Amahl Farouk (Earth-2480)

Amahl Farouk is a powerful psychic, nicknamed the Shadow King in urban legend.

Powers & Abilities
Telepathy: Farouk can read other people's minds, as well as implant thoughts into their heads. He was once the most powerful telepath on the planet, until Charles Xavier surpassed him.

Psychic Energy Body: Due to the cremation of his physical body, Farouk was left without a body. Over the years, he learnt to manifest in the physical world using psychic energy amassed into a humanoid form.

Trivia

 * Unlike the mainstream version, the Shadow King isn't a separate entity using Amahl Farouk's body, it's simply an urban legend inspired by Farouk.