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. Vino said the first Wiro Sableng novel was published in 1967 with the title "Empat Berewok Dari Goa Sanggreng" ("Four Bearded Warriors From Sanggreng Cave"). The novel narrated the genesis of all subsequent Wiro Sableng stories. "From what I know, my father created the Wiro Sableng character a few years before that, but he would only appear as a minor character in random warrior adventure stories. ![]() The 1967 novel told the story of Wiro's origins – why and how he became a warrior.
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