▁him , ▁attack ing ▁him ▁and ▁breaking ▁his ▁control ▁over ▁S pl inter . ▁Though ▁the ▁Rat ▁King ▁had ▁the ▁advantage ▁over ▁S pl inter ▁by ▁using ▁both ▁his ▁sight ▁and ▁his ▁pet ▁rat ▁" Ar ist ot le ", ▁S pl inter ▁managed ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁Rat ▁King ' s ▁advantage ▁with ▁their ▁fight ▁concluded ▁when ▁the ▁Rat ▁King ' s ▁last ▁attempt ▁on ▁S pl inter ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁fall ▁off ▁a ▁high ▁led ge ▁to ▁his ▁death . ▁The ▁Rat ▁King ▁returns ▁in ▁" D ark est ▁Pl ight ," ▁after ▁a ▁wounded ▁S pl inter ▁ended ▁up ▁falling ▁into ▁the ▁ch asm . ▁Rat ▁King ▁proceed s ▁to ▁tort ure ▁S pl inter ▁until ▁he ▁is ▁defeated , ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁product ▁of ▁a ▁fe ver - indu ced ▁dream ▁when ▁S pl inter ▁comes ▁to ▁and ▁finds ▁the ▁real ▁Rat ▁King ' s ▁ske let al ▁remains . ▁ ▁ID W ▁Publishing ▁In ▁the ▁ID W ▁com ic ▁book ▁series , ▁the ▁Rat ▁King ▁reve als ▁himself ▁as ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁K its une , ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁brain w ashed ▁Leon ardo . ▁Both ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁an ▁ancient ▁imm ort al ▁family ▁that ▁ruled ▁earth ▁before ▁man kind ; ▁he ▁revealed ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁hiding ▁through ▁the ▁ages ▁and ▁only ▁used ▁their ▁powers ▁sp aring ly — refer encing ▁the ▁P ied ▁Pi per ▁of ▁Ham elin ▁he ▁states ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁" S ometimes ▁to ▁reward . ▁Sometimes ▁to ▁pun ish ". ▁He ▁is