If there's one thing that I learned from my father's life, it's that titles don't mean anything. It's what's inside that counts

What am I doing in this bed? Edit

NAME » Gwaine
SPECIES » Sex God
ALIGNMENT » The lulz. Chaotic good. Camelot.
GENDER » M for Manly
SEXUALITY » Hello, ladies. B)
SERIES » Merlin
CANON POINT » Post S3
LOSS » Ability to put on a shirt by himself. Fuck yeah, half-naked shenanigans. :3
ROOM » 720. But he's actually crashing on Arthur's couch. Because he can.
JOURNAL » impetuous
HMD » anon ON | screened ON | ip logging OFF
PLAYER » Alcyone

I guess I just kind of liked the look of those odds. Edit

On the surface, Sir Gwaine is a rakish, flirtatious, vagabond lush. He never remains in one place very long and is always on the lookout for the next tavern. He derives enjoyment from fights, which may or may not be his and has got into more than his fair share of trouble. He describes ending up under the slaver Jarl’s thumb as simply a matter of “Wrong place. Wrong time. Wrong drink.” and doesn’t appear perturbed at the situation. In fact, he’s very jovial. He doesn’t seem to have a single care in the world and has a quick, sarcastic tongue to go with his sharp sense of humor.

Despite initial appearances, Gwaine has several heroic qualities he keeps hidden under his devil-may-care exterior. He, like most other men in this series—particularly the knights, tends to lean toward the honor before reason end of the spectrum. When trying to protect Arthur from two thugs disguised as knights, he could have easily confessed his true heritage, thus lending him more credibility in Uther’s eyes. Due to the matter of his honor, however, and his belief that men ought to be judged on who they are rather than what their title is he does not, leading to his banishment from Camelot.

When Arthur and Merlin are outnumbered and in serious straits against a band of thugs, he steps in and turns the tide in their favor. While fighting, he takes the time to introduce himself to Merlin and laugh about what’s happening. When flirting with Guinevere, he stops before making a nuisance of himself and her completely uncomfortable. When Morgana and Morgause’s army overruns Camelot, he joins Arthur and the others in their struggle although he claims he’s only going along for the fight (which he himself points out they have no chance of winning). He, along with the other men present with the exception of Merlin and Gaius, is actually knighted before entering Camelot and, after the fight they succeed in winning, demands to be addressed as Sir Gwaine by the rest. This is the result of the near 180° turn his personality takes after meeting Merlin and Arthur.

Gwaine is actually of noble birth. His father was a knight who perished in battle for his king, leaving Gwaine’s mother penniless. When she went to the king for help, he turned her away. Growing up with this knowledge, Gwaine’s opinion of all nobility (except that of his father who, despite never having met him, Gwaine greatly admires and respects) was colored darkly. After being told by Merlin who Arthur is he comments that, had he known, he may not have tried to save Camelot’s prince. In his opinion, there is no noble worth dying for. This opinion is forced to change, however, after hearing both Merlin and Guinevere’s praise for Arthur and seeing Arthur stand up for him to Uther. He admits that not all nobles are bad and Arthur may be worth dying for. That said he is much more snarky toward Arthur than he is to anyone else, almost bordering on and sometimes crossing the line into disrespect. Despite knowing his prejudice to be wrong, he finds it difficult to let go of it entirely.

Knight or not, Gwaine still a snarky, loveable rogue who drinks far too much and has the most fabulous hair in Camelot and we love him for it.