what's Jack's political position in Halloween Town? is 'Pumpkin King' an actual political position or just a mascot of the town?
>>156131967Constitutional monarchy
>>156131967What's the line of succession for a pumpkin king?
>>156132032Age gets you even in Halloween Town. Eventually Jack will get too old and have to determine a successor to be the next Pumpkin King. Could be by competition, could be by selection, probably depends on what would be the best method for Halloween Town. Could even be by vote.
It seems to be raw talent and ambition.Jack's the king because he wants it the most and is the best at scaring people. People come to him to help fix problems.I think "king" is more honorary rather than direct rulership. There is a mayor that's clearly a more official government position. Jack's the "King" in the same way you'd call your college buddies whose best at a game the "King".
>>156131988Kinda? In a true Constitutional Monarchy, Jack would be mostly a figurehead and the Mayor (and presumably some sort of legislature) would have the real power. However, we see in the movie that Jack does seem to be the real power in Halloweentown. The Mayor even has that funny quip, "I'm only an elected official, I can't make decisions by myself," which also suggests his own power is somewhat limited and dependent on Jack.Jack was also able to turn the town to the making of Christmas at the drop of a hat, and he wouldn't be able to do that if his power was only ceremonial.
>>156132032The unused epilogue shows Jack and Sally raising a family of strange skeleton children, so presumably, the oldest of them gets the throne next.
>>156132243>Jack got to get the girl AND fuck herNot bad for a skeleton.
The mayors an elected official, he can’t do anything on his own.
Presumably he rules Halloweentown with the same authority that Santa rules Christmastown.
>>156132216>>156132332Unironically what does the mayor do then?
>>156132288He IS the Bone daddy after all
