White King | |
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Alice character | |
First appearance | Through the Looking-Glass |
Created by | Lewis Carroll |
Portrayed by | Michael Socha (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland) |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | King |
Spouse | White Queen |
Children | Lily (a pawn) |
Nationality | Looking-glass world |
The White King is a fictional character who appears in Lewis Carroll's 1871 fantasy novel Through the Looking-Glass. Aside from Alice herself, he is one of the earliest chesspieces that are introduced into the story. Although he does not interact with Alice as much as the White Queen does, because Alice becomes a pawn on his side of the Chess-game, he is, on some levels, the most important character within the story at least as far as the game is concerned. He is not to be confused with the King of Hearts from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.