Merlin Miller is known for being quite eccentric and is the rival of Lancaster, Pennsylvania Amish leader Lebanon Levi. Lebanon Levi had Merlin removed from his position as head of the Ohio Amish, but he has since been reinstated. Merlin supposedly feels that Lebanon Levi is a tyrant and wants him removed. He is often shown plotting ways to unseat Lebanon Levi, with his fellow Amish enforcer, Wayne.