Pun

Puns are a type of joke associated with the King's Quest series specifically with the early games, King's Quest companion and the reboot series. Puns appear in the tiles of the games, sometimes in the dialogue, and often with the death commentary.

An article in InterAction noted puns have been in the DNA of the series;


 * ...the world of Daventry, an enchanted place populated by familiar characters from well-known myths, fairy tales, and folklore. Its Piers Anthony landscape is filled with delightful puns and wordplays, and life-and-death encounters lie around each turn in the road. It's a world where dragons, witches, mermaids, and magicians roam, where the supernatural is commonplace, and you are rewarded for using your wits rather than tor slaughtering every- thing in your path.