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David King is a major character in the Enemy series, first appearing in The Enemy. He was the delusional, power-hungry leader of the Buckingham Palace kids and planned to become the new king of England, holding hundreds of kids in his palace to strengthen his ranks.

Appearance

David had jet-black hair and very pale skin with lots of freckles.[1][2] He commonly wore suits and tuxedos, showing up to greet the Holloway crew in a clean black suit.

Before the disaster, David wore the typical St. Hilda's uniform; a red blazer with a black cap.

Personality

David was seen as a hypocritical, pragmatic, self-centered, hegemonic and power-crazed dictator. He ruled his crew with an iron fist, expecting all his kids to do as he told them and punishing them severely for any perceived insubordination; as evident when he shot one of his crew members for refusing to move cars out of the road during a sicko attack.[3] He suffered from an extreme superiority complex, in that he despised anyone who didn't do as he told them. These factors make it safe to assume that he has an overdeveloped sense of self-righteousness, believing that he should have something simply because he wants it. It was also implied that he suffered from an extreme god complex, as he initially believes that he is better than everybody else in every respect, It is also hugely noted that he suffers from enormous hegemonial traits.

David didn't appear care what happened to others as long as he could achieve his own objectives. He was also quite delusional, as he thought that the shambling Royal Family could help him get support to rule London. David pompously expected people to do as he said and cared incredibly about his image, shown during the duel between Achilleus and Just John, he begins to make a speech and protests when the fight begins before he can even get started. He constantly lost his temper when things did not go his way, or if people assumed correct things about him that he simply didn't believe. He was also very petty, as he was bent on making life hell for Brooke for leaving him and his group at Lambeth Bridge.[4]

Though he had a lot of bad qualities, he had a certain degree of determination, independence, confidence and charisma. He bore a similarity to Jordan Hordern, thinking that organisation was the key to survival. That being said, he was charismatic in that his sheer confidence alarmed everyone around him, whilst Jordan is bluntly callous and cold with no attempt to conceal these traits at all. He was, acceptably, highly intelligent and able to deduce a tactical plan to take over London. He was manipulative and convince to lead others to join him, but his later attempts began to backfire when people started to realise just how insane and diabolical he was.

David had an excellent sense of style, dressing almost extravagantly and with a lack of self-consciousness. He liked to think of himself as the Lord Chamberlain, also indicating his obsession with power simply by thinking of himself as the superior individual. His self-control and poise had limits, as he reacted violently when it was implied that he was crazy.


History

Before the disaster, David attended St. Hilda's, a private all-boys school in Surrey. He was elected head boy of the junior school.[5]

When the disaster began, David rounded up a group of his classmates to head into London, where he believed they would be able to gather enough to survive. He lost a great number of his classmates along the way, ending up with only twenty boys (himself included) by the time he reached Ed Carter. David was extremely rigid in his policies, refusing to bring other kids into his group and only intervening with sicko attacks if he believed the kids had weapons to be salvaged.[5]


Abilities

Skillset

  • Charisma

Equipment

Former

  • Club: In The Dead, David made the trek from St. Hilda's with a club that he used as a weapon.

Sightings

The Enemy
1. The Enemy: Debut 5. The Sacrifice: Appears
2. The Dead: Appears 6. The Fallen: Appears
3. The Fear: Appears 7. The Hunted: Absent
4. Geeks vs. Zombies: Absent 8. The End: Death


Trivia

  • In a Tweet by Charlie Higson, it was revealed that Brooke and David were fifteen years old by the events of The End.[6] This would make David around thirteen or fourteen during his first appearance in The Dead.

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Notes and References

  1. The Enemy, Chapter 35 (Charlie Higson; 3 September 2009)
  2. The Dead, Chapter 59 (Charlie Higson; 16 September 2010)
  3. The Dead, Chapter 72 (Charlie Higson; 16 Spetmeber 2010)
  4. The Fear, Chapter 17 (Charlie Higson; 15 September 2011)
  5. 5.0 5.1 The Dead, Chapter 59 (Charlie Higson; 16 September 2010)
  6. Tweet by Charlie Higson. https://twitter.com/monstroso/status/901698829984071680
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