Changes: Oka (TQB)

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"Remember your BirthDen. The trees, the waterfall, the open meadows rich with flowers and prey, where you and Tobi played together. All that is waiting for you. You have done what you needed to do for Ujurak. Now go and find your home."

— Oka to Toklo about Ujurak's death, in Spirits in the Stars, page 337

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Oka (oh-ka) is a massive,^[1] thin^[2] female^[3] grizzly bear with a massive head,^[4] long,^[5] patchy^[6] brown fur,^[5] giant,^[7] sharp claws, soft shoulder fur,^[6] large, dark eyes,^[8] scratches on her muzzle,^[2] a stumpy tail,^[9] and huge jaws.^[10]

History

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

In the Seekers Manga

Toklo's Story

Oka was first seen taking good care of her cubs, Toklo and Tobi, by letting them play and finding bulbs for them to eat. She kept having to move dens because they were in another bear's territory. The bear was later revealed to be Toklo and Tobi's father. She later got angry at Toklo when he covered Tobi with dirt, thinking he was dead. Later, she fought to protect her cubs from her mate, and they left the forest and headed for the mountains.

In The Original Series arc

The Quest Begins

Oka is first seen warning Toklo to move out of the way of a firebeast. She explains why he'll never be able to fight them, and orders him to find some dandelions. She is then seen encouraging Tobi to stand up and eat the dandelions. Toklo is frustrated by his mother's fussing over her sick cub and her refusal to listen to Toklo. When he asks to go back to the site of the grain spill, Oka agrees, but when a large male bear approaches, she hurries the cubs away and leaves the food for the grown male, upsetting Toklo. The small family is starving, and Oka decides to take them over the mountain to the Great Salmon River.

Oka tells Toklo to help prepare their bed, as they are going to sleep early for the journey. Once they set out, she sticks close to Tobi and helps him climb the mountain. Oka stops briefly to play with Toklo, but rushes back to Tobi when he complains of feeling sick, which makes Toklo upset again. Tobi says he can't walk any farther, and Oka carries him on her back for the afternoon and the evening. Toklo feels like his mother is ignoring him again, and forces her to stop that night. Oka agrees to find a den on top of the mountain.

The next morning, Oka wakes to find Toklo crouched over Tobi's dead body. She roars with anger, blaming Toklo for not saving him, and refuses to move the whole day. Only when Toklo brings moss does she get up and start burying Tobi's body. Oka brings Toklo down the mountain to the river, refusing to respond to his excitement. When Shoteka attacks Toklo for the first time, Oka defends her cub, but refuses to show him how to fish. Toklo tries fishing on his own, but Shoteka tries to drown him. Oka rescues him again, only to turn her back on him.

Toklo watches his mother acting crazy all day, until she finds him sleeping and covers him with dirt and leaves, thinking her last cub has died. Toklo runs away, attempting to forget his mother. Much later, Toklo recalls Oka teaching him not to steal another bear's prey, but chooses to eat part of an adult brown bear's cache.

Not long after driving Toklo away, Oka, whose name is not known to Lusa, is brought to her Bear Bowl to live with the other grizzly, Grumps. She sleeps most of her first day, but when Lusa sees her awake, she goes up to talk to Oka. Lusa often witnesses Oka talking to herself, saying Tobi's and Toklo's names. Ashia, King, and Stella warn Lusa to stay away from her, and Yogi agrees that Oka is crazy, but Lusa thinks she's sad after losing her cubs.

One day, Oka attacks a flat-face who came in to feed her, frightening Lusa and resulting in the grizzly being tranquilized. Lusa waits for her to wake up, and Oka knows she is going to be put to sleep, regretting that she never told Toklo she was sorry. Lusa promises to go to the wild and tell Toklo his mother loved him.

Great Bear Lake

Once Lusa has finally found Toklo, he refuses to listen to her message from Oka. He is greatly afraid of swimming, thinking his mother's and brother's spirits will drown him if he swims too deep. When asked to swim to Paw Print Island, Toklo worries about the water, and believes he hears spirits talking to him. Once Toklo swims deep enough, he starts to sink, thinking he is going to drown, but Oka's and Tobi's spirits appear to him and help him swim. Toklo suddenly realizes that they want him to live, and doesn't want them to leave.

While Toklo fights Shoteka on the island, Oka helps him win by telling him to move quickly.

Smoke Mountain

In Smoke Mountain, as a spirit, she encourages Toklo to wake up and not drown, when he is trapped inside the firebeast.

Spirits in the Stars

Oka and Tobi come to Toklo after Ujurak dies and Oka comforts him. When Toklo tells her that he is empty, she tells him he is not, for he has the spirit of the wild within him.

In the Return to the Wild arc

Forest of Wolves

Toklo recognizes the scent of Chogan as the bear who chased him, Tobi, and Oka out of their territory. Oka is mentioned multiple times when Toklo describes his father's wrongdoing.

The Longest Day

At the end, Toklo is mentioned to have named his daughter after his mother.

Spoiler warning: End of spoiler warning.

Trivia

In The Quest Begins, it says that she had a litter of cubs before Toklo and Tobi, but they all died before becoming adults, which probably explains her fierce nature.^[11]
Her name means "water" in Chickasaw.^[12]

Quotes

"You are not empty! You have the spirit of the wild in you."

–Oka to Toklo, Spirits in the Stars, page 251

"We can't save everyone... not all of the time."

–Oka to Toklo about Ujurak, Spirits in the Stars, page 251

"Swim Toklo! You can do it! We are with you!"

–Oka to Toklo, Great Bear Lake

Family Tree

Unknown

Unnamed

Chogan

Oka

Unknown

Unknown

= Male

= Female

= Gender Unknown

Gallery

References

↑ Revealed in Great Bear Lake, page 109
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Revealed in The Quest Begins, page 141
↑ Revealed in The Quest Begins, page 32
↑ Revealed in The Quest Begins, page 145
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Revealed in The Quest Begins, page 39
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Revealed in The Quest Begins, page 77
↑ Revealed in The Quest Begins, page 34
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↑ Revealed in The Quest Begins, page 127
↑ Revealed in The Quest Begins, page 168
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[GBL109-1] Revealed in Great Bear Lake, page 109

[TQB141-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Revealed in The Quest Begins, page 141

[TQB32-3] Revealed in The Quest Begins, page 32

[TQB145-4] Revealed in The Quest Begins, page 145

[TQB39-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Revealed in The Quest Begins, page 39

[TQB77-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Revealed in The Quest Begins, page 77

[TQB34-7] Revealed in The Quest Begins, page 34

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[TQB127-9] Revealed in The Quest Begins, page 127

[TQB168-10] Revealed in The Quest Begins, page 168

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 {{Main Quote
 |quote = "Remember your BirthDen. The trees, the waterfall, the open meadows rich with flowers and prey, where you and Tobi played together. All that is waiting for you. You have done what you needed to do for Ujurak. Now go and find your home."
-|speaker = Oka to [[Toklo]] about Ujurak's death,
+|speaker = Oka to [[Toklo]] about [[Ujurak|Ujurak's]] death,
 |ref = ''[[Spirits in the Stars]]'', page 337}}
 {{Infobox
 |Box title = Oka
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 |Row 1 info = [[Grizzly Bear]]
 |Row 2 title = Family
-|Row 2 info = Sons: [[Tobi]], [[Toklo]]<BR>Cubs: Unnamed Cubs<BR>Former Mate: [[Toklo's Father|Unnamed male bear]]
+|Row 2 info = Sons: [[Tobi]], [[Toklo]]<BR>Cubs: Unnamed Cubs<BR>Former Mate: [[Chogan]]
 |Row 3 title = Death
 |Row 3 info = Euthanized
 |Row 4 title = Book Appearances
-|Row 4 info = ''[[The Quest Begins]]'', ''[[Great Bear Lake (Book)|Great Bear Lake]]'', ''[[Smoke Mountain (Book)|Smoke Mountain]]'', ''[[Spirits in the Stars]]'', ''[[Toklo's Story]]''|Row 5 title = Alias
+|Row 4 info = ''[[Toklo's Story]]'', ''[[The Quest Begins]]'', ''[[Great Bear Lake (Book)|Great Bear Lake]]'', ''[[Smoke Mountain (Book)|Smoke Mountain]]'', ''[[Spirits in the Stars]]''|Row 5 title = Alias
-|Row 5 info = Pretty<small> (by Shoteka)</small>}}
+|Row 5 info = Pretty<small> (by [[Shoteka]])</small>}}
-'''Oka''' (''oh-ka'') is a massive, thin,{{r|GBL|109}} female{{r|TQB|32}} [[Grizzly Bear|grizzly bear]] with a massive, broad head,{{r|TQB|145}} long,{{r|TQB|39}} patchy{{r|TQB|77}} brown fur,{{r|TQB|39}} giant,{{r|TQB|34}} sharp claws, soft shoulder fur,{{r|TQB|77}} large, dark eyes, and scratches on her muzzle,<ref>Cite needed</ref>.{{r|TQB|39}}__TOC__
+'''Oka''' (''oh-ka'') is a massive,{{r|GBL|109}} thin{{r|TQB|141}} female{{r|TQB|32}} [[Grizzly Bear|grizzly bear]] with a massive head,{{r|TQB|145}} long,{{r|TQB|39}} patchy{{r|TQB|77}} brown fur,{{r|TQB|39}} giant,{{r|TQB|34}} sharp claws, soft shoulder fur,{{r|TQB|77}} large, dark eyes,<ref>Cite needed</ref> scratches on her muzzle,{{r|TQB|141}} a stumpy tail,{{r|TQB|127}} and huge jaws.{{r|TQB|168}}__TOC__
 ==History==
 {{startspoiler}}
-===[[Manga|Seekers Manga]]===
+===In the ''[[Manga|Seekers Manga]]''===
 ====''[[Toklo's Story]]''====
 : Oka was first seen taking good care of her cubs, [[Toklo]] and [[Tobi]], by letting them play and finding bulbs for them to eat. She kept having to move dens because they were in another bear's territory. The bear was later revealed to be Toklo and Tobi's father. She later got angry at Toklo when he covered Tobi with dirt, thinking he was dead. Later, she fought to protect her cubs from her mate, and they left the forest and headed for the mountains.
-===[[Seekers: The Original Series|The Original Series]]===
+===In ''[[The Original Series]]'' arc===
 ====''[[The Quest Begins]]''====
+:Oka is first seen warning [[Toklo]] to move out of the way of a [[Firebeast|firebeast]]. She explains why he'll never be able to fight them, and orders him to find some dandelions. She is then seen encouraging [[Tobi]] to stand up and eat the dandelions. Toklo is frustrated by his mother's fussing over her sick cub and her refusal to listen to Toklo. When he asks to go back to the site of the grain spill, Oka agrees, but when a large male bear approaches, she hurries the cubs away and leaves the food for the grown male, upsetting Toklo. The small family is starving, and Oka decides to take them over the mountain to the [[Great Salmon River]].
-: Quick tempered, Oka had a fierce nature, probably brought on from losing her first litter. She barely let her sickly cub, Tobi, out of her sight and often got angry with her other cub, Toklo, when he was stubborn or strong willed. When the three climbed the mountains, she allowed Tobi to sit on her back since he was sickly. She stopped to play with Toklo but regretted it when Tobi felt sick and night started to fall. Oka left for a bit in the morning then returned to find Toklo awake and Tobi dead. Anger pulsed through her when she saw her dead cub, rounding on Toklo. She spent most of the day with Tobi's dead body, sending him off to the bear spirits. She then took Toklo to the [[Great Salmon River]]. Oka then saved Toklo from [[Shoteka]], a wily, and fierce male bear when Toklo fell into the river. She showed how much Tobi's death had affected her by sending Toklo away, telling him to leave the territory.
+:Oka tells Toklo to help prepare their bed, as they are going to sleep early for the journey. Once they set out, she sticks close to Tobi and helps him climb the mountain. Oka stops briefly to play with Toklo, but rushes back to Tobi when he complains of feeling sick, which makes Toklo upset again. Tobi says he can't walk any farther, and Oka carries him on her back for the afternoon and the evening. Toklo feels like his mother is ignoring him again, and forces her to stop that night. Oka agrees to find a den on top of the mountain.
+:The next morning, Oka wakes to find Toklo crouched over Tobi's dead body. She roars with anger, blaming Toklo for not saving him, and refuses to move the whole day. Only when Toklo brings moss does she get up and start burying Tobi's body. Oka brings Toklo down the mountain to the river, refusing to respond to his excitement. When [[Shoteka]] attacks Toklo for the first time, Oka defends her cub, but refuses to show him how to fish. Toklo tries fishing on his own, but Shoteka tries to drown him. Oka rescues him again, only to turn her back on him.
+:Toklo watches his mother acting crazy all day, until she finds him sleeping and covers him with dirt and leaves, thinking her last cub has died. Toklo runs away, attempting to forget his mother. Much later, Toklo recalls Oka teaching him not to steal another bear's prey, but chooses to eat part of an adult brown bear's cache.
+:Not long after driving Toklo away, Oka, whose name is not known to [[Lusa]], is brought to her Bear Bowl to live with the other grizzly, [[Grumps]]. She sleeps most of her first day, but when Lusa sees her awake, she goes up to talk to Oka. Lusa often witnesses Oka talking to herself, saying Tobi's and Toklo's names. [[Ashia]], [[King]], and [[Stella]] warn Lusa to stay away from her, and [[Yogi]] agrees that Oka is crazy, but Lusa thinks she's sad after losing her cubs.
+:One day, Oka attacks a [[Humans|flat-face]] who came in to feed her, frightening Lusa and resulting in the grizzly being tranquilized. Lusa waits for her to wake up, and Oka knows she is going to be put to sleep, regretting that she never told Toklo she was sorry. Lusa promises to go to the wild and tell Toklo his mother loved him.
-: Many days later, Oka was brought to the [[Bear Bowl]], weak, skinny, and stricken with grief. She slowly befriended [[Lusa]], a [[Black Bear|black bear]] cub, and admitted what she did to her cub, Toklo. One day, Oka was in a rage and attacked a [[Human|smooth-pelt.]] She knew that she was going to be killed for it, and wished she could tell [[Toklo]] that she loved him as much as she had loved [[Tobi]]. She put faith in [[Lusa]] to find her lost cub, and tell him she was sorry.
 ====''[[Great Bear Lake (Book)|Great Bear Lake]]''====
+:Once Lusa has finally found Toklo, he refuses to listen to her message from Oka. He is greatly afraid of swimming, thinking his mother's and brother's spirits will drown him if he swims too deep. When asked to swim to Paw Print Island, Toklo worries about the water, and believes he hears spirits talking to him. Once Toklo swims deep enough, he starts to sink, thinking he is going to drown, but Oka's and Tobi's spirits appear to him and help him swim. Toklo suddenly realizes that they want him to live, and doesn't want them to leave.
-: As spirits, Oka and Tobi help Toklo get the courage and strength to swim all the way to [[Paw Print Island]] when he is at [[Great Bear Lake (Location)|Great Bear Lake]]. When Shoteka is fighting Toklo, Oka gives advice to Toklo to use his speed.
+:While Toklo fights Shoteka on the island, Oka helps him win by telling him to move quickly.
-====''[[Smoke Mountain (Book)|Smoke Mountain]]''====
+====''[[Smoke Mountain (Book)|Smoke Mountain]]''====
-: In Smoke Mountain, as a spirit, she encourages Toklo to get out of the [[firebeast]]. She is not seen later, but is spoken about in ''[[Smoke Mountain]]'' when the bears are at [[The Big River]]. Toklo wishes for Oka and Tobi to be there with him.
+: In Smoke Mountain, as a spirit, she encourages Toklo to wake up and not drown, when he is trapped inside the firebeast.
 ====''[[Spirits in the Stars]]''====
 : Oka and Tobi come to Toklo after [[Ujurak]] dies and Oka comforts him. When Toklo tells her that he is empty, she tells him he is not, for he has the spirit of the wild within him.
+====In the ''[[Return to the Wild]]'' arc====
+====''[[Forest of Wolves]]''====
+:Toklo recognizes the scent of [[Chogan]] as the bear who chased him, Tobi, and Oka out of their territory. Oka is mentioned multiple times when Toklo describes his father's wrongdoing.
+====''[[The Longest Day (Book)|The Longest Day]]''====
+:At the end, Toklo is mentioned to have named his [[Oka (TLD)|daughter]] after his mother.
 : {{endspoiler}}
 ==Trivia==
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 :
 :''"Swim Toklo! You can do it! We are with you!"''
-:–Oka to [[Toklo]], ''[[Great Bear Lake]]''
+:–Oka to [[Toklo]], ''[[Great Bear Lake (Book)|Great Bear Lake]]''
 ==Family Tree==
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+[[Category:Secondary Characters]]
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 [[Category:Grizzly Bears]]
-[[Category:Toklo's Story Characters]]
-[[Category:The Quest Begins Characters]]
 [[Category:Females]]
+[[Category:Deceased]]
+[[Category:The Quest Begins Characters]]
 [[Category:Great Bear Lake Characters]]
 [[Category:Smoke Mountain Characters]]
 [[Category:Spirits in the Stars Characters]]
-[[Category:Deceased]]
+[[Category:Toklo's Story Characters]]
-[[Category:Secondary Characters]]
 [[Category:The Original Series Characters]]