Ant King

* Original
* Shadow
* Blue

The Ant King is a mysterious Beasting with the signature ability of controlling all other ants. His motivations are unknown, but he resided within a large underground nest alongside his Queen Bee. He fought and was defeated by the Starrite Guardians, but later returned through the use of his magic. He will always return, stronger than before, to claim what is rightfully his.

## Appearance

The Ant King is a humanoid ant. Most of his body is colored orange with green glowing marks on his limbs. One eye glows green while the other is covered by an eyepatch. He has four arms, large antenna, and a segmented body with mandibles on his face. He wears a golden crown, golden necklace, a cape comprised of ant hair. He had a Coin of Hope attached to a necklace, but it was later recreated it through ants.

His shadow is all dark but still had his glowing green marks. In his blue form, he is the same except for color changes. His body is now blue and his glowing marks have turned yellow.

## Brief History

The Ant King was born somewhere at a certain time. He is an extremely unique Beasting that carries distinct Ant properties. At some point he met and formed a relationship with the Queen Bee. They created their nest, a large expanse of tunnels within the Insect Occupation, including their throne room with prized possessions. The Ant King learnt a lot of magic over the course of many years and somehow obtained two Coins of Hope.

The Ant King began his conquest against humanity with the capture of Dominus, who could not fight his army of ants, and kept his entity charm in the throne room. Next was an ant message sent to the Starrite Guardians: "you know where to find me." The Starrites arrived, but they were also imprisoned. Not long after, both Dominus and the Starrites escaped, confronting the king and his queen. The Ant King's body was destroyed in the fight, but he managed to transfer his spirit into a singular ant in order to escape.

He created a new blue body for himself using Dark Magic and arrived at the Well of Hope to confront the Starrites once again. He had gotten stronger and was actually winning. He begins to fly, but at that moment Ogadont entered and effortlessly killed the Ant King by slamming him into the ground. No one is ever really gone.

## Abilities

The Ant King is a Beasting, and it is rare to see one this powerful. Not only does he have full dominion over the domain of ants, but he has learnt various magics over the course of his life that aid him in his conquest.

* **Ant Beasting Physiology-** Due to being a naturally superior specimen, Ant King has the powers of all ants and is able to control all ants too. This makes him an apex predator and the true King of Ants.
	+ **Ant Manipulation-** The Ant King can telepathically control all ants on the planet no matter the distance. He was even able to control ants in Retha from within his underground nest in Abulon. His control is effortless and can affect hundreds of ants at once. Additionally, he can control any other Beasting that also has ant-like properties, such as his loyal Soldier Ants.
		- **Sword of a Million Ants-** The king can control ants into forming a powerful ant-shaped sword comprised of millions of ants. All attacks dealt leave ants on the opponents, inflicting additional poison damage. Not only that, but he can also form smaller ant daggers.
	+ **Fire Manipulation-** Ant King can use the power of his fire ants to create flames that cover his body and use them in attacks against his enemies.
	+ **Electricity Manipulation-** Ant King can use the power of his electric ants to create electric charges with power akin to lightning. Their full extent is unknown.
	+ **Poison Attacks-** Ant King can use the power of his poisonous ants to infect others with a powerful poison that deals great damage. This was used to defeat Bismoth Kayenta at the Well of Hope.
	+ **Extreme Speed-** Ant King can use the power of his bullet ants to move at extremely fast speeds, faster than the naked eye can process, giving him a complete advantage in certain situations.
	+ **Flight-** Ant King can use the power of his flying ants to grow wings on his back and fly at great speeds. This is a useful power for transportation and retreat which can also be used as an enhanced jump.
* **Various Magics-** Over the course of his life, Ant King has studied and mastered many forms of magic. These all have specific uses and have helped him stay alive for as long as he has.
	+ **Shadow Magic-** Ant King can perform advanced Shadow Magic in order to empower his shadow and use it as a ranged fighter. This shadow cannot be touched or damaged, but can still use ant-weaponry, making it invincible.
	+ **Spirit Magic-** Ant King can perform advanced Spirit Magic to swiftly transfer his spirit into other living things, such as a singular ant. He does this whenever his body is about to be destroyed, allowing him to live, and ensuring he will never die as long as there are ants.
	+ **Dark Magic-** Ant King can perform advanced Dark Magic to create new bodies for himself if his previous one has been destroyed. Additionally, he can also use it to revive the Queen Bee whenever she is killed.

## Weaknesses

* **Lack of ants-** The Ant King's main power is to control all ants, and they are also how he avoids death, meaning there being no ants in the vicinity is a tremendous disadvantage. Fortunately, as long as he is on Senothia, the king will never run out of ants to control.

## Trivia

* The Ant King was originally created as a joke among Patrick and the players, with Patrick promising to someday introduce him in the campaign.
* Patrick has confirmed that the Ant King can never die and will always come back.