Merlon (Canon)/Metal875

"Farewells are bittersweet... but as long as you live, you can never escape them. To feel sadness is to live... but as long as you are alive, the future is a blank page."

- Merlon

Summary
Merlon is part of the Tribe of Ancients, a descendant of them, to be exact, along with Merlee and Merluvlee. His role started simple--he was a mere fortune teller with a crystal ball and magical abilities. He kept this role in his first two appearances--Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Come Super Paper Mario is when he gained a backstory as a descendant of the Ancients, who were supergeniuses that created worlds such as Flipside and Flopside and wrote the Dark Prognosticus and Light Prognosticus.

Merlon's role in Super Paper Mario was to guide the Heroes of Light (Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Peach) to victory over the Dark One (Dimentio) utilizing the Light Prognosticus, which was specifically written to counteract the Dark Prognosticus. According to Carson, Merlon has a love interest towards Saffron, the chef in Flipside, and owner of Sweet Smiles. He would show up everyday and would woo her constantly. Saffron had then agreed to date him--if, he can finish the Saffron Special Galactic Meal, one of the most filling dishes ever made; it was said that Merlon finished all but a bit of parsley left on the plate when he received word that a poor, injured girl--that being Lady Timpani--had mysteriously appeared in Flipside. Saffron suspended the challenge for Merlon to go help her, and he became engrossed in his studies ever since, never having the chance to return to complete it.

Statistics
Tier: 2-A

Name: Merlon

Origin: Super Mario Bros.

Gender: Male

Age: Unknown

Classification: Ancient Descendant, Sage

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman strength, speed, reflexes, agility and durability, Magic, Transmutation, Healing, Electrokinesis, Precognition (Short-term; can see events a few hours ahead of time), Danger Intuition. Statistics Amplification w/ Crystal Ball

Attack Potency: Multiverse level+ (Harmed the Koopa Bros., casually destroying their disguise and scaring them into retreating. Can empower Mario's allies, enabling them power sufficient enough to damage enemies like Shadow Queen)

Speed: Unknown

Lifting Strength: Unknown

Striking Strength: Multiversal+

Durability: Multiverse level+

Stamina: High

Range: Several meters via electrokinesis

Standard Equipment: Crystal Ball

Intelligence: Supergenius (The only one besides Nolrem to understand Flipside and Flopside. Explains both Prognosticus to Mario in great detail, and is a descendant of the Ancients, who were stated to be thousands of times smarter than Mario, Bowser, Peach or Luigi)

Weaknesses: None notable

Notable Attacks/Techniques:
 * Focus Lightning: Merlon focuses energy before blasting foes with torrents of lightning.