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Manek
Irji is Sarima and Fiyero’s eldest son. Despite his position, he shows little desire for authority, often letting his younger brother Manek dominate and bully him. His closeness to his younger sister Nor is partly born from Manek’s cruelty. Elphaba deems Irji “feckless,” likening him to Frex and imagining that he will one day become just like her father. Near the end of the story, the Wizard’s soldiers capture Irji along with his family, and he is reportedly executed.
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Irji Character Timeline in Wicked
The timeline below shows where the character Irji appears in Wicked. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
14. The Jasper Gates of Kiamo Ko
...guest and a young boy have arrived at Kiamo Ko. Sarima thinks of her sons, Irji and Manek, and how she has always worked to protect them from rival clansmen that...
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...started calling “Auntie Witch” behind her back, after Kumbricia. Meanwhile, Manek—and to a lesser extent Irji—torment Liir, treating him as less than human and teasing him constantly. Only Nor, the youngest...
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...sneaking into her room and urges her to teach them better manners. Sarima explains that Irji and Manek, at least, would be in school, if it weren’t for the threat of...
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The next day, Nor and Irji rush to Elphaba, Sarima, and her sisters, saying they’ve found Liir in the fishwell and...
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15. Uprisings
...fishwell once. He says a Carp told him that Fiyero was his father and that Irji, Manek, and Nor were his siblings. Sarima, overhearing this story, laughed it off as a...
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...sisters worry that Kiamo Ko will never again have a strong protector like Fiyero, since Irji seems too “feckless” to fill that role. Sarima grows more withdrawn and reclusive, and Nor...
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...explains that soldiers invaded after Elphaba left and forced out Sarima, her sisters, Nor, and Irji in chains, claiming a battalion was coming that could put them in danger. They didn’t...
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