Regardless, Merlin remains wary of the young knight. He later visits Merlin and takes back his threat from many years ago stating that Arthur is good and that Merlin can trust him. He is then taken back to Camelot and is knighted. Mordred, in order to repay his debt, then stabs Morgana which allows Arthur and Merlin to escape with their lives. Morgana, accompanied by Mordred, then tracks down Arthur and tries to kill him while Merlin is incapacitated. He and Ragnor then report to Morgana, who recognizes him and acts kindly towards as a result, and tell her that the duo escaped, much to her displeasure. Merlin and Arthur manage to escape from the group and spare Mordred's life while doing so. While they are taking the two to Morgana, he reveals his identity to them, much to their shock and states that he owes Arthur his life after he helped him escape Camelot as a child. He prevents this from happening by convincing Ragnor to take them to Morgana, who is now an evil sorceress.
He is then reunited with Merlin and Arthur for the first time in several years when they are captured by his allies and are about to be killed. Set many years after the events of season two, Mordred is now an adult who has left the druids and has allied himself with a group of renegades led by Ragnor.
Mordred does not appear in the show again until season five. Mordred then sees that Merlin was the one who tripped him and telepathically states to the warlock: "I shall never forgive you Emrys, and I shall never forget." He then escapes into the woods and isn't heard from again. The plan fails, however, when Mordred kills the soldiers with a couple of spears. Merlin does attempt to indirectly kill an escaping Mordred by tripping him with his magic and letting two soldiers kill him. After being reminded of the prophecy in which Mordred would slay Arthur, Merlin goes to the bandit camp and helps massacre all the members except for Alvarr, who is captured and later freed by Morgana, and Mordred. Mordred again appears in another episode where he has sided with a group of bandits lead by Alvarr and the two convince Morgana to steal the Crystal of Neahtid, which she does. It is then that Merlin begins to take the great dragon's warning about Mordred more seriously. During these events, Merlin reunited with Mordred and sees him kill two soldiers with his magic before escaping.
Later, Uther orders his soldiers to attack the druid camp (under the impression that they kidnapped Morgana) and Morgana is taken away back to Camelot. It is there that Mordred and Morgana are reunited and the young druid convinces his people to help him take care of her. Mordred is not seen again until season 2 when Morgana, who is quickly discovering she has magic, goes to the druids in hopes that they can help her control her abilities. He reveals his name and thanks Merlin and Arthur for their assistance before disappearing into the forest with his fellow druids. Merlin chooses to ignore the dragon's warning and the second escape attempt proves successful and Mordred is returned to the druids. After the execution of his master, Merlin and Morgana convince Gaius to help cure him and they decide to help him escape.Īfter being caught by Arthur Pendragon, the young knight decides to help Mordred in his escape. The dragon reveals a prophecy that Mordred would be the one to kill Arthur in the future and advises Merlin to let the boy die.
Merlin is confused on how to deal with the boy, so he asks the great dragon for his advice. It is soon revealed that he had been injured during his escape becomes sick from infection as a result. Merlin arrives, helps him escape, and takes him to Morgana, who helps Merlin hide him from Uther. After his master is arrested for being a magic user, he calls out to Merlin telepathically in order to obtain his help. Mordred is first introduced as a young druid boy who is visiting Camelot with his master.