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The Heroes/Mummies
Presley Carnovan
Voiced by: Bill Switzer
An 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.- Ambiguously Brown: 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.
- Arbitrary Skepticism: 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.
- Broken Pedestal: When he learns his father took a job for Scarab, he's understandably pretty upset.
- Dogged Nice Guy: To Cynthia, who he has a crush on.
- I Just Want to Be Normal: 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.
- I'm Crying, but I Don't Know Why: 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.
- Kindhearted Cat Lover: 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.
- Likes Older Women: He has a crush on his friend Walter's older sister Cynthia. He also has one for Chontra when she masquerades as his student, and then again as his classmate.
- Meaningful Name: Presley is named after Elvis Presleynote and Lord Carnarvon.
note - Non-Action Guy: Initially he is the only one with no combat skills. With training he is becoming an "action kid".
- Oblivious to Love: He never seemed to notice his friend Elaine's feelings for him.
- Rebel Prince: Only he isn't actually a prince, per se.
- Rebuilt Pedestal: Although his father redeems himself in the end when he saves Presley's life.
- Reincarnation: He's the reincarnation of Prince Rapses.
- Rookie Red Ranger: 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.
- Sheltered Aristocrat: At the beginning (though he is technically the reincarnation of an aristocrat).
- Supporting Protagonist: While Ja-Kal is the leader of the mummies, Presley is the character that the series really focuses on.
Ja-Kal
Voiced by: Dale Wilson
The leader of the Mummies. He is a good hunter and doesn't know what happened to his family after his initial death.- Animal Motifs: Ja-Kal is a falcon.
- Arrows on Fire: His bow can fire flaming arrows.
- Bat Deduction: His tracking skills are so good both Presley and Armon can't help but notice:Rapses is right Ja-Kal, you are good.
- Being Good Sucks: 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.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.
- Cain and Abel: Abel to his evil brother's Cain.
- Death by Origin Story: He and all the other mummies on his team died before the series even started.
- A Father to His Men: Albeit a slightly overbearing and over-protective one.
- Honor Before Reason: 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.
- Knight Templar: He has absolutely no reservations about taking down anyone who endangers Presley, even Nefertina when she was possessed by Bastet.
- Like a Son to Me: Regarding Presley.
- My Greatest Failure: He takes failing to save Prince Rapses harder than the other bodyguards and overcompensates by being overprotective towards Presley.
- Not So Above It All: Not even he can resist in "Loss of Face" taking a look at the new and improved Nefertina.
- Not So Stoic: 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.
- Only Sane Man: 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.
- Parents as People: He never had the chance to raise his own son, but he is doing a pretty good job of it with Presley.
- Parental Substitute: 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.
- Power Gives You Wings: His armor form has golden wings.
- Unknown Rival: In the past, he had no idea how much his brother, Arakh, resented him.
Armon
Voiced by: Graeme Kingston
The strongman of the Mummies. He has a habit of using his strength and loves to eat.- Animal Motifs: Armon's armor is based on a ram.
- Artificial Limbs: When transformed Armon acquires a golden arm.
- Bare-Fisted Monk: 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.
- Big Eater: Pretty much every episode has him either eating or expressing a desire to eat.
- The Big Guy: The biggest and the strongest of the Mummies.
- Boisterous Bruiser: Armon is the most jovial of the four Mummies both in battle and outside of it.
- Brains and Brawn: The brawn to Rath's brain.
- Death by Origin Story: He and all the other mummies on his team died before the series even started.
- Freudian Excuse: If "Eye of the Beholder" is anything to go by, he's a Big Eater because his mother was a Supreme Chef who always encouraged him to eat.
- Genius Ditz: Not very intelligent, but a fighting expert. He knows everything from the basic training fundamentals to complex moves.
- Gentle Giant
- Handicapped Badass: 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.
- Lethal Chef: He seems to be the only one who can stomach his own cooking.
- Lightning Bruiser: Armon's size belies impressive speed and agility.
- Situational Hand Switch: He can only use his left hand since he lost his right arm in battle.
Rath
Voiced by: Scott McNeil
The brains of the Mummies who is skilled at using different kinds of magic, similar to Scarab.- Animal Motifs: Rath's a cobra.
- Badass Bookworm: He is the smartest of the mummies, and a decent fighter.
- Bungling Inventor: 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 Running Gag involves him being inspired to invent something new, not realizing that what he's made already exists in the modern day.
- Butt-Monkey: 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.
- Death by Origin Story: He and all the other mummies on his team died before the series even started.
- Ditzy Genius: 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.
- Easy Amnesia: In "Dead Man Walking", he loses his memory after crashing into a wall.
- Full-Contact Magic: He sometimes casts his spells using kata-style gestures.
- Heartbroken Badass: Comes up whenever his old flame/student Chontra shows up.
- Heroes Prefer Swords: His signature weapon is a magic sword which can turn into a living snake. Unusual for the The Smart Guy to make it his trademark weapon instead of The Hero.
- Insufferable Genius: While he is very smart, he can be arrogant at times.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: While he can be irritable at times, he does care about his friends.
- Like a Son to Me: He outright tells Chontra that he think of Presley like this.
- Magic Knight: Rath fights with a sword and is the Mummies' magic expert.
- Nerds Are Sexy: Chontra certainly seems to think so.
- Reptiles Are Abhorrent: A notable aversion; his armor has snake motives, but he is pretty much a good guy, if a bit arrogant.
- Science Wizard: Rath is the team's magic and technology expert.
- The Smart Guy: As mentioned above, he is the smartest of the mummies.
- Teacher/Student Romance: He still has feelings for Chontra after all of this time.
Nefertina
Voiced by: Cree Summer
The only female Mummy, and is the most willing to try out modern world techniques. She disguised herself as a boy and named herself "Nefer" to hide the fact she was female.- Absurdly Sharp Claws: Aside from her whip, Nefertina's gauntlets have claws strong enough to shatter a Shabti.
- Action Girl: 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.
- Animal Motifs: Her armor has a cat motif.
- Death by Origin Story: She and all the other mummies on the team died before the series even started.
- Drives Like Crazy: It took a while for her to get used to modern-day traffic rules. It doesn't dampen her love of going fast.
- Ms. Fanservice: This becomes even more apparent when she temporarily becomes a model.
- Mystical White Hair: She has it as a mummy. In life, she was a Brainy Brunette.
- Portmanteau: Nefertiti + Tina = Nefertina.
- Samus Is a Girl: In the first episode, she reveals that 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.
- She Cleans Up Nicely: Very much so when she temporarily becomes a model.
- Single Woman Seeks Good Man: This is shown in "True Believer".
- The Smurfette Principle: She's the only female in the group.
- Speed Demon: 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 Thememobiles.
- "Well Done, Daughter!" Girl: Reveals that she was this to her own father, when Presley loses faith in his father.
- Weapon Specialization: Her primary weapon is a whip.
- Wrench Wench: Nefertina's the one who maintains the team's vehicles.
Friends
Kahti
Voiced by: Louise Vallance
Prince Rapses' Cat, who like with the Mummies, is mummified and now becomes Presley's pet.- Badass Adorable: She's a cat that can transform.
- Death by Origin Story: She, like Presley's mummy protectors died and was mummified before the series even started.
- Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Most of the time anyway.
- Loyal Animal Companion: For the mummies and Presley.
- Team Pet: For the mummies and Presley.
- Voluntary Shapeshifter: Can go from house cat to lion-sized in a pinch.
Enemies
Scarab
Voiced by: Gerard Plunkett
A 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.- Big Bad: He's the main antagonist of the series.
- Creepy Monotone: Scarab rarely rases his voice above a eerie monotone.
- The Chessmaster: Frequently. Scarab has dozens of plans that are frequently years, if not centuries in the works.
- Dead Person Impersonation: 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.
- Did Not Think This Through:
- 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? Like sealing him up in a tomb, alive?
- 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.
- Evil Chancellor: 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.
- Evil Counterpart: To Ja-Kal.
- Expy: A skinny sorcerer with a golden snake staff? Hello there, Jafar.
- Fish out of Temporal Water: 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.
- Immortality Immorality: All of his evil actions are fueled by his desire to live forever.
- Manipulative Bastard: He has manipulated Geb, Talos (twice), even Rapses and Presley into doing what he wants.
- Mundane Utility: He once summoned a powerful goddess for the sole purpose of curing his cold. She was not pleased.
- One Degree of Separation: Ironically, Scarab has no idea that Presley is the son of Amanda Carnovan, a museum guide he has occasionally met.
- One-Winged Angel: Scarab doesn't possess armor so much as he transforms into a large scarab-like creature.
- Purple Is Powerful: His armored form is purple and strong enough to hold his own against all of the mummies.
- Pyrrhic Victory: 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.
- Science Wizard: Scarab may be a sorcerer, but he isn't above using modern technology in his schemes.
- Sharp-Dressed Man: His alter ego, Harris Stone.
- Sissy Villain: Not the way he looks, but more so the way he acts like a coward when his plans fail.
- Villain with Good Publicity: As Harris Stone, retired archeologist and wealthy museum sponsor.
- Would Hit a Girl: He has no problem attacking Nefertina, or threatening Heka in certain cases.
- Would Hurt a Child: Obviously since he is trying to capture Presley.
Heka
Voiced by: Pauline Newstone
Scarab's Snake, which he uses as a staff.- Deadpan Snarker: Heka is never without a witty remark, often at Scarab's expense.
- Only Sane Woman: Her insults at Scarab's expense frequently highlight the absurdity of a given scheme or the inevitable failure.
- Playing with Fire: She can spit fire.
- Serpent Staff: In battle, Heka becomes a snake-like staff which shoots fire or purple energy blasts.
- Servile Snarker: For Scarab.
- Smug Snake: Pun intended, as she is a deadpan snarker who happens to be a snake.
- Snakes Are Sinister: She is Scarab's snake familiar.
- Sssssnake Talk: Not all the time, but it does slip out sometimes.
- Talking Animal: She's a snake.
Ammut
- Adaptational Villainy: Ammut was a neutral figure in Egyptian mythology.
- Mix-and-Match Critter: 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.
Villains' Allies
Set
Voiced by: Scott McNeil
- Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: He and Anubis can be amazingly competent, under the right circumstances.
Anubis
Voiced by: Blu Mankuma
- Adaptational Villainy: Anubis was a benevolent god in Egyptian mythology, and Set disowned him for choosing to side with Horus.
- Beware the Silly Ones: He spends more time acting silly than actually fighting, but when he does fight he's quite clearly out of the Mummies' league.
- Not-So-Harmless Villain: Unfortunately for him and his partner Set, he's not very consistent.
Talos
Voiced by: David Kaye
- Artificial Human: Made out of bronze.
- Blood Knight: Loves fighting to the point that he once refused to stand down after Scarab ordered him to.
- Evil Counterpart: To Armon until his last appearance.
- Heel–Face Turn: After he fell for the city of San Francisco's "Statue of Freedom".
- Living Statue: Again, due to being made of bronze. As such, he can be brought back from being shattered, thanks to spells.
Chontra
Voiced by: Kathleen Barr
- Cute Witch: In her child form.
- Dating Catwoman: With Rath before the start of the series.
- Distaff Counterpart: To Rath.
- Hot Teacher: Disguises herself as this to try to capture Presley.
- Hot Witch: She is a very attractive sorceress.
- Screw the Rules, I Have Supernatural Powers!/Screw the Rules, I'm Beautiful!: Which doesn't appeal to Rath at all.
- Surpassed the Teacher: This was the reason Rath decided to stop teaching her.
- Teacher/Student Romance: 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.
- Woman Scorned: Feels this way in regards to her relationship with Rath.
Arakh
- Always Someone Better: 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.
- Animal Motifs: The scorpion. He even tells his brother "be careful I don't sting you".
- Cain and Abel: The Cain to his heroic brother Ja-Kal.
- Eyepatch of Power: Arakh lost his left eye while fighting a lion and has to wear an eyepatch to cover up the injury.
- Red and Black and Evil All Over: His armor is red and black.
- Scary Scorpions: His armor is modeled after one and he was called "The Scorpion of the Desert" when he was alive.
