- Rasputris is the villain of the proposed King's Quest IX by Roberta Williams.
Background[]
He is a charismatic ‘healer,’ who had wandered into Daventry and had imbedded himself into the household of the elderly king and queen by ‘curing’ them of their stiff aches and pains -- most related to the aftereffects of having been turned to stone in King’s Quest 8 (in the interrim between KQ8 and KQ9).
Rasputris had made himself so important in the Daventry court that his powerful influence is now corrupting Daventry -- from the inside! Rosella had become very concerned about her parents and their sudden dependence on this itinerant drifter and she tried to evict him from the kingdom, but to no avail. It’s obvious that they are both heavily influenced by Rasputris and, indeed, are overwhelmed by him. What has he done to them? Rosella then enlists the aid of her brother, Alexander – now the King of the Land of the Green Isles – and Connor, the new Marquis of Daventry, to help ‘rescue’ King Graham and Queen Valanice from Rasputris’s evil clutches. But during their endeavors, they find that Rasputris is more than he seems – a dirty, unkempt wanderer with bright, hypnotic eyes. In reality he was an accomplice of Lucreto. Unfortunately, he had been accidentally blasted out of the Realm of the Sun when the Mask of Eternity was restored and is now in the process of taking over Daventry ‘from the inside’ in retaliation for Connor having defeated Lucreto and his evil plans. It will not be an easy task to root this powerful character out from Daventry!
Behind the scenes[]
He apears in the King's Quest IX design doc by Roberta Williams.
He is an obvious allusion to Grigori Rasputin.
His corruptive influence might also be inspired by Grima Wormtongue from the Lord of the Rings.