>> And him being from ancient Egypt that far back, <<
He's from a lot farther back than that, but probably somewhere in Africa, and from a tribe with considerable diversity.
>> I assume he's black? <<
Originally he had skin of fairly dark brown, almost black. Getting caught by the Sterbenfeld device left him with awful burns and much paler, pinkish skin. That is gradually drifting toward its earlier color, so presently he's kind of a light brown or toasty color. He has nappy hair but it's red rather than brown or black. Ironically people tend to think of him as mixed-race, but he actually gets his mix of features from Africa's greater-than-diaspora genetic diversity.
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Date: 2024-08-12 06:11 pm (UTC)Yes.
>> And him being from ancient Egypt that far back, <<
He's from a lot farther back than that, but probably somewhere in Africa, and from a tribe with considerable diversity.
>> I assume he's black? <<
Originally he had skin of fairly dark brown, almost black. Getting caught by the Sterbenfeld device left him with awful burns and much paler, pinkish skin. That is gradually drifting toward its earlier color, so presently he's kind of a light brown or toasty color. He has nappy hair but it's red rather than brown or black. Ironically people tend to think of him as mixed-race, but he actually gets his mix of features from Africa's greater-than-diaspora genetic diversity.
See “The Candle Burns Not For Us” and "Their Anguish Personal."