History Characters / StarTrekIntoDarkness

* ShedTheFamilyName: Introduces herself as Carol ''Wallace'' when she first reports for duty. She justifies this as so that her father does not know that she's investigating the experimental torpedoes that he loaned the ''Enterprise''.

* ShedTheFamilyName: Introduces herself as Carol ''Wallace'' when she first reports for duty.

** Also with [=McCoy=], when the latter is drafted into helping her open and study one of the new torpedos.

* JerkassWoobie: [[spoiler: He's been frozen for 250 years, then turned into an agent by the Federation, then tried saving his crew only for Admiral Marcus to take them away from him once again. On the other hand, he ''was'' a ruthless war criminal and killing machine even before this (and was specifically recruited by Marcus for these qualities, since Marcus was tryng to prep the Federation for war), and allegedly harboured genocidal plans for all non-Augments back in his own time, which he doesn't deny.]]

* [[spoiler:FakeNationality: He's supposed to be North Indian, but is played by a Caucasian Brit. Then again, [[MythologyGag Khan's original actor wasn't Indian either]].]]
** [[spoiler: Also it wouldn't be too hard for Section 31 to simply alter his appearance.]]

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: He may be a bit of an asshole, but [[spoiler:he's been frozen for 250 years, then turned into a killing machine by the Federation, then tried saving his crew only for Admiral Marcus to take them away from him once again]]. It's a bit hard not to feel sorry for him.

* IShallTauntYou: Taunts Kirk as he destroys the Enterprise.
-->'''Harrison:''' No ship should go down without her captain.

** DragonWithAnAgenda: [[spoiler:At the same time, Khan was formulating plots to smuggle his crew to safety at the same time.]]

* [[spoiler: EvilIsPetty: Part of why he is so enraged at Starfleet is because he considers himself to be genetically superior and perfect, thus being captured and used by people he deems inferior is beyond humiliating. Subsequently he enacts intricate plans to both highlight his superiority, and kill them in the worse ways imaginable. Such as creating a scenario in which all the heads of Starfleet Earth Command are in one room, then showing up to gun them all at once.]]

* TheNotLoveInterest: Despite her prime universe counterpart's relationship with Kirk, and the fact she's the main unattached female character in the film, her relationship with Kirk never goes beyond platonic (albeit with the potential to become romantic in future films). They're as friendly as Kirk is with any other crew member, and her arc is more about proving herself a valuable member of the ''Enterprise'' crew.

** DragonWithAnAgenda: [[spoiler:Khan formulating plots to smuggle his crew to safety at the same time.]]

* DragonWithAnAgenda: And how! [[spoiler:Marcus may have forced him to work for Starfleet and help build the ''USS Vengeance'', but that doesn't stop Khan from formulating a plot to smuggle his crew to safety.]] Whether or not key events of the film's climax[[spoiler:, such as commandeering the ''Vengeance'' so he could lead his people once more,]] were part of his plan all along is debatable.
* [[spoiler: DrivenToVillainy: Khan believes this, as Adm. Marcus held him hostage to design weapons and believes Adm. Marcus murdered his entire crew when he escaped. Thus he views his revenge, and the subsequent brutal murder of every member of Starfleet as completely justified.]]

* [[spoiler: AllThereInTheManual: His past as a tyrant controlling a quarter of Earth is not mentioned, it is only stated that he was a war criminal.]]

** BadassLongcoat: Sports a black trenchcoat with a hood. He loses it later, [[spoiler:actually stealing one off a passerby towards the end of the film to replace it]].

* '''{{Badass}}''': He's a superhuman OneManArmy EvilBrit in a BadassLongcoat.

* DragonWithAnAgenda: And how! [[spoiler:Marcus may have forced him to work for Starfleet and help build the ''USS Vengeance'', but that doesn't stop Khan from formulating a plot to smuggle his crew to safety.]] Whether or not key events of the film's climax[[, such as commandeering the ''Vengeance'' so he could lead his people once more,]] were part of his plan all along is debatable.

* {{Badass}}: He's a superhuman OneManArmy EvilBrit in a BadassLongcoat.
* BadassBaritone: delivers {{badass boast}}s in a deep, bass voice.
* BadassBoast:
** Boasts about his superhuman abilities.
--->'''Harrison:''' I am better.\\

** Boasts about how he's going to end you.
--->'''Harrison:''' I will walk over your cold corpses.
* BadassLongcoat: Sports a black trenchcoat with a hood. He loses it later, [[spoiler:actually stealing one off a passerby towards the end of the film to replace it]].

-->''"Is there anything you would not do for your family?"''

* CoolStarship: The ''USS Vengeance'', a jet black Federation dreadnought Harrison stole [[spoiler:off Admiral Marcus]].

* WouldHitAGirl: Break her leg too.