Forest King

The Forest King is an unnamed monarch who rules over the forest that lies between the Bosse Kingdom and the Underworld.

Bojji briefly encountered this king while lost in the forest.

Appearance
The Forest King is a very tall old man with grey eyes, an emaciated face, unkempt grey hair, and a large grey moustache. He wears a yellow fur tunic and darker-yellow fur boots, both of which appear to be made out of pelts. His eyes are slightly askew, giving him an air of madness.

The only thing that identifies him as a king is the solid gold crown upon his head.

Personality
The Forest King seems to be completely mad, though his circumstances (like everything else about him) are very mysterious.

In spite of his madness, the Forest King has periodic moments of lucid wisdom. During these lucid moments the Forest King demonstrates deep knowledge of the inner workings of the forest, including the existence of a mysterious creature in the sky that collects the souls of slain animals.

Strangely, the Forest King refers to people from other kingdoms as belonging to the "secular world", hinting that he considers the forest a highly-spiritual area. Perhaps because of this, the Forest King engages in extremely ritualistic behavior, including a Dance of Reconciliation meant to appease the mysterious sky-creature.

The notion of sacrifice seems to be extremely important to the Forest King, and to that end he probably didn't know the differences between humans and animals, at one point implying that he would sacrifice Bojji.

Forest Lore
When lucid, the Forest King is exceptionally knowledgeable about the forest, including the magical happenings within. He considers the forest a deeply intriguing, mysterious place, and appears to have studied it for a long time.

Dance of Reconciliation
A ritual practiced by the Forest King, meant to appease the mysterious sky creature that ingests the souls of slain animals and provides new animals to the world. It is unclear if this dance has any mystical bearing, or if it's entirely superstition, but the Forest King takes it very seriously. The Forest King taught this ritual to Bojji upon their meeting.

Trivia
Many fans suspect the Forest King is a very highly-ranked monarch, with some suggesting he may be a former #1 King who went mad after receiving his treasure from the Heavenly Vault. It's heavily-implied that the Forest King is Kingbo's father, who abdicated his own throne before murdering nearly all of his subjects. There is a possibility that the Forest King was the former ruler of the Bo Kingdom. This is due to his son's name, as well as how he appears to be drawn similarly to some of the members of the Light clan. While unconfirmed, if true this means the kingdom no longer exists, and that he is responsible.

 (J, J) is a character in Ousama Ranking and its anime adaption.

Trivia

 * 's name likely derives from the Japanese word for "a" (A, B).