Babar Nguvu

Nguvu 	Nguvu
 	
Babar of Phantine	Babar of Phantine
Reign 	722-725
Predecessor 	Waarheid
Successor 	Jasiri Tatum (acting)
Appearances 	Appearances
First Appearance 	"Blood for Blood"
Last Appearance 	"Pro Patria Mori"
Information 	Information
Born 	687
Died 	March 12, 725
Gender 	Male
Species 	Elephant
Color  	Grey
Residence 	Nchi Ya Tembo, Phantine
Status 	Deceased
Family 	Family
House 	Tatum
Father 	Babar Waarheid
Mother 	Babarina Malkia
Siblings 	Jasiri Tatum
Issue 	Card Tatum
Babar Nguvu Tatum is a supporting character in War.
In terms of the series narrative, Nguvu is the last Babar of Phantine during the final years of the War. He was formerly the Tusk of Phantine before his father's death.
==Appearances==
===War===
Nguvu Tatum made his first appearance in "Blood for Blood" when the foxes launched a siege of the capital of Phantine in 721. He and his twin brother, Jasiri Tatum, opted to stay and fight, even refusing to send their children away. Though intense battles occurred in the marshes surrounding the fortified castle, the defenders eventually had to retreat behind the castle walls and withstand a siege. The Siege of the Castle in the Marshes lasted from April 721 to January 722, and starved nearly all the castle's occupants. Babar Waarheid himself died of starvation on the same day the foxes raised the white flag of surrender. Nguvu succeeded his father as Babar Nguvu. 
Nguvu's reign was short and turbulent. He oversaw the constant bombardment of Phantine by the foxes, and two successive sieges of the Castle in the Marshes. His mother, Babarina Malkia, perished in the second, and Nguvu himself was captured in the third. In advance of the third siege, he sent his son, Card Tatum, and his brother and niece to Canis for refuge. On March 12, 725, Nguvu was executed on live television along with two dozen other members of Granite Bloc royal families. His son was not old enough to succeed as Babar, and so his brother Jasiri, ascended as acting Babar, though only nominally. As there was never a formal coronation for Jasiri or Card, Nguvu was in effect the last Babar of Phantine. 
==Character==
===Namesake===
The title of Babar is derived from the Swahili word for "father:" "baba." It also pays homage to the popular animated elephant with the same name. 
Nguvu is the Swahili word for "power."
Category:Characters
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Category:Elephants
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Category:Phantine
Category:Phantish Royals
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Category:Monarchs of Phantine
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Category:Tusks of Phantine