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* ''{{Neverwhere}}'' has a whole ''feudal system'' among the denizens of London Below, but there doesn't seem to be any particular overlord. The highest-ranking single person seems to be the Earl of Earl's Court.
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* ''{{Neverwhere}}'' ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}'' has a whole ''feudal system'' among the denizens of London Below, but there doesn't seem to be any particular overlord. The highest-ranking single person seems to be the Earl of Earl's Court.
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More often than not {{Muggles}} in the know will respect him and even ask him for help or WisdomFromTheGutter, assuming he doesn't have a higher education equivalent knowledge. Usually these guys are also suffering a mental illness that makes them a CloudCuckooLander. However, an especially beloved king (it helps if they aren't violent) may have their delusion humored by a whole city.
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More often than not not, {{Muggles}} in the know will respect him and even ask him for help or WisdomFromTheGutter, assuming he doesn't have a higher education equivalent knowledge. Usually these guys are also suffering a mental illness that makes them a CloudCuckooLander. However, an especially beloved king (it helps if they aren't violent) may have their delusion humored by a whole city.
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* ''{{Newsies}}'' has the newsboys of New York who live together and buy the newspapers to sell them to the people. When their prices are raised Jack Kelly bands them together to go on strike but they need every borough of New York, especially Brooklyn which is the territory of Spot Conlon. He's the key... the most respected and... famous... newsie in New York...
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* ''{{Newsies}}'' has the newsboys of New York who live together and buy the newspapers to sell them to the people. When their prices are raised raised, Jack Kelly bands them together to go on strike strike, but they need every borough of New York, especially Brooklyn which is the territory of Spot Conlon. He's the key... the most respected and... famous... newsie in New York...
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* In an AlternateUniverse, [[{{Portal2}} Cave Johnson]] became the Hobo King, ruling over the derelict remains of Aperture.
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* KingOfBeggars, a WuXia movie starring StephenChow, deals with a main character who eventually becomes a Beggar King.
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* The Beggar Sect is a faction that shows up often in many WuXia works, and the leader is called the King of Beggars, who usually masters two distinctive styles, the 18 Dragon Subduing Palms and The Dog Beating Stick, each legendary styles of combat. Needless to say, this character is usually a BadAss.
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* ''Literature/TheAreasOfMyExpertise'' discusses the Hobo Kings in some depth. Among other distinctive features, they apparently reincarnate rather like the Dalai Lama.
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* ''EchoBazaar'' ''Videogame/FallenLondon'' has the Topsy King.
King, additionally a TalkativeLoon.
--> '''Who is the Topsy King?'''
-->In his own words: 'A goden most capering! Hines the walkskies, chanter the powb raggedy men. Dab with viddlo, too, goden!' So there we have it.
--> '''Who is the Topsy King?'''
-->In his own words: 'A goden most capering! Hines the walkskies, chanter the powb raggedy men. Dab with viddlo, too, goden!' So there we have it.
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* ''{{TMNT}}'' had The Garbageman, a hideous and ruthless villain who dreams of ruling a garbage kingdom with the homeless as his slaves. After he was defeated The Professor (so named because he used to be a university professor) became a good and wise leader to the homeless and gave a valuable Aesop on recycling.
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* ''{{TMNT}}'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|2003}}'' had The Garbageman, a hideous and ruthless villain who dreams of ruling a garbage kingdom with the homeless as his slaves. After he was defeated The Professor (so named because he used to be a university professor) became a good and wise leader to the homeless and gave a valuable Aesop on recycling.
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* ''ThievesWorld'' series. Moruth the Beggar King was the leader of the beggars in the Downwind section of Sanctuary.
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* The JimStarlin ''[[ComicBook/BatMan Batman]]'' miniseries ''[[BatmanTheCult The Cult]]'' features Deacon Blackfire's [[PathOfInspiration evil cult]] of homeless people.
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* The JimStarlin ''[[ComicBook/BatMan Batman]]'' ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' miniseries ''[[BatmanTheCult The Cult]]'' features Deacon Blackfire's [[PathOfInspiration evil cult]] of homeless people.
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* ''{{Neverwhere}}'' has one who rules a kingdom inside a subway car.
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* ''{{Neverwhere}}'' has one who rules a kingdom inside a subway car.whole ''feudal system'' among the denizens of London Below, but there doesn't seem to be any particular overlord. The highest-ranking single person seems to be the Earl of Earl's Court.
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* ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'' has Archibald, the King of the Hobos, who wears half of a Campbell's Soup can as a crown. He may have actually done some ruling as a hobo king, but that was before he befriended a mummy, became immortal, went on adventures, and became mayor of Cumberland.
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* ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'' has Archibald, the King of the Hobos, who wears half of a Campbell's Soup can as a crown. He may have actually done some ruling as a hobo king, but that was before he went on adventures, befriended a mummy, became immortal, went on adventures, and became took over as mayor of Cumberland.
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* Hodgman the Hoboverlord from ''KingdomOfLoathing''.
* The Hobo King from ''{{Stacking}}'' (DLC).
* ''{{VideoGame/inFAMOUS}}'' has Alden Tate of the Dustmen, who are sort of... super-powered homeless that can make junk {{mecha}} and [[GoddamnedBats trash spiders]].
* Hodgman the Hoboverlord from ''KingdomOfLoathing''.
* The Hobo King from ''{{Stacking}}'' (DLC).
* ''{{VideoGame/inFAMOUS}}'' has Alden Tate of the Dustmen, who are sort of... super-powered homeless that can make junk {{mecha}} and [[GoddamnedBats trash spiders]].
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* ''EchoBazaar'' has the Topsy King.
* ''EchoBazaar'' has the Topsy King.
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* Hodgman the Hoboverlord from ''KingdomOfLoathing''.
* The Hobo King from ''{{Stacking}}'' (DLC).
* ''{{VideoGame/inFAMOUS}}'' has Alden Tate of the Dustmen, who are sort of... super-powered homeless that can make junk {{mecha}} and [[GoddamnedBats trash spiders]].
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* ''EchoBazaar'' has the Topsy King.
* Hodgman the Hoboverlord from ''KingdomOfLoathing''.
* The Hobo King from ''{{Stacking}}'' (DLC).
* ''{{VideoGame/inFAMOUS}}'' has Alden Tate of the Dustmen, who are sort of... super-powered homeless that can make junk {{mecha}} and [[GoddamnedBats trash spiders]].
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* Flavor text from ''[[GeistTheSinEaters Geist]]'' informs us of Dregs, a homeless Sin-Eater who died in NewYorkCity. Returning from the dead actually cleared up most of his mental difficulties, and he's now the unofficial chief of an alliance of homeless Sin-Eaters throughout NYC, protecting the indigent from supernatural predators and acting as information brokers.
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* Flavor text from ''[[GeistTheSinEaters Geist]]'' ''TabletopGame/GeistTheSinEaters'' informs us of Dregs, a homeless Sin-Eater who died in NewYorkCity. Returning from the dead actually cleared up most of his mental difficulties, and he's now the unofficial chief of an alliance of homeless Sin-Eaters throughout NYC, protecting the indigent from supernatural predators and acting as information brokers.
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* Clopin in ''TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' is something along the lines of a beggar king.
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* Clopin in ''TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' ''Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' is something along the lines of a beggar king.
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* In ''TheThreepennyOpera'', Peachum is the head of London's Beggar's Guild and is referred to at least once as the Beggar King/King of the Beggars.
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* In ''TheThreepennyOpera'', ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'', Peachum is the head of London's Beggar's Guild and is referred to at least once as the Beggar King/King of the Beggars.
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* Played for laughs in ''Film/TheMuppets'', with hoboes carrying off a tied-up Creator/JackBlack while declaring him their King. (It actually does make sense in context. Sort of.)
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* Flavor text from ''[[GeistTheSinEaters Geist]]'' informs us of Dregs, a homeless Sin-Eater who died in NewYorkCity. Returning from the dead actually cleared up most of his mental difficulties, and he's now the unofficial chief of an alliance of homeless Sin-Eaters throughout NYC, protecting the indigent from supernatural predators and acting as information brokers.
* Flavor text from ''[[GeistTheSinEaters Geist]]'' informs us of Dregs, a homeless Sin-Eater who died in NewYorkCity. Returning from the dead actually cleared up most of his mental difficulties, and he's now the unofficial chief of an alliance of homeless Sin-Eaters throughout NYC, protecting the indigent from supernatural predators and acting as information brokers.
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* ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' introduced [[CanonForeigner the Sewer King]], who fits the Fagin archetype of this trope.
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* ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' introduced [[CanonForeigner the Sewer King]], who fits the Fagin archetype of this trope.
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* ''{{Babylon 5}}'': Byron, leader of the rogue telepaths on the titular space station.
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* ''{{Babylon 5}}'': ''Series/BabylonFive'': Byron, leader of the rogue telepaths on the titular eponymous space station.
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* ''{{Newsies}}'' has Jack Kelly of one part of New York and another boy of another part.
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* ''{{Newsies}}'' has Jack Kelly of one part the newsboys of New York who live together and another boy buy the newspapers to sell them to the people. When their prices are raised Jack Kelly bands them together to go on strike but they need every borough of another part.New York, especially Brooklyn which is the territory of Spot Conlon. He's the key... the most respected and... famous... newsie in New York...
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* The JimStarlin ''[[ComicBook/BatMan Batman]]'' miniseries ''The Cult'' features Deacon Blackfire's [[PathOfInspiration evil cult]] of homeless people.
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* The JimStarlin ''[[ComicBook/BatMan Batman]]'' miniseries ''The Cult'' ''[[BatmanTheCult The Cult]]'' features Deacon Blackfire's [[PathOfInspiration evil cult]] of homeless people.
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* ''Aibou'': There's a whole homeless republic/hippie commune in a section of one of the cities, and its self-appointed President becomes the victim of a crime.
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* ''The Santa Claus Brothers'' had one who also thought he was the King of France.
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* The JimStarlin ''[[ComicBook/BatMan Batman]]'' miniseries ''The Cult'' features Deacon Blackfire's [[PathOfInspiration evil cult]] of homeless people.
* During the FrankMiller run of ''[[ComicBook/DareDevil Daredevil]]'' the title character encountered "the King," who ruled the homeless in the New York sewer system in analogy to [[ArchEnemy the Kingpin]] ruling the New York mobs.
* During the FrankMiller run of ''[[ComicBook/DareDevil Daredevil]]'' the title character encountered "the King," who ruled the homeless in the New York sewer system in analogy to [[ArchEnemy the Kingpin]] ruling the New York mobs.
* The novel ''The King of Schnorrers'' involves a character who is the leader of professional beggars in London.
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* ''{{TMNT}}'' had The Garbageman, a hideous and ruthless villain who dreams of ruling a garbage kingdom with the homeless as his slaves. After he was defeated The Professor (so named because he used to be a university professor) became a good and wise leader to the homeless and gave a valuable Aesop on recycling.
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* In DCComics's brief ''Magog'' series there was a villain named Miasma who was basically Bernie Madoff turned into this trope.
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* Clopin in ''TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' is something along the lines of a beggar king.
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* ''Film/SilentMovie'' has a gag where Mel Funn--having just fallen off the wagon, hard--buys an absolutely massive wine bottle and stumbles into a back alley. All the homeless in the alley gather around Mel and hail him as "the king of the winos".
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* One ''{{Hellraiser}}'' comic has a literal HomelessKing, holdingncourt in the sewers.
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This character is the leader or even "king" of all the homeless, indigent, and castoffs in a city. Either by dint of age, respect, or obstinate madness he has authority over the homeless. The king may be a crime boss type, a mayor who keeps their society running, TheFagin leading a group of street urchins, or an actual king who holds court. Regardless of how much wealth he has, he always stays purposefully poor and in a homeless lifestyle.
More often than not {{Muggles}} in the know will respect him and even ask him for help or WisdomFromTheGutter, assuming he doesn't have a higher education equivalent knowledge. Usually these guys are also suffering a mental illness that makes them a CloudCuckooLander. However, an especially beloved king (it helps if they aren't violent) may have their delusion humored by a whole city.
See also/compare TheFagin and WastelandElder. For a normal king who is now homeless, see FallenPrincess. This trope is almost AlwaysMale, hence the use of masculine pronouns.
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[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
* In ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' [[spoiler: Chief Aramaki's missing brother]] turns out to be one in an episode near the end of the first season. He's arrested on trumped up charges to get at his brother. In the second season he has a cameo in order to give [[spoiler: [[AntiVillain Kuze]]]] somebody to explain his plan to.
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* ''{{TMNT}}'' had The Garbageman, a hideous and ruthless villain who dreams of ruling a garbage kingdom with the homeless as his slaves. After he was defeated The Professor (so named because he used to be a university professor) became a good and wise leader to the homeless and gave a valuable Aesop on recycling.
* One ''{{Hellraiser}}'' comic has a literal HomelessKing, holdingncourt in the sewers.
* One story in ''ComicBook/TheGoon'' has the term "hobo jungle" taken literally, with the hoboes looking like Amazonian natives. Their king is a long-haired guitar player.
[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* ''{{Newsies}}'' has Jack Kelly of one part of New York and another boy of another part.
* [[color:red:(PleaseConfirm)]] Perry in ''TheFisherKing counts''. When we first see him we get the impression he protects tribes of homeless against anti-bum vigilantes, and may well be held in the role of some kind of leader.
* In ''[[Franchise/EvilDead Army Of Darkness]]'', Ash meets Duke Henry, the leader of a band of poor townfolk who were banished from the King's castle. Ash quickly reminds him just how much his supposed status is worth:
-->'''Duke Henry''': You Sir, are not one of my vassals... who are you?
-->'''Ash''': Who wants to know?
-->'''Duke Henry''': I am Henry the Red. Duke of Shale, Lord of the Northlands and leader of its peoples.
-->'''Ash''': Well hello Mister Fancypants. Well, I've got news for you pal, you ain't leadin' but two things, right now: Jack and shit... and Jack left town.
[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* ''ThievesWorld'' series. Moruth the Beggar King was the leader of the beggars in the Downwind section of Sanctuary.
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' has Queen Molly, head of the Beggar's Guild.
* ''{{Neverwhere}}'' has one who rules a kingdom inside a subway car.
* ''BloodsuckingFiends'' has a Homeless King inSan Francisco, very clearly modeled on Emperor Norton of the same city.
* Koba is the leader of Echo's homeless in ''Literature/LabyrinthsOfEcho''.
* ''ThievesWorld'' series. Moruth the Beggar King was the leader of the beggars in the Downwind section of Sanctuary.
* In ''Literature/{{Reliquary}}'', Mephisto is the leader of a large community of homeless living in the tunnels under Manhattan. Pendergast and D'Agosta seek his help in navigating the tunnels and finding the den of the Wrinklers.
* There's the Beggar King of Nadsokor from the ''Literature/TheElricSaga''. A whole [[PlanetOfHats city where everyone has the kind of defects]] that characterize [[WretchedHive the worst of the lumpenproletariat beggars]], and the story is about their king stealing Elric's imperial jewels.
[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* ''{{Babylon 5}}'': Byron, leader of the rogue telepaths on the titular space station.
* The novel ''The King of Schnorrers'' involves a character who is the leader of professional beggars in London.
*Clopin in ''TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' is something along the lines of a beggar king.
* The ''DoctorWho'' two-parter "Daleks In Manhattan"/Evolution of the Daleks" features a Depression-era Hooverville in New York City, where the de facto leader of the homeless is a wise man [[MeaningfulName named Solomon]].
[[AC:{{Musical}}]]
*In ''TheThreepennyOpera'', Peachum is the head of London's Beggar's Guild and is referred to at least once as the Beggar King/King of the Beggars.
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* ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'' has Archibald, the King of the Hobos, who wears half of a Campbell's Soup can as a crown. He may have actually done some ruling as a hobo king, but that was before he befriended a mummy, became immortal, went on adventures, and became mayor of Cumberland.
* ''Johnny Saturn'' features a literally underground society that functions surprisingly well, and while they have some main members, John Underhall is pretty much their king.
[[AC:VideoGames]]
* Hodgman the Hoboverlord from ''KingdomOfLoathing''.
* The Hobo King from ''{{Stacking}}'' (DLC).
* ''{{VideoGame/inFAMOUS}}'' has Alden Tate of the Dustmen, who are sort of... super-powered homeless that can make junk {{mecha}} and [[GoddamnedBats trash spiders]].
[[AC:WebGames]]
* ''EchoBazaar'' has the Topsy King.
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More often than not {{Muggles}} in the know will respect him and even ask him for help or WisdomFromTheGutter, assuming he doesn't have a higher education equivalent knowledge. Usually these guys are also suffering a mental illness that makes them a CloudCuckooLander. However, an especially beloved king (it helps if they aren't violent) may have their delusion humored by a whole city.
See also/compare TheFagin and WastelandElder. For a normal king who is now homeless, see FallenPrincess. This trope is almost AlwaysMale, hence the use of masculine pronouns.
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!!Examples:
[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
* In ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' [[spoiler: Chief Aramaki's missing brother]] turns out to be one in an episode near the end of the first season. He's arrested on trumped up charges to get at his brother. In the second season he has a cameo in order to give [[spoiler: [[AntiVillain Kuze]]]] somebody to explain his plan to.
[[AC:ComicBooks]]
* ''{{TMNT}}'' had The Garbageman, a hideous and ruthless villain who dreams of ruling a garbage kingdom with the homeless as his slaves. After he was defeated The Professor (so named because he used to be a university professor) became a good and wise leader to the homeless and gave a valuable Aesop on recycling.
* One ''{{Hellraiser}}'' comic has a literal HomelessKing, holdingncourt in the sewers.
* One story in ''ComicBook/TheGoon'' has the term "hobo jungle" taken literally, with the hoboes looking like Amazonian natives. Their king is a long-haired guitar player.
[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* ''{{Newsies}}'' has Jack Kelly of one part of New York and another boy of another part.
* [[color:red:(PleaseConfirm)]] Perry in ''TheFisherKing counts''. When we first see him we get the impression he protects tribes of homeless against anti-bum vigilantes, and may well be held in the role of some kind of leader.
* In ''[[Franchise/EvilDead Army Of Darkness]]'', Ash meets Duke Henry, the leader of a band of poor townfolk who were banished from the King's castle. Ash quickly reminds him just how much his supposed status is worth:
-->'''Duke Henry''': You Sir, are not one of my vassals... who are you?
-->'''Ash''': Who wants to know?
-->'''Duke Henry''': I am Henry the Red. Duke of Shale, Lord of the Northlands and leader of its peoples.
-->'''Ash''': Well hello Mister Fancypants. Well, I've got news for you pal, you ain't leadin' but two things, right now: Jack and shit... and Jack left town.
[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* ''ThievesWorld'' series. Moruth the Beggar King was the leader of the beggars in the Downwind section of Sanctuary.
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' has Queen Molly, head of the Beggar's Guild.
* ''{{Neverwhere}}'' has one who rules a kingdom inside a subway car.
* ''BloodsuckingFiends'' has a Homeless King inSan Francisco, very clearly modeled on Emperor Norton of the same city.
* Koba is the leader of Echo's homeless in ''Literature/LabyrinthsOfEcho''.
* ''ThievesWorld'' series. Moruth the Beggar King was the leader of the beggars in the Downwind section of Sanctuary.
* In ''Literature/{{Reliquary}}'', Mephisto is the leader of a large community of homeless living in the tunnels under Manhattan. Pendergast and D'Agosta seek his help in navigating the tunnels and finding the den of the Wrinklers.
* There's the Beggar King of Nadsokor from the ''Literature/TheElricSaga''. A whole [[PlanetOfHats city where everyone has the kind of defects]] that characterize [[WretchedHive the worst of the lumpenproletariat beggars]], and the story is about their king stealing Elric's imperial jewels.
[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* ''{{Babylon 5}}'': Byron, leader of the rogue telepaths on the titular space station.
* The novel ''The King of Schnorrers'' involves a character who is the leader of professional beggars in London.
*Clopin in ''TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' is something along the lines of a beggar king.
* The ''DoctorWho'' two-parter "Daleks In Manhattan"/Evolution of the Daleks" features a Depression-era Hooverville in New York City, where the de facto leader of the homeless is a wise man [[MeaningfulName named Solomon]].
[[AC:{{Musical}}]]
*In ''TheThreepennyOpera'', Peachum is the head of London's Beggar's Guild and is referred to at least once as the Beggar King/King of the Beggars.
[[AC:WebComics]]
* ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'' has Archibald, the King of the Hobos, who wears half of a Campbell's Soup can as a crown. He may have actually done some ruling as a hobo king, but that was before he befriended a mummy, became immortal, went on adventures, and became mayor of Cumberland.
* ''Johnny Saturn'' features a literally underground society that functions surprisingly well, and while they have some main members, John Underhall is pretty much their king.
[[AC:VideoGames]]
* Hodgman the Hoboverlord from ''KingdomOfLoathing''.
* The Hobo King from ''{{Stacking}}'' (DLC).
* ''{{VideoGame/inFAMOUS}}'' has Alden Tate of the Dustmen, who are sort of... super-powered homeless that can make junk {{mecha}} and [[GoddamnedBats trash spiders]].
[[AC:WebGames]]
* ''EchoBazaar'' has the Topsy King.
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