Babar Waarheid

Waarheid 	Waarheid
Waarheid's title card as it appeared in War.	Waarheid's title card as it appeared in War.
Babar of Phantine 	Babar of Phantine
Reign 	685-722
Predecessor 	Kiongo
Successor 	Nguvu
Appearances 	Appearances
First Appearance 	"The White Ship"
Last Appearance 	"Blood for Blood"
Information 	Information
Born 	664
Died 	January 15, 722
Gender 	Male
Species 	Elephant
Color  	Grey
Residence 	Nchi Ya Tembo, Phantine
Status 	Deceased
Family 	Family
House 	Tatum
Father 	Babar Kiongo
Spouse 	Babarina Malkia
Issue 	Jasiri TatumNguvu Tatum
Grandchildren 	Binti TatumCard Tatum
Babar Waarheid is a main character in War.
In terms of the series narrative, Waarheid is the Babar of Phantine during the majority of the War.
==Appearances==
===War===
Babar Waarheid made his first appearance in "The White Ship" after the 710 death of Ana III of Simeone precipitated the entry of the last three neutral nations to the war on the side of the Granite Bloc. Waarheid attended the signing of the war declarations and immediately gave orders to his new allies - Archibald I, Bacon IV, and Ham Mercury.
After the War Plague pandemic ended in 715, Waarheid met with Archibald, Bacon, and Horatio V in Ursus ("Buried in Satin") to discuss the war effort on the Psittancynesian front. The nations agreed to attack, but it backfired when the parrots correctly anticipated their move and launched a counterinvasion of Ursus. Waarheid was forced to redirect his forces to defend Ursus when the Summer Sun accidentally killed Princess Theodora Rose.
In 719, Waarheid attended the annual Granite Bloc summit at Highland Castle ("Two Moths Drawn to the Flame") and reported on Phantine's fear of eventual invasion from the Summer Sun. 
Waarheid's darkest hour came in "Blood for Blood" when the foxes launched a siege of the capital in 721. 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. Much of the population died, and Waarheid began to pass his rations to his young grandson, Card Tatum. As a result, Waarheid died of starvation on the same day the foxes raised the white flag of surrender. Waarheid was succeeded by his eldest twin son, Nguvu Tatum. 
==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. 
Waarheid is the Afrikaans and Dutch word for "truth."
==Trivia==
*Waarheid is the first elephant character to make an appearance.
*Waarheid shares a name with a character from a season of VMK Storytime, the precursor to Toontown Storytime. 
Category:Characters
Category:War Characters
Category:Main Characters
Category:Elephants
Category:Cartonians
Category:Royals
Category:Phantine
Category:Phantish Royals
Category:Granite Bloc Monarchs
Category:Monarchs of Phantine
Category:Babars of Phantine