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* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/DwayneJohnson originally reprised his role as Mathayus from ''Film/TheMummyReturns'' for the first film. He was replaced by [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Michael Copon]] for ''Rise of a Warrior'', by Victor Webster for ''Battle for Redemption'' and ''Quest for Power'', and by Zach [=McGowan=] for ''Book of Souls''.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/DwayneJohnson originally reprised his role as Mathayus from ''Film/TheMummyReturns'' for the first film. He was replaced by [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Michael Copon]] for ''Rise of a Warrior'', by Victor Webster for ''Battle ''The Battle for Redemption'' and ''Quest for Power'', and by Zach [=McGowan=] for ''Book ''The Book of Souls''.
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* DirectToVideo: Though the first film was released theatrically, the rest of the series was released direct-to-video.

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* DirectToVideo: Though the first film was released theatrically, the rest of the series was released direct-to-video.direct to DVD.
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* DirectToVideo: Though the first film was released theatrically, the rest of the series was released direct-to-video.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/DwayneJohnson originally reprised his role as Mathayus from ''Film/TheMummyReturns'' for the first film. He was replaced by [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Michael Copon]] for the second film, by Victor Webster for the third and fourth films, and by Zach [=McGowan=] in the fifth movie.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/DwayneJohnson originally reprised his role as Mathayus from ''Film/TheMummyReturns'' for the first film. He was replaced by [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Michael Copon]] for the second film, ''Rise of a Warrior'', by Victor Webster for the third ''Battle for Redemption'' and fourth films, ''Quest for Power'', and by Zach [=McGowan=] in the fifth movie.for ''Book of Souls''.
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* SequelGap: ''Rise of a Warrior'' was released six years after the first film.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/DwayneJohnson originally reprised his role as Mathayus from ''Film/TheMummyReturns'' for the first film. He was replaced by [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Michael Copon]] for the second film, by Victor Webster for the third and fourth films, and by Zach [=McGowan=] in the fifth movie.



* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/DwayneJohnson originally reprised his role as Mathayus from ''Film/TheMummyReturns'' for the first film. He was replaced by [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Michael Copon]] for the second film, by Victor Webster for the third and fourth films, and by Zach [=McGowan=] in the fifth movie.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: More like Arizona Doublin. This is the one of the series (so far) entirely filmed in the US (the sequels went for South Africa, Thailand, and Romania).

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* CaliforniaDoubling: More like Arizona Doublin. Doubling. This is the one of the series (so far) entirely filmed in the US (the sequels went for South Africa, Thailand, and Romania).



* TheOtherDarrin: [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Michael Copon]] replacing Dwayne Johnson in the second film. {{Justified|Trope}} since the second film is a prequel. Played straight with Victor Webster for the third and fourth films and Zach [=McGowan=] in the fifth movie.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/DwayneJohnson originally reprised his role as Mathayus from ''Film/TheMummyReturns'' for the first film. He was replaced by [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Michael Copon]] replacing Dwayne Johnson in for the second film. {{Justified|Trope}} since the second film is a prequel. Played straight with film, by Victor Webster for the third and fourth films films, and by Zach [=McGowan=] in the fifth movie.
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* TheOtherDarrin: [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Michael Copon]] replacing Dwayne Johnson in the second film. {{Justified}} since the second film is a prequel. Played straight with Victor Webster for the third and fourth films and Zach [=McGowan=] in the fifth movie.

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* TheOtherDarrin: [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Michael Copon]] replacing Dwayne Johnson in the second film. {{Justified}} {{Justified|Trope}} since the second film is a prequel. Played straight with Victor Webster for the third and fourth films and Zach [=McGowan=] in the fifth movie.
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* ReferencedBy: ''Film/{{Nope}}'', in which the characters worked as horse trainers on the film, and one of the protagonists dons a crew sweater emblazoned with the film's logo in the climax.
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* DVDCommentary: By Dwayne Johnson.
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* FakeNationality: Samoan American Wrestling/DwayneJohnson as Akkadian Mathayus in the first film. Filipino American Michael Copon in the second film, Canadian Creator/VictorWebster in the third and fourth films and American Zach [=McGowan=] for the fifth movie.

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* FakeNationality: Samoan American Wrestling/DwayneJohnson as Akkadian Mathayus in the first film. Filipino American Michael Copon in the second film, Canadian Creator/VictorWebster in the third and fourth films and American Zach [=McGowan=] Creator/ZachMcGowan for the fifth movie.
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* FakeNationality: Samoan American Wrestling/DwayneJohnson as Akkadian Mathayus in the first film. Filipino American Michael Copon in the second film, Canadian Victor Webster in the third and fourth films and American Zach [=McGowan=] for the fifth movie.

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* FakeNationality: Samoan American Wrestling/DwayneJohnson as Akkadian Mathayus in the first film. Filipino American Michael Copon in the second film, Canadian Victor Webster Creator/VictorWebster in the third and fourth films and American Zach [=McGowan=] for the fifth movie.

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* CaliforniaDoubling: More like Arizona Doublin. This is the one of the series (so far) entirely filmed in the US (the sequels went for South Africa, Thailand and Romania).

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* CaliforniaDoubling: More like Arizona Doublin. This is the one of the series (so far) entirely filmed in the US (the sequels went for South Africa, Thailand Thailand, and Romania).



* OldShame: Downplayed, but Johnson finds what they did to his eyebrows as extremely cringeworthy.



** The first movie's DVD includes alternate versions of several scenes showcasing an entire prophesy plot that was cut. Said plot explained the villain's whole motivation and the otherwise confusing ending.

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** The first movie's DVD includes alternate versions of several scenes showcasing an entire prophesy plot subplot that was cut. Said plot subplot explained the villain's whole motivation and the otherwise confusing ending.
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*OldShame: Downplayed, but Johnson finds what they did to his eyebrows as extremely cringeworthy.
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* TheCharacterDiedWithHim: Balthazar is revealed to have died in the fifth movie ''The Book of Souls'', just like his actor Michael Clarke Duncan did in 2012.
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* AdaptationSequence: The Scorpion King 2 might just take the cake. It's a direct to DVD prequel of a spin-off of a sequel of a remake.
* CaliforniaDoubling: More like Arizona Doubling with ''The Scorpion King'', the one of the series (so far) entirely filmed in the US (the sequels went for South Africa, Thailand and Romania).
* FakeNationality: Samoan American Dwayne Johnson as Akkadian Mathayus in the first film. Filipino American Michael Copon in the second film, Canadian Victor Webster in the third and fourth films and American Zach [=McGowan=] for the fifth movie.
* StarMakingRole: The first film is Dwayne Johnson's breakthrough outside his cameo in The Mummy Returns.

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* AdaptationSequence: The ''The Scorpion King 2 2'' might just take the cake. It's a direct to DVD prequel of a spin-off of a sequel of a remake.
* CaliforniaDoubling: More like Arizona Doubling with ''The Scorpion King'', Doublin. This is the one of the series (so far) entirely filmed in the US (the sequels went for South Africa, Thailand and Romania).
* FakeNationality: Samoan American Dwayne Johnson Wrestling/DwayneJohnson as Akkadian Mathayus in the first film. Filipino American Michael Copon in the second film, Canadian Victor Webster in the third and fourth films and American Zach [=McGowan=] for the fifth movie.
* StarMakingRole: The first film is Dwayne Johnson's Wrestling/DwayneJohnson's breakthrough outside his cameo in The Mummy Returns.''Film/TheMummyReturns''.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first movie's DVD includes alternate versions of several scenes showcasing an entire prophesy plot that was cut. Said plot explained the villain's whole motivation and the otherwise confusing ending.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: ThrowItIn: During the sword fight between Balthazar and Mathayas, the swords break and Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan and Wrestling/DwayneJohnson turn their heads away from the shards. In the special features, Johnson confesses that the swords actually broke, and the very sharp shards could have hurt them. They chose to keep it in, and improvised.
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The first movie's DVD includes alternate versions of several scenes showcasing an entire prophesy plot that was cut. Said plot explained the villain's whole motivation and the otherwise confusing ending.ending.
** Early in the production, the role of Memnon was written for Creator/ChowYunFat. His manager Terence Chang vetoed it, saying Chow never plays villains and that doing so would betray his fans.
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* StarMakingRole: The first film is Dwayne Johnson's breakthrough outside his cameo in The Mummy Returns.
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* FakeNationality: Samoan American Dwayne Johnson as Akkadian Mathayus in the first film. Filipino American Michael Copon in the second film and Canadian Victor Webster in the third and fourth films.
* TheOtherDarrin: [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Michael Copon]] replacing Dwayne Johnson in the second film. {{Justified}} since the second film is a prequel. Played straight with Victor Webster for the third and fourth films.

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* FakeNationality: Samoan American Dwayne Johnson as Akkadian Mathayus in the first film. Filipino American Michael Copon in the second film and film, Canadian Victor Webster in the third and fourth films.
films and American Zach [=McGowan=] for the fifth movie.
* TheOtherDarrin: [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Michael Copon]] replacing Dwayne Johnson in the second film. {{Justified}} since the second film is a prequel. Played straight with Victor Webster for the third and fourth films.films and Zach [=McGowan=] in the fifth movie.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: More like Arizona Doubling with ''The Scorpion King'', the one of the series (so far) entirely filmed in the US (the sequels went for South Africa, Thailand and Romania).
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* FakeNationality: Samoan American Dwayne Johnson as Akkadian Mathayus in the first film. Filipino American Michael Copon in the second film and Canadian Victor Webstar in the third and fourth films.

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* FakeNationality: Samoan American Dwayne Johnson as Akkadian Mathayus in the first film. Filipino American Michael Copon in the second film and Canadian Victor Webstar Webster in the third and fourth films.
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* FakeNationality: Samoan American Dwayne Johnson as Akkadian Mathayus in the first film. Filipino American Michael Copon in the second film and Canadian Victor Webstar in the third and fourth films.
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* TheOtherDarrin: [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Michael Copon]] replacing Dwayne Johnson in the second film. {{Justified}} since the second film is a prequel. Played straight with Victor Webster for the third and fourth films.
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* HeyItsThatVoice - Memnon is Alexander Anderson in the English dub of ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''.
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* AdaptationSequence: The Scorpion King 2 might just take the cake. It's a direct to DVD prequel of a spin-off of a sequel of a remake.
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* HeyItsThatVoice - Memnon is Alexander Anderson in the English dub of ''{{Hellsing}}''.

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* HeyItsThatVoice - Memnon is Alexander Anderson in the English dub of ''{{Hellsing}}''.''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''.

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