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The Curse of Cornelius Sigan
The Once and Future Queen
The Nightmare Begins
Lancelot and Guinevere
Beauty and the Beast
The Witchfinder
The Sins of the Father
The Lady of the Lake
Sweet Dreams
The Witch's Quickening
The Fires of Idirsholas
The Last Dragonlord
Merlin in Need
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The Tears of Uther Pendragon
Goblin's Gold
Gwaine
The Crystal Cave
The Changeling
The Castle of Fyrien
The Eye of the Phoenix
Love in the Time of Dragons
Queen of Hearts
The Sorcerer's Shadow
The Coming of Arthur
Merlin in Need
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The Darkest Hour
The Wicked Day
Aithusa
His Father's Son
A Servant of Two Masters
The Secret Sharer
Lamia
Lancelot du Lac
A Herald of the New Age
The Hunter's Heart
The Sword in the Stone
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Arthur's Bane
The Death Song of Uther Pendragon
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{{Character Infobox |image = [[File:9883.jpg|250px]] |name = Mary Collins |aka = Lady Helen of Mora (in disguise) |gender = Female |family = [[Thomas Collins]] (son) † |affiliation = [[Thomas Collins]] |enemies = [[Uther Pendragon]] †<br>[[Arthur Pendragon]] †<br>[[Lady Helen]] † [[Merlin]] |portrayer = [[Eve Myles]] |appearances = ''[[The Dragon's Call]]''|status=Deceased}} {{Quote|You took my son, and I warn you - before these celebrations are over you will share my tears! An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth... a son for a son!|Mary Collins, threatening [[Uther Pendragon|Uther]]|The Dragon's Call}} '''Mary Collins''' was a sorceress and the mother of [[Thomas Collins]]. ==Biography== Mary, along with the people of [[Camelot]], witnessed the execution of her son who was accused of sorcery. After that she swore revenge on King [[Uther Pendragon]] for her son's death, promising: ''"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a son for a son"''. She then [[Teleportation Spell|fled]], using the magic of an [[Mary Collins's necklace|amber necklace]] which resulted in her teleporting before Uther's soldiers could arrest her. [[File:Merlin1-1.gif|frame|left|Mary Collins kills [[Helen|Lady Helen]] with a poppet]]She later intercepted [[Helen|Lady Helen]] of Mora's convoy on its way to [[Camelot]]. She murdered Helen by using a [[poppet]], and cast a [[glamour]] on herself to take on Helen's appearance in order to gain access to the king. Her glamour was incomplete however, as her true form could still be seen in mirrors and other forms of reflection. After she arrived at [[Camelot]], a handmaiden caught a glimpse of her reflection, and was murdered for her discovery. Merlin also discovered her [[poppet]] while delivering a concoction, but was not caught by Collins. [[File:Mary_Collins2.jpg|thumb|left|180px|[[Mary Collins]] as [[Helen|Lady Helen]] in the promotional poster]]At a feast celebrating the twentieth year since [[Uther Pendragon|Uther]] drove magic out of Camelot, Collins sang to the court in the guise of Lady Helen, simultaneously weaving an [[Sleeping Enchantment|enchantment]] that put the court to sleep and caused the castle to age exponentially. [[Merlin]], who was present, avoided the effects of the enchantment by covering his ears. When Collins produced a dagger with the intention of throwing it through Arthur's heart, Merlin used his own magic to [[Telekinesis|drop]] a chandelier on her. Her spell broken, the members of the court awoke, covered in cobwebs. With her last bit of energy, Collins hurled the dagger at [[Arthur Pendragon|Arthur]]. [[Merlin]] again used his magic to [[Time magic|slow time]] and pull Arthur out of the dagger's path, after which Collins expired, having failed in her quest for vengeance and then dies. Merlin was then awarded as Arthur's manservant for his bravery (''[[The Dragon's Call]]''). ==Appearances== ;Series 1 :[[The Dragon's Call]] {{Template:First Appearance}} {{Template:Dies}} ==Personality== [[File:Evil_Mary.jpg|thumb|237px|[[Mary Collins]] threatens [[Uther Pendragon|Uther]]]]Mary Collins clearly loved her son, Thomas, a great deal because she was devastated and enraged when he was executed. She swore revenge on Uther Pendragon and tried to kill his son, Arthur, to inflict the same pain on him that he had on her, but Merlin intervened and killed her by crushing her under a chandelier. She was also clever, knowing exactly how to get to Uther. She seemed to have a slightly sly and cunning nature. ==Abilities== [[File:Merlin1-2.gif|frame|As [[Helen|Lady Helen]], Mary Collins uses a song to magically put everyone to sleep]]Mary Collins was a sorceress and appeared to be quite powerful with magic. She used a [[teleportation spell]] to escape from Camelot after the death of her son, creating a whirlwind around herself before disappearing. She also killed Lady Helen using a [[poppet]] and then used a [[Glamour|transformation spell]] to disguise herself as Helen. She also drained the life of a maid when she saw her real face in a mirror. She was also able to sing a song that magically put everyone in the throne room to sleep, except for Merlin who covered his ears. Even after Merlin brought a chandelier down on top of her, Collins displayed enough strength to hurl a knife directly at Arthur and if not for Merlin's intervention it would have killed him. ==Behind the Scenes== *Mary Collins was played by a young actress named [[Eve Myles]]. To make her look old, they used the same technology as they did on [[Colin Morgan]] in [[Series 3]] and [[Series 4]] of ''[[Merlin (TV Series)|Merlin]]'' when they turned him into Emrys/Dragoon the Great, and also the same as they used on [[Emilia Fox]] in [[Series 3]] when Morgause was disguised as an old woman. *Merlin uses an aging spell in an episode of Series 5 on himself. *Imagery of Mary Collins appears as part of the [[title sequence]] from [[series 1]] to [[series 3|3]]. *The song Mary Collins, disguised as Lady Helen, sings is performed by soprano soloist ''Emma Brain-Gabbott'' (as credited on the Official Soundtrack leaflet). {{Series 1 enemies}} [[Category:Witches]] [[Category:Deceased]] [[Category:Female Characters]] [[Category:One episode appearance]] [[Category:Mothers]] [[Category:Killed by Merlin]] [[Category:Minor Antagonists]] [[Category:Aware of Merlin's magic]] [[Category:Magical Foes]] [[Category:Attempted to kill Arthur]] [[Category:Series 1 Characters]] [[Category:Series 1 Enemies]] [[Category:Enemies of Camelot]]
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