The Everlasting King

The Everlasting King is an evolved form of Wasp King, and is the final boss of Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling.
After discovering that the Everlasting Sapling had wilted, the Wasp King eats the one remaining seed on the plant, transforming him into the Everlasting King. He then battles Team Snakemouth a final time, ending in his defeat. After exhausting all of the seed's power, the Everlasting King morphs into a harmless tree.
== Appearance ==
Much like his prior form, The Everlasting King shares many of Hoaxe's design traits, such as his tan body. His coloring, however, appears to be noticeably washed out and with a slight green tint. His cape is torn up and is now brown, and the cape's fur collar is shown to be messy. The gem on his cape is now green. His body shows many bits of leaves; two replacing his wings, one that hovers arounds his body, and one lodged in his head. He sports mint green eyes.
== Battle Information ==
The Everlasting King starts the battle in the air, and uses different attacks depending on whether he is airborne or grounded. While in the air, he is able to use his (more powerful) fire and axe attacks, while on the ground he will grow roots and regenerate 3 health at the end of each turn. 
When the Everlasting King's health reaches 10, it will stop decreasing below that point, and he will heal himself at the start of his next turn. After the first phase, the boss will heal 90% of his health if flying and 85% if grounded. After the second phase, he heals 75% and 70% of his health when flying and grounded respectively. In HARDEST mode, he will always heal 100% of his health. The amount healed is rounded down. After the third phase, he will no longer heal in this way and his health can be decreased below 10.
Hitting the Everlasting King while airborne will place him in his grounded form, while hitting him with an attack that flips enemies will put him back into the air. Unlike most airborne enemies, the Everlasting King will remain on the ground for multiple turns before returning to his airborne form.
The Everlasting King has plant-based attacks (similar to Venus' Buds) and Ancient Artifact related moves while retaining the moves from his last form. While in the air, the Everlasting King can use his fire and axe attacks, which are notably more powerful than his plant attacks.
On the ground, the Everlasting King can only used plant-based attacks. The only new attack he can use on the ground is an energy draining attack that steals the health of party members.
Regardless of his current form, the Everlasting King is also able to summon artifact minions. The Ancient Tablet takes 3 hits to destroy (it does not have a health value), and shields the Everlasting King when spawned, granting invulnerability. The two Ancient Key pieces can fire laser beams for 2(TBA) damage. or lunge at one party member for 3(TBA) damage.
If both Artifact Key pieces are alive and the Everlasting King is airborne, they can perform a combined attack to deal massive damage to a single party member.
== Strategies ==
Main Article: The Everlasting King/Strategies
==Trivia==
* According to the Elder, it's possible that the Everlasting King only ran out of power because of a lack of sunlight.
* When the Everlasting King uses the Sapling's power and when he is running out of his power, the Dead Lander's theme plays.
* He doesn't have any dialogues when healing in B.O.S.S.
* Several unused concepts for the battle and this form include:Bug Fables: The Art of Bugaria page 123
** A form where Hoaxe would've been the size of a Giant.
** A form where he would have branch-like wings and telekinesis.
** And a form where his axe, Slayer, and a prosthetic arm would've been merged with him.
==Gallery==
Hoaxe ELK Human.png|Concept art
Hoaxe Elk form.png|Ditto
ELk_Sepg.png|Ditto
==References==
Category:Enemies
Category:Bosses
Category:Flies