Tantu

Tantu was a mystical warrior and the first owner and user of the Anansi Totem.

Biography
According to a legend Tantu was a warrior. Anansi had fashioned a totem which he gave to a warrior named Tantu.

Powers

 * Anansi Totem: Most of Tantu's powers come from his necklace, which allowed him to harness the life force of animals, in essence harnessing their abilities.

Abilities

 * Hand-to-hand combatant: Tantu was a known warrior.
 * Occult knowledge: Tantu had a contact with Anansi who had made a totem for him, which he also was fully capable of using.

Equipment

 * Anansi Totem: it was the source of Tantu's powers.

Behind-the-scenes

 * In the DC comics Tantu is indeed the first user of Anansi-created Tantu Totem, who is almost never seen, but is frequently referenced. It should be noted though that, unlike Anansi Tantu seems like an original DC comics creation, with the name probably taken from a Hindi word "Tantu", which means "the bundle tied with a cord" or "Fibre from cotton pods is spun to weave cloth".