Scarab (Mummies Alive!)

**Scarab** is the main antagonist of the cartoon series *Mummies Alive!*. He is a magical sorcerer who is reborn into the modern world, trying to become immortal in the modern world.

## Appearance

Scarab has white skin with manicure claws. He wears a black cloak with purple headcuffs. His cloak also has a purple/pink tie with a Scarab Beetle print on it.

Scarab, like the Mummies, can transform into purple-colored armor that resembles a beetle, similar to the species of beetle what he is named after. This power armor can allow Scarab to fly.

## Personality

Scarab's personality is best described as being "evil to the bone". He never stops and gives up on what he wants, and does it in any means he can. His skills at being a sorcerer leads him to knowing great knowledge of different spells, potions, and magical ancient items. HE also knows quite a bit about modern world technology.

He uses his ego to manipulate any of his spirit allies to do things for him, which leads to them disobeying him. He, however, isn't always evil. He may sometimes help his foes if he has a problem, as seen when Sekhmet decides to destroy San Francisco instead of helping him cure his illness. Scarab also shows rare cases of compassion and care in regards to his sidekick and closest friend, Heka.

Despite being fierce and wicked, Scarab is also quite a coward. He barely does any in-combat fighting, instead resorting to his Shabti to do the fighting instead, rather preferring to use ranged attacks to his enemies.

## Biography

In 1525 B.C., Scarab was Amenhotep's royal adviser. However, he wanted more than he needed already and started his plan to rule Egypt and stay young when Amenhotep passed away. His main aim to do so was to kill Amenhotep's son, Prince Rapses. He eventually catches him while the latter was on a field trip with his royal guardians, Ja-Kal, Rath, Armon, and Nefer (aka Nefer-Tina). Dispite their best efforts, Scarab successfully assassinates Prince Rapses, gaining him the fifty lifetimes he was after.

When Amenhotep finds this out, he is so shocked by Scarab's actions that he punishes Scarab to live in the tomb by burying him alive for fifty lifetimes, or more or less the rest of his existence.

However, things all changed in 1928. One day, several archaeologists visit Egypt, and one of them, a young British archaeologist named Harris Stone, finds and opens up the cursed tomb of Rapses, despite the other archaeologists persuading him not to do it. As soon as he opens it up, Scarab awakens and take over Harris' body, and resuming his plan to become immortal by finding where Prince Rapses' spirit went.

With this new body, Scarab (as Stone) used his sorcery and magic to become a multi-millionaire and the most powerful man in the world for over seventy years. By the 1990's, his lifetime was running out and his only chance for true immortality was to find the new reincarnation of Prince Rapses, who Scarab finds out is named Presley Carnovan, a regular twelve-year-old living in San Francisco. Using his money, he funds the local museum by asking people to bring all of the artefacts coming from Rapses' tomb and lure Presley.

When he does eventually lure Presley, Scarab reveals that he is the modern world Prince Rapses and attempts to kill him. However, protectors from the past who protected Rapses are reborn to the world as power armor Mummies and battle with Scarab and his minions.

Ever since then, Scarab has been chasing down Presley where he wants to destroy the Mummies and kill Prince Rapses' for the second time to finally become the immortal ruler he wants to be.

## Powers and abilities

Scarab is a master sorcerer with extensive knowledge of spells, potions, and old magical objects. His major power, and the one he uses the most, is to change like a mummy while donning purple armor that resembles a bug. Scarab is able to fly and the armor is incredibly strong. Scarab, however, is also knowledgeable in electronics and current technologies.