“ | You know, I have a things for rats | „ |
~ Rat King’s famous quote |
“ | Humans. Humans are the vermin of this world. Humans have tortured poisoned and killed. And all of them are now given form in me. | „ |
~ Rat King’s famous quote |
“ | Join me. You will obey me. Then feel my pain. | „ |
~ Rat King manipulating the Rat Clan |
The Rat King is the main antagonist of Viva Kids animated film The Amazing Maurice , based on the 2001 novel written by Terry Pratchett.
He is the leader of rats who became The Rat King after a few days were being put into a bucket which would make him become The Rat Kingdom. He is the former boss of Billy and Ron. He is also the arch-nemesis of The Amazing Maurice and Dangerous Bean.
He was voiced by Rob Brydon who also voiced Long John Silver from The Legends of Treasure Island and The Snake from The Gruffallo.
Description[]
“ | A Rat King is created when the tails of eight or more rats are tied together. Their neural systems combine to make one super-smart powerful rat mind. The Rat King uses his enhanced mental powers to pull all the rats in the town of Bad Blintz into himself. He shapes himself as a human – Boss Man – so that he can gain power over the Mayor and the other humans. What could possibly stop its thirst for power? Only the rat clan... our hero rats, Darktan, Dangerous Beans, Sardines, Nourishing and Peaches, working together with Maurice, Keith and Malicia, who arrive with the real Pied Piper’s pipe just in time for the final showdown. | „ |
Appearance[]
The Rat King in his disguise wears a black hat, a red scarf, a black outfit with a belt and two red gloves.
In his true form, he is a blue heart celestial connected/assimilated with eight mice holding hands together in a group with their tails connecting him.
Personality[]
“ | Keith: What is a rat king?
Maurice: Rat kings are deadly evil. A collection of rats, their tails knotted together, and then… |
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~ The origins and nature of the Rat King |
The Rat King is deadly evil, according to Maurice, and sees himself as superior to others, stating "You are nothing but a rat" to Dangerous Beans. He is also manipulative, as evident from his attempt to lure Dangerous Beans to his side, and see him to the mayors office. His malevolent nature is further revealed when he says "Then be nothing" before attempting to kill Dangerous Beans.
Biography[]
Background[]
Billy and Ron were capturing rats under their job as they put a few in a bucket. However unbeknownst to them, they accidentally created The Rat King which would make him become their master.
The Amazing Maurice[]
Because of an incident situation of everything being stolen (such as jewels, food, or items), The Mayor hired not only Billy and Ron (the Ratcatchers) but also The Boss Man to help capture them.
After sending a few other rats, he calls in his henchmen Billy and Ron, to go capture them. Not before he tells the audience that he has a thing for rats.
After a fallout of Peaches realizing that Maurice lied to her and the rats about paradise, Dangerous Beans goes after her in comfort in which she refuses to listen thinking he lied to her before being taken by a group of rats. The Boss Man convinces Dangerous Beans of joining him whitells him that his plan is wanting a peace with both humans and his kind, which Rat King asking if its like a storybook. Maurice stands behind him, Dangerous Beans stalks him just as Maurice clawed him before his eyes look at him with blue eyes. Maurice shows him a bag of coins asking him if he wants to leave but gets thrown money into his face, freeing Peaches. As the trio escape from him, he attempts to force Dangerous Beans by hallucinating while convincing him to join him still but end up being knocked due to Maurice’s head not fitting into thebuole.
The Rat King then mocks them though Maurice and the other two escape from the window, dismaying Rat King.
Maurice and The rats attempt to escape only to notice Rat King. He reveals himself to be a group mind of rats as he tries to lure them to become part of him with a few of Maurice and Bean’s rat comrades being captured inside of him including Sardines.
Malicia encounters The Rat King who taunts her but she responds by telling him not to talk mocking his voice telling him they have music where Maurice explains that it is a collection of tonal vibrations of varying durations arranged in a pleasenatvsome might even say compelling order. Keith tries to stall hik by using the Pier Piper’s flute.
As The Rat King was being bothered by Keith, he gets taunted by Malicia but not before swatting her out of the sky like he did with Keith. He tries to convince Beans to join him hut he refuses in which he tries to torture and make him feel his pain. How’ve er Keith used the pipe to take control of the rats who runaway and disappear.
However, an group of eight rats connected with their tails has The Rat King revealed himself as a heart in which he convinces Dangerous Beans one more time but he refuses knowing he’s nothing but he also replies that he's nothing but a rat in which Dangerous Beans said he's nothing in which he then murdered him. Maurice was saddened of his death that causes him to take down The Rat King even as he tries to use the rats to take him down but to no avail Maurice takes out the eight rats connected to him before eating the heart, ending his reign of capturing rats once and for all.
Quotes[]
“ | Rat King: Strange you say? Mayor: Not that Strange. Rat King: Have you considered that what you have here with the missing food is a mystery? Mystery oh yes that's correct. Rat King: And when the rats gone, none to be found, the factor is simply unrelated. Mayor: Unrelated? Rat King: Mm-hmm. |
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~ Rat King to the Mayor as he manipulates him into hiring his services to capture the rats |
“ | Billy: You wanted to see us sir? Rat King:There are new rats in town. Billy: You’re sure sir. Ron: The traps are empty. We-— Rat King: I can feel it. Catch them and bring them to me. Billy and Ron: Yes sir. Right away sir. |
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~ Rat King recruiting Billy and Ron to do his bidding, by sending them to capture rats |
“ | You know, I have a thing for rats. | „ |
~ Rat King’s famous quote |
“ | Rat King: Hello. dangerous beans. DB: Where see you? Show me. Let me smell you. Rat King: Im in your head |
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~ Rat King’s initial attempt to manipulate Dangerous Beans through telepathy. |
“ | Rat King: Hello Dangerous Beans. DB: How do you know my name? Boss Man: I know you better than you might think. And oh the ability to read your thoughts does help. db: Where is Peaches? Rat King: Safe. DB: Where is she? Boss Man: Safe I said! I'm keeping her quite close. |
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~ The Rat King to Dangerous Beans on Peaches |
“ | Rat King: Oh don't be afraid rather the opposite. I would like you would join me. Dangerous Beans: Join you? Boss Man: You are a marvel, Dangerous Beans. You have a mind to rival my own, a mind that is thoughtful and wide, a mind that thinks for many rats, not just one. Oh I have them each night to steal food. The rats grow stronger as humans grow weaker. That is the answer to your mystery. One mind is only as strong as one mind and two minds not as strong as two. But three minds together, three minds… or four minds and four minds and eight minds are one. |
„ |
~ Rat King recruiting Dangerous Beans by flattering his intelligence and revealing his plan for collective rat mind power. |
“ | Rat King: Well, we want the same things you and I. We have plans. We want the triumph of rats over humans. | „ |
~ Rat King declaring his true intention for rat supremacy over humans to Dangerous Beans. |
“ | Like in a storybook? | „ |
~ The Rat King mocking Dangerous Bean’s dream of living peace with humans and rats |
“ | Oh you want to buy your way out? | „ |
~ The Rat King mocking Maurice's attempt to bribe his way out of capture. |
“ | Ah, you silly cat. | „ |
~ The Rat King mocking Maurice |
“ | Silly rat, silly rat, silly rat, silly rat, I can force you to join me. Join me. Join me. | „ |
~ Rat King using mind control to coerce rats into joining his collective. |
“ | (Rat King mockingly laughs)
It’s futile to run when I'm in your head. |
„ |
~ Rat King taunting Maurice |
“ | Rat King: Hello there. Maurice: Oh retreat, back away everyone. Rat King: Oh please don't run off you've just arrived. Dangerous Beans: Enough with the masquerade. Show yourself. Rat King: Oh you want to see me? Well here I am. You see me quite wrecked in your misty eyesight. Yes you do see me. And now come to me my little bunnies. |
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~ Rat King dramatically revealing his true form to Maurice, Dangerous Beans, and the rats, while inviting them into his trap. |
“ | Yes come come. Together we will be strong. | „ |
~ Rat King promising power to the Rat Clan to have them join his rat collective. |
“ | Delicious indeed. A week of food. That is how it has always been. | „ |
~ Rat King gloating about manipulating food thefts in Bad Blintz. |
“ | Rat King I have great plan. Dangerous Beans: You only have plans while I have dreams. |
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~ Rat King to Danngerius Beans |
“ | What was that? | „ |
~ Rat King sensing a suspicious sound |
“ | You, Mayor’s daughter? You foolish child | „ |
~ Rat King to Malicia |
“ | Music? | „ |
~ The Rat King sensing music |
“ | Rat King: Humans. Humans are the vermin of this world. Humans have tortured poisoned and killed. And all of them are now given form in me. Dangerous Beans: We must live alongside humans. |
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“ | DB: And we would rule that rat world we rule. Rat King: We would cooperate. |
„ |
“ | Smart cat. | „ |
~ Rat King complimenting Maurice’s prediction of his plan |
“ | That stupid kid he’s making me seriously angry. One moment. Oh you really shouldn’t have. | „ |
~ Rat King annoyed over Keith |
“ | You talk too much. Oh, now where were we? Oh yes. | „ |
~ Rat King mocking Malicia before going back to coercing the rats |
“ | Whats that? Oh you. Huh? What are you doing? What are you doing? Where are you going? No no. Enough Enough Enough. My beautiful world. Sweet music. Sweet sweet, music. | „ |
“ | Well played Piper. Well played. But your music cannot break me | „ |
“ | 'Come now, Dangerous Beans. It is time.
DB: No you are nothing but darkness. Rat King: And your are nothing but a rat. |
„ |
“ | Then be nothing | „ |
~ Rat King before he kills Dangerous Beans |
“ | Nooo!! | „ |
~ Rat King’s last words as he gets defeated by Maurice |
Trivia[]
- The Rat King's name originates from medieval European folklore, symbolizing a creature formed by multiple rats tangled together.
- His ability to control minds stems from the merged consciousness of eight rats, granting him superior intelligence and strategic thinking.
- Despite his manipulative nature, the Rat King was once merely a group of ordinary rats transformed by circumstance – specifically, being trapped together in a bucket.
- The Rat King's weakness lies in his vulnerability to musical melodies, particularly those played on the Pied Piper's flute, which can disrupt his mind control abilities.
- The Rat King serves as a dark mirror to both Dangerous Beans' and Maurice on what they would have become if they embraced similar paths of manipulation and domination had they chosen differently.