Jana Dark

## Jana

**Jana Dark** is the primary antagonist of *Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic*.

One of Hikita Tenko's former apprentices, Jana serves as Princess Tenko's hot-headed rival and arch-nemesis throughout the series.

## History

### Fiery Apprentice

The granddaughter of a former Master Guardian, Jana believed she was destined for greatness. Hikita Tenko recruited the young magician and her twin brother, Jason, into his apprenticeship. There, Jana refused to see past her natural gifts. The newest recruit, Mariko, quickly gained Hikita's favor, and Jana and Jason spied on the two as Hikita revealed that he wished for Mariko to take his place as Master Guardian.

Outraged, Jana convinced Jason that their heritage is more important than Hikita's school, so they plotted to steal the Starfire Gems. She managed to steal the Amber Gem for herself, gaining the power to shoot beams of fire. After she stole the Ruby Gem for Jason, the pair were confronted by Hikita Tenko, who dispersed the rest of the Starfire Gems across time and space. Mariko soon joined the battle after gaining her own Starfire Gem, blasting Jana into a door. Jana ordered Jason to press his gem against her own, and the pair transformed into a two-headed, fire-breathing dragon.

Although their dragon form proved powerful, both Jana and Jason each controlled one of the heads, and they disagreed on attacking Mariko. Jason tore himself from Jana's body. Soon, fellow apprentices Bolt, Hawk, and Steel ambushed the twins, forcing them to retreat.

### The Opal Gem

Jana and Jason then traveled to New York City, hiring the thug Mel to track down one of the gems. Although he somehow managed to find the Opal Gem, he ended up losing it to the young Ali. When the twins discovered that Mel had lost the gem, Jana went to kill him, but Jason stopped her. He told her that when Ali used the gem, they would be able to track her down.

When Ali unintentionally used the gem, Jana was alerted to her presence and stormed through her house only to find Ali missing. Despite Ali's Father's pleas for them to leave his daughter alone, Jana and Jason transformed into their dragon form and flew off after her. They eventually found Ali at the Winter Ice Festival. Ali pretended as though she didn't know about the gem, but Jana refused to believe her. However, an argument sparked by Jason distracted Jana, allowing Ali to escape. The twins split off from each other in search of the young girl.

Jana later found Ali in the subway station with Jason, who had convinced Ali that they wanted to be her new family. Jana played along with the ruse, and Ali agreed to show them where she hid the gem. There, Jana quickly grabbed the gem and used it to turn the ice sculptures of griffons and minotaurs to life. Tenko and the Guardians arrived on the scene, and Tenko used her Rose Quartz Gem to transform and summon the Rose Eagle. The eagle grabbed Jana and flew her into the sky away from Jason. When the Opal Gem dropped from the sky, Ali, Jason, and Steel all rushed for it, but Ali made it there first. Jana and Jason once again tried to deceive Ali, but Ali reluctantly gave the gem to Tenko. Tenko used the gem to drive off Jana and her brother.

### Hunter's Game

After news broke of a famous hunter named Travis Cage finding a mysterious diamond in Africa, Jana predicted it was one of the Starfire Gems. She and Jason traveled to Africa to meet with Cage, offering the opportunity to hunt Tenko's snow leopard, Ninjara, in exchange for the diamond.

Travis Cage later caught Ninjara and attempted to flee with his son, Colin Cage, as he did not want to get rid of the diamond. Jana and Jason confronted the hunter, with Jason using his Mesmer-Disk to hypnotize Travis long enough for Jana to grab the Diamond Gem. The pair then captured the hunter and his son, tying them to a tree. They grabbed Ninjara, hoping to lure Tenko out and steal her Starfire Gems.

When Tenko, Steel, Ali, and Shonti appeared, they tried to save Ninjara, but Jana grabbed a Cobra and placed the Diamond Gem on its forehead. The cobra grew massive and struck at Tenko, though Tenko's Rose Eagle was able to attack and defeat the cobra. When Jason threatened to steal the mesmerized Steel's gem, Tenko used the Diamond Gem on Ninjara to stop him. Ninjara mauled Jason, forcing Jana to retreat to tend to her brother's wounds.

In another effort to steal the gems, Jana poisoned Princess Tenko's horse, Pearl Rider. Jana knew this would lead to Tenko seeking out Hawk's grandfather, Knowingwolf, so she kidnapped the medicine man and staged a trap. After Jason created a landslide, Jana captured Hawk. Tenko found their whereabouts from Knowingwolf's wolf form and battled Jana. Hawk eventually regained the Turquoise Gem that Jason had stolen from him. Jana ordered Jason to transform into their dragon form to defeat Tenko, but Knowingwolf's totem magic transformed them instead into tiny rats. Tenko and her allies left the twins in rat form, instead running off to save Pearl Rider's life.

## Powers and abilities

Jana is in possession of the Amber Gem, granting her the ability to generate fire with her hands. She most often uses this either to create a fireball that she throws at her opponents or to shoot a blast of fiery energy in a straight line.

When she and her twin brother press their gems together, they are transformed into a dragon form with two heads that each sibling controls.

Jana is also a skilled athlete and magician.

## Merchandise

The Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic Toy Line features a Jana "Fashion Action Doll" which loosely resembles her animated series counterpart:

Jana, Dark Twin

## References

1. ↑ Episode 1: "Let the Magic Begin"
2. ↑ Episode 2: "Through the City Darkly"
3. ↑ Episode 3: "Diamond in the Rough"
4. ↑ Episode 4: "Strong Medicine, Strong Magic"