List of Excalibur Characters

Excalibur is an anime and manga series that is heavily based on Arthurian legends and is set in the continent of Camelot, which is based on Arthur's kingdom from the myth. Most characters in the series are based on mythical characters or, in some cases, real-world people, though all of them are very loosely based on their source material.

Main

 * Gawain: The main protagonist of the series who believes himself to be the son of King Arthur. Due to his brother being sick and his grandmother slowly aging, he decides to join Arthur in an attempt to give his family a better life. Joining Arthur also puts him in line to be the next king of Camelot, though it becomes complicated when he discovers he has a half-brother. Later on in the manga, he gains the ability known as Aurora which allows him to become stronger as long as the sun is touching him.
 * Mordred: Another supposed son of Arthur who is around the same age as Gawain and thus is just as likely to become king as him. Due to this, the two have a rivalry and constantly compete to prove themselves worthy of the throne. Mordred is more anger-prone, closed-off, and even slightly mentally disturbed when compared to Gawain, though he manages to be an incredibly powerful warrior in spite of all of this. He also gains a magical ability, in his case known as Rage, which allows him to channel a magical force known as Malice, which allows him to channel the darkness inside of him into magical ability.
 * King Arthur Pendragon: The current king of Camelot who has ruled the land since he was only fourteen when he was given the sword Excalibur by the goddesses. Due to being a warrior for so long, he has become hardened and has trouble relating to a lot of people. This sometimes causes him to be unempathetic to even his closest friends. His sword grants him several abilities, though the one he uses the most is the ability to warp the earth and shape it to his will.
 * Queen Guinevere: Arthur's wife who is fairly bored with most things and doesn't react to much. She is somewhat stand-offish and has an odd relationship with her husband's knights. The only person who manages to break this persona of hers in her husband, who she brightens up around and often refers to as "honey muffin". Due to an injury she received when she was younger, she is unable to have children and thus Gawain and Mordred are Arthur's only heirs. Thanks to training from the wizard Merlin, she has is very magically gifted, though she is the weakest magic-user portrayed in the series.
 * Lancelot: The greatest knight of the Round Table and Arthur's best friend. Lancelot is somewhat of a goofball and has a love of cute things and people. However, he also has a large ego and loves bragging about both his handsome looks and past wins. He's able to back these boasts up though, as at the beginning of the series he has never lost a fight, earning him the nickname Lancelot the Unbeaten. After he does take his first loss, he renames himself Lancelot the Greatest. He has the ability known as Anti-Magic, which allows him to dispel magical energy, though doing so takes a lot of energy and could kill him. He also has the secondary ability Karma, which allows him to weaken anyone with darkness in their heart while strengthening himself.
 * Galahad: A stoic knight that doesn't particularly emote a lot. He looks younger than he is, though he doesn't enjoy people pointing this out. Due to believing that his mother was a goddess, he has made it his life's goal to find the Holy Grail and ascend to godhood in order to meet her. This quest and his supposed divine parentage have earned him the nicknames Galahad the Holy and The Grail Knight. He is the only one of the knights able to communicate with the gods, which he often uses to his advantage during combat. He also has the magical ability Purify, which allows him to instantly destroy evil spirits and demons.
 * Dinadan: A prankster who loves telling jokes. He claims that the way he shows love is by pranking his friends. He often dresses as a woman simply because he finds it funny when people find out he's a boy. He's also a lover of women and appreciates pretty and/or funny girls. Due to some events that happened in his past as well as his love of pranks, he has been given the nickname Dinadan the Trickster. He has the ability Sensory Overload, which allows him to trick people's senses, making them think they smell poison, see multiple versions of him, or hear his voice from miles away when he is directly behind them.
 * Gareth: will be added soon.
 * Feirefiz: will be added soon.
 * Percival: will be added soon.
 * Galehaut: will be added soon.

Supporting & Recurring

 * Merlin: Arthur's former master and the one who trained both Guinevere and Arthur's sister Morgan in magic. He is probably the most powerful magic-user in the manga, though he doesn't interfere a lot in people's battles for several reasons, the least of which being how old he is. He is also incredibly intelligent, wise, and is very in the know about everything in Camelot. How he gained his magic and why he is so powerful is revealed much later in the story.
 * Gaheris: Gawain's younger brother who has an unknown illness that his family is unable to treat due to not being very wealthy. He has great respect for Arthur and his knights and is thus very happy when he learns his brother has become one of them.
 * Gwendolyn: Gawain's grandmother and his only guardian after the death of his mother. She is very old and has trouble taking care of the two properly, leaving Gawain as the main breadwinner of the family.

Antagonists

 * Morgan: The main antagonist of the series and the step-sister of Arthur as well as the mother of Mordred. Due to having fay (fairy) blood, she was given the nickname "Morgan le Fay" and was taken under the wing of Merlin, who wanted to unlock her fay magic. However, due to her increasing magical power and influence from her father, she slowly became entitled and unhinged, looking down on everyone around her and seeing them as below her. Due to this, when Arthur was crowned king she became immensely jealous and began fighting against him, believing herself to be the rightful heir of the throne. Her face is almost always covered by a hood and is only shown near the end of the series.