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Tah-Um made it his goal to rid the universe of intelligent life, periodically wiping out advanced civilizations. It is presumed that it was this loneliness that drove him to jealousy of the younger, primitive species surrounding him, leading him to start his crusade to spread his misery across the stars. A great event of unknown nature took place that ended with the destruction or banishment of the Hum-Tah from our universe, leaving Tah-Um as the only one remaining. Long before humanity came into existence, the cosmos was ruled by an ancient race of beings known as the Hum-Tah, the Infinite Ones. Very little is known about Mental's origins. Though he was somewhat late with the resurrection, which resulted in some minor brain damage, Mental nonetheless gave Mordekai the important position of teaching his creatures in the art of magic for use in "truly evilish purposes". After he died from a botched incantation, Mental went out of his way to resurrect Mordekai as he missed him dearly. He was also reportedly very close with a powerful sorcerer called Mordekai, whom had served him loyally for 3000 years. Though it appears that he eventually simply took a liking to conquest and destruction, as he eventually had a daughter named Judy with whom he seems to have a good relationship with. His primary motivation for wanting to destroy all intelligent life is suggested to be deep-seated loneliness from being one of the last living Hum-Tah, being jealous of other younger species because they escaped the fate of his people. One of his favoured tactics in assimilating intelligent species is by siding with the worst sides of their cultures (such as religious fanatics) and aiding them in overthrowing their governments, as he did with the Arachnoids. He is not picky with what he uses for his army either, be it taking primitive species and mutating them to fit his needs or granting them magical abilities and advanced technology in exchange for their servitude. When he finally defeated the Sirians, he had the entire species executed by beheading and then raised them from the dead to serve as disposable footsoldiers in his army. Lord Achriman's propaganda in Serious Sam 4 describes Mental as a cosmic entity "beyond understanding, beyond logic and science, beyond anything humanity can ever achieve".ĭespite never being seen in-person and only heard speaking once, Mental is highly intelligent and subjects those that oppose him with sustained cruelty.
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A cutscene in Serious Sam: Next Encounter briefly shows Mental sitting on his throne with only a skeletal hand visible, but as the game is non-canonical with the rest of the series it is not a reliable source on what he looks like.
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Sam, and the player by extension, simply never gets to see any of it. All that is known is that Mental does indeed have a physical form, as other characters have reportedly seen him and statues in his honor were built on Sirius, the seat of his empire. Not even the appearance or even the size of his species is known. Mental's appearance remains a complete mystery ever since the first game released in 2001.
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Tah-Um, better known by the name Mental, is the main antagonist of the Serious Sam video game series and the archenemy of Sam "Serious" Stone. ~ The Sirian Oracle predicting the war between humanity and Mental. And the Boat of Millions of Years shall have to be awoken. The foes of Osiris shall bring destruction to the realms of men. But they shall awake the wrath of One Infinite. The Oracle said: Men shall build the Boat of Sun and sail across the sea of stars. Mental: Well, that's what the confessional is for, isn't it my son? Anyway, i do have a few things i'd like to confess. Sam: Forgive me, Father, for i have sinned.