Imakandi

The **Imakandi** are a race of bipedal alien felids who appear to live in a savannah-like environment on a planet far from Earth. They are shown to have a relentless desire to hunt various types of prey, and continually seek out greater challenges against which to test their hunting prowess.

## Biology

The Imakandi share many traits of the Earth Lion and possibly Mobians, fast, strong and cunning that makes them the perfect hunters. They all share the blue eyes and able to track their prey.

## Society and Culture

The Imakandi are shown to have a strict code of honor, and will not kill a prey that has given them a worthwhile hunt. They appear not to care for material wealth or possessions, and cannot be bought. When Azmuth, for instance, came to offer them the opportunity to seek out the one named Van Kleiss, the Imakandi disregarded his offer of their desires and accepted only the hunt.

## History

### Aku Timeline

The history of the Imakandi goes back countless eons, possibly evolved from predators to honor the way of the hunt of the greatest prey on their homeworld, and possibly beyond to carry on the tradition. They have somehow developed the capability of travelling across the universe with through use of magic instead of starships. Their species continued on and until Aku  enlisted the Imakandi by promising to quench their thirst for the hunt, stating that Samurai Jack would be the greatest prey that they could ever hope to pursue. After a ceremony, the Imakandi arrived on Earth, and quickly found a trace of Samurai Jack. Tracking his scent to the sewers beneath one of Aku's cities, they ambushed and easily incapacitated the surprised samurai. Deeming Jack unworthy, the Imakandi decided to leave him for Aku. However, once Jack heard this, he quickly escaped his bonds and attacked the Imakandi. However, the four of them together outmatched him, and he was forced to flee into the city. Impressed at Jack's resolve, the Imakandi decided to resume the hunt.

Eventually after a long chase the Imakandi cornered Jack on a ledge high above the streets. One of the hunters ended the chase by firing what appeared to be an arrow at Jack. When Jack caught it, the arrow morphed into a snake-like creature, which bit his hand and injected an anesthetic poison into his blood, rendering him unconscious. Once they had arrived at a balcony with Jack, Aku appeared before them and demanded that they hand him over, but instead they refused, stating that the Samurai was the greatest creature they had ever hunted and deserved to be free. Before Aku could capture them, they teleported away in a blinding light. They returned Jack to where they had initially found him, and when he regained consciousness he found that they had left him a message that explained why they had released him, and told him to run free.

After Jack destroyed the past Aku, they presumably lost the hunting experience with Jack since Aku never came to their planet to recruit them to hunt Jack. Thus, the meeting with Aku never happened.

### GrimmFall Timeline

With the new timeline altered, much remained the same until it was Azmuth who arrived on their home planet after a recent hunt, offering their services for their skills to hunt down a human named Van Kleiss and to aquire the replica of the omnitrix attached to the shapeshifiting hero Beast Boy from being used as a weapon. Azmuth also gave them knowledge of the inhabtants of Earth of being a warrior race due to their conflict with the Grimm. The Imakandi accepted the offer, but only for the hunt and if this did not satisfy them, the Huntsmen will be their new prey due to their interest in their skills in combat and abilities worthy for the hunt.

## Background Information

The Imakandi are one of the known characters from *Samurai Jack* and appeared in *Episode XXII: Jack and The Hunters.* They have been one of the few few to

## Trivia

* The alien bounty hunter Huntor looks a lot like an Imakandi, although he is likely not a member of the species. They share similarities to a feline mobian or a lion but also likley not descended from them.