Mountain King

Description

The Mountain King was an Awakened Tyrant that resided in the Black Mountains, serving as the main threat to Sunny in the First Nightmare.

Appearance

The creature had two stumpy legs, an emaciated, hunched torso, and disproportionately long, multijointed hands-two of them, each ending with a set of horrifying bone claws, and another two, shorter ones ending with almost human-like fingers. Its fur was yellowish-gray and ragged. On its head were five milky white eyes. Beneath them, a terrible maw, crowded with razor-sharp teeth, was half-open.^[1]

Abilities

As a Tyrant, the Mountain King was capable of commanding minions—lesser Nightmare Creatures. Whenever it killed something, it could cause the body to undergo a metamorphosis, transforming it into a Nightmare Creature known as the Mountain King’s Larva.^[1]

Behavior

Once the Mountain King attacks and kills its prey, the body undergoes a metamorphosis, turning into a larva that helps the Mountain King hunt. Once it finishes hunting, it consumes the bodies. It has an amazing sense of smell and hearing. Its major weakness is that the Mountain King is blind.^[1][2][3]

Habitat

Within the heart of the Sword Domain lies a mountain chain known as the Black Mountain. The Mountain King resided there during the dusk of the Golden Age, just before the Doom War.^[4][5]

Soul Shards

Memories

[Puppeteer's Shroud]^[6]

Notable Encounters

Within the First Nightmare, the Mountain King was the main threat to Sunny, hunting him and the other survivors of the attack up Black Mountain.^[1]

Trivia