Bike Kalay

## About

**Bike Kalay** (Translated into Little Pot Belly) is a fictional comic character created by Swe Min (Danubyu) in Myine Yarzar Toot Pi series. He's a disciple as well as deuteragonist to the main character Toot Pi.

## Biography

**Bike Kalay** is in his early-thirties. **Bike Kalay** was raised in Kone Baung village and moved to Kyone Dine village together with his only sister after Thay Hmyin got married to Toot Pi. **Bike Kalay** was then unemployed and pursued hunting career under close guidance by his brother-in-law in Pegu range.

**Bike Kalay** is a virgin bachelor and always unlucky with marriages. He had been arranged for wedding at least two times and both were cancelled at the last moment.

**Bike Kalay** is in close friendship with bachelor Saw Tin Maung, with whom he competes and fights for winning hearts of young girls.

## Appearance

**Bike Kalay** is shorter in stature than any other characters in the comics. He has pot belly which makes a name for him. His hair style is flattop and spiky in radial manners. He always wears striped sleeveless t-shirt and checked longyi. He does not wear shoes even when he is hunting. He is said to have darker skin.

He would wear traditional suits only for attending ceremonies.

## Personality

**Bike Kalay** is portrayed as quick-witted, shy man who speaks less and is said to be more intelligent than his brother-in-law. He shows his disapproving attitude with a smirk while Toot Pi boasts a lot, and irritates him when he fails to act, with his satirical remarks. Often, wildlife animals in neighborhood join in mockery.

**Bike Kalay** is loyal, sincere and open-hearted but sometimes he enjoys palm wine and loves to flirt with young ladies. He is frequently found to be short-tempered and quickly retaliates if provoked. Thus he has been prosecuted by Ba Si, the governor of Kyone Dine Village, for several times, by being held with wooden leg-cuff in village custody.

## Abilities and Skills

### Experienced Hunter

**Bike Kalay** pursued hunting career under guidance by Toot Pi, after his sister was married to him.His observation and focus is far better than his brother-in-law, yet his wildlife knowledge is not so much extensive as Toot Pi who reads a lot more than he does.

### Excellent Knife Thrower

**Bike Kalay** is truly extraordinary in throwing his knife, almost always hitting smallest fast-moving targets. He once saved a tourist's life by throwing knife at a king cobra head.

### Amateur Boxer

**Bike Kalay** was a amateur boxer from Kone Baung Village when he was young. After years of hard struggling as a hunter, he became a formidable combat fighter of Kyone Dine Village.

## Accessories

### Hunter Knife

**Bike Kalay** possesses a hunter survival knife with serrated fixed blade, which is kept in leather sheath. Its history is still unknown. He always brings it to hunt with Toot Pi.

## Trivia

* **Bike Kalay** was once nearly married. His fiancee mysteriously disappeared the day before his wedding and later revealed to be killed by carnivorous *'Asian Giant Hornets' (aka yak-killer hornets)*. (*See 'Tying the Knot'*). Her name was Wutt Hmone.
* **Bike Kalay** is able to read and write (at least erroneously) and supposedly finished primary basic education.
* **Bike Kalay** has had many love interests throughout series. However, the girls he has been truly in love with, are not a long list. Notable ones include Wutt Hmone (his late fiancee), Mya Mya Moe (primary school teacher) and May Hnin Thawtar (hotel receptionist from Yangon).
* **Bike Kalay** once had a serious fight with Toot Pi and went away from home for months, struggling his life in the wild. He later reconciled with Toot Pi in a dramatic encounter.