Sphinx (Marvel Comics)

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==Summary==
Anath-Na Mut better known as Sphinx is a recurring villain of Nova who first appeared in Nova Vol 1 6. From there on he'd proceed to also fight the likes of the Fantastic Four and the New Warriors. Anath-Na Mut was the chief wizard for Pharaoh during his reign, but after he lost the battle to Moses,Nova Vol 1 7 he was exiled from the empire. Walking the sands of Egypt for 90 years, Anath-Na Mut found the Ka Stone. Upon placing the stone on his forehead, Anath-Na Mut was forever transformed into a deathless immortal who is doomed to walk this earth forever.
At first, he thought himself blessed with immortality, but as time went on, he became to loathe such an existence.Nova Vol 1 6 So, he began his thousand-year quest to finally rid himself of this curse and leave this world behind.Nova Vol 1 24 However, he might never be able to achieve that.
One day, the Sphinx faced the Devourer of Worlds, Galactus, and the latter forced him into a time loop where the Sphinx is forced to relive his life countless times over. Thus, he found a new mission in his life; to defy the time loop and rest once and for all. But no matter what he does, all he faces is failure - and death and rebirth at the hands of Galactus.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , far higher with preparations and technology | At least , up to at least with Absorption, after tapping into the full power of Ka Stone
Key: Base | With Ka Stone
Name: Sphinx, Anath-Na Mut
Origin: Marvel Comics
Gender: Male
Age: At least 5 thousand years, far higher psychologically (relived his life countless times)
Classification: Supervillain, Transcendental Human
Powers and Abilities: 
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Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight, Magic (Was a powerful wizard before becoming the Sphinx. Used his magic to protect his tomb while he was dead.Nova Vol 3 3 Mastered paradox magicNova Vol 4 35 ), Genius Intelligence (See intelligence section), Life Manipulation (Casted a spell on a rod and turned it into a snake), Acausality (Type 1), Immortality (Type 1 and 3; Sphinx was changed by the stone and made immortal. If he does die, he can resurrect himself by absorbing the life force of others ), Absorption (As shown hereHowling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. Vol 1 2), Energy Projection (As shown hereHowling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. Vol 1 3), Extrasensory Perception (Can sense power within artifactsHowling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. Vol 1 4), Law Manipulation (Bypassed the natural laws of the universe to make the impossible happenContext: Galactus forced universal laws on him to place him inside a time loop, however, Sphinx used magic to bypass those rules placed on him. As you can see, he did not die here even though he was stripped of his Ka Stone. See here for more context. In addition, two Ka Stones cannot exist at one point in time. But somehow, he managed to do that. He made sure that two Ka Stones could exist at one period in time, even in a normal universe. - For more context, read Nova Vol 4 32 - 35), and Resistance to Electricity Manipulation (As shown here)
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All from the base, plus Enhanced Senses (As shown hereThing Vol 1 34), Biological Manipulation (Turned clay into man), Energy Projection (As shownNew Warriors Vol 1 47 here), Absorption (Passively absorb powers and energies of people. Absorbed the power of Ka Stone from its current user), Kinetic Energy Manipulation (As shown here), Statistics Amplification (Any energy he steals is amplified), Flight (As shown here), Spaceflight (Has a spaceship), Time Travel (Pulled people out of different eras with technology), Causality Manipulation and Space-Time Manipulation (Was going to rewrite time itself with stolen techNova Vol 4 32)
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Attack Potency: Planet level physically (His power is greater than that of Ben Grimm even without the Ka Stone), far higher with preparations and technology (Restored the Ka Stone, which he used to fought and easily overpower Ben Grimm Absorbed the energies of other heroes and energies of the Ka-Stone to regain his usual Ka Stone-empowered state. With his newfound power, none of the New Warriors, including Nova, was a match for him.Web of Spider-Man Annual Vol 1 8New Warriors Annual Vol 1 2 With futuristic technology he had acquired, he was going to undo and rewrite time itself) | At least Planet level (Far stronger than his base. Overwhelmingly stronger than Ben Grimm and Young Nova. More powerful than a group of Inhumans. Nova is no match for him), up to at least Star level with Absorption (Began to absorb the power of a star as if it was nothing and it was hinted at that he could absorb far more if he put his mind to it), Universe level+ after tapping into the full power of Ka Stone (Continuously stated to have infinite power and was considered a Galactus-level threat by Reed Richards. Superior to Meryet Karim, an inexperience Ka Stone user who warped reality and time of the entire universe)
Speed: Relativistic+ (Comparable to Nova and the Thing), far higher with preparations and technology | Relativistic+ combat and reactions speed (Comparable to Nova and the Thing), likely higher (Never went all out against the likes of Nova or Thing), Massively FTL+ after tapping into the full power of Ka Stone (Flew from Xandar - located in Andromeda Galaxy - to Earth in a brief time. Fought Galactus and Terrax, and the latter was no match for him) 
Lifting Strength: At least Class G (Stronger than Ben Grimm), far higher with preparations and technology (With broken Ka Stone - which he restored, overpowered Ben Grimm After absorbing the energies of Ka Stone, he should be similar to his Ka Stone empowered state) | At least Class G (Far stronger than his base form. Consistently overpowered Ben Grimm's grip), at least Stellar after tapping into the full power of the Ka-Stone (Although weaker, he was still able to grapple with Galactus for a brief time) 
Striking Strength: Planet level, far higher with preparations and equipment, | At least Planet level physically, Universe level+ after tapping into the full power of the Ka Stone 
Durability: Planet level (Survived hits from Ben Grimm), far higher with preparations and equipment (After restoring the Ka-Stone, he fought and easily overpowered Ben Grimm. Absorbed the energies of other heroes and energies of the Ka-Stone to regain his usual Ka Stone empowered state. With his newfound power, none of the New Warriors, including Nova, could hurt him) | At least Planet level physically (Ben Grimm's attacks did not do anything against him. Survived multiple attacks from Black Bolt without a problem.The reason Black Bolt was able to overpower Sphinx is because of the former's unique energy - Fantastic Four Vol 1 208 Tanked Young Nova's strongest punch. Tanked attacks from Nova again), Universe level+ after tapping into the full power of the Ka Stone (His durability can scale to his attack potency due to the nature of the Ka Stone and how it operates) 
Stamina: Superhuman (Can fight for prolonged periods against a large number of superheroes without showing any sign of exhaustion), higher with Ka Stone energies (should be comparable to his Ka Stone empowered self) | Superhuman (Much superior compared to his previous state. Can fight for prolonged periods without any form of exhaustion. Flew helplessly around the galaxy the galaxy for at least a month), Infinite after tapping into the full power of the Ka Stone (The Ka Stone has infinite power within it and its users can draw upon its never-ending energies) 
Range: Standard Melee Range, up to Thousands of Kilometers with energy attacks (His energies traveled to other parts of the world), Interdimensional with BFR (Sent Nova and others to other timelines, and shunt Speedball into the Kinetic Dimension) | Standard Melee Range physically, up to Hundreds of Meters to Inter-Planetary with energy attacks and absorption, Universal with cosmic awareness, and Interdimensional with BFR 
Standard Equipment: Ka Stone and Scepter of Ka, an ancient Egyptian artifact with infinite power.
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (Was the chief Wizard of Pharaoh and a capable magician. Walked the Earth for five thousand years and shaped its history in various ways. Created a device that was going to use Black Bolt as a battery so he could absorb the knowledge of the entire planet at once. Has a machine which allows him to reform the Ka Stone by bringing it back atom by atom. Seemingly turned a pyramid into a ship with advanced technology. Has temporal monitoring device which allows him to peer into other dimensions and through history), Supergenius after absorbing the Worldmind (After absorbing the knowledge of the Worldmind, it was implied his battle intelligence and intelligence in general had increased drastically. Before absorbing the Worldmind intelligence, he did not even know what the Ka Stone was even capable of. But after absorbing it, he tapped into its full potential and managed to become a universal level threat. The Worldmind is a sentient computer that contains the vast knowledge of the universe the battle experience and knowledge of thousands of former Nova Corp members. On top of that, thanks to the Worldmind, he was able to unlock the secrets of the universe and realized the only way to save himself was to recreate the universe from scratch, constructing it as perfectly as possible to allow him to ignore the fate bestowed upon him by Galactus. After Galactus defeated him, he trapped him in a time loop where he will be forced to relive his life over and over again with all the knowledge he has gained. He's smart enough to figure out how to get two Ka Stones, even though such a thing should be an impossibility,Nova Vol 4 32 - 35 and Mister Fantastic said his plans are hard to discern. In addition, Reed compared him to Kang)
Weaknesses: Due to the fate forced upon him by Galactus, he cannot survive without Ka Stone or its energies. Sometimes he dies instantly, other times he manages to resist it for a long time, but ultimately, he cannot survive without the gem or its energies. However, after absorbing the energies of the stone and fusing with Meryet Karim, he lost that weakness. | Without his Ka Stone, he has no power. Before tapping into the full power of the Ka Stone, he needed to meditate to "regenerate" his energies.This is simple because he did not know how exactly his powers and the Ka Stone truly worked as it is a higher dimensional artifact/object. He assumed his Ka Stone needed to take its time to recharge. In fact, he took note of this mistake in 「Fantastic Four Vol 1 208」 when he unlocked the true wonders of his Ka Stone. His life absorption kills people, but the moment he loses the Ka Stone/Scepter, the dead comes back to the land of the living and return to normal. Enough meddling with the timeline will give him time cancer, which he managed to heal later on. People with special stone-based powers, like Darkhawk, were invisible to him for a brief time.
Notes: 
*Regarding the curse of Galactus; the entire story of Sphinx revolves around freeing himself from a deadly fate, but he cannot succeed no matter what. He, who once existed above and beyond time and reality itself, was forced back into its laws and fate by Galactus after Sphinx tried to reshape the world. So, the only way for him to be free from this fate is to ascend to a higher level of reality where the new law placed upon him by Galactus loses its meaning or to recreate the universe from scratch without any of the original laws and fate affecting him.
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