Dr. Howard King was an employee of Biosyn. He was a biologist, who lost his credibility when his research on blood-coagulation factors failed and funding removed. He later served as an assistant to Dr. Lewis Dodgson.
History[]
Background[]
King was once a respected biologist, but after his research fell through, his life began to fall apart, and his marriage suffered. Worried about alimony and child support payments, he was approached by Dodgson who took him to a fancy lunch and pitched the offer of joining Biosyn's team. King found Dodgson's unabashed corruption (Dodgson all but admitted to relying on stealing the ideas of others), but as he was desperate for money, he agreed to Dodgson's offer. Years later, his decision seemed to have worked out. He was a respected and well-paid employee of Biosyn, visited his son on weekends, and was engaged to a new woman.
The Lost World[]
King first appeared bringing fisherman Gandoca to meet Dodgson and Dr. George Baselton.[1] The later brought the trio to Isla Sorna where King was killed, by Velociraptors, which - strangely - ate his candy bar. He was pinned to the ground as he tried to escape by raptors and the raptors crunched his neck bones and decapitated him. He was the only sympathetic member in Dodgson's team, disagreeing with Dodgson's evil act of throwing Sarah Harding overboard and wishing to return the adult Tyrannosaurus egg as he and Dodgson were chased. Eventually he is killed by Velociraptors as the protagonists watch from the high hide.
In the Films[]
The Lost World: Jurassic Park[]
In the second movie, his character is replaced with a character named Dieter Stark. However, while King is a good person who just happened to work for a villain, Dieter is sadistic and considered by many as the first hate sink in the cinematic universe. In addition, his role as a good person who just happens to work for bad people was reprised by Roland Tembo.
Jurassic World: Dominion[]
On the Dinotracker website, King is mentioned in a Biosyn document regarding Replacement Capture and Transportation teams. In it the author says if people have questions contact either him or King if the author is in the field.
Trivia[]
- In an early draft for the film adaption of the novel, there was a character named “Howard Prince” who was one of the InGen executives. It was likely as a reference to the character.
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