Manjis

**The Manjis** are a race of living tribal masks who live in a primative existence as tribes all over Jumanji. They live in simple villages together and generally keep to themselves. However they can be unpredictable and a lot of things can incur their wrath such as insulting Jumanji or trespassing on sacred land. They have a strange habit of declaring a single, small patch of unremarkable ground as sacred. Therefore when told off or warned by them that you are on sacred land you can calm them simply by moving and standing elsewhere.

Along with this unpredictable behaviour is their on an off friendship with Peter and Judy, sometimes they are allies sometimes they are dangerous enemies if Peter or Judy has upset them. They are ruthless and will eliminate those who cross then without fail.

There are some notable Manjis; Tribal Bob is an orange Manji with blonde hair, big cartoon eyes and a goofy looking face. He is the leader of the Manjis second only to the witch doctor, he is mostly friends with Peter except when Peter angers the Manji.

The witch doctor is a short wide black and red Manji with a fearsome scowling face that looks perpetually angry. He is the witch doctor of the tribe, it is his job to treat injured or sick Manjis but he also offers his service to others. He greatly dislikes Peter after he stole a Manji Voodoo doll. However before this incident the Manjis were on good enough terms with Peter, Judy etc that he offered his services to help Peter twice. First he tried but failed to treat Peter’s Norwegian Pleurisy, then he saved his life when he nearly drowned.

Woody was a pale and red Manji with an underbite who was killed by a river monster.

Peter briefly became a Manji.

Manjis speak their own language which sounds like silly noises. However it is unwise to mimic them without first learning their language properly as you might offend them.

They don't like people who scream. They also hate thieves and those that insult Jumanji in front of them. They sometimes blame a group as a whole for the actions of one individual within them. For example if Peter has angered them like his fragment representing his anger and rebellious side smashing up their village, then they will be angry with Alan and Judy as well for not keeping an eye on him.

They are friends with the Wanji tribe.

Manjis like to have baths together. Peter once accidentally disturbed a Manji bath, with hilarious results.

**Alan Manjis**

In the episode The Riddle of Alan Peter and Judy encounter a tribe of Manjis living in a foggy place that all have identical faces that resemble Alan's. They hate Jumanji and want to escape from it by destroying its creator. They believe Alan is its creator which he unfortunately believes during his amnesiac state.

**N Sanity Island Manjis**

On the N Sanity archipelago Manjis are very different. For one, not all of them are hostile. The ones that very much mean great harm to anyone are of course hostile... Ie Uka Uka. They have also evolved to float in midair and as such have no use for arms or legs.

Aku Aku, unlike the mainland Manji is gentle and benevolent. Choosing to advise younger beings as a wise old sage. He also uses his powers to protect others.

Uka Uka is pure evil on the other hand and shows no remorse. Even Tribal Bob is capable of mourning or showing remorse when he thought he he had killed Peter in Oh, Grow Up!

Uka Uka is also an extremely destructive and malevolent force to the point even his brother Aku Aku is fearful of him. There’s also an odd version of him in the Titan’s spinoff who says odd things like having long supple legs and being force fed cake.

**Brantford Manjis**

In the alternate version of Brantford in the Brantford board game. All the school children are Manjis, even Rock from that universe.