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* Demonization: Wamara is regarded as evil by the Hinda. They call him "Mushishya" or the destroyer.

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* Demonization: {{Demonization}}: Wamara is regarded as evil by the Hinda. They call him "Mushishya" or the destroyer.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Binego slew Mpumutimuchuni with his copper axe.

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* FisherKing: After Ryangombe murdered his son Bujinja, his country turned barren. His cattle died off and his orchards shriveled up.

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After Ryangombe murdered his son Bujinja, his country turned barren. His cattle died off and his orchards shriveled up.



* AlloftheotherReindeer: Isimbwa (or Simbu) left heaven for partly this reason.

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* AlloftheotherReindeer: AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Isimbwa (or Simbu) left heaven for partly this reason.



* BoltofDivineRetribution: Anyone struck down by lightning was thought to have offended Kagoro.

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* BoltofDivineRetribution: BoltOfDivineRetribution: Anyone struck down by lightning was thought to have offended Kagoro.

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* TheAce: Binego was held by many to be superior to even his famous father.

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Binego was held by many to be superior to even his famous father.



* BadassBoast: One day Ryangombe and king Ruganzu argued over who had the most powerful warriors. So they assembled and began to boast against each other.

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* BadassBoast: One day Ryangombe and king Ruganzu argued over who had the most powerful warriors. So they assembled and began to boast against each other.other:



* BanditClan: After moving into exile in the bush, Ryangombe and his followers make their living as adventurers and brigands. Beholden to nobody save Ryangombe, they lived how they saw fit: theft, kidnapping, promiscuity, murder, drinking, gambling, sorcery, rape, hunting, and other lawless behaviors.

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After moving into exile in the bush, Ryangombe and his followers make their living as adventurers and brigands. Beholden to nobody save Ryangombe, they lived how they saw fit: theft, kidnapping, promiscuity, murder, drinking, gambling, sorcery, rape, hunting, and other lawless behaviors.



* ExtremeLibido: '''Ryangombe'''.

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'''Ryangombe'''.



* HeroicHost: Nyabingi returns every few generations and possesses people to fight against tyranny and evil.

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Nyabingi returns every few generations and possesses people to fight against tyranny and evil.



* MeaningfulName: Akarimurori is Kinyarwanda for "What happened in a hidden place", a reference to her father's liaison with the she-hyena.

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Akarimurori is Kinyarwanda for "What happened in a hidden place", a reference to her father's liaison with the she-hyena.



* MeaningfulNameChange: Wamala changed his name to Wamara when he entered the court of Ndagala in Karagwe. It means "he who saves".

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Wamala changed his name to Wamara when he entered the court of Ndagala in Karagwe. It means "he who saves".



* BodyHorror: Rufu or death crawled inside of a girl’s vagina to hide from the Bachwezi after getting his ass kicked.

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* BodyHorror: Rufu or death crawled inside of a girl’s vagina to hide from the Bachwezi after getting his ass kicked.kicked.
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* IncestIsRelative: Binego has sex with his aunt and sometimes his own mother in different legends.
** In versions where Nyagishya (who Ryangombe falls in love with) is Ryangombe's niece.



* ParentalIncest: Binego has sex with his own mother in different legends.



* SexGod: Literally and figuratively. Ryangombe's lust and sexual prowess was seemingly endless. Men worshipped him for virility.

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Literally and figuratively. Ryangombe's lust and sexual prowess was seemingly endless. Men worshipped him for virility.
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* AxeCrazy: Binego lies between this trope and SociopathicHero. His name means “Kills in one blow”. As a kid he massacred his uncles and all their cattle. He slapped his own mother (filial sacrilege) for hesitating to lead him to his father. Even worse, he torments cattle and causes them all sorts of misfortune. On his journey to aid his dad he casually murders Hutus who mildly inconvenience him. One of his favorite boasts was "I am flayer, son of strength, I am the one who washes his hands with blood, I am the one with the red spear, I follow the thunderbolt of the clawed mother, I butcher for the vultures and behold the birds of prey are satisfied. "

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* AxeCrazy: AxCrazy: Binego lies between this trope and SociopathicHero. His name means “Kills in one blow”. As a kid he massacred his uncles and all their cattle. He slapped his own mother (filial sacrilege) for hesitating to lead him to his father. Even worse, he torments cattle and causes them all sorts of misfortune. On his journey to aid his dad he casually murders Hutus who mildly inconvenience him. One of his favorite boasts was "I am flayer, son of strength, I am the one who washes his hands with blood, I am the one with the red spear, I follow the thunderbolt of the clawed mother, I butcher for the vultures and behold the birds of prey are satisfied. "
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* OurMonstersAreWeird: Insibikas are monsters that vaguely resemble hyenas or wild dogs. They eject fire from their mouths and anuses to attack. When they look dormant, they are actually wide awake. And then they are stirring they are actually fast asleep. Insibikas have the power to shapeshift.

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* OurMonstersAreWeird: Insibikas are monsters that vaguely resemble hyenas or wild dogs. They eject fire from their mouths and anuses to attack. When they look dormant, they are actually wide awake. And then when they are stirring they are actually fast asleep. Insibikas have the power to shapeshift.
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* BrutishBulls: Ryangombe was slain by a cape buffalo of extraordinary size and toughness. Sometimes it is a shapeshifted Nagishya and other times it is merely her familiar.


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* DrivenToSuicide: When Ryangombe was killed by the cape buffalo, his followers were distraught. In the very tragic endings his siblings, his mother, and his companions all either threw themselves onto the horns of the buffalo or hanged themselves or fell on their own weapons.


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* MessianicArchetype: While not exactly a paragon of morality by modern standards or even by ancient Rwandan standards either, the parallels between Ryangombe and Jesus Christ were not lost on the first christian missionaries in the region. His cult offered hope of paradise for all people regardless of their status as Hutu or Tutsi or Twa, male or female. Ryangombe represented a form of social defiance against the rigid and hierarchal feudalism of society at the time.
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* OffingTheOffspring: Ryangombe had forbidden his son Bujinja from visiting the coral of his wife Nyirantakitamuheneka, who was a powerful sorceress. Bujinja could not resist her temptations and fell into bed with her. In a jealous rage Ryangombe stabbed Bujinja in the throat with a spear.

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* OffingTheOffspring: Ryangombe had forbidden his son Bujinja from visiting the coral kraal of his wife Nyirantakitamuheneka, who was a powerful sorceress. Bujinja could not resist her temptations and fell into bed with her. In a jealous rage Ryangombe stabbed Bujinja in the throat with a spear.
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