Harkinian

King Scott Harkinian III (commonly known as Harkinian or simply The King), is the former long-reigning monarch of Hyrule. He has ruled the land, albeit unwisely and often unfairly, for many years. He is the main character of the series as much of the plot concerns him and his stupidity. Obese, unintelligent, and childish, he spends much of his time tormenting his subjects through various means and partaking in stupid acts that more often than not result in the destruction of his ancestral home, Hyrule Castle.
Harkinian's antics were chronicled in the Adventures in Hyrule series by Iteachvader, being a major plot point within the series. 
==Personality==
King Harkinian is the sort of man who should not be trusted with any sort of power and yet is found in the most powerful political position in Hyrule. Harkinian uses his position as monarch to systematically abuse his power, demanding ever-increasing taxes from his subjects, as well as ensuring that he gets away with all of his frequent acts of stupidity. 
Despite the hardships he expects his subjects to put up with, most of the time Harkinian can be found watching television, playing video games, partying, drinking, and generally doing as little as possible. Despite his immaturity, Harkinian seems to have attained some prowess in the arcane arts, which he learned from Gwonam. Sadly, instead of using his great powers to help others, they are too employed to fuel his antics, most notably pulling another, smaller planet into orbit above the Castle, as shown in When Gwonam's Rage Breaks. He also fought Ganon in a duel, which may or may have not brought Weegee into existence.
King Harkinian is short-tempered and temperamental, and these, combined with his dim-witted brashness, make living in his Kingdom of Hyrule bizarre, difficult, and most of all, unpredictable.
Despite this, he has a much more protective side as shown in Meet the Namowg. He socked Namowg in the face after he attacked Link after getting him to talk and threatened to murder Namowg if he were to lay another hand on Link again.
He also seems to be somewhat of a coward as shown in Something Evil This Way Comes. He would hide behind Gwonam from a psychopathic magician by the name of I.M. Meen after the castle had crashed down after being flown up into space by the latter. Despite this, it is hardly ever shown other than this when he backs down from something as he is more audacious in his actions.
Harkinian is an explicit brony. He is usually seen watching My Little Pony in his TV room, sometimes pleasuring himself to characters in the show. He however does not care for the character Pinkie Pie as he called her face "gay." Because of this, he is usually insulted by his peers, most notably Link and Ganon.
== Background ==
King Harkinian was a very intelligent and studious individual in his youth. His intellect proved to be a great asset to his education. Aspiring to become a political leader, he poured months of work into studying law, politics, and business. His hard work paid off when he received an acceptance letter for a very prestigious law school, which at his young age was groundbreaking. However, his big break would not come to fruition.
Before he could attend law school, Harkinian and his sister Katie were abducted by I.M. Meen. Meen saw Harkinian as nothing more than a "studious little bookworm," and wished to trap him within his labyrinth for all eternity as part of his scheme to destroy all knowledge. Harkinian and his sister would remain within Meen's Labyrinth for a very, very long time.
As the years went by, Meen captured more and more well-taught children and brought them to his labyrinth, forever dooming them to solving ever-complex riddles and wandering through seemingly unsolvable mazes. Harkinian, however, was not about to let Meen determine his fate. Conspiring with the other captives, he pushed his way through Meen's mazes to reach his lair, confront Meen himself, and bring the tyrannical villain's rule of terror to an end once and for all. Realizing how much of a threat Harkinian was, Meen caught on to them and murdered Harkinian's sister, Katie. Hoping that his demonstration of might would frighten Harkinian and the others into backing down, Meen returned to his private lair within the labyrinth. Harkinian rose up yet again and made one last push, finally reaching Meen's lair and destroying the labyrinth altogether. Meen, having been forced to flee, angrily vowed revenge on Harkinian and promised to make his return. For the first time in years, Harkinian was finally free again.
Unfortunately, the years of wandering Meen's labyrinth began to take its toll on Harkinian, turning the once intelligent young boy into a shell of a man with almost no trace of his former self. The thoughts of Meen returning haunted Harkinian, and mentally scared him for eternity. Fearing for his life, Harkinian fled to the sparsely populated land of Hyrule to live a life of solitude.
There in Hyrule, Harkinian befriended the townsmen and women, and quickly gained their full trust. Trying to move on from his dark past, he settled down and found love with a seamstress. They had a beautiful daughter together to which they named Zelda after their happiness. However, shortly after her birth, Harkinian and the seamstress divorced over unknown matters, and the seamstress disappeared from the village, leaving Harkinian with Zelda. Heartbroken, Harkinian promised that he would never let any harm come upon his daughter.
A few years later, Harkinian stumbled across an abandoned, dilapidated castle in the heart of Hyrule. Within the walls of the old stronghold, he discovered what appeared to be the clothing and riches of a long-dead monarch, and decided to appoint himself as the new ruler and king of Hyrule, setting the scene for the beginning of Adventures in Hyrule.
For the next 71 years, Harkinian would reign over Hyrule with a tyrannical disposition. He heavily taxed his subjects and abused them verbally and physically in some instances. In 2014, Link eventually decided that he had gone through enough of this, and sought to frame Harkinian for a crime in order to remove the King from power. The case was drawn out over the next two years; in 2016, Link's plan was discovered, and he attempted to escape. After being teleported back to Hyrule by Gwonam, Link was brought to court along with Harkinian to be tried for the crimes committed. Furious and overcome with emotion for his actions, Harkinian let loose with the extent of his powers by creating a low-powered Spirit Bomb in an attempt to kill everyone present in the courtroom. Amazingly, no one was injured; however, the courtroom was completely destroyed. In another courtroom where Link was being tried for his crimes, Link found an opportunity to escape amidst the confusion due to the explosion in the building. Harkinian fled to the mountains of central Hyrule to ease his troubled spirit, leaving the Triforce of Power behind. Now powerless, Harkinian was vulnerable to everyone and everything around him.
Later in 2017, Gwonam found him meditating on peace. Gwonam tried to convince the King to come back to Hyrule, but Harkinian refused, stating that he wanted to find inner peace. Later, he turned himself in to the police in order to ease his mind, knowing that he will serve his much overdue time for his crimes against the people of Hyrule.
== Relationships ==
As the monarch of Hyrule, Harkinian has many dealings with the subjects of his kingdom. However, it is often commonplace that those closest to him, including family, suffer more from his antics than others do.
Zelda: King Harkinian's daughter, once Princess but now the Queen of Hyrule. Princess Zelda, despite sharing the same genes as the King, is vastly more intelligent and open-minded than her father. Even though she was brought up surrounded by the King's idiocy, the Princess avoided falling into Harkinian's stupid ways thanks to the nurture and teaching she received from Impa, who continues to act as her guardian. Zelda often tries to act as a voice of reason for her father, even though most of her attempts end in failure, as the King's childishness makes him ignorant of other people's advice and knowledge.
She succeeds King Harkinian as ruler of Hyrule after the events of Trials of a New Era.
Link: The Hero of Hyrule. Next in the King's entourage is Link, who despite his position as the local hero, has even less brainpower than Harkinian. Although he unrelated to the King, Link is a son-like figure to the monarch, and it is not commonplace for Harkinian to show more affection to the boy than he does to his own daughter, probably because Link is on a closer mental par with the King.
However, he seems to have grown resentful of Link after being sued (as seen in the series finale).
Gwonam: The King's Royal Advisor, Court Wizard, Mentor, and Best Friend. Next to Zelda, Gwonam is the most level-headed of Harkinian's inner circle, even though he can occasionally be seen being as immature as his King. A powerful user of magic, Gwonam has taught most of his powers to Harkinian, something the wizard seems to regret doing. Despite being good friends, there is a certain tension between the two, namely Gwonam's ever-increasing frustration with King Harkinian's stupidity, and Harkinian's short temper relating to things even stupider than he does, as seen in The Price Is Not Right.
It is unknown if his relationship with Harkinian has changed ever since the latter's imprisonment (and if so, how).
Duke Onkled: King Harkinian's cousin and the ruler of Gamelon. Despite the fact he is richer, cleverer, and better looking than the King, Onkled is terrified of his older cousin, probably due to the physical and psychological abuse he has had (and still gets) from him. Onkled has suffered the longest of all under Harkinian, having grown up with his overbearing cousin, who bullied and rubbed his authority in Onkled's face even then. As such, the Duke is weak-willed, spineless, and submits to Harkinian's rigorous taxation without fail. There are often hints that the Duke is fed up with his maltreatment, but he is likely too scared to do anything about it.
Ganon: Hyrule's major villain and Harkinian's arch-nemesis. Despite his position as 'Prince of Darkness', Ganon is a rather incompetent antagonist, even though he is a somewhat powerful sorcerer. Ganon seems to lack any common sense and general intelligence, which is somewhat of a blessing for Hyrule, because if he had either of these, he would actually be some form of threat to the kingdom. Despite his villainous alignment, Ganon usually interests himself with trivial matters, such as getting Link to join him and assaulting Harkinian for insulting his taste in television. Even as a villain, Ganon is not outside of Harkinian's tax program, and the King has ordered Ganon to pay his outstanding taxes on several occasions.
Namowg: As Gwonam's twin brother, he often confuses him with Gwonam. For example, in Gwonam Suffers a Heart Attack, after witnessing Gwonam collapse, Harkinian becomes frightened when Namowg appears to wonder what happened to his brother. In Meet the Namowg, Harkinian retaliates after the latter pushed Link off, and threatened to "send him to hell, permanently" if he touched him again. 
In The Return, Namowg returns to exact revenge on Harkinian who confuses him once again with Gwonam, who was on vacation during this time. He and Ganon may be the only people that Harkinian despises.
Impa: Harkinian does not associate much with her or Ipo, but is on relatively good terms with her, despite refusing to let her go with him to leave from his Castle in The King Makes Absolutely No Sense.
Ipo: Harkinian does not associate much with her or Impa. He may have gotten mad at her in Rainy Day for making them shut off the music and stop their party during a thunderstorm. She also wants him and his friends to engage in more productive activities during their spare time, such as reading; something Harkinian does not take too kindly to.
I.M. Meen: He is Harkinian's #1 nemesis. A long time ago, Meen wanted to destroy all knowledge, and to succeed, he captured children all across the world and trapped them in his labyrinth, including Harkinian and his sister Katie. Harkinian and his sister successfully escaped, but the former promised to get payback on them for "ruining" his labyrinth. When Harkinian travelled to Hyrule, Meen secretly followed, waiting for the opportunity to get revenge on Harkinian for what he'd done.Category:Characters