He was seen saving as many lives as he could during the Great Dragons assault on Camelot and later comforted Merlin about Balinors death telling Merlin, "you've still got me.". Status: He is responsible for the health of the royal family, including that of the Lady Morgana, whom he suspects of having magic. at the time the series presumably takes place), when the Western Roman Empire had already fallen, Richard Wilson confirms that Gaius is Hunith's elder brother in the Merlin documentary, Gaius is aged around 72 in Series 3 as he stated in, Gaius was the first name of Julius Caesar, as well as the first name of Caesar's uncle Marius. Gaius witnessed such a ceremony at the great stones of Nemeton as a young man. The piece of cloth found by Merlin at the scene of the crime is determined by Gaius to be raw imported silk only affordable to one of the highest rank. In the physician's care Mithian soon recovers. Many years before the series began, Gaius helped Balinor escape from Camelot despite the fact that if he'd been discovered helping the Dragonlord he would have been executed. Gaius was a friend of Merlins father, Balinor and helped him escape from Camelot when Uther ordered the Dragon Lords execution, risking being executed himself by doing so. Gaius acted as a surrogate father and teacher to Merlin. Along with Merlin he made fun of Aredian after he died, doing an imitation of him coughing up a toad. The use of this particular magical mutilation on a Camelot knight can only mean one thing, Morgana has declared war. Statistics At some point before the Great Purge, Gaius fell in love with Alice and they were even engaged to be married at one point. Gaius greeted Aredian politely when they met but it was obvious that he disliked the Witchfinder. Male (The Sword in the Stone). Before The Great Purge, Gaius smuggled Morgause out of Camelot due to an unknown reason and handed her over to the High Priestesses of the Old Religion, where she was trained from very young to become the powerful sorcerer she was in Series 2 and 3. Though he is now very old, compare to how he was when he acted the movie, Marlin. These two are really two sides of the same coin, aren't Arthur says "I love you" to Merlin in Diamond of the Day. Gaius quickly identifies the foul creature and correctly surmises that Morgana finally knows Merlin is Emrys and wanted to get get rid of the competition once and for all. Morgause told Gaius she was in Camelot when she was a baby and Gaius recognised her wrist bracelet, which he later used as non-physical evidence to inform Uther of where Arthur was going and what Morgause intended on doing with him. Gaius provides Merlin with a aging potion so he can adopt his Dragoon guise and escape the dungeons. Guy dies in the fifth season of Merlin? Shortly after this he was found by Agravaine, who put a knife to his throat, but Gwaine's timely arrival foiled his plans to kill Gaius. Merlin should tread carefully however for the old crone is notoriously untrustworthy. This shocks Arthur, Gaius then says goodbye to his young ward knowing that Merlin will be unable to return to Camelot. The two usually get along very well, though have been known to disagree over certain matters, one of them being Gaius old flame, Alice, who returned to Camelot out of the blue and whom Merlin did not trust. Hunith feared the repercussions Merlin would face should his powers be discovered by Uther or his men. In that same movie, we have a grown up medicine man known as Gaius in the movie, who was also a magician like Marlin but, he hide his gift to become a physician. When Arthur comes into possession of a strange horn he shows it to Gaius and ask him what it's for. Each time the two fell out, however, they always reconciled and Gaius was always present to help Merlin when he needed it, such as when he was attacked by Morgause and Gaius defended him (The Coming of Arthur: Part Two). Gaius was frequently seen advising Merlin or assisting him wherever he could. Guinevere and Sir Leon met them, having escaped from Camelot and they were soon joined by Lancelot and Percival. Guys droopy eyelid is the result of a magical experiment gone completely wrong. The Knights of Camelot hunted down and killed everyone who had magic in Camelot. Gaius and Uther had been friends despite the different views on magic of which Uther had no knowledge of, since Gaius had always pretended to support the hunt on magic. Despite his habit of keeping secrets, Uther trusted Gaius and valued his advice and friendship. She was executed by Arthur, pitting Mordred against Camelot. When Arthur is found unconscious Gaius quickly concludes that the king has been poisoned by way of henbane. During the Great Purge, Uther ordered many people to be drowned, including children who had inherited magic from their parents. It attaches the babys abdomen (where its belly button will The physician says that apart from Morgana herself only the Dochraid will know how to break the spell. Gaius councils Arthur to keep the horn safe. WebGaius and Merlin find the shrine, which was the place of one of Uther's ruthless slaying of druids. The Dragon saved Morganas life, although it is unknown what motives led to this. Gaius is optimistic but Merlin remains grim and believes that Albion's great trial has begun. Although Gaius is a good person, he had a habit of keeping secrets, particularly from Uther Pendragon, even though he revealed Merlin's true identity to Alator when tortured. Merlin returns swiftly though with some torn papers that Gaius is sure are written in the Catha language, as in Alator of the Catha their enemy turned ally. After the pair met in The Dragons Call, Gaius first saw Merlin use his magic when he saved him from a dangerous and possible fatal fall. Though he was very loyal to the king, Gaius often had to keep secrets from Uther, most notably the fact that he was hiding a sorcerer right under the kings nose. Gaius hid in the woods with Arthur, Merlin, Elyan and Gwaine. When Gaius and the others were eventually rescued after Arthur recaptured Camelot, Gaius was in a critical condition but soon recovered. Gaius quickly deduced that the man died of a broken neck, but was puzzled as to why the man had no other broken bones if he had fallen from the tower. It was GAIUS (stern) I know what it was. After Daegal's burial Gaius agrees that Guinevere has been enchanted somehow by Morgana and that they must reverse it. However, Gaius often manipulated Uther and betrayed him by pretending to support his war on magic in order to keep himself as well as Merlin safe and to work in the background against Uther's decisions. This shows that his magical skills have greatly decreased due to the many years he went without practice. WebLanguoreth 16:47, December 16, 2010 (UTC) Great Uncle would be possilbe, so Gaius is the uncle to Hunith's mother or father. He is somewhat shocked when the girl is sentenced to death after admitting her guilt. When necessary, Gaius did not hesitate to lie or bend the truth to Arthur, in order to protect either him or Merlin and maintain his position on the crown. Merlin arrives just as Gaius has died. Guinevere 'comforts' Gaius after Merlin has been arrested for treachery. Gaius correctly surmises that Arthur looked back before leaving the spirit world thus setting Uther free. Gaius also says that he has lived long enough not to dismiss the beliefs of others. She becomes an apprentice of Merlin, and a capricious and vindictive adversary of some knights of the Round Table, all the while harbouring a special hatred for Arthurs wife Guinevere. It seemed that Gaius actually did die but Merlin arrived and, enraged by the death of his friend and mentor, slew Nimueh. He was an excellent physician which has been proven on many occasions. Gaius counters that there are many possible futures and had Mordred wanted to harm the king he could have done so already. Affiliation: Gender: In killing Nimueh, Merlin restored balance to the world, mastering the power of life and death and reviving Gaius. Gwaine sprang from the Gaius' side and attempted to wrestle Merlin from the king's grasp. He was not going to lose his new son to that kind of pressure too. Gaius continued to grow weaker during his incarceration and Gwaine and Elyan grew deeply concerned for his health. Words cannot describe how much I care for you. Season 5. Gaius suggest rendering the queen unconscious by using a belladonna tincture this way she can be taken to the cauldron of Arianrhod where the spell can be undone. It seemed that Gaius actually did die but Merlin arrived and, enraged by the death of his friend and mentor, slew Nimueh. Where was the proof that what Merlin was saying wasn't true? The exact nature of their relationship before Agravaine betrayed Camelot is unclear, but Agravaine treated Gaius with respect and even used flattery sometimes, speaking of Gaius's knowledge and wisdom when he tried to get Gaius to tell him about Emrys, although Gaius was too humble to allow the flattery to affect him. Gaius even magically put out the enchanted ring of fire keeping him captive although it was quickly reactivated by Alator. After Merlin recounts his encounter with Finna to Gaius, the physician is unsure if the old witch can be trusted. When Morgana attempted to take revenge on Camelot again by summoning creatures known as the Dorocha, Gaius told Arthur that the only way to defeat them would be to make a sacrifice in the Isle of the Blessed. Because of Merlin's interference Kara and Mordred are apprehended and Camelot's dark destiny seems unavoidable. He congratulates Merlin when he succeeds. Gaius accompanies Merlin and Arthur on the rescue mission and comforts his ward again when he states that there are holes in Mithian's story. When he did realise however, he continued to love Alice and Alice genuinely loved Gaius in return, despite the influence of the Manticore. Uther was also keen to rid the world of Dragons and tricked Balinor into summoning Kilgharrah to Camelot. After Guinevere is nearly killed Arthur accepts that his father is haunting Camelot and requests Gaius' aid. Gaius is Merlins enigmatic father-substitute on the BBC show Merlin. Gaius Gracchus/Cause of death Uther sentenced Alice to death and Gaius visited her in the dungeon and told her that he loved her. I think he was just starting to get a bit old. They are brought to Gaius' chambers for treatment. He explains his belief Merlin is the only one who can return magic to the kingdom and will, with Arthur, make a better world. When Gaius was asked to go to Longstead to investigate a strange illness he declined on grounds of being busy since the sweating sickness was rife in Camelot. Gaius helped Alice escape from Camelot just as he had twenty years earlier. Gaius is the Court Physician of Camelot and has been for the last twenty-seven to twenty-nine years, since the birth of Arthur Pendragon. Gaius lands Merlin in a spot of trouble when he claims that the old witch who lives near the cauldron is the only one who can reverse Morgana's magic. When Merlin discovered Alice was in league with a Manticore, Gaius refused to believe him. Furthermore, Edwin threatened to tell Uther about Merlin practising magic if Gaius told Uther about his own use of magic. Gaius then says that only the Disir themselves can undo their own magic. He keeps trying to wave off Merlin's suspicions and concerns. Richard Wilson The Goblin Gaius had a craving for gold and was very manipulative, spreading rumours about fake illnesses so he could sell 'cures' to them. Alive Merlin believes that the future is set in stone and Mordred will destroy Arthur. However when Uther Pendragon outlawed magic, Gaius remained loyal to Uther, while Nimueh was determined to take revenge on Uther. 65 episodes. A disfigured knight is carried into Gaius' chambers. Gaius advises against Merlin going in search of answers where he found the clasp. Obviously she was scared Uther and thought that he was a tyrant king who murdered people. Morgana after she became evil. After Uthers death, Gaius showed no emotions at all but expressed sympathy to Arthur and told Merlin that Uthers spirit had already died when Morgana betrayed him. In the shows defense, Guinevere did outlive both Arthur and Morgana, and the finale implied that she was left to rule the kingdom of Camelot alone, which was definitely not a bad fate. What happens to Gaius when Merlin kills Nimueh? Merlin, you are the only thing I care about in all this world. Gaius also had a talent for keeping secrets; being able to hide a sorcerer, Merlin, right under the nose of Uther Pendragon, smuggle Morgause out of Camelot without Uther knowing until many years later and help Balinor and Alice escape Camelot (the latter individual twice). Gaius believes that Finna is an ally of Morgana and that she has come to lure Merlin to his doom. The two friends finds themselves quarreling yet again about Mordred's trustworthiness. Gwaine then demanded that Morgana give them food, particularly for the aged and ailing Gaius. He does identify her as a member of the Bendrui: a sisterhood of nine sorceresses with immense power. WebHe explains his belief Merlin is the only one who can return magic to the kingdom and will, with Arthur, make a better world. When Gaius discovered his beloved Alice on the list, he struck her name off, thus giving her time to escape. Gaius seemed very fond of Morgana, often calling her "my child" in a grandfatherly tone, but Gaius firmly maintained that Morgana was better off ignorant about her powers, often lying to her about the importance of her dreams and powers in hopes of protecting her from Uther's hatred of magic. Uther made it his mission to destroy everything from back then, even the dragons. Gaius then appeared to have fled as he disappeared overnight and there was a horse missing from the stables, but in reality he had been kidnapped by Alator, an apparent ally of Morgana. 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