizzard elements), Time Travel (Rarely stays in the same time period for long and it is stated his method of time travel does not follow the same rules as that used by Xehanort's vessels in the Organization, who must cast off their bodies and travel from the past as hearts), Portal Creation (Opened a door to the past in Disney's Castle), Life Manipulation (Can give life to furnitures), Teleportation (Of himself and others, teleported himself, Sora Donald and Goofy from Hollow Bastion to Disney Castle in an instant), Dimensional Travel (Can travel and teleport himself and other beings to other worlds without a vessel or help from the Heartless), Resistance to Absorption, Death Manipulation (Unaffected by Heartless, which passively  and absorb things around them), Data Manipulation (Ansem The Wise stated that the "heart" cannot be contained by data, and that the process itself would be incalculable), Existence Erasure (Can take hits from Heartless, which can do this with any attack), Law Manipulation (Due to not being apart of the worlds he travels in, Merlin is unaffected by the laws of those worlds, such as when the curse medallion did nothing to Sora, Goofy, and Donald, despite the latter being greedy)
Attack Potency: Universe level+ (Is highly respected by Master Yen Sid and other Keyblade Wielders like King Mickey. Should be comparable to Donald Duck)
Speed: Massively FTL+ (Should be comparable to Keyblade Masters)
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: Unknown
Durability:  Universe level+
Stamina: Very High
Range: Standard Melee Range, at least Several Meters via Magic, likely much higher
Standard Equipment: His Wand, His Hat, Cloak, Bag
Intelligence: High. Merlin is an extremely knowledgable magician who possesses a high degree of knowledge about magic and is highly respected by Yen Sid, another very powerful wizard, and King Mickey. He also trained Lea and Kairi to help them become Keyblade Masters and teached Sora how to properly use magic. 
Weaknesses: Can be easily annoyed, especially when people insult his talent for magic.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
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Category:Magic Users
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Category:Fire Users
Category:Ice Users
Category:Time Users
Category:Time Travelers
Category:Portal Users
Category:Life Users
Category:Teleportation Users
Category:Dimensional Travel Users
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