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* ''ComicBook/MsMarvel'' ''ComicBook/MsMarvel2014'' aka Kamala Khan thoroughly averts this of course.
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There's something about the name "Khan" that just sounds threatening and powerful. So it follows that in work of fiction, if you want a really good evil name for your villain, and [[NameOfCain Kain]] is out of the question, "Khan" will do just fine. "Kahn" and other alternate spellings are also available.
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There's something about the name "Khan" that just sounds threatening and powerful.powerful to people in Western countries. So it follows that in work of fiction, if you want a really good evil name for your villain, and [[NameOfCain Kain]] is out of the question, "Khan" will do just fine. "Kahn" and other alternate spellings are also available.
This doesn't of course apply to other parts of the world, such as nations like UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}}, UsefulNotes/{{Pakistan}}, UsefulNotes/{{India}} where the surname has a lot of positive and heroic connotations, with a number of famous kings, sportsmen, and movie-stars having this as their surname, and it being seen as a very noble, and bold name.
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* ''{{VideoGame/Magicka}}'' has an Orc warlord named Khan appearing along with a large invading army. While Khan may be a semi-appropriate name for a leader of nomadic invaders, the devs admitted that they just wanted an excuse to do a ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''-parody. SkywardScream
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** Three examples from that series exist. There was the original group of Vault-exiled raiders called the Khans, their successors - refounded after the first group's extinction - called the New Khans, and finally the Great Khans, which reformed from the scattered New Khans and took over a big piece of Nevada, before being whittled down to Red Rock Canyon. If the Courier convinces them to do so, the Great Khans will just leave Nevada to the NCR and go conquer Wyoming.
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** Three examples from that series exist. There was the original group of Vault-exiled raiders called the Khans, their successors - refounded after the first group's extinction - called the New Khans, and finally the Great Khans, which reformed from the scattered New Khans and took over a big piece of Nevada, before being whittled down to Red Rock Canyon. If the Courier convinces them to do so, the Great Khans will just leave Nevada to the NCR and go conquer Wyoming.Wyoming and with the help of the Followers of the Apocalypse create a mighty empire. Or you could convince them to join Caesar's Legion and have all of their tribe history to be stamped out and forced to become a gear in the Legion war machine.
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The reasons for this may stem from Turko-Mongol cultures,for whom the famous Mongolian conquerers, who used "''khagan''" word 'Khaan' (pronounced "khan") as 'haan') was the equivalent term for a title in a similar manner to TheEmperor.king or lord. UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan is the one most folks have heard of, but other languages and cultures used "khan" as well. Thus, the name "Khan" for a villain in a work of fiction implies a powerful, dangerous ruler of a people or nation, and possibly one with a historical basis or a cultural heritage behind them. It may also just be for the RuleOfCool: "Khan" gives you XtremeKoolLetterz, after all.
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* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40K'' actually averts this with the White Scars chapter of SpaceMarines (Mongols InSpace having traded their horses for huge weaponized motorbikes), who have always been loyal to the Imperium and use Khan as an indication of leadership (their Primarch was Jaghatai Khan, their rank for Chapter Master is Great Khan, etc.).
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* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40K'' ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' actually averts this with the White Scars chapter of SpaceMarines (Mongols InSpace having traded their horses for huge weaponized motorbikes), who have always been loyal to the Imperium and use Khan as an indication of leadership (their Primarch was Jaghatai Khan, their rank for Chapter Master is Great Khan, etc.).
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* Tzekel-Kan in ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado'' is the main villain.
* Shere Khan in ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook'' is, if anything, ''more'' of a villain than he was in the book.
* Shere Khan in ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook'' is, if anything, ''more'' of a villain than he was in the book.
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'' had a [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Dalek]] from the Cult of Skaro named Dalek Caan, pronounced the same way as Khan. Although the "villain" part of the trope was actually ''subverted'' in the third story arc he appeared in, where going somewhat mad caused him to [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch switch sides]] and betray his fellow Daleks.
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* Vincent Kahn from ''Webcomic/{{EVIL}}'', although he's [[AffablyEvil actually a pretty cool guy]].
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* Vincent Kahn from ''Webcomic/{{EVIL}}'', although he's [[AffablyEvil actually a pretty cool guy]].
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* ''[[Franchise/XMen X-Treme X-Men]]'' had Khan was an tyrannical dictator of a vast extra-dimensional empire who sought to take over Earth once and take {{ComicBook/Storm}} as [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe his queen]].
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* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'' has Shao Kahn, ruler of Outworld and TheEmperor and BigBad of the series. Kotal Kahn (no relation) is a subversion, being an AntiVillain at worst.
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''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'' [[spoiler:and ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'']].
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** Three examples from that series exist. There was the original group of Vault-exiled raiders called the Khans, their successors - refounded after the first group's extinction - called the New Khans, and finally the Great Khans, which reformed from the scattered New Khans and took over a big piece of Nevada, before being whittled down to Red Rock Canyon. If the Courier convinces them to do so, the Great Khans will just leave Nevada to the NCR and go conquer Wyoming.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' has the Khans as a gang of raiders, later reformed into the Great Khans. The latter particularly take inspiration from Mongolian history, and a possible ending for them in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' has them emulate the Mongolians further as a basis to reform their tribe around.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' has the Khans as a gang of raiders, later reformed into the Great Khans. The latter particularly take inspiration from Mongolian history, and a possible ending for them in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' has them emulate the Mongolians further as a basis to reform their tribe around. Their leader is also named Papa Khan for further alliterative appeal.
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* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' has the Shadowkhan, demonic [[CastingAShadow shadow]] warriors that are divided into nine tribes under Tarakudo and his nine [[{{Youkai}} Oni]] Generals, with the tribe composed of {{ninja}}s serving Shendu for the first two seasons.
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* The leaders of the Mongol and Timurid invasions in ''Fanfic/AScotsmanInEgypt'' are khans, though in both cases they're [[PuppetKing mere figureheads figureheads]] having obtained their position through connections, [[DragonInChief the truly dangerous ones are their seconds-in-command.
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* Hamaan Khan, leader of Neo-Zeon, in ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ''.
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* Obscure collectible battle game ''Fistful of Aliens'' has Jangutz Khan, the "vicious and cruel" ultra-rare figure. While none of the characters in the line were truly "good," Jangutz was insane and powerful, and enslaved other races.
* Obscure collectible battle game ''Fistful of Aliens'' has Jangutz Khan, the "vicious and cruel" ultra-rare figure. While none of the characters in the line were truly "good," Jangutz was insane and powerful, and enslaved other races.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Shakara}}'': One of the alien emperors that Shakara has set his sights on is a violent BloodKnight named Warlord Skulka, Supreme Khan of the Xorn Empire.
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* Kobra Khan from ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2002''. Ironically, while most races of Eternia are afraid of him, given [[TheDreaded the reputation of his species]], the [[SnakePeople Snake Men]], his own species doesn't respect him much, thinking he's grown soft living so long without others of his kind around.
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There's something about the name "Khan" that just sounds threatening and powerful. So it follows that in work of fiction, if you want a really good evil name for your villain, and [[NameOfCain Kain]] is out of the question, "Khan" will do just fine. "Kahn" and other alternate spellings are also available.
The reasons for this may stem from the famous Mongolian conquerers, who used "''khagan''" (pronounced "khan") as a title in a similar manner to TheEmperor. UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan is the one most folks have heard of, but other languages and cultures used "khan" as well. Thus, the name "Khan" for a villain in a work of fiction implies a powerful, dangerous ruler of a people or nation, and possibly one with a historical basis or a cultural heritage behind them. It may also just be for the RuleOfCool: "Khan" gives you XtremeKoolLetterz, after all.
An example of NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast.
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* Hamaan Khan, leader of Neo-Zeon, in ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ''.
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* The Franchise/DCUniverse supervillain Manga Khan is an intergalactic trader with a gaseous body who wears a metal suit to give him his form. The suit makes him immune to harm as well as granting him tremendous strength.
* Yuga Khan is the father of ''ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}'' and the only being in creation considered more evil than he is. However, he's only concerned with the Source itself rather than universal domination.
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* The leaders of the Mongol and Timurid invasions in ''Fanfic/AScotsmanInEgypt'' are khans, though in both cases they're mere figureheads having obtained their position through connections, the truly dangerous ones are their seconds-in-command.
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* The BigBad in Film/JamesBond film ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' is the WickedCultured Kamal Khan.
* Khan Noonien Singh is the BigBad of ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''.
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* ''Literature/TheJungleBook'' has Shere Khan the tiger, hunter of man and ruler of the jungle. [[Disney/TheJungleBook The Disney film]] and its subsequent sequels and adaptations make him into a full BigBad.
* Pseudo-example in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. The dothraki are based on many nomadic peoples, but the Mongol and Hun influences are particularly strong; so it is their leaders take the title "khal," and many other words in their language derived from the same.
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* The iconic Khan Noonien Singh of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' is an EvilOverlord from Earth's distant history, put in suspended animation and revived during the series to become one of Captain Kirk's greatest enemies.
* ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'': the StoryArc set in China features an enemy warlord named Khan, based on UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan.
* Kobra Khan from ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2002''. Ironically, while most races of Eternia are afraid of him, given [[TheDreaded the reputation of his species]], the [[SnakePeople Snake Men]], his own species doesn't respect him much, thinking he's grown soft living so long without others of his kind around.
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* First played straight, then averted in ''ComicStrip/FunkyWinkerbean''. Funky's helicopter is shot down by the Taliban and he's taken prisoner by a group of Afghan bandits led by a man named Khan. He eventually escapes and is pursued by them. When he returns to Afghanistan as a civilian contractor to work on clearing minefields, Khan has started working for the same organization as a local guide, and saves Funky's life when he steps on a Bouncing Betty.
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* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40K'' actually averts this with the White Scars chapter of SpaceMarines (Mongols InSpace having traded their horses for huge weaponized motorbikes), who have always been loyal to the Imperium and use Khan as an indication of leadership (their Primarch was Jaghatai Khan, their rank for Chapter Master is Great Khan, etc.).
* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy''
** Played straight: where the FantasyCounterpartCulture to the Mongols are the AlwaysChaoticEvil ogres and hobgoblins, with the hobgoblin's leaders known as Khans.
** A particularly old and repulsive Chaos champion was the Kurgan Maggotlord named Tamurkhan, who could possess the people who killed him and retain their abilities for a while until their bodies rotted away.
* One of the sample antagonists in ''TabletopGame/SpiritOfTheCentury'' is the evil conqueror Gorilla Khan, an [[UpliftedAnimal uplifted gorilla]]-- although his cape and helmet make him look more Roman than Mongol.
* In ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' the leaders of the Clans are known as Khans, the second -in-command of a Clan is known as saKhan and the leader of all the Clans (when such a thing is necessary) is the ilKhan or "Khan of Khans".
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* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'' has Shao Kahn, ruler of Outworld and TheEmperor and BigBad of the series.
* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' has the Khans as a gang of raiders, later reformed into the Great Khans. The latter particularly take inspiration from Mongolian history, and a possible ending for them in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' has them emulate the Mongolians further as a basis to reform their tribe around.
* In ''VideoGame/CrusaderKings'' the Altaic (steppe) cultures all use "khan" where Europeans use "king", so given the game's VideoGameCrueltyPotential and {{realpolitik}} this is true more often than not. The games also feature event invasions by the Mongol hordes, up to and including Temujin, UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan, himself. (A Mongol PlayerCharacter can even declare themselves Genghis Khan in the second game.)
* Khan is the villain's name in ''VideoGame/BrokenSword''. He is a ProfessionalKiller from Syria and member of an assassination cult called the Hashashin.
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* {{Downplayed}} on ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' where Hank's new jerkass neighbor and main antagonist is named Kahn[[note]]a SignificantAnagram of Hank[[/note]] Souphanousinphone.
* Kobra Khan from ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2002''. Ironically, while most races of Eternia are afraid of him, given [[TheDreaded the reputation of his species]], the [[SnakePeople Snake Men]], his own species doesn't respect him much, thinking he's grown soft living so long without others of his kind around.
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The reasons for this may stem from the famous Mongolian conquerers, who used "''khagan''" (pronounced "khan") as a title in a similar manner to TheEmperor. UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan is the one most folks have heard of, but other languages and cultures used "khan" as well. Thus, the name "Khan" for a villain in a work of fiction implies a powerful, dangerous ruler of a people or nation, and possibly one with a historical basis or a cultural heritage behind them. It may also just be for the RuleOfCool: "Khan" gives you XtremeKoolLetterz, after all.
An example of NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast.
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* Hamaan Khan, leader of Neo-Zeon, in ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ''.
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* The Franchise/DCUniverse supervillain Manga Khan is an intergalactic trader with a gaseous body who wears a metal suit to give him his form. The suit makes him immune to harm as well as granting him tremendous strength.
* Yuga Khan is the father of ''ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}'' and the only being in creation considered more evil than he is. However, he's only concerned with the Source itself rather than universal domination.
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* The leaders of the Mongol and Timurid invasions in ''Fanfic/AScotsmanInEgypt'' are khans, though in both cases they're mere figureheads having obtained their position through connections, the truly dangerous ones are their seconds-in-command.
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* The BigBad in Film/JamesBond film ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' is the WickedCultured Kamal Khan.
* Khan Noonien Singh is the BigBad of ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''.
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* ''Literature/TheJungleBook'' has Shere Khan the tiger, hunter of man and ruler of the jungle. [[Disney/TheJungleBook The Disney film]] and its subsequent sequels and adaptations make him into a full BigBad.
* Pseudo-example in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. The dothraki are based on many nomadic peoples, but the Mongol and Hun influences are particularly strong; so it is their leaders take the title "khal," and many other words in their language derived from the same.
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* The iconic Khan Noonien Singh of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' is an EvilOverlord from Earth's distant history, put in suspended animation and revived during the series to become one of Captain Kirk's greatest enemies.
* ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'': the StoryArc set in China features an enemy warlord named Khan, based on UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan.
* Kobra Khan from ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2002''. Ironically, while most races of Eternia are afraid of him, given [[TheDreaded the reputation of his species]], the [[SnakePeople Snake Men]], his own species doesn't respect him much, thinking he's grown soft living so long without others of his kind around.
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* First played straight, then averted in ''ComicStrip/FunkyWinkerbean''. Funky's helicopter is shot down by the Taliban and he's taken prisoner by a group of Afghan bandits led by a man named Khan. He eventually escapes and is pursued by them. When he returns to Afghanistan as a civilian contractor to work on clearing minefields, Khan has started working for the same organization as a local guide, and saves Funky's life when he steps on a Bouncing Betty.
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* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40K'' actually averts this with the White Scars chapter of SpaceMarines (Mongols InSpace having traded their horses for huge weaponized motorbikes), who have always been loyal to the Imperium and use Khan as an indication of leadership (their Primarch was Jaghatai Khan, their rank for Chapter Master is Great Khan, etc.).
* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy''
** Played straight: where the FantasyCounterpartCulture to the Mongols are the AlwaysChaoticEvil ogres and hobgoblins, with the hobgoblin's leaders known as Khans.
** A particularly old and repulsive Chaos champion was the Kurgan Maggotlord named Tamurkhan, who could possess the people who killed him and retain their abilities for a while until their bodies rotted away.
* One of the sample antagonists in ''TabletopGame/SpiritOfTheCentury'' is the evil conqueror Gorilla Khan, an [[UpliftedAnimal uplifted gorilla]]-- although his cape and helmet make him look more Roman than Mongol.
* In ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' the leaders of the Clans are known as Khans, the second -in-command of a Clan is known as saKhan and the leader of all the Clans (when such a thing is necessary) is the ilKhan or "Khan of Khans".
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* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'' has Shao Kahn, ruler of Outworld and TheEmperor and BigBad of the series.
* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' has the Khans as a gang of raiders, later reformed into the Great Khans. The latter particularly take inspiration from Mongolian history, and a possible ending for them in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' has them emulate the Mongolians further as a basis to reform their tribe around.
* In ''VideoGame/CrusaderKings'' the Altaic (steppe) cultures all use "khan" where Europeans use "king", so given the game's VideoGameCrueltyPotential and {{realpolitik}} this is true more often than not. The games also feature event invasions by the Mongol hordes, up to and including Temujin, UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan, himself. (A Mongol PlayerCharacter can even declare themselves Genghis Khan in the second game.)
* Khan is the villain's name in ''VideoGame/BrokenSword''. He is a ProfessionalKiller from Syria and member of an assassination cult called the Hashashin.
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* {{Downplayed}} on ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' where Hank's new jerkass neighbor and main antagonist is named Kahn[[note]]a SignificantAnagram of Hank[[/note]] Souphanousinphone.
* Kobra Khan from ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2002''. Ironically, while most races of Eternia are afraid of him, given [[TheDreaded the reputation of his species]], the [[SnakePeople Snake Men]], his own species doesn't respect him much, thinking he's grown soft living so long without others of his kind around.
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