The King of All Cosmos
The eccentric god who destroyed the stars and tasked his tiny son to roll them back into existence.
The King of All Cosmos is an eccentric, god-like entity and the father of the Prince in the 2004 action puzzle video game Katamari Damacy, developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2. In a drunken stupor, he destroys all the stars, Earth's Moon, and other celestial bodies except for Earth itself. He then charges his five-centimeter-tall son to go to Earth with a magical ball called a katamari to collect enough material to recreate the stars and the Moon.
Quick Facts
- Role
- Protagonist; Supreme cosmic collector
- Franchise
- Katamari Damacy
- Title
- Collectibles & the Katamari: The King of All Cosmos
- Developer
- Game Freak (Japan)
- Publisher
- Media.Vision
- Platforms
- PS4
- PS Vita
- PC
Lore & Background
The King of All Cosmos is a highly stylized and surreal character, often both celebrating and satirizing facets of Japanese culture. He sets the player's missions, typically the 'Make a Star' mode, where the player must grow the katamari to a specific size within a given time frame. A side-story follows the Hoshino family; the father, an astronaut, is unable to go to the Moon after it is wiped out by the King, and the daughter, Michiru, senses the Prince's work. Ultimately, the family, along with their house and town, are rolled up in the katamari used to remake the Moon.
Reader's Guide
The King of All Cosmos assigns missions that require the player to roll the katamari around houses, gardens, and towns to meet certain parameters. The player uses the two analog sticks on the DualShock controller to control direction. Objects smaller than the katamari stick to it; larger objects can be hurdles. Colliding at high speed may cause objects to fall off. The game uses size, weight, and surface area to determine if an object sticks. Animals such as cats will chase the katamari, knocking things from it, but once the katamari is large enough, it scares them away and they can be rolled up. As the katamari grows, it can pick up larger objects, eventually including buildings, mountains, and clouds.
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