Mathayus
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| Mathayus | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Gender |
Male |
| Nationality |
Akkadian |
| Eye color |
Brown |
| Hair color |
Black |
| Height |
6' 4" |
| Died |
3000 B.C by soul being reclaimed by Anubis, again in 1933 A.D by Richard O'Connell |
| Family |
Cassandra (lover) |
| Alias |
The Scorpion King |
| Statistics | |
| Weapon(s) owned |
sword |
| Behind the scenes | |
| First appearance | |
| Latest appearance | |
| Cause |
killed by Richard O'Connell |
| Portrayer | |
Mathayus was an Akkadian warrior that was well known as the Scorpion King among all that knew his identity.
Once a warrior-for-hire that was one of the last of a dying people, Mathayus ascended power by assuming the role of a king, becoming greater as a ruler in time, until he was compelled to sell his soul to Anubis, the God of Death, in exchange for the chance to win one last battle. The deal with the ancient deity cost Mathayus his humanity, as he was transfigured into a giant scorpion-man, condemned to awaken only once in the next five thousand years after his transformation.
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[edit] Biography
Mathayus was once an assassin-for-hire of Akkadian origin in Ancient Egyptian times, before the time of the Pyramids. Along with his two brothers, Mathayus became a mercenary, trained extensively in the deadly arts and only applying service to those whom they personally favoured.
Mathayus had reached Thebes with his men and had intended to fell the city, conquering it as part of his empire; leading his men to attack Thebes, Mathayus fought with his troops against a number of soldiers of Thebes for seven years before he and his warriors were finally compelled to admit defeat and wander off into the desert of Ahm Shere. Mathayus accepted his defeat quietly, with a sour, displeased look about him as he and his troops wandered on.
After the men and their leader had been ambling about the desert, they began to die off, one by one, until Mathayus himself remained. About to die due to heatstroke and lack of sustenance, Mathayus called out to Anubis, requesting his life back, as well as the chance to once again conquer his foes, in exchange for what had been denied him: a golden pyramid. At that moment, a large black scorpion scuttled out of the sands and Mathayus promptly picked up the arthropod and chewed it up, ignoring its stings on his hand; the scorpion having been offered as confirmation by Anubis towards Mathayus' request. With the eating of the scorpion, trees began to sprout from the sands, along with waters that flowed in rivers and in minutes a great oasis had sprouted up from the deserts, where Mathayus recuperated his strength before going on his goal to re-challenge Thebes.
Mathayus had fulfilled his vow to construct a golden pyramid for Anubis, taking the gold and slaves needed to construct the structure from his conquests as he led an army not of men, but of giant jackal-headed warriors akin in appearance to Anubis himself. Mathayus led the Army of Anubis as they ravaged Thebes and slew many innocents until the last resistance had fallen and Thebes was conquered. With that, Anubis took Mathayus' soul from him and placed it in his Bracelet, sending the Army back to the desert sands where it would lay waiting for its next leader, as Mathayus had been branded by Anubis so that whoever would defeat the Scorpion King in battle might take control of his armies and lay waste to the whole of the Earth.
[edit] Battle in Ahm Shere
Five thousand years after his battle in Thebes, Mathayus had been returned to the pyramid within the Oasis of Ahm Shere, where he underwent a drastic change in physical being: all from his abdomen down had been replaced with that of a scorpion, albeit on a larger scale; from this scorpion's body were two giant claws that were placed just below his chest, and Mathayus' human hands had been substituted with scorpion claws. Condemned to a stasis that would cease every five thousand years, Mathayus awaited inside the pyramid, unknowing that various travellers, soldiers, and countless others had reached his Oasis and died. Among those to reach the Oasis were some Knights Templar from the Holy Wars that had found the Oasis and set out to guard it against intrusion.
Finally, in 1933 A.D, the Scorpion King awoke from his slumber and found men inside his pyramid: the former-mummy Imhotep and an adventurer known as Rick O'Connell. The Scorpion King lunged forward to kill Imhotep, but the mummy pleaded to the Scorpion King that he was his servant, convincing Mathayus not to kill him. Imhotep went on to lie that O'Connell had been sent to kill Mathayus; Mathayus believed it, and pursued O'Connell, aiming to kill him. As O'Connell ran, the Scorpion King had found another man, Baltus Hafez, who had been mauled when he had put on the Scorpion King's Bracelet and had tried to insert it into the wall. The Scorpion King chased after Hafez and caught him, tearing the man into pieces as he screamed out for Imhotep's help.
[edit] Death
The Scorpion King was still on the warpath, attempting to destroy O'Connell as well,
[edit] Personality and Traits
Mathayus was among the last of the Akkadian tribe in his time, and took his status as an Akkadian mercenary in stride as his brothers did. In his youth, Mathayus had some scruples about carrying out his assignments, though as a warlord his morals were somewhat lowered. Mathayus, though serious in a fight, was not without some humour as he often accepted the shortcomings of others with a somewhat jocular tone.
A tall, muscled man considered handsome, Mathayus was tanned deeply by the deserts suns and wore long dreadlocks, though his appearance was drastically altered after having stricken an accord with Anubis, his waist and legs being replaced with the lower half of a scorpion and his hands replaced with giant claws. After his change had taken place, Mathayus' voice had changed as well from a typical human-voice to a deep guttural groan.
[edit] Behind the Scenes
Mathayus is portrayed by actor and wrestler Dwayne Johnson in the film The Mummy Returns and is voiced by Johnson as well in the video game The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian. In his appearance as a monster, Mathayus is voiced by metal singer Max Cavalera, and is performed as a young man by Pierre Marais and Michael Copon, who portray the Scorpion King as a young boy and young man, respectively.
The Scorpion King is based off the real-life historical figure, King Scorpion, of which little is known historically.
