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The Crimson King
The Crimson King
The Dark Tower character
	The Crimson King as illustrated by Michael Whelan.
First appearance	Insomnia
Last appearance	The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (in chronological sequence)
Created by	Stephen King
In-universe information
Alias	Los'; Ram Abbalah; The Red King; Lord of Chaos; Lord of Discordia; Lord of Spiders; Satan
Nickname	Red Daddy; The Red King; Big Red; Mr Red
Species	Trans-dimensional demon
Gender	Male
Occupation	Leader of the Random
Relatives	Arthur Eld (father); Crimson Queen (mother); Mordred Deschain (son); Randall Flagg (cousin); Wizard's Rainbow (cousin); Roland Deschain (29th-generation half-nephew)
Associates	Randall Flagg; It; the Breakers; Atropos

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The Crimson King, known to some as Los' or Ram Abbalah, is a fictional character created by Stephen King and the main antagonist of King's eight-volume Dark Tower series, as well as the novels Insomnia (1994) and Black House (2001). Described as "Gan's crazy side",^[5] the Crimson King is the ultimate ruler of the Red (also called the Random and the Outer Dark), and the archetypal embodiment of evil in Stephen King's fictional multiverse. His goal is to topple the Dark Tower which serves as the linchpin of time and space, destroying the multitude of universes which revolve around it so that he can rule in the primordial chaos which follows.

Appearances

Literature

The Crimson King is introduced in the Stephen King novel Insomnia, where he is depicted as a powerful and mysterious entity that forces others to do his bidding. He seeks to kill a child named Patrick Danville who is prophesied to aid in bringing the King down; he is defeated during a confrontation with that novel's protagonist, Ralph Roberts.

He makes his next appearance at the end of Black House, where he is revealed to be responsible for the events of that novel and is seen to have been weakened by the actions of protagonist Jack Sawyer and his allies.

In the Dark Tower novels, the King is revealed to be behind the destruction of the beams that hold up the Dark Tower, which holds reality and all of the universes together. He is also master of the series' main villain, Walter O'Dim/Padick. He is shown to have gone insane and his intentions are not quite clear beyond that he wishes to destroy the Tower and possibly rule the darkness that would follow. He rules from the lands of Discordia and, as his insanity worsens, he kills nearly everyone in his employ and even himself. He thus becomes undead and possibly immune to protagonist Roland Deschain's guns. He reaches the tower before Roland, but is trapped on a balcony on one of its lower levels. When Roland finally meets the King at the climax of the final Dark Tower novel, he appears as an old man with a white beard and blood-red eyes who throws "sneetches" from his imprisonment in the Tower. As previously predicted, Roland and Patrick Danville bring about the Crimson King's downfall. Patrick captures the King's image with his supernatural artistic abilities, using a mixture of Roland's blood and a rose's petals to finish the drawing; then he erases the King from existence, forever banishing him to some other world, or to the todash space between the worlds. Only his red eyes remain, trapped eternally on the balcony of the Tower.

Comics

Writer Robin Furth wrote a new backstory for the Crimson King in the Dark Tower comics. Here, the Crimson King was the bastard offspring of Arthur Eld, a legendary gunslinger, and the Crimson Queen, a demonic creature of the Prim – the chaotic primordial void from which the Dark Tower, and all universes, arose. With the aid of the wizard Maerlyn, the Crimson Queen took on human form and deceived Arthur Eld to achieve this union. Roland Deschain is himself a distant descendant of Eld; this makes the Crimson King Roland's half-uncle, albeit through many generations. This is the key through which Roland can defeat the King, as stated in a prophecy laid out during the course of the series. In the one-shot comic The Dark Tower: The Sorcerer, Randall Flagg and the Pink Grapefruit (one of the 13 Bends o' the Rainbow) refer to the Crimson King as their cousin.

Characteristics

The Crimson King has taken many forms throughout the series. In The Dark Tower VI, Susannah Dean explains that, in her world, people see the Crimson King as a horned, red-skinned monster called Satan.^[1] As evidenced in Insomnia, the Crimson King is a shapeshifter; like the titular creature in It, he takes the form most terrifying to whoever confronts him. When he is injured by Ralph Roberts, he reverts first to a handsome, blonde man, and then to a creature Ralph is unable to see properly, suggesting that his true form is incomprehensible to human beings. When he finally appears near the end of the Dark Tower series, the Crimson King has the appearance of an old man with white hair and one fang, but in the comics he appears both as a monstrous entity with spiderlike characteristics, much like his son Mordred, as well as a bald man with a large tusk or horn on his head. Throughout all of his appearances his one defining characteristic is his blood red eyes, which fascinate anyone who looks into them. Patrick Danville also mentions that the King fades in and out of view due to his transcendent magical powers.

The Crimson King prefers to work from behind the scenes. His sigil, a glaring red eye, is seen throughout each of the books in which he has appeared. He employs other people to do his bidding, as well as numerous supernatural beings, including Atropos, Mr. Munshun, Dandelo, Randall Flagg, John Farson, and various vampires, low men, and taheen.

In other King works

The Crimson King is also mentioned in the Stephen King novella Low Men in Yellow Coats, found within the 1999 collection Hearts in Atlantis.^[6]

He is also hinted at in The Stand by Mother Abagail. As she describes main antagonist Randall Flagg, she mentions that, "He ain't Satan, but he and Satan know of each other and have kept their councils together of old."

References

^ ^a ^b King, Stephen (2004). "10th Stanza: Susannah-Mio, Divided Girl of Mine". The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah. Hampton Falls, New Hampshire: Grant. ISBN 978-1-880-41859-8.
^ ^a ^b David, Peter (w), Lee, Jae (p). The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home (July 2, 2008). Marvel Comics.
^ ^a ^b Furth, Robin (w), Isanove, Richard (p). The Dark Tower: The Sorcerer (April 15, 2009). Marvel Comics.
^ King, Stephen (1997). "Part Two: Susan, Chapter V: Welcome to Town". The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass. Hampton Falls, New Hampshire: Grant. ISBN 978-1-880418-38-3.
^ King, Stephen (2004). "Chapter III: The Castle of the Crimson King". The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower. Hampton Falls, New Hampshire: Grant. ISBN 978-1-880418-62-8.
^ King, Stephen (1999). Hearts in Atlantis. New York City: Scribner. pp. 130, 134. ISBN 0-684-85351-5.

External links

[ReferenceA-1] King, Stephen (2004). "10th Stanza: Susannah-Mio, Divided Girl of Mine". The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah. Hampton Falls, New Hampshire: Grant. ISBN 978-1-880-41859-8.

[The_Dark_Tower:_The_Long_Road_Home-2] David, Peter (w), Lee, Jae (p). The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home (July 2, 2008). Marvel Comics.

[The_Dark_Tower:_The_Sorcerer-3] Furth, Robin (w), Isanove, Richard (p). The Dark Tower: The Sorcerer (April 15, 2009). Marvel Comics.

[4] King, Stephen (1997). "Part Two: Susan, Chapter V: Welcome to Town". The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass. Hampton Falls, New Hampshire: Grant. ISBN 978-1-880418-38-3.

[5] King, Stephen (2004). "Chapter III: The Castle of the Crimson King". The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower. Hampton Falls, New Hampshire: Grant. ISBN 978-1-880418-62-8.

[6] King, Stephen (1999). Hearts in Atlantis. New York City: Scribner. pp. 130, 134. ISBN 0-684-85351-5.

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-| alias              = Los'<br />Ram Abbalah<br />The Kingfish<br />The Red King<br />Lord of Chaos<br />Lord of Discordia<br />Lord of Spiders<br />[[Satan]]<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite book|first=Stephen|last=King|authorlink=Stephen King|title=The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah|chapter=10th Stanza: Susannah-Mio, Divided Girl of Mine|publisher=[[Donald M. Grant, Publisher|Grant]]|location=Hampton Falls, New Hampshire|date=2004|ISBN=978-1-880-41859-8}}</ref>
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-The '''black man (da n igg a''', known to some as '''Los'''' or '''Ram Abbalah''', is a fictional character created by [[Stephen King]]. He is the primary antagonist of King's eight-volume [[The Dark Tower (series)|''Dark Tower'' series]], as well as the novels ''[[Insomnia (novel)|Insomnia]]'' and ''[[Black House (novel)|Black House]]''. Described as "[[Gan (Stephen King)|Gan]]'s crazy side",<ref>{{cite book|first=Stephen|last=King|authorlink=Stephen King|title=The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower|chapter=Chapter III: The Castle of the Crimson King|publisher=[[Donald M. Grant, Publisher|Grant]]|location=Hampton Falls, New Hampshire|date=2004|ISBN=978-1-880418-62-8}}</ref> the Crimson King is the ultimate ruler of the Red (also called the '''Random''' and the '''Outer Dark'''), and the archetypal embodiment of evil in Stephen King's [[Multiverse (Stephen King)|fictional multiverse]]. His goal is to topple the Dark Tower which serves as the [[linchpin]] of time and space, destroying the multitude of universes which revolve around it so that he can rule in the primordial chaos which follows.
+The '''Crimson King''', known to some as '''Los'''' or '''Ram Abbalah''', is a fictional character created by [[Stephen King]] and the main antagonist of King's eight-volume [[The Dark Tower (series)|''Dark Tower'' series]], as well as the novels ''[[Insomnia (novel)|Insomnia]]'' (1994) and ''[[Black House (novel)|Black House]]'' (2001). Described as "[[Gan (Stephen King)|Gan]]'s crazy side",<ref>{{cite book|first=Stephen|last=King|author-link=Stephen King|title=The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower|chapter=Chapter III: The Castle of the Crimson King|publisher=[[Donald M. Grant, Publisher|Grant]]|location=Hampton Falls, New Hampshire|date=2004|ISBN=978-1-880418-62-8|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/darktower00king}}</ref> the Crimson King is the ultimate ruler of the Red (also called the '''Random''' and the '''Outer Dark'''), and the archetypal embodiment of evil in Stephen King's fictional multiverse. His goal is to topple the Dark Tower which serves as the [[linchpin]] of time and space, destroying the multitude of universes which revolve around it so that he can rule in the primordial chaos which follows.
 ==Appearances==
 ===Literature===
 The Crimson King is introduced in the Stephen King novel ''[[Insomnia (novel)|Insomnia]]'', where he is depicted as a powerful and mysterious entity that forces others to do his bidding. He seeks to kill a child named [[Patrick Danville]] who is prophesied to aid in bringing the King down; he is defeated during a confrontation with that novel's protagonist, Ralph Roberts.
 He makes his next appearance at the end of ''[[Black House (novel)|Black House]]'', where he is revealed to be responsible for the events of that novel and is seen to have been weakened by the actions of protagonist Jack Sawyer and his allies.
-In the ''Dark Tower'' novels, the King is revealed to be behind the destruction of the beams that hold up the Dark Tower which holds reality and all of the universes together. He is shown to have gone insane and his intentions are not quite clear beyond that he wishes to destroy the Tower and possibly rule the darkness that would follow. He rules from the lands of Discordia and, as his insanity worsens, he kills nearly everyone in his employ and even [[Suicide|kills himself]]. He thus becomes [[undead]] and possibly immune to Roland's guns. He reaches the tower before Roland, but is trapped on a balcony on one of its lower levels. When Roland finally meets the King at the climax of the final ''Dark Tower'' novel, he appears as an old man with a white beard and blood-red eyes who throws [[grenade]]s from his imprisonment in the Tower. As previously predicted, Roland and Patrick Danville bring about the Crimson King's downfall. Patrick captures the King's image with his supernatural artistic abilities, using a mixture of Roland's blood and a rose's petals to finish the drawing; then he erases the King from existence, forever banishing him to some other world, or to the todash space between the worlds. Only his red eyes remain, trapped eternally on the balcony of the Tower.
+In the ''Dark Tower'' novels, the King is revealed to be behind the destruction of the beams that hold up the Dark Tower, which holds reality and all of the universes together. He is also master of the series' main villain, [[Randall Flagg|Walter O'Dim/Padick]]. He is shown to have gone insane and his intentions are not quite clear beyond that he wishes to destroy the Tower and possibly rule the darkness that would follow. He rules from the lands of Discordia and, as his insanity worsens, he kills nearly everyone in his employ and even himself. He thus becomes [[undead]] and possibly immune to protagonist [[Roland Deschain]]'s guns. He reaches the tower before Roland, but is trapped on a balcony on one of its lower levels. When Roland finally meets the King at the climax of the final ''Dark Tower'' novel, he appears as an old man with a white beard and blood-red eyes who throws "sneetches" from his imprisonment in the Tower. As previously predicted, Roland and Patrick Danville bring about the Crimson King's downfall. Patrick captures the King's image with his supernatural artistic abilities, using a mixture of Roland's blood and a rose's petals to finish the drawing; then he erases the King from existence, forever banishing him to some other world, or to the todash space between the worlds. Only his red eyes remain, trapped eternally on the balcony of the Tower.
 ===Comics===
-Writer [[Robin Furth]] wrote a new backstory for the Crimson King in the [[The Dark Tower (comics)|''Dark Tower'' comics]]. Here, the Crimson King was the bastard offspring of [[Arthur Eld]], a legendary gunslinger, and the Crimson Queen, a demonic creature of the Prim – the chaotic [[:wikt:primordial|primordial]] void from which the Dark Tower, and all universes, arose. With the aid of the wizard Maerlyn, the Crimson Queen took on human form and deceived Arthur Eld to achieve this union. The protagonist of the series, [[Roland Deschain]], is himself a distant descendant of Eld; this makes the Crimson King a half-uncle of Roland, albeit through many generations. This is the key through which Roland can defeat the King, as stated in a prophecy laid out during the course of the series. In the [[one shot (comics)|one-shot]] comic ''[[The Dark Tower: The Sorcerer]]'', [[Randall Flagg]] and the Pink Grapefruit (one of the thirteen [[Wizard's Rainbow|Bends o' the Rainbow]]) refer to the Crimson King as their cousin.
+Writer [[Robin Furth]] wrote a new backstory for the Crimson King in the [[The Dark Tower (comics)|''Dark Tower'' comics]]. Here, the Crimson King was the bastard offspring of [[Arthur Eld]], a legendary gunslinger, and the Crimson Queen, a demonic creature of the Prim – the chaotic [[:wikt:primordial|primordial]] void from which the Dark Tower, and all universes, arose. With the aid of the wizard Maerlyn, the Crimson Queen took on human form and deceived Arthur Eld to achieve this union. Roland Deschain is himself a distant descendant of Eld; this makes the Crimson King Roland's half-uncle, albeit through many generations. This is the key through which Roland can defeat the King, as stated in a prophecy laid out during the course of the series. In the [[one shot (comics)|one-shot]] comic ''[[The Dark Tower: The Sorcerer]]'', Randall Flagg and the Pink Grapefruit (one of the 13 [[Wizard's Rainbow|Bends o' the Rainbow]]) refer to the Crimson King as their cousin.
 == Characteristics ==
-The Crimson King has taken many forms throughout the series. In ''[[The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah|The Dark Tower VI]]'', Susannah tells Mia that, in her world, people see the Crimson King as a horned, red-skinned monster called [[Satan]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> As evidenced in ''Insomnia'', the Crimson King is a shapeshifter; like the [[It (character)|titular creature]] in ''[[It (novel)|It]]'', he takes the form most terrifying to whoever confronts him. When he is injured by Ralph Roberts, he reverts first to a handsome, blonde man, and then to a creature Ralph is unable to see properly, suggesting that his true form cannot be comprehended by human beings. When he finally appears near the end of the ''Dark Tower'' series, the Crimson King has the appearance of an old man with white hair and one fang, but in the comics he appears both as a monstrous entity with spiderlike characteristics much like his son [[Mordred Deschain|Mordred]], as well as a bald man with a large tusk or horn on his head. Throughout all of his appearances his one defining characteristic is his blood red eyes, which fascinate anyone who looks into them. Patrick Danville also mentions that the King fades in and out of view due to his transcendent magical powers.
+The Crimson King has taken many forms throughout the series. In ''[[The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah|The Dark Tower VI]]'', [[Susannah Dean]] explains that, in her world, people see the Crimson King as a horned, red-skinned monster called [[Satan]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> As evidenced in ''Insomnia'', the Crimson King is a shapeshifter; like the [[It (character)|titular creature]] in ''[[It (novel)|It]]'', he takes the form most terrifying to whoever confronts him. When he is injured by Ralph Roberts, he reverts first to a handsome, blonde man, and then to a creature Ralph is unable to see properly, suggesting that his true form is incomprehensible to human beings. When he finally appears near the end of the ''Dark Tower'' series, the Crimson King has the appearance of an old man with white hair and one fang, but in the comics he appears both as a monstrous entity with spiderlike characteristics, much like his son [[Mordred Deschain|Mordred]], as well as a bald man with a large tusk or horn on his head. Throughout all of his appearances his one defining characteristic is his blood red eyes, which fascinate anyone who looks into them. Patrick Danville also mentions that the King fades in and out of view due to his transcendent magical powers.
-The Crimson King prefers to work from behind the scenes. His sigul, a glaring red eye, is seen throughout each of the books in which he has appeared. He employs other people to do his bidding, as well as numerous supernatural beings, including Atropos, [[Mr. Munshun]], Dandelo, [[Randall Flagg]], John Farson, and various [[Vampire (Stephen King)|vampire]]s, [[Can-toi|low men]], and [[taheen]].
+The Crimson King prefers to work from behind the scenes. His sigil, a glaring red eye, is seen throughout each of the books in which he has appeared. He employs other people to do his bidding, as well as numerous supernatural beings, including Atropos, [[Mr. Munshun]], Dandelo, [[Randall Flagg]], John Farson, and various vampires, [[Can-toi|low men]], and [[taheen]].
 == In other King works ==
-The Crimson King is also mentioned in the [[Stephen King]] novella ''Low Men in Yellow Coats'', found within the collection ''[[Hearts in Atlantis]]''.<ref>{{cite book | last = King | first = Stephen | authorlink = Stephen King | coauthors =  | title = Hearts in Atlantis | publisher = [[Charles Scribner's Sons|Scribner]] | date = 1999 | location = New York City | pages = 130, 134 | url = https://archive.org/details/heartsinatlantis00king_0 | doi =  | id =  | isbn = 0-684-85351-5 | url-access = registration }}</ref>
+The Crimson King is also mentioned in the [[Stephen King]] novella ''Low Men in Yellow Coats'', found within the 1999 collection ''[[Hearts in Atlantis]]''.<ref>{{cite book | last = King | first = Stephen | author-link = Stephen King | title = Hearts in Atlantis | publisher = [[Charles Scribner's Sons|Scribner]] | date = 1999 | location = New York City | pages = [https://archive.org/details/heartsinatlantis00king_0/page/130 130], 134 | url = https://archive.org/details/heartsinatlantis00king_0 | isbn = 0-684-85351-5 | url-access = registration }}</ref>
 He is also hinted at in ''[[The Stand]]'' by Mother Abagail. As she describes main antagonist [[Randall Flagg]], she mentions that, "He ain't Satan, but he and Satan know of each other and have kept their councils together of old."
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-* [http://www.stephenking.com/DarkTower Official Dark Tower web site]
+* [http://www.stephenking.com/DarkTower Official ''Dark Tower'' web site]
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070111014223/http://www.marvel.com/comics/Dark_Tower Official site for The Dark Tower Comics]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070111014223/http://www.marvel.com/comics/Dark_Tower Official site for ''The Dark Tower'' Comics]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312035935/http://thedarktower.net/wiki/pmwiki.php?pagename=Main.CrimsonKing Theories on the Crimson King]
-* [http://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Crimson_King Crimson King] at the Villains Wiki
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