The Crimson King Fandom — Dark Tower Lore, Theories, Fan Art & Fanfiction
Scarlet apex of dread: he unravels worlds with a bored grin, sewing discord into fate, harvesting despair from spinning towers. Patient, regal, inevitable — a crown that devours reality's last light.
The Crimson King Trivia
In Stephen King's Dark Tower series, The Crimson King is primarily what kind of character? (Easy)
#1: The main antagonist
#2: The comic relief
#3: A traveling gunslinger
#4: A peaceful healer
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The Crimson King Fun Facts
The Crimson King is the main antagonist in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series — a near-immortal, red-eyed cosmic villain who seeks to topple the Dark Tower and collapse all realities.
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