This article is about the character. For the boss stage, see Merga (stage).
Merga (メルガ) (pronounced MER-GA[1]), also known as The Final Ember is the main antagonist of Freedom Planet 2.
She is a water dragon centurion from ancient times, who acted as the champion of the water dragons and fought back against the earth dragons until they used the Kingdom Stone's power to seal her away in a crystal prison. Years later, in the aftermath of Lord Brevon's defeat, the Kingdom Stone was destroyed, thus freeing Merga from her prison. Now she seeks revenge against the Royal Magister and the earth dragons for the enslavement and genocide his ancestors had committed against her people.
Appearance[]
Merga is a female water dragon with light blue skin and magenta eyes. She has fin-like ears, fins on the back of her head, a long tail and 3-clawed feet. Merga's outfit is a royal-like battle armor with the color scheme of black, gold and purple.
Personality[]
Merga is depicted as a headstrong, determined champion of immeasurable power. After thousands of water dragons were wiped out by the "accidental" test firing of Bakunawa's mining laser orchestrated by the earth dragons, she swore vengeance on them and will stop at nothing to achieve her goal, despite it being against the wishes of her lover Cordelia.
Relationships[]
Cordelia[]
Merga has demonstrated a romantic interest in Cordelia, despite the former being a water dragon and the latter an earth dragon respectively. Their animosity eventually evolved into a romantic relationship over time. Wanting to make peace between both species, this resulted in Merga being encased in a crystal prison and hidden underwater after the peace treaty failed between the water dragons and earth dragons. In spite of this, Cordelia reveals that she truly loved Merga, and recorded a message for her in a hidden part of Parusa in case Merga ever gets freed from her prison.
Sash Lilac[]
It is confirmed that Merga does not have any kind of relative connection to Lilac, aside from the fact that they're both water dragons. However, she's the only one who Merga has a soft spot for being a water dragon alongside her, such as calling her hatchling.
Royal Magister[]
Merga despises the Magister and any other earth dragon for not only enslaving the water dragons, but also committed genocide that left her and Lilac the last of their kind. Even when he tried to make amends by wanting to reveal what his ancestors had done to the water dragons, Merga rejected his apology, stating that a simple apology was not enough to undo what his people did to her own.
Corazon Tea[]
Merga hired Corazon to transport troops via Sigwada and steal Pangu from the Avian Museum, in exchange for the promise of protection for the wildcat's family leading her to an unexpected encounter with her sister Carol, who was working for the Magister alongside her friends. Later on, in Bakunawa's Clockwork Arboretum, Merga ordered Corazon to fight Carol, threatening to kill her herself if she refuses. After the fight, Merga attempts to kill Carol with her Eclipse, only for Corazon to save her sister and taking the brunt of the attack.
Captain Kalaw[]
Little is known about the full history between Merga and Captain Kalaw. It is likely that Merga took advantage of the captain's sense of justice and told him about the genocide of the water dragons by earth dragon hands. Seeing it as an act of injustice, Kalaw joined Merga without hesitation, and acted as an informant, keeping tabs on her enemies.
Askal[]
Askal reveals that he was working for Merga after accusing the Magister of crimes committed by his ancestors. Despite this, once he learned the truth of Merga's true intentions with Bakunawa, he regretted his actions and left her side.
Aaa[]
Little is known about the full history between Merga and Aaa. It is likely that when she noticed that the tarsier had a gift for building and piloting various robots, she offered to take him with her to outer space if he helped her awaken Bakunawa.
Powers & Abilities[]
As a water dragon, Merga is capable of breathing underwater. Due to being bio-engineered, she likely has enhanced powers and abilities at her disposal, some of which includes enhanced strength and being able to create energy blades from the palm of her hands and summon wing gliders that enable her to control certain Elements. Along with enhanced abilities, Merga can also use the Dragon Boost and Boost Breaker, abilities that she shares with Lilac and possibly every other member of the water dragon race.
Trivia[]
- It seems like Merga may be able to control Bakunawa telepathically, as shown in the announcement trailer for Freedom Planet 2. It shows Merga raising her fist up as Bakunawa rises up from the ocean. Either Merga is using telekinesis to control Bakunawa, or perhaps she was only putting her fist up for a dramatic effect.
- It appears to be the latter case, as proven in the stage Gravity Bubble that Bakunawa rose because of the lit-up beacons all around Parusa.
- It is unknown whether Merga chose to be bioengineered or was forced to.
- The intro scene where Merga screams as she awakens is a popular meme amongst the Freedom Planet fanbase.
- She, along with Princess Cordelia, are the first LGBTQIA+ characters in the series.
- Out of all bosses in Freedom Planet series, she has the greatest number of phases, 6. This doubles the number of phases Lord Brevon has in Freedom Planet.
- They are named in phase order:
- 1st Phase: Blue Moon
- 2nd Phase: Blood Moon
- 3rd Phase: Supermoon
- 4th Phase: Eclipse
- 5th Phase: Lilith
- 6th Phase: Merga (Final)
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