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Anubis, about Lilian to Alexis in May I Have This Dance?
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Anubis in K43
Anubis (Arabic: أنوبيس; Greek: Ἄνουβις, "Ánouvis"), or Anoue (Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡ) is an antagonist of the series who made his debut in Prince Series 12: May I Have This Dance: Dances. He is a prince of Egypt, confirmed as of K43, “Wishing For Water.”
Biography[]
Early life[]
Long ago, there was a King who bared two sons . The sons were Anubis and his brother, Bada. Anubis was strong and tough while his brother was wise. To chose the worthy successor to inherit the throne, the King threw the two princes into a jungle filled with predators. The prince whom survived for three days and returned home will become the next King .However Anubis was not fearful at all. He was sure that he could fight any animals who pose a threat to him. However he didn't understand the severity of the situation. He didn't have any food, water nor shelter.
When night came, he was shivering and starving. He felt a sharp pain, it turned out to be a tiger gnawing on his foot. He punched the tiger to get away. But due to his wounds, they slowed him down enough that the tiger started to catch up. He could not run anymore. To his surprise, he heard the yells of his brother from the trees. "Go to the right" Bada yelled. He swiftly followed his brother's instructions. It turned out his brother had set up a trap and the tiger fell to his demise.
They worked together to survive the rest of the days. They played to their respective strengths. His brother built more traps while Anubis hunted. When the King found out that the two were working together, he was enraged. He believed that if the two were to both live, one will surely start a rebellion to claim their spot on the throne.
The king sent armed forces to kill one of the princes. Anubis and his brother saw the group and understood what their father's intentions were. However, the two cared for each other and decided to run away. Since the armed forces didn't accomplish their task, the king himself asked them to return. This was simply a trick to hunt them down, but the young Anubis called out to his father, alerting the guards. In the end, Bada protected him from the bullets that were about to be his demise.
Anubis, who was horrified, started to frantically weep 'brother'. His brother's dying wish was to tell him that he shouldn't hate his father and to become a lawful king. With that he took in his last breath. In the end, Anubis was picked as the rightful king much to his dismay. When his father was on his death bed, he told Anubis that the kingdom rested on his shoulder and that he was the worthy successor. Anubis simply refused. When asked why he told his father that the real successor was dead. That six years before, the king had murdered him in cold blood.
His father denied it, saying that it was impossible and that his Bada was not the one whom he picked. Anubis shot back by saying that he was the one who should've been dead, recalling the event when his brother selflessly aided him from being mauled by the tiger. It was then revealed that from that moment on Anubis was loyal only to his brother and swore to protect him forever.
His father started to tense up, panic striked, he began to yell that this was not his fault. That his brother was weak and always sick, that if he were to be alive the chances of him being a successful king is next to impossible. As if to justify himself to his son. Anubis sharply replied that he didn't hate his dad, rather he could not forgive him. He said that he could not keep the promise to keep his brother safe, so he held onto the last wish of Bada, to take care of his father till his death. The king died shortly after perhaps from the shock and the combination of his poor health.
It was unclear what happened next but some time later Anubis met Gion and was attached to him as he looks remarkably similar to his deceased brother. He also appeared in Shao Long's backstory to help him from all the bullying Shao Long had received due to Charles's lie.
Appearance[]
Anubis is boy and assumed to be a teenager who is quite tall. He has tan skin and white fluffy hair. His hair is short and styled with hair parting the left and right side of his bangs. His eyes are a deep golden brown and he is seen wearing an abundance of ear accessories ranging from a green earring with an Egyptian motif to a gold clip earring. He's mostly seen wearing his white suit with a black tie but has worn more casual clothes as seen in newer books. When he wears the Momos Academy school uniform, he can be seen wearing a gold tie accessory along with it.
Personality[]
Anubis is shown to be dangerous and a great threat to the main cast. He is an elusive and manipulative person targeting those whom are hurt as seen through his actions with Lilian in Prince Series 12: Can I Have This Dance?: Dances. Fans theorize this to be the reason he approached Shao Long when he was bullied. He cares only for his precious 'brother', Gion and treats others as mostly disposable as he resent humanity. He plans his actions and will strike with no regards of human life. He is also strangely straightforward about his supposed evil nature, this is seen when he was confronted by Alexis.
Anubis enjoys chaos in the truest sense of the word. He enjoys being mischievous and teasing others even when the situation is tense. He is often portrayed smiling slyly and laughing mischievously, though he may look very harmless and innocent at first glance. Anubis often acts notably childlike, with at least some of it appearing genuine while part of it also could be just his attempt to use his looks to his advantage. He is sometimes shown to have childlike excitement and innocence, as he calls the fairy tale of the hare and the turtle very meaningful and his unending assortments of facial expressions.
Yet, this does not affect his skills and high intellect. His skills with black magic works on seemingly everyone but Neelam which made him curious as to why. He isn't very friendly and threatens to kill them if they talk to much. On that note, he seems to be easily annoyed telling Neelam to shut up multiple times when she strikes a conversation. Despite hating interactions with people other than Gion, he learns to open up only a little to Neelam which he seems to not even realize.
In K44, he is shown to have a sort of co-dependent/possessive relationship with Gion, demanding Gion pay attention to him when Gion ignores him, and breaking into desperation when Gion shows even the slightest bit of disdain towards him. He says himself that he is willing to do whatever Gion asks of him and more, even being willing to target Charles on Gion’s command. He is extremely happy when Gion tells him to take care of his health, feeling touched that his “brother” even cares about his health.
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Gion, about Anubis in Heroes Of Fables: Fairytales
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Trivia[]
Anubis's name is a reference to the Egyptian god of mummification and the afterlife, Anubis.
- Anubis being the God of death and the afterlife could be a callback to Bada, Anu's deceased brother, since the god had a connection with the souls of the deceased. A parallel could definitely be made between the two as Anu cares a lot about his late brother
- Its noted that the God Anubis is one of oldest Egyptian gods, which is ironic since Anubis is very childish and young
- The god Anubis wasn't evil, rather he was seen as a good being, the protector of the tombs.
In the Malay books, Anubis is simply called 'nubis'