Before he became king, Mathayus was a hero.
The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian is a 3D Platform Game developed by Point Of View that was released for PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube on September 2002, months after the release of The Scorpion King. This game is the most ambitious of the two tie-in games based on the film, as this game serves as a prequel to it. It notably has Dwayne Johnson voice Mathayus, reprising his role from the film.
Tropes relating to the game include:
- Big Bad: Magus is the main antagonist.
- Call-Forward: There are several of these thanks to Magus.
- Magus summons the Army of Anubis.
- Magus wants to Take Over the World.
- Magus slaughtered the village of Khemet.
- Canon Foreigner: Every character that isn't Mathayus, Jesup and Rama originated from this game.
- Contrasting Prequel Antagonist: Magus relies on magic and is more close to the Scorpion King seen in The Mummy Returns rather than Memnon.
- Curse Cut Short: Mathayus said "What the-?" as he learned that Hammet is actually Magus.
- Deity of Human Origin: Magus' death helped him become the god Set.
- Doomed by Canon: When you finish the game, you know Urhmet and Magus won't make it.
- Gate Guardian: Apep is the gatekeeper of the Netherworld.
- Evil Plan: Magus wanted to get the Sword of Osiris, summon Set and dominate the world.
- Evil Sorcerer: Magus is a great example of this trope.
- Exposition Fairy: Hammet actually Magus in Magus' dungeons.
- Foregone Conclusion: The movie already told you that the Akkadians are on the verge of extinction and it shows it.
- Lack of Empathy: Magus shrugged off the deaths of the Akkadians and the lord of Khemet as mere fodder and insignificant to life.
- Lean and Mean: As a counterpart of Mathayus, Magus is slim and arrogant.
- Light Is Not Good: Magus wears predominantly golden armor with a ruby on each shoulder pad.
- Manipulative Bastard: Magus has manipulated Mathayus into finding the Sword of Osiris for him.
- Mentor Archetype: King Urhmet is this to Mathayus.
- Narrator: Earl Boen is the narrator of the game.
- Near-Villain Victory: Magus became Set but was struck down by Mathayus.
- Omnicidal Maniac: Magus is a big example.
- Prequel: To the 2002 film.
- Public Domain Character: Apep is based on the actual snake god of Egypt.
- Reptiles Are Abhorrent: Since Apep is the Snake God, he isn't that kind.
- Saved by Canon: Jesup and Rama survive the events of the game, knowing if you have seen the film.
- Social Darwinist: Apep doesn't trust the living.
- Take Over the World: Magus' goal once he finds the Sword of Osiris.
- The Reveal: Magus shape-shifted as an elderly prisoner named Hammet to give Mathayus a chance of revenge.
- We Can Rule Together: Magus offered Mathayus to join him achieve his goal of becoming one with Set.
- Wham Line: In the form of Hammet before revealing himself. "Magus has your two brothers! And now he has you!"
