Tarzan of the Apes · Character

Mbonga

Chief of the cannibal village in the jungle.

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Also known as wise old Mbonga

Mbonga shows up with force in X: The Fear-Phantom. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The king and father of Kulonga, who examines the hut and is filled with wrath and superstitious fear.

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In X: The Fear-Phantom: The king and father of Kulonga, who examines the hut and is filled with wrath and superstitious fear. Later, in…

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X: The Fear-Phantom
The king and father of Kulonga, who examines the hut and is filled with wrath and superstitious fear.
XI: King of the Apes
The village chief; the captive is tied before his hut.
XII: Man's Reason
The black chief who considers abandoning the village due to Tarzan's raids.
His Own Kind
The wise old chief who orders food and arrow offerings to appease the 'Munan-go-Keewati' (Tarzan) after the deaths of his warriors.
The Village of Torture
Leader of the village; presides over the torture ritual of D'Arnot.

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