Ajaw

K'uhul Ajaw, the self-proclaimed Almighty Dragonlord, is Kinich's companion, to whom he sees as his "servant."
He is summoned into battle through Kinich's Elemental Burst, Hail to the Almighty Dragonlord, and appears in Kinich's animations as a whole.
He makes his first appearance during Ignition Teaser: A Name Forged in Flames.
==Profile==
According to the Saurian Relics Association, Ajaw is a bona fide relic from the era of dragons dating back several millennia. Ajaw claims that he was the Almighty Dragonlord of Natlan in his time, but he was eventually sealed in a ruin for reasons unknown. Eventually, people began to hear rumors of a powerful draconic treasure hidden underground.
The ruin was unearthed during an earthquake, but many people perished trying to reach him. Kinich, who had been invited on one of these teams, managed to reach the end of the ruin and discovered Ajaw. In his conversations with him, Kinich realized that Ajaw was not only evil and powerful, but also clear-minded and would pose a threat if not controlled. Kinich decided to negotiate with Ajaw over the course of several days — Ajaw, wishing to leave and see the outside world, agreed to do so under the condition that he would take Kinich's body once he had passed away. In return, he would be Kinich's companion and would lend his powers to him on a limited, restricted basis. Nonetheless, Ajaw did not like the contract, and would often try to get Kinich killed in order to be free of it, though Kinich paid his attempts little mind.
During one Night Warden War, Kinich and Ajaw fought against the Abyss, and his party fell to the monsters, who had devised new tactics. As Kinich was surrounded by monsters and badly wounded, Ajaw gave dignified solemnity, something which he had never given him before and promised to avenge his death. Kinich continued to fight until a claw tore through his chest, after which he collapsed and seemingly died. Ajaw closed his eyes in respect, but soon saw a Vision appear from his wound. When Kinich came to afterwards, Ajaw vented his anger on him, upset that his chance to acquire Kinich's body had narrowly slipped him.
When Kachina arrived at the Stadium of the Sacred Flame with the Traveler and Paimon, Ajaw began to yell at Kachina, claiming that she was wasting his, Mualani and Kinich's time with her late arrival despite the fact that she had arrived with complete strangers. This prompted Kinich to throw him into "timeout" when he arrived, slapping him all the way to the sky, though it did little for him. The following day, Kinich, who was leading Mualani's team in her place, was eliminated from the Pilgrimage of the Return of the Sacred Flame. Ajaw laughed at his failure, claiming that it was the taste of karma with more to come, prompting Kinich to throw him back into timeout again.
Later on, the Traveler and Paimon would seek several Yumkasaur Whelps under Huni and Toba's request, running into one of the whelps with Ajaw. Ajaw revealed that their mother had succumbed to an Abyss influence and could confirm that there was an incident related with it. Later on, when Kinich confronted Enjou (under his alias Sanka), Ajaw began to insult the Abyss Lector, though Enjou paid little heed to his insults.
As part of a deal with Enjou, Ajaw would spend a few days with the Lector for "behavior" lessons, being fairly uninterested until Enjou remarked on how those who had the Turnfire name suffered a horrible death. He would make a deal with Enjou to claim Kinich's body after his deal with him was done, but this was later revealed to be a ruse planned by Kinich and Ajaw in order to draw Enjou out, so the Traveler could interrogate him about the Abyss Order, since Ajaw despised the Abyss.
In the aftermath of the Abyss invasion, Ajaw accompanied Kinich to the Stadium of Sacred Flame to help out with the Traveler's own Ancient Name. Upon arrival, Ajaw scolded both the Traveler and Paimon for taking their time, prompting Kinich to fling him into timeout, much to their amusement. Kinich told them that the two had arrived shortly before they did.
Ajaw later accompanied Kinich to a feast in the People of the Springs, though he caused havoc, claiming that he was too hot and rested in a bucket of ice meant for it. He tried to run away from Mualani and Kachina, but Mavuika put an end to his antics and forced him to assist. At the end of the feast, he was trapped in a box. When the Traveler entered the Night Kingdom to eliminate the threat within, Ajaw told them that if they were to die, they would do so with no regrets, which Kinich said was the best he was going to give as a compliment. When they returned victorious, Ajaw wondered why everyone was focused on the Traveler and not him.
When Ororon was delivering vegetables to the People of the Springs, he was accompanied by Cacucu. They ran into Ajaw, and the two Saurians quickly got into an argument, lasting for an entire afternoon, with Ajaw resorting to shouting "no you!" in response to anything Cacucu said.
===Personality===
Ajaw is childishly cruel, short-tempered and arrogant to an exaggerated degree. He makes a habit of selfishly mocking and insulting everyone he meets, though in a manner closer to an angry, bratty child than true sadism and his threats have very little merit due to being unable to take any actions without Kinich's command. His constant belittling of others and outright profanity has led to most of Natlan having an intensely negative view of him, describing him as "vulgar" and in some cases viewing it as a problem with Kinich himself. He also is very mischievous such as attempting to get Kinich killed so he can take his body, and once attempting to prank Paimon into jumping off a cliff. Despite his abrasive personality, though, many have simply learned to ignore him and few take his insults too seriously, as his general immaturity and inability to act on his own render him little more than a nuisance to most.
However he has a few somewhat positive interactions; he possesses a begrudging respect for Kinich and seems to view him as something akin to a friend, he came as close as he's ever come to complimenting someone when speaking to the Traveler before they set out to fight Gosoythoth, and is frightened enough by Mavuika to keep quiet when she tells him off. And, like most of Natlan and his fellow dragons, Ajaw despises the Abyss and gladly eradicates any of its spawn whenever given the chance.
Cacucu, Ifa's Saurian companion, has perhaps the most positive opinion of him, calling him a "funny one" who chokes half to death on his own anger after a few words. Furthermore he states that despite his desire to be free of the contract, Ajaw wouldn't survive a day by himself and needs Kinich.
===Appearance===
Despite his Saurian nature, Ajaw, unlike most dragons and Saurians, is essentially flat and has a pixelated body that can be drastically reshaped at will.
Ajaw has a small yellow body with detached yellow hands, a white stomach, and a striped yellow and green tail that can curl into itself. He also has green hair and back scales. He wears a pair of black sunglasses, through which his green eyes are assumed to be seen. This form is maintained through Phlogiston.
When angered, Ajaw's glasses become larger and both his head and hands turn a red-orange hue.
During Kinich's Elemental Burst, Hail to the Almighty Dragonlord, Ajaw appears in his true form as a more intimidating, noticeably three-dimensional pixelated dragon: his body becomes completely black, while also sporting green wings and claws. His eyes also become red as he launches -based fire at enemies. This form is sealed within an engraved wristband that Kinich wears on his left wrist due to their contract.
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==Trivia==
* In-game, K'uhul Ajaw means "Destined Rulership."
* Ajaw enjoys fruit juice.
** Kinich is a regular supplier of high quality fruit for Iansan, and he routinely turns fruit that do not make the grade into juice for Ajaw.
** When Kinich offers Quenepa and Cacahuatl Juice to the Traveler, Ajaw immediately becomes excited and is enraged when Kinich deliberately delays the making of the juice by telling the Traveler its backstory.
** During Kinich's Character Teaser, Ajaw can be seen enjoying a pixelated glass of unidentified liquid with what appears to be a slice of citrus fruit on the edge of the glass.
===Etymology===
* K'uhul Ajaw means "divine lord" in several Mayan languages. It is a variant of the Maya title .
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