Aku Aku

Aku Aku is the name of a Wumpian chieftan born in 750 BC, who used magick to transport his essence into a wooden mask.

Biography
Being a hominid, Aku Aku and his biological twin Uka Uka, are descendants of the fallen angels who chose to partake in ancient forbidden magicks. Aku Aku's supposed image of a good natured benefactor is a lie.

Aku Aku was the firstborn of twins under the Wumpian chieftan Zokur, a fallen angel with devilish blood. Their mother was more hominid, and was sold into slavery, of the two, Aku Aku shared more in her genetics. The brothers had no other siblings, and were raised in the public eye of tribal politics. They were born on Cortex Island, before its fall and near the modern day Uka Temple.

Becoming a Mask
Aku Aku and Uka Uka became masks at the same time, and in skull cave. Aku Aku did this to stop his brother from achieving world domination, after the two brothers discovered the power of the crystals which had destroyed the Lemurian civilization. Using the power of the gems and crystals, Aku Aku infused his temporal essence into the mask using Schneiderhöhnite fragments in its structure, an oxygen bearing and conductive arsenic mineral.

Uka-Uka is Imprisoned
After Uka Uka destroyed Cortex Island, he sought to enter the vault of crystals deep under the island in order to generate enough energy to destroy the world. Aku Aku locked the evil mask in the temple, and after abandoning the island, was never seen again.

Exile
Shortly after the Wumpian civil war, Aku Aku was used as a scapegoat and blamed for causing divisions and even disasters, such as a volcano eruption on Wumpa Island. When petroglyph carvings of birds were tied to its feathers, the mask was exiled to the mountains, where it was never able to return to Wumpian society again.

Meeting Crash
Aku Aku found Crash after he washed ashore on N.Sanity Beach, and aided the marsupial in its quest against Cortex. Aku Aku aided Crash in defeating Papu Papu, and accompanied him on his entire journey to Cortex Castle.

Mask
Aku Aku's mask is carved out of walnut oak to resemble an easter island-like face, with paint accenting the eyebrows and mouth, and a leafy "beard". The eyes glow due to hyper-Raleigh scattering, and the mask is topped by four colored feathers that appear to have no meaning or power to them.

Powers and Abilities
Aku Aku has often been believed to be immortal, but it has stated often that its mask will one day wear and its essence dissolve. Damage inflicted onto the mask are permanent, and unable to be repaired. For these reasons, Aku Aku maintains as docile and isolated a "life" as possivle. Aku Aku is also susceptible to death, as the mask is not invincible and can be destroyed with enough physical brute force. The magicks that the mask uses are mostly defensive, or practical, and seldomly serve offensive purposes.

Invulnerability
Aku Aku is able to sustain a small shield of invulnerable matter around itself for short periods of time, and it is also able to transfer this shield to others if they wear the mask. This invulnerability drains Aku Aku of its powers, and the mask is never able to sustain this exhaustive technique for any amount of time longer than a single minute, which would exhaust Aku Aku to the point of death. Those that force the Aku Aku mask upon their face are not able to activate this invulnerability shield, as its power is consciously activated by Aku Aku.

In addition, the aura of invulnerable matter is also repellant, and can expel and even split interacting particles. This effect can also allow wearers to exterminate enemies simply through touch. This effect of the shield can be a dangerous side effect, as it has no differing effects that change depending on those interacting with it.

The shield has been shown to protect from many types of hazards such as fire, bullets and even space. The shield cannot protect wearers from suffocating, drowning, or fatal falls.

Teleportation
Aku Aku is able to teleport to anywhere with which it has linked its energy to, including people and objects.

Attributes
Intelligence: 96 Magick: 93