They are weak but there are so damn many of them. In Princess Resurrection, the mansion is one night attacked by the mummy army of Pharaoh. If the (rare) chance the mummy is friendly, see Chummy Mummy. Compare the Curse of the Pharaoh - sometimes the mummy themselves may be the instrument of revenge against those who dare to disturb their tomb, but this is not required. See also Mummy Wrap for the entirely different type of character, when the mummy is female, beautiful, and serves as a Love Interest, see Seductive Mummy. The other stock Egyptian style villain alongside the Nepharious Pharaoh - there is a high chance the mummy was one of those before he died. For teen or adult audiences, expect a creep-out reference to how mummies' brains were extracted during the preservation process. When seen in kids' shows, brace yourself for a punnicane along the line of "I want my 'mummy'!", or for people pulling the linen and causing them to twirl like a top. The four are the famous villains of the 1930-40s Universal monster movies. The Mummy completes the classic quartet of Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, and the Wolfman. More recent examples (mostly inspired by the 1999 film and its sequels) may make the Mummy closer to a lich or vampire, giving it more individuality and brain, as well ample magical powers (such as the ability to command "lesser" mummies and local Egyptian wildlife like scarab beetles).
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