N'Kantu, the Living Mummy
N'Kantu, the Living Mummy is a male comic character who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
N'Kantu
When he was 21 years old, N'Kantu underwent the Test of the Lion where he sought to prove himself as a warrior by slaying a fully grown lion, using only a knife. By succeeding in this respect, N'Kantu earned the right to one day lead the Swarili. Seven months later, T'Chombi died in his sleep, and N'Kantu became chief of the Swarili. (Supernatural Thrillers v1 #10) Returning from a hunt, N'Kantu found that his village had been ransacked and the entire tribe of Swarili rounded up by Em-Nakdes Egyptian slavers as future slaves. Infuriated, N'Kantu rushed to his people's rescue, but he eventually fell before the greater numbers of the Egyptians, and he was captured as well. (Supernatural Thrillers v1 #14) N'Kantu and the Swarili were taken to Egypt, where they were put to work, building monuments to Pharaoh Aram-Set. (Supernatural Thrillers v1 #5) The Swarili eventually lost touch with their own gods, such as the Great Lion, and came to worship the gods worshipped by the Egyptians. (Legion of Monsters: Satana v1 #1) As the strongest, and most dangerous, N'Kantu was worked the hardest, though they never broke his spirit. At night he and his people plotted rebellion, but eventually Aram-Set and his priest, Nephrus, learned of this development. In 1047 BC, at the completion of the monument, the Egyptians marched their slaves into the dungeons in preparation of a mass execution. However, N'Kantu led them to revolt at this time, slaughtering their would-be executioners. Approaching the palace, N'Kantu slew Aram-Set with his spear, and then approached Nephrus. The priest was ready for him, and he sprayed N'Kantu in the face with a liquid that paralyzed him. Thus paralyzed, N'Kantu was strapped to an X-shaped altar, bound in papyrus wrappings, and his blood drained and replaced with a special preservative fluid. Nephrus used his dark magic to turn N'Kantu into Ba'ka Mumiya, a Living Mummy. N'Kantu, conscious throughout it all, was placed inside a casket, just seconds before Aram-Set's castle collapsed, crushing all within, including Nephrus. (Supernatural Thrillers v1 #5)
Living Mummy
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- N'Kantu, the Living Mummy was created by Steve Gerber and Rich Buckler where he made his first appearance in Supernatural Thrillers v1 #5 (August, 1973).
In other media
Television
- In Ultimate Spider-Man, N'Kantu, the Living Mummy appeared in the setting of the animated television series in the two-part story "Blade" and "the Howling Commandos" where he was voiced by actor Oded Fehr.
- In Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., N'Kantu, the Living Mummy appeared in the setting of the animated television series where he was voiced again by Oded Fehr.
Video games
Appearances
- Supernatural Thrillers v1: (1973)
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