King Jablowme

**King Jablowme** *(Officially **King Jablowme III, King of all Ethiopia & all it's Dominions**)* is a protagonist of the *Trash Video* series. He is portrayed by Scott Barsky. The character however, was created by Connor Francis. Jablowme is the only member of royalty seen within the series. His first appearance was in *Trash Video 6*, when Brett and Yarkahalla went to his palace in order to obtain information. His story continues in Trash Video 7, where he meets Brett, who had been hiding out in the woods for months, and they both travel north to Eastern Europe to meet the Black Mamba, a group of Anti-League of Trash peoples who are seeking the final destruction of the League of Trash.

### Aliases

"King Jablowme", "Your Highness", "Jablowme"

## Appearances

### Appears in

* Trash Video 6
* Trash Video 7
* Trash Video 8: The Finale

## Story

### Early life

King Jablowme was born in Ethiopia into the Royal Ethiopian Family. He, along with his 4 siblings, lived in the Ethiopian Royal Palace during their childhood. It was later found out that Jablowme was adopted by the royal family from Sheck Wes and his wife, who could not afford to support him. They often traveled with their father, King Abai II, when they went on diplomatic missions across the world. After his father's death in the 2000s, Jablowme III ascended the throne to become King of Ethiopia. However, a insurgency began at the beginning of his reign. A group known as the League of Trash, invaded Ethiopia. This war lasted for 3 years, before their leader, Trash Lord Deus, went into hiding, thought to never return after the war. Jablowme continued to rule Ethiopia after the war, meeting many people along the way, including Yarkahalla & Shiniquo.

### Post-War and Rule of Ethiopia

From this point on, he aimed to rid any Trash Lords, Gatherers and Prisons within Ethiopia's borders. He also aligned his nation with the other regional powers against the Trash Lords. By the time of *Trash Video 6*, Yarkahalla recommended that Brett should go see King Jablowme to help him find the treasure.

At the Royal Palace, Jablowme offers them help. He says that Trash Lord Colombo was spotted in the Northern Highlands, but more importantly, he might have the treasure. Jablowme is offered to go with them, however, he says no. Brett and Yarkahalla finally meet Colombo in the Northern Highlands, but with no success, and no treasure. Jablowme then gets a message from the Black Mamba to travel to Romania in secret in order to meet.

In Trash Video 7, King Jablowme meets with Brett in the woods, as he is traveling north to Europe in order to meet with The Black Mamba, a secret organization that specializes in defeating the Trash Lords. He invites Brett to the meeting. He moves on, while Brett stays in the woods for the night. Brett catches up to King Jablowme in Romania where he meets the rest of the Black Mamba.

Jablowme is assigned to just be king, to which he replies "I'ma get fucking rich, I'ma get fucking built, I'm going to fuck that bitch!" He is not seen again on screen for the rest of the film. It is assumed that he went back to Ethiopia.

In *Trash Video 8: The Finale*, Jablowme has returned to Ethiopia after his journey to Romania. A year after Trash Lord Colombo is killed, Brett returns to Ethiopia to meet with Jablowme. He tells of the return of Trash Lord Deus, a man that Jablowme had not heard of in a long time. They both quickly go to the secret meeting place, where Julius Apear, confirms this discovery.

Jablowme then joins a group of Black Mamba members to defeat the Trash armies. In the process, he gets into a duel with Sheck Wes, wounding him. In the end, Sheck Wes declares that he was his real father, before Wes dies on the ground. Jablowme then, for the sake of his just passed father, leads his Ethiopian army into battle, while Brett fights Yarkahalla and Trash Lord Deus.

Months later, after having Shiniquo as a member of his royal court, he hosts the funeral of Shiniquo in his palace.

### Influence of the Character

Director, Christopher Leone's main influence on Jablowme was King Haile Sessile, who was the King of Ethiopia from 1930-1936 & 1941-1974. He was prehaps the most famous Ethiopian monarch ever, and was a major supporter of decolonization, constitutionalism and was a major figure in the African independence movement. Barsky's main influence comes from his acting style. This includes his confidence, his skill on word play and his love of the character itself.

### Portrayal

Scott Barsky plays as King Jablowme. He won 3 awards for his performance in *Trash Video 8: The Finale*.