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| - The Nome King is the main antagonist of Return to Oz.
- The Nome King is a villain from The Wizard of Oz books by L. Frank Baum. The Nome King is the heartless, tyrannical, manipulative, and dictatorial ruler of the Nomes (sometimes spelled "Gnomes"). He is the only villain in the series to ever come close to being the main antagonist. He appeared in countless novels and the Disney film, Return to Oz. He also appears as the archnemesis to Dorothy Gale and the other heroes. The Nomes hide jewels and precious metals in the earth and the Nome King, like his people, resent the "upstairs people", who dig down for those valuables.
- There was also a different kind of Nome King, spelled "Gnome", that appeared in The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus By L. Frank Baum. This may be Roquat earlier in his life or possibly a different Nome entirely from another fantasy realm, as he is never identified by name. "The Nome King took the King Scarecrow and all of the emeralds back to his mountain, and turned everyone else to stone..." ―Mombi in Return to Oz (1985)
* The Nome King's Nic-Nac collection was accurately portrayed in Walt Disney's 1985 cult classic film Return to Oz.
- Long ago, the Gnome King provided Santa Claus with steel runners for his sleigh, and sleigh-bells for his reindeer. In return, he received a collection of toys for his children. He was part of the Council of Immortals who bestowed upon Santa Claus the Mantle of Immortality and was the first to cast his vote. Roquat of the Rocks purchased the Royal Family of Ev from King Evoldo in exchange for a long life, and turned them into pieces of bric-a-brac to decorate his home. Princess Ozma of Oz, Dorothy Gale, and a party from the Emerald City freed the royal family from his enslavement and, for good measure, took away his Magic Belt.
- The Nome King is the primary villain in "Return of Oz". He is the King of the Nomes, a evil race of creatures with rock-like features. He found Dorothy's Ruby Slippers after they fall on his mountain. Using them, he conquered the Emerald City, turning its inhabitants into stone, with the exception of the Scarecrow, who he captured and took to his mountain. When Dorothy, Tik-Tok, Jack Pumpkinhead, and the Gump arrived at his mountain, the Nome King transformed the Scarecrow into an ornament. He told Dorothy that the emeralds were originally his and that the Scarecrow stole them from him, but she knew he was lying because the emeralds were there before the Scarecrow became king. The Nome King decided to have them all play a guessing game with each of his ornaments to see which one the Scarec
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