King Kid is the immortal ruler of the Funlands, a dimension with the appearance of a theme park populated by children. An enemy of the Shazam Family, he seeks to become the seventh champion of the Wizard Shazam.[1]
History
King Kid was initially a young child who suffered from being abused by his parents. After spilling porridge at home, he decided to run away to avoid being punished by his parents. He ended up being teleported to the Funlands after falling down a well after his parents caught up with him. Upon his initial arrival. he found his scepter which he called his Magic Stick and found out that the scepter could summon anything he wished for by wishing for something fun to do and summoned a carousel. Sometime afterwards, other children begun to stumble into the Funlands and King Kid begun to further establish more wish constructs in order to entertain them.
However, once a child turns 18, King Kid sends to them to work in the underground factories keeping Funlands running. He claims to be the seventh member of Billy Batson's Shazam Family. He also imprisoned Mary Bromfield and had her gagged to prevent her from transforming into her Shazam form. He attempted to leverage both Billy and Mary's freedom if the former would transfer his powers to him. After Billy failed to reason with King Kid, he freed Mary and they both fight against King Kid and his oppression.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Eternal Youth: King Kid used his wishing stick to make himself eternally young, granting him the appearance of a teenager despite being thousands of years old, having once met the Council of Eternity in the past.[1]
Abilities
- Leadership: King Kid rules over the Funlands.[2]
- Occultism: King Kid has some knowledge on the supernatrual.[1]
- Cooking: King Kid combines his magic with his recipes for sweets, having made fudge that stays hot and ice cream that stays cold indefinitely.[1]
Other Characteristics
- Irrational Hatred: King Kid possess an irrational hatred and fear for adults and gerascophobia, the fear of growing older, resolving to using magic to keep himself eternally youthful in the appearance of a teenager.[1]
Paraphernalia
Equipment
- Magic Pudding: King Kid's magical items includes magical pudding that serves as a scrying media.[1]
Weapons
- Wishing Stick: King Kid possess a wishing stick in which grants him various abilities.[1]
- Magic: The wishing stick also lets King Kid perform magic, it's appearance befitting an amusement park theme and capable of being a threat to the Champions of Magic.[1]
- Reality Alteration: King Kid's wishing stick can alter the surroundings of the Funland dimensions, having once been a empty peppermint field. It can also grant the wishes upon his command.[1]
- Eldritch Blast: The wishing stick can conjure eldritch blasts capable of incapacitating a Champion.[1]
- Molecular Reconstruction[1]
- Magic: The wishing stick also lets King Kid perform magic, it's appearance befitting an amusement park theme and capable of being a threat to the Champions of Magic.[1]
Related
- 6 Appearances of King Kid (Prime Earth)
- 1 Images featuring King Kid (Prime Earth)
- 1 Quotations by or about King Kid (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: King Kid (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
  This character is or was primarily an enemy of Captain Marvel, the Wizard Shazam, or any of the extended members of the Marvel Family. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Marvel Family Villains." |