The Rat King is a unique boss mob in Remixed Dungeon. Despite its simple appearance, it commands great power and is often found in the sewers level.

• Type: Boss / Mob
• Classification: Gnoll-like creature
• Habitat: Sewers level
• Behavior: Stationary, summons rats, uses special attacks

The Rat King is a special creature that is treated like a Gnoll for gameplay purposes but appears as a distinctive large rat. It sits on a throne and commands a small army of rats. While not as powerful as other dungeon bosses, it presents a significant challenge to early-game players.

• HP: High for early game
• Accuracy: Moderate
• Evasion: Low
• Damage: Moderate to high
• Defense: Moderate
• Speed: Slow

• Rat Summoning: Periodically summons additional rats to fight alongside it
• Throne Aura: May have special effects due to sitting on a special throne
• Gnoll Mechanics: Benefits from any Gnoll-specific mechanics or interactions

• Prioritize eliminating summoned rats to avoid being overwhelmed
• Keep distance to avoid multiple enemies at once
• Use area-effect abilities carefully to avoid clearing too many summoned rats at once
• Focus damage on the Rat King to prevent continued summoning

• Giant Rat Skull - Used for the Imp quest
• Rat King's Crown - Special artifact
• Throne Key - Unique key type
• Gold - Substantial gold reward
• Food rations or other useful items

• Imp Quest: Requires giant rat skulls, which the Rat King drops
• Part of the early-game progression chain

• Java Class: RatKing.java - NPC implementation in the npcs package
• String Resources: Rat King strings (lines 1862-1867)
• Factory Registration: MobFactory.java
• Level Painter: RatKingPainter.java

• Bosses - Other bosses in the game
• Rats - Related common enemies
• Sewers Level - Where it's encountered
• Imp NPC - For quest involving its skull drops
• Gnolls - Related to its special mechanics