{{Villain|
image=[[image:King_coal.jpg]]
|character_name=King Coal
|real_name= Unknown
|debut= Alpha Flight #121
|affiliations=[[Chess Set]]
|past_affiliations=None
|status=Unknown
|aliases=None
|relatives=Unknown
|height=Unknown
|weight=Unknown
|eyes=None, white pupils
|hair=Bald
|}}

==History==
A member of the [[Chess Set]], King Coal?s origins has yet to be revealed. It appears he has had previous dealings a long with the rest of the Chess Set with the Alphan [[Puck I|Puck]] . They are close associates of the second villain to carry the name [[Brass Bishop II|'Brass Bishop']]. The Chess Set came to the notice of Alpha Flight, while they were investigating the disappearance of the bodies of [[Silver]] and [[Auric]], two former members of [[Gamma Flight II| Gamma Flight]]. Using information gathered by Puck and [[Spider-Man]] (who had briefly allied himself with Alpha Flight), the team, along with Spider-Man and [[Nemesis]] were led to an abandoned airfield. There, the Brass Bishop organized an auction to sell the energies of [[The Sphinx]] contained in the decomposed bodies of Silver, Auric and the unconscious form of a research scientist ([[Hedison]]). The Chess Set seemed to be employed in a security role, guarding the bodies and unconscious scientist.

When Alpha Flight and allies attacked the assembled super villain audience, who had been invited by The Brass Bishop, [[Nemesis]] confronted The Chess Set. Nemesis chopped off King Coal's arm, but he still remained in the fight. Nemesis also damaged the device containing the energies of The Sphinx, causing an explosion. These energies escaped and took on a luminescent humanoid form, which described itself as [[New Life]] and said it was everything that Hedison, Silver and Auric had been, but much more also. It also said it was very angry with all that had been done. Generating two blasts from its hands, it incapacitated The Brass Bishop and Chess Set, stating its intention to kill them. [[Vindicator II]] managed to dissuade it from killing anyone and New Life left. Alpha Flight took every incapacitated villain, including the Chess Set, into custody for incarceration in [[The Vault]]. King Coal?s current whereabouts is unknown.

==Powers/Abilities==
'''Regeneration:''' King Coal is made up of entriely coal and if a body part is damaged or removed, King Coal has the ability to slowly regenerate the missing appendage. His arms are shapened like giant blades, but can be shapened into a fist.

'''Strength:''' King Coal has an unknown level of super strength