Meja Afrika

Themba is a well known hero on his homeplanet, The planet of Makazi, which is almost identical to Earth.

## Themba Kayode

### Aliases

Meja AfrikaMeja Themba Kayode, Afrikan National Army

### Affiliation

Afrikan National Army (formerly), The Askari, Mlinzi

## Appearance

### Physical Description

Before the serum, Themba was a sickly, frail man. He had a skeletal appearance and bags beneath his eyes. He was pale and sick-looking but the Shujaa Serum healed him. It gave him the strength to become that greatest soldier in Afrikan history! He bulked up, gaining strong muscles, a powerful figure, and great power. He's even grown a bit taller since receiving the Shujaa Serum.

He has chocolate-brown skin and eyes so dark they almost look black. His hair is jet-black, short, and a bit curly.

### Civilian Clothing

When he's off duty, Themba likes to wear a black hoodie along with black pants and jet-black, open-toed sandals. He also adds a pair of glasses with a black rim to make himself less recognizable as a civilian.

### Hero Costume

As Meja Afrika, Themba dons a green, bodysuit-style shirt under dark blue body armour with a red star on the centre of the chest. He has small pauldrons and dark blue braces and black gloves. This is paired with olive green cargo pants, black combat boots, a black utility belt, and he even has his own helmet. The helmet has a similar design to that of a cowl. It protects his head and is held on by a leather chin strap. Though his eyes are left uncovered, the helmet still covers the area around them. The sides of the helmet have a red star over each ear.

## Personality

Themba is a great man who cares a great deal for people all over the world. He's not afriad to use his standing as a former soldier and superhero to fight for equality towards other races. He is a true champion of truth, justice, and the Afrikan way.

## Skills and Abilities

### Military Training

Themba Kayode isn't just a super-powered watu. He was trained trained by the Afrikan military. He knows Krav Maga, Karate, Aikido, Dambe, NGolo, and Taekwondo. He has training with firearms and melee weapons, stealth training, and has been briefed on aerial combat.

### Superhuman Strength

After receiving the Shujaa Serum, Themba gained incredible strength. He's stronger than a normal watu being. He can throw cars, trucks, and tanks around like they're toys! His strength has turned the greatest weakness he had, to the greatest gift in his possession.

### Enhanced Durability

While the serum improved his durability by a great margin, it's not lik Meja Afrika can just shrug off bullets. Simply put, Meja Afrika is only a small bit more durable than a regular watu. His durability helps to resist more blunt force attacks, like punching, and leaves him still rather vulnerable to piercing attacks. However, this is remedied by his body armour. It's made of a light and strong metal called Adamantine. It's stronger than steel yet as light as aluminium. With this armour, Meja Afrika is bulletproof, capable of surviving a fall at terminal velocity, can tank grenades, and can even reflect energy attacks!

### Superhuman Stamina

Meja Afrika has the ability to endure tireless pursuit. He can run farther, fight longer, and take more of a beating without getting exhausted.

### Healing Factor

Themba was given the ability to both metabolize and heal at an accelerated rate. The accelerated metabolism prevents him from getting drunk, poisoned, stoned, or high while his accelerated heal repairs damage cuased by injuries by approximately 3 times the normal rate of an average watu. This ability is also what led to his survival after being preserved in ice miles beneath the waves at the tail end of the Emperial War.

### Spear Manipulation

Meja Afrika is equipped with a Pulsedium spear that he can psychically guide via Pulsedium wave transmitters built into his helmet. He can use an ability nearly identical to the concept of telekinetic control on his spear, allowing him to force it to return to his hand when thrown or change direction mid-air. However, this ability is relatively new since his gear was just upgraded with this equipment in the present day on Makazi so he doesn't have as much control over such a power.

### Pulse Emission & Absorption

The Pulsedium that the spear is made of has the ability to absorb and release energy that it comes in contact with. The spear can absorb kinetic energy, the thermal energy from fire, photonic energy, and even solar energy! Upon Themba's mental command, the spear can release an explosive discharge of greenish-looking energy. The strength of varies depending on how much energy the Pulsedium has absorbed but there is a hidden danger here. There is a limit to how much energy the Pulsedium can contain before becoming violitile. When it reaches this state, it will discharge without Themba's mental command, which will release a full power discharge of energy. This maximum discharge is powerful enough to flatten an entire town in one moment! The resulting explosion of energy would even vaporize anything at the epicenter that isn;t protected by Adamantine, the natural antonym of Pulsedium.

### Spear Combat Proficiency

After years of wielding his spear, Themba has mastered the ancient practices and modern disciplines of wielding such a weapon. In fact, Themba is regarded as the greatest Spearman on Makazi. No one else on the planet can rival him the same weapon.

### Superhuman Speed

Meja Afrika can run at approximately 90kmph (~56mph). This is much faster than the average watu.

### Superhuman Reflexes

The Shujaa Serum also affected his reaction time and unconscious reflexes. Not only is Meja Afrika able to react fast enough to dodge crossbow bolts, but his unconscious mind seems to have been enhanced by the Shujaa Serum to the point wear he's basically obtained a sixth sense that detects dangerous mere moments before it strikes him.

## Equipment

### Body Armour

Themba's body armour is light, strong, and far more protective than anything else on Makazi. The armour is made of Adamantine and coloured dark blue. This armour is bulletproof, fireproof, rust-proof, and can reflect energy attacks.

### Pulsedium Spear

His spear is made of a special metal called Pulsedium. This makes the spear indestrucible and capable of absorbing and discharging energy.

### Spear Manipulation Gear

In the modern day, Themba's helmet was improved, allowing him to psychically manipulate his spear.