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| “ | I killed fitty men! | „ |
| ~ Cotton's frequent boast |
| “ | Do ya now? (Laughs) | „ |
| ~ Cotton's last words in "Death Picks Cotton" |
Cotton Hill (December 7, 1927 – November 11, 2007) is the main antagonist in King of the Hill. He was Hank's father, Bobby's grandfather, and Peggy's father-in-law.
He was voiced by Toby Huss, who also voiced Kahn Souphanousinphone and Tennessee O'Neal.
Biography[]
Cotton served in the U.S. army during World War II, he killed fifty Japanese soldiers avenging his fallen comrades in an aircraft bombing. Cotton lost his legs to gunfire (Hank claims he was 6'4" when he went to battle and 5'1" when he returned) and brags that before he passed out, he used the body parts of his fallen allies to beat the Japanese infantry to death. Cotton frequently boasts and exaggerates about his service, but the two most consistent things about his stories are 1 that he killed fifty men and 2 that when he woke up in a veteran hospital, he had no shins, his feet having been grafted onto his knees to allow him to walk.
Personality[]
As a result of his service, Cotton has a sense of deep entitlement and no sense of empathy with others.
Cotton is also very sexist and borderline racist, often referring to Japanese and Japanese Americans as Tojos. However, he seems to have no ill will to people of Chinese or Laotian background. He also refers to Nazis as "Nazzys".
Though Cotton is rude, obnoxious, politically incorrect, and critical of Hank and Peggy, Cotton is a very protective and loving father and grandfather. While Cotton believes cruelty is the best way to ensure Hank becomes strong, he is kind, protective, and supportive to Bobby and his friends. This is the closest Cotton gets to showing his softer side.
On rare occasions, Cotton shows a vulnerable side that he normally keeps hidden: He realizes he was a terrible father and person, hates himself for growing old and becoming disabled, and readily admits that he would die to protect Bobby ("Revenge of the Lutefisk"). His softer side was extended further where he's willing to help Hank out sometimes (as well as having their moments few times), even said to him that he's a good son and coached Peggy to walk again. Cotton even made peace with Japan while caring deeply for Junichiro and Michiko, his other son and former crush who lives in that country.
In his final appearance in "Death Picks Cotton," Cotton tells Hank on his deathbed that he knows he was hard on him his whole life, but it was not because he hates him. However, when Hank admits to his father that he loves him, Cotton berates him for this.
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Trivia[]
- Cotton is similar to Abe from The Simpsons:
- They both were born in World War I.
- They both fought in World War II.
- They both are World War II veterans.
- They both have horrific sexual relationships with women they are dating.
- They both kept military item of his legacy.
- They both had hard time with their Homer and Hank in past because of their disaster, they never encourage them.
- They both had strong bond with their grandson like Bart and Bobby than their sons.
- They both reveal to Homer and Hank he had a stepbrother.
- They both never have good experience to be friendly with Chinese people and others they encounter fought in World War II.
- They both are reckless and grumpy of their family.
- They both had first time grown bond with Homer and Hank after their relationship recover.
- They both always telling his stories back of their times in the war along with their past.
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