Bekori
Statistics
| Japanese Name | ベコリ |
|---|---|
| Romanized Name | Bekori |
| Official English Name | Bekori |
| Debut | Chapter 1097; Episode 1131 |
| Occupations | King (former) |
| Residence | Sorbet Kingdom |
| Status | Unknown |
Portrayal
| Japanese Voice | Yasuhiro Kikuchi |
|---|
Introduction
Bekori is the former king of the Sorbet Kingdom. Bekori is the former king of the Sorbet Kingdom.
Appearance
Bekori is a rotund man with large lips and a large nose that is slightly reddened at the tip. He has light shoulder-length hair, a short dark beard, and a neat dark mustache. He wears a crown, a light cravat, and a dark royal uniform. Six years ago, Bekori’s beard and mustache grew much scruffier, and gained a lighter appearance, likely related to his aging.
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Personality
Bekori is a stern, money-minded corrupt king who prioritized paying the Heavenly Tribute over the welfare of the country’s citizens. He was sycophantically devoted to the World Nobles, doing whatever he felt necessary to appease them and brutalizing his countrymen to expand their domains wealth so he could earn greater favor. The king looked down on poor citizens from the south region and was perfectly fine with enslaving them due to their lack of financial contribution to the tariff. Bekori also naively believed that the rich people who can afford to pay the Celestial Dragon’s tribute in the north of his kingdom would share his thought process of discriminating against the southern end, the truth of it was however, they were all horrified and disgusted by it. When his wealthier statesmen and other nobility of the northern sector of the Kingdom protested his draconian actions in burning down the South of the country, Bekori had no qualms ordering them shot and killed, showing that the king only ever cared about himself and not his subjects or kingdom. In addition to his social and royal ineptness, Bekori was frequently shown to be extremely stupid and ignorant, foolishly underestimating Kuma, a…
Abilities And Powers
As king of the Sorbet Kingdom, Bekori had authority over all of the citizens and the power to enact policies and laws as he pleased.
History
25 years ago, Bekori had recently taken the throne of Sorbet Kingdom, succeeding Bulldog. 22 years ago, Bartholomew Kuma protested against the Royal Army enslaving citizens from the south region. Afterwards, Bekori declared that only the north region of Sorbet would be the actual kingdom, and any citizens who could not pay the Heavenly Tribute would be enslaved. Shortly after, the Freedom Fighters attacked the kingdom to liberate it. After the attack, the segregation and enslavement policies were terminated.
Six years ago, 16 years after his policies backfired, Bekori somehow returned to power and set about accomplishing his original goal once more. This time, he attempted to eradicate the “deadweight” by burning them in their homes. Bekori explained his motivations for this event to some of his subordinates, informing them that he got the idea from an eastern nation that did the same thing sometime in the past, gaining said king favor with the World Nobles. When the citizens and nobles protested against his horrific plans, Bekori ordered a few of them to be killed. Before this could be accomplished, Bartholomew Kuma arrived to take him down. Bekori threatened Kuma with consequences for raising up against him, but in response, Kuma…
Trivia
Bekori’s name is likely derived from pekori (ぺこり?), the Japanese word which refers to the action of quickly bowing or lowering one’s head, referencing Bekori’s servile attitude towards the Celestial Dragons.
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