Vladek

Theme:

Knight's Kingdom II

Variations:

4

Accessories:

Sword
Shield
Helmet
Armour

Years:

2004–2006

Parts

[List of appearances]

“Bah! I hate summer!”

―Vladek, according to Ogel^[1]

Lord Vladek was the main antagonist in the 2004–2006 Knights' Kingdom II series.

Description[edit | edit source]

Vladek has a dark visage, with burning embers for eyes and a mouth set in a permanent grimace. When his Vladmask is not on, he can cause fear in even the most stalwart of the Hero Knights. His emblem is the scorpion, and it is set into his shield for all to know. Vladek's sword is of the darkest coal, sinister and deadly. Vladek is an oddity among the Knights’ Kingdom series kits, in that he is the one of the very few figures to have only one movable arm via a dial on their back. This is supposedly because of his skill with the sword, and disdain of the shield. Vladek's sword is perfectly capable of deflecting all arms that can be brought to bear, and it is rumored he can split an arrow in mid air. In 2006, Vladek gained new black and silver armour, a red cape, and a Sorcerer's Sword which is capable of deflecting boulders and creating things out of ruins.

Background[edit | edit source]

He was originally the advisor to King Mathias, but Vladek imprisoned the king in a dungeon and claimed he had gone missing. Then, as advisor and second-in-command, he proclaimed that a tournament would be held to determine the new king. He entered himself in the tournament, and planned to use the power of the Book of Morcia to win and become the new king. However, the four Hero Knights found Mathias and defeated Vladek. Some time after, Vladek fled, and found himself in the lost kingdom of Ankoria, where he regained power by creating the Vladmask. Subsequently, he conquered Ankoria, making the residents his personal slaves. It was here he adopted the title of "Lord Vladek." He threatened to use the Vladmask to destroy Morcia, but Sir Jayko destroyed the Vladmask and stopped him. He was defeated in battle twice more by King Jayko, before finally being captured by him in 2006. However, the details of that capture are unknown.

Commands[edit | edit source]

Vladek is the leader of the Rogue Knights and the Shadow Knights. Two of his subordinates are Dracus, a warlord, and Karzon, a weapons master.

Notes[edit | edit source]

Ogel is a direct descendant of Lord Vladek; Vladek is Ogel's great-great-great-great-great grandfather.
His polybag variation had Johnny Thunder's face.