James Konju

James Konju Sr. (May 13, 1912 - October 9, 1987) was the father of Thomas Konju, the creator of the Legion 5. His paternal grandfather was a Chinese Immigrant to the United States. Konju fought in World War II and took up farming in the 1930s. He was killed by Erkhon Stardom during the Battle of Annapolis.

Biography
Konju was born on May 13, 1912 to John and Edith Konju. The Konju family had immigrated to the United States in 1860 and moved to Baltimore, Maryland by 1900.

After the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Konju moved to Annapolis where he bought a farm in 1931 to generate income. In 1933, he dated an 18 year old woman named Sarah Brown and then married her 2 months later.

Konju had two children. His first son, James Konju, Jr. was born in 1935, and his younger son, Thomas Konju was born in 1941. In 1942, shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Konju enlisted in the army to fight in World War II. Konju was shipped off to Europe in August of 1942. Konju fought on D-Day and returned to the United States when the war ended.

His son Thomas ran away from home in August of 1946. Konju became devoted to finding his son but gave up by 1957, ironically the year Thomas would become famous. Konju refused to watch the news afterwards, fearing he would hear that his son died. Konju ended his farming business in 1972, but still lived on the farm.

By 1985, Konju had become depressed. He believed his son Thomas to be dead and his relationship with his son James was strained.

In October of 1987, the city of Annapolis, including Konju's Farm was attacked by Eviltie Forces. During the battle, his son Thomas, who was now nationally famous came to fend off Eviltie attackers. James reunited with Thomas and cried tears of joy upon seeing him. Konju was glad to know his son was alive. Konju then left to fight more Evilties.

However, shortly after, the Zurg of the Evilties, Erkhon Stardom entered the house, and in an effort to get Thomas to fight him, shot Konju. Stardom stood by as Konju and his wife screamed. Thomas then entered the house once again to see his father lying in a pool of blood. In a fit of rage Thomas attacked Zurg, with the fight going into Konju's field. Konju became extremely stressed, fearing for his son's life. Thomas then entered the house, where he comforted his dying father. Konju told his son that he was proud of him and then passed away, his last words, reported by his son in an interview a month later, being "You're helping others Tommy, you're helping others, God bless you."

Legacy and Personal Life
In 1991, his son Thomas named the dining room of his tower, James Konju Hall. Konju's other son, James Konju, Jr. founded The James Konju Foundation, in an effort to help parents find missing children and dedicated it to his father's memory.

Konju was an Episcopalian but attended Catholic Mass occasionally in the 1950s. In his youth he was a Republican but switched to a Democrat during World War II to support Franklin Roosevelt. However, in 1955, he switched back to being a Republican.

Konju suffered from anxiety after his son Thomas ran away and had frequent anxiety attacks.