Kwame Olowe

* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

## Geomancer

### Background: 1991 - 1992

One dark and dreary night, a strange man barged into the humble dwelling of the tribal shamaness Nneka Olowe. The man was seriously injured and before he could explain his presence, he collapsed. Nneka had seen the look in the man's eye and chose to believe he meant her no harm and set to tending to his injuries, noting how curious they were, as were the strange marking on other parts of his body.

As the man recovered, Nneka learned he did not speak her language but despite the lack of linguistic connection, the two shared a night of passion. When the morning came, the man was gone, leaving nothing behind other than a generous payment and the child he had sired.

### Kwame Olowe: 1992 - 2006

Kwame was born in the Kinambura Township after his mother moved to the nearby settlement using the funds given to her by her mysterious lover. Kwame was raised to respect nature, value knowledge, and both believe in the good of mankind but never trust individuals until they've proven themselves worthy of such faith.

Despite having little formal education, Kwame learned to read and could always be found doing so as a young man. In addition to helping his mother run her shop, Kwame would run errands for a local bookseller in exchange for borrowing the old man's wares. Kwame always prided himself on returning the books in better condition than when he had borrowed them.

### Kwame Olowe: 2006 - 2008

When Kwame was fourteen, his mother became sick from a plague that swept through their town. Kwame did his best to care for her, but she passed away months before he turned fifteen. Orphaned, he worked as an errand boy to scrape by for two years until deciding to approach the Olowe Tribe outside Kinambura.

### Kwame Olowe: 2008 - 2014

Kwame studied as the apprentice for the tribal shaman, his own uncle. During this time there were intense hostilities between the Western African Republic and Sierra Verde, which left the authorities strained and gave poachers opportunity to unlawfully hunt the surrounding wildlife and also allowed others, such as the notorious LP Investments, to exploit the tribal area's natural resources.

In order to protect nature and their way of life, Kwame joined his tribe's hunters and warriors as they engaged in guerrilla efforts to discourage such practices. Kwame found this work fulfilling and when the local authorities ran poachers out and order began to be restored, Kwame made frequent trips to Kinambura and other settlements and cities to speak on matters of reforming preservation measures.

On his way to speak against a wildlife refuge being relocated to allow the development of the site by LP Investments, Kwame was assaulted by Argos Bleak, an enforcer for LP Investments which Kwame had dealt with prior. While Kwame stood his ground, the earth began to tremble all around him, causing his attackers to flee. Once they had, a lovely woman approached Kwame, offering him an ancient ring carved from emerald.

### Geomancer: 2014 - 2015

Having accepted Gaia's offer, Kwame was taken to Elpida where his injuries were attended by Gaia and other spirits of nature. When he had recovered, he soon met Gaia's other ringbearers from various parts of the world that Kwame had only ever seen on television or read about.

Once all five were assembled, we began training in secret on Elpida. Each of us were put through intense conditioning, shaping both our bodies and minds to better prepare us for our calling. After a few months of this, all five of us began to test our teamwork and cohesion. It was here that Kwame stood out to not only his four comrades, but also to Gaia, as the proper choice to take on the role of field commander.

### Geomancer: 2015 - 2016

On April 22nd, Kwame joined Wheeler, Gi, Ma-Ti, and myself aboard a magical vehicle designed to resemble a sleek, ultra-modern aircraft which we dubbed the 'Geo-Cruiser'. Kwame piloted the magical jet to Gateway City where we instantly drew a crowd with our unannounced landing outside the United Nations building. This caused a rather tense standoff with security forces until Wonder Woman and several other representatives from the Justice League arrived.

Wonder Woman recognized the Geo-Cruiser's design and saw the mark of Iapetus on the medallions we wore. The Amazon princess helped defuse the situation and allowed us to speak to the press where we announced the formation of the Planeteers. As is this whole scene was not enough spectacle, we gave a demonstration of our powers for the cameras and then ended with the summoning of Iapetus who we introduced to the world as Captain Planet.

After we had debuted our existence to the world, Kwame took us back to Elpida to give Gaia our report. For three days, we mostly analyzed the media's coverage of this event and continued to hone our abilities. It was an earthquake in Nepal that would lead us to our first relief mission. We would follow this up with aiding victims of flash floods and deadly tornadoes in the American states of Oklahoma and Texas.

We continued to provided aid whenever sent by Gaia for the next five months, but she became more detached from our mission, allowing Kwame and us to have more control over how we operated.

In October, we were invited to speak before the United Nations. For this, we brought Gaia herself with us. She made quite the stir. We made a lot of friends that day, but we also made some enemies. Gaia's speech would be seen by the Eurybian College of the Occult as an act of war.

### Geomancer: 2016 - Present

A few months after our UN address, we began to notice what seemed to be a smear campaign against us. Some European countries actually sent their police or military to intercept us and demand we leave disaster areas. Some even believed we caused the disasters ourselves!

Shortly after this, we were met with opposition as members of ECO directly confronted us at various times. To prevent ECO from ruining our reputations in America as they had in Europe and other parts of the world, Kwame decided we should go to America to begin our Planetour.

### Supplemental Reports

* (*Submitted by EZBreezy*) Kwame always had a natural connection to the Earth which he never understood for much of his life. His mother told him he inherited this from his father and it was only recently that Kwame learned his father was an exile from Strata, a subterranean kingdom created by refugees from the ancient empire of Atlantis.
* (*Submitted by EZBreezy*) Here are some fun facts about Kwame:
	+ Kwame is a charismatic and intelligent young man. Though he is often quiet, calm, and usually quite serious, Kwame does crack the occasional joke, and enjoys ribbing his friends — particularly Wheeler.
	+ As the leader of the Planeteers, he keeps everyone calm in the face of danger. Always level-headed, Kwame tends to ask questions nobody else seems to think of and is good at thinking on his feet.
	+ Kwame is usually a voice of reason, comfort, and strength; but he has been known to lose his temper, particularly when he sees injustice at work. He has no tolerance for those in authority abusing their power.
	+ Having spent much time in the wilderness, sabotaging poachers' gear to help protect the native wildlife and engaging in guerrilla tactics to hinder the work of foul enterprises, Kwame is not afraid to get his hands dirty to do the right thing.
* (*Submitted by EZBreezy*) As driving and flying are part of Kwame's few hobbies, he often acts as the Planeteer's primary driver or pilot when in-transit. Kwame knows he is not the best driver (he believes Wheeler has better reflexes) or pilot (my ring gives me special insight) so he delegates the assignment to another whenever he expects any risk of trouble while en-route.

### Key Affiliations

* **Planeteers:** Kwame is a devoted and steadfast member of the Planeteers. For this reason, he is their leader.
* **Gaia:** Kwame is a devout follower of Gaia. He supports her immensely and values her guidance on all things.
* **Gi Moon:** More than any other Planeteer, Kwame has a close relationship with Gi Moon. It is possible Kwame wishes their relationship would be more than friends.
* **Iapetus:** Kwame and Iapetus are not friends, but both have a very strong mutual respect for one another.
* **Lyuben Plunder:** For the actions of LP Investments in his homeland, Kwame holds a grudge against Plunder.
* **Argos Bleak:** Before Kwame became a Planeteer, Bleak beat Kwame to near-death, leaving him scarred. Kwame is often consumed by rage when confronting Bleak.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* **Bearer of the Geomancer Ring:** Chosen by Gaia to wield the Ring of the Geomancer, Kwame is granted access to a powerful well of elemental magic. The ring is a receptacle for one of the five souls harnessed by the Olympians from Eurybia.
	+ ***Channeled Power from the Green & the Melt:*** Kwame has an almost unlimited supply of magical power as his rings allows him to tap directly into the intrinsic fields of both the Green and the Melt.
	+ ***Chloromancy:*** Kwame has an intense mystical connection to plants and can command flora of all kinds to do his bidding. This includes causing plants to grow at incredible rates, sprout vines to ensnare his enemies, or causing plants to mutate into thick briars of thorns to block passages.
	+ ***Geomancy:*** Kwame has almost absolute magical mastery over the element of Earth, including stone, dirt, mud, and sand. This includes levitating rocks, summoning dust storms, superheating natural rock to form lava flows, reshaping stone into walls, or creating rock golems.
	+ ***Heightened Intrinsic Awareness:*** Kwame can sense the workings of magic in his environment. He can tell whether the magic is natural or unnatural.
	+ ***Reinforced Aura:*** Kwame has a heightened resistance to magical effects.
	+ ***Supernatural Sight:*** Kwame can see, hear, and interact with spirits.
	+ ***Universal Translation:*** Kwame understands and speaks all languages.
* **Master Botanist:** Kwame has studied plants for much of his life as an apprentice shaman. After becoming a Planeteer, his knowledge has increased immensely. Having opened his mind to power of the Ring of the Geomancer, Kwame has been bestowed a great deal of knowledge directly from the Green.
* **Master Geologist:** Having become a Planeteer, Kwame has opened his mind to power of the Ring of the Geomancer and has been given knowledge by the Melt.
* **Master Stick Fighter:** Kwame is a truly exceptional fighter with sticks, staves, and polearms. His walking stick is his favorite weapon and he is rarely seen without it.
* **Master Strategist:** Kwame is a masterful tactician and strategist, though a combination of his own natural cunning, years of experience, and more recent intense study after having becoming the leader of the Planeteers.
* **Master Wilderness Scout:** Kwame is exceptionally capable of survival in most climates and biomes with limited resources. Kwame is also master forager, tracker, & hiker.
* **Expert Driver & Pilot:** Kwame has a knack for the operation of both land and air vehicles. He is also interested in becoming a better mechanic and trains with Wheeler.
* **Capable Medic:** Kwame's past studies as a tribal shaman's apprentice allow him to treat wounds and injuries with holistic remedies and minimal resources.

### Weaknesses

* **Burden of Command:** Kwame is often under a lot of stress as the leader of the Planeteers. If stressed beyond his capacity, he can break.
* **Vice — Wrath:** Kwame is often described as a holy terror.

### Analytics

* **Physicality:** 3 — Trained / Exceptional
* **Occult:** 4 (6\*) — Expert / Enhanced (World-Class / Superb)
* **Weaponry:** 5 — Master / Remarkable
* **Expertise:** 4 — Expert / Enhanced
* **Range:** 3 — Trained / Exceptional
* **Strategy:** 5 — Master / Remarkable
	+ **TOTAL:** 60 - 75
	+ **RANKING:** Moderate Threat

## Trivia and Notes

### Notes

* Kwame Olowe is a character from the *Captain Planet* animated series. In the show he's only known as Kwame.
* LP Investments is a nod to one of the Eco-villains, Looten Plunder. Argos Bleak was Looten's bodyguard.
* In the show Kwame mentioned his mother fell ill when he was young and he never had a chance to know his father.
* His moniker Geomancer is used by a super-villain in the DC comics, but in Earth-27 there is no connection.

## Gallery

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## Network Files

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## Appears In

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## Links and References

* Appearances of Kwame Olowe

1. ↑ Network Files: Kwame Olowe 1
2. ↑ Network Files: Kwame Olowe 2