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Browse all DELTARUNE You can’t bypass King through normal Act or Mercy options, BUT the game still considers the encounter a pacifist success if you refrain from harming anyone. Sparing him operates differently... and partly hinges on your prior conduct.

This isn’t a “choose the correct Act” showdown. You must either endure 15 complete rounds without striking back, or keep attacking until his HP depletes entirely. The result varies based on your chosen route.

How Sparing King Actually Functions

If You Engaged in Combat Beforehand

If you harmed or eliminated any foe (excluding Jevil, C. Round, Lancer, or King), King won’t yield to your pleas. You’ll need to persist until turn 15. Then Ralsei employs Pacify to lull him into rest after Susie diverts his focus.

Even if you abstain from engaging King directly, the game still acknowledges this as a pacifist accomplishment. However, you can’t manually “Mercy” him.

If You Exempted All Foes

If you refrained from vanquishing a single enemy in Chapter 1, Lancer surfaces at the finale accompanied by a full mutiny of foes. They depose King independently.

This constitutes the “true spare” variant, though there’s no button prompt for Mercy... the game simply activates it automatically.

What Occurs Subsequently

Regardless of how the skirmish concludes, King forfeits his reign and lands in Castle Town’s detention center. He remains unharmed and reappears in Chapter 2.

Thus, technically, yes, King can be spared... just not via the conventional yellow-text method.

Final Note

King’s confrontation appears as a standard boss trial, yet the sparing mechanism behaves more like a quiet examination. Upholding pacifism leads to his dethronement. Deviating results in his unconsciousness via magical means.

In both cases, you aren’t obligated to harm him... merely sustain your stance and let the narrative wrap up what your Mercy initiated.

FAQ

Q: Is there a Mercy option for King during the fight?

No. There’s no yellow Mercy choice available for King. Sparing him unfolds automatically upon survival sans any strikes.

Q: Does using Pacify count as pacifist?

Indeed. You can still secure the pacifist outcome provided you refrained from eliminating foes throughout Chapter 1.

Q: What happens if I strike King but don’t topple him?

Provided you didn’t topple any foes earlier in the game, the tranquil uprising conclusion will still activate.

Q: Do your decisions in King’s fight influence Chapter 2?

Only marginally. He stays incarcerated irrespective, but exchanges with Queen and Lancer might allude to your preceding moves.

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