Red King (Marvel Comics)

The Red King is a fictional character, a villain in the , introduced during the "Planet Hulk" storyline. He was the dictator of the planet Sakaar.
Publication history
The Red King first appeared in The Incredible Hulk vol. 3 #92 (April 2006), and was created by Greg Pak and Carlo Pagulayan.
Fictional character biography
Angmo-Asan was the son of the great Father Emperor of Sakaar. His father Angmo was the soldier son of a senator, who became a general and waged the War of Empires that saw the creation of the First Sakaarian Empire. His father formed a treaty with the Shadow People and took control over the Death's Head Guards to save Sakaar from an alien threat in the Spikes War. In contrast, Angmo-Asan was a pampered child who desired glory and power. Even at a young age, his father recognized the threat he posed should he someday take the throne, so the Father Emperor sent his warbound Shadow Person Hiroim the Shamed to assassinate the boy. The only thing that saved Angmo-Asan was Hiroim's unwillingness to kill a child.
Seeking to be respected and feared as a warrior like his father, he set out with a band of young Imperial soldiers to earn his military credentials. He was not born an Imperial Prime like his father, who was with that rare and physically powerful trait. To compensate, he used his wealth to have a powerful suit of armor designed for himself. He and his men razed a Shadow village during his so-called campaign, and finding a surviving Shadow girl after the destruction. he had her implanted with an obedience disk. She was a fierce warrior with the mythic Old Power at her disposal. With the obedience disk, all of what she was became at Angmo-Asan's disposal. Her name was Caiera. Stories of his exploits, which omitted such details as burning down villages full of people, earned him the title of the Hero Protector among the populace. The Red King, Omaka, and Axeman Bone watched as Silver Surfer condemned Skaar for not letting Galactus consume Sakaar since its energies would've sated Galactus for a millennium. To allow the sacrifice of Sakaar, Caiera had Skaar leave for Earth as Galactus arrives. As Galactus made preparations to consume Sakaar, Caiera urged the Red King and the rest of Sakaar's inhabitants to use the Stone Spaceships to flee Sakaar. After Galactus consumed Sakaar, Red King wasn't seen on one of the Stone Spaceships.
Powers and abilities
Red King is a brilliant military strategist and is an expert at hand-to-hand combat and an expert swordsman where he wields a flaming sword.
Although he possesses no inherent superhuman powers of his own, the Red King also wears armor that was fashioned from the first Death's Head unit that increases his strength, speed, and durability. In addition, it can generate a forcefield, fire flames and missiles from its wrists, and hover in the air.
In other media
Television
* Red King only appeared in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "Planet Hulk", voiced by S. Scott Bullock. He is seen at Sakaar's Colosseum watching a fight between two combatants where he signals to have them dropped towards a tentacled beast called Big Bertha. Upon the apprehension of Hulk (who landed on Sakaar upon being sent their by Dark Surfer) and Miek, Red King arrives at their cell where he uses his remote to control the nanomachines within Hulk's body to stop him from attacking. Red King then orders his guards to send Miek out into the Colosseum first against Korg. Hulk breaks out of his cell to help Miek where Red King allows Hulk to fight in Miek's place. During the fight, Hulk throws Korg towards Red King's sky platform. Upon Korg being defeated, Red King does a thumbs down to unleash Big Bertha to finish off Hulk, Korg, and Miek. While waiting for the next fight, Red King is disturbed when Big Bertha surfaces and knocks the Red King's sky platform to the ground. Upon getting out of Big Bertha with Miek and Korg, Hulk ends up fighting Red King where he uses his remote control on Hulk again and punches him. Red King states that the nanomachines are eating Hulk's brain and states that Hulk can't fight without his brain. Hulk manages to get the nanomachines out of him by holding his breath and holding his nose, therefore forcing the nanobots out his ears, and throws Red King towards the announcer's booth.
Film
* The Red King appears as the main antagonist of the animated movie Planet Hulk voiced by Mark Hildreth. His role is similar to the comics except for the part where he was responsible for the Spikes infecting Caiera's village. The Red King is killed by his Death Head guards after being infected by a Spike Spawn inflicted on him by Caiera.
Video games
* Red King appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2. When Captain America, Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange, and Thor are flushed from Lemuria to Sakaar by Attuma, Red King plans to win Kang the Conqueror's favor by defeating them. He starts by unleashing the World Breakers (consisting of a mind-controlled Hulk, Red Hulk, Maestro, and Greenskyn Smashtroll) on them. After Hulk is freed, Red King attacks them in his exo-suit alongside a giant Sakaaran Worm. Upon being defeated and before falling unconscious, Red King declares the fight a draw.

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