Merga, the Main Antagonist of Freedom Planet 2, is a ruthless Water Dragon from ancient times, who has returned seeking vengeance on the descendants of her enemies who sealed her away a century ago.
Appearance[]
Merga is a pure-blooded 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 a ruthless and determined warrior who seeks to claim her vengeance on her captors and will stop at nothing to make them pay for their crimes. Bred for battle, she shows little to no mercy to her enemies, and is feared by a friend and foe alike for her brutality. She is also cunning and manipulative, managing to claim loyalty of multiple people with various promises, regardless of whether or not she would be willing to keep them.
Ever since her kin, the water dragons, were massacred by the earth dragons, she became obsessed with trying to avenge her species and punish the earth dragons for their actions, refusing to see anything good about them and believing them all to be schemers and liars (though, after bonding with her, she did make an exception for Cordelia, excusing it with her being "one of the good ones"). Due to that, she refuses to reason with the Magister and believes him to be equally guilty in genocide against her people, even if his only role was simply unwittingly covering up his ancestors' crimes. Her wrath and hatred for earth dragons, combined with the anguish over being one of the last living water dragons, drive her to extreme measures of trying to enact her revenge and make her nigh-incapable of being reasoned with, which becomes her seeming undoing in the default ending.
However, despite her cold exterior, she is not completely vile and heartless, as her actions were driven by genuine anguish over losing her kin, and she respected Lilac for being a fellow water dragon, even trying to convince her to take her side and leave with her on Bakunawa. She also had a good relationship with Cordelia, her lover, and upon being reminded of her through Pangu transmitting her message in the true ending, she was able to come to her senses and be reasoned with before she ultimately chose to atone for her sins by assisting the heroes in taking down Syntax when the drone took over Bakunawa and then risking her life to save Lilac from the brink of death.
Cordelia's recordings in the time capsules also show her in a different light, revealing multiple traits of her personality that contrast the cold demeanor she shows on the outside: she truly cared for water dragons she fought for, even trying to comfort a child who ended up crying after witnessing her brutality, and being hurt by how her attempts only made the child cry more. She was also proficient in horticulture, managing to recognize the names and purposes of many different flowers, and even took offense to Cordelia asking her whether she knew a name of more than one flower. She also had a mischievous streak, which was evidenced by how, when Cordelia was irritated by how Merga took all siopao from her favorite stall (which turned out to be hers as well), Merga responded by taking one siopao from her bag and, with a smirk, placing it on the top of her head before leaving, much to Cordelia's annoyance.
Powers & Abilities[]
Due to being bio-engineered, Merga 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.
Gallery[]
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 is unknown whether Merga chose to be bioengineered, or was forced to.
- It is confirmed that Merga does not have any kind of relative connection to Lilac, asides from the fact that they're both Water Dragons.
- It is unknown when she will face Pooh and his friends, but she will betray Bowser in the future due to the reveal of her true personality