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Scarab was once the Pharaoh's royal advisor. He is the main antagonist in "Mummies Alive!".

History

Background

3500 years ago, in ancient Egypt, Scarab was the royal advisor of Amenhotep. However, Scarab wished for a higher position of power in the kingdom. So, he eventually came up with a plan, an idea that once Amenhotep died, he'd use magic in order to stay young and rule Egypt forever as a Pharaoh. Only one thing stood in his way, Prince Rapses, as he could take the throne from him when he grew older, and with his guardians, Ja-Kal, Rath, Armon and Nefertina protecting him, his plan to rule Egypt wouldn't be easy. Scarab's plan however would take care of both problems. In order to stay young, Scarab needed the soul of a prince, and so, he was eventually able to lure the prince to a mountain top without his guardians. Scarab sucked the life force from the young Rapses for youth and immortality. Unfortunately for his guardians, they found Rapses when it was already too late, and lost the battle against Scarab who was aided by Ja-Kal's brother Arakh, and his Shabti army, costing them their lives.

Amenhotep eventually caught Scarab, and punished him for his crimes, by sealing him in a tomb, alive, to spend the rest of his life in. Amenhotep placed a seal on his tomb, that whoever opened it would be cursed. Eventually, his "immortality" started wearing off, and Scarab grew old inside his tomb.

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Harris Stone about to free Scarab from his tomb.

In 1928, an arceologist named Harris Stone discovered the tomb, and decided to open it, despite the warnings of the locals and his crew. Harris opened the tomb, discovering marks inside it, not hieroglyphics, but scratches, that indicated someone was counting. Scarab attacked Harris, killing him, and then took his place. Over the years, Scarab (now as Harris Stone), used his skills and knowledge to get his hands on anything ancient that could help him restore his vitality, and became a wealthy millionaire. Eventually he discovered that Prince Rapses's spirit would be reincarnated, and that this was his chance to become young again, by finding the reincarnation of Rapses, and taking his spirit again.

Modern Times

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Harris Stone's pyramid, aka, Scarab's headquarters.

Scarab funded an exhibition, to uncover all that remained of Rapses and Amenhotep's kingdom, in hope that he would discover something new to restore his youth, or even bring the attention of the reincarnated Rapses. His plan works, as he attracts Presley Carnovan, who we discover is the reincarnation of the ancient prince. Scarab commands his Shabties to capture him, and eventually doing so himself. When Presley shouts for help, four sarcophagi in the room open, revealing the Mummies, Rapses's mummified guardians, which Scarab had brought in the museum unwillingly, from the exhibition. The Mummies stop Scarab and save Presley. Realizing his mistake, Scarab attempts to take the Mummies and their sarcophagi back to Egypt, by stealing them during the night. The Mummies discover this, and fight Scarab once more, taking back their belongings, and hide inside the museum's sphinx.

Using the knowledge and money he collected from all these years, Scarab comes up with multiple plans to stop the mummies and capture Presley, such as using the Living Nightmare to essentually lead him right to him, or even summoning the Trackers of Souls to capture the prince for him. Scarab opens the Western Gate underneath the Golden Gate bridge, which he uses throughout the show to call upon creatures and deities from another realm, such as Geb.  He works with Apep and Nuhn to capture the prince for him, he creates a device that steals people's years, and gives him hours, uses special artifacts such as the Life Force Drainer and the Falcon Idol to weaken the mummies, or even resorts into tricking Presley and the Mummies by disguising his form and catch them by surprise. One note-worthy event was that Scarab came up with a plan that was almost guaranteed to bring him the prince, challenging the Mummies in the "Challenge of the Maze", meaning that if he defeated the Mummies without using magic, and instead, something they both wouldn't expect or understand, like technology, the prize would be Presley himself. Scarab comes really close, managing to defeat three of the four mummies, until Ja-Kal is able to stop him. Many of his plans, such as summoning Sekhmet to cure him from his cold, or summoning Bes to bring him the Tree of Life and restore his youth, have actively endangered the citizens of San Francisco and the world. 

It is revealed that all of his plans and the constant creation of Shabties has made him go broke and pennyless. Scarab now needs a way of making more money, leading him to reawaken undead gold miners to bring him gold, or even deplete San Francisco's water supply, and charge the citizens 100$ for one bottle of water. Scarab is growing more and more impatient, losing both his money and his youth, until he starts looking for the Crown of Ramses, a magical item that can give him immense power, capable to destroy the Mummies once and for all. Presley's father, Paul Carnovan gives him the crown, without knowing Scarab's plans. Scarab uses the crown and grows into a giant monster, which the Mummies aren't able to stop. With the combined forces of the Mummies, Presley and his father, they manage to defeat Scarab by removing his crown, causing him to flee. During the end of the show's run, Scarab comes up with a final plan, bringing back the person who aided him by defeating the Mummies in ancient Egypt, Arakh. Scarab summons Arakh's spirit and then instructs Set and Anubis to bring him his sarcophagus. Scarab then calls for Arakh's son, Kimas's spirit, to help him in his battle against the Mummies. Kimas initially sides with him, but after realizing his father is only using his as a tool to fight his uncle, Ja-Kal, he sides with the Mummies, sending both himself and his father back through the Western Gate, once again, failing Scarab's plan, making him flee. It is unknown what happened to Scarab afterwards.

Personality

Scarab's emblem

Scarab's emblem.

Scarab has been described as being "evil to the bone". He will stop at nothing to get what he wants, with any means necessary, Diabolical and sharp, Scarab is a fierce sorcerer. He is also a great liar, and won't hesitate to back-stab his allies for his personal gain and ego. However, Scarab has shown rare cases of compassion and care in regards to his sidekick and closest friend, Heka. Scarab is also a bit of a coward, when it comes to combat, as he will command his Shabties to fight for him, in hopes that they will defeat his enemies, or give him time to run away. Although Scarab usually avoids hand to hand combat, he prefers to fight his enemies with ranged attacks, to avoid confrontation.

Powers and Abilities

Scarab is a very skilled sorcerer, with great knowledge of spells, potions, and magical ancient items. However, his primary ability, and his most used one at that, is transforming like the mummies, and wearing a purple-coloured armor resembling a beetle. The armor is very durable, and gives Scarab the ability to fly. However Scarab also posseses knowledge about modern day technology and electronics.

In Ra, Ra, Ra, Ra:

  • He transformed for the first time in his beetle armor.
  • He fired a lazer beam from his hand.
  • He fired a fireball from his hand.
  • He shapeshifted into Harris Stone.

In Sleep Walk Like an Egyptian:

  • He summoned the Living Nightmare from his mouth.
  • He summoned his shadow to deliver the Living Nightmare.

In Pack to the Future:

In The Gift of Geb:

  • He manifested a small earth-like object in his hand.
  • He summoned Geb from the Western Gate.
  • He used a spell to absorb Prince Rapse's spirit for the first time.

In Desert Chic:

  • He fired arrows from under his armor.

In High Nuhn:

In Dead Man Walking:

  • Made a device that stole people's years and in return, it gave him hours.

In Body Slam:

In The Curse of the Sekhmet:

In Reunion:

  • Practised disguising spells, and transformed himself into a snake and Amenhotep.

In The Prince and the Presley:

In The Egyp-Tsu Kid:

  • Transformed a couple of circus fair performers into monsters.

In Missing Ja-Kal:

In Ghouls' Gold:

  • Brings the spirits of undead gold miners back from the dead.

In Loss of Face:

  • Makes a youth potion for himself, in order to appear young.
  • Disguises himself as a photographer.

In Kid Scarab:

  • Disguises himself as a kid, in order to catch Presley by surprise, when he leasts expects it.

In Pepped with Good Intention:

  • Casts a levitation shield over his ship.

In Tree O'Clock Rock:

  • Uses telekinesis to save the Mummies from falling to their doom.

In The Bird-Mummy of Alcatraz:

  • Brings the spirits of undead criminals back from the dead.

In Pepped with Good Intention:

  • Levitates an entire cargo ship using a spell.

In My Dad the Hero:

In Family Feud: Part 1 - Brother's Keeper:

  • Summons Arakh's spirit.
  • Freezes Arakh for disobeying him.

In Family Feud: Part 2 - New Mummy in Town:

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Trivia

  • It is uncertain whether or not Scarab's armor was created by a patron deity of his, or if he created it himself.
    • If it was really created by a deity, then it would most likely be Khepri, the god of the morning sun. He had the head of a scarab beetle. Another possible candidate might be the Beetle Deity seen beyond the Western Gate, which even bares a striking resemblence to Khepri himself.
  • According to Seth Kearsley, Scarab's purple and gold color scheme is a reference to "The Maxx", a series based on the comic book character with the same name, on which he worked on as a storyboard artist. [1]
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