![]() Wiro Sableng is such a legend, but what do we know of the character's origins? Now Wiro's story has been adapted for the big screen by Lifelike Pictures and 20th Century Fox, and is about to hit Indonesian cinemas on Thursday (30/08). The Wiro Sableng legend started in "cersil," an acronym for "cerita silat" ("martial arts stories"), action-packed dime novels usually centered on the adventures of a local warrior. The mad warrior character was first created in the late 1960s by Bastian Tito, the father of Vino G. Bastian, the actor who will play Wiro Sableng in the screen adaptation. In Bastian's novels, Wiro was born Wira Saksana, the son of Raden Ranaweleng and Suci. ![]() His parents were soon killed by Mahesa Birawa, who later became Wiro's arch enemy. Little Wira was rescued and then trained by Sinto Gendeng ("Mad Sinto"), Mahesa's teacher before he turned to the dark side. It was Sinto who gave Wira his nickname of "Wiro Sableng" – "sableng" and "gendeng" both mean "crazy," "mad," or "insane" in Javanese – at their bootcamp on West Java's Mount Gede. Sinto also passed down to Wiro his powerful double-bladed axe, the Kapak Naga Geni 212. The handle of the axe is actually a seruling (traditional Sundanese flute) that when blown will emit a piercing sound that will make enemies go deaf. A dragon’s head is carved on the bottom of the axe's handle. Sharp, poisonous needles can shoot out of the dragon's mouth.
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