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Sangala
Benjamin Juma
Benjamin Juma
Played By: Tony Todd
The genocidal dictator of Sangala after taking over the country in Redemption, he attempts to force the US to give up their attempts to remove him from power. When this fails, he attacks the White House.
Tropes
- And Your Little Dog, Too!: Threatens to torture and disfigure Olivia Taylor if Allison doesn't come out of the panic room.
- Asskicking Leads to Leadership: He became the dictator of Sangala through sheer brutality.
- Big Bad: Of the first half of season 7.
- Big Bad Duumvirate: With Jonas Hodges. They both have co-working plans.
- Child Soldiers: Not above using these in his army.
- Evil Overlord: With a death count above 300.000 people.
- Faux Affably Evil: He puts on an act of superficial politeness, but it doesn't make him any less menacing.
- Four-Star Badass: Personally leads his troops into battle at the White House.
- Kick the Dog:
- Killing hostages just as a result of President Taylor asking for their release. And then he threatens to mutilate her daughter.
- The 300k+ killed by his regime.
- Large and in Charge: He's 6' 5" of genocidal dictator.
- People's Republic of Tyranny: His army is called the "People's Freedom Army" and is used to overthrow a parliamentary democracy in favor of a military dictatorship.
- Released to Elsewhere: Kills a hostage when President Taylor asks him to release the others now that she's surrendered, and then asks her if she would like him to "release" any others.
- Scary Black Man: And how.
- The Sociopath: The guy allowed a foreign corporation to spread a deadly prion in his own country.
- Suicide Mission: His invasion of the White House. Ultimately unsuccessful, since the President and most of the hostages were saved.
- Would Hit a Girl: Even if said girl is the President of the United States.
Iké Dubaku
Iké Dubaku
Played By: Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Juma's right hand man, who Juma sent to the US to try and force the US government to withdraw troops from Sangala. However, his loyalty to Juma is questionable, as he has his sights on an American girl.
Tropes
- Child Soldiers: He appeared to be in charge of one sect of them.
- The Dragon: For Benjamin Juma.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones:
- Played straight with Marika, a black American diner waitress, and her wheelchair-bound sister Rosa. Though at one point he girds himself to kill them, he instead invites Marika to come to Sangala with him, where he can provide her with a much better life than she currently experiences. He seems to actually care about her.
- He also loved his brother.
- The Heavy:
- Dubaku has a lot more screen time and time as Jack's active target then Juma does, he was known to have commanded much more moles/soldiers/operatives/mercenaries than Juma did and even his terrorist plot had a much higher death potential than the White House Siege would.
- During Redemption, he and his brother Youssou, even though they're clearly working under Juma, are the main threats.
- For the first 13 episodes of Season 7 (which focus on the Sangalan terrorists), Dubaku is the main threat for the first ten while Juma is the main threat for the last three.
- He Knows Too Much: Killed by one of Juma's men after his escape attempt fails to stop him from revealing Juma's planned raid on the White House. He also knows he will be subject to this, so he had compiled information about everyone allied with him in case something happened to him.
- Nice Job Fixing It, Villain / Villain Ball: One major criticism against Dubaku's effectiveness as an antagonist was immediately after the device he was using to hack into the government's firewall was destroyed during a gun fight with Jack, the first thing he did to distract him and escape was kill the one man who could potentially build him another so he could continue holding the country hostage.
- No One Could Survive That!: Survives being right at the front of a land mine explosion in Redemption with little more than a few scratches.
Yousseau Dubaku
Yousseau Dubaku
Played By: Zolile Nokwe
Associates
David Emerson
David Emerson
Played By: Peter Wingfield
A mercenary leader who recruited Tony.
Tropes
- Defiant to the End: Emerson is still cursing out Tony as he dies.
- Even Evil Has Standards: He's big on loyalty.
- Elites Are More Glamorous: Emerson served in the Special Air Service from 1993 to 2004, after serving in the British Army from 1985 to 1993.
- Honor Before Reason: Emerson places a great deal of value on the ideals of loyalty.
- Private Military Contractors: He has his own mercenary group.
Alan Tanner
Alan Tanner
Played By: Dameon Clarke
- Elites Are More Glamorous: Alan Tanner served in the US Special Forces, with his known deployment in Desert Storm before being discharged after the end of the operation.
