History WesternAnimation / Papyrus

The animated series has a distinctive overarching story that borrows various characters and events from the comics. Here Papyrus, the young fisherman is chosen by the Egyptian gods to defend Egypt from the threat posed by Set, the formerly banished god of deserts and storms after the malevolent god captured and sealed the Kingdom’s protector god Horus in a magic sarcophagus and kept in the black pyramid of Ombos. Alongside Papyrus is Princess Theti, daughter of the Pharaoh and High Priestess of Isis, Tiya, the princess of robbers and Thebes and her monkey [[TeamPet Shepsi]], Imhotep, a young scribe with ambitions of being an architect and Bebo, [[PluckyComicRelief a joyful and pacific]], though [[TheKlutz clumsy]] former Libyan prince and his donkey Kamelot, Hapou, a boy whom is [[AmbiguousDisorder believed to have a learning disability]] but [[CreepyChild is actually prone to possession by various gods]] and Ratoufer, [[MentorArchetype the High Priest of Horus who helps guide the heroes on their adventures]].

* AdaptationalHeroism: [[PunnyName Patatras]] is Tiya's contact and fellow thief. At end of his introduction episode, he becomes one of the royal guard. In the comics, he was a gang leader of thieves and also joined the Pharaoh's guards at the end. However, he returned to thieving later in the series and explained it didn't suited his lifestyle, but he still remained loyal to Merenptah.

* CutShort: The series was cancelled before Papyrus could free Horus and restore to Egypt as promised by the opening.

* BigBad: Set with his servant Aker playing a more direct role. In the comics there isn't really a consistent antagonist with it varying from album to album.

* TheVoiceless: Anubis is the only god who does not speak in any way throughout the series while Horus briefly talks to Theti when she attempts to free him and Seth possesses Hapu.

** The Libyans look like Europeans, had [[AmbiguouslyBrown dark skin]], sport blonde hair and beards, as if they came straight from [[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} pages of Asterix]]. (This is an example of AluminumChristmasTrees, though; sources and artwork do picture ancient Lybians as being comparatively light-skinned and having brown, blond or even reddish hair.)

* AdaptationDistillation: [[AnimatedAdaptation The animated tv series]] simplify and streamlined some stories as well as creating some new ones.

* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Played straight for the most part. Set, Aker and their allies want to plunge Egupt in chaos ForTheEvulz while Papyrus, Theti, Pharaoh and their friends are all kind and benevolent. The slightest shades fo grey are [[JerkassGods the gods who can be short sighted and vindicative]] and Pharaoh [[spoiler: being responsible for the destruction of Papyrus native village though he has remorse over it]]

* CompositeCharacter: Egypt's sacred bull Apis also takes the role of the Cretan Bull who killed the Cretan Prince in "The Labyrinth."

* StoryArc: While the series mostly [[StatusQuoIsGod maintains its status quo]], a few episodes build up the mystery about Papyrus' origins and true name. [[spoiler:He's eventually revealed to be the descendant of Tutankhamun, pharaoh from an old dynasty.]]

** The Libyans look like Europeans, had [[AmbiguouslyBrown dark skin]], sport blonde hair and beards, as if they came straight from [[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} pages of Asterix]]. (This is an example of AluminiumChristmasTree, though, as sources and artwork do describe ancient Lybians as being comparatively light-skinned and having brown, blond or even reddish hair.)

** The Libyans looked like Europeans, had [[AmbiguouslyBrown dark skin]], sport blonde hair and beards, as if they came straight from [[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} pages of Asterix]].

* StoryArc: While the series mostly [[StatusQuoIsGod maintains its status quo]], a few episodes build up the mystery about Papyrus' origins and true name. [[Spoiler:He's eventually revealed to be the descendant of Tutankhamun, pharaoh from an old dynasty.]]

* ObliviousToLove: Papyrus never understands why [[ClingyJealousGirl Tethi gets mad every time he pays attention to another girl]] nor does he catch her thinly veiled confessions. In the last episode, [[ShipperOnDeck Ratoufer]] outright says that he has yet to learn about girls' hearts.

** Theti's mother is named Neferure in the show while she isn't named in the comic.

* CatsHaveNineLives: At the end of "The Trial of Papyrus", Tetris, the deceased cat of Merenre's parents, shows up alive to the bewilderment of Tethi. Ratoufer quotes this trope as the reason why.

* SparedByAdaptation: The Hittite Princess in "Tears of the Giants" and Chepseska in "Imhotep's Transformation."

* RecycledAnimation: The series features lots of this, notably with Aker's scenes in the Pyramid. The final three episodes ("The Djed Pillar", "The Trial of Papyrus" and "The Nightmare"), however, takes the cake as they almost entirely consist of entire scenes from earlier episodes awkwardly stitched together.

* AscendedExtra: In "Imhotep's Transformation" Merneptah/Merenptah killed Chepseska by loosing an arrow at him while in the animated series he became a recurring antagonist.

* BottleEpisode: The last three episodes consists ostly of recycled scenes from earlier episodes.

The animated series has a distinctive overarching story that borrows various characters and events from the comics. Here Papyrus, the young fisherman is chosen by the Egyptian gods to defend Egypt from the threat posed by Set, the formerly banished god of deserts and storms after the malevolent god captured and sealed the Kingdom’s protector god Horus in a magic sarcophagus and kept in the black pyramid of Ombos. Alongside Papyrus is Princess Theti, daughter of the Pharaoh and High Priestess of Isis, Tiya, the princess of robbers and Thebes and her monkey Shepsi, Imhotep, a young scribe with ambitions of being an architect and Bebo, [[PluckyComicRelief a joyful and pacific]], though [[TheKlutz clumsy]] former Libyan prince and his donkey Kamelot, Hapou, a boy whom is [[AmbiguousDisorder believed to have a learning disability]] but [[CreepyChild is actually prone to possession by various gods]] and Ratoufer, [[MentorArchetype the High Priest of Horus who helps guide the heroes on their adventures]].

The animated series has a distinctive overarching story that borrows various characters and events from the comics. Here Papyrus, the young fisherman is chosen by the Egyptian gods to defend Egypt from the threat posed by Set, the formerly banished god of deserts and storms after the malevolent god captured and sealed the Kingdom’s protector god Horus in a magic sarcophagus and kept in the black pyramid of Ombos. Alongside Papyrus is Princess Theti, daughter of the Pharaoh and High Priestess of Isis, Tiya, the princess of robbers and Thebes and her monkey Shepsi, Imhotep, a young scribe with ambitions of being an architect and Bebo, [[PluckyComicRelief a joyful and pacific]], though [[TheKlutz clumsy]] former Libyan prince and his donkey Kamelot, Hapou, a boy whom is [[AmbiguousDisorder believed to have a learning disability]] but [[CreppyChild is actually prone to possession by various gods]] and Ratoufer, [[MentorArchetype the High Priest of Horus who helps guide the heroes on their adventures]].

The animated series has a different plot than its comic counterpart. In the beginning, Horus the falcon god of light and Set the god of evil fought to control Egypt. The council of the Gods decided, Set was sent to exile and Horus became the first pharaoh of Egypt. For two thousand years, pharaoh succeeded pharaoh. But Set had plotted his revenge, and deep inside his sinister black pyramid of Ombos, [[SealedGoodInACan Set imprisoned Horus in a magic sarcophagus]]. From then on, and no longer protected by the god Horus, Egypt was at the mercy of Set and his servant Aker. So the gods chose Papyrus, a young fisherman who must find the secret entrance to Ombos, free the god Horus and restore peace to Egypt.

* OvertookTheManga: The first season adapted all the issues released at the time so the second season consisted entirely of original stories.

* VillainExclusivityClause: Aker in every episodes sends demon after Papyrus and his friends and summons Set's magic to stop them.

''Papyrus'' is the AnimatedAdaptation of the [[ComicBook/{{Papyrus}} Belgian comic of the same name]]. It was created in 1998 and ran for two seasons (52 episodes) long. It was shown on TFOUTV in France and [[Creator/{{CBC}} Radio-Canada]] in Quebec.

''Papyrus''is the AnimatedAdaptation of the Belgian comic of the same name. It was created in 1998 and ran for two seasons (52 episodes) long. It was shown on TFOUTV in France and [[Creator/{{CBC}} Radio-Canada]] in Quebec.

* SparedByAdaptation: The Hittite Princess in the AnimatedAdaptation of "Tears of the Giants" and Chepseska in the adaptation of "Imhotep's Transformation."

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