History YMMV / OzmaOfOz

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: It's easy to see how the Nome King wouldn't consider himself villainous. He could be argued to have not done anything truly villainous (other than actually agreeing to buy the royal family as slaves in the first place, and being a bit of a SoreLoser himself); on the contrary, it was Ozma and her party that were the aggressors. After all, the royal family of Ev were sold to him by their king, and he could have made them work in the mines but instead gave them the rather painless fate of being transformed into objects; a mercy, in the Nome King's point of view. Ozma on the other hand barges into his territory and threatens him with her army if he doesn't give them up, only backing down and settling for negotiating after the Nome King shows her he can't be defeated by force. Finally, the Oz residents agree to the Nome King's challenge and are given the chance to free the royal family at the risk of being transformed themselves, after having all the rules laid out to them with no tricks, and end up having to cheat to win. The Nome King is punished by having his Magic Belt taken away only because the Oz residents almost lost the challenge, which they were not forced to do but they themselves agreed to undertake.
** Though Ozma muses that the deal is null and void, if not outright fraudulent, as the King didn't get the long life he asked for.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: The Nome King gradually became one of the series' more prominent recurring villains. However, in pop culture, he tends to be overshadowed by the Wicked Witch of the West, despite being killed off in the first book. On the other hand, his ornament game tends to be a fan-favorite scene.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Princess Langwidere tends to be popular, thanks in part to ''Film/ReturnToOz.'' That said, it's very common to make her a straight villain, and a witch, thanks to the film conflating her with Mombi.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: ''Ozma of Oz'' is one of the most infamous ''Oz'' books due to its NightmareFuel, including the Wheelers and Princess Langwidere's collection of heads. It has a pleasant looking cover and title but has a lot of dark elements.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: It's easy to see how the Nome King wouldn't consider himself villainous. He could be argued to have not done anything truly villainous (other than actually agreeing to buy the royal family as slaves in the first place, and being a bit of a SoreLoser himself); on the contrary, it was Ozma and her party that were the aggressors. After all, the royal family of Ev were sold to him by their king, and he could have made them work in the mines but instead gave them the rather painless fate of being transformed into objects; a mercy, in the Nome King's point of view. Ozma on the other hand barges into his territory and threatens him with her army if he doesn't give them up, only backing down and settling for negotiating after the Nome King shows her he can't be defeated by force. Finally, the Oz residents agree to the Nome King's challenge and are given the chance to free the royal family at the risk of being transformed themselves, after having all the rules laid out to them with no tricks, and end up having to cheat to win. The Nome King is punished by having his Magic Belt taken away only because the Oz residents almost lost the challenge, which they were not forced to do but they themselves agreed to undertake.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: It's easy to see how the Nome King wouldn't consider himself villainous. He could be argued to have not done anything truly villainous (other than actually agreeing to buy the royal family as slaves in the first place, and being a bit of a SoreLoser himself); on the contrary, it was Ozma and her party that were the aggressors. After all, the royal family of Ev were sold to him by their king, and he could have made them work in the mines but instead gave them the rather painless fate of being transformed into objects; a mercy, in the Nome King's point of view. Ozma on the other hand barges into his territory and threatens him with her army if he doesn't give them up, only backing down and settling for negotiating after the Nome King shows her he can't be defeated by force. Finally, the Oz residents agree to the Nome King's challenge and are given the chance to free the royal family at the risk of being transformed themselves, after having all the rules laid out to them with no tricks, and end up having to cheat to win. The Nome King is punished by having his Magic Belt taken away only because the Oz residents almost lost the challenge, which they were not forced to do but they themselves agreed to undertake.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: The Nome King could be argued to have not done anything truly villainous (other than actually agreeing to buy the royal family as slaves in the first place, and being a bit of a SoreLoser himself); on the contrary, it was Ozma and her party that were the aggressors. After all, the royal family of Ev were sold to him by their king, and he could have made them work in the mines but instead gave them the rather painless fate of being transformed into objects. Ozma on the other hand barges into his territory and threatens him with her army if he doesn't give them up, only backing down and settling for negotiating after the Nome King shows her he can't be defeated by force. Finally, the Oz residents agree to the Nome King's challenge and are given the chance to free the royal family at the risk of being transformed themselves, after having all the rules laid out to them with no tricks, and end up having to cheat to win. The Nome King is punished by having his Magic Belt taken away only because the Oz residents almost lost the challenge, which they were not forced to do but they themselves agreed to undertake. It's easy to see the Nome King as UnintentionallySympathetic, at least until his next appearance.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: The Nome King could be argued to have not done anything truly villainous (other than actually agreeing to buy the royal family as slaves in the first place); on the contrary, it was Ozma and her party that were the aggressors. After all, the royal family of Ev were sold to him by their king, and he could have made them work in the mines but instead gave them the rather painless fate of being transformed into objects. Ozma on the other hand barges into his territory and threatens him with her army if he doesn't give them up, only backing down and settling for negotiating after the Nome King shows her he can't be defeated by force. Finally, the Oz residents agree to the Nome King's challenge and are given the chance to free the royal family at the risk of being transformed themselves, after having all the rules laid out to them with no tricks, and end up having to cheat to win. The Nome King is punished by having his Magic Belt taken away only because the Oz residents almost lost the challenge, which they were not forced to do but they themselves agreed to undertake. It's easy to see the Nome King as UnintentionallySympathetic, at least until his next appearance.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: The Nome King could be argued to have not done anything truly villainous; on the contrary, it was Ozma and her party that were the aggressors. After all, the royal family of Ev were sold to him by their king, and he could have made them work in the mines but instead gave them the rather painless fate of being transformed into objects. Ozma on the other hand barges into his territory and threatens him with her army if he doesn't give them up, only backing down and settling for negotiating after the Nome King shows her he can't be defeated by force. Finally, the Oz residents agree to the Nome King's challenge and are given the chance to free the royal family at the risk of being transformed themselves, after having all the rules laid out to them with no tricks, and end up having to cheat to win. The Nome King is punished by having his Magic Belt taken away only because the Oz residents almost lost the challenge, which they were not forced to do but they themselves agreed to undertake. It's easy to see the Nome King as UnintentionallySympathetic, at least until his next appearance.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: The Nome King, at least in his first appearance, could be argued to have not done anything truly villainous; on the contrary, it was Ozma and her party that were the aggressors. After all, the royal family of Ev was sold to him by their king, and he could have made them work in the mines but instead gave them the rather painless fate of being transformed into objects. Ozma on the other hand barges into his territory and threatens him with her army, only backing down and settling for negotiating after the Nome King shows her he can't be defeated by force. Finally, the Oz residents agree to the Nome King's challenge and are given the chance to free the royal family at the risk of being transformed themselves, after having all the rules laid out to them with no tricks, and end up having to cheat to win. The Nome King is punished by having his Magic Belt taken away only because the Oz residents almost lost the challenge, which they were not forced to do but they themselves agreed to undertake. It's easy to see the Nome King as UnintentionallySympathetic, at least until his next appearance.

AlternateCharacterInterpretation: The Nome King, at least in his first appearance, could be argued to have not done anything truly villainous; on the contrary, it was Ozma and her party that were the aggressors. After all, the royal family of Ev was sold to him by their king, and he could have made them work in the mines but instead gave them the rather painless fate of being transformed into objects. Ozma on the other hand barges into his territory and threatens him with her army, only backing down and settling for negotiating after the Nome King shows her he can't be defeated by force. Finally, the Oz residents agree to the Nome King's challenge and are given the chance to free the royal family at the risk of being transformed themselves, after having all the rules laid out to them with no tricks, and end up having to cheat to win. The Nome King is punished by having his Magic Belt taken away only because the Oz residents almost lost the challenge, which they were not forced to do but they themselves agreed to undertake. It's easy to see the Nome King as UnintentionallySympathetic, at least until his next appearance.