King Cockroach

Nobody has any idea who, or what, King Cockroach is. Nobody knows whether he actually exists, what he looks like, where he lives, or what kind of food he eats. What is known, with total confidence, is that he is totally terrifying.

A person-insect-thing, by the available accounts. He is said to lurk in fields, or behind curtains, watching disapprovingly over children engaged in mischief.

One rule governs him absolutely. If you swear to King Cockroach, you must follow through. In all of recorded history, nobody has ever sworn to King Cockroach and failed to do so. Nobody intends to be the first.

Appears in Book 7 and the Almanac
First seen in Book 7, page 214

Research

entry sources b07:c99:p251 al1:c01:p150 b07:c09:p216 b07:c09:p214

entry art from al1:c01:p150

character e_king_cockroach

Absolutely no idea who (or what) he is. But what we do know is he is totally, totally, totally, totally, totally, totally, totally terrifying. b07:c09:p214

first appearance b07:c09:p214

appears in Book 7 Almanac (al1)

In the printed almanac pages (2 cited)

Straight from the books

Facts

character_fact (2)

King Cockroach is known to hide in fields or behind curtains and watches disapprovingly over kids engaging in mischievous activities.

King Cockroach is rumored to watch disapprovingly over kids who are considering or engaging in mischievous activities. In particular, he is known to hide in fields or behind curtains. al1:c01:p150

f_al1_192 character_fact

King Cockroach is a totally terrifying person-insect-thing; nobody knows if he actually exists, what he looks like, where he lives, or what kind of food he eats.

Totally, totally, totally, totally, totally, totally, totally, totally, totally, totally, totally, totally, totally, totally terrifying person-insect-thing. Nobody knows if he actually exists, or if he does, what he looks like and where he lives and what kind of food he eats. b07:c99:p251

f_b07_123 character_fact

world_rule (1)

If someone swears to King Cockroach, they absolutely must follow through; nobody in history has ever sworn to King Cockroach and not followed through.

If someone says "I swear to King Cockroach that I will...", you 100% know they will do it. Nobody, and we mean NOBODY in the history of history in its entirety has even sworn to King Cockroach and not followed through. b07:c09:p216

f_b07_076 world_rule

Continuity findings

King Cockroach description: b07 vs al1 almanac_overlap
first_appearance of King Cockroach cites al1, story debut is b07 first_appearance_review

Cited pages (5)

al1:c01:p150 b07:c09:p214 b07:c09:p216 b07:c09:p217 b07:c99:p251