Jajuka was a minor character from the anime series The Vision of Escaflowne. He was a dog beastman who served as a soldier in the Zaibach Empire under the command of Dilandau Albatou. More importantly, he acted as caretaker to Celena Schezar, Dilandau's true identity, during her time as a captive of Zaibach.
Japanese Voice: Koji Tsujitani
English Voice (Bandai): Scott McNeil
English Voice (Funimation): Chuck Huber
History[]
Jajuka was assigned by the Zaibach Empire to look after Celena Schezar following her capture. Although he only saw it as his obligation to take care of her at first, he became very protective of her. He likewise served as a comfort to her, and perhaps a surrogate to her missing older brother, during her childhood in Zaibach. At some point, Celena was taken away, and Jajuka was helpless to stop their separation. After this, Celena was subjected to Fate Alteration experiments which resulted in her transformation into Dilandau.
After Van's massacre of the Dragonslayers, the Fate Alteration magic placed on Dilandau begins to break down, and he briefly reverts to Celena. She is seen in a garden in Zaibach, where Jajuka stops her from eating a snail.
When Dilandau resurfaces, Jajuka introduces himself, and explains that all of his Dragonslayers are gone, leaving only Jajuka under his command. During a battle between Dilandau and Van and Allen, Hitomi is horrified by Van's bloodlust, and her wish for Van to stop fighting leads to a pillar of light that transports Dilandau and his Guymelef out of the conflict, just as Jajuka intervenes in his own Guymelef to protect Dilandau. The pillar of light transports Celena to the Asturian countryside, and she returns to her childhood home and is briefly reunited with Allen, but soon reverts into Dilandau and calls for Jajuka, who retrieves Dilandau and takes him back to Zaibach.
Death[]
In the final episode "Eternal Love", Dilandau and Van are fighting, and Jajuka, worried, seeks the battlefield for Dilandau. He thinks about his time as Celena's caretaker and is anxious about Dilandau's safety. Van is about to deliver a lethal blow when Jajuka steps in and takes the brunt of the hit. Just before he dies, he tells Dilandau to transform back into Celena, which triggers memories of her childhood with her caretaker, and he returns to Celena in what is presumably a permanent change.