Mathayus is the Akkadian warrior that was well known as the Scorpion King among all that knew his identity, and would become an ancient evil that was stopped from decimating the Earth by Rick O'Connell. He serves as the tertiary antagonist in the 2001 film The Mummy Returns and is portrayed by wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (although the character becomes totally animated during the climax of the film).