# Kingmaker

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A '''kingmaker''' is a person who can influence the selection of a monarch, without themself being a candidate for the throne, or a similar position of power.

'''Kingmaker''' may also refer to:
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== Games ==
* [''Kingmaker'' (board game)](/source/Kingmaker_(board_game)), a 1974 board game set in (English) Wars of the Roses
** [''Kingmaker'' (video game)](/source/Kingmaker_(video_game)), a 1994 strategy video game based on the board game
* ''[Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker](/source/Neverwinter_Nights%3A_Kingmaker)'', a 2005 expansion pack for BioWare's ''Neverwinter Nights''
* ''[Pathfinder: Kingmaker](/source/Pathfinder%3A_Kingmaker)'', a 2018 video game by Owlcat Games
* ''[Kingmakers](/source/Kingmakers)'', 2025 video game

== Television ==
* [''King Maker'' (TVB)](/source/King_Maker_(TVB)), a 2012 TVB drama
* ''[Kingmaker: The Change of Destiny](/source/Kingmaker%3A_The_Change_of_Destiny)'', a 2020 South Korean television series
* ["Kingmaker" (''Law & Order'')](/source/Kingmaker_(Law_%26_Order)), a 2006 episode of NBC drama 
* ["The Kingmaker" (''Billions'')](/source/The_Kingmaker_(Billions)), a 2017 episode
* ["The Kingmaker" (''The Blacklist'')](/source/The_Kingmaker_(The_Blacklist)), a 2014 episode
* ''[Good Night Show - King Maker](/source/Good_Night_Show_-_King_Maker)'', the first season of the TV series ''King Maker''

== Music ==
* [Kingmaker (band)](/source/Kingmaker_(band)), British indie rock band
* [''Kingmaker'' (Tami Neilson album)](/source/Kingmaker_(Tami_Neilson_album)), a 2022 album
* [''Kingmaker'' (Pretty Maids album)](/source/Kingmaker_(Pretty_Maids_album)), a 2016 album
* "Kingmaker", a 2013 song by American band Megadeth from the album ''[Super Collider](/source/Super_Collider_(album))''
* "[Kingmaker](/source/Kingmaker_(song))", a 2026 song by [Maisie Peters](/source/Maisie_Peters) and [Julia Michaels](/source/Julia_Michaels)

== In cinema ==
* [''The Kingmaker'' (film)](/source/The_Kingmaker_(film)), a 2019 documentary film
* ''[The King Maker](/source/The_King_Maker)'', a 2005 Thai film
* [''Kingmaker'' (film)](/source/Kingmaker_(film)), a 2022 South Korean political drama film

== Other uses ==
* [''The Kingmaker'' (audio drama)](/source/The_Kingmaker_(audio_drama)) a 2006 ''Doctor Who'' audio drama 
*''King Maker'', a 2010 urban fantasy novel by [Maurice Broaddus](/source/Maurice_Broaddus) 
* [Kingmaker (comics)](/source/Kingmaker_(comics)), Marvel character related to X-Men

==See also==
*[Kingmaker scenario](/source/Kingmaker_scenario), in games, a situation where a losing player has the power to select the  winner

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