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Interesting topic...

Type of Magic: I don't think his magic can be classified. I doubt it will be dark magic, but will likely have aspects of all the elements. So Ice, FIre, Earth, Water, Light.

Male or Female - Male.

Main Colors: In any Flashbacks, I see mainly Grey robes, though I could see other non-robe type outfits, but still tending towards the grey. In Modern Time (assuming we see him in that aspect), Probably a grey business suit, with a dark colored tie (favoring blue tints).

What Realm? That is an interesting question. The obvious answer is Camelot, but there are variations of the King Arthur legend that hint that Merlin came from some other land long before he ended up in Camelot. This may be one of the twists that we see the writers pull in. They will start their search in Camelot (the last known location), only to find that he has returned Home, but noone knows where Home is.

How powerful is he? Well, according to the apprentice, he is the ONLY person strong enough to defeat the darkness that is the Dark One. That kinda tells me that his power will make the apprentice, Regina, Zelena, and even Rumple look like novices. Though if he is really that powerful, that begs the question of why he hasn't already defeated the darkness.

How old is he? Who knows. I would assume that he can appear however he wants to appear. Rather than go with the typical bearded old man, I would rather see him as a Middle aged man, Dark Hair. Maybe even make him of African descent.