Edward King

"Let your eyes bear witness, and let your body deliver the message."

- Edward King, the "Cross" Edward King (エドワード キング, Eduwaado Kingu), the Cross (クロス, Kurosu), is a man known and feared throughout the world, carrying a reputation so fierce and reviled that his mere name bordered on taboo. He is known as the man who "crawled from Hell", no longer remaining human after outsmarting the being known as Exalt Rakshasa, and remaining a mystery since, yet his actions continued to echo, which gave rise to his reputation. Ironically, despite being a world-class criminal, Edward King's true appearance remained a mystery from everyone, with no definitive answer on who he was, leading to the rise of "impostor Kings", claiming to be the real Edward King, and using his name to benefit themselves, as the real King did nothing to stop these impostors.

Due to this mysterious side of him, Edward King has also been addressed as the Shadowman (シャドーマン, Shadōman), and has been reportedly known for mass slaughtering and mayhem spreading by his simple arrival on any given location, and with the rise of impostors, only furthered his reputation as a monster beyond anything on the planet, with End Demon (最後魔, Saigoma) being the final proof of his monstrous infamy.

As it stands, much of King remains ambigous or simply unknown, leaving much to be desired on the man's true identity, with some wondering if he truly exists.

Trivia

 * The initial reason for Edward King's creation is the author's liking of the name's simplicity.
 * In addition, the character himself is inspired by Randall Flagg and Dr. Doom respectively.