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| “ | That's the thing about friends, isn't it? The more you love 'em, the more it hurts when they go. Allow me to demonstrate. | „ |
| ~ King Andrias preparing to drop Sprig out of the castle window. |
| “ | Now look what you've made me do. | „ |
| ~ King Andrias upon impaling Marcy Wu with his sword. |
| “ | The Core/King Aldrich: You FOOL! You could've been immortal! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! Andrias: Something I should've done a long time ago: standing up to YOU! |
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| ~ Andrias redeeming himself as he crushes the Core/his father in his crown. |
King Andrias is the former king of Amphibia who lives in the realm's capital of Newtopia, where he meets Marcy Wu, one of the three girls teleported to Amphibia, and seems to be helping her and her friends return to Earth. However, he was actually using her to regain the Calamity Box that was stolen away from Newtopia in order to help the Core, a hive mind of his ancestors that works as the real ruler of Amphibia, conquer the entire multiverse. He is also the son of the past king Aldrich, the former best friend of Leif and Barrel, the former superior of Lady Olivia and General Yunan, and the former arch-nemesis of Anne Boonchuy.
Andrias and Darcy launched their invasion of Earth, during which Sprig shows him a letter written by his former friend Leif. The truth of her feeling for him weakens his resolve to fight and convinces him to allow Anne to defeat him in battle; revealing that he had partially turned himself into a cyborg to prolong his life. Andrias was taken prisoner and brought back to Amphibia. After he redeemed himself and the Core was destroyed once and for all, Andrias retired from being the title and was sentenced to help rebuild Amphibia, dedicated to restoring the flora and fauna as a simple farmer, which he happily accepts.
He was voiced by Keith David, who also voiced Dr. Facilier from Princess and the Frog, Thel 'Vadam in the Halo video game franchise, Big Tim in Requiem for a Dream, Tublat in The Legend of Tarzan, Thailog in the Gargoyles series, Streaming in Regular Show, Malcolm Kane in Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters, Julius Little as well as Himself in the Saints Row series, Atlas in Teen Titans, Lord Marmoo from Kulipari: Army of Frogs, and Thrull from The Last Kids on Earth. As young in "The Core & The King", he was voiced by Zeno Robinson, who also voices Hunter in The Owl House, Carter Brown in Craig of the Creek, and Sentibubbler in Miraculous Ladybug.
Personality[]
| “ | So what? I'm supposed to give up? Stop feeling things? Like you!? Honestly, I pity you! You shut yourself off from the rest of the world, didn't you!? 1,000 years of suffering, of burying your feelings, of hating yourself… that must have been hard. | „ |
| ~ Anne berates Andrias for the despicable and miserable being he has become by rejecting everything that matters to him. |
At first, Andrias appeared to be a childishly friendly ruler, oftentimes meaning his behavior had to be kept in check. However, this is merely a ploy to mask his true self; a cruel, manipulative, megalomaniacal, stereotypical sociopath who believes that he alone should rule all worlds. He gave Marcy a proposition where she and her friends could have adventures indefinitely in the new world order that Andrias was promising.
Andrias also possesses a superficial charm and uses it to manipulate Anne into charging the gems on the Calamity Box whilst keeping it a secret that her powers would be removed. The most disturbing element of this is the fact that even when his true nature is revealed, Andrias continued to act in his cheerful, condescending demeanor. He also had no problem destroying a tower just to demonstrate his power without remorse, not even caring that there were people in it.
Although he shows himself to be quite a tactician as he makes it clear to the Cloak Bot to dispose of Anne and the Plantars discreetly on Earth to avoid attracting unwanted attention from the human about his upcoming invasion, he is too impatient in terms of getting results, resulting him to "motivate" his Cloak Bot to kill Anne and the Plantar at any cost back on Earth by activating their self-destruct sequence. This eventually caused the Cloak Bot to recklessly attack Anne and Plantars wide open, which causes the US government to become aware of the existence of the Plantars and the Cloak Bot, destroying his original intention of a discreet assassination.
King Andrias has a bitter opinion on friendship, due in part to his two best friends leaving him, with the implication that they had stolen the Calamity Box from him (the speculative reason being that they realized how much of a psychotic tyrant he was). Unlike Captain Grime, who came to care for Sasha when she was first sent into Amphibia, Andrias values Marcy merely as a pawn in his plans and exploits her loneliness by making false promises.
When Marcy repents and tries to send Anne back home, he remorselessly stabs and seemingly kills her with his sword, spitefully claiming that she made him do it. However, it's eventually revealed that he did truly like Marcy and care for her, begging The Core to use an alternative host instead of her and looking away in regret as Marcy was being possessed.
When the Calamity Box is removed from its stand by Polly, Andrias grabs Sprig and threatens to drop him out the window unless the box is returned to him. Even when Anne relents and does what he says, Andrias decides to drop Sprig anyway to teach the human girl a "lesson" about friendship.
Andrias is also shown to display hypocritical behavior. He claims his friends betrayed him, yet he does the exact same thing to those who served him. When he tasked Cloak Bot with destroying Anne and the Plantars, he told it to destroy them without being seen by other humans as he can't let Earth know about his invasion. However, when he took control of a Giant Robotic Santa using the drone, he attacks Anne, the Plantars and Anne's Parents in front of a large crowd of people at the parade. Before sending the drone, he claims it will make up for sending a robot even though he is sending another.
Despite all of Andrias' misdeeds, he does seem to have at least some genuine good inside of him, as he developed a fondness for Marcy beyond using her for his plans of conquering the multiverse. This is shown when he begs the Core not to use her as its host, and after he suggests that they use someone else as its host, he has a concerned look on his face and is reluctant when he agrees to use Marcy. It is also implied by his fondness for Marcy that he did care about his former friends after all, as he appeared to be genuinely hurt when they left and took the Calamity Box, giving some insight into why he told Anne that "the more you love [your friends], the more it hurts when they go".
"All In" further compounds on Andrias truly caring for Marcy when she first met him. While he doesn't admit it, the young teenager reminded him greatly of his former friends, and when the Core wanted to immediately kill her to acquire the stone's powers, Andrias instead recommends that he "befriends" her and then send her and her friends to the three temples to recharge the stones so that there would be no unnecessary bloodshed. Upon being defeated by Anne, the first thing that he does is beg Anne to save Marcy.
The penultimate episode also has the king at his most sympathetic point: after Sprig reads him the special letter that Leif had left him, Andrias breaks down when he realizes that she never forgot him like how he tried to do to her. However he bemoans that he had crossed so many lines and that there was little chance for him to atone for his mistakes. However, the Core (and his father) try to push him to continue despite his will to fight being gone. Once Sasha freed him from the control of the Core, Andrias looks down at Leif's letter again and, remembering her words to never close anyone out, performs a redemptive act by allowing Anne to ram through him. He then begs Anne to go save Marcy, not minding about his own injuries.
In the final episode, when the moon came hurdling towards Amphibia, Andrias explained to everyone that it was the Core's final contingency plan to wipe out Amphibia by ramming the moon into it. As the Calamity Trio used their superpowers to stop the moon, the Core called out to Andrias via his crown once again, using Aldrich's voice, and begged him to save them under the promise that he would be able to join them and live forever. However, not wanting to put up with the Core's evil and abuse any longer, Andrias instead ordered his remaining robots to help the girls instead. When the Core expressed its fury and shock at this action, Andrias then angrily stated that he should have stood up to them a long time ago before crushing the crown in his palm, showing that he had cut ties with his evil father and rid himself of his influence once and for all. After the Core was destroyed for good, he then expressed relief that it was all over for his family's ambitious ways.
When everybody was saying their goodbyes as the girls were finally about to be sent home for good, Andrias solemnly stayed silent, believing that he did not deserve the luxury of a proper farewell. To his surprise, however, Marcy states an awkward, but genuine goodbye to the fallen king, showing that she shows no hatred towards him despite all the atrocities he committed against her and everyone else. This makes Andrias feel even more remorseful for betraying the first friend he made in over a millennium, but he is too guilt-ridden to look at her as he felt he did not have the right, so all he can bring himself to say to her is to take care of herself. He is also happily accepts his punishments as a way to atone his crimes.
In short, Andrias was once a good-natured newt who was forced into a life of multiversal conquest by his father and spent thousands of years trying to make him and his forefathers proud while the Core would deliberately gaslight and coerce him into becoming as vile and ruthless as he was. However, in his brief moments of clarity, he realized that he devoted himself to the wrong cause, but felt he was beyond redemption.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- The Core
- King Aldrich
- Bartley, Branson, and Blair (all formerly)
- Leif and Barrel (best friends; strained)
Enemies[]
- Anne Boonchuy
- Sasha Waybright
- Marcy Wu
- Lady Olivia
- General Yunan
- Captain Grime
- Sprig Plantar
- Polly Plantar
- Hop Pop Plantar
- Frobo
- Wartwood Resistance
- Toad Army
- Anyone on earth (all formerly)
- King Aldrich
- The Core
Quotes[]
Season 2[]
| “ | The pieces are starting to fall into place. It's time… for the game to begin. | „ |
| ~ A foreshadowing of Andrias' malevolent intentions. |
| “ | I'm sorry, Anne, but I'm afraid that you and your friends can't go home just yet. Wouldn't want you to tell anyone about the coming invasion. Now that I have the box back, I can finish the work of my ancestors: from this castle, I will rule not only this world, but all worlds! | „ |
| ~ Andrias reveals his intentions on ruling the entire multiverse. |
| “ | Anne: No! You will never get away with it. Sasha: Anne's right. We'll stop you. Andrias: Stop me? I can see a demonstration of my power is in order. behold! |
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| ~ Andrias as he blows up at the North West Tower |
| “ | I would've said anything if it meant you delivered the box to me, fully charged! Hate to break it to you, kiddo, but you've been duped! | „ |
| ~ Andrias' response to Marcy, also revealing he had no intentions of keeping his promise to spare her friends. |
| “ | Why indeed? Enough lies, Mar Mar. If you don't tell them the truth, I will. | „ |
| ~ Andrias threatening to expose Marcy's secret. |
| “ | Did it ever occur to you—Anne, Sasha—that one of you knew more than she was letting on? That one of you might've gotten you stranded in Amphibia… on purpose? | „ |
| ~ Andrias reveals that Marcy trapped herself, Anne, and Sasha in Amphibia. |
| “ | Oops! Looks like I spilled the tea as you kids say! | „ |
| ~ Andrias mockingly being apologetic about sharing the truth of Marcy's actions to the others. |
| “ | Well, I guess that's what you get for pouring your heart out to me over Flipwart. | „ |
| ~ Andrias to Marcy. |
| “ | Here we go. | „ |
| ~ Andrias' annoyance at being called "evil." |
| “ | You guys are serious? Okay! Let's have some fun! | „ |
| ~ Andrias about to battle the heroes. |
| “ | Oh, look at that, one of my robots… must be defective. | „ |
| ~ Andrias before crushing Frobo with his fist. |
| “ | Don't worry, you're up next. | „ |
| ~ Andrias trying to stomp on Polly prior to her getting her legs. |
| “ | What the…? | „ |
| ~ Andrias after noticing Polly is gone. |
| “ | Stop that little brat! | „ |
| ~ King Andrias ordering his Frog-Bot minions to capture Polly as she makes a dash for the Calamity Box. |
| “ | Not so fast! You all have spunk, real chutzpah. But this ends now. | „ |
| ~ Andrias holds Sprig hostage. |
| “ | We'll see. Now, put back the box, or this twerp learns how to fly! | „ |
| ~ Andrias threatening to drop Sprig out of the floating castle if his demands are not met. |
| “ | She's still connected to the stone! But that's impossible. | „ |
| ~ Andrias bewildered at Anne getting activated with her gem power. |
| “ | Where'd she go—! | „ |
| ~ Andrias prior to being on the receiving end of a flying punch to the face. |
| “ | Looks like she can't control it. | „ |
| ~ Andrias expressing relief as he draws his sword. |
| “ | I have to admit, even I'm surprised, somehow you still got the gift, kid! Which means… I can't let you live. | „ |
| ~ One of Andrias' attempts on the Plantars' lives as he attempts to kill Anne. |
| “ | What? No! The Box!! | „ |
| ~ Andrias when noticing that the Calamity Box was removed again. |
Season 3[]
| “ | My plans are in motion, our forces are growing, and soon we will be ready to invade. Only one remains who can stand between me and my conquest: Anne Boonchuy. | „ |
| ~ Andrias monologuing about his plan before sending in Cloak-Bot. |
| “ | Okay, forget the chips. Kill the girl, get the book. | „ |
| ~ Andrias sending the Cloak-Bot to do its task. |
| “ | And if anyone resists… give them a stern talking to? …Just kidding! Terminate them!' | „ |
| ~ Andrias ordering Yunan to kill the villagers if they refuse to help him. |
| “ | Andrias: Behold! Our ultimate creation: a collection of Amphibia's greatest minds, preserved for all eternity. Olivia: What are you doing, Andrias? Yunan: Stop it, you maniac! Andrias: Studying the Mossman improved our medical technology. But it wasn't until we met the shadowfish that we truly learn to conquer death. And thus, the Core was born. |
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| ~ King Andrias explaining how the Core was created. |
| “ | The time has finally come for the Core to lead us to our destiny, but what destiny, you ask? Well, I suppose I should just let it speak for itself. | „ |
| ~ Andrias right before the Core speaks through Marcy. |
| “ | Thanks, Anne. You too! Wait—no! | „ |
| ~ Andrias getting a Merry Christmas before realizing that his possessed Santa Claus robot will be destroyed. |
| “ | Nonsense. The past means nothing to me. | „ |
| ~ Andrias keeping the past hidden. |
| “ | All this time, I thought you had forgotten me… like I tried to forget you. My dear friend. [falls to knees crying] But you're too late. The things I've done, the pain I've caused… THERE'S NO GOING BACK!!! | „ |
| ~ Andrias expressing his true guilt after hearing Leif's message. |
| “ | Living for a thousand years was not without sacrifice. | „ |
| ~ Andrias revealing how he survived for a whole millenium after his defeat at the hands of Anne. |
| “ | Marcy. You must… save Marcy. | „ |
| ~ Andrias asking Anne to save Marcy from the Core. |
| “ | Andrias: It seems the Core has activated its final gambit. Hop Pop: Its what!? Andrias: When our civilization was at its peak, the moon became home to some of the Core's pet projects. Among them, a plan to eradicate all life as we know it by ramming the moon into Amphibia's surface. |
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| ~ Andrias explaining the Core's final plan. |
| “ | Captain Grime: I don't believe this! You're— King Andrias: Finally doing something useful? |
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| ~ Andrias and Grime upon the latter discovering Andrias actually helps Calamity Trio. |
| “ | Take care, kiddo. | „ |
| ~ Andrias' final goodbye to Marcy. |
Trivia[]
- King Andrias' name is a reference to a few things:
- His first name derives from his species, which is a genus of giant salamanders known as "Andrias".
- His last name is from Leviathan, a mythical creature from Hebrew mythology, often depicted as a large serpent or whale.
- King Andrias is by far the second strongest villain in Amphibia, as he is willing to conquer dimensions, destroy a tower, and seems to be short-sighted as he never seems to scout the dimensions he is going to conquer, which can potentially bring his downfall, judging by the fact that he is unaware the Earth military is far more advanced than his army.
- However, in the end, it became clear that Andrias was just a pawn of the Core and was ultimately forced to commit most of his villanous actions because of his fear against his father and Andrias thinking he was making the correct actions, making him just a minion and the Core a much bigger threat than he ever was.
- He was stated to be inspired by Vendrick from Dark Souls.
- Throughout Season 2, there are several signs that Andrias is the main antagonist. For example:
- In "Marcy at the Gates" After the Barbia-Ant invasion was thwarted, King Andrias watches Anne and Marcy within the castle from afar, as he then walks over to a chess-like board surrounded by other pieces. He then states that the pieces are beginning to fall into place, as he places a figure in appearance similar to Anne beside another figure in similar appearance to Marcy while declaring that it's time for the game to begin.
- When Andrias was properly introduced in "The Plantars Check In", his entire body is darkly shadowed against the sunlight and has a sinister expression, followed by jovially leaning out and coming into the full light.
- On the poster for Season 2, Andrias is far in the background and is noticeably much more darkly shadowed than the others. He also seems to look sinisterly at Anne with interest.
- At the end of "Lost in Newtopia", when he and Marcy find the secret library wing, Andrias has a smirk on his face when Marcy runs down the stairs before following her.
- In "A Day at the Aquarium", while explaining to Anne and the Plantars about how his ancestors who used the Calamity Box were "peaceful explorers and scientists", Andrias looks away for a brief moment while speaking in a suspicious tone. At the end of the episode, when he approaches Marcy with a proposition for her, ominous music is heard playing.
- King Andrias has many things in common with all three human girls (Anne, Sasha, and Marcy):
- He is a dark reflection of what Sasha could've been had she not reformed and made amends with Anne, because he also had close friends who he felt turned their back on him, most likely due to his father’s gaslighting and manipulation. However, both were crying in tears of remorse after reading Anne's journal (for Sasha) and Leif's letter (for Andrias) and they said "Well, that ends now!" (for Sasha) and "There's no going back!" (for Andrias).
- Like Marcy, he is very intelligent, enjoys puzzles & games, and was hiding more information about the Calamity Box than he let on. However, both had their close friends, but got turned back on due to their misdeeds (although Anne and Sasha managed to forgive her). In the end, both finally realized their mistakes and willing to fix it in order to make it up (although Andrias ended up getting happily punished unlike Marcy). If Marcy couldn't move on from her friendship with Sasha and Anne, and let her fear of loneliness and abandonment gets the best of it, then she would've been ended up like Andrias.
- He can be seen as an evil counterpart of Anne; they share blue as a color motif and they both have casual fun-loving charismatic personas. He can also represent of what Anne could've become if she let her anger and grief consume her by letting her experience of being betrayed by her friends get the best of it instead of making up their mistakes and friendships. Also, in the end, both ultimately stood up to someone who had been oppressing them for a long time (Anne stood up to Sasha and Andrias stood up to the Core/Aldrich).
- They even paralleled each other with the exact same words: "Something I should've done a long time ago: Standing up to you!"
- King Andrias is a foil to Grime, who is a former major antagonist of the series:
- Both are the arc villains of their respective debut season (first season for Grime and second season for Andrias).
- Both end up befriending one of the girls (Grime befriends Sasha, Andrias befriends Marcy), take them under their wing each, and have at least some care for the girls they each gained respect for. Interestingly, this is done in differentiating ways: Grime is revealed to legitimately care for Sasha beyond the use she has in his army, going as far as saving her life when she falls from Toad Tower, while in contrast, Andrias' friendship with Marcy is mostly shown as a massive ruse that lasts as long as she complies to his plans, and he ends up mortally wounding her when she repents from her actions and tries to send Anne back home.
- However, in the end, it was demonstrated that Andrias indeed cared for Marcy, as shown when he begged for the Core to use another host instead of Marcy, getting permission from the Core to use her to get the Calamity Box instead of killing her, and that because of his fear of the Core and being pressured into impressing his father Aldrich, he felt he could do nothing else than obey.
External Links[]
- King Andrias on the Villains Wiki
- King Andrias on the Disney Wiki
- King Andrias on the Amphibia Wiki
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