Oluwande Boodhari

Character
Name:	Oluwande Boodhari
Occupation:	Pirate
Relationships:	Jim Jimenez (best friend, partner) Crew of the Revenge (crew)
Fandom:	Our Flag Means Death
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Oluwande Boodhari is a character from Our Flag Means Death played by Samson Kayo.

Fandom

Oluwande is a popular character in fanworks. In shipping works he is most commonly paired with his canon love interest, Jim Jimenez.

Nickname

There has been debate over the canonical shortening of his name as "Olu." People familiar with Nigerian culture have stated that the correct nickname would actually be "Wande," but opinions differ as to whether using "Olu" is outright offensive.

Even though the nickname is culturally incorrect, some have pointed out that it is used as a nickname for Oluwande outside Nigeria. Some fans have even found humor in Oluwande's canon nickname.

whenever someone in Our Flag Means Death uses the nickname "Olu" for Oluwande - instead of correcting them to the more appropriate "Wande", Oluwande just lets everyone call him "God" and I think that's beautiful 🤣

Crocs

In one scene of the show, Oluwande is seen wearing a pair of Crocs, despite the show being set in 1717. Oluwande's Crocs are frequently brought up by fans talking about the show's use of anachronism, which fans have also embraced in fanworks.

On May 26th, 2022, Samson Kayo tweeted, "Need some new @Crocs 😊". OFMD fans speculated that he was referencing the scene and hinting at the show being renewed for season 2. This was proven correct a week later when the show was officially renewed.

Notable Fanworks

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

• “Pirate with a Teal Earring” by kunfuci0us
• Let's be honest, I miss Oluwande every day ;-; by KyberBonsai

Meta

• An Ode to "Olu" by artemyis

Links

• Oluwande Boodhari on AO3