Theories/Monarch

*This is a theory page. For the factual article, see: Monarch.*

## Is the Crown magic?

This is one of the more unconventional theories but it has pretty solid evidence. When you lose all your coins and your Crown is knocked off you will see it float up and down and glow beautifully. The reason why the Greed are attacking you might be because the Crown you have is magic and can do something they want.

Taking into account the *Kingdom Two Crowns* mechanic of constructing a new Crown for the co-op partner it might be a better question to ask if the gold of the gold coins themselves may be magic instead, or potentially even the Monarch and their lineage.

## Carrying out the will of the gods

This is another unconventional theory but would explain a few things about the game. If the Monarch was carrying out the will of the gods to rebuild the Kingdom and vanquish the Greed it would explain why their crown might be magic. The Greed could also be ancient enemies of the gods (or at least who ever rules the Greed) and that's why the gods want you to get rid of them.

It can be argued that this is also why the swords produced by the forge seem to have a holy light shed upon them until picked up by a knight.

## Undead Monarch

*This section is about Kingdom: New Lands.*

The following is a very dark theory that would explain the "curse" of the undead horse; the one that doesn't allow Monarchs to switch to other mounts once they are riding it.

For unknown reasons, during the Halloween days, the Monarch can see the undead horse.
Despite the fact that usually the living cannot physically interact with the dead,
the Monarch can pay the three coins and start riding the cursed horse.
The consequences of that decision can be seen immediately as the Monarch becomes translucent, with a ghostly appearance.
And the negative side of it is fully revealed when the Monarch tries to ride other mounts, but they can't.

That can unfortunately be explained by the noose found on the mount's habitat.
For the same reason the game doesn't display blood when humans are assaulted,
what really happens in front of the haunted house cannot be shown.
The Monarch had to use the gallows to be able and start riding the zombie horse.
And a ghost Monarch can't sit on any other *living* mount.

If things in *Kingdom* are a bit similar to the 1999 supernatural psychological thriller film, *The Sixth Sense*,
the bonemare could only be seen because the Monarch *was* (again for unknown reasons) already dead when they found the clearing with the haunted house.
And according to what the child Cole says to Malcolm on that film—that dead people *only see what they want to see*,—the Monarch thinks they can still gather and spend coins as if they were still managing the Kingdom.
The truth is that, unlike all other Kingdoms, the civilians on there have learned to live their lives without a Ruler.
After all, coins are nothing more than cold objects.
The first living thing the Monarch tries to touch, makes them realise that they passed away long ago.

## References

1. ↑ Based on the theory shared by Ruyven on *Reddit* on 1st November 2017.
2. ↑ Sixth Sense ending scene on *Youtube*.