He is perceived as a spirit of violence that incites people to perform violent acts.
[3] With the rise of Christianity, the more beneficent aspects of the deity were supplanted by missionaries who came to represent Ekwensu as Satan.
[4] Europeans influenced their beliefs of good and evil to convince Igbo that Ekwensu was Satan-like.
[5] The goal of European's influence was to easily colonize the Igbo tribe, forcing them to be fearful of something.
[8] He was the testing force of Chukwu, and along with Ani the earth goddess, and Igwe, the sky god, make up the three highest Arusi of the ancient Igbo people.