The Scorpion King (The Mummy Returns)

The Scorpion King is the secondary antagonist of the 2001 film The Mummy Returns. He was portrayed by Dwayne Johnson.

Why He’s No Imhotep

 * 1) Most of the time, he is an outdated CGI character that resembles a PlayStation cutscene. In the PS2 game based on the film, he looks even worse. He is an example on not to make a CGI villain.
 * 2) Unlike Imhotep, he’s more generic and one-dimensional.
 * 3) His scorpion-human design is very awkward.
 * 4) He only serves to give the Amulet of Anubis a purpose.
 * 5) There is a wasted opportunity where he gets killed by Rick when Imhotep should have killed the Scorpion King so he would gain control of the Army of Anubis. This was reflected in the bad ending of the PS2 game.
 * 6) He is a lot more bloodthirsty than his grandfather Mathayus.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) He is portrayed in live action at the very beginning of the film.
 * 2) Unlike the villains of the third film, he is at least Arabic.
 * 3) Dwayne Johnson did a good job playing as him in his first film role.

Trivia

 * Stephen Sommers revealed that this Scorpion King is the identical grandson of the titular character seen in the 2002 film.