Invincible Season 2’s Ending Finally Delivers The Punchline To A 3-Year-Old Joke We Totally Forgot About

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Invincible season 2.

Invincible season 2, episode 8 paid off a three-year-old joke for the series, one that many may have forgotten about. For the most part, Invincible season 2’s ending was full of dramatic weight. The return of Angstrom Levy to Mark’s life saw the likes of Debbie and Oliver threatened, forcing the titular hero down a dark path. The battle against Angstrom largely dominated the episode, with Invincible season 2’s other universes throwing several trials and tribulations at Mark as he fought to save his family.

While what happens to Angstrom Levy in Invincible season 2 leaves a big impact on Mark, the show did not neglect the setup of future seasons. The story of Invincible season 3 has been adequately laid out, one which involves Omni-Man, Allen the Alien, and a relationship between Mark and Atom Eve. In this epilogue section of the episode where these storylines were teased, Invincible season 2, episode 8 injected some humor into the dark proceedings by bringing back a joke from three years ago.

Invincible Finally Pays Off Season 1’s Tomb Scene

The return of Ka-Hor pays off a hilarious Omni-Man & Mark scene from season 1, episode 4.

The joke in question surrounds the continued resurrection attempts of Ka-Hor, a mummy living deep in the desert in Invincible‘s world. In Invincible season 2, episode 8, an extended scene is included after the episode catches up with characters like Monster Girl, Robot, The Immortal, and Dupli-Kate. The scene surrounds two unknown women in the desert – one who possesses mild superhuman powers – trying to infiltrate a tomb. It is revealed that one of the girls, the one without powers, is searching for her father who went missing.

It is soon revealed that the girl’s father was shown in Invincible season 1, episode 4, “Neil Armstrong, Eat Your Heart Out.” In this season 1 episode, the father was shown attempting to resurrect a mummified being known as Ka-Hor, with the episode presenting it as an incredibly dark, serious moment. However, before Ka-Hor can escape, the door to the tomb slams shut as Mark flies overhead, causing the desert storm to seal Ka-Hor in his tomb. The girls in Invincible season 2 suffer a similar fate as Mark flies over the tomb once more, covering the entrance with sand.

Is Invincible Setting Up A Season 3 Villain (Or Is It Just A Gag?)

Ka-Hor’s repeated appearances raise questions over his role in the future of Invincible.

The fact that Ka-Hor has now appeared twice in Invincible begs the question of whether he is being teased as a future villain. Despite this potentiality, it seems as though Ka-Hor is simply a gag that is being re-used by the writers of Invincible for each season. While the serious tone of Ka-Hor and the dangers he could possess seem real, they are always undercut by the humorous idea of Mark inadvertently defeating him. This was certainly the case in Invincible season 1, which Invincible season 2 doubled down on.

Invincible season 2’s scene involving Ka-Hor was equally as long, foreboding, and creepy. However, this tone is quickly turned on its head when Ka-Hor is called sexist by the girls, before the show cuts to Mark covering the tomb in sand. If either of the scenes involving Ka-Hor in Invincible had maintained an overly threatening tone, it could have been the case that the showrunners were setting him up as a future villain. That said, given that both scenes ended with humor, it is simply the case that Ka-Hor is a recurring gag, not a villain for Invincible season 3.

Is Invincible’s Mummy Villain From The Original Comics?

Ka-Hor’s lack of a role in the Invincible source material makes his return more unlikely.

The final question that Ka-Hor’s two Invincible appearances raise is whether he is a character from the original comics. Amazon Prime’s Invincible is yet to include a character who has not been part of the comics. While the show has changed elements of characters from the source material, most of them existed in the original stories. Concerning Ka-Hor, the mummy villain is an original creation for the Amazon Prime show and was not found in the original comic books.

Interestingly, this fact supports the idea that Ka-Hor is simply a recurring gag, rather than set up for a future villain. For the most part, Amazon Prime’s Invincible has been accurate with its depiction of comic book villains. While some have been shuffled around concerning timeline – such as Angstrom Levy’s battle with Mark coming before the sequid invasion unlike Invincible season 2 – their depictions have been predominantly one-for-one. This accuracy, and the lack of show-only villains, proves that Ka-Hor will not return as a main antagonist in Invincible‘s future and that his scenes are simply paying off prior jokes.