Django Whetū

Django Maha Whetū is a rogue department agent and one of the original twenty.

He has eight children, Xāwuṭh, Khodī̂, Rex, Ella, Eric, Wesley, Brian and Kai as well as being the widower of Makani 'Aukai.

## Early Life

Django Maha Whetū was born on June 6th 1927 in Kutztown, Pennsylvania to Tor and Mereana Whetū. Two years later, his sister Kaia was born.

### Early Military Service

> *I’m a World War II vet who saw action in Europe, which included finding one of the fucking camps. Then I got eight months of Korean combat before the program pulled me out and shoved me into the guinea pig cage with the rest of you. ~* Django to Inali
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Sometime during his early service, Django was shot 5 times.

### The Program

Django Whetū transferred out of the program into the regular U.S. Army in 1951.

### Vietnam War

After 1973, despite there not meant to be any American troops left in Vietnam except for senior officials, there were several platoons still on the ground, including Django's.

Most of the 1st Battalion of Special Forces went home to Okinawa, but a group of volunteers lead by Django were willing to stay behind to search for the POWs and MIAs from the American side.

After the slaughter at Ninh Chu, Django Whetū retired from the U.S. Army on April 28th, 1975.

## Ashlesha

During early October of 2015, Django received a phone call from his son Rex informing him that he has a new boyfriend and wants to bring him over during the holidays to meet the family. After Rex asked if Django "ever feel like you fit with someone? Like, you’re lying next to them, and it’s as if everything in the universe has fallen into perfect alignment?” Django reveals that it was like that between him and Rex's stepmother. Django instructs Rex that if that's how he really feels than he better hang on to this new boyfriend of his, and don’t let go. Django then snarked that he hopes the new boyfriend isn't another bratva and one was bad enough, before hanging up.

When Rex returned from a mission to Turkmenistan, Django was waiting for him at the airport to take him home. He was furious when he found out that his son had been shot then poisoned, though he was calmed by the knowledge that the people responsible were dead. Later, when the department came calling after Rex, Django was the one who answered the phone.

After following his son home to make sure he made it there safely, Django called his old General for information - a secure contact phone number for a man with his hair on fire. After receiving the information, Django called the number to thank Kellagh-Ambrus, who saved Rex when he was poisoned in Turkmenistan. Kellagh-Ambrus reveals that he had no idea Rex was Django's son when he met him. After Kellagh-Ambrus hangs up, Django came to the hilarious realisation that his old war buddy and Rex's boyfriend were the same man.

In the early hours of March 18, Django woke from a dream to the sound of Rex's truck horn. In the passenger seat of Rex's truck was a badly injured Kellagh-Ambrus. Django helped carry Ambrus inside before sending Rex to get cleaned off while he interrogated Ambrus on what happened.

## Physical description

Django is 5'9" tall and inherited his mother's Māori black hair, dark eyes, and South Pacific skin.

He has a scar that split his left eyebrow and created a faint, permanent line halfway down his cheek.

## Powers and abilities

### Through ETKC-51

Due to being givena single dose of ETKC-51, Django possesses the abilities to summon lightning, 'listen to the wind' hear important knowledge and a greatly reduced ageing rate.

### Through Military Training

Django is capable of repeatedly hitting head shots with a pistol at more than 400 yards.

## Relationships

Django was the husband of Makani 'Aukai and the father of Xāwuṭh, Khodī̂, Rex, Ella, Eric, Wesley, Brian and Kai through multiply women. He is the grandfather of Neumia de Lacy, Brian and Bonika de Lacy's daughter.

### Makani 'Aukai

> *"Django and Makani’s relationship was one of the best examples I has ever known of how to share a life with someone."*
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> ~ Rex, on Django and Makani’s relationship.
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Makani 'Aukai was Django's wife. They had one child together, Kai 'Aukai, in 1993 and were later married in 1998.Their relationship lasted until Makani's death in April, 1999.

They met in rural Pennsylvania during 1991.

### Xāwuṭh Bùi

Xāwuṭh Bùi is Django's eldest child and the only child he had with Malai Bùi. Xāwuṭh was born May 5th, 1973 in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.

### Khodī̂ Som

Khodī̂ Som is Django's second child and the first he had with Chanthavy Som. Khodī̂ was born April 6th, 1976 in Ta Chey Tor (Angkor Borei), Cambodia.

### Rex Tjin

Rex Tjin is Django's third child and the only he had with Rin Tjin. Rex was born September 19th, 1979 in Sungei Kadut, Singapore.

### Ella Som

Ella Som is Django's fourth child and the second he had with Chanthavy Som. Ella was born June 22nd, 1980 in Ta Chey Tor, Cambodia.

### Eric Som

Eric Som is Django's fifth child and the last he had with Chanthavy Som. Eric was born June 22nd, 1980 in Ta Chey Tor, Cambodia.

### Wesley Ngata

Wesley Ngata is Django's sixth child and the only he had with Aroha Ngata. Wesley was born August 18th, 1982 in Karamea, South Island, New Zealand.

### Brian Ngata

Brian Ngata is Django's seventh child and the only one he had with Anahera Ngata. Brian was born August 19th, 1982 in Karamea, South Island, New Zealand.

### Kai ‘Aukai

Kai ‘Aukai is Django's youngest child and the only one he had with Makani 'Aukai. Kai was born February 1st, 1993 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

### Neumia de Lacy

Neumia de Lacy is Django's only grandchild, fathered by his son Brian.

### Euan Ambrus

> *“Let me hear you sing it, English.”*
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> *“Fu— fuck you, and your little dog, too.”*
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Euan Ambrus is one of Django's oldest friends.

They joined the department's ETKC-51 program at roughly the same time, in 1951.

Euan and Django once slept together during the 1970's after what Django discribed as "a hell of a lot of drinking after what had been a stressful fucking week."

## Notes and references

1. ↑ Ashlesha: Part I of Awaken the Stars ~ *Chapter 12*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ashlesha: Part I of Awaken the Stars ~ *Chapter 2*
3. ↑ Ashlesha: Part I of Awaken the Stars ~ *Chapter 5*
4. ↑ Ashlesha: Part I of Awaken the Stars ~ *Chapter 7*