Editing Disney Villains Victorious K/L/Rs (section)

== King Leonidas (Origin: Bedknobs and Broomsticks) ==

King: King Leonidas

Long ago, the good wizard Astaroth while visiting the African savanna deigned to grant its animal inhabitants the power to walk and talk like men. Though at first grateful to the wizard, the animals grew jealous of his magical powers, and under the leadership of a tyrannical lion, attacked him and managed to steal his magic amulet before sailing away to the island of Namboombu to establish a kingdom of anthropomorphic animals all their own. That lion was the great great great great grandfather of King Leonidas, who rules sovereign over the island, and that amulet was the Star of Astaroth--now a prized heirloom of the Namboombu royal family. Unbeknownst to him, the amulet around his neck holds the secret to Astaroth’s most powerful spell; an incantation to enchant inanimate objects to life. Even if the lion knew the Star’s secret, it’s quite likely he’d never bother to use it. His island kingdom provides everything he needs, and the decadent king has little ambition outside of his own amusement. Nearly all of the kingdom’s coffers are put to use putting on games of sport. Namboombu doesn’t even have a proper army or navy--the only weapon King Leonidas has ever needed was his own booming voice, which, to his credit, is quite a force on its own.

Land: The Isle of Naboombu

Leonidas finds himself in the enviable position of isolated obscurity; Namboombu is a small, out of the way dot of land well off-the-map and widely unknown even to its neighbors. Those who do know of it also know well enough to keep away. The island itself, though small, is abundant enough to provide everything its inhabitants need, making trade nonessential. The only ship allowed to call Namboombu a port of call is crewed by the infamous Jack the Monkey. Leonidas has little fondness for the cheeky pirate, but loves the baubles and trinkets he brings with him, and so offers his hospitality whenever Jack anchors off the coast. Leonidas likes the freedom isolation grants himself and his subjects, and works to keep things that way even as some subjects vocalize a desire for deeper ties with the other Beast Kingdoms--who Leonidas considers his kingdom far too “civilized” to fraternize with. Only the refugee animals of Sherwood have been dignified by the petty King as equals, in part only because the king believes himself a distant relation to King Richard, and is buttering him up for a chance at the throne. Given that they brought him to safety, Richard allows him to enjoy his delusions of grandeur. Leonidas plays host to the monarch-in-exile, his simpering little brother, and their knights, but refuses to let them muster forces to retake their home from the Horned King for fear this would divert resources from his one true passion--the island’s annual football championships.

Rule: No Peopling Allowed!

Unlike his fellow kings of beasts like Scar and Shere Khan, Leonidas commands little respect, let alone fear, and his reign over Namboombu has been more petty than terrible. His animal subjects enjoy the island’s bountiful riches, never having to farm or hunt one another thanks to its plentiful supply of fish and fruit, and never fear the ravages of war thanks to its supremely isolated location. Neither the sailing ships of man or the leviathans commanded by Ursula have an easy time reaching the island through the treacherous rocks that surround it. Humans, however, cannot expect to enjoy the same luxuries. Leonidas has only ever passed one law, and it’s one he is uncharacteristically serious in upholding: No humans allowed. If any human ships come too close to the Namboombu’s waters, they will be harried by a flock of Leonidas’s avian subjects, pecking at heads and squawking out admonitions to turn back. In the (increasingly common) event ships ignore these unsubtle warning and continue their trespassing, they will be sunk by a barrage of catapult fire, and any survivors who swim to shore hunted through the jungles with savage glee before being rounded up for a jolly public execution. The only hope a captured human has on Namboombu is for Leonidas to pardon them--which he only ever does when in dire need of a replacement player or referee on short notice.

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