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Wolfgang Goldenleonard is everything you would least expect from a prince: fiery, street-smart, and completely and utterly disgusted with the royal lifestyle. Having spent years scraping by in the kingdom’s slums after the mur- ...uh, “untimely death” of his noblewoman mother, the one thing that would make being summoned to the palace worth it would be seeing His Majesty The King - a philandering, hedonistic tyrant of a ruler - fall from the throne.

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Wolfgang Goldenleonard is everything you would least expect from a prince: fiery, street-smart, and completely and utterly disgusted with the royal lifestyle. Having spent years scraping by in the kingdom’s slums after the mur- ...uh, “untimely death” "untimely death" of his noblewoman mother, the one thing that would make being summoned to the palace worth it would be seeing His Majesty The the King - -- a philandering, hedonistic tyrant of a ruler - -- fall from the throne.



''King’s Maker'' (킹스메이커) is a {{Fantasy}}/[[YaoiGenre BL]] [[KoreanWebtoons Webtoon]] that was first released in June 2017, written and illustrated by Haga and Kang Jiyoung respectively. Season 1 is currently hosted in its entirety on Lezhin Comics in [[https://www.lezhin.com/ko/comic/kingsmaker Korean,]] [[https://www.lezhin.com/ja/comic/_kingsmaker Japanese,]] and [[https://www.lezhin.com/en/comic/kingsmaker_en English,]], and its [[http://www.kuaikanmanhua.com/web/topic/2080/ Chinese translation]] is hosted on Kuaikan Manhua. On June 1st, 2019, Season 2 were released on Kakao Page under the title ''King's Maker: Triple Crown'' in South Korea, and on January 13th, 2020, was finally released [[https://www.tappytoon.com/comics/kings-maker-triple-crown in English]] on Tappytoon, where it updates weekly on Tuesdays. Season 1 also started publication on the French site [[https://www.delitoon.com/webtoon/kings-maker Delitoon]] in January 2020.

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''King’s Maker'' (킹스메이커) is a {{Fantasy}}/[[YaoiGenre BL]] [[KoreanWebtoons Webtoon]] {{Korean Webtoon|s}} that was first released in June 2017, written and illustrated by Haga and Kang Jiyoung respectively. Season 1 is currently hosted in its entirety on Lezhin Comics in [[https://www.lezhin.com/ko/comic/kingsmaker Korean,]] [[https://www.lezhin.com/ja/comic/_kingsmaker Japanese,]] and [[https://www.lezhin.com/en/comic/kingsmaker_en English,]], and its [[http://www.kuaikanmanhua.com/web/topic/2080/ Chinese translation]] is hosted on Kuaikan Manhua. On June 1st, 2019, Season 2 were released on Kakao Page under the title ''King's Maker: Triple Crown'' in South Korea, and on January 13th, 2020, was finally released [[https://www.tappytoon.com/comics/kings-maker-triple-crown in English]] on Tappytoon, where it updates weekly on Tuesdays. Season 1 also started publication on the French site [[https://www.delitoon.com/webtoon/kings-maker Delitoon]] in January 2020.



* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: He doesn't exactly say "I love you," but [[spoiler:Soohyuk manages to deliver one to Wolfgang in Episode 24, after learning that he is to sleep with the King that night]] - in fact, it’s the only written dialogue we see that episode. [[spoiler:While it’s a NoDialogueEpisode, Wolfgang clearly reciprocates, and it leads to a rather lengthy {{Fanservice}} sequence. The act in itself is deeply passionate, intimate, and consensual despite being impromptu...]] but it doesn’t end well.
* ArcVillain: [[spoiler:The king turns out to be this when Season 1 ends with him dying.]] Cue mass "OhCrap" from the readers.
* AssassinationAttempt: The central focus of a major arc beginning in Season 2, Episode 7 - much to the frustration of everyone who would much rather be focusing on other political issues, the protagonists included.
* BitchSlap: Soohyuk delivers one to Wolfgang in Episode 19, making it clear that he is ''not'' happy with the latter's outburst in front of his family. [[JustifiedTrope Granted, this is the highly unpredictable and overprivileged royal family we're talking about...]]
* ChekhovsSkill: In Episode 7, Wolfgang has an altercation with two guards [[spoiler:(one of whom turns out to be a captain, much to his chagrin)]] and responds by throwing a handful of dirt in their faces to try to make a quick getaway. [[spoiler:Despite moving on to more "refined" fighting techniques once he's older, this eventually makes a comeback when he faces off with the King - [[{{Squick}} albeit with]] ''[[{{Squick}} blood]]'' [[{{Squick}} instead of dirt.]]]]

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%% * AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: He doesn't exactly say "I love you," but [[spoiler:Soohyuk manages to deliver one to Wolfgang in Episode 24, after learning that he is to sleep with the King that night]] - -- in fact, it’s the only written dialogue we see that episode. [[spoiler:While it’s a NoDialogueEpisode, Wolfgang clearly reciprocates, and it leads to a rather lengthy {{Fanservice}} sequence. The act in itself is deeply passionate, intimate, and consensual despite being impromptu...]] but it doesn’t end well.
* ArcVillain: [[spoiler:The king turns out to be this when Season 1 ends with him dying.]] Cue mass "OhCrap" from the readers.
* AssassinationAttempt: The central focus of a major arc beginning in Season 2, Episode 7 - much to the frustration of everyone who would much rather be focusing on other political issues, the protagonists included.
* BitchSlap: Soohyuk delivers one to Wolfgang in Episode 19, making it clear that he is ''not'' happy with the latter's outburst in front of his family. [[JustifiedTrope Granted, this is the highly unpredictable and overprivileged royal family we're talking about...
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* AssassinationAttempt: The central focus of a major arc beginning in Season 2, Episode 7.
* BitchSlap: Soohyuk delivers one to Wolfgang in Episode 19, making it clear that he is ''not'' happy with the latter's outburst in front of his family.
* ChekhovsSkill: In Episode 7, Wolfgang has an altercation with two guards [[spoiler:(one of whom turns out to be a captain, much to his chagrin)]] and responds by throwing a handful of dirt in their faces to try to make a quick getaway. [[spoiler:Despite moving on to more "refined" fighting techniques once he's older, this eventually makes a comeback when he faces off with the King - [[{{Squick}} -- albeit with]] ''[[{{Squick}} blood]]'' [[{{Squick}} with blood instead of dirt.]]]]]]



* DanceOfRomance: Soohyuk and Wolfgang share a surprisingly straightforward one separate from the rest of the crowd in Episode 22. Unsurprisingly, this is also when Soohyuk finally admits to himself that he's fallen for the latter - via, of course, PurpleProse.

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* DanceOfRomance: Soohyuk and Wolfgang share a surprisingly straightforward one separate from the rest of the crowd in Episode 22. Unsurprisingly, this This is also when Soohyuk finally admits to himself that he's fallen for the latter - via, of course, latter, via PurpleProse.



* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Oh, boy, are they ever. Notable examples include Wolfgang's mother, Lady Christine, who first instilled the idea that the royal family of Goldenleonard is not who they say they are in Wolfgang, as well as the lesson that one must never kill senselessly, and [[spoiler:Lord Sys' biological parents,]] a pair of apothecaries who, while notably more strict with their son, loved him enough to [[spoiler:offer up their own lives in place of his when the king confronted them about a Child seeking shelter in their home.]]

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* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Oh, boy, are they ever. Notable examples include Wolfgang's mother, Lady Christine, who first instilled the idea that the royal family of Goldenleonard is not who they say they are in Wolfgang, as well as the lesson that one must never kill senselessly, and [[spoiler:Lord Sys' biological parents,]] a pair of apothecaries who, while notably more strict with their son, loved him enough to [[spoiler:offer up their own lives in place of his when the king confronted them about a Child seeking shelter in their home.]]



* HeldGaze: Happens often, especially in the early days of Season 1. Somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in Wolfgang and Soohyuk's case, since going any further than longing stares would likely [[spoiler:(and at one point, does)]] end poorly.
* HotterAndSexier: Downplayed. Season 1 only had one {{Fanservice}} sequence to speak of, and it didn’t go any further than Wolfgang necking Soohyuk (probably for the best, too, since they were both [[{{Squick}} roughly fourteen]] and on a tight schedule, to say the least.) Season 2, on the other hand, has a fairly racy scene in the ''first episode,'' and is relatively more generous with fanservice overall. However, this doesn't mean that it's been skimping out on plot by any means.
** Somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by the fact that both characters spent their adolescence in an environment where acting on their feelings in any capacity would have meant certain doom, and are thankfully of age in Season 2.
** Played straight and taken up to eleven in the mature release of Season 2. Scenes are redrawn with Soohyuk and/or Wolfgang wearing far less clothing whenever they're intimate with one another, [[spoiler:and the two have an explicit sex scene that wasn't in the original release.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: The nobility of Goldenleonard is more than happy to turn a blind eye to the King's wrongdoings as long as they can continue to live in luxury, at least until [[spoiler:it starts to affect them - first when Soohyuk, a Minister's son, is taken to become one of the King's Children, and then when Dandelion is killed several years later.]]

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* HeldGaze: Happens often, especially in the early days of Season 1. Somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] justified in Wolfgang and Soohyuk's case, since going any further than longing stares would likely [[spoiler:(and at one point, does)]] end poorly.
* HotterAndSexier: Downplayed. Season 1 only had one {{Fanservice}} sequence to speak of, and it didn’t go any further than Wolfgang necking Soohyuk (probably for the best, too, since they were both [[{{Squick}} roughly fourteen]] and on a tight schedule, to say the least.) Season 2, on the other hand, has a fairly racy scene in the ''first episode,'' and is relatively more generous with fanservice overall. However, this doesn't mean that it's been skimping out on plot by any means.
** Somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by the fact that both characters spent their adolescence in an environment where acting on their feelings in any capacity would have meant certain doom, and are thankfully of age in Season 2.
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Played straight and taken up to eleven in the mature release of Season 2. Scenes are redrawn with Soohyuk and/or Wolfgang wearing far less clothing whenever they're intimate with one another, [[spoiler:and the two have an explicit sex scene that wasn't in the original release.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: The nobility of Goldenleonard is more than happy to turn a blind eye to the King's wrongdoings as long as they can continue to live in luxury, at least until [[spoiler:it starts to affect them - -- first when Soohyuk, a Minister's son, is taken to become one of the King's Children, and then when Dandelion is killed several years later.]]



* KingmakerScenario: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, with Soohyuk being the weaker third party who aligns himself with Wolfgang in order to make him strong enough to take down the King.

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* KingmakerScenario: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, with Wth Soohyuk being the weaker third party who aligns himself with Wolfgang in order to make him strong enough to take down the King.king.



* PlayingSick: In Episode 26, [[spoiler:Soohyuk]] is revealed to have been doing this for ''years'' as part of his WoundedGazelleGambit. It's far more convincing than most examples [[spoiler:thanks to Lord Sys' assistance]], to the point where almost everyone is convinced that he's become bedridden for good.
* PuppetState: The vassal nation of Depennia - so much so that their public image of the royal family of Goldenleonard is on par with that of ''gods,'' thanks to their highly fictionalized accounts of their deeds being written in the style of classical myths or fairytales. In Season 1, this aspect of Depennia is best exemplified through [[TheIngenue Dandelion,]] an idealistic young boy who's spent most of his life there due to illness.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The narrative doesn’t hesitate to point out the King’s other flaws as a ruler, namely that he’s neglectful of his actual duties and leaves close to all of them to his staff, appears more concerned with ensuring his own survival and pleasure over that of his subjects, is hedonistic to the extreme, never seems to actually have a reason for doing any of this aside from “ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney”, and so on and so forth… but his affinity for underage partners, whether they’re willing or not, is brought up the most often.

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* PlayingSick: In Episode 26, [[spoiler:Soohyuk]] is revealed to have been doing this for ''years'' as part of his WoundedGazelleGambit. It's far more convincing than most examples [[spoiler:thanks [[spoiler:Thanks to Lord Sys' assistance]], it's convincing to the point where almost everyone is convinced that he's become bedridden for good.
* PuppetState: The vassal nation of Depennia - so Depennia. So much so that their public image of the royal family of Goldenleonard is on par with that of ''gods,'' thanks to their highly fictionalized accounts of their deeds being written in the style of classical myths or fairytales. In Season 1, this aspect of Depennia is best exemplified through [[TheIngenue Dandelion,]] Dandelion, an idealistic young boy who's spent most of his life there due to illness.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The narrative doesn’t hesitate to point out the King’s other flaws as a ruler, namely that he’s neglectful of his actual duties and leaves close to all of them to his staff, appears more concerned with ensuring his own survival and pleasure over that of his subjects, is hedonistic to the extreme, never seems to actually have a reason for doing any of this aside from “ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney”, ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney, and so on and so forth… but his affinity for underage partners, whether they’re willing or not, is brought up the most often.



* SexualKarma: The King desires nothing more than to satisfy his [[PaedoHunt depraved desires for underage sexual partners]], which establishes him as a [[HateSink monster and serial molester who everyone wants dead]]. In contrast, Wolfgang and Soohyuk are trying to make Goldenleonard a better place by overthrowing the tyrannical monarch. The two wish to become physically and emotionally close, but cannot because Soohyuk is the King's favorite catamite. Once the King is dealt with and Soohyuk gains his freedom, he and Wolfgang become more romantically involved, [[spoiler:culminating in the couple having consensual and passionate sex in the mature version.]]
* SilentSceneryPanel: ''King's Maker'' is ''very'' fond of this trope - whenever there's a major shift in location, expect to see a wide shot of said location's [[SceneryPorn lovingly rendered architecture]] before any of the actual characters.

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* SexualKarma: The King desires nothing more than to satisfy his [[PaedoHunt depraved desires for underage sexual partners]], partners, which establishes him as a [[HateSink monster and serial molester who everyone wants dead]].dead. In contrast, Wolfgang and Soohyuk are trying to make Goldenleonard a better place by overthrowing the tyrannical monarch. The two wish to become physically and emotionally close, but cannot because Soohyuk is the King's favorite catamite. Once the King is dealt with and Soohyuk gains his freedom, he and Wolfgang become more romantically involved, [[spoiler:culminating in the couple having consensual and passionate sex in the mature version.]]
* SilentSceneryPanel: ''King's Maker'' is ''very'' fond of this trope - whenever Whenever there's a major shift in location, expect to see a wide shot of said location's [[SceneryPorn lovingly rendered architecture]] architecture before any of the actual characters.



* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: A few times, as a matter of fact:

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: A few times, as a matter of fact:SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:



** The King's second-tier soldiers have armor made out of pure gold. Gold is also ridiculously soft in comparison to other metals, including the ones used in a ''lot'' of weaponry. [[TooDumbToLive Do the math.]]
** And for Season 2: No matter how much two people may love each other, if they grew up without any real frame of reference for how a healthy romantic relationship is supposed to go, it’s not too difficult to imagine that they might have some trouble adjusting.



* RoyaltySuperPower: The Goldenleonard line has one in the form of "The Golden Blessing," which, in addition to access to magic, gives the bearer the incredibly convenient ability to cleanse themselves of almost any poison. It's possible to tell if one has the blessing if they have [[EveryoneLovesBlondes golden blonde hair]] and [[SupernaturalGoldEyes gold eyes.]]
** There is, however, a catch. [[spoiler:According to legend, the Golden Blessing was bestowed upon the first King of Goldenleonard with a set of as-of-yet unknown conditions. If the current bearer fails to meet these conditions, they lose the power of the blessing. There's also no guarantee that the bearer will still be able to use magic at all if, say, the country's natural supply starts running dry.]]

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%% ** The King's second-tier soldiers have armor made out of pure gold. Gold is also ridiculously soft in comparison to other metals, including the ones used in a ''lot'' of weaponry. [[TooDumbToLive Do the math.]]
* RoyaltySuperPower: The Goldenleonard line has one in the form of "The Golden Blessing," which, in addition to access to magic, gives the bearer the incredibly convenient ability to cleanse themselves of almost any poison. It's possible to tell if one has the blessing if they have [[EveryoneLovesBlondes golden blonde hair]] hair and [[SupernaturalGoldEyes gold eyes.]]
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SupernaturalGoldEyes. There is, however, a catch. [[spoiler:According to legend, the Golden Blessing was bestowed upon the first King of Goldenleonard with a set of as-of-yet unknown conditions. If the current bearer fails to meet these conditions, they lose the power of the blessing. There's also no guarantee that the bearer will still be able to use magic at all if, say, the country's natural supply starts running dry.]]



* ThrowingOutTheScript: Shortly after being brought to the palace and accepting Soohyuk's offer to work together, Wolfgang is sent to the Duchy of Ulysses (with Soohyuk in tow) to find some way to negotiate with the Duke - which turns out to be in the form of a speech to the duchy's residents, who do ''not'' possess a favorable view of the royal family for obvious reasons, to tide them over while they wait. Predictably, a street urchin burns the script as a form of sabotage, and Wolfgang ends up having to improvise. While the crowd doesn't exactly come to trust him right away, they ''are'' at least interested enough to stick around for the whole thing.
* TimeSkip: Two in total for Season 1 - the first time skip occurs after Episode 14, and spans roughly 1 or 2 years. The second makes it so that Episode 26 takes place another good few years after Episode 25; while the exact number is unclear, enough time has passed so that the leads are at least just entering adulthood.

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* ThrowingOutTheScript: Shortly after being brought to the palace and accepting Soohyuk's offer to work together, Wolfgang is sent to the Duchy of Ulysses (with Soohyuk in tow) to find some way to negotiate with the Duke - -- which turns out to be in the form of a speech to the duchy's residents, who do ''not'' possess a favorable view of the royal family for obvious reasons, to tide them over while they wait. Predictably, a A street urchin burns the script as a form of sabotage, and Wolfgang ends up having to improvise. While the crowd doesn't exactly come to trust him right away, they ''are'' at least interested enough to stick around for the whole thing.
* TimeSkip: Two in total for Season 1 - 1; the first time skip occurs after Episode 14, and spans roughly 1 or 2 years. The second makes it so that Episode 26 takes place another good few years after Episode 25; while the exact number is unclear, enough time has passed so that the leads are at least just entering adulthood.



* YoungerThanTheyLook: Wolfgang and Soohyuk are only about 13 or 14 at the beginning of Season 1, yet they act like and regularly carry out duties expected of older teenagers or even adults. Although considering their circumstances, it might actually be a case of them more or less being forced to “grow up” early.

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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Wolfgang and Soohyuk are only about 13 or 14 at the beginning of Season 1, yet they act like and regularly carry out duties expected of older teenagers or even adults. Although considering their circumstances, it might actually be a case of them more or less being forced to “grow up” early.early.
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* DaylightHorror: [[spoiler:Dandelion's death, portrayed in graphic, bloody detail,]] takes place on a bright and sunny afternoon.


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* SceneryDissonance: [[spoiler:Dandelion's death, portrayed in graphic, bloody detail,]] takes place on a bright and sunny afternoon.

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* ArmorPiercingSlap: Soohyuk delivers one to Wolfgang in Episode 19, making it clear that he is ''not'' happy with the latter's outburst in front of his family. [[JustifiedTrope Granted, this is the highly unpredictable and overprivileged royal family we're talking about...]]


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* BitchSlap: Soohyuk delivers one to Wolfgang in Episode 19, making it clear that he is ''not'' happy with the latter's outburst in front of his family. [[JustifiedTrope Granted, this is the highly unpredictable and overprivileged royal family we're talking about...]]

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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: The King desires nothing more to satisfy is depraved desires for underage sexual partners, which establishes him as a monster and serial molester who everyone wants dead. In contrast, Wolfgang and Soohyuk are trying to make Goldenleonard a better place by overthrowing the tyrannical monarch. The two wish to become physically and emotionally close, but cannot because Soohyuk is the King's favorite catamite. Once the King is dealt with and Soohyuk gains his freedom, he and Wolfgang become more romantically involved, [[spoiler:culminating in the couple having consensual and passionate sex in the mature version.]]




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* SexualKarma: The King desires nothing more than to satisfy his [[PaedoHunt depraved desires for underage sexual partners]], which establishes him as a [[HateSink monster and serial molester who everyone wants dead]]. In contrast, Wolfgang and Soohyuk are trying to make Goldenleonard a better place by overthrowing the tyrannical monarch. The two wish to become physically and emotionally close, but cannot because Soohyuk is the King's favorite catamite. Once the King is dealt with and Soohyuk gains his freedom, he and Wolfgang become more romantically involved, [[spoiler:culminating in the couple having consensual and passionate sex in the mature version.]]
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** Played straight and taken UpToEleven in the mature release of Season 2. Scenes are redrawn with Soohyuk and/or Wolfgang wearing far less clothing whenever they're intimate with one another, [[spoiler:and the two have an explicit sex scene that wasn't in the original release.]]

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** Played straight and taken UpToEleven up to eleven in the mature release of Season 2. Scenes are redrawn with Soohyuk and/or Wolfgang wearing far less clothing whenever they're intimate with one another, [[spoiler:and the two have an explicit sex scene that wasn't in the original release.]]

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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: He doesn't exactly say "I love you," but [[spoiler:Soohyuk manages to deliver one to Wolfgang in Episode 24, after learning that he is to sleep with the King that night]] - in fact, it’s the only written dialogue we see that episode. [[spoiler:While it’s a NoDialogueEpisode, Wolfgang clearly reciprocates, and it leads to a rather lengthy {{Fanservice}} sequence. The act in itself is deeply passionate, intimate, and consensual despite being impromptu...]] [[RealityEnsues but it doesn’t end well.]]

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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: He doesn't exactly say "I love you," but [[spoiler:Soohyuk manages to deliver one to Wolfgang in Episode 24, after learning that he is to sleep with the King that night]] - in fact, it’s the only written dialogue we see that episode. [[spoiler:While it’s a NoDialogueEpisode, Wolfgang clearly reciprocates, and it leads to a rather lengthy {{Fanservice}} sequence. The act in itself is deeply passionate, intimate, and consensual despite being impromptu...]] [[RealityEnsues but it doesn’t end well.]]



* GoldColoredSuperiority: Averted. The King's second-tier soldiers wear full suits of real gold armor to indicate their status, but [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsues this comes back to bite them in the coup beginning in Episode 34, seeing as gold is only one of the softest metals out there, making it ill-suited for practical armor.]]]]

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* GoldColoredSuperiority: Averted. The King's second-tier soldiers wear full suits of real gold armor to indicate their status, but [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsues this [[spoiler:this comes back to bite them in the coup beginning in Episode 34, seeing as gold is only one of the softest metals out there, making it ill-suited for practical armor.]]]]]]



* RealityEnsues: A few times, as a matter of fact:

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* RealityEnsues: SilentSceneryPanel: ''King's Maker'' is ''very'' fond of this trope - whenever there's a major shift in location, expect to see a wide shot of said location's [[SceneryPorn lovingly rendered architecture]] before any of the actual characters.
* ShamefulStrip: [[spoiler:Soohyuk]] is forced into this, combined with ComeToGawk, in Episode 25, [[spoiler:as punishment for giving himself to someone other than the king. This also occurs during a harsh winter, putting him at risk of falling ill, just to kick it up a notch.]]
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* SilentSceneryPanel: ''King's Maker'' is ''very'' fond of this trope - whenever there's a major shift in location, expect to see a wide shot of said location's [[SceneryPorn lovingly rendered architecture]] before any of the actual characters.
* ShamefulStrip: [[spoiler:Soohyuk]] is forced into this, combined with ComeToGawk, in Episode 25, [[spoiler:as punishment for giving himself to someone other than the king. This also occurs during a harsh winter, putting him at risk of falling ill, just to kick it up a notch.]]
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* DeadlyDecadentCourt: Of a sort, anyway. Some are just as selfish and prideful as His Majesty himself, while others are simply cowardly, and would prefer to lull themselves into a false sense of security to cope with their ruler’s increasingly depraved demands than face the risks that come with fighting back.

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* DeadlyDecadentCourt: DecadentCourt: Of a sort, anyway. Some are just as selfish and prideful as His Majesty himself, while others are simply cowardly, and would prefer to lull themselves into a false sense of security to cope with their ruler’s increasingly depraved demands than face the risks that come with fighting back.
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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: The King desires nothing more to satisfy is depraved desires for underage sexual partners, which establishes him as a monster and serial molester who everyone wants dead. In contrast, Wolfgang and Soohyuk are trying to make Goldenleonard a better place by overthrowing the tyrannical monarch. The two wish to become physically and emotionally close, but cannot because Soohyuk is the King's favorite catamite. Once the King is dealt with and Soohyuk gains his freedom, he and Wolfgang become more romantically involved, [[spoiler:culminating in the couple having consensual and passionate sex in the mature version.]]

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** Taken UpToEleven in the mature release of Season 2. Scenes are redrawn with Soohyuk and/or Wolfgang wearing far less clothing whenever they're intimate with one another, and the two have an explicit sex scene that wasn't in the original release.

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** Taken Played straight and taken UpToEleven in the mature release of Season 2. Scenes are redrawn with Soohyuk and/or Wolfgang wearing far less clothing whenever they're intimate with one another, and [[spoiler:and the two have an explicit sex scene that wasn't in the original release.]]


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** Soohyuk is reluctant to engage in his and Wolfgang's romantic trysts due to the psychological and sexual abuse he endured from the King. While Wolfgang's love is much healthier and he refuses to cross the line against Shin's consent, his partner is still scarred from the humiliation he endured isn't as receptive towards his affections, [[spoiler:even when the two become more sexually intimate.]]
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** Played completely straight Taken UpToEleven in the mature release of Season 2. Scenes are redrawn with Soohyuk and/or Wolfgang wearing far less clothing, clothing whenever they're intimate with one another, and the two have an explicit sex scene that wasn't in the original release.
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''King’s Maker'' (킹스메이커) is a {{Fantasy}}/[[YaoiGenre BL]] [[KoreanWebtoons Webtoon]] that was first released in June 2017, written and illustrated by Haga and Kang Jiyoung respectively. Season 1 is currently hosted in its entirety on Lezhin Comics in [[https://www.lezhin.com/ko/comic/kingsmaker Korean,]] [[https://www.lezhin.com/ja/comic/_kingsmaker Japanese,]] and [[https://www.lezhin.com/en/comic/kingsmaker_en English,]], and its [[http://www.kuaikanmanhua.com/web/topic/2080/ Chinese translation]] is hosted on Kuaikan Manhua. On June 1st, 2019, Season 2 were released on Kakao Page under the title ''King's Maker: Triple Crown'' in South Korea, and on January 13th, 2020, was finally released [[https://www.tappytoon.com/comics/kings-maker-triple-crown in English]] on Tappytoon, where it updates weekly on Tuesdays. Season 1 also started publication on the French site [[https://www.delitoon.com/webtoon/kings-maker Delitoon in 2020.]]

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''King’s Maker'' (킹스메이커) is a {{Fantasy}}/[[YaoiGenre BL]] [[KoreanWebtoons Webtoon]] that was first released in June 2017, written and illustrated by Haga and Kang Jiyoung respectively. Season 1 is currently hosted in its entirety on Lezhin Comics in [[https://www.lezhin.com/ko/comic/kingsmaker Korean,]] [[https://www.lezhin.com/ja/comic/_kingsmaker Japanese,]] and [[https://www.lezhin.com/en/comic/kingsmaker_en English,]], and its [[http://www.kuaikanmanhua.com/web/topic/2080/ Chinese translation]] is hosted on Kuaikan Manhua. On June 1st, 2019, Season 2 were released on Kakao Page under the title ''King's Maker: Triple Crown'' in South Korea, and on January 13th, 2020, was finally released [[https://www.tappytoon.com/comics/kings-maker-triple-crown in English]] on Tappytoon, where it updates weekly on Tuesdays. Season 1 also started publication on the French site [[https://www.delitoon.com/webtoon/kings-maker Delitoon Delitoon]] in January 2020.]]
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''King’s Maker'' (킹스메이커) is a {{Fantasy}}/[[YaoiGenre BL]] [[KoreanWebtoons Webtoon]] that was first released in June 2017, written and illustrated by Haga and Kang Jiyoung respectively. Season 1 is currently hosted in its entirety on Lezhin Comics in [[https://www.lezhin.com/ko/comic/kingsmaker Korean,]] [[https://www.lezhin.com/ja/comic/_kingsmaker Japanese,]] and [[https://www.lezhin.com/en/comic/kingsmaker_en English,]], and its [[http://www.kuaikanmanhua.com/web/topic/2080/ Chinese translation]] is hosted on Kuaikan Manhua. On June 1st, 2019, Season 2 were released on Kakao Page under the title ''King's Maker: Triple Crown'' in South Korea, and on January 13th, 2020, was finally released [[https://www.tappytoon.com/comics/kings-maker-triple-crown in English]] on Tappytoon, where it updates weekly on Tuesdays. Season 1 also started publication on the French site [[https://www.delitoon.com/webtoon/kings-maker Delitoon.]]

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''King’s Maker'' (킹스메이커) is a {{Fantasy}}/[[YaoiGenre BL]] [[KoreanWebtoons Webtoon]] that was first released in June 2017, written and illustrated by Haga and Kang Jiyoung respectively. Season 1 is currently hosted in its entirety on Lezhin Comics in [[https://www.lezhin.com/ko/comic/kingsmaker Korean,]] [[https://www.lezhin.com/ja/comic/_kingsmaker Japanese,]] and [[https://www.lezhin.com/en/comic/kingsmaker_en English,]], and its [[http://www.kuaikanmanhua.com/web/topic/2080/ Chinese translation]] is hosted on Kuaikan Manhua. On June 1st, 2019, Season 2 were released on Kakao Page under the title ''King's Maker: Triple Crown'' in South Korea, and on January 13th, 2020, was finally released [[https://www.tappytoon.com/comics/kings-maker-triple-crown in English]] on Tappytoon, where it updates weekly on Tuesdays. Season 1 also started publication on the French site [[https://www.delitoon.com/webtoon/kings-maker Delitoon.Delitoon in 2020.]]
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''King’s Maker'' (킹스메이커) is a {{Fantasy}}/[[YaoiGenre BL]] [[KoreanWebtoons Webtoon]] that was first released in June 2017, written and illustrated by Haga and Kang Jiyoung respectively. Season 1 is currently hosted in its entirety on Lezhin Comics in [[https://www.lezhin.com/ko/comic/kingsmaker Korean,]] [[https://www.lezhin.com/ja/comic/_kingsmaker Japanese,]] and [[https://www.lezhin.com/en/comic/kingsmaker_en English,]], and its [[http://www.kuaikanmanhua.com/web/topic/2080/ Chinese translation]] is hosted on Kuaikan Manhua. On June 1st, 2019, Season 2 were released on Kakao Page under the title ''King's Maker: Triple Crown'' in South Korea, and on January 13th, 2020, was finally released [[https://www.tappytoon.com/comics/kings-maker-triple-crown in English]] on Tappytoon, where it updates weekly on Tuesdays.

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''King’s Maker'' (킹스메이커) is a {{Fantasy}}/[[YaoiGenre BL]] [[KoreanWebtoons Webtoon]] that was first released in June 2017, written and illustrated by Haga and Kang Jiyoung respectively. Season 1 is currently hosted in its entirety on Lezhin Comics in [[https://www.lezhin.com/ko/comic/kingsmaker Korean,]] [[https://www.lezhin.com/ja/comic/_kingsmaker Japanese,]] and [[https://www.lezhin.com/en/comic/kingsmaker_en English,]], and its [[http://www.kuaikanmanhua.com/web/topic/2080/ Chinese translation]] is hosted on Kuaikan Manhua. On June 1st, 2019, Season 2 were released on Kakao Page under the title ''King's Maker: Triple Crown'' in South Korea, and on January 13th, 2020, was finally released [[https://www.tappytoon.com/comics/kings-maker-triple-crown in English]] on Tappytoon, where it updates weekly on Tuesdays. Season 1 also started publication on the French site [[https://www.delitoon.com/webtoon/kings-maker Delitoon.]]
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** There is, however, a catch. [[spoiler:According to legend, the Golden Blessing was bestowed upon the first King of Goldenleonard with a set of as-of-yet unknown conditions. If the current bearer fails to meet these conditions, they lose the power of the blessing.]]

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** There is, however, a catch. [[spoiler:According to legend, the Golden Blessing was bestowed upon the first King of Goldenleonard with a set of as-of-yet unknown conditions. If the current bearer fails to meet these conditions, they lose the power of the blessing. There's also no guarantee that the bearer will still be able to use magic at all if, say, the country's natural supply starts running dry.]]

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* RealityEnsues: Several times, as a matter of fact:

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* RealityEnsues: Several A few times, as a matter of fact:



** The nobility of Goldenleonard has developed the practice of sending their children away to neighboring countries before they turn 15 after the king declared he would never again defile anyone under that age in a fit of grief. This doesn’t actually make the act any less traumatizing if he decides that he wants them afterwards - as it turns out, rape is seriously mentally scarring no matter how old you are!



** [[TheIngenue Dandelion,]] woefully naive and oblivious to the reality that his father is a monster who either enslaves, incapacitates or outright ''kills'' anyone who refuses his orders thanks to having been fed propaganda about him for years, decides to surprise him by hiding in a cabinet in the squickily-titled Chamber of Bloom, where the King meets with his catamites. [[spoiler:''[[TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth Do]] [[BreakTheCutie the]] [[KillTheCutie math.]]'']]
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* OfficialCoupleOrdealSyndrome: Wolfgang and Soohyuk appear to have finally hooked up for real after the ending of Season 1. Romance-wise, it should be smooth sailing from there, right? Except that achieving OfficialCouple status doesn't automatically absolve all of one's lingering trauma, nor does it indicate that they'll be able to understand each other's wants and needs without needing to actually communicate. On top of that, they've both come into positions of power at a time when tensions are at an all-time high and a second attempt at a coup could be lurking just around the corner...

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* AssassinationAttempt: The central focus of a major arc beginning in Season 2, Episode 7 - much to the frustration of everyone who would much rather be focusing on other political issues, the protagonists included.



* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: The King's wine is poisoned by an unknown assailant [[spoiler:(later revealed to have been Theo)]] in Episode 21, but survives after taking a night off to recover thanks to the Golden Blessing's poison-cleansing ability.

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* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: The King's wine is poisoned by an unknown assailant [[spoiler:(later revealed to have been Theo)]] in Episode 21, but survives after taking a night off to recover thanks to the Golden Blessing's poison-cleansing ability. Wolfgang himself ends up on the receiving end of this trope in Season 2.
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** And for Season 2: No matter how much two people may love each other, if they grew up without any real frame of reference for how a healthy romantic relationship is supposed to go, it’s not too difficult to imagine that they might have some difficulties adjusting.

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** And for Season 2: No matter how much two people may love each other, if they grew up without any real frame of reference for how a healthy romantic relationship is supposed to go, it’s not too difficult to imagine that they might have some difficulties trouble adjusting.
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* HotterAndSexier: Downplayed. Season 1 only had one {{Fanservice}} sequence to speak of, and it didn’t go any further than Wolfgang necking Soohyuk (probably for the best, too, since they were both [[{{Squick}} roughly fourteen]] and on a tight schedule, to say the least.) Season 2, on the other hand, has a fairly racy scene in the ''first episode,'' and is relatively more generous with fanservice overall. However, this doesn't mean that it's been skimping out on plot by any means.
** Somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by the fact that both characters spent their adolescence in an environment where acting on their feelings in any capacity would have meant certain doom, and are thankfully of age in Season 2.
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** And for Season 2: No matter how much two people may love each other, if they grew up without any real frame of reference for how a healthy romantic relationship is supposed to go, it’s not too difficult to imagine that they might have some difficulties adjusting.
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''King’s Maker'' (킹스메이커) is a {{Fantasy}}/[[YaoiGenre BL]] [[KoreanWebtoons Webtoon]] that was first released in June 2017, written and illustrated by Haga and Kang Jiyoung respectively. Season 1 is currently hosted in its entirety on Lezhin Comics in [[https://www.lezhin.com/ko/comic/kingsmaker Korean,]] [[https://www.lezhin.com/ja/comic/_kingsmaker Japanese,]] and [[https://www.lezhin.com/en/comic/kingsmaker_en English,]], and its [[http://www.kuaikanmanhua.com/web/topic/2080/ Chinese translation]] is hosted on Kuaikan Manhua. On June 1st, 2019, Season 2 were released on Kakao Page under the title ''King's Maker: Triple Crown'' in South Korea, and on January 13th, 2020, was finally released [[https://www.tappytoon.com/comics/kings-maker-triple-crown in English]] on Tappytoon.

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''King’s Maker'' (킹스메이커) is a {{Fantasy}}/[[YaoiGenre BL]] [[KoreanWebtoons Webtoon]] that was first released in June 2017, written and illustrated by Haga and Kang Jiyoung respectively. Season 1 is currently hosted in its entirety on Lezhin Comics in [[https://www.lezhin.com/ko/comic/kingsmaker Korean,]] [[https://www.lezhin.com/ja/comic/_kingsmaker Japanese,]] and [[https://www.lezhin.com/en/comic/kingsmaker_en English,]], and its [[http://www.kuaikanmanhua.com/web/topic/2080/ Chinese translation]] is hosted on Kuaikan Manhua. On June 1st, 2019, Season 2 were released on Kakao Page under the title ''King's Maker: Triple Crown'' in South Korea, and on January 13th, 2020, was finally released [[https://www.tappytoon.com/comics/kings-maker-triple-crown in English]] on Tappytoon.Tappytoon, where it updates weekly on Tuesdays.
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''King’s Maker'' (킹스메이커) is a {{Fantasy}}/[[YaoiGenre BL]] [[KoreanWebtoons Webtoon]] that was first released in June 2017, written and illustrated by Haga and Kang Jiyoung respectively. Season 1 is currently hosted in its entirety on Lezhin Comics in [[https://www.lezhin.com/ko/comic/kingsmaker Korean,]] [[https://www.lezhin.com/ja/comic/_kingsmaker Japanese,]] and [[https://www.lezhin.com/en/comic/kingsmaker_en English,]], and its [[http://www.kuaikanmanhua.com/web/topic/2080/ Chinese translation]] is hosted on Kuaikan Manhua. On June 1st, 2019, the first 14 episodes of Season 2 were released on Kakao Page under the title ''King's Maker: Triple Crown'' in South Korea.

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''King’s Maker'' (킹스메이커) is a {{Fantasy}}/[[YaoiGenre BL]] [[KoreanWebtoons Webtoon]] that was first released in June 2017, written and illustrated by Haga and Kang Jiyoung respectively. Season 1 is currently hosted in its entirety on Lezhin Comics in [[https://www.lezhin.com/ko/comic/kingsmaker Korean,]] [[https://www.lezhin.com/ja/comic/_kingsmaker Japanese,]] and [[https://www.lezhin.com/en/comic/kingsmaker_en English,]], and its [[http://www.kuaikanmanhua.com/web/topic/2080/ Chinese translation]] is hosted on Kuaikan Manhua. On June 1st, 2019, the first 14 episodes of Season 2 were released on Kakao Page under the title ''King's Maker: Triple Crown'' in South Korea.Korea, and on January 13th, 2020, was finally released [[https://www.tappytoon.com/comics/kings-maker-triple-crown in English]] on Tappytoon.
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* ChekhovsGun: In Episode 7, Wolfgang has an altercation with two guards [[spoiler:(one of whom turns out to be a captain, much to his chagrin)]] and responds by throwing a handful of dirt in their faces to try to make a quick getaway. [[spoiler:Despite moving on to more "refined" fighting techniques once he's older, this eventually makes a comeback when he faces off with the King - [[{{Squick}} albeit with]] ''[[{{Squick}} blood]]'' [[{{Squick}} instead of dirt.]]]]

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* ChekhovsGun: ChekhovsSkill: In Episode 7, Wolfgang has an altercation with two guards [[spoiler:(one of whom turns out to be a captain, much to his chagrin)]] and responds by throwing a handful of dirt in their faces to try to make a quick getaway. [[spoiler:Despite moving on to more "refined" fighting techniques once he's older, this eventually makes a comeback when he faces off with the King - [[{{Squick}} albeit with]] ''[[{{Squick}} blood]]'' [[{{Squick}} instead of dirt.]]]]

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