Changes: Njenga

Latest revision as of 11:09, 15 November 2020

"You might like to know that the Kikuyu fought against the British
with a ferocity that made them the source of great terror. One of their tricks was to impale their victims with a spear up their backside, and
then to leave them to die slowly on the side of a hill."

-Myra Bennett introduces Njenga

Njenga is a tertiary antagonist in Crocodile Tears who works for Desmond McCain.

Biography[]

Njenga is the leader of the Kikuyu tribe in Kenya and is very barbaric, warmongering, aggressive and brutal. He hates anyone not of his tribe, with the exception of Reverend Desmond McCain because he employs him. Njenga is introduced to Alex and when he is, he scowls at Alex as if they are personal enemies.

Njenga appears little through Alex's captivity in Kenya but he brings Myra Bennett's half-eaten foot to her fiance McCain, who is angered, rather than saddened, and orders Njenga to get all his men and chase Alex, hunt him down, and capture or kill him at any chance.

Njenga is shown to be a little afraid of Reverend McCain; because "the rule here is to talk when spoken to." Njenga is nonetheless bold enough to chase Alex through the Kenyan desert; because he is fast, strong, and knows the land much better than Alex. Njenga is confident he will win.

He does catch up with Alex much faster than Alex finds the Simba Dam he has been seeking to blow up, and Njenga and his men climb up the dam, racing up with their guns and spears ready, but Alex blows up the dam before they can kill him. Njenga has been ordered to bring back Alex's head to McCain so he climbs up a ladder to kill him, but the dam bursts, exploding out and the ladder snaps. Njenga is carried away by the torrent and drowns.

Main Characters
Crocodile Tears Characters
Alex Rider • Alan Blunt • Tulip Jones • Jack Starbright • Desmond McCain • Sabina Pleasure • Leonard Straik
Other Key Characters
Edward Pleasure • Smithers • Liz Pleasure • John Crawley • Ravi Chandra • Harry Bulman • Myra Bennett • Rahim

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-{{Infobox||name = Njenga
+{{Character Infobox|name = Njenga
 |occupation = Mercenary for Hire
-|firstappearance = ''[[Crocodile Tears]]''
+|first appearance = ''[[Crocodile Tears]]''
+|last appearance = ''[[Crocodile Tears]]''
-|lastappearance = ''[[Crocodile Tears]]''||status = Deceased}}'''Njenga '''is a minor antagonist in ''[[Crocodile Tears]]'' who works for [[Desmond McCain]].
+}}
-== Crocodile Tears ==
+<blockquote>"''You might like to know that the Kikuyu fought against the British
+with a ferocity that made them the source of great terror. One of their
+tricks was to impale their victims with a spear up their backside, and
+then to leave them to die slowly on the side of a hill."''</blockquote><blockquote>-Myra Bennett introduces Njenga</blockquote>
+'''Njenga '''is a tertiary antagonist in ''Crocodile Tears'' who works for [[Desmond McCain]].
-Njenga is the leader of the Kikuyu tribesmen who serve as bodyguards for McCain in Kenya, and when [[Alex Rider]] is smuggled into the country by [[Dr. Myra Bennett|Myra Bennett]], Njenga guards Alex overnight so that he can be tortured the next day. Njenga is a cold and ruthless killer, and according to Bennett, he has no problem with inflicting pain on a child. He even shoots a monkey which is making too much noise in a tree, just to advertise his lack of emotion. When Alex is making his way to Simba Dam to stop McCain's plans, Njenga leads the hunt for him. He tries to kill Alex on top of the dam but never gets the chance, as Alex had placed a bomb there which explodes and destroys the dam. The force also causes Njenga to lose his balance and fall to his death, while the other Kikuyu tribesmen are washed away in the flood.
+== Biography ==
+Njenga is the leader of the Kikuyu tribe in Kenya and is very
+barbaric, warmongering, aggressive and brutal. He hates anyone not of
+his tribe, with the exception of Reverend Desmond McCain because he employs him. Njenga is introduced to Alex and when he is, he scowls at Alex as if they are personal enemies.
+Njenga appears little through Alex's captivity in Kenya but he
+brings Myra Bennett's half-eaten foot to her fiance McCain, who is
+angered, rather than saddened, and orders Njenga to get all his men and
+chase Alex, hunt him down, and capture or kill him at any chance.
+Njenga is shown to be a little afraid of Reverend McCain; because
+<nowiki> </nowiki>"the rule here is to talk when spoken to." Njenga is nonetheless bold
+enough to chase Alex through the Kenyan desert; because he is fast,
+strong, and knows the land much better than Alex. Njenga is confident he
+<nowiki> </nowiki>will win.
+He does catch up with Alex much faster than Alex finds the Simba
-{{Template:Crocodile Tears}}
+Dam he has been seeking to blow up, and Njenga and his men climb up the
-[[Category:Criminals]]
+dam, racing up with their guns and spears ready, but Alex blows up the
+dam before they can kill him. Njenga has been ordered to bring back
+Alex's head to McCain so he climbs up a ladder to kill him, but the dam
+bursts, exploding out and the ladder snaps. Njenga is carried away by
+the torrent and drowns.
+{{Crocodile Tears}}
+[[Category:Antagonists]]
 [[Category:Deceased Characters]]
 [[Category:Crocodile Tears Characters]]