Jambu
- "You bet, no problem, Your Majesty, Except uh... so, counting. Um. Don't get me wrong, I'm really good at it. Up to, like... twenty? That's a pretty big number, right? There probably aren't more NightWings here than that."
- — Jambu to Glory, The Dark Secret
Template:Charbox Prince Jambu is a young male RainWing who was introduced in The Hidden Kingdom as the brother of Glory. Jambu enjoys dart shooting and his job as a tree gliding instructor for RainWing dragonets, and was one of the four RainWings selected by Glory participate in the RainWing Royal Challenge that took place in The Hidden Kingdom. He currently resides in the Rainforest Kingdom.
Appearance
Jambu's scales are often kept at a bright magenta or raspberry pink, implying an optimistic and cheerful personality. When he is upset, disappointed or sad, which seems to be rare, blue and grey will appear on his scales in the shape of clouds and he will make a "comically sad" face. He often carries a pouch of sleeping darts around his neck. He was also described as having narrow shoulders, and may have well-muscled limbs, wings, and tail, due to his forte in tree gliding (as shown by his tree race with Exquisite).
Personality
Jambu is usually cheerful, happy, and optimistic, he can also be exuberant, and sometimes obnoxiously as he usually is with Glory, his half-sister. He is horrified at the thought of no sunlight, as is normal with most RainWings, and very much enjoys calling Glory "Your Majesty". He finds having her as a sister "cool". He can seem to be quite annoying at times, but he is very cheery. He cares much about Glory and appears to know some history about RainWings since he was able to tell the story of Chameleon. Jambu isn't the smartest dragon, as stated by Glory, probably because it is mentioned in The Brightest Night that he could manage to mistake over two hundred NightWings for twenty.
Biography
Jambu, along


with Liana and a few other RainWings, caught the Dragonets of Destiny entering the Rainforest Kingdom, knocking them out with sleeping darts. He brought them back to the RainWing village and spent time with Glory, educating her about the RainWing culture. During this time, they compared their venom and discovered, that they were relatives, likely half-siblings. He revealed to Glory that the RainWings have no system of parents, and that every dragonet was raised collectively by the village.
After Mangrove ran away from the Rainforest Kingdom through the NightWing tunnel in hopes of finding Orchid, his mate, Jambu accompanied Glory and the other dragonets on their search, bringing them to the borders of the Ice Kingdom and Blaze's Fortress. Glory and Jambu disguised themselves as IceWings to gain entrance, and once inside they spotted Mangrove camouflaged in a corner. The two managed to convince Blaze to come outside to meet the dragonets.
Later, when Glory challenged the RainWing queens for the throne, Jambu competed in the treetop race against Exquisite. He lost after some of Exquisite's sloths tossed vines in his way, nearly choking him. However, Glory won the overall challenge due to Grandeur's forfeit against Kinkajou.
Jambu became one of Glory's most reliable RainWings after her coronation. He participated in Glory's mission to rescue the imprisoned RainWings in the Night Kingdom and was one of the first dragons to go through the portal. Starflight described him as either, "brave, or not knowing what he was getting himself into." He was also described as being one of the best shots with a blowgun in this book.
When Fierceteeth, Strongwings, and Preyhunter used the Obsidian Mirror to spy on Glory, she was shown instructing Jambu and Grandeur to count all the NightWings in the rainforest. Jambu was uneasy over this and was revealed to be terrible at counting, as he was only able to count to twenty. Later, Glory sent Jambu and Mangrove back to the Ice Kingdom to convince Blaze to attend the peace summit in Burn's stronghold. The mission failed, however, since Queen Glacier refused to allow Blaze to go because Glacier doesn't want to lose all of the promised lands if Blaze loses.
He briefly appeared, smarting off to his half-sister, Queen Glory, while he was watching over the unconscious Princess Icicle. He told Glory the story of the RainWing that couldn't change his scale color; this later turns out to be Chameleon.
Family Tree
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| Jambu | Glory | Deathbringer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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= Possible timeline
Quotes
- "That's how we know. If your venom made [the leaf] melt faster, then we'd know we're not related, so we could have eggs together. But when your venom cancels out the other dragon's, you come from the same family. Can you believe we're brother and sister? Well, OK, we're probably only half brother and sister. But still, it's pretty cool."
- ― to Glory (The Hidden Kingdom, page 45)
- "This is better than sun time! I feel like I've been rolled in sunlight and stuffed with bananas. I bet the rest of the tribe would love to come through that tunnel and have their sun time here on the sand."
- ― about the Kingdom of Sand (The Hidden Kingdom, page 105)
- "I don't know what that is. But I'm really freaking cold, aren't you?"
- ― to Glory, when she asks for personal space (The Hidden Kingdom, page 110)
- "You bet, no problem, Your Majesty, Except uh...so, counting. Um. Don't get me wrong, I'm really good at it. Up to, like... twenty? That's a pretty big number, right? There probably aren't more NightWings here than that."
- ― to Glory
- "He was awful. Sometimes I would wake up from my suntime nap and he'd just be standing there staring at me. And he couldn't camouflage himself, and you could never tell what he was feeling by looking at his scales.[...] That's our cautionary tale of what happens when you don't sleep. Ahem. Your Majesty."
- ― to Winter, his companions, and Glory (Winter Turning, page 109-110)
Trivia
- Jambu is known to be one of the best shooters with the dart guns that the RainWings use.
- In The Brightest Night, he states that he can only count up to 20, discovered when he attempted to count the number of NightWings that escaped from the volcano. However, he mistakingly identifies over 200 as 20, so he may not even be able to count up to that.
- Jambu mentions in The Hidden Kingdom that he does not know what a scroll is, which causes Starflight to become upset.
- Jambu's favorite color appears to be pink, as his scales are usually this color.
- Jambu used the name Penguin in a passing scene in The Hidden Kingdom. Penguin was also an IceWing animus dragon who was mentioned in Darkstalker (Legends).
Gallery
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A typical RainWing (colored), by Joy Ang
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A typical RainWing (lineart), by Joy Ang
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A typical RainWing from the German publication, by Max Meinzold
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RainWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
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Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
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Jambu by RhynoBullraq
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real men wear pink by liighty
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jambu the rain wing by feathery sketch dragon
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Jambu, done on RainWing template
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Jambu by QueenClam
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jambu by realtense
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jambu by moeysaurus
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Jambu by stilltyrex
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Jambu by RhynoBullraq
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Jambu by PoisonDragonSpit
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Jambu by DuffelSnuff
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Jambu by Ta-ak
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Jambu headshot by Iron-Zing
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Prince Jambu of the RainWings by AnimeLionessMika
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Jambu by BrokebackBromance
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Jambu by AlicjaSpring
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Jambu! by pawpplio
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Wings of Fire - Jambu, Glory and Silver by DMD-CT
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Jambu~! by Pikachufan260
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the dopiest dragon award goes to jambu by DangerDregon
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Jammbuu by DangerDregon
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I'd rather eat bananas by KenyaFord
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three moons, I'm not going to take another nap! by KenyaFord
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Pink can be manly by Hallow-Pumpkin
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Random kids by lostspirit101
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thick by pawpplio
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[AT] Jambu Pagedoll by JurassicDraco
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All hail to the queen by JuliaGoldfox
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bamboo by DancingToucan
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Flower prince by N00DLE-DRAGONS
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Pretty Dragon Aaa by KunerWalf
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Jambu (gets lost in every building) by Chamops
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Pink jambu
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Jambu from THK GN
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Jambu being the biggest goofus
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Jambu by Moist
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Jambu disguised as an IceWing, by Mike Holmes
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| Queens |
Present: Dazzling • Exquisite • Fruit Bat • Glory • Grandeur • Magnificent • Splendor |
| Royalty (Present) |
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| Royalty (Historical) |
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| Jade Mountain | |
| Other Dragons |
Bright • Bromeliad • Bullfrog • Chameleon • Gibbon • Handsome • Heliconia • Liana • Loris • Mango • Mangrove • Orangutan • Orchid • Pineapple • Tapir • Tualang |
| Hybrids | |
| Kingdom |
Rainforest Kingdom • RainWing healer's pavilion • RainWing royal pavilion • RainWing village |
| Society | |