Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) is a fictional cosmically-Augmented human supervillain in the Marvel Universe as well as the Marvel: The End universe. The character first appeared in Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #457 (October 1997) and is based on Akhenaten, the former Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt circa 1351-1334BC. Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Peter Allen David (often abbreviated PAD) (born September 23, 1956) is an American writer, best known for his work in comic books and Star Trek novels. ... David Brewer CMG (born 1940) is the current Lord Mayor of London. ... Cam Smith is a British comic book artist and inker. ... Andrew Pepoy (born 1969 in Holland, Michigan) is an American comic book artist who began working as a professionally while still in college at Loyola University Chicago. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Marvel: The End is a six issue comic book miniseries written by Jim Starlin and published by Marvel Comics. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Neferkheperre-waenre Beautiful are the Manifestations of Re[2] the one of Re Nomen Akhenaten Servant of the Aten[1] (after Year 4 of his reign) Amenhotep Horus name Kanakht-Meryaten The strong bull, beloved of the Aten Nebty name Wernesytemakhetaten Great of kingship in Akhetaten Golden Horus Wetjesrenenaten Who... Pharaoh was the ancient Egyptian name for the office of kingship. ... Khafres Pyramid (4th dynasty) and Great Sphinx of Giza (c. ...

Fictional character biography

Akhenaten was a Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, circa 1351-1334BC and possibly the father of Tutankhamun. He was served by Ay and believed himself to be spokesman for the god Aten/Aton. He moved the capital of Egypt from Thebes to Akhetaten and ruled there for 17 years. The Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (1550-1292 BCE) – often combined with the nineteenth and twentieth dynasties under the group title, New Kingdom – is perhaps the most famous of all the dynasties of ancient Egypt. ... Nebkheperure Lord of the forms of Re Nomen Tutankhaten Living Image of the Aten Tutankhamun Hekaiunushema Living Image of Amun, ruler of Upper Heliopolis Horus name Kanakht Tutmesut The strong bull, pleasing of birth Nebty name Neferhepusegerehtawy One of perfect laws, who pacifies the two lands[1] Wer-Ah-Amun... Kheperkheperure–Irimaat Everlasting are the Manifestations of Re, who does what is right Nomen Itinetjer Ay Gods father, Ay Horus name Kanakht Tekhenkhau The strong bull, the one of glittering crowns Nebty name Sekhempehti dersetet Who is mighty of strength, who subdues the Asiatics Golden Horus Heqamaat sekhepertawy The... [1] Aten (or Aton) was the disk of the sun in ancient Egyptian mythology, and originally an aspect of Ra. ... Thebes Thebes (, Thēbai) is the Greek designation of the ancient Egyptian niwt (The) City and niwt-rst (The) Southern City. It is located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean, on the east bank of the river Nile (). Thebes was the capital of Waset, the fourth Upper Egyptian nome... Amarna The site of Amarna (commonly known as el-Amarna or incorrectly as Tel el-Amarna; see below) (Arabic: العمارنة al-‘amārnä) is located on the east bank of the Nile River in the modern Egyptian province of al-Minya, some 58 km (38 miles) south of the city of...

Later he was taken by the Celestial Order and imbued with power and indoctrinated for millennia. They then sent him out to recruit others for the Order but instead he slaughtered the heroes and Gods of Earth and planned an absolute takeover, until Thanos usurped the power of the Heart of the Universe and went back in time and stopped Akhenaten from preventing Dr. Doom from destroying his past self before he could be empowered by the Order. All of his actions were then prevented and he died a "normal" death in his own time. The Heart of the Universe, originally called Heart of the Infinite is the most powerful object in the entire Marvel Comics Universe, above that of the Cosmic cubes, the Great Powers of the Universe, the Infinity Gauntlet, and even the Living Tribunal itself. ... Thanos is a fictional character that appears in the Marvel Universe. ... The Heart of the Universe is the most powerful object in the entire Marvel Comics Universe. ... Cover to Heroes Reborn: Fantastic Four #5. ...

These events did not happen in the main Marvel universe, although a version of Akhenaten did briefly appear in Hulk #457, appealing to Apocalypse for aid. This version appeared to be a normal human, without any superhuman abilities. Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) is a very powerful supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe, one of the foremost enemies of the X-Men. ...

Powers and Abilities

Akhenaten possesses tremendous powers on a Cosmic scale of the Beyonder and surpassing that of Odin, Zeus, The Collector and the Elders of the Universe. He had amazing strength and the ability to control and mainpulate on an infinite level by tapping directly into the prime universal flow of the cosmos. The Beyonder is a fictional Supreme Being type character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For other meanings of Odin, Woden or Wotan see Odin (disambiguation), Woden (disambiguation), Wotan (disambiguation). ... The Statue of Zeus at Olympia Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall statue of Zeus at Olympia about 435 BC. The statue was perhaps the most famous sculpture in Ancient Greece, imagined here in a 16th century engraving Zeus (in Greek: nominative: Zeús, genitive: Diós), is... Left to right, down from the top: The Runner, The Gardener, The Collector, The Champion and The Grandmaster. ... The Ancient and Medieval cosmos as depicted in Peter Apians Cosmographia (Antwerp, 1539). ...

Bibliography

• Incredible Hulk v2, #457
• Marvel Universe: The End #1-4

External links

• Akhenaten bio on marvel.com
• Marvel Universe Appendix entry