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Real Name: Mehemet Faoul
Occupation: Protector of Egypt
Legal Status: Citizen of Egypt with no criminal record
Identity: Secret
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Unknown
Known Relatives: Abdul Faoul (father, deceased)
Base of Operations: Egypt
Past Group Affiliations: None
Known Powers:
Scarab: The Scarlet Scarab’s scarab talisman has the following powers:
Heightened Abilities: Without the Scarab, Faoul’s characteristics are as follows:
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Strength Absorption: Every turn that the Scarlet Scarab maintains physical contact with an opponent, the opponent must make a yellow Endurance FEAT roll or have one rank of Strength absorbed by the Scarab. The Scarab can raise his Strength to Unearthly by this method. The Scarab retains this strength for ten rounds, when it drains away, one rank per turn, until the Scarab’s Strength returns to Amazing.
Crimson Bolts: The Scarlet Scarab can use his amulet to fire force bolts. These bolts have a four-area range, and the same Intensity as his current Strength rank.
Force Field: The Scarab is protected by an Incredible force field.
Talents:
The Scarlet Scarab has the Wrestling and Archeology talents.
Contacts:
The Scarlet Scarab is an acquaintance of the Mighty Thor. He has no other known contacts.
Role-Playing Notes:
The Scarlet Scarab is an impetuous and impatient person, extremely confident in his abilities and usually presuming the worst motives for his opponents. He does not believe in talking or thinking about a problem; his solution is always action. He does have a respect for ancient artifacts, and a love of his country, if not his government.
History:
During World War II, Egyptian archeologist Abdul Faoul discovered the location of an artifact which predated even the first Egyptian dynasty, a scarab that would give its wearers vast magical powers. He duped the Sub-Mariner and the original Human Torch of the Invaders to help get this scarab, though the Invaders were unaware of Faoul’s true goal. When Faoul touched the ruby scarab, he was transformed into the first Scarlet Scarab, the mystical protector of Egypt.
The Scarlet Scarab then battled the two Invaders. He defeated both the Torch and Namor, the two most powerful members of the Invaders. He then sought to use the scarab to expel first the British “invaders’ and then the Nazis, from Egyptian soil during the second World War.
After the war, the scarab mysteriously vanished one day from the strongbox in which Faoul kept it. Abdul Faoul spent the remainder of his life trying to find it. He failed, but passed along the clues he had gathered to his son. It seems that after the scarab is used over a period of time, its power drains away. When it is completely drained, it magically returns to its resting place, where Faoul first found it. The elder Faoul never thought to look there.
The son of the elder Faoul, Mehemet, found the scarab. Using the scarab, the younger Faoul became the new Scarlet Scarab. A devout archeologist, Faoul vowed that his powers would be dedicated to protecting Egypt from those who would despoil its ancient treasures.
These powers were tested when thieves stole a valuable statue, the Eye of Horus. The Scarab came to America, where he tracked the thieves to a museum. The thieves had tried to sell the statue to the museum curator, who refused. The Scarab believed the curator to be in league with the thieves, which brought him into contact with the Mighty Thor. They fought to a draw, then teamed their might to fight the thieves. The Scarab recovered the statue, and then returned to Egypt. His current activities are unknown.