When he recovers it after Char finds it, he plans to use it to increase his power and free himself from servitude to the Ancient Spirits of Evil. In one episode, it is said that Mumm-Ra once owned the Sphere of Seti which increased his power. When the ThunderCats rebuild and colonize New Thundera, the Spirits free Mumm-Ra and rebuild his cauldron on Third Earth. When he misses the deadline, they trap him in a crystal with a miniature pyramid and cast him to the furthest reaches of the universe. Ma-Mutt is the only living creature Mumm-Ra shows any compassion and love for - in one episode, after the machine in his evil plan is destroyed, he frantically searches for Ma-Mutt, and upon finding him, apologizes for being horrible to him.įed up with Mumm-Ra's repeated failures, the Ancient Sprirts of Evil demand he destroy the ThunderCats or be exiled from Third Earth. He is generally evil, though some episodes depict him as having sympathetic qualities. Later, Mumm-Ra is shown to have a blue undead, bulldog-like companion named Ma-Mutt, capable of flight and supernatural feats of strength and speed. Mumm-Ra cannot be truly killed even in cases where his body is destroyed, he will eventually be restored, as he often states: "Wherever evil exists, Mumm-Ra lives!" Mumm-Ra is regarded as immortal, and when defeated, he simply returns to his sarcophagus. In another incarnation, calling himself "Mumm-Ra the Dream Master", he enters the Thundercats' dreams to subliminally influence them. This form is only presented in the series three times. In a few episodes, Mumm-Ra has an even more powerful form beyond "Mumm-Ra the Ever-Living" called "Mumm-Ra the All-Powerful": in this manifestation, he absorbs the entire power of the Ancient Spirits of Evil to become grander in size and strength, and the design pattern on his loin cloth changes, as does his voice. He once took the form of King Arthur to acquire the legendary magic sword Excalibur, using it against the Sword of Omens. Among these are: Diamondfly (in the episode "Queen of Eight Legs"), Gregory Gregion ("All That Glitters"), Silky ("The Garden of Delights"), The Netherwitch ("The Astral Prison"), and Pumm-Ra (in the episode "Pumm-Ra"). He uses his magic to create disguises and deceive the ThunderCats on various occasions. ![]() In later episodes, while endowing Mumm-Ra with his powers, the statues of the Ancient Spirits of Evil come down from their perches, and extend their arms over him. Mumm-Ra is a master of deception, and will use whatever means necessary to fight against the forces of good. ![]() However, at the beginning of the second season, the Ancient Spirits of Evil overcome this shortcoming. Seemingly invincible in whatever form he chooses, Mumm-Ra appears to have a singular weakness: seeing his own hideous reflection neutralizes his ability to remain outside the Black Pyramid and forces him to withdraw there in his emaciated mummy form. He can also alter his physical form into a variety of alter-egos to deceive his enemies. ![]() ![]() He can summon the power to transform himself into a more vigorous, muscular form - Mumm-Ra, the Ever-Living - by reciting the incantation: "Ancient Spirits of Evil, transform this decayed form to Mumm-Ra, the Ever-Living!" While in this form, Mumm-Ra possesses fortification of his mystical might - casting spells, throwing energy bolts, etc. Residing within the Black Pyramid amid the ruins of what appears to be an ancient Egyptian civilization, Mumm-Ra exists in a decayed, weakened form that must return to a stone sarcophagus to replenish his energy. He is, in fact, a bound servant to the Ancient Spirits of Evil (represented by four anthropomorphic statues of a boar, crocodile, vulture, and ox) who provide him with power and virtual immortality to further his pursuit of spreading their dark influence throughout Third Earth. The demon sorcerer Mumm-Ra is the self-proclaimed "ever-living source of evil" on Third Earth, possessed of powers of sorcery and an ageless lifespan. During development of the show, while the creators were looking for various names for the main villain character, nothing sounded "evil" enough not until Haim Saban suggested to use Mummia Raa ( מומי רעה – "A Bad Mummy" in Hebrew).
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