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1	* 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.
2	* CaliforniaDoubling: More like Arizona Doubling. This is the one of the series entirely filmed in the US (the sequels went for South Africa, Thailand, and Romania).
3	* 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.
4	* DirectToVideo: Though the first film was released theatrically, the rest of the series was released direct to DVD.
5	* DVDCommentary: By Dwayne Johnson.
6	* 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 Creator/ZachMcGowan for the fifth movie.
7	* 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 ''The Battle for Redemption'' and ''Quest for Power'', and by Zach [=McGowan=] for ''The Book of Souls''.
8	* 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.
9	* SequelGap: ''Rise of a Warrior'' was released six years after the first film.
10	* StarMakingRole: The first film is Wrestling/DwayneJohnson's breakthrough outside his cameo in ''Film/TheMummyReturns''.
11	* 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.
12	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
13	** The first movie's DVD includes alternate versions of several scenes showcasing an entire prophesy subplot that was cut. Said subplot explained the villain's whole motivation and the otherwise confusing ending.
14	** 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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