Name - Kephi
Alias - Zara Nejad, Emerald Scarab, Formally Solar Scarab, Vanguard of Egypt, Eater of Sickness, Beetle Queen, The Accursed One
Place of Birth - Presumably Heliopolis
Nationality - Egyptian/Heliopoliton
Height - 6'4
Blood Type - Unknown
Affiliation - Avengers Initiative, Cult of Kephi, Formally the French Army, British Army, Seth, Heliopolis
History - Up until the year 1000BC Kephi worked as a celestial scarab pushing the sun across the sky. Due to great fortitude and determination this sun god became a leading member of the Egyptian Pantheon. It was only through the jealousy of Ra and the fall of the Egyptian Religion where Kephi was forced to share his duties with Ra, with the later carrying the sun in his talons across the sky, while the former pushed the sun through the underworld. During the long dark hours on the Underworld Kephi was seduced by the dark-god Seth who proposed a coup against Heliopolis. When this assault failed Kephi was locked in the body of a dying woman and tossed from Heliopolis onto the mortal plane.
For years Kephi slept, buried in a tomb as his spirit form spent it's energy healing the dying physical prison it was locked in. Emerging in the 19th century Kephi found herself far from Egypt as her tomb had been transferred to the National Museum of History in Paris. Awakening Kephi found that he/she had to feed on spirit energy from humans and ravaged Paris until she was captured by British agents who recruited her to decimate Napoleon's armies in return for removing the wards that Ra had placed on Egypt to prevent her return. For a while Kephi fought for the British but in one battle she met the Necromancer known by the British as Jack of Spades who bested her in combat. In love with the Necromancer, Kephi pledged allegiance and together they killed an entire Spanish Village in a moment of passion. Fearful the British and the French took two, of the three obelisks that contained the wards to banish Kephi and placed them in London and Paris, forcing her out of their empires forever.
Kephi and Jack now forced out of France wandered the globe until 1918 where they ended up off the shore of New Caledonia. Owned by the French they couldn't step onto the shore unless invited by the governor whose colony was ravaged by the Spanish Flu. Rowing out to meet the exiles the Governor struck a deal that is Kephi promised to feed on the sickness saving his people both Kephi and Jack would be allowed to return to France. The god and her consort agreed and within days Spanish Flu was extinct on New Caledonia and Kephi was on her way back to Paris. For a while Kephi vanished although it is known that Jack was killed by the Nazis in 1944 in Berlin. Strangely a wave of victims sapped of their life force followed his death and Kephi admits that she feasted in the same year. Confirmed sightings of Kephi eventually reappeared in 1971 in San Francisco where she set up the cult of Kephi to increase her power.
Over the next twenty years Kephi grew stronger from worship of the mystics in San Francisco. To prevent herself from feeding on her followers she indulged in the smoking of illicit substances that acted as an appetite suppressant. It was only after an attack by the followers of Ra in 1992 that Kephi was forced to feed on her worshipers although in guilt she saved her most loyal subjects by transforming them into sacred scarab beetles. The next decade saw no sightings of Kephi and it was only after the fall of Asgard when she reappeared egger to get revenge on Ra and Heliopolis.
Powers - Like most deities Kephi is stronger, faster and more durable then normal humans with an estimated lifting strength of thirty tons. In addition Kephi appears to be skilled in armed combat often using a 5ft Kophesh in battle that is formed out of her own energy field. Other recorded weapons include a six foot polearm, a massive compound bow and two 'Axes of Vengeance' based on the weapons of Hourous. Kephi can also create mystic fire and fog although she has stated that they are more aesthetic then practical. Whatever the case they seem to affect her movements and Kephi often vanishes and reappears, although weather this is a cloaking field, teleportation or moving through time is still unknown. Kephi seems to be the host for several Scarab species, although only the Sacred Scarabs are used in feeding, which act on her will alone. When injured Kephi 'feeds' taking life-force to heal and keep her prison alive. Powerful individuals provide more fuel and Immortals such as Deadpool provide enough energy to manipulate the primal forces on the Universe.
HAMMER Analysis - The new Heavy Hitter on the Avengers team and the vanguard for any assault. As long as we keep her/him fed he shouldn't be a trouble since he/she came to us for assistance. Note: - Keep an eye on the relationship between Kephi and Antman, it could lead to possible fracturing of the team if things get messy between them.