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Taïma is the main antagonist of the French computer-animated series Tales of Tatonka
He is presented as a renegade and menacing wolf. He is an adult male, a former member of a pack, who has chosen to live alone with two other dissident wolves named Chaska and Hesutu.
He was voiced by Emmanuel Curtil in the original French dub.
Appearance[]
Taima is a large male wolf with reddish-black fur, a white face, gray paws, and yellowish-green eyes.
Personality[]
Taïma embodies selfishness and cunning, often seeking to attack Wicasa's pack or other animals for his own gain. He is the rival of Wicasa and often come to face him on his territory. Despite all this however, he is not a very good fighter as shown by him being defeated by Tatonka, Wicasa and Akewanji.
History[]
Season 1[]
Empty River[]
Taima first appears when he and his followers are awakened by Poum, who was calling Wanji and Cinksi. Seeing Wicasa's son and his friend Bobcat on their territory, the renegade wolves give chase. After blocking them, Taima questions Wanji about his pack, and the wolf cub reveals that he is the son of Wicasa and Winyan. Upon hearing this, Taima decides to teach Wanji some manners his own way. He scoffs when he sees Cinksi helping Wanji, then after another chase, Taima follows the duo onto a dam but is stopped by Wicasa, and the leader of the renegade wolves falls into the river.
The Flood[]
Taima dosen’t appear in this episode but the renegades wolves are mentioned when Wicasa interrogates Akewanji about the animal that attacked and injured him.
A Question of Territory[]
At the end of winter when food is scarce, Taima and his minions intrude on Wicasa's territory while the pack is hunting. They comes across Pahin and decides to eat him but when Pahin mentions that the renegade wolves will pay when Wicasa returns from hunting, Taima discovers that the pack is no longer in their den and decides to go and plunder it leaving Pahin alive. Taima, followed by Chaska and Hesutu, enter the den but find nothing to eat. They come across Pahin again, and now too hungry, Taima orders his minions to catch the Porcupine. But Pahin lures them onto a slope, and the renegade wolves tumble down it and fall from the top of the hill.
Summer storm[]
Like in "The Flood", Taïma dosen’t appear but the renegades wolves are mentioned twice.
A very clever tree[]
Taïma and his followers spot a herd of bison and decide to eat one but after they almost got spotted by the bisons because of the wolves cubs they decide to eat them instead. The renegades follow the cubs in the long grass, Taïma decides to be patient and to surprise their prey. When the renegades finally attack the cubs, the group take refuge among the bisons that scared the renegades away.
A Tree for Wahi[]
After an avalanche drove the game from the renegades wolves' territory, Taïma decided to return to Wicasa's territory to hunt, despite Chaska's warnings. They were spotted by Winona, who alerted the pack, which then gave chase. The three rogue wolves were subsequently caught in an avalanche and, after surviving, returned empty-handed to their territory.
Wahi’s Mushroom[]
Taïma and his followers attempt to attack Tatonka’s herd, but the old bison intercept them and after a brief fight chased them away. Chaska spotted Wanji, Wambli, Cinksi, Poum and Wahi and Taïma décida that they will chase them instead.
Heads in the clouds[]
Taïma briefly appears at the start of the episode (The main antagonist being the Black Eagle) with Hesutu stalking Moose before being driven away by the Calf’s herd. This is the only time Taïma appears in an episode where is he is not the main antagonist of it.
Season 2[]
TBA
Trivia[]
- The name Taima's origin is primarily from Native American culture, where it signifies "Thunder Crash". The name is thought to be derived from combining "tai" (thunder) and "ima" (sudden loud noise or crash) and is associated with strength, energy, and renewal.
- Although Taima, Chaska, and Hesutu are often referred to as the Renegade Wolves, it is unknown if they were once part of Wicasa's pack. However, given that they seem to be familiar with the alpha wolf, it is possible that this is the case, although they never met Wanji before "Empty River".
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