| Samuel Aboah | |||
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| Naming | |||
| Others | N/A | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Species | Teliko | ||
| Gender | Male | ||
| Place of origin | Burkina Faso | ||
| Current status | Unknown | ||
| Biology | |||
| Body type | Humanoid | ||
| Height | 178 cm | ||
| Abilities | Stretching his body at will | ||
| Sentience | Sentient | ||
| Sapience | Sapient | ||
| Behind the scenes | |||
| Universe | The X-Files | ||
| Performed by | Willie Amakye | ||
Samuel Aboah is a biologically-abnormal Burkinabé man who has no pituitary gland and is therefore incapable of producing hormones and pigments, among other metabolic functions. In order to survive, he needs to kill people to consume their pituitaries. After feeding, Aboah gains pigments and ceases to look like an albino. The corpses of his victims, on the other hand, are left completely devoid of coloration.
Like fellow mutant Eugene Victor Tooms, Aboah is also capable of squeezing his body into impossible spaces, such as the interior of pipes or a dinner cart. Minister Diabra believes that Aboah is a Teliko: a race of folkloric humanoids from Burkina Faso who are likewise capable of hiding inside tiny spaces and seek out people at night to drain their life and color. Fox Mulder, after talking to Diabra, theorized that the Telikos could represent a tribe of evolutionary-divergent albinos who survive by consuming the pituitary glands of other humans.
History[]
Aboah immigrated from his homeland of Burkina Faso to Philadelphia, USA, where he killed at least five men to consume their pituitary glands, leaving pale white corpses behind. He took advantage of his inhuman flexibility not only to hide in impossible spaces, but to conceal a small zarabatana inside his throat, which he used to inject a toxic herb to paralyze his victims before sucking their pituitary glands out through their noses.
Aboah was caught after trying to kill Marcus Duff and attacking FBI Agent Fox Mulder. He was shot by Mulder's partner, Dana Scully, and apprehended, but didn't respond well to hormone replacement treatment, casting doubts about whether he would survive long enough to face trial for his crimes.
Appearances[]
- The X-Files, s04e03, "Teliko" (1996)