Dragon King (Cruel King and the Great Hero)

==Summary==
The Dragon King is a major character in The Cruel King and the Great Hero. He took the protagonist, Yuu, into his custody, acting as her father. He proved surprisingly adept at being a parent; at night, he'd tell her the same bedtime story of her father defeating the evil Demon King and saving the world, and during the day, he'd help her train to become a great hero just like her father was. At the beginning of the game, he encourages her to venture all the way down to the bottom of the mountain by herself, which initiates the game's tutorial. But in reality, he is secretly watching her from afar the entire time, even discreetly clearing obstacles and amplifying her weapon from a distance with his fire breath to make her feel stronger. The king would continue doing this until towards the end of Chapter 3. 
At the beginning of chapter 5, it is revealed that the Dragon King was in fact the Demon King from long ago, and that the story he told Yuu was simply him recanting tales from his past. It turns out that after the Hero defeated the Demon King and severed his horn off to relinquish him of his power, he elected to spare the Demon King and ask him to reflect on his sins. After the dragon lay on the ground, wounded and beaten, he'd keep the dragon company while he healed, even tending to his wounds. After a long time, the two eventually became close friends, and the dragon's heart softened. But on one fateful day, the hero sustained a fatal wound, and before passing, he entrusted the former tyrant king with Yuu -- his daughter. Feeling conflicted, the Demon King would promise to raise her well. But secretly, he viewed her as his chance at redemption, and sought to train her under the name of the Dragon King so that she could eventually defeat him, allowing him to atone for his sins while also handing the title of "Great Hero" to Yuu on a silver platter. 
On that fateful day where Yuu would fight him, she was interrupted by Arthur, a servant of the Demon King who had the ulterior motive of restoring him to his former power by reattaching the severed horn to his head; a plan that would eventually succeed as Yuu was forced to retreat from the castle. However, upon returning to challenge the revived Demon King at his full power several days later, she would defeat Arthur and the Demon King back to back, and sever his horn once more. It was through this that the Dragon King would learn an important lesson, the same one that Yuu had learned from facing the darkness in her own heart in the Nightmare World; being a hero isn't about who you can kill, it's about how many you can save. 
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least | At least , likely far higher
Key: Dragon King | Demon King (full power)
Name: Dragon King, Demon King (original name)
Origin: The Cruel King and the Great Hero
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Dragon, King, Monster
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight, Large Size (Type 0), Social Influencing (Is a king who can command an entire army of monsters), Fire Breath | All previous abilities to a greater extent, plus Corruption (His awakening caused the monsters in Demon King Mountain to go into a frenzy, with the Wild Fiery Lizzerd in particular being stated to have flames 10x hotter than before), Statistics Amplification (Can boost Strength, Speed, and Defense all at once), Status Effect Inducement (His normal bite attack can inflict the Seal status effect, which prevents the victim from being able to use special skills. His fire attacks can inflict burn, which deals gradual damage over time, the move Dark Miasma allows him to inflict Poison, Sticky, or Chilled from a distance), Limited Smoke Manipulation (The smoke left in the wake of the destruction caused by his flames is stated to never dissipate)
Attack Potency: At least City level (As the king of all monsters, the Sno Seapony, who causes snowstorms with its mere presence (13.69 Megatons of TNT), should be fodder to him) | At least City level (far stronger than before), likely far higher (Flora feared that her entire kingdom would likely be destroyed should the Demon King return. Was stated to be a threat capable of "turning everything to rubble")
Speed: At least Transonic (Superior to Yuu, who can keep up with enemies who can dodge Cybat's sound-based attacks. Managed to fly all the way to Demon King Mountain from Yuu's home without her noticing) | At least Transonic, likely far swifter 
Lifting Strength: Unknown, at least Superhuman via his sheer size
Striking Strength: At least City level (Should be superior to Yuu when wielding the full Hero's Blade) | At least City level, likely far higher
Durability: At least City level | At least City level, likely far higher
Stamina: Unknown
Range: At least Tens of Meters via fire breath
Standard Equipment: None
Intelligence: Unknown
Weaknesses: His horns are the source of his power, and damaging or destroying even one of them causes his power to decrease exponentially | Same as before, but now he is generally in a frenzy where he isn't thinking straight. Taking too many injuries may cause his power to deplete somewhat, but not nearly as much as removing one of his horns would.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Dragon King:
**Tail - Dragon King attacks with a tail sweep.
**Breath - Dragon King attacks with his fire breath.
**Headbutt - Self explanatory.
* Demon King:
**Breath - Demon King blasts the opponent with a fireball from his mouth. This time, it can inflict the target with the burn status effect, which causes gradual damage overtime.
**Dark Miasma - A move that causes a burst of shadowy energy to occur from a few meters away. This can have the effect of inducing random status effects. Note that these status effects can be stacked up on top of each other simultaneously, and that they will stay in effect until the user either falls or removes them.
***Chilled - Causes the opponent to occasionally lose a turn.
***Sticky - Slows the target down and makes them take more damage.
***Poison - The opponent will gradually take damage over time.
** Triple Headbutt - Headbutts the opponent three times. Inflicts Seal, which prevents the target from using special moves.
**Agony - Boosts Demon King's Attack, Defense, and Speed for four turns.
** Berserk - Greatly boosts Demon King's speed for four turns. This is to the point where he can attack twice in a single turn.
**Roar of Rage - Dragon King flies up above the clouds and delivers a giant, destructive, catastrophic flame towards the ground.
==Notable Matchups==
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Category:Characters
Category:Video Game Characters
Category:Final Bosses
Category:Dragons
Category:Flight Users
Category:Large Sized Characters
Category:Social Influencers
Category:Corruption Users
Category:Statistics Amplification Users
Category:Smoke Users
Category:Status Effect Users
Category:Poison Users
Category:Ice Users
Category:Power Nullification Users
Category:Fire Users
Category:Kings
Category:Demons
Category:Monsters
Category:Rulers
Category:The Cruel King and the Great Hero