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** WordOfGod says that he was having trouble with the pronunciation. It's difficult to tell, but that's why they call it Word of ''God''.
** The difference is noticeable if you're specifically listening for it. The syllables Merlin first pronounced like the "a" in "take" became more like "i" in "night", for example. It's a subtle difference, though, [[FridgeBrilliance which is probably why Merlin had so much trouble getting it just right.]]
* ShoutOut: The name Valiant is presumably borrowed from the Arthurian comic-strip ''ComicStrip/PrinceValiant.''

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** WordOfGod says that he was having trouble with the pronunciation. It's difficult to tell, but that's why they call it Word of ''God''.
''God''.[[invoked]]
** The difference is noticeable if you're specifically listening for it. The syllables Merlin first pronounced like the "a" in "take" became more like "i" in "night", for example. It's a subtle difference, though, [[FridgeBrilliance which is probably why Merlin had so much trouble getting it just right.]]
right.
* ShoutOut: The name Valiant is presumably borrowed from the Arthurian comic-strip comic strip ''ComicStrip/PrinceValiant.''
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* TheTourney: The focus of the episode is a tournament hosted in Camelot, with Arthur and Valiant being the most proficient fighters - Arthur through merit, Valiant due to his shield.
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* BallisticDiscount: When the storekeeper gives Valiant his magic snake shield, rather than pay for it, Valiant decides to prove that it works by ordering the snakes to kill him.

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* AntagonistTitle

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* AntagonistTitleAntagonistTitle: Valiant is this episode's VillainOfTheWeek.



* FridgeLogic: When Merlin goes to investigate Valiant's room, he has to use magic to unbolt the door. How did Valiant manage to bolt his room from the outside?



* VillainOpeningScene
* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened To The Mouse?]]: We never find out what happened to the dog that Merlin conjured to life.

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* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened To The Mouse?]]: WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never find out what happened to the dog that Merlin conjured to life.
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* WhyAreYouNotMySon: Shades of this between Uther and Valiant. It's the reason Arthur gets so jealous of him.

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* WhyAreYouNotMySon: Shades of this between Uther and Valiant. It's the reason Arthur gets so jealous of him.him.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The man who sells the magic shield to Valiant.
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In a twist that [[SarcasmMode absolutely no one saw coming]], Valiant takes the shield and commands the snakes to kill the storekeeper, and after a slow-motion gallop to demonstrate how badass he is, Valiant enrols in the Camelot tournament.

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In a twist that [[SarcasmMode absolutely no one saw coming]], Valiant takes the shield and commands the snakes to kill the storekeeper, and after a slow-motion gallop to demonstrate how badass he is, Valiant enrols enrolls in the Camelot tournament.
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Badass is no longer a trope.


In a twist that [[SarcasmMode absolutely no one saw coming]], Valiant takes the shield and commands the snakes to kill the storekeeper, and after a slow-motion gallop to demonstrate how BadAss he is, Valiant enrols in the Camelot tournament.

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In a twist that [[SarcasmMode absolutely no one saw coming]], Valiant takes the shield and commands the snakes to kill the storekeeper, and after a slow-motion gallop to demonstrate how BadAss badass he is, Valiant enrols in the Camelot tournament.
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* ShoutOut: The name Valiant is presumably borrowed from the Arthurian comic-strip ''PrinceValiant.''

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* ShoutOut: The name Valiant is presumably borrowed from the Arthurian comic-strip ''PrinceValiant.''ComicStrip/PrinceValiant.''
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** The difference is noticeable if you're specifically listening for it. The syllables Merlin first pronounced like the "a" in "take" became more like "i" in "night", for example. It's a subtle difference, though, [[FridgeBrilliance which is probably why Merlin had so much trouble getting it just right.]]
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no first person, please


** WordOfGod says that he was having trouble with the pronunciation. I honestly couldn't tell, but that's why they call it Word of ''God''.

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** WordOfGod says that he was having trouble with the pronunciation. I honestly couldn't It's difficult to tell, but that's why they call it Word of ''God''.
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* TeaserOnlyCharacter: The storekeeper, who gives Valiant his shield and is promptly killed with it.
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* VillainOpeningScene
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* AntagonistTitle
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** WordOfGod says that he was having trouble with the pronunciation. I honestly couldn't tell, but that's why they call it Word of ''God''.
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* IKissYourName: Valiant to Morgana.

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* IKissYourName: IKissYourHand: Valiant to Morgana.
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* FridgeLogic: When Merlin goes to investigate Valiant's room, he has to use magic to unbolt the door. How did Valiant manage to bolt his room from the outside?
* GreenEyedMonster: Arthur toward Valiant, particularly because of all the attention he's getting from Uther and Morgana.
* IKissYourName: Valiant to Morgana.


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* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Merlin's spell to bring things to life doesn't work...until it does. There seems to be no discernable difference in how he does the spell successfully than from all the other times it didn't work.
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* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened To The Mouse?]]: We never find out what happened to the dog that Merlin conjured to life.

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* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened To The Mouse?]]: We never find out what happened to the dog that Merlin conjured to life.life.
* WhyAreYouNotMySon: Shades of this between Uther and Valiant. It's the reason Arthur gets so jealous of him.
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* IronicName: Valiant is not valiant.
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** There is a rather large cash prize for winning the tournament, though Valiant wasn't shown to have much interest in it.
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The snakes ate the mouse. Merlin tells this to Gaius immediately after the scene.


* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened To The Mouse?]] Two examples. A very literal mouse goes missing when Valiant is interrupted during feeding-time for the snakes, and we never find out what happened to the dog that Merlin conjured to life.

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* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened To The Mouse?]] Two examples. A very literal mouse goes missing when Valiant is interrupted during feeding-time for the snakes, and we Mouse?]]: We never find out what happened to the dog that Merlin conjured to life.
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* ShoutOut: The name Valiant is presumably borrowed from the Arthurian comic-strip ''LegendOfPrinceValiant.''

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* ShoutOut: The name Valiant is presumably borrowed from the Arthurian comic-strip ''LegendOfPrinceValiant.''PrinceValiant.''
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* ShoutOut: The name Valiant is presumably borrowed from the Arthurian comic-strip ''TheLegendOfPrinceValiant.''

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* ShoutOut: The name Valiant is presumably borrowed from the Arthurian comic-strip ''TheLegendOfPrinceValiant.''LegendOfPrinceValiant.''
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* ShoutOut: The name Valiant is presumably borrowed from the Arthurian comic-strip ''TheLegendOfPrinceValiant.''
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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Sir Ewan.
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--> '''Arthur''': ''I don't see that there's anything to be jealous of.''

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--> '''Arthur''': ''I don't see that there's anything to be jealous of.''''
* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened To The Mouse?]] Two examples. A very literal mouse goes missing when Valiant is interrupted during feeding-time for the snakes, and we never find out what happened to the dog that Merlin conjured to life.
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--> '''Morgana''': ''You're not jealous (of Valiant), are you?

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--> '''Morgana''': ''You're not jealous (of Valiant), are you?you?''
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A tall, dark and reasonably handsome stranger enters a shady shop where a man is waiting with a shield made especially for him; one that he promises will help him win the upcoming tournament. With a spoken spell, three snakes on the shield’s surface come to life and Valiant is told that during battle he can pin his opponents under the shield and let the snakes do whatever he commands.

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A [[TallDarkAndHandsome tall, dark and reasonably handsome stranger stranger]] enters a shady shop where a man is waiting with a shield made especially for him; one that he promises will help him win the upcoming tournament. With a spoken spell, three snakes on the shield’s surface come to life and Valiant is told that during battle he can pin his opponents under the shield and let the snakes do whatever he commands.
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* CardCarryingVillian: Valiant. Seriously, what was this guy's motivation? The glory? The prize? [[ForTheEvulz The evulz]]? Did he want to kill Arthur? Bang Morgana? Or did he just really want to win that tournament?

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* CardCarryingVillian: CardCarryingVillain: Valiant. Seriously, what was this guy's motivation? The glory? The prize? [[ForTheEvulz The evulz]]? Did he want to kill Arthur? Bang Morgana? Or did he just really want to win that tournament?

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