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True it doesn't but I take it that the first Vortigan was either a red herring (Nimue in disguise) or actually not. You don't recast a red herring and have it be another red herring.

It is possible that Vortigan was the first DO, then Nimue killed him becoming the second. While she trandformed she became ashamed and took the garb of Vortigan for Merlin to kill. But she was corrupted by Darkness and given back the Dagger, she turned Merlin into a tree and Merlin knows nothing about it (he sees bits and pieces of the futre and not the whole thing.) Plus, it fits Arthurian Myth that Nimue puts him into a tree, but it can't be a coincedence they recasted Vortigan.

Unless, he just dressed like that as wasn't the Dark One.