Ọmọ Òrìṣà / Character File 05

Ikú

Ikú does not need to shout to be frightening. He is calm, patient and deliberate. While others fight for the moment in front of them, Ikú is always looking further ahead.

Ikú character artwork
RoleLeader of the Ajogun
PowerDeath / Ajogun command
PlaceSeries antagonist
ConnectionSeeks the eight-stone amulet
Who is Ikú?

Death doesn’t rush.

Ikú leads all eight Ajogun and sits behind the conflict that pulls Dele and his family into a war they barely understand. He is procedural, organised and unnervingly patient, willing to lose a battle if it moves him closer to winning the war.

Strength

Organised, well-resourced and patient enough to sacrifice short-term victories.

Flaw

His confidence in his own plan can become the opening that costs him.

Motivation

Recover the amulet, free the other seven spirits and reunite all eight Ajogun with their original bodies.

Core conflict

Dele and the blood of Ògún stand between Ikú and full restoration.

Power

Death / Ajogun command

Death doesn’t rush.

Ikú's presence is colder than the rest of the supernatural world: violet, black and ash. He is a tall gaunt figure hidden completely inside a hooded cloak, with no visible face, eyes, skin or hands.

Ajogun command
Violet-black presence
Cult control
Patient strategy
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