King Harkinian

King Harkinian is a King of Hyrule. He appears several times early in the life of the Zelda franchise: in the Valiant Comics, the animated series, and the video games Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon for the Philips CD-i.

Animated series
King Harkinian makes another appearance in the Legend of Zelda animated series. In the show, he is shown to be a benevolent King of Hyrule, wishing to build his subjects a waterpark in Fairies in the Spring. He often gives Link tips on wooing his daughter, Princess Zelda.

Philips CD-i Games
Harkinian also appears in the video games Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon. Although not having much of a role in The Faces of Evil, he plays a bigger role in The Wand of Gamelon when he leaves Hyrule to help his cousin, Duke Onkled, whose lands of Gamelon are being attacked by the evil forces of Ganon. After a month of absence, Princess Zelda, Harkinian's daughter, decides to go to Gamelon to find her father. It is later revealed that Onkled betrayed his cousin, had him imprisoned, and sided with Ganon in exchange of power. Link was sealed into a mirror by Ganon with the use of magic. Zelda then manages to free both her father and Link, and Onkled is made to "scrub all the floors in Hyrule".

These games are often used to create "YouTube Poop" remix videos, and as a Harkinian is often used as a character in them. Most of his dialogue has become an internet meme, with such phrases as "Dinner," "My boy" (often intentionally misspelled as "Mah boi"), and "Scrub all the floors in Hyrule" being especially popular.

Valiant Comics
In the Valiant Comics, Harkinian is the king who is currently ruling Hyrule. In one of the issues, he reunites with his old friend Seline, who is the ruler of Calatia.