King Midas

King Midas is the king trying to merge his kingdom with that of King George (the father of Prince James) in exchange for gold. His hand possesses the power to turn anything he touches into gold. Midas wears a gaunlet made of gold over his hand so that he does not accidentally turn anything into gold.

Season One
King Midas is first shown in the beginning of The Shepherd. He has the ability to turn anything he touches to gold, a curse that is named the Golden Touch. In this episode Midas watches Prince James battle a difficult opponent, whom he defeats.

Once James's twin agrees to fight a dragon for him, Midas turns his sword into gold. After James slays the dragon, Midas also offers the hand of his daughter Abigail to James in order to merge the two kingdoms.

Appearances

 * The Shepherd

Trivia

 * King Midas is from Greek mythology. In the tale, Midas after finding the satyr Silenus he is granted one wish by the Greek god Dionysus, after the satyr is returned, one wish this is the ability to turn whatever he touches turns to gold he accidentally turns his daughter to gold. He then repents realizing the Golden Touch is more a curse than gift.
 * At some point before he met James or his twin, his life was saved by the knight Frederick.
 * He is the first non-traditional fairy tale character - his story comes from antiquity.