Gulool Ja

Gulool Ja is a character in Final Fantasy XIV, first appearing in the expansion Dawntrail. He is a juvenile one-headed Mamool Ja, the only child of Zoraal Ja the King of Resolve of Alexandria, and the grandson of Gulool Ja Ja the Dawnservant of Tuliyollal, and the nephew of Zoraal Ja's adoptive siblings Wuk Lamat and Koana.
== History ==
===Before Dawntrail===
After Zoraal Ja became King of Resolve of Alexandria, he sired Gulool Ja, but then abandoned his son to fend for himself. Living as a street child, Gulool Ja was taken in and cared for by Otis Velona, former Captain of the Knights of Alexandria, whose soul inhabited a centuries-old robot body long after the original Otis had died; Gulool Ja and Otis lived together in the ruins of old Alexandria. Though Zoraal Ja never acknowledged Gulool Ja, the child figured out for himself that he was Zoraal Ja's son, and most Alexandrians made the same assumption.
===Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail===
Wuk Lamat and the Warrior of Light encountered Gulool Ja inside Solution Nine. As soon as they saw him, they determined he must be Zoraal Ja's son, due being a Hoobigo with azure scales of a Boonewa. They followed him to True Vue, where he was willing to lead them to the Backroom, even though he did not talk.
In the Backroom, Wuk Lamat asked about the child from Cahciua. She confirmed he is Zoraal Ja's abandoned son. She tried to take him under her care several times, but every time he disappeared, only to be found again. Many had helped him throughout this time. Cahciua had decided to give up and leave him be. Wuk Lamat learned his name and admitted she wanted to get to know him, but seeing she was here to kill Gulool Ja's father, she thought it would not be appropriate. Gulool Ja overheard this and ran off, prompting Wuk Lamat, the Warrior, and Alisaie Leveilleur to go look for him outside Everkeep.
They eventually found him in within the ruins of Archeo Alexandria, where he was taking care of couple of nutkins. Wuk Lamat approached him, but suddenly, a robot ran in between and warned them not to approach the boy. Wuk Lamat assured she did not mean any harm, she just wanted to get to know him. The robot asked is this true, but Gulool Ja says he overheard Wuk Lamat was going to kill his father. The robot declared them villains and was about to strike, but Gulool Ja did want to get to know her anyway. The robot stood down, and introduced himself as Otis Velona, proud knight of Alexandria, and that he had been looking after Gulool Ja. Otis asked the Warrior and Alisaie to provide them with ingredients and electrope to prepare a repast, and they agreed.
Everyone enjoyed a good time with food and fire, and Wuk Lamat and Gulool Ja began to bond. Otis told his story and about the Endless, which made everyone realize that Alexandrian Queen Sphene was an Endless herself, having died centuries ago, but appearing alive and young like she was at her prime.
They returned to the outskirts, when Nostalgia founds them and told them that Zoraal Ja was marching to Vanguard to resume the assault on Tuliyollal. Wuk Lamat asked Otis to take care of Gulool Ja, but he wanted to go with her. Wuk Lamat denied it and Otis took him to help evacuate the people of the outskirts. Gulool Ja ran after Wuk Lamat, claiming he had to stop his father from doing his evil deeds. When Zoraal Ja saw and heard him, he angrily grabbed him by the throat, declared he was not his father and used him as a shield to allow him to escape, since his invasion was crushed. He teleported away with Gulool Ja in hand.
As Zoraal Ja had ordered the people of Alexandria to be killed and harvested of their souls, Gulool Ja witnessed the carnage ordered by his father. Zoraal Ja abandoned him again, and he agreed that Wuk Lamat had to stop him.
After the carnage has been stopped, Gulool Ja met Wuk Lamat, Cahciua, and the Warrior in the Backroom. Having come to terms that his father was an evil man and had to be stopped, he claimed to not care anymore, but lamented he was going to be alone. Wuk Lamat assured that he was never going to be alone again, making Gulool Ja cry.
After Zoraal Ja was defeated, Gulool Ja arrived with Erenville to see his father's now monstrous form lying on the ground, dying. Zoraal Ja mockingly asked him, why he was weeping. He answered because it hurt. He wanted to know why Zoraal Ja did not want him, and he answered he simply could not be a father to him, since he felt his own father spurned him. Despite that, he left his position of power to Gulool Ja, giving him a choice to either embrace it or spurn it. As Zoraal Ja died, Wuk Lamat embraced Gulool Ja and called Zoraal Ja a fool, since Gulool Ja Ja had left him a family, yet he rejected it. Sphene arrived and escaped with the key to Living Memory.
Wuk Lamat took Gulool Ja to Tuliyollal to have him meet his uncle, Koana. When Koana saw him, he assumed correctly he was Zoraal Ja's son and Wuk Lamat confirmed it. She pointed out to the people that Gulool Ja was his own person, having had no part in Zoraal Ja's crimes against Tuliyollal.
When the Scions of the Seventh Dawn members, Wuk Lamat, and Koana planned their intention to stop Sphene from carrying out her plan, Gulool Ja joined them. They headed to the gate at Skydeep Cenote, where Krile tried to use her clover-shaped earring to open the gate, but the gate did not open. Shale from the Oblivion suspected that the gate may require a higher clearance to open, and suggested that Gulool Ja give it a try, since he was named the new king of Alexandria. Gulool Ja took the earring and held it at the terminal. The terminal activated and the gate opened. This made Gulool Ja happy, since he was able to do something important to help.
After the death of Queen Sphene, Wuk Lamat informed the people of Alexandria about this development, and that Gulool Ja had been named as the new king, although it had to be formalized. Wuk Lamat also declared herself as Gulool Ja's guardian, although reaction to both announcements was mixed, though the Turali did accept that he was not his father and had no part in Zoraal Ja's crimes. Gulool Ja decided to remain in Solution Nine and to be looked after by Shale and the Oblivion.
== Characteristics ==
==Etymology==
The stem of Gulool Ja's name, "Gulool", is identical to that of his paternal grandfather Gulool Ja Ja, with it appearing that the grandson was named after the grandfather. The difference in their names is due to Mamool Ja naming conventions, where single-headed individuals like Gulool Ja have names ending in a single "Ja", while two-headed individuals like Gulool Ja Ja have names ending in a reduplicated "Ja Ja".
==Citations==
Category:Characters in Final Fantasy XIV
Category:Mamool Ja