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King


Apparently I’m still here because I’m some sort of masochist.

Info
First Appearance No Joke Today, Just Violence (human)
An Undigested Bit Of Beef (dog form)
Tag Chess-piece (King)
Gender Male
Species/Breed Human (formerly)

Dog/Pembroke Corgi (current)

Owner(s) Pete (formerly), Equal Chance Program
Relationship Bailey (wife)
Friends & Family Fox (cousin-In-law/Best friend), Olive, Ace, and Rook (children), Miles, Tarot, Sabrina, Sasha, Peanut, Grape
Affiliation Wolf Pack, The Milton Ferrets,
The Equal Chance Program (member), Great Kitsune
Not-so-much
Friends
Pete (mortal enemy), Spirit Dragon,
Bino, Duchess
Location Dimension Prime, Babylon Gardens

King, (also known as King Milton) originally known as Joel Zachariah Robinson, is a main character in Housepets!. He was introduced as a human in A Sinister Shadow and then in dog form in It's A Wonderful Dog's Life. He is Bailey's husband and the father of Olive, Ace and Rook.

Joel was the first human to have their face revealed in the comic. After his transformation into King by Pete the Gryphon, he became more prominent as the central character for the Cosmic Game plot-line, and remains one of the comic's most popular characters.

Original Site Biography[]

NOTE: This biography is outdated.

King used to be a human. He is a Welsh Corgi due to the machinations of a superbeing known as Pete. King didn't WANT to be a dog, although being a human wasn't all upside anyway. The downsides of being a dog is mainly having to associate with dogs, not to mention that Pete is a crappy owner as it is. Why he’s keeping King as a dog, he doesn't know, but he will take every opportunity to be snarky and ungrateful.

His only real friend at the moment is Fox, although he’s on okay terms with the K-9 unit so long as they don’t sniff him, touch him or speak to him. Ever.

Physical Appearance[]

As Joel Robinson[]

Joel is a man in his early 20's. He is skinny and has messy brown hair with brown eyes. He first appeared wearing brown pants and a green shirt with a yellow tie. During Heaven's Not Enough he wore black sun glasses and both Bailey's blue scarf and her dark-gray coat.

As King[]

As a dog, he is a pure-bred Pembroke Corgi. He has white fur with a black and light-brown fur pattern on his back, head, and parts of his limbs. He has baby-blue eyes and wears a black-and-white collar with a gold buckle, which has a King chess-piece on it as a namesake.

Personality[]

Originally a human being with a troubled past, Joel had joined PETA with the lasting impression that animals cannot be trusted. However even when he was involved in the abortive PETA attempt to kidnap Fox, it was shown he wasn't entirely onboard with the idea.

After he was turned into King, he initially had a pessimistic outlook on life until he met Fox. Despite this King would still have trouble accepting his role as a dog until meeting Fox's cousin Bailey. He is annoyed at the fact that the celestials have meddled in his life, but despite this he soon grows to appreciate the nuances of pet life. Due to his past as a human, he often behaves in a way that's seen as strange by the other pets (such as being uncomfortable with sniffing other's butts), questioning things that seem to come naturally to other animals, and has a habit of fretting over little things that most pets don't seem to care about. Bailey at one point described him as a "miniature human in a dog suit". He also has a propensity to swear on occasion.

He is often seen as either angry or upset with low self-esteem as he interacts with the celestials or other characters. There are times where he would act immature or distant, eventually avoiding anything to do with the celestials after the Cosmic Game concluded (which is a problem because a statue of Great Kitsune sits permanently in his bedroom). It is rare for him to stand up for himself and will usually rely on others to assist him with crises whether he wants to or not. Fox points out that it is because he is "so cute or so helpless." Bailey also has to remind King that she loves him for who he is and not simply because he's pitiable.

King remains a loyal friend to the people he cares about such as when he kept Sasha company when her owner locked her out for the night and his lasting friendship with Fox. An early source of conflict revolved around King trying to hide his identity from Fox, whom he'd kidnapped as a human. Even after Fox discovered the truth and attacked him, he was able to remember their friendship and forgive King. King's hatred of both Bino and Duchess stems from their bad treatment of him. He eventually married Bailey despite the fact people don't take pet marriages seriously. After the game officially ended, Joel choose to remain a dog forever to stay with his friends.

A later quality shows King being anxious and a worry-wart, especially when it comes to Bailey and his children (this could stem from his own unpleasant childhood and/or his beliefs about animal treatment). He was frustrated over Bailey being removed from her old owner (to the point where the two fought over it), he panicked after Bailey was revealed to be pregnant, later consulting a doctor when she went into labor, and constantly worried about his pups when he left them with a sitter. Despite all of this, King has grown accustomed to being both a dog and a father, and remains contented in his new life. King is sometimes grumpy towards other animals.

General Information[]

Before Pete transformed King into a dog, King was a human named Joel Robinson, a member of PETA who didn't trust animals after being abducted and then abandoned by his own pets when he was a child. He spent time in jail before his involvement with PETA and Fox's kidnapping, the crime is still unknown. In his debut appearance, Joel is shown to be deeply disturbed, but somewhat aware of how morally wrong the situation is. As it is pointed out, Joel was willing to hurt others in an attempt to feel better about his own inadequacies. He and his accomplice attempted to abduct Fox, before being stopped by the K-9 unit.

On the day of his trial Joel was visited by the celestial being Pete the Gryphon, who transformed him into a dog and changed his name to King. After his transformation, King went to live with Pete, who had disguised himself as a dapper human named Jaspar. King was completely defiant of everyday dog routines and retained his human personality. Due to the curse, King was no longer able to use/say his human name until Pete's eventual arrest. Shortly after moving in, King would, ironically, befriend Fox, who was ignorant of his true identity and the fact he had tried to kidnap him. Fox introduced him to the Good Ol' Dogs Club, only to be upset by Bino who gave King an exploding present. Frustrated and angry with the dogs, King storms out only to run into Sasha who was locked out of her home. In a moment of pity, King decides to stay with Sasha through the night. When we awakes the next day, Pete gives him the impression that King has "changed" therefore would return to being human only to immediately deny him that possibility.

Shortly after being settled in his new life, King and Pete have a dispute over his permission to attend a party, which ended with King being locked in a dog carrier. After (eventually) breaking out, King goes to said party, only to learn that Tarot knows his actual identity. Pursuing her into the forest, King discovers he is a player in Pete's game of Universes & Unrealities, alongside the Spirit Dragon and the Great Kitsune. However, Pete is temporarily banned from the game for forcing King into his canine state. In an attempt to amend the wrongdoing caused by Pete, King was sent to live with the Wolf Pack as part of the Equal Chance Program and technically is "owned" by Keene Milton. Miles comforted King and told him that they will do everything in their power to make him feel at home. He also regains the ability to use his human name.

Later, Pete tried to steal King's fate which fell to Earth in the form of digital watch. After initially discarding it, King was informed by Sabrina that it was his own fate. Bino claimed the watch leading King on a series of mishaps to retrieve it including having Sasha steal it from Bino. Bino discovered the plot and attempted to destroy it to ensure victory over King. Fox, who was reluctant to have anything to do with the watch once he discovered it belonged to Joel, saved the watch and returned it to King no questions asked (and promptly beat up Bino afterward).

King eventually met Fox's country cousin Bailey, and started a relationship with her. By Christmas of the next year, Bailey had come to live with the Lindbergs after her old owners moved to an area that did not allow pets. King proposes to Bailey who accepts. On the day of the wedding Pete appears to King with a deadline of one year where King would either surrender to him or return to being a human. Later they become the first pets in Babylon Gardens to be officially married.

A year later Pete almost forced King to be his avatar but Bailey took his place, after this King became Joel again. After showing Fox his true identity, Fox assaulted Joel only to immediately forgive him. They tried to find a way to help Bailey, this quest led them to meet Cerberus who open the doors of heaven for them.

After visiting heaven and get advice from Bahamut and a way to change between Joel and King forms, King went to Australia with Fox, Rock Milton, Karishad and "The Other" Daryl to find Tarot, Sabrina and Bailey and convinced them to stop playing The Game. Spirit Dragon, Cerberus, Great Kitsune and Pete joined them later; and, after failing to persuade theirs avatars to keep playing, Great Kitsune concluded the game with both parties losing.

After this Joel, as promised the first time they meet, got a boon from Kitsune. Presented as a choice between his watch and the lantern; he could be returned to a perfect human life or back into a dog with the life he had. Taking a hint left by Great Kitsune (something about free will), Joel/King chose the watch and was turned to a dog for good. A little while after, they all traveled back to Babylon Gardens. He now lives with Bailey, at either the Lindberg or the Wolf House.

Bailey would eventually become pregnant with his pups, with Great Kitsune assuring him he's all corgi now (as he worried about potentially having human-hybrid children). In mid-August, Bailey went into labor at the Wolf House and successfully birthed three puppies, with King proudly naming them Olive, Ace and Rook as they were born. By Christmas that same year, he had settled in to being a father and was happy with his family.

A little over a year later, King and Bailey decide to go on a real date after King talks about getting a computer. It is important to note that Bailey comments about King's "old habits" which might be an indication about his original crimes when he was human. Without any other options they hire Peanut and Grape to do it, marking a pivotal moment for the four characters who had rarely been seen together for long periods of time. While on the date, we see King's overprotective side come out as he worries about his kids. They return home with a new computer.

King is later seen with Miles where he admits that at the age of eighteen he struggled to find a purpose in life and drifted around for years. It is unknown how this fits in with his aforementioned “college experience.” He quickly asks Miles if he knew that King was once human to which Miles replies that Daryl mentioned it before. Months later as Bailey is surprised to see King's adaption to living under the same roof with an entire family of wolves, and King shrugs it off believing that if he can beat them at outdoorsmanship, he could do anything. Soon after, Lana comes in telling King that just like the rest of the wolf pack, he needs to get a job.

Later on, King was notified of another human named Marion who had been transformed into a squirrel. King certified that Marion was in fact previously human (by asking him to hold up five fingers despite Marion only now having four) and went to Keene to have Marion placed in the Equal Chance Program, stating how he wanted to give Marion help in the way he had needed it after his own transformation. He later flees the Wolf House when Marion comes looking for Kitsune's statue.

After Sasha is emancipated from her owner she moves into the Wolf House temporarily with King and Bailey. This causes a lot of trouble for King--as he still secretly harbors a crush on Sasha (even though he admits it's normal for most dogs to have a crush on Sasha) even though he's married. While he tries to set boundaries Sasha is oblivious and continues to fluster him. After rejecting her various advances he guiltily flees into the woods to the doghouse he had once purchased for Sasha where Bailey finds him. She comforts King by telling him he doesn't need to take responsibility for Sasha's well-being and the two are able to make up.

Trivia[]


Characters
Dogs Peanut | Bino | Fox | King | Tarot | Fido | Joey | Sasha | Tiger | Bailey | Ralph | Kevin | Duchess | Rex | Lester | Dallas | Satau | Mungo | Olive | Ace | Rook
Cats Grape | Max | Sabrina | Marvin | Res | Jasper | The Bigglesworths | Fiddler and Keys | Delusional Steve | Ptah
Others Zach | Spo | Squeak | Karishad | Falstaff and Truck | Itsuki | Jessica | Custom Ink | What Chicken | Bruce and Roosevelt | Marion | Lois
Ferrets Keene Milton | Lana Milton | Duke Milton | Simon Milton | Rock Milton | Pit Milton
Wolves Miles | Lucretia | Darth Vader Sanchez | Rockstar Hawk | North Star | Daryl | Other Daryl | Lucretia's Mother | "Four Finger Discount" Jack | Poncho | Elaine | Natalie | Uncle Deadeye | Rodney | Snow | Rodney's Cubs
Humans Earl Sandwich | Jill Sandwich | Ryan Byron | Bill Lindberg | Jerry Arbelt | Jeff | Jake | Jeeves | Mr. Steward | Joel Robinson | Mr. Hartford
Fictional Spot (Superdog) | Stripe | Jim-Jim | Bat-Bat | Regular Hawk | Criminals | Pridelands Characters
Celestials Pete the Gryphon | Spirit Dragon | Great Kitsune | Cerberus | Bahamut | Denizens of Heaven
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