Moses is the main protagonist of the film. He was a Hebrew baby that escaped Pharaoh's genocide of the Hebrew baby boys, thanks to his mother. He was raised as an adopted prince. But in his early 20s, he realized his true origin and, following the command of God, began to help rescue the Hebrews from Pharoah's slavery after a long self-imposed exile.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
Abilities[]
- Prophet
- Public speaking
- Leadership
Paraphernalia[]
Equipment[]
- The Staff of Moses
- Weather Manipulation: It created a powerful hail and firestorm that destroyed much of Egypt.
- Life and Death Manipulation: He created a vast amount of locusts, frogs, lice, and wild animals (gnats) to attack Ancient Egypt. He was also able to take the lives of the firstborn in Egypt through his staff.
- Summoning: Frogs, lice, gnats (wild animals), and locusts.
- Darkness Manipulation: Prophesied that daylight would be covered with a dense darkness that was even possible to touch.
- Supernatural Intelligence: Moses has a great deal of knowledge about the universe and God's will via direct contact with God.
Physical Description[]
Moses is a Hebrew man with brown skin, curly, dark brown hair and brown eyes. He is tall and athletic. In his early appearance in the film, he has cropped hair covered by a black wig, and a goatee. He wears a royal tunic bordered with red, and gold cuffs around his wrists and arms. He typically wears a necklace with a gold and red amulet. His leather sandals have gold accents. He receives a blue and gold ring from Rameses after being appointed royal chief architect.
After settling in Midian, Moses abandons his wig, lets his hair grow out and grows a fuller beard. He wears a dark blue tunic underneath a red robe with yellow accents, and a maroon shawl.
Role in Film[]
Escape from Pharaoh[]
Moses was born to the Hebrew slaves Amram and Jochebed (pronounced yo-KHE-ved) in the land of Goshen. He was the youngest of three siblings. At the time, Pharaoh Seti had ordered the execution of all newborn Hebrew boys, and sent soldiers to enforce his orders. They were going house to house, searching for and murdering all male infants. Jochebed made the difficult decision to smuggle her infant out of Goshen to the Nile River. With help from her other two children, she placed the baby into a watertight basket she'd prepared, closed him in, and let the river take him. Moses' sister Miriam followed the basket and watched helplessly from the banks as it encountered and escaped multiple perils on the river before coming to rest at the steps of Queen Tuya's personal bathing area, where she played with her toddler son, watched over by two handmaidens. Tuya was startled by the basket, then curiously opened it. The moment she laid eyes on the infant inside, she decided to adopt him. The baby smiled and cooed at her. Tuya gathered the baby into her arms and told her son that he had a new baby brother. She named the baby Moses and carried him into the palace to meet Pharaoh.
Life in Egypt[]
Some 20 years later, Moses had grown into a spoiled, reckless prince who constantly dragged his older brother Rameses into trouble. One day he goaded Rameses into a chariot race that took them all over town and resulted in a great deal of damage to a new temple that was under construction. The race very nearly injured or killed several bystanders, including the priests Hotep and Huy, who were conducting a temple dedication. Pharaoh called the boys before him to lecture them--and in particular Rameses--about their carelessness. Moses defended Rameses, claiming the fault was entirely his. He encouraged Pharaoh to give Rameses the opportunity to earn his approval. Pharaoh pondered Moses' words and dismissed him.
Afterward, Moses went to find Rameses and encourage him to forget all about it. He teased his brother in response to Rameses' complaints, sarcastically claiming that Rameses would singlehandedly bring the greatest kingdom on earth to ruin. While he tried to cheer Rameses up, Moses filled a wineskin and dropped it from the balcony onto the heads of the priests, ducking low and leaving Rameses to take the blame. He then encouraged Rameses to continue with the prank. Rameses finally relented and smiled, playing along with Moses, who teased him about caring too much. Moses then reminded Rameses that they were late to the banquet that was being held that night.
The brothers rushed into the banquet late, where they were greeted with applause. Queen Tuya informed Rameses that he had just been made Prince Regent, in charge of overseeing the construction of all temples. Moses proposed that the priests pay tribute to Rameses. Hotep and Huy responded by revealing a young woman they'd had captured from Midian. When Rameses took her chin in his hand to look her over, she tried to bite him, so he gave her to Moses instead. The girl proceeded to insult the princes, yanking her rope out of Hotep's hands and swinging it around like a whip. Moses grabbed it, and as the girl pulled at it and demanded he let go, he did, causing her to stumble backward into a fountain. Moses started to laugh, but turned to see his mother's disapproving frown. Rameses appointed Moses royal chief architect, giving him his ring. Moses was too distracted by the girl, who glared at him before being escorted to Moses' quarters, leaving Moses feeling ashamed of his actions.
Moses learns he is Hebrew[]
After the party, Moses went to his quarters and mentally prepared a speech explaining himself. But instead of the girl, he found a servant tied and gagged, and a rope made of sheets leading off of the balcony. He climbed down and saw the girl leading a camel toward the palace entrance. Two guards approached, and Moses called for them. But instead of directing their attention to the escaping woman, Moses redirected them to his room to investigate the servant who had been tied there. This allowed the girl to escape, and Moses followed at a distance. She led him into Goshen, where she stopped at a well and received assistance from Miriam and Aaron before continuing on her way.
While he was watching the girl leave, Moses heard pottery breaking and looked down to see Miriam picking up the pieces of a pitcher she'd dropped at her feet. She was flustered, causing Moses to chuckle, unoffended. She excitedly told him she'd been waiting for him. Despite Aaron's repeated warnings, Miriam revealed that Moses was their brother. She was extremely disappointed to learn he had no idea. As she continued to attempt to convince him, Moses became increasingly angry with her. Aaron tried to convince the prince that Miriam was tired and ill, attempting to drag her into the house. Miriam shouted at Moses that their mother had set him adrift to save his life from the man he called father. This enraged Moses, who grabbed Miriam by the arm and forced her to the ground, promising her she would regret that night before turning and storming off. Miriam began to sing Jochebed's River Lullaby, the last song Moses had heard from his birth mother. The tune sparked a memory, and Moses made a panicked sprint back to the familiarity of the palace and his quarters.