Niccolo II

"'I tell you now that negotiations between the Kingdom and the Republic have failed. I do believe I speak on behalf of President Powell when I say that both of our nations are now on a war-footing. This country is at war with Merewin.'"Niccolo II, referenced in the story as The King, is the constitutional monarch of Benatola in both the true timeline and in Mirrorland-4347. While only shown in three different scenarios, he comes across as an arrogant and malicious ruler, with militarist and imperialist tendencies. Until the bitter end, he is a stubborn nationalist and believes that Benatola will one day become a great empire, spanning Europe, Asia and Africa.