King Hiss

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King Hiss was a powerful villain that featured in the 2002 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon.

History

King Hiss.

King Hiss was the ancient ruler of the Snakemen of Eternia with a desire of controlling the entire world. However, his conquests were thwarted due to the machinations of King Grayskull who defended the people from King Hiss and his minions. At some point in this early period in Eternian history, King Hiss came into conflict with another great evil which was Hordak and his dark army that managed to defeat the Snakemen and their ruler. However, King Hiss was not vanquished and arose again to attempt to claim the planet. Two of his enemies were defeated in the last conflict namely Hordak and King Grayskull but new opponents came to challenge his right to claim the world. These would be the Elders of Castle Grayskull and the mystical warrior Zodak. Zodak's brother was sent as an emissary to King Hiss to bring about a peaceful resolution to the conflict but King Hiss desire for power meant that there would be no such option and he devoured Zelal right in front of Zodak's eyes. After numerous conflicts with the two, King Hiss unleashed the Snake god Serpos in order to rule the world but it to was defeated by the magic of the Elders who proceeded to defeat the Snakemen and seal them as well as their ruler within a timeless prison called the Void which was deep within the petrified remains of Serpos, later known as Snake Mountain.

There King Hiss would remain for centuries and have a short encounter with Zodak and Eternia's latest defender, He-man when Kobra Khan attempted to free his master. This plot failed but allowed General Rattlor to escape where he plotted with Evil Lyn and Kobra Khan to free King Hiss. When Skeletor and his Evil Warriors were distracted fighting against the Masters of the Universe, King Hiss's minions opened the Void and freed him. Once out of the Void, King Hiss proclaimed that it was time to reclaim that which was his and took Snake Mountain where he challenged Skeletor and his forces stating that he was the true king of Eternia. After defeating them, Hiss attempted to devour Evil Lyn as a reward for her assistance but she offered the power of the Elders in exchange for her life. King Hiss spared her life for the time in exchange for her aid and assaulted Castle Grayskull where his Snakemen overran its defenders. Hiss himself entered the Castle's inner sanctum after breaching its magical barrier through the aid of Evil Lyn where he moved to gain the greatest power of all of time.

Once within, King Hiss encountered the Sorceress where he demanded that she kneel before her new master and tell him where the great power was located. She refused stating that the Elder's magic would never go into the hands of the Snakemen. Seeing her defiance, King Hiss attacked only to face strong resistance. Now knowing that he was facing a powerful opponent, King His stated that for her attack, her death would be a slow and painful one and the two engaged in a magical duel with Hiss becoming the victor stating that there was no doubt that between snake and bird that he would be victorious. Changing into his true form, he would poison her with his bites after which he entered the crystal caverns underneath the Castle. He was about to gain the great power when Zodak attacked. King Hiss easily defeated the great warrior and stated that even his weakling brother put up more of a fight which angered Zodak greatly to the point that he fought on with renewed vigor. He used the power of the Elders to aid him and he defeated King Hiss. Taking the fallen body, he would move to the top of the Castle and declare to the Snakemen army that their leader was defeated after which he threw it into the chasm around the Castle. The Snakemen plunged themselves into the darkness to follow their leader and it seemed that King Hiss was defeated.

However, King Hiss had managed to survive within the underground world of Eternia where he gathered his strength and attempted other avenues through which he could control Eternia.

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Background

King Hiss appeared as a Human shaped snake skinned opponent with glowing red eyes with an armor that had snake decorations around it. He was equipped with a snake shaped staff with an orb at the top which served as a way of channeling his magical powers which was known to be as ancient as that of the Elders of Castle Grayskull.

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