King Dice

**King Dice** is The Devil's right-hand man and self-proclaimed number one and a minor antagonist in *The Cuphead Show!* He was also the former game host of the show *Roll the Dice*. He is voiced by Wayne Brady and Kazuya Nakai.

## Contents

* 1 Profile
	+ 1.1 Appearance
	+ 1.2 Personality
* 2 Appearances
	+ 2.1 Season One
		- 2.1.1 "Roll the Dice"
* 3 Trivia
* 4 Gallery
* 5 Videos

## Profile

### Appearance

In *The Cuphead Show!*, his design stays the same as in the game, but with small changes. The buttons on his waistcoat are black, his bowtie is fuchsia purple, the collar of his tailcoat is in a darker shade of purple, and his eyelids are silver. His shoes also have a different design.

### Personality

King Dice's personality isn't really all that different from his original game counterpart. While much more charismatic than his portrayal in the game, he is no less deceitful and manipulative, as shown with his "prize" for the "winners" of his game show being them having their souls sucked out and sent to The Devil, and then having their bodies shoved out the door in front of a sign saying "thanks for playing."

Of course, unlike in the game, King Dice is more prone to underestimating Cuphead, as when he appeared on his show, he thought he would easily snatch up his soul for the Devil. This also brings out a more impatient and violent side to him, as Dice becomes incredibly angry and irritated from Cuphead's antics and tries to make him go into the "prize room" by brute force after reaching the end of his rope.

King Dice is also shown to have an egotistical streak, even flirting with his own reflection before heading out on stage.

## Appearances

### **Season One**

#### "Roll the Dice"

King Dice hosts the titular game show *Roll The Dice*. As people tune into the show via radio, the band cues the host King Dice to begin the show. Looking for the first contestant, the spotlight lands on Telephone, making him the first contestant of the night. King Dice explains that Telephone has to get through three rounds in order to enter into the "mystery prize" room: the Tune round, the Trivia round, and the Dice round. Telephone makes it through the rounds with ease, with the final round being the easiest: the contestant can roll any number on the dice to win. When Telephone inevitably wins, King Dice lets him enter the "mystery prize" room as they enter break. Inside the room, Telephone finds it mostly empty except for a menacing furnace, which sucks his soul straight into Inkwell Hell. A trap door drops Telephone into an alley with a sign that smugly says "Thanks for Playing!"

During break, King Dice is getting polished and ready for the next segment. After his mirror image flatters him, he goes back on stage, passing a wanted poster for Cuphead sent by the Devil. Just as King Dice is about to pick another "contestant", Cuphead and Mugman enter as the tire they were chasing keeps rolling away from them. The spotlight shines on Cuphead and he is announced as the next contestant. An excited Cuphead runs on stage, immediately grabbing King Dice's leg, much to the latter's annoyance. As King Dice asks Cuphead to introduce himself, Cuphead grabs the microphone and begins listing random things that he likes. King Dice tries to grab back the microphone, but Cuphead keeps talking, accidentally criticizing King Dice, blowing a raspberry, and trying to remember a joke. During this, King Dice notices the wanted poster and that Cuphead is wanted by the Devil, so he commences a break so he can speak to the Devil.

The Devil is taking a bath when Henchman tells that King Dice is calling him. Annoyed, the Devil responds and King Dice says that he has Cuphead. The Devil is happy for his "Number One" finding Cuphead, but warns King Dice that he "*hates* disappointment". King Dice goes back on the stage to begin the game, choosing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" as the song for the tune round. However, Cuphead is unable to remember the song, mistaking it for "Sprinkle, Sprinkle, Mr. Car," much to the annoyance of Elder Kettle (who is listening via his radio). Cuphead decides to use his helpline and asks Mugman for help, only to remember that Mugman has terrible stage fright. Accepting defeat, Cuphead declares that he lost. However, before he can walk out, King Dice convinces the audience that since his helpline was frozen in terror, he should get another chance. King Dice secretly asks for Cuphead's favorite song, and he orders the band to play it. Cuphead is confused why they are playing the song, but King Dice gets him to say the name of the song, "The Daring Young Man on the Trapeze," letting Cuphead win the round.

As the audience applauds, the Trivia Round begins, with Cuphead still getting on King Dice's nerves. King Dice asks Cuphead what cave the "dreaded Poodoo Cave Monster" lives in, purposefully saying the name of the monster in the question. As Cuphead once again dcannot figure out the answer, King Dice gets Cuphead to think out loud and say "Poodoo" as his answer, getting it right once again. Mugman is still frozen in terror as Cuphead makes it into the final round to Roll any number, which is impossible to lose. As Cuphead prepares to roll the dice, he remembers the joke and tells it to the audience, then declaring they will "be right back." However, King Dice, visibly annoyed, announces that they are not on break and yells at Cuphead to roll the dice. As the audience grows anticipated with excitement, Cuphead finally rolls the dice. However, Cuphead rolled too hard, and the dice broke from their restraints and shattered on the floor. King Dice is surprised at the outcome of events and Cuphead announces that he has lost. Still needing Cuphead to win, King Dice makes up that breaking the dice also means that Cuphead wins and tries to shove Cuphead into the mystery surprise room. The audience begin to see that the show is rigged and start booing at King Dice. Upon hearing this, Cuphead decides to leave with Mugman (still frozen in terror) with their dignities still intact. King Dice, now beyond mad, breaks a piece of the set and charges at Cuphead and Mugman, only for the tire to bounce and knock over King Dice. The tire also gets Cuphead and Mugman and rolls them outside the set. Henchmen arrives via elevator and says that the Devil wants to see King Dice. Defeated, King Dice sighs.

In the elevator, Henchman asks for King Dice's autograph, to which King Dice says "Not. The. Time.". Upon arriving at The Devil's Castle, The Devil yells at King Dice for failing him and letting Cuphead get away, disappointing him. The Devil announces that King Dice is no longer his Number One and demotes King Dice from hosting his show. Instead, Henchman now hosts *Roll the Dice*, although very clumsily and gets stuck in a band member's tuba as the episode ends.

## Trivia

* King Dice's singing and dancing when he is introduced in "Roll the Dice" reference performer Cab Calloway. Cab Calloway appeared in several 1930s Fleischer cartoons (notably, *Minnie the Moocher* and *Snow-White*) in the form of rotoscoped animated characters.