Meriadoc Brandybuck

Meriadoc Brandybuck, more often known as Merry, is a Hobbit and member of the Fellowship of the Ring from the Lord of the Rings. He is a cousin of Frodo Baggins and of Peregrin Took (Pippin), who is also his best friend. He and Pippin are instrumental in bringing the Ents to fight at Isengard.

Merry also fights with the company of Rohan in the Batttle of Pelennor Fields and helped command the Scouring of the Shire.

Merry is intelligent, trustworthy and valiant, possessed of a fine singing voice (like most hobbits) and a well-developed sense of humour.

In Badfic
In Badfic, Merry is often assumed to be, basically, one half of a comic duo known as 'Merry and Pippin', who are inseperable both physically and in terms of character. They are prone to doing stupid things and being mothered by the Sue of the story. Occasionally, one or both of them may be harmed in order for the Sue to rescue them.

In Badslash
In Badslash, Merry is almost invariably paired with Pippin, although many disturbing stories involving one or both of the 'Merry and Pippin' creature and Boromir have been written and labelled Crackfic. Merry/Pippin badslash frequently involves Hurt/comfort