Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-110.33.239.213-20121226023324/@comment-5367080-20130929135703

Good points, here is my own personal counter argument;

Arthur was said to return when Albion's need is greatest, then Arthur would return. Now I take that to mean when Albion needs Arthur most, he would return. He was not needed at the time of all these horrors because there were other people to do what he did. During World War 2 there was Churchill, during the Crusades there was Richard the Lionheart. The reason Arthur did not return was because there was already an "Arthur" around for that time. Arthur is a good, brave, compassionate and strong leader, but he is just a leader and he is the leader Camelot needed to end the injustice of Uther's regime.

The time Arthur will be needed is the time when England needs a ruler, a leader, when it is in such a state that only a man as great as Arthur can truly pick up the pieces.

As for helping the world, no he did not help the world, nor is it likely he will when he reappears, Arthur is a hero for Britain. He was born to protect Britain and to make it the Albion, men like Merlin dreamed of. Unfortunately he was born to protect Britain, not the world, after all it takes more than just one man to save the world. None the less, Arthur is from a time when he only really had to focus on Camelot and Albion. Perhaps when he is reincarnated, he, like the rest of the world, will gain more scope for the needs others, perhaps his return will be to unite the lands of Earth and not just Albion? Who knows, the point is, Arthur was champion for Britain, not earth.

As for being an inspiration, that's true and although all these bad things have happened in the world, you could say that without the work of Arthur, we would not have the freedom to doubt or question these things.

The bottom line, if and when Arthur returns, it will be to lead Albion in its time of need. Not because it is in trouble, but because it is in trouble and it is leaderless.

As for Albion, that is an old name for Britain, I'm not sure why it stopped being used but that's what it was called back in the day :P

Oh and thanks for the welcome back, it's nice to talk to Merlin fans for a change XD