00:00Why did Black Adam say Shazam to transform if his name is Black Adam?
00:03Well, Black Adam also needs to say Shazam because the powers come from pronouncing that word
00:07or the specific name as if he were casting a spell.
00:09This happens because Shazam is an acronym, that is, an initialism,
00:13and each letter represents the name of a god who grants their powers to the chosen champion.
00:17In Shazam's case, the acronym stands for the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules,
00:21the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles, and the speed of Mercury.
00:26The difference is that, in Black Adam's case, the letters are the names of Egyptian gods,
00:30the stamina of Shu, the speed of Horus, the strength of Amun, the wisdom of Zehuti,
00:34the power of Aten, and the courage of Mahan.
00:36As you can see, it is not simply a random name.
