The Mountain King

Nils or The Mountain King is the main antagonist of Bramble the Mountain King. He serves as the final boss of the game.
==Biography==
Many years before the start of the story, King Nils and his wife, Queen Magdalena, ruled over their kingdom. They struggled for a long time to have an heir to the throne, and Magdalena finally became pregnant. After giving birth to their son, Ulrik, Magdalena died from complications of the birth. Nils was depressed, and mourned his wife, but focusing on Ulrik kept Nils grief and sorrow at bay. He raised the young prince to be a happy child.
A few years later, Ulrik fell gravely ill, and despite the doctor's hard work, he wasn't getting better. Nils demanded they find a solution. The doctors then told Nils about a flower that witches would use to cure illnesses. Nils and his soldiers began searching the kingdom for the flower, interrogating witches for its location. When the witches couldn't provide an answer, they were executed on the spot, many by Nils himself. 
Nils' search led him to a witch's cottage outside of his kingdom. He begged for the witch to help him, and she agreed, giving him an enchanted flower. She warned him that he only needed to use one petal in the potion; if he used the whole bloom, it would bring about death. Nils did as the witch told him, and gave Ulrik the potion. His condition started improving. But, several people in Nils' court were angry at how many people Nils had slain in order to save the prince.
The next day, Ulrik was dead, stabbed to death by an unknown assassin. Nils was again thrown into despair, and in his anger, consumed the rest of the magic flower. Bramble vines began growing from Nils' body, and he used them to kill everyone around him. The witch who had helped Nils earlier was coming to visit the king and prince to see how things went. But, she was horrified to see what Nils was doing. To prevent Nils from causing any more harm, the witch used her magic to enclose Nils' castle within a mountain, and rooted him to the cursed bramble. For years he would remain there, unable to move further than his throne, and needing to be fed by the trolls that lived in the forest.
Centuries later, a young boy named Olle made his way into the castle, searching for his sister, Lillemor. The girl had been taken by one of Nils' troll servants to be food for the king. By the time Olle climbed up to the table, he was unable to reach his sister before Nils swallowed her whole. Nils notices Olle there, and begins to attack him, first with a knife and fork, then with his sword, scepter, and magic from the bramble's bloom. Olle uses the magic stone in his possession to weaken the bramble surrounding the king. Once the bramble is weakened, Nils is finally able to take a good look at Olle, and due to the boy putting on Ulrik's old clothes, and is reminded of his son. He decides that enough is enough, and must put an end to the madness. Nils pushes over his table, revealing where the cursed Bramble flower was blooming. He stands up from his throne, tearing himself away from the roots of the plant. He stabs the flower with his sword, causing it to die and disintegrate, but this act causes him to die as well, and he collapses onto the floor.
==Characteristics==
===Appearance===
Nils was once a handsome man, with short brown hair and a beard. He dressed in royal robes, and wore a golden crown on his head. After losing both his wife and son, and being cursed by the Bramble, several centuries pass and he has aged considerably. He no longer has hair on top of his head, and his beard is white. His skin has become pockmarked and wrinkly, and he has a constant dour look on his face.
===Personality===
In his youth, Nils was seen as a peaceful and kind king. After his wife dies, he is thrown into a deep depression, and only focusing on his son can keep the darkness in his heart at bay. When his son falls ill, he lets his anger and despair guide his judgement, killing local witches for simply not knowing where the magic flower was. He again lets his anger take over after Ulrik dies, eating the rest of the flower and using its cursed magic to kill even more innocent people. 
===Abilities===
In the first phase of the fight, Nils attacks with a knife and fork, attempting to stab and slice the player. During the second phase, he switches to his sword, which he will slash the player with, and his scepter, which can crush the player, and send rocks falling from the ceiling. In the third phase, he still uses the sword and scepter, but has now has Bramble-aided magic, sending a shockwave that will kill the player unless they get behind cover.
==Trivia==
* The Mountain King is a character that appears in many Scandinavian fairy tales and folklore. He is often represented as a giant troll leading a kingdom of smaller trolls, but is occasionally represented as a humanoid man.
* The music that plays during the boss fight is a modified version of "In the Hall of the Mountain King," by Edvard Grieg.
== Gallery ==
File:Nilsandmagdalena.png|King Nils and Queen Magdalena
File:Nilswithbaby.png|Nils with baby Ulrik
File:Nilsattackwitch.png|Nils attacks a witch
File:Nilsmournsulrik.png|Nils mourns the death of his son
File:Nilsattackingwithbramble.png|Nils uses the bramble to kill his subjects
File:Nilsandtroll.png|Older Nils after eating Lillemor
File:Nilsfight.png|Olle fights the Mountain King
File:Nilsfight2.png|The king stabs at Olle with his knife and fork
File:Nilsswordandscepter.png|The Mountain King attacks with a sword
File:Nilsbramblemagic.png|Using the flower's magic
File:Nilsdefeated.png|The Mountain King defeated
==References==
Bramble games