the n o w h e r e king

[@redhoneysugarorange6290]

Good to see that the kids are being properly traumatized by the shows they watch, just like older cartoon network

[@MrChaoticreign]

And so the cycle continues. We're almost at Over The Garden Wall levels of disturbing

[@GG-jn4dx]

Wish I was tramitized by this thing as a kid though. 😂 but I was the little toddler who slept in the closet or under the crib, don’t ask my parents told me I did sleep in random of places.

[@ohno_soda]

Perfect

[@petalleaf2808]

Yeah. Reminds me of various scenes from shows like Courage the Cowardly Dog and The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack.

[@suserano7566]

@@MrChaoticreign nah not even close

[@morbidcurios]

This song feels like being lowered into a warm bath, cradled by warm soft loving arms ... and then being held under.

[@AXYER]

With that level of description if you ever write anything you MUST show the world and me

[@behindthemirror2215]

That sounds nice

[@fixedevening4623]

Accurate

[@TURKEY1111]

This summarizes the song wonderfully of its sweet warm tone as it goes deeper and darker.

[@Alterego912]

That is a very colorful way to describe it.

[@Crystalitar]

That line. You will bring joy to the nowhere king When he sees the light leaving your eyes

[@yazmenakamura6750]

A True Demon if there ever was one.

[@moonlightxd9940]

@@yazmenakamura6750 t h e r e a r e d e m o n s I n t h i s W o r l d

[@moonlightxd9940]

😁

[@MugetsuFused]

0:04

[@GaliantSilverhawk]

He looks like the darkness devil from chainsaw man

[@hopefulfriend4163]

The falter when Rider reaches for her sword is an excellent detail to how terrifying the Nowhere King really is.

[@sarafontanini7051]

and see it form her perspective: she has NO idea what this thing is, why its here and what it wants, only that looks WRONG

[@Igarappappa]

@@sarafontanini7051 Things got real weird real fast.

[@sarafontanini7051]

@@Igarappappa things got realy out of hand. probably should've stayed in minotaur prison.

[@Igarappappa]

@@sarafontanini7051 I meant from her perspective. She just had to deal with the fact her Horse can talk now and looks like a cartoon character and then THAT thing shows up. XD

[@ariannamagana7496]

@@Igarappappa true lol

[@n.l.g.6401]

I can't believe this chilling banger of a song is in the same show as the giraffe man who has conversations with his farts. Haven't experienced this much tonal whiplash since Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame.

[@LadyViscera]

Same episode even

[@dudalina9223]

lmao. I like Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, but while in this case it's all good writing, that movie just struggles to choose a tone

[@mariocruno3772]

Im losing to a bird!

[@blazypika2]

it's a great show but this giraffe gives me anxiety and a desire to kill.

[@TheTiredGhost]

Durpleton's songs (the fart and the where does food come from ones) are rlly some of the only songs I don't like, I don't like 4 of them so his are half of them, the collector song and one more that I can't think of atm too, I hope they flesh out his character next season so he has some reason to exist cu right now it's just looking like he's only here to appeal to kids

[@WhisperNanny]

Centaurworld: Hello kids!! Here are funny colorful characters!! Also Centaurworld: *YOU ARE GOING TO PERISH ALONE AND HE WILL WATCH YOU WITH PLEASURE*

[@ariannamagana7496]

So true though

[@some_randomahhperson]

No the ending is good

[@ashydead6078]

Howdy kids did you know that *your mortality is fleeting and can end any moment*

[@Frostfern94]

@@ashydead6078 Awesome! Thanks for the update! May it bring you eternal peril!!

[@esteban_mhz]

Same as Madoka Magica

[@jonathanhaas9962]

This reminds me so much of both The Lich from Adventure Time and The Beast from Over the Garden Wall.

[@midvamp]

ikr its like a mix

[@Quomvi]

When i heard this song i thought about the middle part of "come wayward souls", and the nowhere king definitely has lich/beast vibes (that intimidating kind of presence)

[@baileylarsen9439]

I was thinking of the same thing

[@hangingkind4619]

They should form a gang together

[@djungelskog7714]

@@hangingkind4619 They'd be a gang of baddies🔪💔😈⛓️💀🌹

[@belladonnacrow5775]

When horse says “I think I know this song” I get utter chills cause how long do you think horse and rider have been stuck in the war and manipulated to open the door between worlds for the nowhere king? She’s heard it before and *not* in centaurworld because we hadn’t heard it before. This haunting melody has been following horse around for god knows how long and that line just messes me up man

[@L3thal0xygen]

And in that scene she fits into the color scheme with all the other dull colored flowers and scenery, then compare it to the bright color schemes for the other characters

[@CoalEater_Elli]

I assume that the war's been going on for ages, because Horse thinks that the only trait of human world is that it's destroyed and it's in war. Or Horse is very young.

[@colystumps6010]

I assume the 'memory' hasn't happened to Horse yet, at this time. I think she's remembering when she met the nowhere king in his own backstory at the end of season 2, and since his backstory happened prior to Horse arriving in centaurworld, she 'remembers' it. That would also explain why the nowhere king seems to recognize her, despite them not actually having met before.

[@belladonnacrow5775]

ADDING TO THIS I think it’s quite prevalent that only Horse can hear the music. The other characters aren’t quite mentally open to seeing the war yet, the darkness in the world, but Horse IS

[@ReddwarfIV]

@@colystumps6010 I think they just have the same song in both worlds. Likely something written during the war, before the Rift was closed.

[@IAmBuddythedecibwave]

The stark opposition that the bright and cheery feel of the first time you hear this song has to the actual lyrics tells me that all of centaurworld lives in total denial and inexplicable terror of this villain...

[@dxXZeroXxb]

I think it's more specifically wammawink and her herd. She cut them off from the rest of the world. Just think about what happens in the rest of the world. Whaleshaman basically assists in suicide, the moletaurs imprison everyone they come across and outlaw magic and the cattaurs hold a competition to uphold moral, since the world would be depressing if they didn't. Not to mention Wammawink is a straight up War orphan.

[@sarafontanini7051]

@@dxXZeroXxb basically while the show seemingly is the juxtaposition of a serious character in a silly world, its more this serious character helps them out of there bubble and in their journey causes them to face how dark and dangerous their world really is. Centaurworld LOOKS silly, but beneath that facade is a world of dangers

[@crtntiddles5178]

And don't forget the taurnado

[@bushidotestu1997]

@@sarafontanini7051 like with adventure time when you realize that the entire setting is set in a post apocalyptic earth that nuked itself to the mutated Stone Age, that’s not even mentioning the litch and dozens of other horrors that exist in that show

[@BradenBest]

@@bushidotestu1997 (adventure time spoilers) Not to mention at one point the lich duplicates himself into an infinite number of universes, if we accept that this world exists in one of those universes. It could actually be canon that "The Nowhere King" is just what Centaurworld calls the lich, and it wouldn't be the first time he's been trapped/deactivated (consider prismo's pad and that time the lich was stuck in Sweet P's body -- when the lich is physically unable to kill, he becomes inactive). Think about it, they have similar character designs and similar motivations. The lich is also shown to be highly intelligent, being fully aware that mindless killing won't get him to his goals. He schemes, manipulates, strategizes, and uses his powers to his full advantage. It even shows when NK believes he won't escape, that he plans to kill everyone in the void, saying that he'd rather not share the space with them. If there was only a handful of people in a room, and the lich didn't believe they could help him escape, that's exactly what he would do: kill them and go dormant until the next opportunity to accelerate death comes. IIRC it was the lich's influence that led to the mushroom bomb. Whereas GOLB is the manifestation and/or source of ultimate chaos, the lich is its polar opposite. An agent of ultimate entropy. He will not rest until all life that is possible to snuff out, is snuffed out. So the dormant state he goes in when killing is not possible is probably the same state he goes into if he succeeds in his purpose.

[@augustday9483]

This is my absolute favorite trope in fiction, the "cutesy story that hides a dark underbelly". Undertale had the same energy.

[@wierdgamer3067]

And adventure time

[@Henry-jg5oj]

And Kirby!

[@griggorirasputin6555]

@@Henry-jg5oj Kirby kind of fits, but man, I love kirby. I had a big medley of kirby games on the DS and it was so fun.

[@GodittoC]

420 likes, you're cursed!

[@jogajpg]

And Doki Doki

[@cosmosapien6221]

"What a cute song!" [Starts paying attention to the lyrics] "What the hell? ..."

[@Jenny_Metzelar]

Ikr

[@glacier265]

Hush, now. Hide, all you little ones. Rush now, Into the middle of Nowhere; Singing and laughter will die. Dreamless sleep Follows the Nowhere King. When his kingdom comes, Darkness is nigh. Quiet, Crawl through the in-between. Silent, Secretive feeling of fearsome Hatred that reaches the skies. You will bring Joy to the Nowhere King, When he sees the light Leaving your eyes.

[@PitXRoxas]

death...

[@AngryNerdBird]

You mostly got it right, but it's "Hush now, *hide, all* you little ones."

[@PitXRoxas]

@@AngryNerdBird yeah i was gonna say something abt that but thanks mate

[@glacier265]

@@AngryNerdBird Yeah, that sounds closer. Thanks!

[@paolaronquillo3831]

not the hero we wanted, but the hero we needed

[@nicke9012]

This song is nightmare fuel.

[@monkey_king6898]

Yes. Omg I can't wait to hear it 15 times in season 2 😱

[@Beer_Wolf]

It's a lovely lullaby of death... :P

[@Professional_Idiot77]

Not really I enjoy it

[@justabouteverything9993]

Yes beautiful, beautiful nightmare fuel

[@jellydia4382]

Well I actually put this lullaby on repeat when I go to sleep, no nightmares so far 10 out of 10 would recommend

[@Paletonson]

The thing I like most about the Nowhere King's design is the six limbs and two abdomens. It's like his body is trying to go back to being a centaur.

[@DuskLegend]

Spoilers lmao

[@_dizzyp0p_]

This song is actually really comforting in a weird way. The melody is just so wonderful and beautiful. I really never thought I would like this show but after the first episode it turned out to be actually really good!

[@VearosSygaxBane]

They prolly sung this to the kids when they thought the end was coming as a weird way of comforting them for what was about to happen. Then the no-where kings all trapped.. and those kids grew up- they sing it again accepting of the rather grim fate that ways delayed.

[@sydinzeplin1209]

In a weird way... it is like comforting.... as you die....

[@thelonecourier3439]

To quote a comment I saw once before; It comforts the disturbed and it disturbs the comforted.

[@vvgirl6173]

Most kid melodies are horrifyingly tragic. Anne Bowlin's(?) axe song literally about how she supposedly killed her parents. Ring around a Rosie, about the black plague and how a lot of people died. So on and so forth.

[@taukid421]

The juxtaposition of a sweet children's melody with it's horrifying lyrics is what makes it so creepy. Like an uncanny valley for songs.

[@DainnGreywall]

I can't be the only one who thinks that the yellow/purple flowers are a reference to the old Disney movie Alice in Wonderland, some of the singing flowers in that movie looks exactly the same as that particular flower.

[@monkey_king6898]

I didn't think of it that way! Now I know!

[@woohoobarz]

You know they are common types of flowers right??

[@midvamp]

@@woohoobarz the way the flowers animated and because they talk like in alice in wonderland, not because of what type of flowers they are it reminded them of that in the movie

[@Ellisepha]

That's just how pansies look...

[@Radiogirl1931]

There's a howls moving castle reference in S2

[@Flannel-Channel8837]

A good villian is not only what the characters fear but what the audience fears as well And they did amazing at making me afraid of this nowhere king

[@Veracaide-st]

I find it so interesting how genuinely scared this song makes us of him.

[@bobraekevelt7953]

Yeah best cartoon villain since Bill Cypher easily

[@BlinkingEldrichRoses]

@@bobraekevelt7953 The litch king?

[@bobraekevelt7953]

@@BlinkingEldrichRoses ...the what king?

[@BlinkingEldrichRoses]

@@bobraekevelt7953 the litch king from adventure time, the guy that scared both adults and kids with one single word

[@geeker6350]

'Into the middle of nowhere, singing and laughter will die.' Holy shit, Centaurworld. You did not have to go that hard, but we appreciate it.

[@MauseDays]

his version of the song dureing the fight saddly gets interupted but his version is "I don't want compney in the void you see, but you are stuck in this nightmare with me" "so d1e all you little ones, lost in the middle of nowhere, sink into the nothing, where Singing and laughter HAVE all died"

[@FearTheFluffiness]

Never thought I'd watch this animation, but it went from creepy cute to downright creepy frightening. Really glad I watched it. The added musicbox tune is sweet.

[@midvamp]

it was really unexpected for me tbh

[@fangirl3086]

ATTENTION HEADPHONE USERS!!!! The first time it's sang in this video, turn up the volume and listen closely, you can hear The Nowhere King whispering along with the lyrics!!!!

[@MossMothMyBeloved]

It's also in the second one if you listen closely!

[@wassupheinz]

JESUS CHRIST IT’S TRUE

[@thatomnivoreteacher6869]

@@wassupheinz I can’t hear anything 😭

[@GeoGamerArtistVlogger]

OH MY GOD WHAT THE F**K?!?!?! THAT IS TERRIFYING

[@JoseHernandez-xv2bt]

@@GeoGamerArtistVlogger i just heard it, that’s creepy as hell man

[@necropalypse]

My girlfriend and I fell in love with this series and this song. Hope for a season 2! The creator Megan Nicole Dong did great at creating a series which can be enjoyed by kids and adults alike.

[@monkey_king6898]

Same. The nowhere king became my favorite character after I watched all of it. He is so creepy and cool at the same time.

[@kittykeswik3314]

Colleen ballinger says she's in season 2 so it's just a matter of when it's released

[@Nashadelicable]

Enjoyed by… kids? Bro, no

[@monkey_king6898]

@@Nashadelicable ummm you do know it's on kids netflix right?

[@Nashadelicable]

@@monkey_king6898 brb, saving some kids from lifelong damage

[@capricornofjanuary4thbakug92]

Well, this song is horrifying. I love it, sort of.

[@nerdyespurr]

This show is the definition of “tonal whiplash” and I loved every minute of it.

[@Going1outof10]

Most scary songs don't use a cheery tone, but this one fucking nailed the eery feeling along with the lyrics

[@Halloweenish]

This is the modern equivalent of one of those 80s kids films that looks wholesome on the outside, but then half way through its suddenly “Oh, there are witches eating children and thousands of innocents being murdered, yeesh.” Perfection

[@jsheios4073]

the visual context of this song is everything. when i first watched the first song i didnt listen to the lyrics, but the song itself felt almost *comforting* and peaceful. *and then the cataurs and the nowhere king himself played the song*

[@bigpapaoniichan4211]

So at around 0:15 is where I looked up from my phone like "I'm sorry, what the fuck did I just hear?" after that I knew I was going to binge the rest of the show that night.

[@albaroqueso]

Same my friend, same

[@Veracaide-st]

Kinda same lmao

[@ckotherletters]

Yep, it got me the same way today.

[@rroman1988]

I rewinded it and put on captions because I was SURE I misheard it LOL

[@lanterns_glow]

The song of a villain who is something That Should Not Be But Is. And the fact it's sung in a soft,.lullaby tone combined with how the Nowhere King LOOKS only makes it that much more terrifying. Even with his backstory now in the finale of the whole show... That doesn't stop just how alien he comes off as.

[@opheliastardust7822]

These are my favourite scenes. Pure chills. Incredible.

[@tiberiusvirus9342]

What is your age?

[@yazmenakamura6750]

Indeed. Quite chilling...

[@opheliastardust7822]

@@tiberiusvirus9342 20. Why?

[@NatLaS]

Honestly the moment the song started the first time and I got the same lovely, but slightly uncomfortable feeling I had from watching OTGW? I knew it would be my favorite song from the show. It’s just so good

[@koumori75]

Indeed, I had looped these scenes for couple times. The expected gap is so huge that makes all these scenes even more chilling than what I originally thought, and that's Beautiful. Also, certain movements of Nowhere king are amazingly smooth, the team did a great job.

[@detectiveluck2899]

This character and the song made me interested because of how eerie, creepy, demonic, eldritch, horrifying, terrifying, and nightmarish the Nowhere King is. He literally fits in well with other horror media, but the fact this guy was in a kids musical show, *AND SHOWED HIM EATING ONE OF HIS OWN SOLDIERS,* yeah this show would be metal. And I love it. It's a hit or miss since I get kinda bored but I still enjoyed it.

[@hasmhas]

I was a bit iffy on watching Centaur World. It looked like a show that could be either really good or terrible. I found this song being used in some other fanworks and after that I had to watch the show. Love this song.

[@backupaccount6341]

same on all counts

[@petalleaf2808]

I remember first seeing Centaurworld and thinking it wasn't my type of show, and that it was for little kids to enjoy instead. I was wrong. I watched a few scene of the show on KZbin, and when a channel I was subscribed to went over it, I thought I'd give it a try. First few minutes of the show hooked me in, but then Centaurworld came up and I still wasn't sure what to think. But...curiosity of Horse's quest back to Rider led me to continue watching it. As the minutes and episodes went by, I just kept getting dragged into the story, characters, and lore, and I came to love this show! Love the Nowhere King's song. It's really hauntingly beautiful and downright creepy when you pay attention to the lyrics. Sometimes I guess we got to really try things out, otherwise we wouldn't know what we're missing out on.

[@Veracaide-st]

Question, was it saberspark?

[@petalleaf2808]

@@Veracaide-st Yep!

[@gael5615]

Looks like we are kind of on the same page

[@CutMeSomeSlackTheVII]

I also love how the Nowhere King himself sings it at some point, solidifying the fact that it's his song. I love it when baddies have songs that pop up way before they themselves appear

[@dragonairdragon6173]

I was hooked when Rider sing to horse as they travel across that flaming,grimm, barren land, filled with weapons and corpse. Then the second episode hit me with the Taurnado that is one of the most terrifying thing I have ever seen in faction. The pacing works fine, they promise us 1 cool things after 2 crappy joke. Good deal.

[@krisone8377]

When I heard this song for the first time I didn't feel it had a weird vibe but after seeing this video I changed my mind. The longer I listen to this song it makes my heart beat faster there's something about the lyrics, this song and the animation that makes me really uncomfortable

[@Beer_Wolf]

Something about the lyrics? It's literally a song of death...

[@Haunted_Plush]

If you're uncomfortable then maybe you just need a talk with *Comfortable Doug*

[@Veracaide-st]

@@Beer_Wolf i feel like this is much worse than a song about death. Songs about death are kind of peaceful in the thought that you’ll never feel anything again. On the other hand, “dreamless sleep” on one hand could refer to death, but it could also refer to a literal dreamless sleep, in which you’re floating around in the void of blackness that is the nowhere king, just unable to die and feel nothing. “You will bring joy to the nowhere king when he sees the light leaving your eyes” sounds like emotional torcher. He’ll keep you trapped and slowly you’ll lose all sense of hope, becoming a shell of your former self. You’d be stripped of all the things that make you happy, but never be able to die. That sounds like a fate worse than death. TLDR: death doesn’t scare me, this song does.

[@kristianstrm2375]

The slightly out of tune music box notes, maybe? Usually, those convey wrongness or madness in most films I've heard them.

[@Flannel-Channel8837]

This makes me remember a weird memory. When I was 6 and a half me and my 2 sisters and my mother were at a fair we had spent all our tickets and met up to relax for the rest of the day. We were laying on the grass but this grass was dead it was dark green just yellow no flowers were growing. My mom was on her phone my sisters were talking, and I was staring up at the clouds watching them slowly drift in the sky

[@obara7366]

Thank you for sharing this. It's an eerie image.

[@Haunted_Plush]

This song started out of nowhere when I was watching it and I was so confused... it's the first time he's introduced and I wasn't sure what I was expecting. I felt calm, yet unnerved at the same time. It was like I was in immediate danger, but there was nothing I could do about it, so why resist. This song is *beautiful.*

[@keyman3131]

I finally figured out why I love it! Look up "Shadows of Mouldwood" - it's a sountrack from the game "Ori and the Will of the Wisps". The innocent song with terrifying undertones gets me every time

[@envyllaw4487]

Brilliant game. Pure art

[@keyman3131]

@@envyllaw4487 it really is. I had no idea how much I'd love it until actually playing it

[@adambasinger6239]

shoutout to the genius character designer who put together that if you crank deer antlers up to 11 and make them webbed, you can have them resemble a wasps wings, letting them make the body a wasp but also have a deer skull for the head. Independently, these elements are creepy, together with the addition of it being tar and giant it becomes a singular achievement in the field.

[@MegaChickenfish]

I've lived through enough fantasy stories to hear a million different villains shout angrily "grr, you will die!" But that soft, singsong voice, _You will bring joy to the nowhere king_ _when he sees the light leaving your eyes._ That made blood run cold.

[@mikamo]

1:47 “fearsome hatred that reaches the skies” as his antlers grow and reach for the skies.

[@Shiruvi]

notice that wammawink is the only person who watches the flowers fly past at 0:35. i don't know what it means but it feels significant somehow, especially when the rest of the centaurs ignore them completely and horse gets distracted by her memories of the song.

[@katievogel4411]

Maybe in season two we will get answers to your theory

[@PinkApocalypse]

I cannot tell who the target audience for this cartoon is XD

[@greenstarlover1]

I suspect that was their intention n_n'...

[@randompie9608]

I think everyone should watch this show

[@myaltaccount4438]

dude is easily my favorite cartoon villain of all time

[@prettyprincess8598]

I love how the Nowhere King also looks to be in physical pain when he emerges every movement he makes looks painful and he sounds sick like he's slowly falling apart abd considering his backstory and how he came to look like that it makes so much sense

[@KitzuneAmayori]

It’s amazing to see how shows like these can suddenly become dark and serious with just a single scene

[@WyvernRex2099]

Okay but the animation on the Nowhere king’s entrance was nice af

[@crazyspoon8672]

This show started out joyful but as it went on it became more chilling and then seeing the introduction of the nowhere king gave me chills and goosebumps

[@BlueBerry20071]

Despite the joyous tone, the constant insistence on silence sounds like a warning.

[@PitXRoxas]

you will bring joy to the nowhere king.

[@Fat-Coww]

When he sees the light Leaving your eyes!

[@heatherramirez6141]

(Song fades out)

[@lesvernornvienas8232]

this is my first time hearing this song but it defiantly feels uncomfortably farmilliar

[@isabel.u.t]

Sameeee But why ??!

[@LiterallyYinYang1]

The nowhere king was such a good villain because it wasn't expected I thought this show was just going to be a goofy kid's show but I was extremely wrong I love how the show seemed so innocent but wasn't at all.

[@omhiba1960]

I've never been SO creeped out and also obsessed

[@ma0846]

This + the super creepy part when the cats sing

[@FluffyVoidBee]

Fun fact, this videos is what convinced me to watch Centaurworld. I heard this song on spotify, then looked it up bc it sounded neat and i found this vid. So, thanks, bc this show is pretty cool./gen :]

[@hariman7727]

"I think I know this song." Hints that things are more connected than they seem...

[@lorewalkermaohao4602]

Out of all songs of Centaurworld, this is by far my favourite

[@leeshajoi]

Suddenly I'm getting Over the Garden Wall flashbacks.

[@-Goblin-6322]

I love the design of the nowhere king so much that I can’t even be scared of him, I’m just in awe :0

[@seahollyandsolaris1239]

Hush now, hide, all you little ones Rush now, into the middle of nowhere Singing and laughter will die Dreamless sleep, follows the Nowhere King When his kingdom comes, darkness is nigh Quiet, crawl to the in-between Silent, secretive feeling Of fearsome hatred that reaches the skies You will bring joy to the Nowhere King When he sees the light leaving your eyes

[@JL-fp1oe]

Sorry but the way the skull just appears holy shit that is terrifying.

[@zk2741]

I like to imagine the "Quiet, crawl through the in-between, silent, secretive feeling of fearsome, hatred that reaches the skies" is about Elktaur using the key in secret to get rid of his self hatred, aka his animal half, aka the Elk.

[@AllFiery]

I love how they individually animated the flowers dancing. It’s satisfying to watch in my opinion.

[@kid10249595]

I love this lullaby, its a excellent format to send out such a menacing message, similar to pretty much all other lullaby's. They tend to be warnings, or songs of pure sorrow, but their sung so gently and softly they don't seem menacing regardless of the lyrics.

[@fefek1]

Theory: Based off a mural shown at the end of the last episode of a human and a centaur. Long ago, a Centaur and a human were inseparable friends (or lovers?) But the other Centaurs made a terrible mistake (either on purpose or not) leading to the human dying or getting lost or stuck somewhere. The centaur became furious at the other centaurs and wanted revange but didn't know how. the centaur became friends with another human after years, the purple haired girl we've already seen who reminded him of the human who died/got lost/got trapped somewhere But it reminded him of what the centaurs did and all his hate for them came back, He didn't want the centaurs to take he new human friend. He became a monster. The purple haired girl didn't know why he was so mad, then he told her about what the centaurs did and how he had another human friend years ago. She felt betrayed because of how he didn't tell her. (listen to 0:38! "silent, secretive feeling of fearsome hatred that reaches the skies") He manipulated or controlled the Minotaurs into obeying him, and invaded centaurworld, killing wammawink's previous herd/parents and many more. but he was stopped by the purple haired girl who trapped him in the nowhere world and the minotaurs in the other world as she couldn't let him just destroy everything. The minotaurs had no way to do what he ordered them to do, attack centaurs-as there weren't any in this world. So they attacked humans instead.

[@kemicoker2147]

Actually decently close

[@maz33que]

After s2 pretty darn close buddy

[@MarauderYT]

Pretty close, was not expecting the actual ending though

[@rottingveggies]

oh good, glad to see we’re making terrifying children’s show villains again :)

[@Roadrunner_The_Sandwing]

I just- words cannot describe how eerie but peaceful this song is. Also it fits perfectly with one of the WoF AU maps I watched. I just wanted to ramble about how good the song is so thanks for reading my ramble :D

[@moralkombat66]

This is definitely one of the coolest cartoon villains I've seen in a long time. The song is a banger.

[@TH3_S4DD3ST_P3RS0NN]

BRO IV WATCHED THIS FOR LIKE A YEAR AND FINALY ITS POPULAR FOR ONCE

[@MaryArts]

The song would suit over the garden wall so well

[@swagstorm9629]

For some strange reason, the song is comforting to me. Much of what it says I can connect to my darkest fears, but when it puts it in a lullaby tone, suddenly it seems okay, like the comfort of someone singing such a soft melody while allowing me to consider and overcome with my fears in a way I am able to cope with in an emotionally stable way.

[@samuelsantana8328]

the nowhere king deserves the w

[@KeKe-bv8qv]

that line 'quiet, crawl through the in-between silence' really gets me every time.

[@xenototheface]

If you could upload all the nowhere King scenes that would be great. Absolutely love him as a villain.

[@stumbling_]

I love the melody, so light and calm just like most child nursery rhymes. With lyrics so dark.

[@SuperDestroyerFox]

I’m going to start listening to this before bed, wish me luck

[@nom1489]

Ok but secret feeling of fear realy payed off in the second season where the nowhere kings origin is revealed

[@koumori75]

This show has been underrated so badly😭 And I appreciate that you cut this with the line about "But what comes next may not be what she likes." Truly a beautiful starting of this song

[@megaman161]

This song now lives rent-free in my brain.

[@ianblair783]

Honestly i kinda don't like the idea of the nowhere king being a more traditional villain. I'd rather he remain this mysterious entity that just instills terror at the mere uttering of his name. And, side note, that entrance still sends chills down my spine, and it especially helps that it's accompanied by the nowhere king lullaby.

[@wierdgamer3067]

Ah yes. The fear of the lack of knowledge. The anticipation of what's beyond the veil of comprehension, what lurks in the darkness. It often strikes fear into the heart much more than the reveal.

[@yugimew]

I sorta get the feeling Wammawink also heard the words but she's not quite registering it as really happening because of the whole sleep deprivation thing... but she's seen the atrocities of war, just as Horse has, except Horse is only now learning how hellish it really is.

[@itxi]

The Nowhere King reveal is one of the best scenes I've seen in any show

[@phishinround420]

Man, talk about blowing past expectations. I was told this show was decent and to give it a watch. I never expected a villain so well-thought out, but that entrance… whooo boy! Damn.

[@mctwisp7175]

I can't help but feel that this scene was a homage to the scene in Disney's Alice in Wonderland where all the flowers were singing Golden Afternoon. Some of the flowers are even the same as was in the animation.

[@lucasmcinnis5045]

I think they're all just based on very basic flowers and some real flowers, like pansies and bluebells

[@copat149]

My reaction to the end will always be “woooooh.. what dark souls monstrosity is this?!”

[@littleperson8315]

the harmony of the last lines of the song consistently give me goosebumps

[@an_enigmaticdream]

Love how a show as colorful as this can get really. Dark

[@bonezhaspaws]

okay i'm aware that this show is probably just a lil too young for me but i'm watching it for the third time and i forgot how much this song slaps

[@MADDIEXOXO-hx8nt]

REAL 😭 like I watch this show five times just to hear this banger

[@_Mushroom_boy_]

Me watching centaurworld giggling and enjoying the joyful and lighthearted childish ambiance : "Eh eh this is silly" Also watching this épisode with wamawink traumatic childhood and this tune : "oh Fuck."

[@Ragazaloth]

for some reason, this always reminded me of come wayward souls from over the garden wall

[@nimbusshadow-wings]

if the plants and flowers start singing about a mysterious murderous entity, thats a NOPE moment.

[@praisejeebus7544]

One of my top favorite villains and themes by a long shot

[@aricali7111]

Now that’s how you make a core memory 😅

[@jastmallat8681]

I love that this can bring the same kind of horrified chills I got from older shows like Adventure Time with the Lich, I've missed cartoons that aren't afraid to scare the audience

[@helikos1]

"Singing and laughter will die" A hard but fair price for all the bloody singing to stop.

[@rubenfajardo7064]

I find it interesting that the two groups that sing this song in S1 are the planttaurs(there's so many of them, several have to be survivors from the centaur world war) and the cattaurs (it's explicitly stated the cattaurs are survivors from the war who cope with competition) the two groups who sing this are traumatized survivors of the war trying to give a warning to the herd

[@Thieverpedia]

I've always found it a little creepy that the flowertaurs on this route knew of the Nowhere King.

[@DuskLegend]

seriously, and the cat ones too. was there ever an explanation for that besides the fact that hes sent minotaurs to centaur world?

[@3MolesInATrenchCoat]

I think now that I Know the Nowhere King's backstory, this song has gone from creepy af to so genuinely sad and lonely. It's amazing how powerful this show was.

[@Marguns21]

The nowhere kind gives me Aku mixxd with the lich vibes xD the creaking of his body, his stance, the slow movement

[@starlightsparkles4697]

At first I thought centuraworld was some weird ass show with no plot. But then I actually watched it and I can't wait to see what happens. This show has SO MUCH POTENTIAL IS AMAZING

[@depressoespresso7079]

I'm glad everyone else found this song so unexpectedly unnerving, I love it but omg

[@layzee2893]

just finished the finaly HOLY SHIT