The petite but formidable commander of the monarchy’s army. She’s also the oldest and most revered member of the royal council. Since magic returned, General Jokôye became a tîtán—and later, the Iyika discover that she’s also a cênter. As a Winder, she works with Nehanda to recruit and train tîtáns. Despite being a tîtán, Jokôye despises magic and believes that the only way for her side to win is to brutally murder maji and squash the Iyika. Because of this, she finds Inan’s attempts at peace and diplomacy infuriating, as she feels that there’s no way for the maji to atone for their attack on Lagos that killed many nobles. She dies during the attack on the Iyika’s sanctuary.
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General Jokôye Character Timeline in Children of Virtue and Vengeance
The timeline below shows where the character General Jokôye appears in Children of Virtue and Vengeance. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Seventeen
...hold this audience in the cellar, as Inan needs to impress his council, specifically General Jokôye. Nehanda snaps her fingers and a servant carries in Saran’s crown. Ojore excuses himself as...
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Chapter Twenty-One
...and the doors open. The throne room is full. In front of the throne, General Jokôye and the other four surviving members of the council bow to Inan. Where there were...
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...rations, they agree to collect the dead and nobles agree to take in orphans. General Jokôye steps up and declares that Inan’s benevolence is admirable, but the Iyika will soon retaliate....
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...and discovers Ojore holding an Iyika girl. There are stale bread loaves around her. General Jokôye insists that child maji are as dangerous as adults, but Inan kneels next to the...
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Chapter Twenty-Three
...Inan tells Nehanda that they have to try to make peace with the maji. Both Jokôye and Ojore mutter their disapproval as Nehanda draws from her tîtáns and carves a hole...
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Chapter Twenty-Seven
...like this before. Inan has. Nehanda tells him to not use it again. Ojore and Jokôye enter, thankful for and thrilled by what Inan did. Inan peeks out and sees Iyika...
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Chapter Thirty-Two
In the war room, Inan gives a rundown of their successes and Jokôye says that they’re getting closer to discovering the Iyika’s hideout. They have discovered that some...
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Chapter Thirty-Six
...tries to summon her rage as Inan commands his soldiers to stand down. However, General Jokôye appears behind him with Nehanda. Jokôye releases majacite gas and blows it toward the Iyika....
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Chapter Thirty-Seven
...with shame when he thinks that Zélie and Amari make him a useless fighter. As Jokôye, Nehanda, and Ojore approach, Inan isn’t sure whom to protect. Jokôye gives the order to...
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Chapter Forty
The explosion when Jokôye’s wind meets Kenyon’s fire shakes the entire temple. Ojore drags Inan back as Nehanda summons...
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Chapter Forty-Six
Inan struggles to stay awake in the war room. Jokôye reports on her progress training killer tîtáns, but her words make Inan feel cold. He...
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Chapter Fifty-Two
...brushes off Inan’s insistence that they need to call off the attack. She motions to Jokôye’s force getting close and says the Iyika will be finished soon.
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Chapter Fifty-Three
...Zélie raises herself into the air. From there, she can see a single cart holding Jokôye and two-dozen soldiers coming toward them. Zélie screams at the Iyika to retreat as Jokôye...
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Chapter Fifty-Four
Zélie and Mâzeli’s incantation brings hundreds of monstrous animations out of the dirt. Though Jokôye’s wind takes out some of the animations, Zélie and Mâzeli keep going. Zélie can feel...
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Chapter Fifty-Seven
...his bronze coin and thinks that trying for peace is never enough. He flashês on Jokôye’s insistence that her forces would be ready to kill the Iyika. They haven’t found her...
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