Merlock the Magician

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Merlock as he appears in Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers.

Merlock the Magician is a sorcerer and a villain of the Scrooge McDuck universe. He is an anthropomorphic dog, and he possesses a green magic talisman that gives him magic powers which include the ability to transform into (non-anthropomorphic) animals, including a hawk, a beetle, and a mountain lion. When placed on the Genie's magic lamp, the talisman grants Merlock an unlimited number of wishes to be granted, instead of the usual three. When he had possessed the lamp, some of the sorcerer's wishes that were unwillingly granted by the Genie included his own immortality, the destruction of Atlantis, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and the creation of anchovy pizza.

In , Merlock (a portmanteau of Merlin and warlock) is obsessed with retrieving the Genie's lamp, which he apparently lost to the thief Collie Baba (a parody of Ali Baba) centuries before. Collie Baba buried the lamp, along with a large amount of treasure, in the middle of a desert. When Scrooge McDuck comes searching for that very treasure, Merlock attempts to use Scrooge's ambition to obtain the lamp for himself. In this movie, Merlock is voiced by actor Christopher Lloyd. In the end of the film, Merlock lost his talisman and appears to die after falling from his floating castle.

Merlock also appears in the video game as the main antagonist (whether this indicates he survives the events of the film is unknown). He captures reporter Daisy Duck after she infiltrates his temple, and Donald Duck sets out to rescue her. In the final level movie, Donald Duck reaches Merlock's lair, and the final battle between him and Merlock begins. Merlock has three attacks. The first one is to make the floor tiles disappear. Second, to unleash arrows, and the third is the fire attack. In the end, Donald rescues Daisy.

DuckTales

Main Characters	Scrooge McDuck \| Huey, Dewey and Louie \| Launchpad McQuack \| Webby Vanderquack \| Mrs. Beakley \| Duckworth \| Gyro Gearloose \| Donald Duck \| Doofus \| Bubba \| Gizmoduck
Villains	Flintheart Glomgold \| Magica De Spell \| The Beagle Boys \| Ma Beagle \| The Beagle Brats \| The Beagle Babes \| Black Pete \| Dijon the Thief \| Merlock
Minor Characters	Mrs. Featherby \| Glittering Goldie \| Gandra Dee \| Little Bulb \| Gladstone Gander \| Ludwig Von Drake
Misc	Duckburg \| Calisota \| The Money Bin \| Scrooge's Number One Dime \| List of DuckTales characters
Media	List of DuckTales episodes \| DuckTales DVD releases \|

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