Shadow King
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The Shadow King (Amahl Farouk) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is particularly associated with the X-Men family of comics. His nemesis is the X-Men's leader, Professor X, while he also figures into the backstory of the X-Man Storm. As originally introduced, Farouk was a human mutant from Egypt who used his vast telepathic abilities for evil, taking the alias Shadow King. Later writers established Farouk as only the modern incarnation of an ancient evil entity that has been around since the dawn of humanity, who became one with Farouk when he grew older.[1]
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Uncanny X-Men #117 (January 1979) |
Created by | Chris Claremont (writer) John Byrne (artist) |
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Alter ego | Amahl Farouk |
Species | Ancient entity and human mutant |
Team affiliations | Dark X-Men Gladiators Brotherhood of Mutants Jacob Reisz Master of the Games Anansi Lenny Benny Cypher Karma |
Notable aliases | Amahl Farouk |
Abilities | Telepathy Possession Immortality |
The Shadow King has appeared in various adaptations of X-Men stories. The character made his live-action debut as the primary antagonist in the television series Legion, portrayed by Aubrey Plaza and Navid Negahban.[2]