King Frost likely comes from "The Frost Fairies," a short story written by Margaret T. Canby about King (Jack) Frost, a kind fairy king from the cold North.
It is also just as likely that it's a pun about the fact that Jack and King are both playing card ranks.
Unlike a regular Jack Frost and despite his appearance, King Frost is ruthless and his power unyielding. He is not friendly and likes to exercise his status as a king, appreciating those who praise him and even considers his summoners to be subjects as well at times.
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Shin Megami Tensei II[]
A King Frost, along with a Basilisk, are the two demons that are terrorizing the Holytown district of Tokyo Millennium. King Frost freezes the district and keeps it frozen until he is defeated by Aleph and his party.
Shin Megami Tensei: if...[]
King Frost is referenced with a full set of equipment for male characters, as the K Frost Rod (which inflicts Ice damage and Freeze), K Frost Cap, K Frost Cloak, K Frost Mittens and K Frost Boots.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne[]
While not making a physical appearance in the game, Hee-ho-kun stated that he wanted to go on a journey so he could become strong "like the king." When he becomes Black Frost later in the game, he now calls himself "Emperor of Kabukicho."
Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE[]
King Frost can only be acquired through a triple fusion of three different Jack Frost variations. He regularly appears as an event boss during the Christmas period. His crown, padlock and wand all appear as player equipment.
King Frost is a boss who took over the spring in the Fairy Forest. He learned about a hidden treasure kept secret there from a Preta from a unknown organization. He hoped to use the control of the spring water to make the other fairies obey him, but Nanashi defeated him. King Frost's body melts to turn him into Jack Frost and he concedes defeat, knowing when to quit. He admits he also doesn't mind his current state as he is quite dashing as a Jack Frost.
King Frost's battle introduces two things: first, the Assist Gauge that causes all battle partners to team up and pile on an enemy, thereby skipping their turn; also, that several moves have Smirk-related additional effects and bosses are not afraid to use them. While King Frost's first turn will always be skipped due to the Assist Gauge automatically filling at the start of the battle, this is only a mere reprieve before he commences attacking.
King Frost has a +4 bonus to his Ice skills, making it very difficult to outlast his attacks without Ice resistance. The issue behind the fight is his use of Smile Charge at the end of his turns which will grant him a guaranteed Smirk. Not only will it neutralize his weakness to Fire and drag out the battle, but it also causes his signature move, King Bufula, to land a critical hit on the whole party while lowering their defense.
One of the best demons to bring to the fight is Napaea; she eventually resists Ice while innately learning Agi without any penalty to strike King Frost's weakness. Getting an Angel also helps as she eventually learns Magaon to cancel King Frost's Smirk. Additionally, Physical or Status skills that manage to inflict a negative status will remove the Smirk as well. Navarre is an excellent battle partner option as he gets access to Rakukaja to offset the additional effects of King Bufula. Bring your hardest hitters, as the battle will quickly degenerate into a damage race between the boss and the party, unless King Frost randomly wastes his Smirk on a normal Bufula.
Once Nanashi reaches level 30, he can fuse King Frost with a special fusion of Jack Frost, Pyro Jack and Jack the Ripper. He can teach Nanashi the Bufula, Ice Breath, Megaton Press and Critical Eye skills through his Demon Whisper, but his King Bufula skill cannot be passed on in any way. King Frost benefits from learning Ice, ailment and support skills.
Shin Megami Tensei V[]
"The king of snow who rules over an infinite number of Jack Frosts. He has the power to freeze the entire world but is unaware of it due to his rather naïve personality."
—Shin Megami Tensei V lore
King Frost appears in a warehouse guarding a pile of frozen fish. He was originally a Jack Frost who was saved by a human, although the human died sometime later and he evolved into King Frost. The protagonist encounters him while completing the "A Wish for a Fish" quest. King Frost attacks the protagonist, believing they are there to take what is his. He is ultimately defeated and the protagonist has the option finish him and take the fish or let him go. Regardless of which option is picked, he becomes available for fusion upon defeat. King Frost can be fused with a special fusion of Jack Frost, Jack-o'-Lantern and Berith and is one of the demons required to fuse Black Frost.
Should the protagonist attempt to speak with a Jack Frost while King Frost is in his stock, King Frost will interject with a special conversation, with the conversation causing the Jack Frost to run away and the battle to end.
Conversation
[King Frost stepped forward and began talking to a demon!]
King Frost:
Ho ho! Well met, fellow Frost, ho!
Jack Frost:
Hee-hoho? Are you a friend of me-ho? You seem a little different, ho...
King Frost:
Ho ho! I am King Frost, ho! I've clawed my way up the demon ranks, and now my coffer is as overstuffed as I am, ho!
Jack Frost:
Hee-hoho! You're so re-hee-gal, ho!
King Frost:
And you're a regular plebei-hee-an, ho! Tell me... Shall I make you rich, ho?
Jack Frost:
Hee-hohoho... I'm a little intrigued, ho.
King Frost:
Hoho! Then I shall teach you how to live extravagantly-ho!
Jack Frost:
Hee-ho! How do I do that, ho?
King Frost:
Hee-hohoho. Well, let me see, ho... Ah, yes! Should you ever open a cup of ice cream, and there's some of it stuck to the lid... Throw it away without licking it off!
Jack Frost:
Hee-HO! What a waste, ho! Such luxury-ho!
King Frost:
Do you think you can manage? Hoho!
Jack Frost:
I... I don't think so, ho...
King Frost:
Hee-ho! How cowardly-ho! To hee-hell with you!
Jack Frost:
Hee-ho-hooooo!
[The demon left, stricken with terror...]
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers[]
"Heeeeee! Hoooooooo! Hee! Ho! Hee! Ho! Hee-ho Hee-hoo! I'm the boss, King Frost! Of course I'm the boss! I'm the King! All I have to do is breathe and freeze everything! Hee-Ho! You want to be frozen, too? Ho-kay, I'll do it! Heeeeee! Hoooooo! Hee-ho!"
—King Frost, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
King Frost appears in the first Room of Trials at the Corridor of Time. Defeating him is necessary to obtain the Bronze Manji.
Soul Hackers 2[]
"The king of snow who rules over an infinite number of Jack Frosts. He has the power to freeze the entire world but is unaware of it due to his rather naïve personality."
—Soul Hackers 2 demon info
King Frosts is a demon of the Tyrant race and can be fused at the Cirque du Goumaden once Ringo is level 60.
"The king of snow who rules over an infinite number of Jack Frosts. He has the power to freeze the entire world, but is unaware of it due to his naive personality."
—Persona 3 Reload background
King Frost is a Persona of the Emperor Arcana. He can be summoned in the Velvet Room once the protagonist receives the Sugar Key key item from completing Elizabeth's "Create a Persona that's level 23 or above" request and reaches level 34. King Frost is needed to perform the special fusion recipe to summon Black Frost.
King Frost first appeared in Episode 12. Yu Narukami summoned him as one of his attempts to attack Shadow Mitsuo. King Frost was used to shoot a blast of Bufula at Shadow Mitsuo. However, this attack was blocked, and Yu was forced to use another Persona. King Frost is also the Persona that represents the bond between Yu and Kanji.
Persona 5[]
"The king of snow who rules over an infinite number of Jack Frosts. He has the power to freeze the entire world, but is unaware of it due to his naive personality."
—Persona 5 background
King Frost is the seventh Persona of the Emperor Arcana and can be found in Shido's Palace and in the Sheriruth area of Mementos, with the title "Monarch of Snow." He is one of two Personas to learn the Null Despair skill and one of four to learn Ice Amp. When itemized with an Electric Chair Execution in the Velvet Room, King Frost will yield the King Frost Cape unisex armor, which has 140 DEF, 16 EVA and grants the Reduce Ice dmg (high) effect to the wearer. King Frost is one of the Personas required to summon Black Frost through advanced fusion.
Royal[]
King Frost can no longer learn Auto-Mataru or Null Despair by leveling up, learning Mabufudyne and Concentrate instead. When itemized during a fusion alarm, King Frost will yield the King Frost Cape EX armor, with 280 DEF, 16 EVA, and the +Reduce Ice dmg (high) effect.
"The king of snow who rules over an infinite number of Jack Frosts. He has the power to freeze the entire world, but is unaware of it due to his naïve personality."
—Persona 5 Strikers background
King Frost returns as the ultimate Persona of the Emperor Arcana and one of the game's eight unlockable fusions. To unlock the ability to fuse King Frost, the protagonist must accept Oracle's request "Make Way for the Frozen King" in the Sapporo Jail and defeat King Frost to obtain the Key Item "Giant Snow Crystal." King Frost will be assisted by summoned Jack Frosts and more powerful Mocking Snowman Shadows during the battle.
A level 65 King Frost is required for the fusion of Black Frost.
Devil Children White Book[]
Replacing Hel as the new Tyrant of the Ice Expanse and leader of the Frost Clan, King Frost is the more benevolent leader of the tribe. Seeking to aid Masaki Kuzuha when he asks for a cure to the Dark Slumber, he has the doctor, Dian Cecht, give it to Takaharu Ougi. Later, he will be taken hostage by the angels of Tenkai, who seek to turn his castle into the stronghold they will use to invade all of the Expanse. He is grateful to Masaki when he frees him.
DemiKids Light & Dark[]
"King of the snowmen whose clothing is designed to maintain cold temperatures."
Known as King Icy, he rules over Frostville and the Ice Temple. In Dark Version, he is taken hostage by the Imperium's Harborim, but is saved by Akira. King Icy is obtained by ranking up a Jack Frost ten times through fusing ten consecutive Jack Frosts together. Since ranking up is not available in Light Version, the only way for Jin to obtain a King Frost is through link trade. After beating the game, King Icy will move from his throne so Akira and Jin can access Lucifer Frost, who the King can sense.
King Icy can perform the Ice combo Blizzard with J. Frost and Freeze Wave with Icy Ace.
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner[]
"This is the King's castle, HO. The King decides the HEE code. Those who disobey are sentenced to HEE HO death."
—King Frost before his boss battle
After Serph and company defeat Mick the Slug, King Frost takes the opportunity to reoccupy Coordinate 136 with his own demons. Upon reentering the castle, Serph encounters a Pyro Jack of the "Hip Hop Brothers" fiddling away at a treasure chest. Having tried his luck, Pyro Jack turns to the party to find a suitable key within the castle promising that the treasure within is for Embryon to keep. It was, however, a lie.
After the party retrieves the correct key, Pyro Jack run off with the treasure to present it to their king. To get back their spoils, the party ventures to the top of the tower to find King Frost sitting on the platform above the bed in the Princess' Bedchamber. Declaring that all possessions belong to him, King Frost decides to smite the party for their insolence. After a harsh struggle combined with the forces of his minion Jack Frosts, the party defeats King Frost and obtains the Ice Crystal, which unlocks the King Mantra.
King Frost summons a more powerful variant of Jack Frost, created by apparently fusing two regular Jack Frosts.
Upon defeating him, the party can obtain the Hee-Ho Karma ring in the sequel, which grants the wearer immunity to Ice-based attacks.
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2[]
"The king of snow. He is a snowman large and proud, ruling and commanding the infinite number of Jack Frosts. King Frost retains the ability to freeze the world over entirely but as are the Jack Frosts, he is a bit innocent and naive."
King Frost's design, specifically his Devil Children design, and in-game background appears to be the opposite to Queen Frost's design and background.
King Frost appears wide while Queen Frost appears slim.
King Frost is ruthless and usually unfriendly even to his Jack Frost subjects while Queen Frost values peace and love.
King Frost's Devil Children design has him hold a scepter that has a Jack Frost-like head figure. This head figure also appears in Queen Frost's updated design.
King Frost's battle theme in Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers is a slightly updated version of Dr. Thrill's theme.
King Frost is one of the few demons who uses a design originating from Devil Children on another franchise, and seems to be the de-facto design for any game that uses 3D models.
King Frost's model in Persona 5/Royal contains numerous miniature Jack Frost models in it.
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