Who is Bámidélé “Dele” Ògúndélé?
The boy the iron recognised first.
Dele is guarded, self-deprecating and quick to use humour when fear gets too close. Trust does not come easily, but once it does, his loyalty runs deep. Raised in London with no understanding of his father's family history, he learned to hide unexplained incidents instead of asking why they were happening.
Strength
Physically capable, emotionally honest under pressure, and a fast learner once he stops resisting the truth.
Flaw
Avoidance is his default coping mechanism. He struggles to ask for help and often tries to carry fear alone.
Motivation
To understand what is happening to him, then finish the fight his grandmother died trying to contain.
Core conflict
He has to stop treating his inheritance as something wrong with him and decide what he is willing to become.