Khufu

## Appearances

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**Khufu, the Mummy** is a character in the *Atmosfear* series. Usually a playable character, he has also hosted *Atmosfear: Khufu the Mummy*.

## Background

### *The Harbingers*

They never ever found the remains of this Fourth Dynasty Pharaoh who proclaimed himself the "Father of Death" then almost went bankrupt. Khufu reigned for 23 years - almost as long as it took the megalomaniac to build his Great Pyramid from where he set forth on his journey to the next life.

But somewhere along the way he saw the light and sold out! Now he's back! Khufu II. 'King Cliche' - a superstar TV evangelist and ad-guru who has turned the Valley of Kings into his Hollywood on the Nile. "Endorse me!"

### *The Gatekeeper*

During his 23 year reign, Khufu built the Great Pyramid at Giza - a fitting monument to the monster ego of this self procaimed Father of Death. The plans for his afterlife were as grand as his tomb and, embalmed or not, Khufu was going into the next life in style. So when the tomb raiders broke down the sealed walls of his burial chamber they unleashed not only the mummy's curse but the spirit of the shyster Pharoah himself.

Khufu was back: with opportunity, fame, fortune... ... .and his own TV show.

The megalomaniac mummy turned the Valley of Kings into Hollywood on the Nile - a casino here, a pyramid scheme there, and a handful of curses on the way. It was all good.

With such a high profile, of course it wasn't long before they tracked him down and pulled the plug on his show, leaving him to ponder another 4 millennia of cramped, **yellow**, sandy conditions somewhere on The Other Side.

Let's call it a wrap.

### *Khufu the Mummy*

This pharoah is no yummy mummy. You don't get a reputation as The Father of Death with a warm caring nature, and Khufu had an ego the size of a sphinx to go with his nasty disposition.

When the great king finally ended his 23 year reign, shuffling off this mortal coil for a coil of bandages and a new afterlife on The Other Side, he quickly recruited thousands of lost souls to start building his biggest, grandest money spinner ever.

The Valley of Kings became Vegas on the Nile - a casino here, a pyramid scheme there, and a handful of curses along the way.

Of course it wasn't long before he was tracked down and had the plug pulled on his show, leaving him to face millennia of cramped, sandy conditions as a prisoner of The Gatekeeper. That was a wrap......

Until.... he out-played The Gatekeeper and had him re-open his House of Games to guests. Khufu had just the guests in mind, too - those nasty pieces of work surrounding him on The Other Side.

The Dean of the Dunes is back in style: with fame, fortune and a winning smile. Come one, come all! Visit for a night and stay forever. This casino is fun..... You can bet your life on it.

Game on.

## Origin

Khufu is based on a Pharoah of the same name from Egypt's Fourth Dynasty, who was also known as Cheops.

## Appearance

### *The Harbingers*

In *The Harbingers*, Khufu is represented by a cobra. His character card shows a stereotypical mummy wearing a broken Pharaoh mask.

### *The Gatekeeper*

In the DVD reboot, Khufu is represented by a yellow Pharaoh mask. His character card shows a stereotypical mummy.

### *Khufu the Mummy*

In this game, Khufu still has the appearance of a stereotypical mummy, albeit with his bandaging more sparse in places, particularly around his face. He also has visible yellow eyes.

### *30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition*

The visual design of Khufu's playing piece as seen in the Deluxe edition of the anniversary rerelease again depicts him as a mummy, but now wearing a Pharoah's headdress (much like his DVD playing piece) and carrying an ankh-shaped key.

## Personality

Khufu’s personality is somewhat a mix of the Gatekeeper and Baron Samedi, with a joy for playing, and especially at gaining the upper hand over others. He is generally nicer than the Gatekeeper, but that still wouldn't be saying much in his favour. He is shown in the DVD game of his namesake to be petulant, arrogant, dismissive and patronising when he is in control and is not above taunting, tantrums, and indignant name-calling if he loses out. He does his best to keep up a friendly and welcoming demeanour as he initially embraces players into his casino, but the façade slips in many areas, especially when his mind drifts to thoughts of greed, revenge, torture, ancient curses and even cannibalism.

## Key/Keystone Powers

### *The Harbingers*

 Orange
 Blue
 Red
 Green
 Purple

#### *The Third Dimension*

 Orange
 Blue
 Red
 Green
 Purple

## Trivia

* At the end of the *Nightmare IV* tape, a teaser for *Nightmare V* was planned, where Khufu would have been the host, but was cancelled due to declining sales. Instead the game was retooled and relaunched as *The Harbingers*, and released in 1995.