For the band of the same name, see Shadow King (band). For the video game, see Okage: Shadow King.
Comics character
Shadow King
Shadow King, variant cover art of Astonishing X-Men vol. 4, 1 (June 2017) Art by Dale Keown
Publication information
Publisher
Marvel Comics
First appearance
Uncanny X-Men #117 (January 1979)
Created by
Chris Claremont (writer) John Byrne (artist)
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. 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]
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]
^Schedeen, Jesse (3 April 2018). "Legion: How the Shadow King Connects to the X-Men". IGN. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^Bojalad, Alec (August 13, 2019). "Legion Season 3: Navid Negahban on The End of Shadow King". Den of Geek. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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