Crimson King

This article is about the Stephen King character. Not to be confused with King Crimson.
The Crimson King
The Dark Tower character
A man wearing a red robe, his face shrouded by the hood, sitting on a throne made out of skulls above several corpses.
The Crimson King as illustrated by Michael Whelan.
First appearanceInsomnia
Last appearanceThe Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (in chronological sequence)
Created byStephen King
In-universe information
AliasLos'
Ram Abbalah
The Red King
Lord of Chaos
Lord of Discordia
Lord of Spiders
Satan[1]
NicknameRed Daddy
The Red King
Big Red
Mr Red
SpeciesTrans-dimensional demon
GenderMale
OccupationLeader of the Random
RelativesArthur Eld (father)[2]
Crimson Queen (mother)[2]
Mordred Deschain (son)
Randall Flagg (cousin)[3]
Wizard's Rainbow (cousin)[3]
Roland Deschain (29th-generation half-nephew)[4]
AssociatesRandall Flagg
It
the Breakers
Atropos

The Crimson King, known to some as Los' or Ram Abbalah, is a fictional character created by Stephen King and the main antagonist of King's eight-volume Dark Tower series, as well as the novels Insomnia (1994) and Black House (2001). Described as "Gan's crazy side",[5] the Crimson King is the ultimate ruler of the Red (also called the Random and the Outer Dark), and the archetypal embodiment of evil in Stephen King's fictional multiverse. His goal is to topple the Dark Tower which serves as the linchpin of time and space, destroying the multitude of universes which revolve around it so that he can rule in the primordial chaos which follows.

  1. ^ King, Stephen (2004). "10th Stanza: Susannah-Mio, Divided Girl of Mine". The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah. Hampton Falls, New Hampshire: Grant. ISBN 978-1-880-41859-8.
  2. ^ a b David, Peter (w), Lee, Jae (p). The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home (July 2, 2008). Marvel Comics.
  3. ^ a b Furth, Robin (w), Isanove, Richard (p). The Dark Tower: The Sorcerer (April 15, 2009). Marvel Comics.
  4. ^ King, Stephen (1997). "Part Two: Susan, Chapter V: Welcome to Town". The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass. Hampton Falls, New Hampshire: Grant. ISBN 978-1-880418-38-3.
  5. ^ King, Stephen (2004). "Chapter III: The Castle of the Crimson King". The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower. Hampton Falls, New Hampshire: Grant. ISBN 978-1-880418-62-8.