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8!!The Heroes/Mummies
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10[[folder: Presley Carnovan]]
11[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/prezley.png]]
12->Voiced by: Creator/BillSwitzer
13An ordinary 12-year-old boy who finds out he has the spirit of Prince Rapses, leading to the Mummies becoming his new guardians and the target for Scarab's immortality plots.
14----
15* AmbiguouslyBrown: [[JustifiedTrope Which actually makes a certain amount of sense]] if he is supposed to be descended from Egyptian immigrants; the country's population has always been a mix of Arabic and African ethnicities, with a number of Caucasians after it ended up becoming part of the British Empire.
16* ArbitrarySkepticism: In the premiere, he witnesses (among other things) mummies coming to life, a man turning into what looks like a bug monster, and statue-like warriors running around all over the place... but ''believing he is the reincarnation of a long dead Egyptian prince?'' ''Pfft.'' No way.
17%%* BadassAdorable: At times.
18* BrokenPedestal: When he learns his father [[spoiler:took a job for Scarab, he's understandably pretty upset]].
19%%* TheChosenOne: He is the reincarnation of Prince Rapses.%%And?
20%%* DistractedByTheSexy: [[spoiler:In both his encounters with Chontra.]]
21* DoggedNiceGuy: To Cynthia, who he has a crush on.
22* IJustWantToBeNormal: Occasionally expresses annoyance over having the spirit of Prince Rapses, especially since it makes him a target and causes assorted hijinks. This is tempered by the knowledge that he'd lose his mummy pals if he was separated from the spirit.
23* ImCryingButIDontKnowWhy: Upon reading the description for Kahti, he cradles the cat all while tears fall down his eyes...before realizing he didn't even like cats.
24* KindheartedCatLover: He gets along with Kahti pretty well. This is probably due to Rapses' spirit inside of him, since in the beginning of the show he said that he didn't like cats.
25* LikesOlderWomen: He has a crush on his friend Walter's older sister Cynthia. He also has one for [[spoiler:Chontra when she masquerades as his student, and then again as his classmate]].
26* MeaningfulName: Presley is named after Music/ElvisPresley[[note]]Who was associated with Memphis, Tennessee, which was named after the ancient Egyptian capital.[[/note]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Herbert,_5th_Earl_of_Carnarvon Lord Carnarvon.]][[note]]Who financed the excavation of King Tut's tomb.[[/note]]
27* NonActionGuy: Initially he is the only one with no combat skills. With training he is becoming an "action kid".
28* ObliviousToLove: He never seemed to notice his friend Elaine's feelings for him.
29* RebelPrince: Only he isn't actually a prince, per se.
30* RebuiltPedestal: [[spoiler: Although his father redeems himself in the end when he saves Presley's life.]]
31* {{Reincarnation}}: He's the reincarnation of Prince Rapses.
32* RookieRedRanger: He isn't part of the team itself, he is just being taught how to defend himself by the mummies, because he possesses Rapses' immortal spirit, which means he can never be put on the front lines anyway.
33* ShelteredAristocrat: At the beginning (though he is technically the ''reincarnation'' of an aristocrat).
34* SupportingProtagonist: While Ja-Kal is the leader of the mummies, Presley is the character that the series ''really'' focuses on.
35%%* WellDoneSonGuy
36[[/folder]]
37
38[[folder: Ja-Kal]]
39->'''Voiced by''': Creator/DaleWilson
40The leader of the Mummies. He is a good hunter and doesn't know [[spoiler:what happened to his family after his initial death]].
41----
42* AnimalMotifs: Ja-Kal is a falcon.
43* ArrowsOnFire: His bow can fire flaming arrows.
44* BatDeduction: His tracking skills are so good both Presley and Armon can't help but notice:
45--> Rapses is right Ja-Kal, you ''are'' good.
46* BeingGoodSucks: He'd love more than anything to be reunited with his wife and son in the afterlife, but he puts being Presley's protector first. He also wants to embrace his revived nephew, but he can't risk revealing their base's location.
47-->'''Ja-Kal:''' Must my duties always come first? I've given up so much for my pharaoh already. First my brother. Then my family. My life.
48* CainAndAbel: Abel to his evil brother's Cain.
49%%* TheChainsOfCommanding
50%%* CoolUncle: To his nephew.
51* DeathByOriginStory: He and all the other mummies on his team died before the series even started.
52* AFatherToHisMen: Albeit a slightly overbearing and over-protective one.
53* HonorBeforeReason: Tends to help others without a second thought but just as often avoids asking for help himself. Really suffers for it in "Missing Ja-Kal" when Scarab performs a mystical attack on him. He's left suffering loss of muscle control and painful seizures, but he'd rather endanger himself trying to fix the problem alone than ask for help. Scarab mocks this as a warrior's pride, though Ja-Kal ultimately swallows his pride in the end.
54* KnightTemplar: He has absolutely no reservations about taking down anyone who endangers Presley, [[spoiler:even Nefertina when she was possessed by Bastet.]]
55* LikeASonToMe: Regarding Presley.
56* MyGreatestFailure: He takes failing to save Prince Rapses harder than the other bodyguards and overcompensates by being overprotective towards Presley.
57* NotSoAboveItAll: Not even he can resist in "Loss of Face" taking a look at the new and improved Nefertina.
58* NotSoStoic: Typically the most reserved and serious member of the team, but "Sleep Walk Like an Egyptian" and "New Mummy in Town" have him reflect on his failures and personal tragedies.
59* OnlySaneMan: Compared to the other mummies. He can be socially awkward and a little too focused on the job, but he keeps the team an effective unit and has a better sense of decorum.
60%%* PapaWolf: To Presley.
61* ParentsAsPeople: He never had the chance to raise his own son, but he is doing a pretty good job of it with Presley.
62* ParentalSubstitute: Played with. Ja-Kal *wants* to be this to Presley, but is often reminded by Rath that he cannot be a father to their young charge.
63%%* PlayingWithFire
64* PowerGivesYouWings: His armor form has golden wings.
65%%* SociallyAwkwardHero
66%%* TheStoic
67* UnknownRival: In the past, he had no idea how much his brother, Arakh, resented him.
68[[/folder]]
69
70[[folder: Armon]]
71->'''Voiced by''': Graeme Kingston
72The strongman of the Mummies. He has a habit of using his strength and loves to eat.
73----
74* AnimalMotifs: Armon's armor is based on a ram.
75* ArtificialLimbs: When transformed Armon acquires a golden arm.
76* BareFistedMonk: Unlike the other Mummies, Armon is a master of hand-to-hand combat and doesn't use any weapons. Back when he was alive, he was in charge of teaching Rapses how to fight empty-handed.
77* BigEater: Pretty much every episode has him either eating or expressing a desire to eat.
78* TheBigGuy: The biggest and the strongest of the Mummies.
79* BoisterousBruiser: Armon is the most jovial of the four Mummies both in battle and outside of it.
80* BrainsAndBrawn: The brawn to Rath's brain.
81* DeathByOriginStory: He and all the other mummies on his team died before the series even started.
82%%* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength
83* FreudianExcuse: If "Eye of the Beholder" is anything to go by, he's a BigEater because his mother was a SupremeChef who always encouraged him to eat.
84* GeniusDitz: Not very intelligent, but a fighting expert. He knows everything from the basic training fundamentals to complex moves.
85* GentleGiant
86* HandicappedBadass: Armon, the team bruiser, has no right arm, as he lost it during his past life in Egypt. However, while transformed his armor gives him back the missing limb. He is still pretty formidable without it.
87* LethalChef: He seems to be the only one who can stomach his own cooking.
88* LightningBruiser: Armon's size belies impressive speed and agility.
89%%* SimpletonVoice
90* SituationalHandSwitch: He can only use his left hand since he lost his right arm in battle.
91[[/folder]]
92
93[[folder: Rath]]
94->'''Voiced by''': Creator/ScottMcNeil
95The brains of the Mummies who is skilled at using different kinds of magic, similar to Scarab.
96----
97* AnimalMotifs: Rath's a cobra.
98* BadassBookworm: He is the smartest of the mummies, and a decent fighter.
99%%* BrainsAndBrawn: The brains to Armon's brawn.
100* BunglingInventor: Rath's inventions have a tendency to go haywire for one reason or another. For instance, in "Married to the Geb", he repairs a vacuum cleaner, only for it to start running amuck and trying to eat Kahti. In addition, a RunningGag involves him being inspired to invent something new, not realizing that what he's made already exists in the modern day.
101* ButtMonkey: He's easily the most accident-prone of the four mummies, from getting hit by potshots from Scarab's mooks to losing his memory and in one episode, getting abducted by government agents who mistaken him to be ''an alien''. The opening credits seems to drill this in by playing a clip from one of the episodes: Ja-kal and Rath gets shot out of the sky, Armon managed to grab Ja-kal... while Rath hits the floor just two feet away.
102* DeathByOriginStory: He and all the other mummies on his team died before the series even started.
103%%* DeadpanSnarker
104* DitzyGenius: He knows the stuff in his purview pretty well, but not the best with social skills. He also finds the modern world as perplexing as the others do.
105* EasyAmnesia: In "Dead Man Walking", he loses his memory after crashing into a wall.
106* FullContactMagic: He sometimes casts his spells using kata-style gestures.
107* HeartbrokenBadass: Comes up whenever his old flame/student Chontra shows up.
108* HeroesPreferSwords: His signature weapon is a magic sword which can turn into a living snake. Unusual for the TheSmartGuy to make it his trademark weapon instead of TheHero.
109* InsufferableGenius: While he is very smart, he can be arrogant at times.
110* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While he can be irritable at times, he does care about his friends.
111* LikeASonToMe: He outright tells Chontra that he think of Presley like this.
112* MagicKnight: Rath fights with a sword and is the Mummies' magic expert.
113%% * MrFixit: Rath is also the team's technological expert as well as an impressive wizard. He's responsible for maintaining the Mummies' vehicles, such as the Hot-Ra, the Skycophagus and the Jetcycle.
114* NerdsAreSexy: [[DatingCatwoman Chontra certainly seems to think so.]]
115* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: A notable aversion; his armor has snake motives, but he is pretty much a good guy, if a bit [[InsufferableGenius arrogant]].
116* ScienceWizard: Rath is the team's magic and technology expert.
117* TheSmartGuy: As mentioned above, he is the smartest of the mummies.
118%%* SquishyWizard
119%%* SternTeacher: With both Presley and Chontra.
120* TeacherStudentRomance: He still has feelings for Chontra after all of this time.
121[[/folder]]
122
123[[folder: Nefertina]]
124->'''Voiced by''': Creator/CreeSummer
125The only female Mummy, and is the most willing to try out modern world techniques. [[spoiler:She disguised herself as a boy and named herself "Nefer" to hide the fact she was female.]]
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127* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Aside from her whip, Nefertina's gauntlets have claws strong enough to shatter a Shabti.
128* ActionGirl: Nefertina, who fights right alongside the other three guardians of prince Rapses and even disguised herself as a guy to ride chariots in ancient Egypt. Is inexplicably still mistaken for a guy on occasion.
129* AnimalMotifs: Her armor has a cat motif.
130%%* BadassDriver: She enjoyed chariot racing in ancient Egypt, and this carries over to her being the main pilot of the team's vehicles in the modern day.
131%%* CatGirl: Her armor form.
132%%* CuteBruiser
133* DeathByOriginStory: She and all the other mummies on the team died before the series even started.
134* DrivesLikeCrazy: It took a while for her to get used to modern-day traffic rules. [[SpeedDemon It doesn't dampen her love of going fast]].
135%%* GenkiGirl
136%%* MamaBear: To Presley.
137* MsFanservice: This becomes even more apparent when she temporarily becomes a model.
138* MysticalWhiteHair: She has it as a mummy. In life, she was a BrainyBrunette.
139* {{Portmanteau}}: Nefertiti + Tina = Nefertina.
140%%* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Inverted in her armor form.
141* SamusIsAGirl: In the first episode, she reveals that [[spoiler:she was a woman that pretended to be a man so she could drive chariots. Presley figured it out right away while her fellow bodyguards didn't realize it at first.]] This further bolsters their insistence that Presley is their reincarnated Prince Rapses, because in the past he was the only one Nefertina trusted to know the truth.
142* SheCleansUpNicely: Very much so when she temporarily becomes a model.
143* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: This is shown in "True Believer".
144* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only female in the group.
145* SpeedDemon: Nefertina was a chariot racing champion as a human and retains her love for racing in the present day. She is the most enthusiastic when driving the team's {{Thememobile}}s.
146* WellDoneDaughterGirl: [[spoiler:Reveals that she was this to her own father, when Presley loses faith in his father.]]
147* WeaponSpecialization: Her primary weapon is a whip.
148* WrenchWench: Nefertina's the one who maintains the team's vehicles.
149[[/folder]]
150
151!!Friends
152
153[[folder:Kahti]]
154->'''Voiced by''': [[Creator/StevieVallance Louise Vallance]]
155Prince Rapses' Cat, who like with the Mummies, is mummified and now becomes Presley's pet.
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157* BadassAdorable: She's a cat that can transform.
158* DeathByOriginStory: She, like Presley's mummy protectors died and was mummified before the series even started.
159* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Most of the time anyway.
160* LoyalAnimalCompanion: For the mummies and Presley.
161* TeamPet: For the mummies and Presley.
162* VoluntaryShapeshifter: Can go from house cat to lion-sized in a pinch.
163[[/folder]]
164
165!!Enemies
166
167[[folder:Scarab]]
168->'''Voiced by''': Gerard Plunkett
169A sorcerer who was originally the royal advisor of Amenhotep, but was sent into the tomb for fifty lifetimes for killing Prince Rapses to try and become immortal. When he returns to the world and his lifetimes begin to run out, he discovers that Rapses' spirit lies within Presley Carnovan, and now he is battling against the Mummies for his wanted position of becoming immortal.
170----
171%%* BadBoss: He often berates Heka and Ammut.%%Not sufficient for the trope.
172* BigBad: He's the main antagonist of the series.
173* CreepyMonotone: Scarab rarely rases his voice above a eerie monotone.
174* TheChessmaster: Frequently. Scarab has dozens of plans that are frequently years, if not centuries in the works.
175* DeadPersonImpersonation: The original Harris Stone was an archeologist who discovered Scarab's tomb in 1928. Scarab murdered Stone and posed as him since then, continuing the archeologist's career for his own ends and becoming a wealthy man in the process.
176* DidNotThinkThisThrough:
177** In his backstory. True, killing Prince Rapses to steal his soul was a necessary part of his plan to claim immortality, but... did he really think the Pharoh would simply turn a blind eye to treason, the murder of the crown prince and wouldn't retaliate? Or that there was nothing he could do? [[FateWorseThanDeath Like sealing him up in a tomb, alive?]]
178** In ''The Curse of Sekhmet'', he summons the titular goddess of plague and sickness, who is known for her destructive way, just to ''cure his cold''. Naturally, she's not pleased.
179* EvilChancellor: He was this to the pharaoh Amenhotep, plotting to murder his liege's son to gain immortality and eventually become the new pharoah. While Amenhotep was away fighting wars, Scarab managed the Egyptian government in his stead.
180* EvilCounterpart: To Ja-Kal.
181* {{Expy}}: A skinny sorcerer with a golden snake staff? Hello there, [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Jafar]].
182* FishOutOfTemporalWater: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Since his release from his tomb in 1928, Scarab took the time and effort needed to familiarize himself with the ways of the modern world in order to blend in as Harris Stone. While Scarab retains his magical skills, he is also familiar with the customs and technology of the modern world.
183* ImmortalityImmorality: All of his evil actions are fueled by his desire to live forever.
184%%* LeanAndMean: Outside of his armor, anyway.
185* ManipulativeBastard: He has manipulated Geb, Talos (twice), even Rapses and Presley into doing what he wants.
186* MundaneUtility: He once summoned a powerful goddess for the sole purpose of curing his cold. She was not pleased.
187* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Ironically, Scarab has no idea that Presley is the son of Amanda Carnovan, a museum guide he has occasionally met.
188* OneWingedAngel: Scarab doesn't possess armor so much as he ''transforms'' into a large scarab-like creature.
189* PurpleIsPowerful: His armored form is purple and strong enough to hold his own against all of the mummies.
190* PyrrhicVictory: 3,500 years ago, he murdered Prince Rapses, stole his soul, and gained limited immortality, but he was punished for this by Amenhotep, who imprisoned him alive in a sealed tomb.
191* ScienceWizard: Scarab may be a sorcerer, but he isn't above using modern technology in his schemes.
192* SharpDressedMan: His alter ego, Harris Stone.
193* SissyVillain: Not the way he looks, but more so the way he acts like a coward when his plans fail.
194* VillainWithGoodPublicity: As Harris Stone, retired archeologist and wealthy museum sponsor.
195* WouldHitAGirl: He has no problem attacking Nefertina, or threatening Heka in certain cases.
196* WouldHurtAChild: Obviously since he is trying to capture Presley.
197[[/folder]]
198
199[[folder:Heka]]
200->'''Voiced by''': Pauline Newstone
201Scarab's Snake, which he uses as a staff.
202----
203* DeadpanSnarker: Heka is never without a witty remark, often at Scarab's expense.
204%%* EvilGenius: She's highly intelligent.
205* OnlySaneWoman: Her insults at Scarab's expense frequently highlight the absurdity of a given scheme or the inevitable failure.
206* PlayingWithFire: She can spit fire.
207%%* SassySecretary
208* SerpentStaff: In battle, Heka becomes a snake-like staff which shoots [[FireBreathingWeapon fire]] or purple energy blasts.
209* ServileSnarker: For Scarab.
210* SmugSnake: Pun intended, as she is a deadpan snarker who happens to be a snake.
211* SnakesAreSinister: She is Scarab's snake familiar.
212* SssssnakeTalk: Not all the time, but it does slip out sometimes.
213* TalkingAnimal: She's a snake.
214[[/folder]]
215
216[[folder:Ammut]]
217* AdaptationalVillainy: Ammut was a neutral figure in Egyptian mythology.
218%% * BigFriendlyDog: An evil version, anyway. Despite being on the villain's side, he has the temperament of a large dog and isn't very effectual in a fight.
219%%* EvilCounterpart: To Kahti.
220* MixAndMatchCritter: Akin to his mythological basis, Ammut is a chimera with a crocodile's head, a lion's mane and forepaws and a hippo's hindquarters.
221%%* TeamPet
222[[/folder]]
223
224!!Villains' Allies
225
226[[folder:Set]]
227->'''Voiced by''': Creator/ScottMcNeil
228* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He and Anubis can be amazingly competent, under the right circumstances.
229[[/folder]]
230
231[[folder:Anubis]]
232->'''Voiced by''': Blu Mankuma
233* AdaptationalVillainy: Anubis was a benevolent god in Egyptian mythology, and Set disowned him for choosing to side with Horus.
234* BewareTheSillyOnes: He spends more time acting silly than actually fighting, but when he does fight he's quite clearly out of the Mummies' league.
235%%* DumbMuscle
236%%* EveryoneHatesHades
237* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Unfortunately for him and his partner Set, he's not very consistent.
238[[/folder]]
239
240[[folder:Talos]]
241->'''Voiced by''': David Kaye
242* ArtificialHuman: Made out of bronze.
243* BloodKnight: Loves fighting to the point that he once refused to stand down after Scarab ordered him to.
244%%* TheBrute
245%%* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:He finds a companion with a female robot that Presley made for his science fair.]]%%"Earned" how?
246* EvilCounterpart: To Armon [[spoiler:until his last appearance.]]
247%%* GiantMook
248* HeelFaceTurn: After he ''fell for'' the city of San Francisco's "Statue of Freedom".
249* LivingStatue: Again, due to being made of bronze. As such, he can be brought back from being shattered, thanks to spells.
250[[/folder]]
251
252[[folder:Chontra]]
253->'''Voiced by''': Creator/KathleenBarr
254* CuteWitch: In her child form.
255%%* DarkMagicalGirl
256* DatingCatwoman: With Rath before the start of the series.
257* DistaffCounterpart: To Rath.
258* HotTeacher: Disguises herself as this to try to capture Presley.
259* HotWitch: She is a very attractive sorceress.
260%%* ManipulativeBitch
261%%* MsFanservice
262* ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers[=/=]ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful: Which doesn't appeal to Rath at all.
263* SurpassedTheTeacher: This was the reason Rath decided to stop teaching her.
264* TeacherStudentRomance: Had feelings for Rath, who had feelings for her, but never acted on them. Chontra reveals she had actually put a love spell on him.
265* WomanScorned: Feels this way in regards to her relationship with Rath.
266[[/folder]]
267
268[[folder:Arakh]]
269* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: The source of his hatred for Ja-Kal is that the latter always outshone him. First at home for their father's attention then when Ja-Kal was made captain of the hunt, a position Arakh coveted.
270* AnimalMotifs: The scorpion. He even tells his brother "be careful I don't sting you".
271* CainAndAbel: The Cain to his heroic brother Ja-Kal.
272* EyepatchOfPower: Arakh lost his left eye while fighting a lion and has to wear an eyepatch to cover up the injury.
273* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His armor is red and black.
274* ScaryScorpions: His armor is modeled after one and he was called "The Scorpion of the Desert" when he was alive.
275[[/folder]]

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