Thursday, May 10, 2012

Guardian Giants of Thailand Part 7: Mangkornkarn


Description on Mangkornkarn: he is a green skinned giant with a grounded mouth with crocodile eyes, wearing a headdress known as Yod Naga. On his left hand bears a club. Mankornkarn reflects reciprocal deeds because his last life was as Thoraphee, an ungrateful buffalo who, after killing his father Torapa (a golden buffalo), boasted that he does not need any gods to protect him (when in actual fact there were 6 angels watching over him), leading to his death in the hands of Palee (Monkey King of Kinkhet City and older brother of Sukreep). Thoraphee's death and Sukreep's temporary banishment for attempting to covet Palee's throne indirectly led to the allegiance of Sukreep's and Hanuman's monkey troops to Rama and Laskman, after the 2 princes helped to retake Kinkhet City from the dishnoest and corrupt Palee.

His past life being a parricide, Thoraphee was reborn as the older son of Phraya Khorn and Nang Ratchadasoon. After Phraya Khorn died in the hands of Rama prior to the abduction of Sita, Mankornkarn succeeded his late father as ruler of Romakan City. While Indrajit spent seven days to render his Nagabat serpent arrow invincible, Ravana asked his nephew Mankornkarn to continue the war during Indrajit's absence. But in a short time at a battlefield, Mankornkarn’s fortress and soldiers were destroyed by Rama's army, but Mankornkarn managed to escape. He used dark magic to divide his body into many copies while airborne. He was soon killed by Rama after an arrow was shot through his head, causing all his clones to dissolve.

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