The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power is a 2015 direct-to-video sword and sorcery action adventure film. It was released on January 6, 2015, on home media. It is the fourth installment in The Scorpion King series and stars Victor Webster in the title role with supporting roles by Ellen Hollman, Lou Ferrigno, Rutger Hauer, Royce Gracie, Eve Torres, and Ian Whyte. This film continues the story of Mathayus, after the events in The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption.
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Mathayus and his partner Drazen (who is under the Akkadian's tutelage) infiltrate the palace of Skizurra to acquire an artifact known as the Urn of Kings for King Zakkour of Al-Moraad. In the process, they are discovered and a fight ensues, revealing Drazen to be a traitor who leaves with the Urn.
Under the instructions of Zakkour, Mathayus follows Drazen to the kingdom of Norvania in the Northern Forests to deliver a peace treaty. Drazen gives the Urn to his father, King Yannick, who shatters it to retrieve the Golden Key of Lord Alcaman, a sorcerer who once controlled the entire known world. The key has an inscription written on it. The inscription can show the way to use the powers of Alcaman.
Mathayus arrives in Norvania and is accosted by Yannick's guards. He allows himself to be arrested to enter Yannick's castle. In jail, Mathayus meets inmate Valina Raskov, who convinces Mathayus to pay her to meet Yannick. She is a member of the original royal bloodline, and Drazen wishes to cement Yannick's rise to power with her public execution. Drazen later takes Mathayus to be tortured, suspecting that his treaty is a pretense. However, Yannick believes Mathayus, releases him, and invites him to a dinner banquet. Drazen assassinates Yannick with scorpions and blames it on Mathayus. Before dying, Yannick gives the Key to Mathayus, who resists capture and flees with Valina.
