Apep (Egyptian Mythology)

Character Synopsis[]

Apep (Aapep, Apepi or Apophis) was the ancient Egyptian spirit of evil, darkness and destruction. As the arch-enemy of the sun god, Ra, he was a malevolent force who could never be entirely be vanquished. Every night as the sun travelled through the underworld (or across the sky) his roar would fill the air and he would launch his attack.

Character Statistics[]

Tiering: 2-C

Verse: Mythology (Egyptian Mythology)

Name: Apep (also referred to as Apophis, Apepi & Aapep)

Gender: Male

Age: Primordial (Alongside Ra, Apep was one of the original beings that came from Nun, the infinite sea of nothingness and created himself before time was ever a concept)

Classification: God of Chaos, Destruction, Darkness and Death, "Lord of Chaos", "Enemy of Ra", The Serpent of Rebirth, The Encircler of the World

Special Abilities:

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight (Apep was capable of moving in the primordial void before there was land, suggesting that Apep and other Egyptian Gods are capable of natural flight), Abstract Existence, Non-Corporeal (Egyptian Gods existed as the embodiment of natural phenomena, with Apep being the embodiment of disorder and darkness in the eyes of The Egyptians), Avatar Creation (Egyptian Gods were capable of creating avatars of themselves, such as Apep appearing as cobras), Chaos Manipulation (Exists as the very phenomena of "chaos", being the opposition to Ma'at, the natural order of the cosmos), Void Manipulation, Law Manipulation, Space-Time Manipulation (Apep is capable of destroying the entirety of The Egyptian Cosmogony, including being able to return everything back to the primordial void of nothingness in which all things were an undifferentiated oneness), Soul Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Willpower Manipulation, Life-Force Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation, Fate Manipulation, Information Manipulation (Apep is capable of consuming and destroying the souls of the dead; The Egyptians believed that The Soul contained components that included thought, emotions, willpower, life energy, the very concept of one's existence, their heart, their shadow, their outcomes/destiny and spiritual body), Non-Physical Interaction (Apep is often described as the devourer of souls, being able to physically consume them and destroy them for good), Immortality (Type 1, 4 & 5; Egyptian Gods are unable to age in a conventional sense. Apep has the ability to freely resurrect himself at will through recreating himself. Egyptian Gods can freely exist within The Underworld in spite of only the dead being able to enter, suggesting Egyptian Gods are unbound by conventional death as a concept. Apep himself is often likened as the concept of death and is unbound by it's influence as a result), Acausality (Non-Linearity; Exists in a similar and comparable state to The Egyptian Gods, who don't experience time the same way mortal humans do, as they are native of The A'aru, where time doesn't flow the same as the living world, where time in The A'aru is merely a moment of eternity), Negation (Apep is capable of killing Ra permanently at the height of his power), Transduality (Type 3; Apep existed in The Nun, a primordial void in which predated the concepts of duality and differentiation), Nonexistent Physiology (Conceptual; Apep existed as the primordial chaos that in itself predates duality and the defining concepts that make up the Egyptian Cosmology), Nigh-Omnipresence (Exists as the embodiment of chaos, destruction and death across Egyptian Cosmogony, minus The A'aru)

All Egpytian Gods have access to Heka, a fundamental element of the universe, which grants users the following powers: Magic (Heka is a magical source of energy that underlies the entirety of The Egyptian Cosmogony), Energy Manipulation (Heka is often described as an energy and manifests itself as a physical medium such as energy flow), Law Manipulation (Heka was believed to be harnessing the natural laws of reality and manipulating them to the users whim), Ki Manipulation (The act of using Heka also involved manipulation of one's "Ka", the vital energy and "inner life" of one's Soul), Life Manipulation (Heka can be used to create life from nothingness, as showcased with Ra creating life), Creation (Heka can be used to create things, with it being used by Ra to create both himself and the every world of Egyptian Mythology as a whole), Soul Manipulation (Through Heka, Ra was able to create the souls of beings, with Heka encompassing even The Soul and one's own spiritual body known as Sahu), Conceptual Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Willpower Manipulation, Life-Force Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation, Fate Manipulation, Information Manipulation (The Egyptians believed that The Soul contained components that included thought, emotions, willpower, life energy, the very concept of one's existence, their heart, their shadow, their outcomes/destiny and spiritual body), Non-Physical Interaction (Heka can interact with and encompasses all elements of the universe, including things such as The Soul and other immaterial things such as it's laws, it's concepts and all things that define The Egyptian Mythology cosmology), Negation (Heka is capable of negating things such as regeneration and immortality, as Apophis's ability to permanently kill Ra {and a god's ability to kill each another god} is often attributed to that of Heka), Conceptual Existence Erasure & History Manipulation (Heka can be used to learn about one's true "Name", with one's name being the very essence that makes up one's component of being, including The Soul and the act of erasing one's name will remove their existence from across all of history)

Users of Black Heka can achieve the following abilities: Necromancy (The art of using Black Magic was often associated with necromancy and the general power to raise the dead), Death Manipulation, Probability Manipulation (Black Magic is capable of bring curses that can bring about misfortune in one's life to even potentially causing outright death), Earth Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation, Weather Manipulation & Chaos Manipulation (Black Magic is often linked with Apophis, whom of which is believed to be behind the occurrence of earthquakes, thunder, darkness, storms, and death, alongside chaos and disorder)

Users of White Heka can achieve the following abilities: Healing (White Magic was often used for healing purposes, such as curing things from illness, diseases, parasites, or respiratory problems), Purification (Materialistic & Spiritual - White Magic can be used to purify one's Khet from poisons and even purify more immaterial aspects of one's being such as The Soul), Fate Manipulation (White Magic can cast protection spells, which essentially fated anything from objects to other to be safe), Astral Projection (White Magic can allow one to accompany a dead person's journey to The Afterlife through projecting themselves), Probability Manipulation (White Magic can grant users good luck in whatever endeavors they partake in)

Egyptian Gods have extreme resistance to Heka, giving them resistance to the following: Magic, Law Manipulation, Ki Manipulation, Life Manipulation, Creation, Soul Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Willpower Manipulation, Life-Force Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation, Fate Manipulation, Information Manipulation, Non-Physical Interaction, Negation, Conceptual Existence Erasure & History Manipulation (Gods and Goddesses are capable of tanking attacks from one another, which are comprised of Heka, which have the aforementioned abilities are innate parts of it's "essence". Neferkaptah, after having gained the powers of the gods, was unable to harm Ra or Thoth due to inferior levels of Heka, implying that one must have comparable levels to even harm another god or goddess in Egyptian Mythology)

Destructive Ability: Multi-Universe Level (At the height of his power, Apep has the potential to destroy Ra and return all of the Egyptian Cosmogony back into the undifferentiated, endless void that it was prior to Ra's light. Often cited as "the enemy of Ra" and is depicted as his rival, the same being who created the entirety of The Egyptian Cosmogony, which is comprised of the infinite sized living universe and two other separate infinitely sized space-time continuums, such as The Duat and The A'aru)

Speed: Infinite (Portrayed as a rival to Ra, being able fight against him and potentially thwart his attempts to reincarnate as The Sun. The same being who can travel throughout the cosmos by sailing across Nut, the infinite universe encompassed by and embodied in the form of a woman, alongside Regularly enters and exits The Duat as a part of his cycle of daily rebirth). Nigh-Omnipresent in non-physical state (Egyptian Gods in their true forms are nothing more than natural phenomena that influence the world and shape the influences of The Egyptians, with Apep existing as the embodiment of chaos and primordial darkness)

Lifting Ability: Infinite (Apep is capable of physically consuming Ra and preventing him from escaping, meaning that he's capable of overpowering him at his peak; Ra is comparable to his children, such as Shu, who was tasked with keeping Nut and Geb apart for "eternity" by pushing back Nut from ever making contact with Geb, with Nut being the infinite cosmos that encompasses the universe)

Striking Ability: Multi-Universal (His strikes are capable of harming Ra and can potentially kill him. Apep was going to destroy the the entirety of The Egyptian Mythology cosmos, as he had the potential to destroy Ra and return all of the Egyptian Cosmogony back into the undifferentiated, endless void, meaning he's capable of destroying the infinite sized living universe and two other separate infinitely sized space-time continuums, such as The Duat and The A'aru)

Durability: Multi-Universe Level (Can endure hits from Ra, who created the entirety of The Egyptian Cosmogony, which is comprised of the infinite sized living universe and two other separate infinitely sized space-time continuums, such as The Duat and The A'aru)

Stamina: Limitless (Egyptian Gods didn't need to rest, eat and sleep in the same way that mortals did)

Range: Multi-Universal (Apep is capable of destroying The Egyptian Cosmogony, which is composed of three entire space-time continuums in the form of The Living Universe, The Duat and The A'aru. Users of Heka are capable of effecting it on the scale of the entire cosmogony, as Heka exists as a force that pervades all aspects of creation, underpinning even realms such as The Duat and The A'aru as the fundamental element that holds all things together and balances reality perfectly)

Intelligence: Unknown (Many stories imply that Apep was animalistic but others also suggest that Apep was cunning, intelligent and knew when it was best to attack Ra, such as intentionally waiting for him to not have many allies with him to then attack)

Weaknesses: Apep is capable of being stopped and banished by Ra, whom of which pushed him away in his attempt to consume him

Other Attributes[]

List of Equipment: None Notable

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

Heka: Egyptian Gods and Goddesses have the ability to naturally harness and control Heka, a fundamental element of Egyptian Mythology, often being described as a magical energy source that pervades all of creation, acting as a balancing force that holds the universe and the entirety of the cosmos together as one
- Black Heka: Heka spells that focused on ill-intentions and selfish purposes. This type of Heka usage is often associated with Necromancers and many of the darker gods in Egyptian Mythology, such as Apophis
- White Heka: Heka spells that are used for beneficial and helpful purposes. With this variation of Heka usage, one can focus on more healing prospects, such as providing assistance for those in need. This type of Heka usage is most associated with Priests and most of The Gods in Egyptian Mythology
Destruction: Apep is capable of reducing things back to the primordial void in which they originated from, returning creation back into it's undifferentiated state in which all things were originally one. This means that Apep can destroy things on any and all levels, until it is back into the state of unity that creation existed in prior to Ra's light
Consumption: Apep has the ability to consume things, which is an extension of Apep's ability to destroy things on all level. At his peak, it's said that Apep is capable of potentially consuming Ra, which then will destroy The Sun

Extra Info[]

Note 1: This page is strictly talking about Egyptian Mythology Ra, as he is in the original myths and thus this page will not be accounting for things such as the other interpretations of classical Egyptian Mythology that came after the fact. Despite this, this page is also treated various Egyptian Myths as a "singular" canon that all connect to one another, even if they were initially isolated tales that weren't meant to have any true continuity between each other

Note 2: As mentioned before, Egyptian Mythology was never meant to be seen as a canon in the way we understand it today, with the stories all having consistent elements between one another but fundamentally being just isolated tales. So for this reason, contradictions and conflicts will be ignored in favor of what is most consistently agreed upon within the myths and by The Egyptians at the time

Note 3: Egyptian Mythology and it's cosmology is largely influenced by The Egyptians at the time and the whole point of Mythology to begin with is to describe the world around you, meaning that beliefs that were common at the time for The Egyptians can be applied to Egyptian Mythology on the basis that those beliefs would have bled into the Mythology and been reflective of what was thought to be true at the time

Note 4: Egyptian Mythology and many of it's stories are derived from visual storytelling and as such, it doesn't have many stories that one can read up on it as opposed to just information that stem from what has been discovered about The Egyptians and what is agreed upon by scholars on the topic to be what their general beliefs were in terms of cosmology and about the gods they worshipped

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