Iok Kujan

Iok Kujan
Iok Kujan (イオク・クジャン, Ioku Kujan)
Profile
Species	Human
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Brown
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Gjallarhorn Arianrhod Fleet Kujan family
Occupation	Arianrhod 2nd Fleet Commander
Status	Killed in Action (325)
Mecha & Vehicles
Pilot EB-06 Graze EB-06s Graze Commander Type EB-08s Iok's Reginlaze Crew Skipjack-class
Real World
Japanese Voices	Nobunaga Shimazaki
English Voices	Grant George
Appearances
Television	IBO: #26 - Episode #50
Game	Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS Urdr-Hunt

“	Strike every enemy with all your might. That's the Kujan's family percept.	”
—Iok Kujan

Iok Kujan (イオク・クジャン, Ioku Kujyan^?) is one of the antagonists that appears in the second season of the Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS anime series.

Personality & Character

“	I took precautions so this wouldn't happen. Iok Kujan, how foolish you can get?	”
—McGillis Fareed to Iok's recklessness, Stained Wings

Iok is the head of the Kujan family, one of the Seven Stars. He is responsible for part of the Arianrhod Fleet. Though he has command authority over his unit, he sometimes enters the battlefield himself as a pilot.

He is reckless and impulsive in his conduct, often acting without thinking carefully which ends up endangering the life of himself and his men. He zealously holds on to the Kujan family motto; to crush the enemy with all his might. Despite caring about his subordinates and be burdened by their sacrifices, he completely ignores that it was his recklessness that got them killed in the first place and blamed Tekkadan for their deaths despite the latter having nothing to do with it.

He looks up to Rustal Elion as a role model and is constantly trying to do whatever he can to please and impress the latter. To gain Rustal's attention, he is willing to go to extreme lengths and use underhanded tactics such as framing the Turbines as an illegal organization and using the illegal Dainsleif railguns on their civilian ships to ensure that there are no survivors while ignoring their attempts to surrender. Iok has shown a callous disregard for his own actions against the Turbines, having a celebratory disposition despite acknowledging the fact that his actions were completely unethical.

Skills & Abilities

Iok's passion and frankness have the power to move those around him, and that seems to be why Rustal Elion allied with him. Although not a great mobile suit pilot, Iok is a somewhat effective sniper in his customized Reginlaze.

History

Iok Kujan was first seen in a meeting of the Gjallarhorn's Seven Stars in P.D. 325. He was later dispatched as part of the Arianrhod fleet to fight the pirate group known as Dawn Horizon Corps to stop McGillis Fareed's forces from accomplishing the deed first.

When the Dawn Horizon Corps was located, Iok was surprised to see the pirate group fighting with a ship from McGillis' Outer Earth Orbit Regulatory Fleet as well as two civilian ships. Iok was unaware that the civilian ships belonged to Tekkadan, and asked Julieta Juris about the ships' identity, but she was unaware as well. He then sortied in his custom Reginlaze Commander Type, accompanied by his subordinates. During the battle, Iok managed to destroy the weapon of a Hugo but was unable to hit the Gundam Barbatos Lupus from afar, frustrating him. He was further irritated when Julieta asked him to focus on the Gundam rather than support her. Ultimately, the Gundam captured Sandoval Reuters, earning a victory for Tekkadan and McGillis.

Sometime later, Iok was tipped off by Jasley Donomikols about McGillis' clandestine trip to Mars. When he showed this intel to his allies, Rustal Elion recognized one of the images as a Pluma, much to Iok's surprise; Julieta remarked that Iok should have known of mobile armors due to his status as a Gjallarhorn soldier. Vidar then speculated that the main body of a mobile armor was on Mars and that McGillis was planning to destroy it to attain an Order of the Seven Stars in order to radically restructure Gjallarhorn. Believing McGillis intended to start a rebellion, Iok volunteered to go to Mars.

Arriving at Tekkadan's half-metal mine in their mobile suits, Iok and his men met McGillis and Tekkadan leadership who were about to investigate the mobile armor. His accusation against McGillis seeking an Order of the Seven Stars briefly caught his rival off-guard, though Iok failed to register. Declaring McGillis' covering up of a mobile armor and his unilateral actions were all the proof he needed to arrest him, Iok approached the party, ignoring McGillis' warnings to not bring mobile suits in proximity to the mobile armor. The mobile suits' Ahab Reactors were detected by the mobile armor, Hashmal, awakening it as well as its sub-units, the Plumas. Iok's team was quickly attacked by these machines, and to protect Iok, his subordinates gave up their lives. Iok later attempted to retaliate, but failed to damage the Hashaml and inadvertently caused the mobile armor to attack and destroy an agricultural plant. Eventually, Iok was rescued by Julieta and Vidar. He attempted to justify his actions, claiming he was communicating the feelings of human to an uncaring machine, causing Julieta to label him an idiot.

Following the mobile armor incident, Iok returned to Earth, where McGillis debriefed the Seven Stars on the purpose of his trip and placed all the blame on Iok for disregarding his warning. Losing his temper, Iok accused McGillis of orchestrating the entire incident to attain the Order of the Seven Stars and grew more frustrated when he denied it. To his dismay, Rustal and the other Seven Stars kept their eyes closed and didn't press the issue further. Following the meeting, Iok complained to Rustal for not supporting him only to be reminded they had no proof of McGillis' ambitions. He was soon put in his place upon being reminded of Gjallarhorn's status as protectors of orders and that Rustal might rethink their alliance if Iok failed to maintain that principle.

Irrationally blaming his subordinates' death on Tekkadan, Iok swore to avenge them. To that end, he worked with Jasley to frame Tekkadan's ally, the Turbines, with possession of the illegal Dainsleif railgun, allowing him to attack the latter group. After his assault on the Turbines led to the organization's disbandment, Iok received a call from Jasley, who revealed he had managed to anger Tekkadan to the point of action. They then discuss their battle plan where Iok's forces would support Jasley's, and attack Tekkadan from behind. Jasley also requested Iok to arrest McMurdo Barriston if their battle is successful. Unfortunately, Rustal had made a deal with McMurdo, and Iok could not support Jasley as promised.

For his actions during the assault on the Turbines, Iok was placed under house arrest, but he was later released to assist Rustal in the fight against McGillis's coup. Iok was then sent to Mars as part of the Arianrhod fleet to surround Tekkadan's Mars HQ. When McGillis launched in Gundam Bael to act as a diversion allowing Orga Itsuka, Ride Mass and Chad Chadan to sneak away to Admoss Company where they could contact others for help, Iok in his custom Graze Commander Type charges McGIllis completely unarmed in order to give his forces the excuse to attack. McGillis plays along and heavily damages his mobile suit, but barely misses killing him.

After the Arianrhod fleet's space forces launched an orbital Dainsleif bombardment, Iok pilots a standard Graze and urges his fellow soldiers not to be afraid of the damaged Gundam Barbatos Lupus Rex and Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City. He then attacks the Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City, and when he believed victory was his, he announces his name, but unbeknownst to him, this actually helped the Gundam's pilot, Akihiro Altland, to regain his fighting spirit. Akihiro had recognized Iok as the person responsible for Naze and Amida's deaths and partially for Lafter's death. Iok was then caught off guard by Akihiro and seized by the Gundam's Scissor-Variable Rear Armor. Although Iok's allies rushed to save him and even dealt the Gundam a fatal blow, they failed to save Iok who was still crushed to death.

Gallery

Screencaps

Mobile Suit Gundam: IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS

With Rustal Elion in the third opening

Piloting his Reginlaze in the third opening

Iok's first appearance. (New Blood)

Iok heading to the hangar while his followers try to stop him from going out. (Battle Before Dawn)

Attempting to back up Julietta in his Reginlaze. (Battle Before Dawn)

Landing to Mars in his Reginlaze. (Awakening Calamity)

Iok declaring that the Mobile Armor is nothing but a 300-year old junk. (Stained Wings)

Iok's reaction to his follower's sacrifices. (Stained Wings)

Iok after shooting Hashmal with his unit's maxed out Railgun. (Stained Wings)

Iok realizing that he only scratched the Mobile Armor in spite of the weapon's maximum output. (Stained Wings)

Iok deciding to accept his fate after his unit's railgun has been burned out. (Chryse Defensive Battle)

Humiliated and looked down by Rustal, Iok decides to call Jasley Donomikols. (Hunter of Angels)

Iok orders the entire fleet to shoot down the Hammerhead. (Lit by a Blazing Sun)

Iok ordering another Dainsleif barrage after Amida's Hyakuren got close. (Lit by a Blazing Sun)

Iok cheering after successfully targeting the Hyakuren. (Lit by a Blazing Sun)

Iok nearly got himself killed by Amida's attempted shot to the bridge. (Lit by a Blazing Sun)

Iok hiding behind the commander's chair. (Lit by a Blazing Sun)

Iok under house arrest. (Revealed Intentions)

Iok attempting to defend Rustal from Flauros' Dainsleif Cannon. (If this is the End)

Iok (in his custom-colored Graze) attempting to charge against McGillis Fareed's Gundam Bael. (Promise)

Iok about to get stabbed by Bael. (Promise)

By sheer luck, Iok survived Bael's blades. (Promise)

An injured Iok attempts to return to the battlefield. (Their Place)

Iok's reaction to Gusion Rebake Full City's surprised attack. (Their Place)

Iok getting crushed by Gusion Rebake Full City's Scissor-Variable Rear Armor. (Their Place)

Moments before getting crushed flat. (Their Place)

Notes & Trivia

• Although there is no official information on Iok's rank, it is speculated that it may be Major due to the design of his uniform.
• Iok Kujan is voiced by Nobunaga Shimazaki (島﨑 信長 Shimazaki Nobunaga), who was best known for voicing Shido Itsuka in the Date A Live and the male Ritsuka Fujimaru in the Fate/Grand Order. He previously voiced the male Avatar in the Fire Emblem Fates and currently voiced Guan Xing in the Dynasty Warriors series.
• Due to Iok's incompetent and distasteful actions in the anime during the Mobile Armor incident and against the Turbines, he is among the most hated characters in the Gundam franchise and fans even created and signed a petition, hoping that this character would be killed off in future episodes, which happened in the 50th Episode.
  • Meanwhile, two Twitter hashtags called "イオクがどんな死に方したら満足か考える (Let's think of the satisfying ways to kill Iok)" and "イオク・クジャン殲滅部隊 (Iok Kujan Annihilation Squad)" were created by the Japanese fans after the airing of episode 40.