After walking through Mathayus of Akkad's fight against Memnon, The Scorpion King's ending reveals how the Dwayne Johnson character ultimately becomes the titular king. Directed by Chuck Russell, The Scorpion King was released a year after 2001's The Mummy Returns and serves as a prequel/spin-off to The Mummy movies. Set a long time before The Mummy films, The Scorpion King focuses on Mathayus, who is among the last surviving Akkadians. He, his half-brother, Jesup, and a friend, Rama, are recruited by King Pheron to kill a sorceress named Cassandra.

Since Cassandra possesses the ability to foresee the future, she proves to be a major threat to Memnon's enemies as she helps him predict and prepare for all imminent attacks. Although Mathayus' initial plan fails and nearly kills him, he does not give up and vows to overpower Memnon. After overcoming many challenges and setbacks throughout the film, he...