Mordred

**Mordred** was a British knight and the usurper of the throne of the High King of Britain. Mordred was born from the incestous affair between Arthur Pendragon and Morgause, though both were affected by magic that made it so they did not know they were sleeping together. Mordred was initially raised alongside his brothers Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris, and Gareth.

During one May Day, Mordred and other children were gathered and put on a ship during the festivities. While the ship ride was supposed to be a simple attraction, it soon turned for the worse when the ship fell apart. This event would also cause his presumed father King Lot to rebel against Arthur which led to Lot's death from King Pellinore, which in turn lead to a blood feud between the Orkney siblings and Pellinore's family. Mordred was saved by his aunt Morgan le Fey (who also engineered his birth), who began using her magic to empower him and implanted with programming that would force him to overthrow his father in the future, though Mordred had no memory of these events. After this Morgan left Mordred to a commoner family who raise him until he is 14.

When Mordred turned 14, he was found by Gawain who recognized him and brought to the rest of the family. Mordred begins training as knight and becomes Agravain's squire. Mordred later becomes a knight and joins the Round Table, becoming a frequent companion of Lancelot. Mordred would idolize his brothers, Lancelot, and Arthur and tried to emulate them as much as possible. While Mordred generally tried and mostly succeeded in being a chivalrous knight, he was quick to anger and tended to resort to violence. He was also a habitual womanizer.

Mordred would later learn about his true parentage from a wise man and confronted his mother over this, who told him to see his aunt Morgan for answers. Mordred does so and Morgan claims that she is his true mother as she is the reason that he exists, the reason being so that he can one day overthrow his father and become king himself with her acting as his advisor. Mordred was horrified and enraged and attacked Morgan over this. After a long and hard fought battle, Morgan managed to escape but was severely injured in the process. Mordred resolved to prevent himself from going down the path Morgan set out for him, but a dark part of himself felt that he would never be able to avoid his fate. At one point, Mordred attempted suicide but was stopped by Lancelot. In the aftermath Mordred would reveal his origins to Arthur, but his programming prevented him from telling him about his future betrayal. Arthur stated that while he could not publicly acknowledge Mordred as his son nor make him his heir, he would try his best to be the father he deserved.

When Mordred learned about Lancelot's affair with Guinevere, Mordred had his faith in his idol shattered. Mordred worked with Agravain to spread word about the affair, however Arthur refused to believe them and they could not gather proof. Morgan (who reformed as a result of the battle she had with Mordred) revealed the truth about the affair, Lancelot went berserk and killed several knights including Agravain, Gaheris, and Gareth. Enraged Mordred wanted to join the crusade against him, however Arthur made him regent of the kingdom while he was away. While Mordred wanted to deny this, his programming finally kicked in and he agreed. Mordred then launched a coup and took over the kingdom, crowning himself as the new High King. Arthur and his supporters would return to fight the rebellion, and Mordred would kill Gawain during one of the battles. The rebellion culminated in the Battle of Camlann during which Mordred fought his father to death. While Arthur realized that Mordred was no longer in control of his actions, he also knew that he could not be stopped without killing him. As such Arthur put Mordred down, however Mordred would deal a fatal blow to Arthur. Morgan would take Mordred's body alongside the dying Arthur to Avalon and buried him there.

In the War of Legends, Mordred would be one of the legends that was resurrected to fight for the wish. Mordred sought to use the wish in order to prevent his birth, as he blamed himself for the fall of the kingdom. During the war, Mordred would be reunited with many of his former compatriots and would even meet with Arthur. Mordred would get the chance to redeem himself and have the father-son relationship he wanted with Arthur.