the King of All Cosmos and his son, was published on ShiftyLook.com as of September 17, 2012. The King of All Cosmos is featured as an unlockable character for the mobile game Crossy Road in an October 2016 update. Alongside visual references to the various elements of Keita Takahashi's body of fictional work, the King of All Cosmos is featured on the cover of the second issue of independent game magazine A Profound Waste of Time, a joint collaborative effort by Takahashi, illustrator Doug John Miller and editor Caspian Whistler. Cultural impact The King of All Cosmos has been the subject of creative activities engaged by video game enthusiasts, such as fan-produced videos, shoe art, and unofficial merchandise. The character was referenced in an episode of Once Upon a Pixel, a web series about video game characters by Anthony and Ashly Burch. Titled Death Ball, the episode is presented in a dark, graphic novel style and the King interpreted as a thoroughly malevolent character with regards to his abusive behaviour towards his family. Promotion and merchandise To promote the then-upcoming release of We Love Katamari, a website which focused on the King and his eccentric mannerisms was launched in September 2005. Amazon.com included the King of All Cosmos among various notable characters with prominent moustaches to promote awareness for Movember for the month of November 2012. The cover art for the vinyl release of the soundtrack for Katamari Damacy, promoted by Mondo, illustrates the King of All Cosmos and the Prince in poses reminiscent of Michelangelo's seminal fresco painting The Creation of Adam. Critical reception Lucas Sullivan from GamesRadar considered the King to be the prototype for GLaDOS from the Portal series: an "ominous, eminently quotable" foil of the silent protagonist who comes across as an appealing character, despite his constantly berating of the protagonist. Commenting on the character's significant following, Roger Altizer Jr. described the King of All Cosmos as an aesthetically unique character who has captured the imagination of video game enthusiasts around the world with his charming antics as well as a backstory that includes abuse, power and mistakes. In his analysis of the character for the 2017 publication 100 Greatest Video Game Character, Altizer Jr. drew attention to the similarities between the character's capricious behavior and the real world mythological stories about the Greek gods, as well as the "cycle of dysfunction" with regards to the