Achu

"Xenophobic! We have reason to be protective of our island! We've already lost our home in the Amazon, and we've lost our village on Dino Island! This is our last stand, and we will fight to the death to protect it!"

— Achu

Achu the Keeper
Name	Achu
Skills	Magic
Organization	TumTum Tribe
Creator	LEGO

Achu the Keeper is the leader of the TumTum Tribe from the Amazon.

Biography

Early Life

As chieftain of the TumTum Tribe, Achu was assigned with the task of protecting his ancestors' memory by keeping the Sun Disc safe from any treasure robbers. To fulfill his sworn duty, he learned the secrets of magic. For many years, he gained an almost mythical reputation as the Sun Disc's legendary protector. The TumTum Tribe was also gifted with the Crystal Brick, which Achu was sworn to protect.

The Adventurers

In 1999, Achu first encountered the Adventurers near an overgrown pyramid temple, where he guarded the Sun Disc and enlarged a large spider with his magic powers. He cast a light beam to start the spider on its hunt to keep Señor Palomar and Rudo Villano away. The Adventurers tried to get a photograph of the Sun Disc from their Air Zeppelin, but Achu punctured the zeppelin with a magical blast, forcing the Adventurers to leave.

Achu met the Adventurers again at the Amazon Ancient Ruins. Johnny Thunder successfully entered the ruins and retrieved the Sun Disc. However, when he tried to cross an old bridge leading away from the temple, Achu made the bridge snap, nearly dropping Johnny Thunder to his death. Johnny Thunder escaped, but he was forced to drop the Sun Disc in order to do so. Achu retrieved the disc and returned it to the temple.

Achu confronted the Adventurers and Adventurers Villains inside the Amazon Ancient Ruins, where he caught Señor Palomar, Rudo Villano, and Gabarro in a cobweb trap as they tried to steal the Sun Disc. He tested the Adventurers to prove that they were not greedy treasure seekers, and allowed them to leave with the Curus miraculus flower when they passed. Achu also forgave Gabarro when the sailor realized that the Sun Disc belonged in the temple with Achu.

Later, while guarding a small riverside cave and its treasure, Achu was attacked by Señor Palomar and Rudo Villano in a last-ditch attempt to steal the Sun Disc. Luckily, Johnny Thunder, Dr. Kilroy, and Gabarro heard one of the villains firing a pistol at Achu's jungle animals. They captured the villains and freed Achu. Since then, Achu has considered Johnny Thunder and the Adventurers to be his allies.

LEGO Racers

That same year, Achu saw interest in joining a LEGO Racing Championship. He participated in circuits held at Enchanted Island, the Royal Knights Kingdom, Krysto, and the Amazon, where he raced against Uhu, King Kahuka, King Richard, Commander Cold, and Baron Sam Sinister von Barron. However, he did not get much farther in the competition, and never personally met Rocket Racer.

The TumTum Tribe had also established a village and several temples on Adventurers Dino Island, which Achu could access by creating a magical portal. In 2001, he used one of his portals and brought his TumTum tribesmen to Adventurers Dino Island to watch the Galactic Racing Championship. Unlike the previous LEGO Racing Championship, Achu did not partake in the races and simply watched the races from the TumTum village.

The Crystal Brick

In 2001, the Brickster arrived in the Amazon jungle and stole the Crystal Brick from the TumTum Tribe. Shortly afterward, Pepper Roni and Luna Rom came in search of the Brickster. Achu pleaded to them for help in retrieving the Crystal Brick. Not only were Pepper and Luna able to get the Crystal Brick back, but they also managed to recapture the Brickster. Achu thanked them for their deeds.

The Brickster's Revenge

Achu and the TumTum Tribe used a portal to go to Adventurers' Island, where they built many temples and the Aztec Village. When Pepper Roni tried chasing the Brickster through the island's jungle, Achu had to stop Pepper in order to protect his tribe's secrets. Afterward, when Pepper rescued the captured dinosaurs from Sam Sinister, Achu and his villagers celebrated just outside the Aztec Village.

For years, this was the last known sighting of Achu, although the Aztec Village played host to a meeting between a champion soccer team and the Adventurers Villains in 2002.

Dino Attack

In 2010, Achu and the TumTum Tribe became aware of what they described as a tear in the universal fabric, concentrated within one of their temples on Adventurers' Island. When XERRD exploited the dark energies within the temple, Achu suddenly found the island at war. Mutant Dinos wrecked havoc across the planet, destroying Achu's villages in the Amazon and on Dino Island in the Dino Attack. Seeing Aztec Village as their last hope, Achu concentrated on preparing the TumTum Tribe for battle. This preparation was fully necessary, as they often found themselves conflicting against the Mutant Dinos.

Unfortunately, because XERRD's visit led to Mutant Dinos, Achu and the TumTum Tribe became xenophobic. Several islanders captured a group of Dino Attack agents consisting of Rex, Amanda Claw, Tracer, Chompy, and Dust. Achu was angry with the group because Dust had killed several of his tribesmen, but he saw that Rex and Chompy, two natives of Adventurers' Island, were fully devoted to saving the island and defeating the Mutant Dinos. Therefore, he decided to put them to the test, teleporting them into the midst of the battlefield.

Seeing that the Dino Attack agents were able to effectively hold their ground against Mutant Dinos, Achu teleported them back to Aztec Village and informed them that the village was under attack by Mutant Dinos. He had created a magical barrier to keep most Mutant Dinos from approaching, but maintaining the barrier made him weary. When Zachary Virchaus, who helped Dust escape the islanders, was brought before Achu, the tribal ruler decided to put this young Dino Attack agent to the test by ordering him to help in the village defense, but restricting him from using any weapon but a spear.

Eventually, the strain was too much, and Achu fainted. His magical barrier then went down, allowing Mutant Dinos to enter the village. Luckily, Dino Attack Team, the TumTum Tribe, and a herd of Triceratops were able to defend the village. Following the battle, Achu was able to recover and gave Zachary his blessing. He talked to Rex about the Maelstrom Temple, revealing that he believed that the Maelstrom Temple was a corrupted Temple of Creation.

Later, Achu met with the alpha female T-Rex of Adventurers' Island. They agreed that they needed to help the Dino Attack Team, which was locked in battle against an army of Stromlings outside the Temple of Hotep III. Achu sent word to the Pyramid Area, requesting that Queen Legotiti and her Matching Mummies join them in battle. Then, Achu mounted the alpha female T-Rex, and together they led the TumTum Tribe and native dinosaurs to the Temple of Hotep III, aiding the Dino Attack Team in their struggle. With the combined effort of the TumTum Tribe, native dinosaurs, Dino Attack Team, the Agents Defense Organization, and the Matching Mummies, the Maelstrom's forces were held back long enough for the Dino Attack Team to purify the Temple of Creation of the Maelstrom. Unfortunately, the alpha female T-Rex perished in battle against the last Hybrid Rider of the Maelstrom, despite Achu's best efforts to keep her safe with a magical barrier.

Achu, the TumTum Tribe, and several native dinosaurs later traveled to an Adventurers' outpost and celebrated their victory. During this time, Achu learned that Rex was Chompy's older brother and next in line to be the alpha T-Rex. A T-1 Typhoon carrying Rex, Amanda, Greybeard, and Frozeen later landed at the outpost. Achu explained the alpha situation to Rex, who refused the position and instead passed it on to his younger brother Chompy. Achu officially proclaimed Chompy the alpha T-Rex and gave one last good bye to the Dino Attack agents before they departed.

Abilities and Traits

In order to fully protect the Sun Disc, Achu learned how to do magic. The full extent of his abilities is unknown, but he has been known to enlarge spiders, puncture the Air Zeppelin with a blast of magic, cast beams of light, create magical barriers, and create portals. This last ability explains how the TumTum Tribe can travel freely between the Amazon, Dino Island, and Adventurers' Island. However, extended use of his magic drains his strength until he collapses from exhaustion.

Achu is a fully devoted protector to the Sun Disc. It did not matter if the intruder was good like Johnny Thunder or evil like Señor Palomar; he would do anything to keep the Sun Disc safe. However, he is willing to test others' character and shows respect if they earn it. He is also clever, having hidden false Sun Discs of less value around the Amazon jungle. Achu also has no problem of living in the vicinity of dinosaurs, and is able to communicate with them. He is a fierce leader who always acts in the best interest of the TumTum Tribe, but became distrusting of outsiders as a result.

Trivia

• In internal documents and files for LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge, Achu is alternatively named Chief Legog. In Dino Attack RPG, since it was not yet known that "Legog" referred to Achu in an unused LEGO Island 2 script on Wes Jenkins' website in 2011, Chief Legog and Achu are reinterpreted as separate characters. Incidentally, Legog and Achu are indeed separate but identical-looking characters in an early Island Xtreme Stunts design document.