Hannibal Hawkes (died after 1831) was a reincarnation of the Egyptian prince Khufu. He was the husband of a late unnamed woman.
Biography
Hannibal sat for a picture with his wife at the County Fair in 1830.
Sometime later, the two of them crossed paths with Vandal Savage in Jefferson City, where they stole Chay-Ara's original bracelet from him. However, they lost it a year later to bandits. Hannibal was eventually killed at a young age.[1]
Powers and abilities
Powers
- Reincarnation: the ancient Egyptian knife that killed this man in his original incarnation as Khufu had an unusual effect on her soul and that of his lover, Chay-Ara. The couple is stuck in a seemingly endless cycle of death and rebirth through the ages. This allowed this man to deceive death and live through the centuries, succeeding in achieving his goals in the next life.
Appearances
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Season 1
- "The Magnificent Eight" (pictured)
Behind the Scenes
- In the DC comics, Hannibal Hawkes was known as Nighthawk, who was a masked vigilante gunman who fought crime in the American west during the 19th century, alongside his partner Cinnamon, real name Katherine Manser. Like in the show, Nighthawk was a reincarnation of Khufu.