Kumpaetku (Earth-19999)

Kunpaetku is a minor NPC character in the Mortal Fighter Series who has ties with the origins of Astaroth, the Golem.

History
Kumpaetku is the High Priest of the Fygul Cestemus sect and was the one who created the Golem Astaroth at the God of War's request. He, however, wanted Soul Edge to himself, so he could turn into a god. Unfortunately for him, Ares' agent of death, Zasalamel, dwelled inside the monster and Kunpaetku lost control over him. Trying to use a curse to control him again, he only obtained Astaroth's rage and the destruction of his shrine, the Shrine of Kunpaetku. He survived only to find Mitsurugi, who seemingly killed him shortly after.

Mortal Fighter: Deception
In Mortal Fighter: Deception, it is revealed that Kunpaetku managed to survive his killing at Mitsurigi's hand and fought with the other sects of Fygul Cestemus over Astaroth's heart, which was wrongly brought back by Shujinko by the orders of Damashi. He succeeded in obtaining the heart, using it to create a new Astaroth and then mass-produce them into a hoard of Golems.

They were apparently slowly getting back to their feet following their almost-extinction in the last game, restoring their old research and getting back their armies of monsters by the time of Mortal Fighter: Konquest, as Kumpateku aided the Dragon King with armies of Golems in the trade for his revenge on Ares.

In Konquest, Kunpaetku's body is now half-golem. He's also renovated the arc priests in order to restore all the cult's techniques and technology lost during Astaroth's rampage. He was, however, ambushed by an wrong dealing Shujinko, whom managed to destroy his army and accidentally leading the now Golem to his death.