K'uhul Ajaw, the self-proclaimed Almighty Dragonlord, is Kinich's companion, to whom he sees as his "servant".
He is summoned into battle through Kinich's Elemental Burst, Hail to the Almighty Dragonlord, and appears in Kinich's animations as a whole.
He makes his first appearance during Ignition Teaser: A Name Forged in Flames.
Profile[]
According to the Saurian Relics Association, Ajaw is a bona fide relic from the era of dragons dating back several millennia. Ajaw claims that he was the Almighty Dragonlord of Natlan in his time, but he was eventually sealed in a ruin for reasons unknown. Eventually, people began to hear rumors of a powerful draconic treasure hidden underground.
The ruin was unearthed during an earthquake, but many people perished trying to reach him. Kinich, who had been invited on one of these teams, managed to reach the end of the ruin and discovered Ajaw. In his conversations with him, Kinich realized that Ajaw was not only evil and powerful, but also clear-minded and would pose a threat if not controlled. Kinich decided to negotiate with Ajaw over the course of several days — Ajaw, wishing to leave and see the outside world, agreed to do so under the condition that he would take Kinich's body once he had passed away. In return, he would be Kinich's companion and would lend his powers to him on a limited, restricted basis. Nonetheless, Ajaw did not like the contract, and would often try to get Kinich killed in order to be free of it, though Kinich paid his attempts little mind.[4]
During one Night Warden War, Kinich and Ajaw fought against the Abyss, and his party fell to the monsters, who had devised new tactics. As Kinich was surrounded by monsters and badly wounded, Ajaw gave dignified solemnity, something which he had never given him before and promised to avenge his death. Kinich continued to fight until a claw tore through his chest, after which he collapsed and seemingly died. Ajaw closed his eyes in respect, but soon saw a Dendro Vision appear from his wound. When Kinich came to afterwards, Ajaw vented his anger on him, upset that his chance to acquire Kinich's body had narrowly slipped him.[5]
When Kachina arrived at the Stadium of the Sacred Flame with the Traveler and Paimon, Ajaw began to yell at Kachina, claiming that she was wasting his, Mualani and Kinich's time with her late arrival despite the fact that she had arrived with complete strangers. This prompted Kinich to throw him into "timeout" when he arrived, slapping him all the way to the sky, though it did little for him. The following day, Kinich, who was leading Mualani's team in her place, was eliminated from the Pilgrimage of the Return of the Sacred Flame. Ajaw laughed at his failure, claiming that it was the taste of karma with more to come, prompting Kinich to throw him back into timeout again.[6]
Later on, the Traveler and Paimon would seek several Yumkasaur Whelps under Huni and Toba's request, running into one of the whelps with Ajaw. Ajaw revealed that their mother had succumbed to an Abyss influence and could confirm that there was an incident related with it.[7] Later on, when Kinich confronted Enjou (under his alias Sanka), Ajaw began to insult the Abyss Lector, though Enjou paid little heed to his insults.[8]
As part of a deal with Enjou, Ajaw would spend a few days with the Lector for "behavior" lessons, being fairly uninterested until Enjou remarked on how those who had the Turnfire name suffered a horrible death. He would make a deal with Enjou to claim Kinich's body after his deal with him was done, but this was later revealed to be a ruse planned by Kinich and Ajaw in order to draw Enjou out, so the Traveler could interrogate him about the Abyss Order, since Ajaw despised the Abyss.[9]
In the aftermath of the Abyss invasion, Ajaw accompanied Kinich to the Stadium of Sacred Flame to help out with the Traveler's own Ancient Name. Upon arrival, Ajaw scolded both the Traveler and Paimon for taking their time, prompting Kinich to fling him into timeout, much to their amusement. Kinich told them that the two had arrived shortly before they did.[10]
Personality[]
Ajaw is a cruel and highly arrogant Saurian who proclaims himself to be superior than anyone and selflessly mocking most people (such as Kinich) through verbal insults, where he was often seen as a "mere annoyance".
Appearance[]
Despite his Saurian nature, Ajaw, unlike most dragons and Saurians, is essentially flat and has a pixelated body that can be drastically reshaped at will.
Ajaw has a small yellow body with detached yellow hands, a white stomach, and a striped yellow and green tail that can curl into itself. He also has green hair and back scales. He wears a pair of black sunglasses, through which his green eyes are assumed to be seen.[11] This form is maintained through Phlogiston.
When angered, Ajaw's glasses become larger and both his head and hands turn a red-orange hue.
During Kinich's Elemental Burst, Hail to the Almighty Dragonlord, Ajaw appears in his true form as a more intimidating, noticeably three-dimensional pixelated dragon: his body becomes completely black, while also sporting green wings and claws. His eyes also become red as he launches Dendro-based fire at enemies. This form is sealed within an engraved wristband that Kinich wears on his left wrist due to their contract.
Quests and Events[]
Archon Quests
- Chapter V
- Act I: Flowers Resplendent on the Sun-Scorched Sojourn
- Act IV: The Rainbow Destined to Burn
- Interlude: All Fires Fuel the Flame
Story Quests
Tribal Chronicles
Web Events
Character Mentions[]
Character Stories
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Character Voice-Overs
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Mails
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Trivia[]
- K'uhul Ajaw shares the same Chinese voice actress, Mi Yang (弭洋), with young Caribert and Xilonen.
- His name in Genshin means "Destined Rulership".
Etymology[]
- K'uhul Ajaw means "divine lord" in several Mayan languages. It is a variant of the Maya title Ajaw.
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | K'uhul Ajaw |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 库胡勒阿乔 Kùhúlè Āqiáo |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 庫胡勒阿喬 Kùhúlè Āqiáo |
| Japanese | クフル・アハウ Kufuru Ahau |
| Korean | 쿠훌 아쥬 Kuhul Ajyu |
| Spanish | K'uhul Ahau |
| French | K'uhul Ajaw |
| Russian | Кухул Ахав Kukhul Akhav |
| Thai | K'uhul Ajaw |
| Vietnamese | K'uhul Ajaw |
| German | K’uhul Ajaw |
| Indonesian | K'uhul Ajaw |
| Portuguese | K'uhul Ajaw |
| Turkish | K'uhul Ajaw |
| Italian | K'uhul Ajaw |
Change History[]
References[]
- ↑ YouTube: Ignition Teaser: A Name Forged in Flames (Video Description)
- ↑ Bilibili: 《原神》引燃PV——「以燔燎铸名」 (Video Description)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Twitter: KR & JP VA Announcement
- ↑ Kinich's Character Story: Character Story 5
- ↑ Kinich's Character Story: Vision
- ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter V, Act I - Flowers Resplendent on the Sun-Scorched Sojourn, Part 3: Home of the Hot Springs
- ↑ Tribal Chronicles, Yupanqui's Turnfire, Act I: A Mysterious Visitor From Huitztlan
- ↑ Tribal Chronicles, Yupanqui's Turnfire, Act II: A Hero's Rite
- ↑ Tribal Chronicles, Yupanqui's Turnfire, Act III - Kinich's Deal, Part 2: I, Flame Bearer
- ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter V, Act 4.5 - All Fires Fuel the Flame, Part 1: For the Same Land
- ↑ Ororon's Character Story: Snack Box
Ororon would generally ignore the things he said, dangling food in front of him and watching Ajaw's eyes follow its motion from behind his sunglasses (...That pair of shiny dots must be his eyes? Right?).