Rama-Tut Non-Villain Antagonist
Real Name: Unrevealed.
Occupation: Pharaoh.
Identity: Rama-Tut's existence as a pharaoh of Egypt is historical record, though details about his reign are sketchy. He is not publicly believed to be from the future.
Legal Status: Ruler of ancient Egypt during the First Dynasty.
Other Aliases: Immortus (alleged), Kang (alleged), Ka (possible), Scorpion II (possible).
Place of Birth: 41st Century Earth.
Marital Status: Married.
Known Relatives: Numerous wives and concubines (names unrevealed), Neithhotep (presumed daughter or granddaughter), Ahmet Abdol (alias the Living Monolith, alleged descendant), Salome Abdol (alleged descendant).
Group Affiliation: Pharaoh of of Lower Egypt.
Base of Operations: Memphis, ancient Pre-Dynastic Lower Egypt.
First Post-Reboot Appearance: FANTASTIC FOUR #
History: What follows is the account given by Rama-Tut himself in regards to his origin. This may or may not be the truth.
The man who would one day name himself Rama-Tut claims to have been born in the 41st Century, a time of universal peace and prosperity. There had not been a war or even a minor skirmish in his time for half a century. Advanced technology had provided everyone with any material goods they wanted. People – and here he seemed to include aliens such as the Kree and Skrulls, not just humans – were free to pursue their interests as they saw fit. Even the warrior arts were reduced to simply gladiatorial exhibitions with no real danger to bystanders or other warriors. Rama-Tut was born into this time as a man who craved life-threatening excitement, the possibility of death and the thrill of triumphing over the odds.
Simply put, he was bored. There was no place for him in the idyllic paradise of the future.
Seeking to alleviate his boredom, he stole into a museum and climbed into a time machine that was on display there. At first, he claims, he intended to head to the early 20th Century, to fight in one of the World Wars. However, a time storm erupted as he passed through the mid-21st Century, which flung him deep into the past, landing during the 31st Century B.C. in what would later be Giza, in Egypt.
His experience with the time storm had blinded him, and he crawled from the wreckage only to be captured and brought before an Egyptian chieftain. Thankfully, one of the many implants in his body from his time was a biological computer which acted as a universal translator, enabling him to learn the local language in a matter of hours. This chieftain ordered his tribe's shaman to heal the man's eyes, then put him to work. The shaman used a rare herb, the name of which has been lost to antiquity, to restore his eyesight. Figuring he had little to lose and everything to gain, once his eyesight returned the future Rama-Tut challenged the chieftain to ritual combat for leadership. He trounced the chieftain, killing him in the process. At this time, he took the name Rama-Tut and began a campaign to unite the Nile Delta and Lower Egypt under his banner. To hide his time machine, which he claims to have no means to fix with the "primitive" early Bronze Age technology of the time, he ordered the construction of a temple to house it; this temple would one day be known as the Sphinx.
It took Rama-Tut ten years to unite Lower Egypt, facing off against another who was also attempting the feat. This other had taken the title of "pharaoh", or god-king. At the end of the campaign, Rama-Tut faced the pharaoh in single combat, killing him and assuming the title of "pharaoh" himself. He then settled in to rule Lower Egypt with a stern but (in his words) fair hand. The thrill of battle had been sated, for a time, and he felt he was obligated to govern his conquest. From time to time, however, he led his troops into battle against the other powers of the time: Sumeria to the west and Upper Egypt to the south. By his own words, however, he only fought the wars that were thrust upon him. (As he is not the most diplomatic of people with a fierce temper, it's a matter of debate how many of these conflicts were started over sleights either by or against him, and who declared war on who.)
In the modern day, Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four was researching a cure for blindness for the Four's friend, Alicia Masters, when he came upon an account of Pharaoh Rama-Tut's temporary blindness and the herbal cure. The Fantastic Four and Alicia traveled in a time machine built by Reed's rival, Victor von Duum, to the time of Rama-Tut's reign to learn more of the details about the cure.
Upon arriving in Lower Egypt, the Fantastic Four sought an audience with the pharaoh, using a universal translator of Skrull design (as no one living in the 21st Century knew how to pronounce the ancient Egyptian of the time). Rama-Tut, curious about the visitors, granted the audience, and to the Four's surprise addressed them in English. Rama-Tut explained his origins to the Four, then expressed regret over the death of the shaman who had healed him during his campaign of unity without passing on the knowledge to an apprentice. (This statement was later shown to be false, as the shaman was later revealed to be alive as the court physician.)
Taken by the beauty of both Alicia and Susan Storm, the Invisible Woman, Rama-Tut decided to try and add them to his harem of wives and concubines. Furthermore, the thought of having a working time machine had grabbed his attention. He used one of the surviving pieces of 41st Century technology that he had brought with him, disguised as a ceremonial scepter, to sap the wills of the Four and their friend. While Alicia and Susan were made to believe they were among his wives, Reed was made to believe he was the court architect, and Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm were put to work as slaves. Rama-Tut ordered his troops to collect the time machine, taking care not to break anything, and spent much of his free time inspecting and attempting to duplicate it. (He would later remark that it was the same time machine he had stolen in his native time, though whether he means the two were built to the same specifications or whether they truly are the exact same machine remains to be seen.)
Days later, as Reed, Sue, and Alicia were part of Rama-Tut's entourage in inspecting one of the temples he'd ordered built for the dominant priest caste, in what would later become the ancient Egyptian capital city of Memphis (now part of modern-day Cairo), the sight of Ben and Johnny among the slaves brought Sue to her senses. Remembering what Rama-Tut had done to them, she grabbed the scepter and used it to free the others of Rama-Tut's control. For the first time actually afraid for his life, Rama-Tut granted the Four and Alicia their freedom, telling them where their time machine had been moved to. He warned them not to return, but swore to make no move against them in their own time. He was last seen entering the chamber underneath the Sphinx that housed his own time machine.
According to a recently discovered historical record, unearthed at Memphis following the Fantastic Four's visit to the past, Rama-Tut went missing and was presumed deceased for ten years following the Fantastic Four's visit, only to appear once again to reign as pharaoh until his death. The time traveling Kang the Conqueror and the enigmatic Immortus, lord of the timeless realm of Limbo, both claim to be future incarnations of Rama-Tut, though the validity of these claims is under debate. The details of Rama-Tut's disappearance and future reappearance are as yet unknown.
Age: 25 (approximate).
Height: 6' 3".
Weight: 230 lbs.
Eyes: Brown.
Hair: Brown.
Uniform: Ceremonial Egyptian garb.
Strength Level: Rama-Tut appears to possess the normal human strength of a man his apparent age, height, and build who engages in intensive exercise.
Known Superhuman Powers: None.
Other Abilities: Rama-Tut is highly skilled in hand to hand and spear combat. He is also a capable administrator.
Weapons: Rama-Tut has been known to use a spear which has been adapted to fire a variety of energy beams, from a laser to a disintegrator, as well as being outfitted to do incredible damage by vibrating at a subsonic frequency. He also carries a sidearm which is capable of being set to any number of beams. His most notable weapon, however, is a scepter outfitted with a cobra's head, which contains a powerful neural dominator, enabling him to enslave the wills of others.
574 points
| ST: 13 [30] | HP: 13 [0] | Speed: 6.50 [0] |
| DX: 13 [60] | Will: 14 [5] | Move: 6 [0] |
| IQ: 13 [60] | Per: 13 [0] | |
| HT: 13 [30] | FP: 13 [0] | SM: 0 |
| Dmg: 1d/2d-1 | BL: 34 lbs. | |
| Dodge: 12 | Parry: 14 | DR: 0 |
Languages: 41st Centurian (Native) (Native Language) [0]; Ancient Egyptian (Native) [6].
Cultural Familiarities: 41st Century Earth (Native) [0]; Pre-Dynastic Egypt [1].
Advantages: Appearance (Handsome) [12]; Charisma 4 [20]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Enhanced Dodge 2 [30]; Enhanced Parry (All) 2 [20]; Hard to Kill 3 [6]; Hard to Subdue 3 [6]; High Pain Threshold [10]; High TL 4 [20]; Omnilingual [40]; Religious Rank 8 [40]; Single Minded [5]; Status 8 [10*]; Very Fit [15]; Wealth (Multimillionaire 2 [100].
Perks: Grip Mastery (Spear) [1].
Disadvantages: Bad Temper (12) [-10]; Code of Honor (Soldier's) [-10]; Impulsiveness (9) [-15]; Lecherousness (12) [-15]; Overconfidence (12) [-5]; Selfish (12) [-5].
Quirks: Adrenaline Junkie [-1]; Broad-Minded [-1]; Code of Honor ("My word is my bond.") [-1]; Holds Grudges [-1]; Patterns His Likeness Off the Egyptian God Set [-1].
Skills: Administration (A) IQ-1 [1] – 12; Armoury/TL12 (Small Arms) (A) IQ+1 [4] – 14; Beam Weapons/TL12 (Pistol) (E) DX+1 [2] – 14; Bow (A) DX+1 [4] – 14; Boxing (A) DX+3 [12] – 16; Climbing (A) DX-1 [1] – 12; Electronics Operation/TL12 (Temporal) (A) IQ-1 [1] – 12; Electronics Repair/TL12 (A) IQ+1 [4] – 14; Engineer/TL12 (Small Arms) (H) IQ-1 [2] – 12; First Aid/TL1 (Human) (E) IQ+0 [1] – 13; Hiking (A) HT-1 [1] – 12; History (20th/21st Century) (H) IQ-1 [2] – 12; History (Pre-Dynastic Egypt) (H) IQ-1 [2] – 12; Innate Attack (Beam) (E) DX+1 [2] – 14; Interrogation (A) IQ+1 [4] – 14; Intimidation (A) Will+1 [2] – 14; Knife (E) DX+0 [1] – 13; Leadership (A) IQ+3 [1] – 16†; Mathematics/TL12 (Applied) (H) IQ-1 [2] – 12; Observation (A) Per+1 [4] – 14; Public Speaking (A) IQ+3 [1] – 16†; Running (A) HT-1 [1] – 12; Savoir-Faire (High Society) (E) IQ+0 [1] – 13; Shield (Shield) (E) DX+1 [2] – 14; Shortsword (A) DX-1 [1] – 12; Spear (A) DX+1 [4] – 14; Stealth (A) DX+0 [2] – 13; Strategy (Land) (H) IQ+0 [4] – 13; Survival (Desert) (A) Per-1 [1] – 12; Survival (Plains) (A) Per-1 [1] – 12; Tactics (H) IQ+1 [8] – 14; Teamster (Equines) (A) IQ-1 [1] – 12; Tracking (A) Per+1 [4] – 14; Wrestling (A) DX+3 [12] – 16.
Starting Spending Money: $26,000,000 (20% of Starting Wealth).
* Includes +3 from Religious Rank and +3 from Wealth.
† Includes +4 from Charisma.
Role-Playing Notes:
Rama-Tut is a man who is used to being obeyed without question. He still craves excitement, and has found it leading the ancient Egyptian armies from the front. He has, however, accepted his obligation to lead the nation he conquered.
Design Notes:
1. Rama-Tut's Starting Wealth and TL are set for the modern day (TL8). For a campaign set in the Egyptian Bronze Age, he gains three additional levels of High TL [+15], two additional levels of Wealth (netting Multimillionaire 4) [+50], and his Starting Money becomes $100,000,000 (20% of Starting Wealth at TL 1), which helps offset the cost of much of the ultra-tech equipment he has at his disposal. His Status and Religious Rank remain unchanged.
2. Looking at the list of kings and pharaohs of ancient Egypt, I didn't really see a place to fit him into the historical record in the first two Dynasties, at least nothing that really made sense. However, in pre-dynastic Lower Egypt, it is possible he was either the king known as King Ka, King Scorpion II, or both (some scholars say they were the same person). I approached this as if he was one of the two, with his daughter or granddaughter being Queen Neithhotep, and her marriage to the pharaoh being the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.
3. I'm also not definitively stating whether Rama-Tut is indeed a past version of Kang or Immortus in the Reboot. (I also haven't yet decided whether Immortus, because of his nature as the lord of a timeless realm, is the pre-Reboot version or not.)