King Gristle Jr./History

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Gristle had two unused outfits that were shown in The Art of DreamWorks Trolls; the first was a concept sketch of him wearing classic formal clothing, and the second was a render of him dressed in pajamas. Sketches also depicted him carrying a royal scepter, which was dropped out in the movie.
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=== Trolls ===
At the last Trollstice, Prince Gristle was supposed to eat his first troll and Princess Poppy was chosen to be his first Troll. When Chef presented Poppy to him, he eats her only to find it is a wooden replica. The Trolls escaped.
Soon afterwards, the Bergens forced his father off the throne, and Prince Gristle became King. He continued to seek the source of happiness, the Trolls.
20 years later, hope returned with Chef bringing to Bergen Castle members of The Snack Pack. Chef tried to feed Creek to Gristle, but he didn't. Instead, Gristle planned to celebrate by hosting a big feast and inviting his subjects to bring back Trollstice. He soon realizes as they prepare that the few Trolls Chef had brought aren't enough to feed the kingdom, and Chef promises to resolve the problem.
He visits Bibbly's bib shop to replace his old Troll Bib, only to meet a Bergen known as "Lady Glittersparkles". He instantly falls for her and the two go on a date. During the date the two fall in love. He states she will be his plus one at the dinner table for Trollstice before she runs off, leaving him only her roller-skate.
At the feast, he waits for her, but she doesn't show up. When the scullery maid Bridget wheels out the pot containing all the Trolls of Troll Village, Chef find it empty and anger is thrown at Bridget who is accused of eating them all. During the angry show, the Trolls burst into the room and launch themselves at Bridget; it is revealed that the Trolls had helped her be "Lady Glittersparkles". They also reveal that he didn't need to eat a Troll, because the feeling he had while he was on the date with her was in fact the feeling of happiness.
Chef, not wanting to let Trollstice go away, tries to force-feed Branch to Gristle, but Poppy interferes. The Trolls and Bergens start dancing and it's revealed that yes, they don't need to eat Trolls to feel happy. Chef gets blasted away at that moment.
=== Trolls Holiday ===
Because of the retirement of Trollstice, the Bergens no longer had anything to celebrate, which left them having nothing to look forward to. They kept receiving cards from the Trolls for each holiday.
Gristle seemed concerned about the Trolls' holidays when Poppy tried to give the Bergens one of theirs (mostly because he had been a victim to all their demonstrations). He became increasingly frustrated until Bridget told Poppy she needed to leave.
After Poppy left, Gristle got annoyed about the demonstration, as it left a mess of foam, glitter and streamers everywhere, which Chad and Todd had to clean up. This made him want to ban Trolls from the castle. Something he said triggers an idea in Bridget, who got Gristle to work on it.
They, along with the other Bergens, make a new holiday celebrating their friendship with the Trolls, Troll-A-Bration Day.
=== Trolls World Tour ===
Gristle and Bridget appeared in the post-movie credits, after Poppy and Branch flew off. They were upset when they found out that they missed the victory party at Pop Village, with Gristle asking about who will eat the cheeseballs he made earlier.
=== Trolls Band Together ===
Gristle appeared at the beginning of the movie on the day of his and Bridget's wedding. After being fixed up by Cooper and Prince Darnell, he got to marry Bridget as his wife, although he was confused and annoyed when their wedding was interrupted midway by John Dory.
Later, Gristle and Bridget went on their honeymoon. Soon, they arrived at Hole N' Fun, and encountered the Putt Putt Trolls. Unfortunately for both of them, the Putt Putt Trolls tied them up, and almost executed them, until their kissing made Viva tell her subjects to stop the execution. Despite the near-death experience, Gristle and Bridget were forgiving to Viva, with Gristle remarking that no charges would be pressed upon her. He, along with Bridget and Viva, then ventured to Mount Rageous to help Poppy and Branch.
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=== Trolls: The Beat Goes On! ===
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