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

== The Nome King (Origin: Return to Oz) ==

King: Nome King

The Nomes are a grotesque race of stone demons that live underground, far beneath the distant land of Oz. The largest and most terrible of the Nomes is the Nome King, a miserly tyrant that rules with an enchanted pair of Ruby Slippers and a solitary heart of stone. After discovering them atop his mountain one day, the Nome King used the Ruby Slippers to demolish the Emerald City and plunder it of its precious gems. The Nome King is dominated by greed and wrath, justifying his monopoly on the wealth of Oz by virtue of owning all that is buried and turning anyone that would argue against him to stone. He resents the surface-dwellers and anyone from beyond Oz altogether. The Nome King left the surface of Oz to the witch Mombi and her psychotic band of Wheelers, who enchanted the Princess Ozma so that she could not interfere in their plans.

Land: Oz

On a far-off continent lies the land of Oz. Though a magic and dreamlike land where animals can speak, Oz has become a nightmare under the oppressive heel of the Nome King. The four countries of Oz have been ransacked of their valuables by the Nomes and bullied into submission by the head-swapping witch, Mombi. The glittering Emerald City has been reduced to ruins patrolled by the Wheelers, a warning to anyone else that would 'steal' from the Nome King. Oz still remains a wondrous world to outsiders, even if much of that wonder has been replaced with terror. Being isolated from the rest of the world by vast oceans and a Deadly Desert, the only way to reach Oz is by being swept there by a freak tornado or magical intervention. Magic and air travel are also the only ways out of Oz, resulting in many people being stranded.

Rule: You're Not in Kansas Anymore!

As the ruler of all that is below, the Nome King will ruthlessly pursue anyone harboring gems, precious metals, or chickens in the land of Oz. Whenever an outsider is transported to Oz by a foul wind or the wandering spirit of Ozma, the Nome King's spies are quick to leer from the stones and report back to their master. As the Nome King lies beyond the Deadly Desert, heroes would need to find a way around it to face him. Mombi enjoys her status and fears the Nome King's wrath, so she would not work against him lightly. The Nome King's true form is that of a brimstone monster, but he will present himself as humanoid, courteous, and gentlemanly to guests he believes present no threat. The Nome King will toy and play with his opponents, but an unexpected loss will transform him into the cruel, sadistic monster he is on the inside.