Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151026005934/@comment-6175354-20151027161124

Reginaandgold101 wrote: Surely anger can be a source for bravery? Who is to say that she could not mould his anger into bravery? The Dark Swan is having Merida mold Gold, into the "hero" she wants.... not the hero she needs.

It is possible that Gold's angry can eventually become bravery. Except, that is not going to stop Excalibur from turning him into dust. The sword clearly has a mind of its own, and will only submit to someone it deems worthy. Merlin originally predicted, and hoped, that person would be Arthur. Then Arthur became ossessed with fixing Excalibur, and the power the sword would grant him. The sword's new wielder will probably be someone, who cannot be corrupted by it power. That person is obviously not Gold, as magic and power is his greatest weakness.