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“

You dare to enter my domain and challenge me? Soon we shall be free once more!

”
—King Alexandros, The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide

King Alexandros is a major character and the main antagonist of the eighth Dark Parables game, The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide.

The ruler of the Kingdom of Prasino, King Alexandros was cursed by the Sea Goddess into taking the form of a sea monster and became obsessed with finding the five elemental orbs to release him from his curse.

King Alexandros is based on the Sea King from Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid.

Appearance and Personality[]

In his youth, King Alexandros had dark brown hair and a short brown beard but in old age, he became bald and grew his now white beard very long. He wears grey armor over green chiton clothing with some gold design at the bottom. He also wears a green cloak behind him and on his head a crown with many golden spikes.

As the King Crab, his upper half was human while his lower half had crab legs. His long beard turned green and he seemed to wear a medieval helmet piece under his crown. His arms and hands resemble crab claws.

Before the curse that befell on him and his daughters, King Alexandros was once a nobleman and has an established mutual relationship with the Sea Goddess for she showed favor to him and would aid his kingdom. However, greed overcomes the King when he imprisoned her after Chancellor Cassius suggested to anger the Goddess to restore the Kingdom of Kokkino to its glory. After his transformation to a monstrous crab, the King became desperate and obsessed to gain his humanity. Apparently, he became demanding and impatient as time passed without the last elemental orb. When he regains human form, he seemed to care for his last daughter and is grateful to the Detective's help.

History[]

Much of King Alexandros' early life is unknown but at some point, he became King of Prasino, a kingdom located on the island of Crete, and married an unnamed woman by whom he had five daughters: Naida, Calliope, Theresa, Althea, and Daphne. His wife eventually became ill with an unknown sickness and passed away, leaving the family devastated.

During his long reign, King Alexandros was constantly at war with the rival kingdom of Kokkino, so in an effort to gain an advantage over his enemy he sought the favour of Thalassa, the Sea Goddess. A friendship soon grew between the king and the goddess, with Thalassa giving Alexandros' battleships an advantage at sea and gifting him the Staff of the Ancients, a powerful weapon to wield in battle. However, greed soon set in Alexandros who wanted not only complete control over the sea's resources and trade, but also the guardianship of the Goddess for his kingdom alone.

When Chancellor Cassius (a spy in the service of King Bluebeard, ruler of Kokkino) came Alexandros' confidence, he persuaded the king to perform a Binding Ritual, which imprisoned the Sea Goddess deep in the caverns of Prasino. Thalassa, furious at Alexandros' betrayal, unleashed a powerful curse which sunk Prasino to the depths of the ocean and transformed Alexandros into a monstrous sea creature and his daughters into mermaids. Realizing he had been betrayed by his chancellor, Alexandros pleaded for a cure but the Sea Goddess said he would only be released from his curse if he built an elemental machine and fed it five elemental orbs.

For centuries, King Alexandros remained chained to his sunken kingdom while his daughters searched the oceans for the elemental orbs. Four of the orbs were eventually found and his daughters Naida, Calliope, Theresa and Daphne became human again and left to begin new lives. His last daughter, Althea, failed to found the wood orb as it had been used to create Pinocchio, a senitent puppet turned into a human. The power of the orb, however, begin to fade and so Pinocchio sought the kingdom of Prasino to recharge it or he would turn into a puppet again.

One day, purple tides came as a result of the Sea Goddess' frustration of still being imprisoned and her temple rise from the sea. When the Fairytale Detective entered the Prasino Palace and confronts Althea, the King pushed her aside.

When Althea revealed that the man that was swallowed by the Eel Monster has the last orb required for the machine, Alexandros ordered his daughter to get the orb no matter what, telling her that he doesn't care of the method and just do it.

Later, Alexandros gain the wood orb from the Princess. After the Fairytale Detective and Althea entered the machine room, they see the King adding the orb to the machine. With the machine charged and having all five orbs, the King was restored to his human form. However, as the power becomes uncontrollable, he tells his daughter to stay back before pushing her.

He was later knocked off when the Sea Goddess broke from her imprisonment. He remains unconscious during the Goddess' wraith. It was when the Fairytale Detective brought the blood binding ritual, that the King let a drop of his blood on it to free the Goddess. King Alexandros thanked the Detective for releasing his kingdom from the Sea Goddess' curse and promised to find a way to restore Pinocchio.

Powers and Abilities[]

  • Immortality (formerly): Cursed into a monstrous form, the king gains immortality. He lost this ability when his curse was broken.
  • Staff of the Ancients: Given to him by Thalassa, the king was about to use the staff to help fight the war between his kingdom and Kokkino for quite some time.

Relationships[]

Relevant Parables[]

A King's Folly (from The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide)

There was once a noble King who was embroiled in a war with a rival kingdom. He had the grace of the Sea Goddess on his side, and she offered him her Staff of the Ancients to wield in battle. As his power grew stronger, so did his thirst for more. With the advice of his trusty Chancellor, the King went through a Binding Ritual, which imprisoned the Sea Goddess and her powers for his favor only. The heartbroken Sea Goddess cursed the King to live an immortal life with the face of a sea monster, forever chained to his sunken castle. He realized he had been betrayed by the Chancellor, the enemy's planted spy. The Goddess gave him only one possible cure, in the form of five elemental orbs. The King's daughters, themselves transformed into mermaids by the curse, roamed the waters in search of the orbs. Centuries passed and only the last orb remained to be found. But as time passed, the King's obsession with a cure obliterated his compassion, until his soul became as wretched as his face.

The Wrath of a Sea Goddess (from The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide)

Thalassa, the patron Goddess of seafaring men, protected the islands' ships. Among her charges were two rival kingdoms: Kokkino and Prasino. When a young King of Prasino ascended the throne, and the war between the kingdoms grew fiercer, he made overtures to befriend the Goddess. As they grew closer, she showed favor to his battleships and gave him her own Staff of the Ancients to wield in battle, but greed soon poisoned their friendship. The young King wanted dominance over the resources and trading of the sea, but he also coveted the power and guardianship of the Goddess for his own kingdom. The King and his trusted Chancellor devised a way to imprison the Goddess' soul, deep within the caverns of his island. Relying on Thalassa's trust in him, the King easily tricked her and enslaved her to his kingdom. Deceived, Thalassa seethed with hate as she was forced to do their bidding. She vowed revenge on the Prasino King and his descendants, and waited for an opportunity to unleash her revenge.

Trivia[]

  • The name Alexandros means "Defender of man" in Greek.

Quotes[]

Quotes by King Alexandros[]

  • "Landwalker! Out of my way!"
  • "You dare to enter my domain and challenge me?"
  • "I don't care what you have to do, just do it!"
  • "Let us put an end to this madness."
  • "You have saved not only our lives, but have freed our kingdom from an ancient curse. A curse I caused with my own greed."
  • "Fear not. I will find a way to restore this boy."
  • "Our kingdom is in your debt. Thank you."

Quotes about King Alexandros[]

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