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Shadow King
| Shadow King | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Uncanny X-Men #117 (January 1979) |
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| In-story information | |
| 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 (Amahl Farouk) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, primarily as an enemy of the X-Men. 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 the modern incarnation of an ancient evil entity.[1]
The Shadow King has appeared in various adaptations of X-Men stories. The character's live-action debut is as the primary antagonist in the television series Legion, portrayed by Aubrey Plaza and Navid Negahban.
- ^ Schedeen, Jesse (3 April 2018). "Legion: How the Shadow King Connects to the X-Men". IGN. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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