The King of Town
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| Character: The King of Town |
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- This article is about the character. For the toon, see The King of Town DVD. For the Decemberween character, see The King of Town (Decemberween).
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Biography
The King of Town, self-nicknamed the "KOT", is the de jure ruler of Free Country, USA (though labor day suggests that his title is self-proclaimed). However, nobody wishes to acknowledge this; it's therefore possible that this character is a satire on the obsolescence of monarchy. One of his main problems is that he is a glutton and will eat anything in front of him (except peas, whatsit, and The Cheat). His favorite food is butter. As a result of his unhealthy eating habits, he has many, sometimes serious, health problems, as it is the norm for him to have several heart attacks after eating. According to the record book, he is the "least healthiest (man?)". As revealed in the sbemail pizza joint, he spends most of his day calling random numbers in hopes of finding a new restaurant, and has found the The Pizz as a result.
He employs The Poopsmith (for personal reasons) and a few other characters. Like Homestar, Homsar, and Marzipan, he also has no visible arms, but can handle things as though he does. His age is known to be somewhere in his 60s. He also leads the K.O.T.H.S. Junior Varsity Marching Band during the Fall Float Parade. According to a message he left on Marzipan's answering machine and on Strong Bad's answering machine in Lappynapped!, he can play the guitar, and along with The Cheat, he has cut a remix demo called "Not Talkin' About Butter". He also has his very own "quite popular cartoon show" which, although it was pre-empted in favor of a Strong Bad Email in senior prom, was shown some time later. He is also an authorized Godzilla reseller as seen in TrogdorCon '97.
It has become unclear whether The King of Town has royal ancestors from whom he inherited the official honor of "king", or if his title is self-imposed and he simply purchased his crown from the "Costume Palace" (as could be interpreted from his character video). In original, Strong Bad claims that "there've been like twelve King of Towns". An Easter egg at the end of the email shows graves for 11 King of Towns (including one known as "Onion King of Town"), although it is unknown if this is real or imaginary. Marzipan and Bubs both claim that Strong Bad was lying about Original Bubs, so it seems likely that he was lying about there being other King of Towns as well.
Although the King of Town wears his crown most of the time, it has been stolen by Strong Bad and The Cheat in Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon. It has also been worn by Strong Bad when he was on a "regal rampage", by Coach Z in Where's The Cheat?, and by The Cheat in Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon.
- Domicile: The King of Town's Castle
- Debut: first seen: Marshmallow's Last Stand, first spoke in King of Town DVD
- Complete Filmography
Character Video Transcript
{Page Title: Go Go Cookie Dough!!} {Place: King of Town's Castle}
{The King of Town is standing outside next to his castle. One of his sheep stands behind him.}
THE KING OF TOWN: Hello, my loyal subjects. I am the King of Town. Please remain standing while I finish my speech and consume the contents of this bowl. {holds up a bowl momentarily} Now, despite rumors to the contrary, I did not just buy a crown at the costume palace and ask people to start calling me the King of Town. I earned my title the same way I earned a free combo meal: by purchasing one of equal or lesser value. I also did not ever try to eat my own mustache. I live in yon castle {gives a nod to his castle}, and employ a Poopsmith for reasons I don't care to disclose. And furthermore, now I'm going to eat this bowl of corn dog batter. {picks up a bowl of corn dog batter and begins to eat it}
Fun Facts
- An Old Characters Page claimed he was Marzipan's father, but The Brothers Chaps have said they dropped this idea early on. "That was just something that we just toyed around with there briefly, but then decided that’s not the way we wanted it to go. We just put that up, but most people don’t visit the Museum, so hopefully it doesn’t cause too much mass confusion." — Matt Chapman
- At the end of the clip, the sheep continues chewing, even though the VCR is paused. This is because the sheep was created as a movie clip, which animates independently of the main timeline.
- The King claims he got his title (and a value meal) by purchasing one of equal or lesser value. Typically one would earn an item of equal or lesser value by purchasing a different item.
- According to A Decemberween Pageant, a King of Town was involved in the discovery of the first Decemberween. It is not clear, however, whether that King of Town and the current one are the same individual.
- He was once slim and trim, but according to flashback, may have gotten his weight from the lifetime supply of fishsticks because nobody else would claim them.
- Apparently, the King has a ham for a heart, as shown in Halloween Fairstival.
- When playing the game Kid Speedy in KOT mode, the King of Town appears to gain energy by eating junk food and swear words. Although he has exhibited his love of unhealthy food on many occasions, his predilection for foul language is otherwise unknown.
- The King of Town once purchased the Tandy from Bubs, but was unable to make it run in order to check his emails. He claimed it was "the last time he'll buy a used computer from Bubs". His email address is currently invalid. He also has had an answering machine that claims that he "has no messages...ever", that "he has no friends", and that "nobody likes him".
- He may have German heritage, due to the fact that his Old-Timey variation is German and he wears a pickelhaube in Ever and More!.
Favorite Foods
The King of Town has several things he loves to eat, both food items and non-food items alike. (He is not seen eating some of the items listed, but they are stored in his pantry or have been mentioned.)
Relationships
- Main article: Character Relationships
Variations
Halloween Costumes
- Cap'n Crunch in Homestarloween Party.
- Hagar the Horrible in The House That Gave Sucky Treats.
- Mario in Pumpkin Carve-nival.
- The Hamburglar in 3 Times Halloween Funjob.
- The Mayor of Halloweentown (from The Nightmare Before Christmas) in Halloween Fairstival.
- Colonel Sanders (the founder of KFC) in Halloween Potion-ma-jig.
- The Gorton's Fisherman in Happy Hallow-day.
- Rev. Al Sharpton in Jibblies 2.
See Also
Quotes of the Week
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External Links
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Homestar Runner | Strong Bad | The Cheat | Strong Mad | Strong Sad | Pom Pom | Marzipan | Coach Z | Bubs | The King of Town | The Poopsmith | Homsar |
