The mummies also have to contend with many gods and spirits from Egyptian myth summoned to the modern world, including Anubis, Set, Apep, Bastet, Sekhmet, and many others, who are usually a part of one of Scarab's schemes. As such, he inherits four mummy bodyguards who defend him from the evil sorcerer Scarab, who's constantly trying to use the boy's soul to become immortal. Presley Carnavon, a boy from San Francisco, discovers that he's the reincarnation of Prince Rapses. Mummies Alive! is a 1997 animated series by DiC Entertainment that aired for one season, consisting of forty two episodes.