List of characters in The Mummy series
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The following is a selected list of characters who've appeared throughout the Mummy series, (The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,) and the spin-off The Scorpion King, either as main characters, or others.
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[edit] The Mummy
[edit] Richard "Rick" O'Connell
Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) is the central protagonist of the film. He served in the French Foreign Legion before becoming an adventurer. Evelyn and her brother Jonathan, save him from being hanged early in the movie so that he can lead them to the lost city of Hamunaptra. A subplot throughout the film is the growing romance between Rick and Evelyn. Rick provides much of the action of the film, culminating in his killing of Imhotep.
[edit] Evelyn "Evy" Carnahan
Evie Carnahan (Rachel Weisz) is another protagonist, she is a clever, intelligent, but clumsy Egyptologist in Cairo's Museum of Antiquities. She, along with Rick and her brother, Jonathan travels to the lost city of Hamunaptra, where she hopes to find a rare ancient book. After the book has been found, she reads a page of it and unintentionally resurrects Imhotep. Imhotep wants to use her body to resurrect his long-dead lover, and he takes her captive. Upon being rescued, she reads a page from the book of Amon-Ra, rendering Imhotep mortal.
[edit] Jonathan Carnahan
Jonathan Carnahan (John Hannah) is Evelyn's older brother: he is a thief of considerable skill with some knowledge in reading ancient Egyptian and athletic skills nearing those of O' Connell's. He is the source of comic relief in the film, through his desire for treasure and irrepressible demeanour. He also has a slight distrust and dissaproval of Americans and their wild attitude. He is the one who finds the Egyptian key with the map to Hamunaptura hidden inside.
[edit] Ardeth Bay
Ardeth Bay (Oded Fehr) is a member of the Medjai, the Muslim descendants of the original Medjai - the Pharaoh's sacred bodyguards; a group, who have watched over and guarded Hamunaptra for centuries. They are sworn to do all in their power to prevent the release of Imhotep. Despite being an enemy of the protagonists as they begin digging, Ardeth Bay becomes an ally when it becomes apparent that they all must work together to stop Imhotep.
[edit] Beni Gabor
Beni Gabor (Kevin J. O'Connor) is Rick's old Hungarian war buddy who abandoned Rick during a battle with desert raiders. He leads a group of Americans to Hamunaptra, but while there betrays them and begins to work for Imhotep after being promised treasure. Eventually, he is devoured by scarab beetles in the temple's treasure chamber at the end of the film.
[edit] Imhotep
Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) is the main Antagonist of the film. In 1290 BC., Imhotep was High priest under the rule of King Seti I. He began an affair with King Seti's mistress, Anck-su-namun, and they murder the King when he discovers it. After doing so, they are discovered and Anck-su-namun commits suicide with the intention of having Imhotep resurrect her. He attempts to do so but is captured at Hamunaptra, and is punished by enduring the Curse of Hom Dai, a ritual that involved mummifying Imhotep alive, and burying him alive in a sarcophagus filled with carnivorous scarab beetles. As a result of the curse, Imhotep was made immortal and gained control over sand and other elements. Three thousand years later Imhotep was accidentally unleashed during an archaeological dig. After reviving himself using the flesh and organs of the thieves who had opened a cursed chest, he set about trying to resurrect Anck-su-namun again, this time using Evelyn for a sacrifice. Ultimately, Imhotep is defeated when his immortality is taken by the powers of the Book of the Amun-Ra and he is impaled by a scimitar. As he degenerates back into his skeletal mummy form and falls into the pool from which he summoned Anck-su-namun's soul, Imhotep vows revenge.
[edit] Anck-su-namun
Anck-su-namun (Patricia Velásquez) is the lover of Imhotep and the beautiful mistress of Pharoah Seti I, she is the one who kills the pharoah at the beginning of The Mummy after a night of passion with Imhotep, and then waits for Imhotep to ressurect her so they can continue their relationship. Anack-su-namun appears only briefly in The Mummy as she is undead, like Imhotep, and she tries to kill Evelyn in order to become a woman once again. However, Jonathan takes command of Imhotep's guards and has them stab Anack-su-namun to death in the climactic fight sequence.
[edit] The Mummy Returns
[edit] Richard "Rick" O'Connell
Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) is now married to Evelyn and together they have a son named Alex. Through conversations with Ardeth Bay, it is revealed that he is the descendant of the Medjai. He tries to fight the notion of his role being fated. In the end, Rick finally accepts his destiny and succeeds in killing the Scorpion King and sending his Army of Anubis back to the Underworld.
[edit] Evelyn "Evy" Carnahan O'Connell
Evy O'Connell (Rachel Weisz) is now married to Rick and together they have a son named Alex. Through several flashbacks, Evy discovers that she is the reincarnation of Nefertiri, an ancient Egyptian princess, the daughter of King Seti I to be exact, and guardian of the Bracelet of Anubis. She has been having dreams and vauge recollections of her past life. Nefertiti is revealed to be the one who summoned the Medjai to help her father, who was being murdered by Imhotep and his traitorous lover, Ank-su-namun.
[edit] Alexander 'Alex' O'Connell
Alex O'Connell (Freddie Boath) is the son of Evie and Rick O'Connell. When he puts on the Bracelet of Anubis, it reveals to him the path to the pyramid of the Scorpion King. He is captured by Imhotep's followers, and much of the film focuses on the attempts of his parents to rescue him. He has a witty and bratty attitude, but is good-hearted and intelligent far beyond his years, a trait his parents never hesitate to acknowledge.
[edit] Jonathan Carnahan
Jonathan Carnahan (John Hannah) is Evy's brother. He has a golden stick which is later revealed to be the Scepter of Osiris, which is actually a spear that could be collapsed into a sceptre, and apparently the only weapon capable of slaying the Scorpion King. He is still as greedy and comedic as in the first film, but apparently has a girlfriend at the time that Imhotep's followers invade the O'Connell household.
[edit] Ardeth Bay
Ardeth Bay (Oded Fehr) returns as an ally of the O'Connells. He goes through many trials to stop the release of the Scorpion King, but doesn't succeed, and unfortunately, the Scorpion King is released. He leads his people in a desperate battle against the Anubis Warriors that form the Scorpion King's army. He also possesses a pet hawk named Horus, which he uses to send messages to the other Medjai Tribes. Horus is later shot and killed by Bay's nemesis, Lock-Nah, and he later has his revenge in a deadly duel. He leads the Medjai in the battle against the Army of Anubis.
[edit] Imhotep
Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) returns as the movie's main antagonist. Having been resurrected and freed from the resin he had been trapped in at the end of the first movie by a group of cultists and Anck-Su-Namun, Imhotep proceeds to seek out the Bracelet of Anubis, which was the key to finding the lair of the Scorpion King, an ancient warrior who's power Imhotep lusted for. After finding the bracelet on the arm of Alex O'Connell, Imhotep captures the boy and uses him to find the lair of the Scorpion King. Once Imhotep reaches the lair, he is robbed of his telekinesis, immortality, and other powers granted by the Curse of Hom Dai by Anubis. When the Scorpion King responds to Imhotep's summons, Imhotep tricks him into attacking Rick O'Connell. When Rick kills the Scorpion King and sends him and his army to the Underworld, the palace begins to collapse. Rick and Imhotep both nearly fall into a chasm, that apparently leads to the underworld, and grab onto the ledge. While Rick is rescued by Evelyn, Anck-Su-Namun leaves Imhotep to die while he begs for her assistance. After this betrayal, Imhotep loses the will to live and willingly casts himself into the pit.
[edit] Anck-su-namun/Meela Nais
Anck-su-namun has a vastly improved role in this film. She is shown to be far more treacherous than in the first film, and even relishes in her treachery, e.g. when she passionately kisses Imhotep atop the British Museum after she has kidnapped Alex O'Connell. Anck-su-namun has been reincarnated (presumably by Imhotep's followers) as a millionaire by the name of Meela Nais, the name by which she is known before it becomes clear she is Imhotep's lover. Anck-su-namun also seems more aware of her role in the Egyptian monarchy than in the first film: she knows she has to kill Evelyn/Nefetiri in order to become as powerful as Imhotep. Indeed, Anck-su-namun is the real antagonist of the film, not Imhotep. Imhotep is so infatuated by her beauty that he allows himself to go with his quest, although he seems to be pretty unsure of himself at times, e.g. at the end when Anubis removes his powers. Anck-su-namun succeeds in killing Evelyn, but then Alex resurrects her and Anck-su-namun and Evelyn engage in a brief battle, until Anck-su-namun and Evelyn realize that the true antagonist is the Scorpion King. When the Scorpion King is vanquished, Evelyn saves Rick who urges her to flee, and although Imhotep begs for Anck-su-namun to save him, she cowardly runs off. As Imhotep throws himself into the underworld, Anck-su-namun falls into a pit of scarab beetles and is eaten alive.
[edit] Mathayus (The Scorpion King)
The Scorpion King (The Rock) is a seldom-seen yet key character in the film, appearing at the beginning and in the climax. He was once a warrior who made a deal with Anubis in a bid for revenge. After he carried out his vengeance he was taken by Anubis and transformed into a massive centauroid scorpion-monster. In this form, Imhotep tricks him into fighting with Rick. Eventually Rick kills him with the Spear of Osiris.
[edit] The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Little is yet known about the characters that will appear in the third film. The characters Rick, Evelyn, Alex and Jonathan are said to be returning, but with a new actress for Evelyn, Maria Bello. Brendan Fraser will be returning as Rick O'Connell, Bello has taken the role of Evelyn and Luke Ford will play the, now adult, Alex. There will also be new characters played by Michelle Yeoh and Jet Li, as the new Chinese mummy villain, who has shapeshifting powers due to an ancient curse. It is unknown if Imhotep and Ardeth Bay will return for the third movie.
[edit] The Scorpion King
[edit] Mathayus (The Scorpion King)
Mathyaus, The Scorpion King (The Rock) is an Akkadian mercenary who is hired to kill the king's sorcerer, He is betrayed by his client's son and witnesses his brother's death. With the aid of Arpid, a horse thief, he escapes a fatal death and vows revenge for his brother. He travels to Gomorrah with Arpid to break in and kill Memnon, but fails and comes across the sorceress. He kidnaps her but eventually teams up with her and Balthazar to kill Memnon. He then claims the throne as the Scorpion King and establishes a peaceful rule with the sorceress as his queen.
[edit] Arpid
Arpid (Grant Heslov) is a sneaky horse thief who becomes Mathayaus’ comedy-relief sidekick. Throughout the film, he encounters moments where he is actually critical to the plot, such as when earlier in the film, he rescues Mathyaus from a gruesome death by carnivorous fire ants, and when, at the climax, he surprisingly displays an act of courage when he desperately lights the sacks of “Chinese magic powder” (gunpowder) after being captured by Memnon’s soldiers. This represents his character’s personal journey, from a lying, clumsy and goofy sidekick to an important hero in his own right.
[edit] Memnon
Memnon (Steven Brand) is a merciless tyrant and warlord who has been conquering the lands of Egypt, and eventually the known world. He is infamous as supposedly “the greatest swordsman the world had ever seen,” and has incredible fighting skills and reflexes; a good example being when he easily snatches a point-blank shot arrow with his palms, halting it just before it pierces his stomach. Throughout the film, Memnon is obsessed with an ancient prophecy concerning the ‘House of Scorpio,’ when the gods shall choose favor upon a warrior and make him invincible. However, the vast majority of this subplot did not appear in the final film, though they are available to watch on the DVD. He is attracted to Cassandra, an overwhelmingly beautiful sorceress with the gift of forsight, thus giving Memnon an invaluable advantage in battle. With her powers, she can predict the outcome of every battle, giving Memnon the opportunity to make changes and alterations in strategy to make the situation turn out in his favor. According to Cassandra, Memnon captured her as a little girl and forced her to join him. She has always secretly hated Memnon, and throughout the film Memnon is (mostly) confident that her loyalties are with him. But when she is kidnapped by the Akkadian assassain Mathayus, Memnon becomes furious and slowly rumors begin to spread that Cassandra has switched sides. Up until the time Cassandra returns from captivity (in reality having truly switched sides and returning to hold off Memnon’s final raid at sunrise), he has a desire to bed her and make her queen once he is victorious. But then he begins to notice that Cassandra has lost some of her power (due to a romantic relationship with Mathyaus) and soon realizes the truth. When the rebels arrive for the final battle, Memnon takes her hostage and Mathyaus comes to her rescue. Memnon then engages the Akkadian in a brutal swordfight, where he reveals the extent of his prowess, and even lights the blades on fire to surprise and distract Mathyaus. In the final face/off, Mathayaus brags that the gods favor him, referencing the prophecy. Mathyaus then rips an arrow out of his back (shot earlier by one of Memnon’s men) and uses it to shoot Memnon in the stomach while he is distracted in his enormous confidence. Ironically, it turns out Mathyaus is the warrior prophecized to take on the mantle of Scorpion King. Memnon is knocked off the roof of his temple by the force of the arrow’s hit, and is engulfed in a cloud of fire caused by an explosion of gunpowder by the rebels. He then falls to the street, on fire, and finally meets his just end.
[edit] Cassandra
Cassandra (Kelly Hu) is the sorceress held captive by Memnon, and has powers of future perception, giving Memnon the strategic advantage. Cassandra has a weakness in that if she is ever to have sexual intercourse she shall lose her magic powers. She is kidnapped by the assassin Mathyaus, and reveals her hatred for her captor. She slowly begins to respect and even love the Akkadian warrior, to the extent that she willingly risks her life to heal Mathyaus from fatal scorpion venom. She is then motivated to return to Memnon after seeing a vision of the brave rebels being slaughtered by his armies. She claims to still be with Memnon and that she still has her powers, but Memnon notices her change in attitude. During the final battle, Cassandra attempts to sacrifice herself for Mathyaus by jumping in front of an arrow shot by an enemy soldier, but Mathyaus twirls her around in time to take the hit with his shoulder. When Mathyaus finally succeeds by using this arrow to slay Memnon once and for all, Cassandra is there to watch Memnon’s forces bow down to him as the new Scorpion King. She is last seen accompanying Mathyaus in biding farewell to Balthazar, and sharing a loving kiss with the great Akkadian and predicting his future reign as King by his side as his Queen. It is then revealed that sexual intercourse did not (and would not) strip Cassandra of her powers of foresight, but she fabricated the legend to keep Memnon at a distance as long as possible. Note: Cassandra’s name is never spoken or referenced in the final film, however a deleted scene on the DVD has Memnon addressing her as Cassandra.
[edit] Balthazar
Balthazar (Michael Clarke Duncan) is a Nubian warrior who is allied with King Pheron and the rest of the brave rebels opposing Memnon’s tyrannical conquest. He is an imposing black-skinned leader with many piercings and a hairstyle slightly resembling dreadlocks. He is distrustful of Mathyaus (and Akkadians in general) at first. When Mathyaus and Cassandra, along with Arpid, arrive in Balthazar’s oasis village, he still has not changed his opinion. He then engages Mathyaus in a vicious hand-to-hand face-off after they break each others’ swords out of pure strength and muscle. Mathyaus is eventually the winner, but throughout the fight Balthazar retains the upper hand, punching and tackling the Akkadian with incredible ferocity. Later on, they forge a truce in order to lead one last desperate assault on Memnon’s forces. Throughout the climax, he mostly deals with Memnon’s soldiers, defeating them all with ease. He even seems to enjoy pummeling his foes, evidenced by his grin and the line: “So…who dies first?” When Mathyaus goes off to rescue Cassandra, Balthazar tosses him his sword, wishing him well. Then, when the rebel’s makeshift version of Chinese gunpowder is lit and explodes, the wall of fire from the explosion engulfs the remaining thugs Balthazar is fighting, and he only manages to save himself by ducking into a large corner in the wall next to him. With their victory over Memnon and Mathyaus declared the new Scorpion King, Balthazar heads off back to his home. He finally has respect and trust for Mathyaus, wishing him good fortune in his rule and stating that Balthazar’s people will always be indebted to him. He then sets off back home.
[edit] The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian
A new prequel to The Scorpion King has been announced, and it is likely that there will be many new characters introduced in this chapter of the Mummy franchise. It is expected to be released around 2009-2011.
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