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| “ | You left me no choice! It was the only way to bring you back. I didn't want to do it, but I had to force your hand! I'm not a Viltrumite, you shouldn't have left me in charge! You're the Emperor, you should've known it was too much for me! Especially after so long! | „ |
| ~ King Immortal explaining why he caused so much suffering to the world. |
King Immortal is a minor antagonist of Invincible. He is the future version of the Immortal who went insane after centuries of outliving everyone he loved.
In the animated series, he is voiced by Ross Marquand.
His Evil Ranking[]
What Makes Him Heinous?[]
- While he was initially an altruistic hero turned benevolent ruler after Invincible appointed him king of the Earth, he slowly went insane and grew cynical towards his planet.
- To provoke a successful rebellion, he became a tyrant who was responsible for the deaths of many people, with it stated that millions of lives were at stake under his rule and that he was destroying the Earth. He also set up a curfew and began executing people for no reason, including Fightmaster's wife in the comics and his mother in the show.
- This is expanded on further in the animated series, where it is shown that he wiped ten cities off the map and forced the population into harsh labor camps. Curfew extended the entire day and could only be broken to go to a work camp or attend a public execution of a family member.
- Upon encountering an Invincible from the present day, believing it was the one from his future time, he attempted to provoke the hero into killing him, doing so by attacking him and trying to kill Dropkick and Fightmaster.
- While his immortality driving him insane makes him somewhat pitiful, this holds up less in the animated series, considering he could have ended his own life at any time, but didn't because he considered suicide cowardly, instead believing killing millions of other people was a better alternative.
What Makes Him Inconsistent?[]
- He is far too tragic to be Near Pure Evil, as he was once a renowned hero and ruler of Earth. However, his immortality caused him to outlive everyone he ever cared about to the point that he couldn't even remember his own wife, Dupli-Kate, when Invincible brought her up, stating he'd had hundreds of wives. This led to him turning into a villain as a means of provoking his subjects into finally killing him, something he couldn't physically do himself in the comic, and when that failed, trying the same thing with Invincible. Even Invincible felt bad for him and took no pleasure in ending his life, believing he wasn't a bad person and simply just lived too long.
- In the comics, it's also implied he had been driven insane by Robot, whom Invincible had appointed his adviser despite Robot being an amoral former villain, who likely convinced the Immortal to do some incredibly heinous actions in the name of the Earth's well-being.
- He was affable to Invincible, showing concern for him when seeing his younger appearance, which he believed was due to the Scourge Virus.
- He was genuinely remorseful for his crimes and believed that he deserved to die for what he did, expressing disgust when recounting some of his horrible acts to Invincible.
- In the animated series, he even has a partial redemption as he ensured his machines gave the power back to the people after his death, giving humanity a chance to recover from the horrors he inflicted on them.
External Links[]
- King Immortal on the Villains Wiki.
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