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Amma

The Creator God Who Threw the Clay Ball

African Creation, the primordial act, all existence that follows Before time; the Sigui ceremony's 60-year cycle is one of the longest sacred calendar systems in the world Bandiagara Escarpment and Mopti Region, Mali (primary homeland); Burkina Faso (Dogon diaspora)
Portrait of Amma
Portrait of Amma
Rank Creator God; First Cause
Domain Creation, the primordial act, all existence that follows
Period Before time; the Sigui ceremony's 60-year cycle is one of the longest sacred calendar systems in the world
Alignment Dogon Sacred
Power MYTHIC 97

Attributes

ATK
100
DEF
100
SPR
90
SPD
95
INT
95
CHA
96
WIS
99
END
99

Combat Profile

ATK DEF SPR SPD INT CHA WIS END
Special Move

Primordial Utterance

Amma speaks reality into existence, reshaping the fundamental laws of creation itself.

Passive

First Cause

All existence flows from Amma's will; the universe itself bends toward cosmic order.

Weakness

None in absolute terms, but Amma's creation is vulnerable to disorder introduced by Ogo

“Amma threw the clay ball and the earth was born from the impact.” — Dogon creation chant


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Nemesis / Counter

Ogo; chaos; entropy. Not an opponent but the necessary principle of disruption within creation

Primary Source

Marcel Griaule, *Conversations with Ogotemmêli: An Introduction to Dogon Religious Ideas* (1965)

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