King Gastley

King Gastley is a major character and is an antagonist in Max & the Midknights. He is the main antagonist in the book Max & the Midknights. He does not physically appear in Battle of the Bodkins.

Gastly is King Conrad's younger brother. Because he knows he'll never be king, he attempts to take the throne for himself. He lures Conrad from Byjovia and defeats him in battle. His accomplice Fendra curses him to be a child, and removes his memory. He is then locked up in a tower. Fendra creates (and distibutes via water contamination) a potion to make all of Byjovia do his bidding. Gastly rules for five years before the Midknights free Byjovia from his evil clutches. He gets carried away by Bruce.