Wizard King
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| Character Information | |
| Aliases | Gallus Doodle-Doo |
| Japanese Name | シャザール |
| Romaji | Shazāru |
| Gender | Male |
| Weapon | Wand |
| Occupation | King of Nazcaä (Formerly) |
| World of Origin | Ni no Kuni |
| Japanese voice actor | Tomoyuki Shimura |
| English voice actor | Christopher Godwin |
| Relatives | |
| Daughter | Pea |
The Wizard King is a character featured in Ni no Kuni. He was the king of the ancient kingdom of Nazcaä and was considered to be perhaps the most powerful wizard of all time. Although the story takes place long after his reign, he is considered a legend and is referred to often by the other characters in the game.
Appearance[]
The Wizard King is only shown in-game as his form taken on the Council as the Zodiarch Gallus.
Personality[]
According to Horace, the Wizard King was kind a fair ruler and a good father to his daughter Pea.
Story[]
Backstory[]
According to Horace, who was the Wizard King's friend, the Wizard King appeared in the middle of Wizard War without explanation and ended the war in a mere days. Unlike any other known wizard, he had the ability to wield two wands: Mornstar and Astra. After ending the war, he is crowned King of Nazcaa
He was secretly assassinated by the members of the Zodiarch Council, leaving his young daughter, Cassiopeia, to rule Nazcaä with the council's guidance. The only member of the council who did not betray the king, Horace, fled Nazcaä, fearing for his own life. To cover their tracks the council frame his three most trusted servants Cap'n Crossbones, Aapep, and Cerboreas for the murder and banish the three from Nazcaä.
Years later, as a ghost, the Wizard King hid himself among the illusions of the Zodiarch Council that Cassiopeia had created. He disguised himself as Gallus, the tenth member of the council with the symbol of a rooster. As a Zodiarch, he plotted behind the scenes to guide Oliver through his quest in order to save his daughter from her own despair, which she had endured for countless millennia and had slowly corrupted her into becoming the White Witch.
Meeting the Heroes[]
Using Breach Time, he successfully transported Oliver and his friends back 15 years ago. When Oliver, Esther, and Swaine reach the end of The Tombstone Trail, the Wizard King reveals himself (as Gallus) and explains that it was he who sent them back in time to retrieve the legendary wand.
Later, he confronts the party in the Ivory Tower in order to test their strength. Upon his defeat, he finally reveals himself as the spirit of the Wizard King and tells Oliver that Pea/The White Witch is his daughter.
Trivia[]
- The Wizard King is known by three titles. These titles are The Wizard King (which is probably one of his more well-known titles), Gallus (the title for the 10th Zodiarch member, who used to be Horace), and Doodle-Doo (a name that Pea used to call him; in return, he calls Cassiopeia as Pea).
- In Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn, the Wizard King's name is Shadar. The Dark Djinn himself, who is called Shadar in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, is called "Jabou" in this version instead.
- The Wizard King in Dominion of the Dark Djinn is also a very different character who tried to destroy Ni no Kuni.