Talk:Old Iron King/@comment-86.163.204.152-20140416005615/@comment-76.17.157.108-20140417191539

The Smelter Demon also has horns. I think it is more likely that it represents him, instead of the Old King, because he is the true "mastermind" of the area. The Iron King was deceived by him into drowning the Iron Keep in lava. I have some other theories, but this is all that has been semi-confirmed by any big-name lore figures.

(Fun note: Also, if you look at the statue closely from the viewpoint of the Iron King boss arena, you can clearly see that it is "pushing" the rest of the keep down into the lava)