PROFILE
"Forgive? Why would I ever forgive such a cruel world and its disgusting inhabitants? Betrayed by my own brother and those I trusted with my heart and it cost me my life! I have no forgiveness in my heart! All that isn't me, must die!" - Jafari
Drawn by Luc_Open
Name: Jafari
Age: 501,735 (Died at age 390)
Country of Origin: Amanasa (Modern day it had been merged with Egypt)
Species: Undead formally human
Height: 6'4
Weight: 189 Pounds
Hair Color: Sandy Blonde
Skin Color: Deep Brown
Eye Color: Green
Powers: Dark energy manipulation, fire magic, earthen magic, summon locust, blood magic, binding spells, ice magic, placing curses, translocating
Allies: NONE!
Likes: Causing misery, parents, peanut butter & chocolate lava cake
Dislikes: Betrayal, all living things minus plants and non beasterians animals
Backstory: Before betrayal and death, Jafari was once a very kind and caring Prince who was destined to succeed his father and rule over Amanasa, a small country sized kingdom in the outskirts of Egypt. Born to King Haider and Queen Inaya, Jafari was the first born thus destined to become Amanasa's next ruler. He had a younger brother, Nabil who was born three years afterwards. Ever since they were both old enough to walk and talk, Jafari was very protective of his younger brother and would do anything to ensure his safety. Jafari also took interest in magic at a very early age. Instead of learning more simplistic magic and moving his way up, Jafari possessed an above average aptitude for magic and would master more complex spells at an early age. Unbeknownst to him, this gift for learning complex spells was one of the many envies Nabil held towards him. While life for both Princes was relatively luxurious for both siblings, they would suffer their first major heartbreak when an assassin intendind to target their father would end up taking their mother's life instead. The assassin was deposed but the damage had already been done. King Haider never remarried but would enjoy various women servants from time to time.
Time progressed and as the brothers grew older and stronger. Their father became more weakened with age as his time on the living world was nearly coming to a close. Thankfully King Haider was not afraid since he raised Jafari to not only be next in line to rule over Amanasa, but knew that his son would be a competent ruler, perhaps even better than him. However, Nabil did not sit well with this. While Nabil would never want for anything in life due to his bloodline, he felt like he was destined to live in his older brother's shadow and that feeling alone brewed something dark within his soul.
Years later, the time had finally come for Jafari to succeed his father and rule over the people of Amanasa. King Haider had grown old and only had a day or two left to live. While Haider regretted not being able to enjoy his son's coronation in becoming Amanasa's newest ruler, he was so proud of both of his sons, knowing that he raised them properly. Jafari would continue to rule Amanasa with the same love and determination as his ancestors, with Nabil by his older brother's side to ensure his ruling would go smoothly. This is what Haider thought since he was painfully unaware of Nabil's true feelings towards his brothers and the position he was about to inherit. Nabil had conspired with a few of the Amanasian subjects who did not care for Jafari succeeding Haider. They planned to assassinate Jafari during the ceremony to crown him Amanasa's next King. Haider was buried the morning Jafari's celebration was to begin. Jafari had asked the day before his father's burial if he could delay the coronation for one day in order to grieve. Haider in his dying state demanded the Jafari follow through with the ceremony and reminded him that death is not the end, but a transition from a physical life to a spiritual one. Jafari would keep his promise and begin the coronation hours after burying his father.
The coronation took off without a hitch as friends, relatives, and servants all partook in the festivities. While keeping his father on his mind, Jafari embraced his people as he received gifts and blessings as many were happy to see him succeed his father's throne. That evening as the festivities were calming down and many folks began their trips back home, Nabil along with the dissenters were ready to make their move. With Jafari having had several drinks since the celebration had begun, they especially wanted to capitalize at this time. The dissenters played their roles properly as they suddenly turned on Jafari and Nabil, shouting out things like "You don't deserve the throne" and "both of the sons of Haider must die!" Despite the effects of the alcohol in his body, Jafari sprung into action and used his magic to combat the dissenters as he grabbed his younger brother's hand and together ran to safety to the Chamber Room. Once somewhere seemingly safe, Jafari checked to make sure Nabil wasn't harmed during the sudden attack against them. While busy plotting their next move, Nabil pulled out a poison soaked dagger and immediately stabbed his brother in the back. Jafari crumpled to the ground, feeling the poison immediately taking effect. While on the ground, Jafari turned to look up at his younger brother with tear-filled eyes. The very little brother he loved and protected for all of their childhood had betrayed him. Jafari didn't need to know the reason for the betrayal, but the fact that Nabil would do this to him after everything they have gone through together triggered a hatred in Jafari that he never knew existed. Jafari's parting word to Nabil was "This may be my end, but I promised you this brother. Even death will not stop me from getting my revenge upon you for this great and unjust betrayal!" Nabil did not take his brother's words seriously. He was unaware that his brother had also practiced dark arts over the years in secrecy, seeing such magical studies were seen as taboo and possibly warranted for death. Soon enough, Nabil and the dissenters would regret having conspired to murder Amanasa's would-be ruler.
Shortly after his burial and his journey into the Spirit Realm, Jafari was fueled by unimaginable rage instead of allowing his soul to be at peace. Jafari used a forbidden technique known as "Unrelenting Grudge" where it allows the soul of someone wronged to come back to life temporarily to punish the individual(s) responsible for their original death. Nabil's rule over Amanasa lasted less than a week. Jafari had escaped his tomb and sought his vengeance upon his brother and the others who betrayed him. In his rage, Jafari did the unthinkable. He not only mercilessly tortured and killed Nabil and those who conspired with him, but he would then unleash a curse that would destroy Amanasa's once vibrant Kingdom and turn it into a burial site. This would lead to Amanasa being erased from history and merged with the rest of Egypt. However before Jafari had succeeded in killing his traitorous brother, he told him that he will come back to life every time Nabil would be reincarnated and kill his reincarnation as soon as they were born. Jafari would then return to his tomb and slumber once more, only awakening every few centuries whenever Nabil had been reincarnated. He would once again use his demented magic to kill the infant reincarnation in the worse way imaginable with various plagues. He would even go as far as killing his reincarnated brother's parents, if he saw it as necessary.
Once a very kind, loving, and most of all a man full of great promise, Jafari ended up becoming nothing more than a revenant of hatred. He deemed his brother undeserving of any life, as he now rests in his misery and rage awaiting the next time the Spirit Realms foolishly allow his ingrate of a brother yet another undeserving chance at life.
CHRIS LOTUS' THOUGHTS - As always I have bias for Forbidden characters that are wholly or in this case, partially inspired by fighting game characters. I found Killer Instinct's Kan-Ra quite cool. Jafari also reminds me of yurei (from Japanese folklore) except he has the capability to move between realms rather than being trapped in one realm/world. The mutual factor here is an unrelenting feeling of revenge. The idea of someone chasing you into in life and even the afterlife with a boundless bloodthirsty spirit of revenge is insanely haunting.
TRIVIA
Jafari's base idea was having a sexy mummy OC but his other influences are the following
1. Kan-ra (Killer Instinct)
2. Egyptian Pharaoh(s)
3. The biblical story of Cain and Abel
Jafari's backstory was created to reflect his vengeful nature. In most cases whenever I create a character. I tend to come up with their backstory first. However with Jafari, once I settled on his design and the type of character that he would be in the FORBIDDEN universe, that's when I came up with a story that would be compatible with his design and character.
Very similar to Alberth and Seanix Del Soto. The back end of Jafari's penis is visible due to the bandaging that originally surrounded it having fallen off centuries ago thanks to natural wear and tear.
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