Talk:King of Despair/@comment-26332923-20150603170658

Another theory, King of Despair was the one who caused the "Great Collapse". Why? Because first of all, "collapse" literally means;

" to   break   down;   come   to   nothing;   fail: "

So that means the Great Collapse was something that broke down or got "destroyed" in a sense. In this context it's New York which collapsed to Hellsalem's Lot i presume.

Secondly, "despair" and "collapse" share a very similar definition. In situations, despair itself can be the cause of something collapsing.

Lastly, When Black was seen "changing" into King of Despair, he said something to Femt. He said: " finally it's ending ... my Great Collapse. "

This is the biggest hint yet. This could mean that when his "Great Collapse" comes to an end, he becomes engulfed and collapses in despair -- and thus "King of Despair".