The Fallen One, originally Desho, is one of the main antagonists of Iyanu and the comics it is based on, Iyanu: Child of Wonder. He is a divine being who has rebelled against his kind for opposing the view that humans should be treated equally.
Biography[]
The Fallen One was among the Divine Ones sent by the creator to elevate humanity spiritually and technologically. Unfortunately he grew resentful of humanity's violence and was seduced by forbidden magic, so he rebelled against the other Divine Ones, demmanding to be worshipped as a god. The ensuing battle destroyed the advanced acropolises of Yorubaland and cursed the wildlife into becoming The Corrupt. He murdered Iyanu's father, but was sealed away by her mother within a lantern, his former friends.
500 years later, he would lure Chancellor Nuro with promises of power and respect, causing the latter to become the main antagonist of the series. He would eventually possess Nuro, but Iyanu destroyed him.