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* TheTrickstsr: Afougou Zogo was a mortal joker to the Ekang. He gave them plenty of fun trying to murder him.
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* TheTrickstsr: TheTrickster: Afougou Zogo was a mortal joker to the Ekang. He gave them plenty of fun trying to murder him.
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* Yandere: Zong Midzi flew into a homocidal rage when he caught Nsure Afane strolling with his proposed fiancée Nkudang, and also flirting with his wife Esone Abeng.
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* Yandere: {{Yandere}}: Zong Midzi flew into a homocidal rage when he caught Nsure Afane strolling with his proposed fiancée Nkudang, and also flirting with his wife Esone Abeng.
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* MakeMeWannaShout: Ntoutoume Mfoulou was known for his supernatural vocalizations. During the cave battle against Oveng’s forces he screamed a mob of Gorillas into the walls before killing them.
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* MysteriousMist: This is often cast in anticipation of combat.
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* MysteriousMist: This is often cast in anticipation of combat.combat.
*NakedFirstImpression: When Abo Mama challenged Otungu the latter had just finished enjoying marital relations with his wife and answered the door stark naked.
*NighInvulnerability: The Ekang were an entire nation of this. Meanwhile some of the mortal warriors were similar, taking many blows from sharp or blunt objects which just make the weapons break.
* OurGiantsAreBigger: The man eating giant Mbuandong had to be dragged from his lair using a great ship.
* StrawMisogynist: The Fang generally think very much of women.
* SwallowedWhole: This was your fate if Ombure was in a good mood.
* ToHellandBack: The underworld was very accessible. Heroes of all kinds frequently popped in for a visit to get advice or magical aid from their ancestors.
* TheTrickstsr: Afougou Zogo was a mortal joker to the Ekang. He gave them plenty of fun trying to murder him.
* UnstoppableRage: Ntoutoume Mfoulou’s hair would stand up on end, his eyes would blaze, and his thunderous shouting would terrify people for miles when he was angry. He was called the rage of Engong for good reason.
* Whowantstoliveforever?: Like in most African mythologies, everyone did.
* WingedHumanoid: The Ekang were known to give themselves iron wings to fly around with.
* WomanlinessasPathos: Even aside from the fights over the love of women like Nkudang, Eyenga, and Oyane you have characters insulted by being compared to women or influenced by women.
** The big one is the fact that Evus and by extension witchcraft entered the world of humans from a woman bringing it into the villages inside her vagina. So they continued to be blamed for the overall phenomena in people’s lives.
* Yandere: Zong Midzi flew into a homocidal rage when he caught Nsure Afane strolling with his proposed fiancée Nkudang, and also flirting with his wife Esone Abeng.
** Engouang Ondo chopped down plenty of men who made the mistake of trying to get comfortable with his wife Meki M’Assigue Nseng.
*NakedFirstImpression: When Abo Mama challenged Otungu the latter had just finished enjoying marital relations with his wife and answered the door stark naked.
*NighInvulnerability: The Ekang were an entire nation of this. Meanwhile some of the mortal warriors were similar, taking many blows from sharp or blunt objects which just make the weapons break.
* OurGiantsAreBigger: The man eating giant Mbuandong had to be dragged from his lair using a great ship.
* StrawMisogynist: The Fang generally think very much of women.
* SwallowedWhole: This was your fate if Ombure was in a good mood.
* ToHellandBack: The underworld was very accessible. Heroes of all kinds frequently popped in for a visit to get advice or magical aid from their ancestors.
* TheTrickstsr: Afougou Zogo was a mortal joker to the Ekang. He gave them plenty of fun trying to murder him.
* UnstoppableRage: Ntoutoume Mfoulou’s hair would stand up on end, his eyes would blaze, and his thunderous shouting would terrify people for miles when he was angry. He was called the rage of Engong for good reason.
* Whowantstoliveforever?: Like in most African mythologies, everyone did.
* WingedHumanoid: The Ekang were known to give themselves iron wings to fly around with.
* WomanlinessasPathos: Even aside from the fights over the love of women like Nkudang, Eyenga, and Oyane you have characters insulted by being compared to women or influenced by women.
** The big one is the fact that Evus and by extension witchcraft entered the world of humans from a woman bringing it into the villages inside her vagina. So they continued to be blamed for the overall phenomena in people’s lives.
* Yandere: Zong Midzi flew into a homocidal rage when he caught Nsure Afane strolling with his proposed fiancée Nkudang, and also flirting with his wife Esone Abeng.
** Engouang Ondo chopped down plenty of men who made the mistake of trying to get comfortable with his wife Meki M’Assigue Nseng.
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Ebe Okone went on to found the smallest clan in Engong while Oyono Ada preferred the bachelor life as a wandering warrior and musician. Oyono Ada was tall, athletic, sharp eyed, and handsome. His warriors considered him invulnerable. Before each battle he would roar which summoned thunder and swirling rain storms that disoriented his enemies while he decapitated them. His storm powers fill the Mvets and the warrior Ntoutoume Mfoulou is often compared to him later. Oyono frequently prayed to Nzame or God before battle. While he led his warriors they weren’t sure where to travel next after leaving Lake Atok Ening (Lake of Life) which was as deep and vast as a sea. So they joined the masses at the Bingouara River Valley which flowed from the lake country south up to the land of Oku in the north where it was feared he would become lost on the magic sea “Mang Bekon Be Bininga”. A tribe called the Etones lived in the far northeast near the Nkolik mountains which came from the “Exit of the Sun” Mekui Me Nlo Dzop by the Mekoa Me Ngone mountains whose summits hang over instead of pointing upward. The Etones were convinced the join the march of the early Fang when Oyono Ada fell into a mysterious coma. The people cared for him while he was unconscious for months. During that time Oyono was sent visions of the dawn of time to now by the ultimate manifestation of God, Eyo. Eyo showed Oyono how to create the Mvet. Oyono was tasked with singing the tales of the elder days to inspire hope and courage in the hearts of the Beti-Pahuin people as they marched into their new homeland and battled enemies. He would sing to them about the seemingly endless clashes between the immortal Ekang warriors in the southern land of Engong against the wily mortal sorcerers of Oku in the North.
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Ebe Okone went on to found the smallest clan in Engong while Oyono Ada preferred the bachelor life as a wandering warrior and musician. Oyono Ada was tall, athletic, sharp eyed, and handsome. His warriors considered him invulnerable. Before each battle he would roar which summoned thunder and swirling rain storms that disoriented his enemies while he decapitated them. His storm powers fill the Mvets and the warrior Ntoutoume Mfoulou is often compared to him later. Oyono frequently prayed to Nzame or God before battle. While he led his warriors they weren’t sure where to travel next after leaving Lake Atok Ening (Lake of Life) which was as deep and vast as a sea. Life). So they joined the masses peoples at the Bingouara River Valley which flowed from the lake country south up to the land of Oku in the north where it was feared he would become lost on the magic sea “Mang Bekon Be Bininga”. A tribe called the Etones lived in the far northeast near the Nkolik mountains which came from the “Exit of the Sun” Mekui Me Nlo Dzop by the Mekoa Me Ngone mountains whose summits hang over instead of pointing upward. The Etones were convinced the join the march of the early Fang when Shortly after a skirmish Oyono Ada fell into a mysterious coma. The people cared for him while he was unconscious for months. During that time Oyono was sent visions of the dawn of time to now by the ultimate manifestation of God, Eyo. Eyo showed Oyono how to create the Mvet. Oyono was tasked with singing the tales of the elder days to inspire hope and courage in the hearts of the Beti-Pahuin people as they marched into their new homeland and battled enemies. He would sing to them about the seemingly endless clashes between the immortal Ekang warriors in the southern land of Engong against the wily mortal sorcerers of Oku in the North.
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Traditional myths and legends were played on a stringed instrument called the Mvet. Bards would be initiated over a long period of study and ritual by a master that taught them the lore of the people. The legendary first Mvet player was a man named Oyono Ada Ngone. In the ancient land of Engong the great patriarch Ekang Nna had a daughter named Okome Ekang who he adored so much he refused to let her marry so she would remain free with him in Engong. Okome Ekang was so breathtakingly beautiful that many men and spirits vied for her hand. Her nickname was “Ada Ngone” or Beauty of Beauties. She eventually attracted the attention of a powerful man named Zogo Bikuku “Uproar of the arachnids” from the Yemebett tribe in Oku. His nickname was ”Bifouga Zeeh” or ruffle beard because of the long facial hair he had to drag behind himself. Ada Ngone politely refused his marriage offer and became his lover instead. They had two sons together: Oyono Ada Ngone the elder, and Ebe Okone the younger. Ebe Okone went on to found the smallest clan in Engong while Oyono Ada preferred the bachelor life as a wandering warrior and musician. Oyono Ada was tall, athletic, sharp eyed, and handsome. His warriors considered him invulnerable. Before each battle he would roar which summoned thunder and swirling rain storms that disoriented his enemies while he decapitated them. His storm powers fill the Mvets and the warrior Ntoutoume Mfoulou is often compared to him later. Oyono frequently prayed to Nzame or God before battle. While he led his warriors they weren’t sure where to travel next after leaving Lake Atok Ening (Lake of Life) which was as deep and vast as a sea. So they joined the masses at the Bingouara River Valley which flowed from the lake country south up to the land of Oku in the north where it was feared he would become lost on the magic sea “Mang Bekon Be Bininga”. A tribe called the Etones lived in the far northeast near the Nkolik mountains which came from the “Exit of the Sun” Mekui Me Nlo Dzop by the Mekoa Me Ngone mountains whose summits hang over instead of pointing upward. The Etones were convinced the join the march of the early Fang when Oyono Ada fell into a mysterious coma. The people cared for him while he was unconscious for months. During that time Oyono was sent visions of the dawn of time to now by the ultimate manifestation of God, Eyo. Eyo showed Oyono how to create the Mvet. Oyono was tasked with singing the tales of the elder days to inspire hope and courage in the hearts of the Beti-Pahuin people as they marched into their new homeland and battled enemies. He would sing to them about the seemingly endless clashes between the immortal Ekang warriors in the southern land of Engong against the wily mortal sorcerers of Oku in the North.
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Traditional myths and legends were played on a stringed instrument called the Mvet. Bards would be initiated over a long period of study and ritual by a master that taught them the lore of the people. The legendary first Mvet player was a man named Oyono Ada Ngone. In the ancient land of Engong the great patriarch Ekang Nna had a daughter named Okome Ekang who he adored so much he refused to let her marry so she would remain free with him in Engong. Okome Ekang was so breathtakingly beautiful that many men and spirits vied for her hand. Her nickname was “Ada Ngone” or Beauty of Beauties. She eventually attracted the attention of a powerful man named Zogo Bikuku “Uproar of the arachnids” from the Yemebett tribe in Oku. His nickname was ”Bifouga Zeeh” or ruffle beard because of the long facial hair he had to drag behind himself. Ada Ngone politely refused his marriage offer and became his lover instead. They had two sons together: Oyono Ada Ngone the elder, Ngone, and Ebe Okone the younger. Okone.
Ebe Okone went on to found the smallest clan in Engong while Oyono Ada preferred the bachelor life as a wandering warrior and musician. Oyono Ada was tall, athletic, sharp eyed, and handsome. His warriors considered him invulnerable. Before each battle he would roar which summoned thunder and swirling rain storms that disoriented his enemies while he decapitated them. His storm powers fill the Mvets and the warrior Ntoutoume Mfoulou is often compared to him later. Oyono frequently prayed to Nzame or God before battle. While he led his warriors they weren’t sure where to travel next after leaving Lake Atok Ening (Lake of Life) which was as deep and vast as a sea. So they joined the masses at the Bingouara River Valley which flowed from the lake country south up to the land of Oku in the north where it was feared he would become lost on the magic sea “Mang Bekon Be Bininga”. A tribe called the Etones lived in the far northeast near the Nkolik mountains which came from the “Exit of the Sun” Mekui Me Nlo Dzop by the Mekoa Me Ngone mountains whose summits hang over instead of pointing upward. The Etones were convinced the join the march of the early Fang when Oyono Ada fell into a mysterious coma. The people cared for him while he was unconscious for months. During that time Oyono was sent visions of the dawn of time to now by the ultimate manifestation of God, Eyo. Eyo showed Oyono how to create the Mvet. Oyono was tasked with singing the tales of the elder days to inspire hope and courage in the hearts of the Beti-Pahuin people as they marched into their new homeland and battled enemies. He would sing to them about the seemingly endless clashes between the immortal Ekang warriors in the southern land of Engong against the wily mortal sorcerers of Oku in the North.
Ebe Okone went on to found the smallest clan in Engong while Oyono Ada preferred the bachelor life as a wandering warrior and musician. Oyono Ada was tall, athletic, sharp eyed, and handsome. His warriors considered him invulnerable. Before each battle he would roar which summoned thunder and swirling rain storms that disoriented his enemies while he decapitated them. His storm powers fill the Mvets and the warrior Ntoutoume Mfoulou is often compared to him later. Oyono frequently prayed to Nzame or God before battle. While he led his warriors they weren’t sure where to travel next after leaving Lake Atok Ening (Lake of Life) which was as deep and vast as a sea. So they joined the masses at the Bingouara River Valley which flowed from the lake country south up to the land of Oku in the north where it was feared he would become lost on the magic sea “Mang Bekon Be Bininga”. A tribe called the Etones lived in the far northeast near the Nkolik mountains which came from the “Exit of the Sun” Mekui Me Nlo Dzop by the Mekoa Me Ngone mountains whose summits hang over instead of pointing upward. The Etones were convinced the join the march of the early Fang when Oyono Ada fell into a mysterious coma. The people cared for him while he was unconscious for months. During that time Oyono was sent visions of the dawn of time to now by the ultimate manifestation of God, Eyo. Eyo showed Oyono how to create the Mvet. Oyono was tasked with singing the tales of the elder days to inspire hope and courage in the hearts of the Beti-Pahuin people as they marched into their new homeland and battled enemies. He would sing to them about the seemingly endless clashes between the immortal Ekang warriors in the southern land of Engong against the wily mortal sorcerers of Oku in the North.
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* MagicCauldron: The Essighlessi wizards used one to brew a magic sauce to try initiating Obame Andome by force. When they brought a spoonful to him the cauldron exploded, scalding and blinding all the sorcerers. Those who didn’t die immediately fell incurably ill before succumbing.
** Angry wizards from the rest of Oku kidnapped Edzang Ella in an attempt to learn who was responsible for killing the venerated sorcerers. They brewed a magic sauce again which they dripped on a vine, transforming it into a python. The creature attacked Edzang until he confessed it was his nephew Obame Andome who somehow caused the explosion.
** Angry wizards from the rest of Oku kidnapped Edzang Ella in an attempt to learn who was responsible for killing the venerated sorcerers. They brewed a magic sauce again which they dripped on a vine, transforming it into a python. The creature attacked Edzang until he confessed it was his nephew Obame Andome who somehow caused the explosion.
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* MixandMatchCreatures: The Ebigane was a monster that was part mouse, part buffalo, part elephant, and part bat. Sometimes it was part human.
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* MixandMatchCreatures: The Ebigane was a monster that was part mouse, part buffalo, part elephant, and part bat. Sometimes it was part human.human.
* MysteriousMist: This is often cast in anticipation of combat.
* MysteriousMist: This is often cast in anticipation of combat.
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* HopeCrusher
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* Battlecry: “Evini ye’Ekang!” which basically is a triumphant reference to the first patriarch of the clan.
* Breakthembytalking: One common tactic the Ekang deployed was demoralizing their opponents to distract them prior to landing the fatal blow.
* GeniusBruiser: Angoung Bere, Akoma Mba, and Engouang Ondo have their moments. Akoma realized he couldn’t beat Abo Mama with direct force so he instead turned into a beautiful woman to learn the secret of his magic scepter. Engouang Ondo turned into a baby to appeal to Obame Andome’s paternal instinct.
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* GeniusBruiser: Angoung Bere, Akoma Mba, and Engouang Ondo have their moments. Akoma realized he couldn’t beat Abo Mama with direct force so he instead turned into a beautiful woman to learn the secret of his magic scepter. Engouang Ondo turned into a baby to appeal to Obame Andome’s paternal instinct.
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* GeniusBruiser: Angoung Bere, Akoma Mba, HopeCrusher
* HornsofVillainy: Angone Zok’s mother Ofoyeng gifted him with a set of triple pointed horns that he used to stab Oveng in the back andEngouang Ondo have tried flying off with him.
* {{HugeGuyTinyGirl}}: Mba the immortal chieftain and the pygmy Bela Mindzi.
* HumansAreSpecial: Well, were special. Originally everyone was supposed to be immortal like the Ekang. But through the flaws of mankind it was pulled from us. The first ancestor irritated God and he left.
* IncompletelyTrained: The Essighlessi elders were concerned that Obame Andome was unfit to rule them since his father refused to initiate him while he was alive.
* KillerGorilla: Some tribes would capture gorillas and unleash them during melees to raise hell.
** Oyono Nna had several guardian gorillas from the time he was born.
** Oveng Ndoumou had an army of Gorillas armed with iron clubs who ravaged Ntoutoume Mfoulou.
* LargeHam: Ntoutoume Mfoulou
* ManiacMonkeys: Chimpanzees are not nice creatures. In Beti-Pahuin lore they represent the absolute savagery of nature in man if left uncontrolled. When theirmoments. Akoma realized he couldn’t beat Abo Mama king was assassainated they waged a relentless war against the humans. Inverted with direct force so he instead turned into Gorillas who were viewed as simply hairy weirdos humans shouldn’t bother.
* MixandMatchCreatures: The Ebigane was abeautiful woman to learn the secret of his magic scepter. Engouang Ondo turned into a baby to appeal to Obame Andome’s paternal instinct.monster that was part mouse, part buffalo, part elephant, and part bat. Sometimes it was part human.
* HornsofVillainy: Angone Zok’s mother Ofoyeng gifted him with a set of triple pointed horns that he used to stab Oveng in the back and
* {{HugeGuyTinyGirl}}: Mba the immortal chieftain and the pygmy Bela Mindzi.
* HumansAreSpecial: Well, were special. Originally everyone was supposed to be immortal like the Ekang. But through the flaws of mankind it was pulled from us. The first ancestor irritated God and he left.
* IncompletelyTrained: The Essighlessi elders were concerned that Obame Andome was unfit to rule them since his father refused to initiate him while he was alive.
* KillerGorilla: Some tribes would capture gorillas and unleash them during melees to raise hell.
** Oyono Nna had several guardian gorillas from the time he was born.
** Oveng Ndoumou had an army of Gorillas armed with iron clubs who ravaged Ntoutoume Mfoulou.
* LargeHam: Ntoutoume Mfoulou
* ManiacMonkeys: Chimpanzees are not nice creatures. In Beti-Pahuin lore they represent the absolute savagery of nature in man if left uncontrolled. When their
* MixandMatchCreatures: The Ebigane was a
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** Elone Kam Afe, fiancé of Oyane vs the Asseng Mbane over the love of Nkudang
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** Elone Kam Afe, fiancé of Oyane vs the Asseng Mbane over the love of Nkudangher kidnapper
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** Class X: Planetary Scale Physical Anihilation
*** Obame Andome nearly destroyed planet earth entirely during his battle with Engong.
*** Obame Andome nearly destroyed planet earth entirely during his battle with Engong.
* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Akoma Mba.
* BrotherSisterIncest: Bela Mindzi was a capricious girl who bore a son with her brother for the hell of it.
* BytheHair: Akoma Mba’s shiny bald head was the handiwork of Andome Ella during their fight. Andome grabbed his locks and spun him around like a cyclone.
* EarthShatteringKaboom: Defied by Engouang Ondo.
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* {{ExploitedImmunity}}: Engouang Ondo transforms into a giant chameleon to deflect Oveng’s final attack. (AsYouKnow chameleons are immune to lightning in Beti-Pahuin folklore).
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* {{ExploitedImmunity}}: Engouang Ondo transforms into a giant chameleon to deflect Oveng’s final attack. (AsYouKnow chameleons are immune to lightning in Beti-Pahuin folklore).folklore).
* FireForgedFriends: Assuming the Ekang don’t kill a vanquished foe or sentence them to hard labor, this is usually what happens. Especially so in the case of Engouang Ondo.
* {{TheForceisstrongwiththisone}}: Evus users can often sense the power of other Evus users. Very important for detecting witches.
* FortheEvulz: In most cases it’ll be Angone Zok or Ntoutoume Mfoulou. It’s even lampshaded when they cross the forest of smoldering ash heaps, noting that this place is the type rogues would love to haunt...like themselves.
* FriendlyRivalry: Afougou Zogo with the Ekang. Except Angone Zok. Angone despised Afougou and wanted to kill him.
* FriendshipMoment: Oveng waking up to the three immortals carrying him and Engouang sharing a healing potion with him.
* FromNobodytoNightmare: Akoma Mba was just the bullied bastard son of an incestous pair. He would become the most powerful and fearsome man on earth.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Zong Mebegue.
* HesBack: Oveng Ndoumou from Engong and the Underworld just his people are under siege by Engong.
** Obame Andome’s tribe thought he’d been killed or ran away during the cataclysmic offensive against Engong. Turns out it was him all along.
* GeniusBruiser: Angoung Bere, Akoma Mba, and Engouang Ondo have their moments. Akoma realized he couldn’t beat Abo Mama with direct force so he instead turned into a beautiful woman to learn the secret of his magic scepter. Engouang Ondo turned into a baby to appeal to Obame Andome’s paternal instinct.
* FireForgedFriends: Assuming the Ekang don’t kill a vanquished foe or sentence them to hard labor, this is usually what happens. Especially so in the case of Engouang Ondo.
* {{TheForceisstrongwiththisone}}: Evus users can often sense the power of other Evus users. Very important for detecting witches.
* FortheEvulz: In most cases it’ll be Angone Zok or Ntoutoume Mfoulou. It’s even lampshaded when they cross the forest of smoldering ash heaps, noting that this place is the type rogues would love to haunt...like themselves.
* FriendlyRivalry: Afougou Zogo with the Ekang. Except Angone Zok. Angone despised Afougou and wanted to kill him.
* FriendshipMoment: Oveng waking up to the three immortals carrying him and Engouang sharing a healing potion with him.
* FromNobodytoNightmare: Akoma Mba was just the bullied bastard son of an incestous pair. He would become the most powerful and fearsome man on earth.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Zong Mebegue.
* HesBack: Oveng Ndoumou from Engong and the Underworld just his people are under siege by Engong.
** Obame Andome’s tribe thought he’d been killed or ran away during the cataclysmic offensive against Engong. Turns out it was him all along.
* GeniusBruiser: Angoung Bere, Akoma Mba, and Engouang Ondo have their moments. Akoma realized he couldn’t beat Abo Mama with direct force so he instead turned into a beautiful woman to learn the secret of his magic scepter. Engouang Ondo turned into a baby to appeal to Obame Andome’s paternal instinct.
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* Oveng was lauded throughout Oku for beating the living tar out of two immortals and dragging them back to the Flame tribe in humiliation.
* Abo Mama solo’d the entirety of Engong with the might of his scepter. Akoma Mba was forced to resort to trickery to defeat him.
* Abo Mama solo’d the entirety of Engong with the might of his scepter. Akoma Mba was forced to resort to trickery to defeat him.
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* Earnyourhappyending: Oveng Ndoumou never gave up and fought to the bitter end to protect his tribe. He not only lived but was able to restore the Flame to their former glory like his grandfather originally wanted.
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* Earnyourhappyending: {{Earnyourhappyending}}: Oveng Ndoumou never gave up and fought to the bitter end to protect his tribe. He not only lived but was able to restore the Flame to their former glory like his grandfather originally wanted.
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* 11thHourSuperpower: Oveng transforms into lightning itself during his final duel with Engouang and his lackeys.
* ExploitedImmunity: Engouang Ondo transforms into a giant chameleon to deflect Oveng’s final attack. (AsYouKnow chameleons are immune to lightning in Beti-Pahuin folklore).
* ExploitedImmunity: Engouang Ondo transforms into a giant chameleon to deflect Oveng’s final attack. (AsYouKnow chameleons are immune to lightning in Beti-Pahuin folklore).
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* 11thHourSuperpower: {{11thHourSuperpower}}: Oveng transforms into lightning itself during his final duel with Engouang and his lackeys.
*ExploitedImmunity: {{ExploitedImmunity}}: Engouang Ondo transforms into a giant chameleon to deflect Oveng’s final attack. (AsYouKnow chameleons are immune to lightning in Beti-Pahuin folklore).
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** Speaking of hearts, Akoma Mba owned a sword that could only harm a person’s heart. Leaving the rest of the victim intact.
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** Speaking of hearts, Akoma Mba owned a sword that could only harm a person’s heart. Leaving the rest of the victim intact.intact.
* CrapsackWorld: It certainly says something when Engouang Ondo threatens to bring a mob of ghosts back to life by reminding them of how miserable living is.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Many lives and villages could’ve been spared if the Ekang hadn’t murdered Andome Ella Ezang, driving him to seek revenge.
* CruelMercy: Asseng Mbane was more pissed off that the immortals spared him and sentenced him to a life of hard labor than letting him die with some honor. He never forgave his wife for begging his life.
* CruelandUnusualDeath: Dismembered and fed to leopards? Chopped in half by scissors? Decapitated? Immolated? Ripped apart by ravenous ghosts? Forced to swallow molten iron which makes the stomach explode? Smashed between rocks by a hairy giant and devoured? Flayed alive before having your skin worn as a coat or exterior decor? Eaten by a massive crocodile? Slammed on a spike from the earth? Drowned in a bubbling pool of wailing lost souls? There were plenty of ways to die.
* CurbStompBattle: Typically when Engong joins a fight, it very quickly goes from an epic battle to a horror show.
* DarkestHour: Engong has faced two. Once when Engouang pissed off the Mississim to teach Ntoutoume Mfoulou a lesson, and the other when Obame Andome was poised to utterly destroy Engong with his solar powered hand canon.
** The Flame tribe was on the verge of extinction and reduced to cowering in a gourd in a mountain after Oveng got captured then narrowly escaped.
* DealwiththeDevil: Effectively how an Evus provides a human magic. It is a demonic manifestation of the pure savage Id of nature. When a person activates the Evus they are able to tap into extraordinary abilities but lose a degree of their humanity. When a person allows the Evus to take the reigns and gives in to the creature inside they become a witch. This is irreversible transformation occurs when a person with an activated Evus drinks human blood or eats human flesh.
* DeathofaChild: The last Ekang to die before Akoma Mba’s discovery was a young boy. They haven’t forgotten this.
* DefeatingtheUndefeatable: As much as the Ekang love to show off their invincibility, Obame Andome left them pissing their pants after taking the fight to the heart of Engong.
* Oveng was lauded throughout Oku for beating the living tar out of two immortals and dragging them back to the Flame tribe in humiliation.
* Abo Mama solo’d the entirety of Engong with the might of his scepter. Akoma Mba was forced to resort to trickery to defeat him.
* DespairEventHorizon: Oveng Ndoumou after Engouang returned from the underworld intact.
* DeusExitMachina: Many stories could be resolved in hours if Akoma Mba was directly involved. So much of the time he’s on his throne waiting to judge the new losers.
* DidyoujustflipoffCthulhu: Oveng Ndoumou spat in Engouang’s face out of contempt during the invasion of the Flame country.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Akoma Mba’s brother-in-law lost his head for offering him three chickens and four ducks. This gift was way too small for someone of his stature, so he killed him.
** Andome Ella visited his cousin Akoma Mba bearing a smorgasbord of treasures and presents. Akoma Mba was insulted by this implication he was poor, so he brutally murdered him with the help of Medang Boro. Akoma Mba was even more embarrassed by the fact that he needed help after seven days of fighting.
** Zong Midzi considered heavy breathing to be an unforgivable offense and decided to try killing Angone Zok over that.
** Engouang Ondo was angry that the ugly old sorceress Eleng Akena wasn’t able to maintain her beautiful form for very long so he decided strangulation was an appropriate response.
* DivineIntervention: The almighty Nzame was called upon to settle the dispute between Akoma Mba and dead Andome Ella in court.
* Doesnotknowhisownstrength: Oveng Ndoumou decked his father in the face during a peptalk without remembering he’s made from Iron.
* DramaticIrony: Everyone in Oku thinks Afougou Zogo is the ultimate warrior when really he’s just a very lucky trickster who the Ekang get a kick out of fighting.
* TheDreaded: As a whole Engong is seen as a country of monsters at worst and tyrannical demigods at best. But in particular Ntoutoume Mfoulou and Akoma Mba stand out.
* Earnyourhappyending: Oveng Ndoumou never gave up and fought to the bitter end to protect his tribe. He not only lived but was able to restore the Flame to their former glory like his grandfather originally wanted.
** Obame Andome overcame everything Engong threw at him and more. He never surrendered to low bloodlust and was able to move past his father’s plans for him. Nzame himself rewarded him with life and restored his leadership of the Essighlessi tribe.
* 11thHourSuperpower: Oveng transforms into lightning itself during his final duel with Engouang and his lackeys.
* ExploitedImmunity: Engouang Ondo transforms into a giant chameleon to deflect Oveng’s final attack. (AsYouKnow chameleons are immune to lightning in Beti-Pahuin folklore).
* CrapsackWorld: It certainly says something when Engouang Ondo threatens to bring a mob of ghosts back to life by reminding them of how miserable living is.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Many lives and villages could’ve been spared if the Ekang hadn’t murdered Andome Ella Ezang, driving him to seek revenge.
* CruelMercy: Asseng Mbane was more pissed off that the immortals spared him and sentenced him to a life of hard labor than letting him die with some honor. He never forgave his wife for begging his life.
* CruelandUnusualDeath: Dismembered and fed to leopards? Chopped in half by scissors? Decapitated? Immolated? Ripped apart by ravenous ghosts? Forced to swallow molten iron which makes the stomach explode? Smashed between rocks by a hairy giant and devoured? Flayed alive before having your skin worn as a coat or exterior decor? Eaten by a massive crocodile? Slammed on a spike from the earth? Drowned in a bubbling pool of wailing lost souls? There were plenty of ways to die.
* CurbStompBattle: Typically when Engong joins a fight, it very quickly goes from an epic battle to a horror show.
* DarkestHour: Engong has faced two. Once when Engouang pissed off the Mississim to teach Ntoutoume Mfoulou a lesson, and the other when Obame Andome was poised to utterly destroy Engong with his solar powered hand canon.
** The Flame tribe was on the verge of extinction and reduced to cowering in a gourd in a mountain after Oveng got captured then narrowly escaped.
* DealwiththeDevil: Effectively how an Evus provides a human magic. It is a demonic manifestation of the pure savage Id of nature. When a person activates the Evus they are able to tap into extraordinary abilities but lose a degree of their humanity. When a person allows the Evus to take the reigns and gives in to the creature inside they become a witch. This is irreversible transformation occurs when a person with an activated Evus drinks human blood or eats human flesh.
* DeathofaChild: The last Ekang to die before Akoma Mba’s discovery was a young boy. They haven’t forgotten this.
* DefeatingtheUndefeatable: As much as the Ekang love to show off their invincibility, Obame Andome left them pissing their pants after taking the fight to the heart of Engong.
* Oveng was lauded throughout Oku for beating the living tar out of two immortals and dragging them back to the Flame tribe in humiliation.
* Abo Mama solo’d the entirety of Engong with the might of his scepter. Akoma Mba was forced to resort to trickery to defeat him.
* DespairEventHorizon: Oveng Ndoumou after Engouang returned from the underworld intact.
* DeusExitMachina: Many stories could be resolved in hours if Akoma Mba was directly involved. So much of the time he’s on his throne waiting to judge the new losers.
* DidyoujustflipoffCthulhu: Oveng Ndoumou spat in Engouang’s face out of contempt during the invasion of the Flame country.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Akoma Mba’s brother-in-law lost his head for offering him three chickens and four ducks. This gift was way too small for someone of his stature, so he killed him.
** Andome Ella visited his cousin Akoma Mba bearing a smorgasbord of treasures and presents. Akoma Mba was insulted by this implication he was poor, so he brutally murdered him with the help of Medang Boro. Akoma Mba was even more embarrassed by the fact that he needed help after seven days of fighting.
** Zong Midzi considered heavy breathing to be an unforgivable offense and decided to try killing Angone Zok over that.
** Engouang Ondo was angry that the ugly old sorceress Eleng Akena wasn’t able to maintain her beautiful form for very long so he decided strangulation was an appropriate response.
* DivineIntervention: The almighty Nzame was called upon to settle the dispute between Akoma Mba and dead Andome Ella in court.
* Doesnotknowhisownstrength: Oveng Ndoumou decked his father in the face during a peptalk without remembering he’s made from Iron.
* DramaticIrony: Everyone in Oku thinks Afougou Zogo is the ultimate warrior when really he’s just a very lucky trickster who the Ekang get a kick out of fighting.
* TheDreaded: As a whole Engong is seen as a country of monsters at worst and tyrannical demigods at best. But in particular Ntoutoume Mfoulou and Akoma Mba stand out.
* Earnyourhappyending: Oveng Ndoumou never gave up and fought to the bitter end to protect his tribe. He not only lived but was able to restore the Flame to their former glory like his grandfather originally wanted.
** Obame Andome overcame everything Engong threw at him and more. He never surrendered to low bloodlust and was able to move past his father’s plans for him. Nzame himself rewarded him with life and restored his leadership of the Essighlessi tribe.
* 11thHourSuperpower: Oveng transforms into lightning itself during his final duel with Engouang and his lackeys.
* ExploitedImmunity: Engouang Ondo transforms into a giant chameleon to deflect Oveng’s final attack. (AsYouKnow chameleons are immune to lightning in Beti-Pahuin folklore).
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* CoolSword: Nze Ondo wielded the sword Okeng Be Nyaboro or “Sword of the Knowing”. Also nicknamed EbabatsiIa-Tsilébaba or “Jamais Vu” (the opposite of Deja Vu). Only those who crossed the darkness between life and death could wield it.
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* CoolSword: Nze Ondo wielded the sword Okeng Be Nyaboro or “Sword of the Knowing”. Also nicknamed EbabatsiIa-Tsilébaba Ebabatsila-Tsilébaba or “Jamais Vu” (the opposite of Deja Vu). Only those who crossed the darkness between life and death could wield it.
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* CoolHorse/HorseofaDifferentColor: Eyenga Nkabe rode a leopard with whom she had a psychic connection.
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* CoolMount: Eyenga Nkabe rode a leopard with whom she had a psychic connection.
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* CoolMount: CoolHorse/HorseofaDifferentColor: Eyenga Nkabe rode a leopard with whom she had a psychic connection.
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* Angone Zok rode a flying mouse the size of an elephant.
* Ntoutoume Mfoulou rode a pelican.
* Mefoumou Mba rode an elephant.
* Many immortals were fond of flying around riding iron or rubber balls.
* Ntoutoume Mfoulou rode a pelican.
* Mefoumou Mba rode an elephant.
* Many immortals were fond of flying around riding iron or rubber balls.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Medza Mfoulou was constantly trying to help his big brother Ntoutoume Mfoulou regardless of any actual need or ability. It even got him captured once. Fortunately Ntoutoume must have had some soft spot in his heart for him since he found the kid’s antics entertaining. Others weren’t as amused.
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* BrokenAce: By the time Oveng returns to the underworld for the third time he is full of despair and resignation.
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* BrawlerLock: Ntoutoume engaged in one during his fight with Oveng. And so did his annoying little brother Medza Mfoulou while fighting Mboumefek.
* BrokenAce: By the time Oveng returns to the underworld for the third time he is full of despair andresignation.resignation.
* BullyingaDragon: The people who humiliated and teased Akoma Mba as a kid seriously didn’t comprehend who they were fucking with.
* CavalierCompetitor: Ntoutoume Mfoulou loved trash talk and even sometimes applauding his enemies when they gained the upper hand. One of his titles was the insolent one.
* ChallengeSeeker: Zong Midzi and Ntoutoume. Even Afougou Zogo just wanted to test his limits.
* CharacterDevelopment: While it could be christian influence especially in later tales, Akoma Mba over time softens then starts to realize his destiny of pride and war may not be all it was cracked up to be.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Subverted in the case of Ntoutoume against Oveng. Engouang refused to allow it.
* ConfusionFu: Afougou Zogo’s favored technique. He relied on hit and run tactics, prestidigitation, and a bit of legitimate magic to clown the Immortals.
* CoolMount: Eyenga Nkabe rode a leopard with whom she had a psychic connection.
* Angone Zok rode a flying mouse the size of an elephant.
* Ntoutoume Mfoulou rode a pelican.
* Mefoumou Mba rode an elephant.
* Many immortals were fond of flying around riding iron or rubber balls.
* CoolSword: Nze Ondo wielded the sword Okeng Be Nyaboro or “Sword of the Knowing”. Also nicknamed EbabatsiIa-Tsilébaba or “Jamais Vu” (the opposite of Deja Vu). Only those who crossed the darkness between life and death could wield it.
** Ondo Mba’s great sword was called Abe Nleme Otyen or “Sword of the Cruel Heart”
** Speaking of hearts, Akoma Mba owned a sword that could only harm a person’s heart. Leaving the rest of the victim intact.
* BrokenAce: By the time Oveng returns to the underworld for the third time he is full of despair and
* BullyingaDragon: The people who humiliated and teased Akoma Mba as a kid seriously didn’t comprehend who they were fucking with.
* CavalierCompetitor: Ntoutoume Mfoulou loved trash talk and even sometimes applauding his enemies when they gained the upper hand. One of his titles was the insolent one.
* ChallengeSeeker: Zong Midzi and Ntoutoume. Even Afougou Zogo just wanted to test his limits.
* CharacterDevelopment: While it could be christian influence especially in later tales, Akoma Mba over time softens then starts to realize his destiny of pride and war may not be all it was cracked up to be.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Subverted in the case of Ntoutoume against Oveng. Engouang refused to allow it.
* ConfusionFu: Afougou Zogo’s favored technique. He relied on hit and run tactics, prestidigitation, and a bit of legitimate magic to clown the Immortals.
* CoolMount: Eyenga Nkabe rode a leopard with whom she had a psychic connection.
* Angone Zok rode a flying mouse the size of an elephant.
* Ntoutoume Mfoulou rode a pelican.
* Mefoumou Mba rode an elephant.
* Many immortals were fond of flying around riding iron or rubber balls.
* CoolSword: Nze Ondo wielded the sword Okeng Be Nyaboro or “Sword of the Knowing”. Also nicknamed EbabatsiIa-Tsilébaba or “Jamais Vu” (the opposite of Deja Vu). Only those who crossed the darkness between life and death could wield it.
** Ondo Mba’s great sword was called Abe Nleme Otyen or “Sword of the Cruel Heart”
** Speaking of hearts, Akoma Mba owned a sword that could only harm a person’s heart. Leaving the rest of the victim intact.
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** Oveng Ndoumou Obame was a champion for world piece. If you stood in the way of that goal, at best he would leave you bloody and broken.
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** Oveng Ndoumou Obame was a champion for world piece.peace. If you stood in the way of that goal, at best he would leave you bloody and broken.
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* Badassindistress: Nze Medang and Obiang Medza were captured by Oveng Ndoumou and strapped to two giant drums.
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* Badassindistress: {{BadassinDistress}}: Nze Medang and Obiang Medza were captured by Oveng Ndoumou and strapped to two giant drums.
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* Batmancanbreatheinspace: During the great sorcery conference on the moon breathing wasn’t a problem for any in attendance. When Ntoutoume Mfoulou was punched to the moon his biggest issue was the possibility of being stuck there dangling from the neck.
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* Batmancanbreatheinspace: {{BatmanCanBreatheInSpace}}: During the great sorcery conference on the moon breathing wasn’t a problem for any in attendance. When Ntoutoume Mfoulou was punched to the moon his biggest issue was the possibility of being stuck there dangling from the neck.
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** BeautyEqualsGoodness: Subverted. Beautiful characters can lean towards the good side by modern standards, but often have a long ruthless streak. Especially so if they’re men.
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* Bewaretheniceones: Engouang Ondo is the least violent man of the Ekang. He’s still the commander of Engong’s armies and wields the single most powerful Evus. He’s the only man Ntoutoume Mfoulou and Angone Zok are sincerely afraid of or respect. As disturbing as he found it he still committed genocide against Engong’s foes when called up for it.
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* Bewaretheniceones: {{Bewaretheniceones}}: Engouang Ondo is the least violent man of the Ekang. He’s still the commander of Engong’s armies and wields the single most powerful Evus. He’s the only man Ntoutoume Mfoulou and Angone Zok are sincerely afraid of or respect. As disturbing as he found it he still committed genocide against Engong’s foes when called up for it.
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* Beyondtheimpossible: Oveng was cast into the pool of souls at the foot of Engong’s great tree, resisted the ghosts prepared to torment and devour him, then ascended out of the pool into the skies riding a giant tortoise surrounded by a massive bubble. That one made every jaw in Engong drop in bewilderment and Akoma Mba was shocked for one of the few times in his life.
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* Beyondtheimpossible: {{Beyondtheimpossible}}: Oveng was cast into the pool of souls at the foot of Engong’s great tree, resisted the ghosts prepared to torment and devour him, then ascended out of the pool into the skies riding a giant tortoise surrounded by a massive bubble. That one made every jaw in Engong drop in bewilderment and Akoma Mba was shocked for one of the few times in his life.
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* Bodyguardingabadass: Ntoutoume and Angone function as Engouang’s attack dogs more than bodyguards, but they still frequently orbit him nonetheless.
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* Bodyguardingabadass: {{BodyguardingaBadass}}: Ntoutoume and Angone function as Engouang’s attack dogs more than bodyguards, but they still frequently orbit him nonetheless.
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* BadassDecay: In some modern performances Akoma Mba is a retired geriatric layabout who has to ask his nephew to steal magic fish for him since the vendor refuses to take credit or coupons.
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* BadassDecay: In some modern performances Akoma Mba is a retired geriatric layabout who has to ask his nephew to steal magic fish for him since the vendor refuses to take credit or coupons.coupons.
* Badassindistress: Nze Medang and Obiang Medza were captured by Oveng Ndoumou and strapped to two giant drums.
** Mengana Mba was captured by Mfim Ekie and turned into a woman to be his slave.
* BadassFamily: You could consider all the descendants of Ekang Nna to be this. Even before Akoma Mba discovered immortality they engaged in numerous conquests on their campaign to Engong.
* BadassMoustache: Engouang Ondo rocked one.
* Badassnormal: For a given measure of normal anyway, the tribes of Oku may not often prevail but their champions can match the immortals blow for blow.
** One mortal who is pretty normal even by “Magic slinging warrior” standards was Afougou Zogo of the Bebeh tribe. He was actually considered the most powerful man in Oku and fights the Ekang for fun relying mostly on his wits to survive.
* BadBoss: Mfim Ekie was a slave driving king who used defeated warriors as laborers and trade goods.
** Efen Ndon liked imprisoning foreigners and forcing them to build roads for him on pain of death.
* BashBrothers: Ntoutoume Mfoulou and Angone Zok were a force to be reckoned with when they got to tag team enemies like Oveng Ndoumou or Alum Ndong Minko.
* Batmancanbreatheinspace: During the great sorcery conference on the moon breathing wasn’t a problem for any in attendance. When Ntoutoume Mfoulou was punched to the moon his biggest issue was the possibility of being stuck there dangling from the neck.
* BattleAura: It happens here and there. Like when Oveng Ndoumou Obame was showing off his strength during the first confrontation with the Ekang. Or when Oyono Engouang prepared to strike back at Mvome Oke Mfarega after being launched into the troposphere.
* BattleofWits: Most fights against the tribes of Oku hit this point. They frequently rely on unique spells or aid from their ancestors to challenge the Ekang. The key is discovering how the spell works or convincing the spirits to abandon their efforts.
** In one case the Oku people tried to destroy the great python bridge on the Melole river because they anticipated only the toughest fighters would want to overcome it, and thus immediately open themselves up to a preemptive attack by Engong.
** BeautyEqualsGoodness: Subverted. Beautiful characters can lean towards the good side by modern standards, but often have a long ruthless streak. Especially so if they’re men.
* BerserkButton: Anyone who reminds Akoma Mba about his conception is not going to live very long. Wounding his pride is another huge one.
** Engouang Ondo’s is anybody daring to make any moves on his wife Meki M’Assigue Nseng.
** Ondo Mba was beside himself when his son asked him about arranging a marriage.
* Bewaretheniceones: Engouang Ondo is the least violent man of the Ekang. He’s still the commander of Engong’s armies and wields the single most powerful Evus. He’s the only man Ntoutoume Mfoulou and Angone Zok are sincerely afraid of or respect. As disturbing as he found it he still committed genocide against Engong’s foes when called up for it.
** Oveng Ndoumou Obame was a champion for world piece. If you stood in the way of that goal, at best he would leave you bloody and broken.
* Beyondtheimpossible: Oveng was cast into the pool of souls at the foot of Engong’s great tree, resisted the ghosts prepared to torment and devour him, then ascended out of the pool into the skies riding a giant tortoise surrounded by a massive bubble. That one made every jaw in Engong drop in bewilderment and Akoma Mba was shocked for one of the few times in his life.
* BigBad: The Ekang are seen this way by most of Oku, especially Akoma Mba who is more of an EvilOverlord in their eyes.
** Andome Ella was the ultimate antagonist during Obame Andome’s tale despite being long dead and using proxies to attack Engong.
** Zong Midzi managed to piss off not just Engong but many different Oku tribes during his stint at villainy.
** Obame Ndong created Oveng Ndoumou to increase the power of the Flame tribe before he left his control.
* BigDamnHeroes: Oyane Medza’s husband Elone Kam Afe and her brothers from Engong arrive in time to save her from being sacrificed by the Yemebem wizards to make Asseng Mbane immortal.
* BigEater: The twins Mengono Ondoa Man Abeng and Mengono Mba Ande Biyen each ate nine thousand nine hundred bunches of bananas, peanuts, cornbread, and taro prior to setting out on their adventures.
* BigGood: Eyo or Nzame. The almighty cosmic manifestation of God. Very aloof from humans though as is common in African myths.
* BittersweetEnding: A relatively good ending just has dozens of villages burned, only hundreds dead, and more displaced. Straight happy endings are far and few.
* BizarreHumanBiology: The Ekang don’t appear to have hearts or other critical organs. In the legends the Oku tribesmen speculate that their bodies are just clothing for their immortal beings.
* BloodKnight: Ntoutoume Mfoulou generally only feels two emotions: boredom and homocidal euphoria. That said, he drastically prefers killing people who stand a chance of actually killing him. He lives for war. That’s why they call him Nyele Mfoulou sometimes “Yes, Mfoulou” because he says yes to death, but death continuously evades him. He had the time of his life fighting Oveng Ndoumou Obame because he could actually fight on or above his level, calling him the perfect warrior. After getting stabbed, slashed, blasted with fire, clubbed, tossed into the sky, and whipped with chains he was obsessed with fighting Oveng. Ntoutoume was excited to fake being a hostage of Alum Ndong Minko to raise hell in his village.
** Angone Zok is more of a straight murdering psychopath but he finds killing warriors just as fun as innocent villagers. Aside from being a prick, he had the python bridge constructed to attract fighters who would actually want to cross it.
** Zong Midzi started an entire war because he found Angone Zok’s arrogant breathing unbearable and wanted to prove his own superiority in battle.
** Akoma Mba certainly loved fighting and killing for pride alone back in his younger days.
** Alum Ndong Minko butchered an entire wedding delegation just so the Ekang would seek revenge on him and he could gather trophies.
** The entire Ekang tribe was basically this more or less. Oku has much more balance between warrior tribes and peaceful tribes.
* Bodyguardingabadass: Ntoutoume and Angone function as Engouang’s attack dogs more than bodyguards, but they still frequently orbit him nonetheless.
* BodyHorror: The first Evus crawled inside of a woman’s vagina and transported itself into a human village.
* BothSidesHaveaPoint: During Obame Andome and Engouang’s argument Engouang notes that the men of Oku are already often warlike, would continue to fight for glory if made immortal, and badger them for the secret of immortality even though Akoma Mba is the only one who completely actually knows what went down on the moon. Obame retorts that anybody would love to be immortal and that the power gap between the Ekang with Oku makes their “wars” little more than bullying and only the Oku tribes allied to Engong are able to conquer much because the immortals are basically their nuclear option.
* BrokenAce: By the time Oveng returns to the underworld for the third time he is full of despair and resignation.
* Badassindistress: Nze Medang and Obiang Medza were captured by Oveng Ndoumou and strapped to two giant drums.
** Mengana Mba was captured by Mfim Ekie and turned into a woman to be his slave.
* BadassFamily: You could consider all the descendants of Ekang Nna to be this. Even before Akoma Mba discovered immortality they engaged in numerous conquests on their campaign to Engong.
* BadassMoustache: Engouang Ondo rocked one.
* Badassnormal: For a given measure of normal anyway, the tribes of Oku may not often prevail but their champions can match the immortals blow for blow.
** One mortal who is pretty normal even by “Magic slinging warrior” standards was Afougou Zogo of the Bebeh tribe. He was actually considered the most powerful man in Oku and fights the Ekang for fun relying mostly on his wits to survive.
* BadBoss: Mfim Ekie was a slave driving king who used defeated warriors as laborers and trade goods.
** Efen Ndon liked imprisoning foreigners and forcing them to build roads for him on pain of death.
* BashBrothers: Ntoutoume Mfoulou and Angone Zok were a force to be reckoned with when they got to tag team enemies like Oveng Ndoumou or Alum Ndong Minko.
* Batmancanbreatheinspace: During the great sorcery conference on the moon breathing wasn’t a problem for any in attendance. When Ntoutoume Mfoulou was punched to the moon his biggest issue was the possibility of being stuck there dangling from the neck.
* BattleAura: It happens here and there. Like when Oveng Ndoumou Obame was showing off his strength during the first confrontation with the Ekang. Or when Oyono Engouang prepared to strike back at Mvome Oke Mfarega after being launched into the troposphere.
* BattleofWits: Most fights against the tribes of Oku hit this point. They frequently rely on unique spells or aid from their ancestors to challenge the Ekang. The key is discovering how the spell works or convincing the spirits to abandon their efforts.
** In one case the Oku people tried to destroy the great python bridge on the Melole river because they anticipated only the toughest fighters would want to overcome it, and thus immediately open themselves up to a preemptive attack by Engong.
** BeautyEqualsGoodness: Subverted. Beautiful characters can lean towards the good side by modern standards, but often have a long ruthless streak. Especially so if they’re men.
* BerserkButton: Anyone who reminds Akoma Mba about his conception is not going to live very long. Wounding his pride is another huge one.
** Engouang Ondo’s is anybody daring to make any moves on his wife Meki M’Assigue Nseng.
** Ondo Mba was beside himself when his son asked him about arranging a marriage.
* Bewaretheniceones: Engouang Ondo is the least violent man of the Ekang. He’s still the commander of Engong’s armies and wields the single most powerful Evus. He’s the only man Ntoutoume Mfoulou and Angone Zok are sincerely afraid of or respect. As disturbing as he found it he still committed genocide against Engong’s foes when called up for it.
** Oveng Ndoumou Obame was a champion for world piece. If you stood in the way of that goal, at best he would leave you bloody and broken.
* Beyondtheimpossible: Oveng was cast into the pool of souls at the foot of Engong’s great tree, resisted the ghosts prepared to torment and devour him, then ascended out of the pool into the skies riding a giant tortoise surrounded by a massive bubble. That one made every jaw in Engong drop in bewilderment and Akoma Mba was shocked for one of the few times in his life.
* BigBad: The Ekang are seen this way by most of Oku, especially Akoma Mba who is more of an EvilOverlord in their eyes.
** Andome Ella was the ultimate antagonist during Obame Andome’s tale despite being long dead and using proxies to attack Engong.
** Zong Midzi managed to piss off not just Engong but many different Oku tribes during his stint at villainy.
** Obame Ndong created Oveng Ndoumou to increase the power of the Flame tribe before he left his control.
* BigDamnHeroes: Oyane Medza’s husband Elone Kam Afe and her brothers from Engong arrive in time to save her from being sacrificed by the Yemebem wizards to make Asseng Mbane immortal.
* BigEater: The twins Mengono Ondoa Man Abeng and Mengono Mba Ande Biyen each ate nine thousand nine hundred bunches of bananas, peanuts, cornbread, and taro prior to setting out on their adventures.
* BigGood: Eyo or Nzame. The almighty cosmic manifestation of God. Very aloof from humans though as is common in African myths.
* BittersweetEnding: A relatively good ending just has dozens of villages burned, only hundreds dead, and more displaced. Straight happy endings are far and few.
* BizarreHumanBiology: The Ekang don’t appear to have hearts or other critical organs. In the legends the Oku tribesmen speculate that their bodies are just clothing for their immortal beings.
* BloodKnight: Ntoutoume Mfoulou generally only feels two emotions: boredom and homocidal euphoria. That said, he drastically prefers killing people who stand a chance of actually killing him. He lives for war. That’s why they call him Nyele Mfoulou sometimes “Yes, Mfoulou” because he says yes to death, but death continuously evades him. He had the time of his life fighting Oveng Ndoumou Obame because he could actually fight on or above his level, calling him the perfect warrior. After getting stabbed, slashed, blasted with fire, clubbed, tossed into the sky, and whipped with chains he was obsessed with fighting Oveng. Ntoutoume was excited to fake being a hostage of Alum Ndong Minko to raise hell in his village.
** Angone Zok is more of a straight murdering psychopath but he finds killing warriors just as fun as innocent villagers. Aside from being a prick, he had the python bridge constructed to attract fighters who would actually want to cross it.
** Zong Midzi started an entire war because he found Angone Zok’s arrogant breathing unbearable and wanted to prove his own superiority in battle.
** Akoma Mba certainly loved fighting and killing for pride alone back in his younger days.
** Alum Ndong Minko butchered an entire wedding delegation just so the Ekang would seek revenge on him and he could gather trophies.
** The entire Ekang tribe was basically this more or less. Oku has much more balance between warrior tribes and peaceful tribes.
* Bodyguardingabadass: Ntoutoume and Angone function as Engouang’s attack dogs more than bodyguards, but they still frequently orbit him nonetheless.
* BodyHorror: The first Evus crawled inside of a woman’s vagina and transported itself into a human village.
* BothSidesHaveaPoint: During Obame Andome and Engouang’s argument Engouang notes that the men of Oku are already often warlike, would continue to fight for glory if made immortal, and badger them for the secret of immortality even though Akoma Mba is the only one who completely actually knows what went down on the moon. Obame retorts that anybody would love to be immortal and that the power gap between the Ekang with Oku makes their “wars” little more than bullying and only the Oku tribes allied to Engong are able to conquer much because the immortals are basically their nuclear option.
* BrokenAce: By the time Oveng returns to the underworld for the third time he is full of despair and resignation.
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* BackupfromtheOtherworld: Angone Zok’s mother is a ghost. When he’s losing a fight he asks her for an amulet to give him the edge he needs.
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** Akoma Mba vs Abo Mama
** Nsure Afane vs Zong Midzi
** Nze Medang vs Alum Ndong Minko
** Elone Kam Afe vs Asseng Mbane
** Engouang Ondo vs Oveng Ndoumou Obame
** Nguranguran vs Ombure
** Engouang Ondo vs Obame Andome
** Oyono Ndana vs Mesi Me Kot Endong
** Mekui Mengomo Ondo vs Efen Ndon
** Ntoutoume Mfoulou vs Ekor Ngui Ndong
** Nsure Afane vs Zong Midzi
** Nze Medang vs Alum Ndong Minko
** Elone Kam Afe vs Asseng Mbane
** Engouang Ondo vs Oveng Ndoumou Obame
** Nguranguran vs Ombure
** Engouang Ondo vs Obame Andome
** Oyono Ndana vs Mesi Me Kot Endong
** Mekui Mengomo Ondo vs Efen Ndon
** Ntoutoume Mfoulou vs Ekor Ngui Ndong
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** Akoma Mba the great overlord of Engong vs Abo Mama
Mama the rebel Yemedziit chief who refused to recognize Otungu’s authority despite being chosen by Akoma Mba
** NsureAfane Afane, a beautiful youth of the Yemveng vs Zong Midzi
Midzi the infamously ruthless Okane warlord
** Nze Medang the immortal vs Alum NdongMinko
Minko who needed forty human skins to decorate his house
** Elone KamAfe Afe, fiancé of Oyane vs the Asseng Mbane
Mbane over the love of Nkudang
** Engouang Ondo vs Oveng NdoumouObame
Obame from the flame tribe who sought to end all violence by eliminating metal, especially iron
** Nguranguran son of Ombure vsOmbure
Ombure the man eating crocodile spirit
** Engouang Ondo vs ObameAndome
Andome out to avenge his father against Akoma Mba
** Oyono Ndana vs Mesi Me KotEndong
Endong the chimpanzee king and his unbearable army
** Mekui Mengomo Ondo who sought out a bride vs EfenNdon
Ndon the ruler of the blue country
** Ntoutoume Mfoulou vs Ekor NguiNdongNdong the mountain crusher from the gorilla tribe
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: The only Ekang who averted this was Engouang Ondo. It proves to be an advantage for the Oku tribes, being constantly underestimated.
** Zong Midzi was quite bold in challenging the Ekang directly and dismissing their abilities.
* AssholeVictim: One can imagine the grins the people of Oku must have had on their faces when the Ekang were terrorized by the Mississim Spirits of Mt. Nkol Bizezam and nearly crushed before they begged for peace.
** Two bandits of the leopard cult robbed and tried to force Okomo Nkabe and her brother Atomo Nkabe to have sex with each other before murdering Atomo. One robber was killed by having a pepper ball shoved down his throat. The other had his arm cut off, his legs cut off at the knees, and was hung upside down from a tree for the leopards to eat alive. What a bad day to run into the in-laws of their victims.
** Zong Midzi butchered hundreds of innocent people in a rage over a war he started out of pride. It’s hard to pity him when Akoma Mba shoved a ball of molten iron down his gullet which exploded in his stomach.
** It’s pretty cathartic to see Ntoutoume Mfoulou and Angone Zok get their asses kicked by ghosts.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Akoma Mba was already beating up other boys as a lad and claimed numerous heads in battle when most boys had only recently finished initiation. He was considered to be the master of his own (step) father. His ascent to power was almost entirely driven by fear.
** Ntoutoume was angry his lineage didn’t have a great man yet so he challenged the descendants of Etounga and Mba to a a duel. They were evenly matched so Ntoutoume’s bloodline were called the hammers (like Etounga’s were stone and Mba’s were iron, a reference to smithing).
* AxeCrazy: And the winner is Angone Zok. He likes torturing his enemies for the hell of it. Once he was asked why he hasn’t killed everyone in the world yet, he answered there would be nobody fun left to kill then. His house has a giant pair of scissors by the entrance that chop up uninvited guests, and sometimes invited guests.
** Ntoutoume Mfoulou is more of a BloodKnight but is always game to murder, rape, and pillage with his best buddy Angone.
** Akoma Mba as a youth was out of control and EXTREMELY insecure about his shameful birth. Even as a young adult he still decapitated his brother-in-law for giving him a present he considered too small.
** Alum Ndong Minko was a bloodthirsty maniac who wanted to build his home from human skins
* BackupfromtheOtherworld: Angone Zok’s mother is a ghost. When he’s losing a fight he asks her for an amulet to give him the edge he needs.
** Zong Midzi’s ancestors provide him with magical weapons and even try to make him immortal during his conflict with Engong.
** Oveng’s grandfather Obame died in order to give him his invincible iron body. As a ghost he provides him with a fantastical army and arsenal with which to defend the surviving members of the flame tribe.
** Andome Ella worked tirelessly as a ghost to unite the tribes of Oku against the Ekang and motivate his son to avenge him.
* BadassArmy: The Ekang have almost never been defeated and boast a long record of elaborate victories.
** Oveng protected his people with ghosts, gorillas armed with iron clubs, leopards with steel teeth, and batmen.
* BadassDecay: In some modern performances Akoma Mba is a retired geriatric layabout who has to ask his nephew to steal magic fish for him since the vendor refuses to take credit or coupons.
** Nsure
** Nze Medang the immortal vs Alum Ndong
** Elone Kam
** Engouang Ondo vs Oveng Ndoumou
** Nguranguran son of Ombure vs
** Engouang Ondo vs Obame
** Oyono Ndana vs Mesi Me Kot
** Mekui Mengomo Ondo who sought out a bride vs Efen
** Ntoutoume Mfoulou vs Ekor Ngui
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: The only Ekang who averted this was Engouang Ondo. It proves to be an advantage for the Oku tribes, being constantly underestimated.
** Zong Midzi was quite bold in challenging the Ekang directly and dismissing their abilities.
* AssholeVictim: One can imagine the grins the people of Oku must have had on their faces when the Ekang were terrorized by the Mississim Spirits of Mt. Nkol Bizezam and nearly crushed before they begged for peace.
** Two bandits of the leopard cult robbed and tried to force Okomo Nkabe and her brother Atomo Nkabe to have sex with each other before murdering Atomo. One robber was killed by having a pepper ball shoved down his throat. The other had his arm cut off, his legs cut off at the knees, and was hung upside down from a tree for the leopards to eat alive. What a bad day to run into the in-laws of their victims.
** Zong Midzi butchered hundreds of innocent people in a rage over a war he started out of pride. It’s hard to pity him when Akoma Mba shoved a ball of molten iron down his gullet which exploded in his stomach.
** It’s pretty cathartic to see Ntoutoume Mfoulou and Angone Zok get their asses kicked by ghosts.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Akoma Mba was already beating up other boys as a lad and claimed numerous heads in battle when most boys had only recently finished initiation. He was considered to be the master of his own (step) father. His ascent to power was almost entirely driven by fear.
** Ntoutoume was angry his lineage didn’t have a great man yet so he challenged the descendants of Etounga and Mba to a a duel. They were evenly matched so Ntoutoume’s bloodline were called the hammers (like Etounga’s were stone and Mba’s were iron, a reference to smithing).
* AxeCrazy: And the winner is Angone Zok. He likes torturing his enemies for the hell of it. Once he was asked why he hasn’t killed everyone in the world yet, he answered there would be nobody fun left to kill then. His house has a giant pair of scissors by the entrance that chop up uninvited guests, and sometimes invited guests.
** Ntoutoume Mfoulou is more of a BloodKnight but is always game to murder, rape, and pillage with his best buddy Angone.
** Akoma Mba as a youth was out of control and EXTREMELY insecure about his shameful birth. Even as a young adult he still decapitated his brother-in-law for giving him a present he considered too small.
** Alum Ndong Minko was a bloodthirsty maniac who wanted to build his home from human skins
* BackupfromtheOtherworld: Angone Zok’s mother is a ghost. When he’s losing a fight he asks her for an amulet to give him the edge he needs.
** Zong Midzi’s ancestors provide him with magical weapons and even try to make him immortal during his conflict with Engong.
** Oveng’s grandfather Obame died in order to give him his invincible iron body. As a ghost he provides him with a fantastical army and arsenal with which to defend the surviving members of the flame tribe.
** Andome Ella worked tirelessly as a ghost to unite the tribes of Oku against the Ekang and motivate his son to avenge him.
* BadassArmy: The Ekang have almost never been defeated and boast a long record of elaborate victories.
** Oveng protected his people with ghosts, gorillas armed with iron clubs, leopards with steel teeth, and batmen.
* BadassDecay: In some modern performances Akoma Mba is a retired geriatric layabout who has to ask his nephew to steal magic fish for him since the vendor refuses to take credit or coupons.
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** Nkabe of the storm tribe fell in love with Oveng despite him crippling her father. Then she fell for Engouang’s piercing gaze. Subverted with Ntoutoume Mfoulou though, his psycho death glare was just plain terrifying.
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** Eyenga Nkabe of the storm tribe fell in love with Oveng despite him crippling her father. Then she fell for Engouang’s piercing gaze. Subverted with Ntoutoume Mfoulou though, his psycho death glare was just plain terrifying.
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* {{ArcHero/ArcVillain}}: Each tale usually focuses on a given mortal against a given immortal.
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* {{ArcHero/ArcVillain}}: ArcHero and ArcVillain: Each tale usually focuses on a given mortal against a given immortal.
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* ArcHero/ArcVillain: {{ArcHero/ArcVillain}}: Each tale usually focuses on a given mortal against a given immortal.
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** Mesi Me Kot Endong did what was right for his people and wasn’t even able to die in an honorable duel. Even if his people were testicle ripping, face eating, baby grabbing, crop destroying assholes.
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** Mesi Me Kot Endong did what was right for his people and wasn’t even able to die in an honorable duel. Even if his people were testicle ripping, face eating, baby grabbing, crop destroying assholes.assholes.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Nkudang fell for the bloodthirsty Zong Midzi after merely hearing about him and his apparently attractive name.
**Nkabe of the storm tribe fell in love with Oveng despite him crippling her father. Then she fell for Engouang’s piercing gaze. Subverted with Ntoutoume Mfoulou though, his psycho death glare was just plain terrifying.
* AndtheAdventureContinues: There’s no real ending to the Mvets. The immortals just keep getting into more shenanigans. Oveng’s tale foreshadows a great conflict with mysterious demons to the east blocking passage across the Bevuyeng river where the sun rises. Asseng’s saga ends with his jailers initiating a new conflict with Oku thanks to his construction skills.
* ApocalypseHow:
** Class 4: Planetary Species Extinction
*** Nkeg Afane Mye from the Doubt tribe tried to dry up the rivers of the world to punish humanity for their sins.
* ArchEnemy: Engouang and Oveng has this relationship before evolving into WorthyOpponent
* ArcHero/ArcVillain: Each tale usually focuses on a given mortal against a given immortal.
** Akoma Mba vs Abo Mama
** Nsure Afane vs Zong Midzi
** Nze Medang vs Alum Ndong Minko
** Elone Kam Afe vs Asseng Mbane
** Engouang Ondo vs Oveng Ndoumou Obame
**Nguranguran vs Ombure
** Engouang Ondo vs Obame Andome
** Oyono Ndana vs Mesi Me Kot Endong
** Mekui Mengomo Ondo vs Efen Ndon
** Ntoutoume Mfoulou vs Ekor Ngui Ndong
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Nkudang fell for the bloodthirsty Zong Midzi after merely hearing about him and his apparently attractive name.
**Nkabe of the storm tribe fell in love with Oveng despite him crippling her father. Then she fell for Engouang’s piercing gaze. Subverted with Ntoutoume Mfoulou though, his psycho death glare was just plain terrifying.
* AndtheAdventureContinues: There’s no real ending to the Mvets. The immortals just keep getting into more shenanigans. Oveng’s tale foreshadows a great conflict with mysterious demons to the east blocking passage across the Bevuyeng river where the sun rises. Asseng’s saga ends with his jailers initiating a new conflict with Oku thanks to his construction skills.
* ApocalypseHow:
** Class 4: Planetary Species Extinction
*** Nkeg Afane Mye from the Doubt tribe tried to dry up the rivers of the world to punish humanity for their sins.
* ArchEnemy: Engouang and Oveng has this relationship before evolving into WorthyOpponent
* ArcHero/ArcVillain: Each tale usually focuses on a given mortal against a given immortal.
** Akoma Mba vs Abo Mama
** Nsure Afane vs Zong Midzi
** Nze Medang vs Alum Ndong Minko
** Elone Kam Afe vs Asseng Mbane
** Engouang Ondo vs Oveng Ndoumou Obame
**Nguranguran vs Ombure
** Engouang Ondo vs Obame Andome
** Oyono Ndana vs Mesi Me Kot Endong
** Mekui Mengomo Ondo vs Efen Ndon
** Ntoutoume Mfoulou vs Ekor Ngui Ndong
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* Alaspoorvillain: Oveng may have been a dick pursuing his goals, but the narrative certainly sympathizes with him: his dream of a world without war is crushed, the woman he loves has been taken from him, and his tribe whose safety is the entire reason he was born is about to be finished off by two of Engong’s most vicious killers. Fortunately Engouang shared his dreams.
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* Alaspoorvillain: {{Alaspoorvillain}}: Oveng may have been a dick pursuing his goals, but the narrative certainly sympathizes with him: his dream of a world without war is crushed, the woman he loves has been taken from him, and his tribe whose safety is the entire reason he was born is about to be finished off by two of Engong’s most vicious killers. Fortunately Engouang shared his dreams.
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* Obame Andome was a generous and kindhearted man. His only wish was to avenge his father. He and his father pleaded their case so well to God that they almost managed to get him to strip the Ekang of their immortality.
* Mesi Me Kot Endong did what was right for his people and wasn’t even able to die in an honorable duel. Even if his people were testicle ripping, face eating, baby grabbing, crop destroying assholes.
* Mesi Me Kot Endong did what was right for his people and wasn’t even able to die in an honorable duel. Even if his people were testicle ripping, face eating, baby grabbing, crop destroying assholes.
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!! Tropes found in Beti-Pahuin mythology include:
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!! Tropes found in Beti-Pahuin mythology include:include:
* TheAce: Akoma Mba frequently figures as a deus ex machina to resolve battles that have escalated too far. He mastered all forms of magic during the battle on the moon and was recognized as a great warrior before he was even a man yet. Akoma’s very name means “Creator of Mba” who is his own (albeit step-) father.
** Oveng Ndoumou Obame was a utopian ruler that managed to awe the Ekang from his first appearance. His skill in battle was so great that they even compared him to Zong Mebegue the God of evil. He was beloved by every girl who saw him and possessed enormous occult power since he was a baby.
** Obame Andome was begged to become ruler of humanity by many different tribes due to his gift for warfare, diplomacy, and great charisma.
** Mesi Me Kot Endong the chimpanzee king was unanimously selected for his position due to his generosity, strength, and wisdom.
* AchillesHeel: The one way to defeat a ghost is to give them an enema.
* ActionFilmQuietDramaScene: Nkabe’s reflection about her life on her wedding night with Oveng.
** Akoma Mba wrestling with his newfound intrusive sense of love for humanity after countless years of merciless bloodshed during the start of Obame Andome’s legend
** Engouang Ondo’s thoughts about the foolishness of war during the hunt for the Flame tribe.
* AdultFear: When Akoma Mba’s daughter Oyane is kidnapped by Asseng Mbane to be sacrificed to complete a ritual that will turn him immortal.
*Alaspoorvillain: Oveng may have been a dick pursuing his goals, but the narrative certainly sympathizes with him: his dream of a world without war is crushed, the woman he loves has been taken from him, and his tribe whose safety is the entire reason he was born is about to be finished off by two of Engong’s most vicious killers. Fortunately Engouang shared his dreams.
* Obame Andome was a generous and kindhearted man. His only wish was to avenge his father. He and his father pleaded their case so well to God that they almost managed to get him to strip the Ekang of their immortality.
* Mesi Me Kot Endong did what was right for his people and wasn’t even able to die in an honorable duel. Even if his people were testicle ripping, face eating, baby grabbing, crop destroying assholes.
* TheAce: Akoma Mba frequently figures as a deus ex machina to resolve battles that have escalated too far. He mastered all forms of magic during the battle on the moon and was recognized as a great warrior before he was even a man yet. Akoma’s very name means “Creator of Mba” who is his own (albeit step-) father.
** Oveng Ndoumou Obame was a utopian ruler that managed to awe the Ekang from his first appearance. His skill in battle was so great that they even compared him to Zong Mebegue the God of evil. He was beloved by every girl who saw him and possessed enormous occult power since he was a baby.
** Obame Andome was begged to become ruler of humanity by many different tribes due to his gift for warfare, diplomacy, and great charisma.
** Mesi Me Kot Endong the chimpanzee king was unanimously selected for his position due to his generosity, strength, and wisdom.
* AchillesHeel: The one way to defeat a ghost is to give them an enema.
* ActionFilmQuietDramaScene: Nkabe’s reflection about her life on her wedding night with Oveng.
** Akoma Mba wrestling with his newfound intrusive sense of love for humanity after countless years of merciless bloodshed during the start of Obame Andome’s legend
** Engouang Ondo’s thoughts about the foolishness of war during the hunt for the Flame tribe.
* AdultFear: When Akoma Mba’s daughter Oyane is kidnapped by Asseng Mbane to be sacrificed to complete a ritual that will turn him immortal.
*Alaspoorvillain: Oveng may have been a dick pursuing his goals, but the narrative certainly sympathizes with him: his dream of a world without war is crushed, the woman he loves has been taken from him, and his tribe whose safety is the entire reason he was born is about to be finished off by two of Engong’s most vicious killers. Fortunately Engouang shared his dreams.
* Obame Andome was a generous and kindhearted man. His only wish was to avenge his father. He and his father pleaded their case so well to God that they almost managed to get him to strip the Ekang of their immortality.
* Mesi Me Kot Endong did what was right for his people and wasn’t even able to die in an honorable duel. Even if his people were testicle ripping, face eating, baby grabbing, crop destroying assholes.
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Traditional myths and legends were played on a stringed instrument called the Mvet. Bards would be initiated over a long period of study and ritual by a master that taught them the lore of the people. The legendary first Mvet player was a man named Oyono Ada Ngone. In the ancient land of Engong the great patriarch Ekang Nna had a daughter named Okome Ekang who he adored so much he refused to let her marry so she would remain free with him in Engong. Okome Ekang was so breathtakingly beautiful that many men and spirits vied for her hand. Her nickname was “Ada Ngone” or Beauty of Beauties. She eventually attracted the attention of a powerful man named Zogo Bikuku “Uproar of the arachnids” from the Yemebett tribe in Oku. His nickname was ”Bifouga Zeeh” or ruffle beard because of the long facial hair he had to drag behind himself. Ada Ngone politely refused his marriage offer and became his lover instead. They had two sons together: Oyono Ada Ngone the elder, and Ebe Okone the younger. Ebe Okone went on to found the smallest clan in Engong while Oyono Ada preferred the bachelor life as a wandering warrior and musician. Oyono Ada was tall, athletic, sharp eyed, and handsome. His warriors considered him invulnerable. Before each battle he would roar which summoned thunder and swirling rain storms that disoriented his enemies while he decapitated them. His storm powers fill the Mvets and the warrior Ntoutoume Mfoulou is often compared to him later. Oyono frequently prayed to Nzame or God before battle. While he led his warriors they weren’t sure where to travel next after leaving Lake Atok Ening (Lake of Life) which was as deep and vast as a sea. So they joined the masses at the Bingouara River Valley which flowed from the lake country south up to the land of Oku in the north where it was feared he would become lost on the magic sea “Mang Bekon Be Bininga”. A tribe called the Etones lived in the far northeast near the Nkolik mountains which came from the “Exit of the Sun” Mekui Me Nlo Dzop by the Mekoa Me Ngone mountains whose summits hang over instead of pointing upward. The Etones were convinced the join the march of the early Fang when Oyono Ada fell into a mysterious coma. The people cared for him while he was unconscious for months. During that time Oyono was sent visions of the dawn of time to now by the ultimate manifestation of God, Eyo. Eyo showed Oyono how to create the Mvet. Oyono was tasked with singing the tales of the elder days to inspire hope and courage in the hearts of the Beti-Pahuin people as they marched into their new homeland and battled enemies. He would sing to them about the seemingly endless clashes between the immortal Ekang warriors in the southern land of Engong against the wily mortal sorcerers of Oku in the North.
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Traditional myths and legends were played on a stringed instrument called the Mvet. Bards would be initiated over a long period of study and ritual by a master that taught them the lore of the people. The legendary first Mvet player was a man named Oyono Ada Ngone. In the ancient land of Engong the great patriarch Ekang Nna had a daughter named Okome Ekang who he adored so much he refused to let her marry so she would remain free with him in Engong. Okome Ekang was so breathtakingly beautiful that many men and spirits vied for her hand. Her nickname was “Ada Ngone” or Beauty of Beauties. She eventually attracted the attention of a powerful man named Zogo Bikuku “Uproar of the arachnids” from the Yemebett tribe in Oku. His nickname was ”Bifouga Zeeh” or ruffle beard because of the long facial hair he had to drag behind himself. Ada Ngone politely refused his marriage offer and became his lover instead. They had two sons together: Oyono Ada Ngone the elder, and Ebe Okone the younger. Ebe Okone went on to found the smallest clan in Engong while Oyono Ada preferred the bachelor life as a wandering warrior and musician. Oyono Ada was tall, athletic, sharp eyed, and handsome. His warriors considered him invulnerable. Before each battle he would roar which summoned thunder and swirling rain storms that disoriented his enemies while he decapitated them. His storm powers fill the Mvets and the warrior Ntoutoume Mfoulou is often compared to him later. Oyono frequently prayed to Nzame or God before battle. While he led his warriors they weren’t sure where to travel next after leaving Lake Atok Ening (Lake of Life) which was as deep and vast as a sea. So they joined the masses at the Bingouara River Valley which flowed from the lake country south up to the land of Oku in the north where it was feared he would become lost on the magic sea “Mang Bekon Be Bininga”. A tribe called the Etones lived in the far northeast near the Nkolik mountains which came from the “Exit of the Sun” Mekui Me Nlo Dzop by the Mekoa Me Ngone mountains whose summits hang over instead of pointing upward. The Etones were convinced the join the march of the early Fang when Oyono Ada fell into a mysterious coma. The people cared for him while he was unconscious for months. During that time Oyono was sent visions of the dawn of time to now by the ultimate manifestation of God, Eyo. Eyo showed Oyono how to create the Mvet. Oyono was tasked with singing the tales of the elder days to inspire hope and courage in the hearts of the Beti-Pahuin people as they marched into their new homeland and battled enemies. He would sing to them about the seemingly endless clashes between the immortal Ekang warriors in the southern land of Engong against the wily mortal sorcerers of Oku in the North.North.
The central conflict between the men of Ekang and Oku is over the jealously guarded secret of immortality which the Ekang are able to exploit, making them the most powerful tribe in the world. The Ekang are giants who call themselves the Iron Men. The tribes of Oku are highly diverse but share the aim of wrestling control of immortality from Engong through sorcery, trickery, and champions capable of challenging the immortals.
!! Geography
The Beti-Pahuin epics take place in a primordial world very different from the Africa we know now. The world of Mvett is composed of four main geographic areas:
Nkourou Megnoung Eko Mbegne: This is the region located in the far north of the Mvett world. It’s known as the far foggy drum country.
Etone Abandzic Mekok Engone: This is the eastern region. This is where life and its great mysteries were born, as well as human beings. This region is where Oyono Ada Ngone heard the voice of Eyo and that he had the supreme revelation. This region is also very rich in rivers, mountains, and gigantic trees.
Edoune Nzok Amvene Obame: This is a region located to the west. It is a territory rich in powerful men, but apparently quieter than others because many of Engong's warriors are the nephews of men in this region. It’s named “Rotting elephant carcass” as the implication is it’s so prosperous an elephant can live to a ripe old age.
Engong Nzok Mebeghe Me Mba: Called Engong for short, it’s located in the far south of the region, this realm is occupied by the immortals who created their country there. It is inhabited by the descendants of Patriarch Ekang Nna. The quintessential bellicose people, the men of Engong are valiant warriors who are experts in swordsmanship and wizardry. It is this unparalleled mastery of the occult arts that enables the men of Engong to be freed from death.
Oku is made up of the former three areas, and is occupied by mortals descended from the spirit Ndong Mebegue and his son Etura Ndong. The Beti-Pahuin peoples, Pygmies, Whites, all other people, and apes are said to hail from this place. The people of Oku are often as warlike and power hungry as those in Engong, but during peacetime their ability to throw celebrations has no equal.
!! Notable Ekang
* Akoma Mba is the supreme leader of the Ekang. Feared by almost all, his secret is that he has no secrets. He was the one who made immortality possible. His brothers call him ”Biyang” or the dominant one.
* Engouang Ondo is the general of Engong’s forces. He is called the battle bull who wields unimaginable magic powers, but oddly enough is the most peace loving of the Ekang. He has the most powerful evus (complicated, but in short: a spirit the facilitates magic) in the world.
* Medang Boro is the close companion of Akoma Mba who is inseparable from his pet hornbill that lives in his ear.
* Nze Medang who is likened to a leopard that scares children. He torments his opponents mercilessly and flips mountains.
* Angone Zok is the warrior with a ghost mother. He interacts with the dead as casually as he interacts with the living.
* Medza Metougou is the wealthiest man who ever lived. He has over 900,000 wives and business connections everywhere in the world.
* Ntoutoume Mfoulou is called the storm, and the fearless one. Nothing takes him by surprise. He is rage of Engong and the great terror Oku. He is the hammer and daredevil of the Ekang. The first volunteer for any dangerous mission.
* Angouang Bere is the head wizard and priest of Engong. He resides alone in the bush and has no family in order to attain greater arcane knowledge. He split himself into two beings, one of whom lives in Oku.
!! Tropes found in Beti-Pahuin mythology include:
The central conflict between the men of Ekang and Oku is over the jealously guarded secret of immortality which the Ekang are able to exploit, making them the most powerful tribe in the world. The Ekang are giants who call themselves the Iron Men. The tribes of Oku are highly diverse but share the aim of wrestling control of immortality from Engong through sorcery, trickery, and champions capable of challenging the immortals.
!! Geography
The Beti-Pahuin epics take place in a primordial world very different from the Africa we know now. The world of Mvett is composed of four main geographic areas:
Nkourou Megnoung Eko Mbegne: This is the region located in the far north of the Mvett world. It’s known as the far foggy drum country.
Etone Abandzic Mekok Engone: This is the eastern region. This is where life and its great mysteries were born, as well as human beings. This region is where Oyono Ada Ngone heard the voice of Eyo and that he had the supreme revelation. This region is also very rich in rivers, mountains, and gigantic trees.
Edoune Nzok Amvene Obame: This is a region located to the west. It is a territory rich in powerful men, but apparently quieter than others because many of Engong's warriors are the nephews of men in this region. It’s named “Rotting elephant carcass” as the implication is it’s so prosperous an elephant can live to a ripe old age.
Engong Nzok Mebeghe Me Mba: Called Engong for short, it’s located in the far south of the region, this realm is occupied by the immortals who created their country there. It is inhabited by the descendants of Patriarch Ekang Nna. The quintessential bellicose people, the men of Engong are valiant warriors who are experts in swordsmanship and wizardry. It is this unparalleled mastery of the occult arts that enables the men of Engong to be freed from death.
Oku is made up of the former three areas, and is occupied by mortals descended from the spirit Ndong Mebegue and his son Etura Ndong. The Beti-Pahuin peoples, Pygmies, Whites, all other people, and apes are said to hail from this place. The people of Oku are often as warlike and power hungry as those in Engong, but during peacetime their ability to throw celebrations has no equal.
!! Notable Ekang
* Akoma Mba is the supreme leader of the Ekang. Feared by almost all, his secret is that he has no secrets. He was the one who made immortality possible. His brothers call him ”Biyang” or the dominant one.
* Engouang Ondo is the general of Engong’s forces. He is called the battle bull who wields unimaginable magic powers, but oddly enough is the most peace loving of the Ekang. He has the most powerful evus (complicated, but in short: a spirit the facilitates magic) in the world.
* Medang Boro is the close companion of Akoma Mba who is inseparable from his pet hornbill that lives in his ear.
* Nze Medang who is likened to a leopard that scares children. He torments his opponents mercilessly and flips mountains.
* Angone Zok is the warrior with a ghost mother. He interacts with the dead as casually as he interacts with the living.
* Medza Metougou is the wealthiest man who ever lived. He has over 900,000 wives and business connections everywhere in the world.
* Ntoutoume Mfoulou is called the storm, and the fearless one. Nothing takes him by surprise. He is rage of Engong and the great terror Oku. He is the hammer and daredevil of the Ekang. The first volunteer for any dangerous mission.
* Angouang Bere is the head wizard and priest of Engong. He resides alone in the bush and has no family in order to attain greater arcane knowledge. He split himself into two beings, one of whom lives in Oku.
!! Tropes found in Beti-Pahuin mythology include:
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[[caption-width-right:350:Fang Ngil mask]]
->''"I sow the wind! (Yes!) I shoot the elephant! (Yes!) Let the ears listen! (Let them hear the Mvet!)"''
-->-- '''Opening formula of the Mvet epics'''
The Beti-Pahuin (or Fang-Beti) peoples are a Central African group of Bantu speakers with mutually intelligible languages, a common culture, and shared ethnic origin. They historically spanned an area from the Republic of the Congo in the south through Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Cameroon in the north. Since the time of Portuguese rule there is a population in São Tomé & Principe as well. Traditionally they lived as patrilineal farmers organized into clans led by paramount chiefs. Their heavily stylized artwork was brought to France which created a major influence on the avant garde primitivist and modernist art movements. One notable admirer of Fang artwork was Pablo Picasso during his time in Paris.
Traditional myths and legends were played on a stringed instrument called the Mvet. Bards would be initiated over a long period of study and ritual by a master that taught them the lore of the people. The legendary first Mvet player was a man named Oyono Ada Ngone. In the ancient land of Engong the great patriarch Ekang Nna had a daughter named Okome Ekang who he adored so much he refused to let her marry so she would remain free with him in Engong. Okome Ekang was so breathtakingly beautiful that many men and spirits vied for her hand. Her nickname was “Ada Ngone” or Beauty of Beauties. She eventually attracted the attention of a powerful man named Zogo Bikuku “Uproar of the arachnids” from the Yemebett tribe in Oku. His nickname was ”Bifouga Zeeh” or ruffle beard because of the long facial hair he had to drag behind himself. Ada Ngone politely refused his marriage offer and became his lover instead. They had two sons together: Oyono Ada Ngone the elder, and Ebe Okone the younger. Ebe Okone went on to found the smallest clan in Engong while Oyono Ada preferred the bachelor life as a wandering warrior and musician. Oyono Ada was tall, athletic, sharp eyed, and handsome. His warriors considered him invulnerable. Before each battle he would roar which summoned thunder and swirling rain storms that disoriented his enemies while he decapitated them. His storm powers fill the Mvets and the warrior Ntoutoume Mfoulou is often compared to him later. Oyono frequently prayed to Nzame or God before battle. While he led his warriors they weren’t sure where to travel next after leaving Lake Atok Ening (Lake of Life) which was as deep and vast as a sea. So they joined the masses at the Bingouara River Valley which flowed from the lake country south up to the land of Oku in the north where it was feared he would become lost on the magic sea “Mang Bekon Be Bininga”. A tribe called the Etones lived in the far northeast near the Nkolik mountains which came from the “Exit of the Sun” Mekui Me Nlo Dzop by the Mekoa Me Ngone mountains whose summits hang over instead of pointing upward. The Etones were convinced the join the march of the early Fang when Oyono Ada fell into a mysterious coma. The people cared for him while he was unconscious for months. During that time Oyono was sent visions of the dawn of time to now by the ultimate manifestation of God, Eyo. Eyo showed Oyono how to create the Mvet. Oyono was tasked with singing the tales of the elder days to inspire hope and courage in the hearts of the Beti-Pahuin people as they marched into their new homeland and battled enemies. He would sing to them about the seemingly endless clashes between the immortal Ekang warriors in the southern land of Engong against the wily mortal sorcerers of Oku in the North.
[[caption-width-right:350:Fang Ngil mask]]
->''"I sow the wind! (Yes!) I shoot the elephant! (Yes!) Let the ears listen! (Let them hear the Mvet!)"''
-->-- '''Opening formula of the Mvet epics'''
The Beti-Pahuin (or Fang-Beti) peoples are a Central African group of Bantu speakers with mutually intelligible languages, a common culture, and shared ethnic origin. They historically spanned an area from the Republic of the Congo in the south through Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Cameroon in the north. Since the time of Portuguese rule there is a population in São Tomé & Principe as well. Traditionally they lived as patrilineal farmers organized into clans led by paramount chiefs. Their heavily stylized artwork was brought to France which created a major influence on the avant garde primitivist and modernist art movements. One notable admirer of Fang artwork was Pablo Picasso during his time in Paris.
Traditional myths and legends were played on a stringed instrument called the Mvet. Bards would be initiated over a long period of study and ritual by a master that taught them the lore of the people. The legendary first Mvet player was a man named Oyono Ada Ngone. In the ancient land of Engong the great patriarch Ekang Nna had a daughter named Okome Ekang who he adored so much he refused to let her marry so she would remain free with him in Engong. Okome Ekang was so breathtakingly beautiful that many men and spirits vied for her hand. Her nickname was “Ada Ngone” or Beauty of Beauties. She eventually attracted the attention of a powerful man named Zogo Bikuku “Uproar of the arachnids” from the Yemebett tribe in Oku. His nickname was ”Bifouga Zeeh” or ruffle beard because of the long facial hair he had to drag behind himself. Ada Ngone politely refused his marriage offer and became his lover instead. They had two sons together: Oyono Ada Ngone the elder, and Ebe Okone the younger. Ebe Okone went on to found the smallest clan in Engong while Oyono Ada preferred the bachelor life as a wandering warrior and musician. Oyono Ada was tall, athletic, sharp eyed, and handsome. His warriors considered him invulnerable. Before each battle he would roar which summoned thunder and swirling rain storms that disoriented his enemies while he decapitated them. His storm powers fill the Mvets and the warrior Ntoutoume Mfoulou is often compared to him later. Oyono frequently prayed to Nzame or God before battle. While he led his warriors they weren’t sure where to travel next after leaving Lake Atok Ening (Lake of Life) which was as deep and vast as a sea. So they joined the masses at the Bingouara River Valley which flowed from the lake country south up to the land of Oku in the north where it was feared he would become lost on the magic sea “Mang Bekon Be Bininga”. A tribe called the Etones lived in the far northeast near the Nkolik mountains which came from the “Exit of the Sun” Mekui Me Nlo Dzop by the Mekoa Me Ngone mountains whose summits hang over instead of pointing upward. The Etones were convinced the join the march of the early Fang when Oyono Ada fell into a mysterious coma. The people cared for him while he was unconscious for months. During that time Oyono was sent visions of the dawn of time to now by the ultimate manifestation of God, Eyo. Eyo showed Oyono how to create the Mvet. Oyono was tasked with singing the tales of the elder days to inspire hope and courage in the hearts of the Beti-Pahuin people as they marched into their new homeland and battled enemies. He would sing to them about the seemingly endless clashes between the immortal Ekang warriors in the southern land of Engong against the wily mortal sorcerers of Oku in the North.
