Changes: The Merge

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“

When Gemini twins turn 22, the Merge will determine who will lead the coven, and only one will survive. That's why your mother's always traveling the globe. Trying to find a solution.

”

— Alaric about the Merge to Lizzie and Josie in I'll Tell You a Story

The Merge is a powerful ritual performed as a practiced tradition by the Gemini Coven that determined who will be their next leader. It takes place in the Gemini Coven when two twins reach their 22nd birthday.

Practice

Due to the twins being the first in line for the leadership of the coven, they are required to perform the Merge, through which their consciousness and strength would be merged together. The stronger twin survives the spell and is empowered by their magic as well as the magic of their twin. The weaker twin's consciousness and magic, however, is drained away and dies.

Requirements for The Merge

To Begin the Merge Ritual: Both twins must perform the spell together in order to begin the ritual. It's important that both twins hold each other's hands in order to maintain a connection and the blood drawn from the two witches will merge. Additionally, in their coven's tradition, they perform the Merger after their 22nd birthday. This time frame, however, is more of a guideline than a strict requirement.
- Incantation: Sanguinem desimilus! Sanguinem generis fiantus!
Celestial Event: The power of an eclipse, a Mercury-Venus conjunction, or other celestial event, will merge both twins as one in order to channel each other's magic. The stronger twin survives and is empowered by their magic as well as the magic of their twin. The weaker twin is drained of all their magic and dies during or after the spell has been completed.

Twins

Gallery

Trivia

The twins can be forced to merge as long as the witch who is merging them has hold of each of the twins' hands, regardless of whether or not they consent.
- Joshua Parker tried to forcibly merge Luke and Liv, though he was interrupted by Tyler before the ritual could be completed.
Through a loophole, Luke and Kai performed the merge, as they were both biologically 22 years old and shared a bloodline as brothers despite the fact that they weren't actually each other's twin. The merge took place regardless, with Kai emerging as the winner.
- It was shown in Let Her Go, that the merge, although successful, was causing Kai to degenerate magically, as they were not born as each other's twin. Because of this, Jo was forced to give Kai her magic as well to ensure that Kai, as the leader of the coven, would not die, as it would cause the entirety of the Gemini Coven, including herself, to die along with him. However, because she gave him her magic voluntarily after Luke had already merged with Kai, Jo did not die from this transfer of magical power.
After the merge, the stronger twin will absorb some of the qualities of the weaker twin, such as empathy. Kai even admits that would have been fine with any of Luke's other qualities, like his appearances, such as his hair, but perhaps not height, or even sexual orientation. However, it seems that Kai only took in Luke's empathetic tendencies, allowing him to actually feel emotions such as guilt and remorse.
The exact reason for the Merge Ritual has not been revealed.
- In I'll Tell You a Story, Josie believes that the Merge goes deeper than the coven itself and assumes it to be a curse, specifically a curse on the Gemini twins. This has yet to be elaborated upon further.
Siphoner Gemini twins, such as Lizzie and Josie, can complete the Merge Ritual as long as they have previously siphoned magic. Lizzie siphoned MG's vampirism and Josie was filled with dark magic from the mora miserium.
- During their Merge, despite the requirements, there was no mention of utilizing a celestial event and is likely a continuity error.

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 {{Event
-|name = Merging
 |image = Merge0.png
+|name = The Merge
 |location = * Portland, Oregon
+* McKinley, Virginia
-|date(s) = * May 10, 1994 (Attempted)
+* [[Mystic Falls|Mystic Falls, Virginia]]
-* February 4,  2013 (Interrupted)
+|date(s) = *[[Timeline|May 10, 1994]] <small>(Attempted)</small>
-* February 4,  2013 (Successful)
-|participants = * [[Josette Laughlin|Jo]] & [[Malachai Parker|Kai]] <small>1994</small>
+*[[Timeline|February 4, 2013]] <small>(Interrupted; twice)</small>
-* [[Josette Laughlin|Jo]] & [[Malachai Parker|Kai]] <small>2013</small>
+*[[Timeline|February 4, 2013]] <small>(Successful)</small>
-* [[Lucas Parker|Luke]] & [[Malachai Parker|Kai]] <small>2013</small>}}
+*[[Timeline|March 15, 2029]] <small>(Successful)</small>
+|participants = * [[Josette Laughlin|Jo]] and [[Malachai Parker|Kai]] <small>(1994)</small>
+* [[Lucas Parker|Luke]] and [[Olivia Parker|Liv]] <small>(2013)</small>
-'''Merging''' is a powerful ritual performed as a practiced tradition that takes place in [[the Gemini Coven]] when two twins reach their 22nd birthday.
+* [[Josette Laughlin|Jo]] and [[Malachai Parker|Kai]] <small>(2013)</small>
+* [[Lucas Parker|Luke]] and [[Malachai Parker|Kai]] <small>(2013)</small>
+* [[Lizzie Saltzman|Lizzie]] and [[Josie Saltzman|Josie]] <small>(2029)</small>}}
+{{Legacies Character Quote|When [[Gemini Coven|Gemini twins]] turn 22, the Merge will determine who will lead the coven, and only one will survive. That's why your [[Caroline Forbes|mother]]'s always traveling the globe. Trying to find a solution.|'''[[Alaric Saltzman|Alaric]]''' about '''the Merge''' to '''[[Lizzie Saltzman|Lizzie]]''' and '''[[Josie Saltzman|Josie]]''' in ''[[I'll Tell You a Story]]''}}
+'''The Merge''' is a powerful [[Spells and Rituals|ritual]] performed as a practiced tradition by the [[Gemini Coven]] that determined who will be their next leader. It takes place in the Gemini Coven when two twins reach their 22nd birthday.
 ==Practice==
-Due to the twins being the first in line for the leadership of the coven, they are required to perform the Merging, through which their strength would be merged together and all of their combined magic would be absorbed by one twin. The stronger twin survives the spell and is empowered by their magic as well as the magic of their twin. The weaker twin, however, is drained of their magic and dies.
+Due to the twins being the first in line for the leadership of the coven, they are required to perform the Merge, through which their consciousness and strength would be merged together. The stronger twin survives the spell and is empowered by their magic as well as the magic of their twin. The weaker twin's consciousness and magic, however, is drained away and dies.
 ==Requirements for The Merge==
-*'''To Activate a Merging: '''Both twins must perform a spell together in order to begin. Its important that both twins hold each other's hands in order to maintain a connection and and the blood drawn from the two witches will merge.
+*'''[[Spells and Rituals|To Begin the Merge Ritual]]:''' Both twins must perform the spell together in order to begin the ritual. It's important that both twins hold each other's hands in order to maintain a connection and the blood drawn from the two witches will merge. Additionally, in their coven's tradition, they perform the Merger after their 22nd birthday. This time frame, however, is more of a guideline than a strict requirement.
-**'''Incantation: '''''Sanguinem desimilus! Sanguinem generis fiantus! ''
+**'''Incantation:''' ''Sanguinem desimilus! Sanguinem generis fiantus!''
-*'''Celestial Event: '''The power of an eclipse will merge both twins as one in order to channel each others magic. The stronger twin survives and is empowered by their magic as well as the magic of their twin. The weaker twin is drained of all their magic and dies during or after the spell.
+*'''[[Channeling#Celestial Events|Celestial Event]]:''' The power of an eclipse, a Mercury-Venus conjunction, or other celestial event, will merge both twins as one in order to channel each other's magic. The stronger twin survives and is empowered by their magic as well as the magic of their twin. The weaker twin is drained of all their magic and dies during or after the spell has been completed.
 ==Twins==
 *[[Joshua Parker]] and his twin brother.
-*[[Malachai Parker |Malachai Parker&nbsp;]] and [[Josette Laughlin|Josette Parker]].
+*[[Malachai Parker]] and [[Josette Laughlin|Josette Parker]].
 *[[Olivia Parker]] and [[Lucas Parker]].
+*[[Lizzie Saltzman]] and [[Josie Saltzman]].
 == Gallery ==
+<tabber>
+|-|The Vampire Diaries=
 <gallery>
 Themerge.png|Jo & Kai 1994
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 Merge5.png
 </gallery>
+|-|Legacies=
+<gallery>
+LGC215-116-Josie.png
+LGC215-117-Lizzie.png
+LGC215-120-Hope-MG-Lizzie-Josie-The Necromancer-Alyssa-Chad.png
+LGC215-121-Josie.png
+LGC215-122-Lizzie.png
+LGC215-130-Lizzie-Josie.png
+LGC215-132-Hope-MG-Lizzie-Josie~The Necromancer~Alyssa~Chad.png
+</gallery>
+</tabber>
 ==Trivia==
-*The twins can be forced to merge; as long as the witch who is merging them has hold of each of the twins' hands, they can forcibly merge the twins regardless of whether or not they consent.
+*The twins can be forced to merge as long as the witch who is merging them has hold of each of the twins' hands, regardless of whether or not they consent.
-**[[Joshua Parker]] tried to forcibly merge Liv and Luke, though he was interrupted by [[Tyler Lockwood|Tyler]] before the ritual could be completed.
+**[[Joshua Parker]] tried to forcibly merge [[Luke and Liv]], though he was interrupted by [[Tyler Lockwood|Tyler]] before the ritual could be completed.
-* Through a loophole, Luke and Kai performed the merge, as they were both biologically 22 years old and shared a bloodline despite the fact that they weren't actually each other's twin. The merge took place regardless, with Kai emerging as the winner.
+*Through a loophole, Luke and Kai performed the merge, as they were both biologically 22 years old and shared a bloodline as brothers despite the fact that they weren't actually each other's twin. The merge took place regardless, with Kai emerging as the winner.
-** It was shown in ''[[Let Her Go]]'', that the merge, although successful, was causing Kai to degenerate magically, as they were not born as each other's twin. Because of this, Jo was forced to give Kai her magic as well to ensure that Kai, as the leader of the coven, would not die, as it would cause the entirety of the Gemini Coven (including herself) to die along with him. However, because she gave him her magic voluntarily after Luke had already merged with Kai, Jo did not die from this transfer of magical power.
+**It was shown in ''[[Let Her Go]]'', that the merge, although successful, was causing Kai to degenerate magically, as they were not born as each other's twin. Because of this, Jo was forced to give Kai her magic as well to ensure that Kai, as the leader of the coven, would not die, as it would cause the entirety of the Gemini Coven, including herself, to die along with him. However, because she gave him her magic voluntarily after Luke had already merged with Kai, Jo did not die from this transfer of magical power.
-* After the merge, the stronger twin will absorb some of the qualities of the weaker twin, whether be it qualities of personality, appearance, or even sexual orientation, as hinted by Kai. For example, Kai absorbed Luke's empathetic tendencies, allowing him to actually feel emotions such as guilt and remorse for the first time. Kai also insinuated that his sexual orientation had become more fluid as a result of the merge, as Kai was straight, while Luke was gay.
+*After the merge, the stronger twin will absorb some of the qualities of the weaker twin, such as empathy. Kai even admits that would have been fine with any of Luke's other qualities, like his appearances, such as his hair, but perhaps not height, or even sexual orientation. However, it seems that Kai only took in Luke's empathetic tendencies, allowing him to actually feel emotions such as guilt and remorse.
+*The exact reason for the Merge Ritual has not been revealed.
+**In ''[[I'll Tell You a Story]]'', Josie believes that the Merge goes deeper than the coven itself and assumes it to be a curse, specifically a curse on the Gemini twins. This has yet to be elaborated upon further.
+*Siphoner Gemini twins, such as Lizzie and Josie, can complete the Merge Ritual as long as they have previously siphoned magic. Lizzie siphoned MG's [[Vampire|vampirism]] and Josie was filled with dark magic from the [[Mora Miserium|mora miserium]].
+**During their Merge, despite the requirements, there was no mention of utilizing a celestial event and is likely a [[Bloopers and continuity errors|continuity error]].
 ==See also==
 {{Powers and Weaknesses}}
 {{VD Events}}
 [[Category:Events]]
-[[Category:Powers]]
 [[Category:Witchcraft]]
+[[Category:Supernatural]]
+[[Category:Season 6 Events]]
+[[Category:Witches]]
+[[Category:Rituals]]
 [[Category:Gemini Coven]]