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Thank your deities that you are beneath the notice of the man known only as '''Khan'''. This self-styled crime lord has a finger in every pie, even though few are aware he even exists. His influence and intelligence are so great that even a verbal dressing-down is enough of a threat to make a mobster shudder. |
Thank your deities that you are beneath the notice of the man known only as '''Khan'''. This self-styled crime lord has a finger in every pie, even though few are aware he even exists. His influence and intelligence are so great that even a verbal dressing-down is enough of a threat to make a mobster shudder. |
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Sequestered on the fortified airship ''[[Xanadu]]'', Khan lives a |
Sequestered on the fortified airship ''[[Xanadu]]'', Khan lives as a hedonist, surrounded by dancing girls, food, and ten million dollars' worth of the finer things in life. Khan does as he pleases, and what Khan wants, he ''always'' gets. |
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Unfortunately for Khan, this life of luxury has had its toll on his physical form. Unable to move without the aid of a thought-controlled wheelchair, Khan seeks the perfect body into which he can transfer his superior intelligence so that he can achieve immortality. Perhaps this so-called "[[Machine Man]]" could prove to be a valuable asset... |
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{{Quote|''"'''Everyone''' wants what Khan has. But no man has ever lived to take them from me.<br><br>No man ever will."''|Khan|[[Byte of the Binary Bug!]]}} |
{{Quote|''"'''Everyone''' wants what Khan has. But no man has ever lived to take them from me.<br><br>No man ever will."''|Khan|[[Byte of the Binary Bug!]]}} |
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==Fiction== |
==Fiction== |
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[[File:Khan Binary Bug.jpeg|upright=0.8|thumb|]] |
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As soon as Khan became aware of |
As soon as Khan became aware of Machine Man, he created an earthquake in an attempt to destroy him. It failed, so Khan moved on to more important concerns. |
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Days later, while Khan was cutting Mr [[Gianelli]] out of the profits of his own territory, he was accosted by the [[Binary Bug]], who was targeting [[Delmar Insurance]]'s highest-valued clients. In what he considered an amazing coincidence, he was rescued by Machine Man. As the Binary Bug made his escape, he considered how, despite not taking any action, Khan had held the upper hand in their confrontation. |
Days later, while Khan was cutting Mr [[Gianelli]] out of the profits of his own territory, he was accosted by the [[Binary Bug]], who was targeting [[Delmar Insurance]]'s highest-valued clients. In what he considered an amazing coincidence, he was rescued by Machine Man. As the Binary Bug made his escape, he considered how, despite not taking any action, Khan had held the upper hand in their confrontation. |
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Afterwards, Khan told Gianelli that Machine Man's fate seemed to be intertwined with his own. He declared his intent that Machine Man would serve his will. {{storylink|Byte of the Binary Bug!}} |
Afterwards, Khan told Gianelli that Machine Man's fate seemed to be intertwined with his own. He declared his intent that Machine Man would serve his will. {{storylink|Byte of the Binary Bug!}} |
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{{storylink|Xanadu!}} |
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==Related characters== |
==Related characters== |
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===Khan's suits=== |
===Khan's suits=== |
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A couple of '''suited men''' were present when Khan had his meeting with Gianelli. It is unclear if they were other mobsters, or Khan's security detail. {{storylink|Byte of the Binary Bug!}} |
A couple of '''suited men''' were present when Khan had his meeting with Gianelli. It is unclear if they were other mobsters, or Khan's security detail. {{storylink|Byte of the Binary Bug!}} |
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===Khan's mercenaries=== |
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{{storylink|Xanadu!}} |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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{{MarvelWiki|Khan_(Crimelord)_(Earth-616)|Khan}} |
{{MarvelWiki|Khan_(Crimelord)_(Earth-616)|Khan}} |
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*The narration of "Byte of the Binary Bug!" claims that "If [Khan] had a first name, it was long ago forgotten." By two issues later, Khan is [[Xanadu!#Continuity errors|repeatedly addressed as "Kublai Khan"]], even by characters other than the Mongolia-themed henchman Tong. Maybe Tong just ''thinks'' his name is Kublai Khan, but that doesn't explain the time Machine Man calls him it. Regardless, it's not uncommon to see online comics databases and such call the character "Kublai Khan" without a heavy disclaimer like this one. |
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*You'll see online the mistaken belief that Khan is actually ''named'' "Kublai Khan", despite the narration in "Byte of the Binary Bug!" reading "If he had a first name, it was long ago forgotten." |
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*Tong claims to be descended from a warrior of the historical [[w:Kublai Khan|Kublai Khan]], but it is never established if Khan, too, has that kind of ancestry. |
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[[Category:Machine Man characters]] |
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Revision as of 20:59, 24 September 2023
Thank your deities that you are beneath the notice of the man known only as Khan. This self-styled crime lord has a finger in every pie, even though few are aware he even exists. His influence and intelligence are so great that even a verbal dressing-down is enough of a threat to make a mobster shudder.
Sequestered on the fortified airship Xanadu, Khan lives as a hedonist, surrounded by dancing girls, food, and ten million dollars' worth of the finer things in life. Khan does as he pleases, and what Khan wants, he always gets.
Unfortunately for Khan, this life of luxury has had its toll on his physical form. Unable to move without the aid of a thought-controlled wheelchair, Khan seeks the perfect body into which he can transfer his superior intelligence so that he can achieve immortality. Perhaps this so-called "Machine Man" could prove to be a valuable asset...
"Everyone wants what Khan has. But no man has ever lived to take them from me.
No man ever will."—Khan, Byte of the Binary Bug!
Fiction
As soon as Khan became aware of Machine Man, he created an earthquake in an attempt to destroy him. It failed, so Khan moved on to more important concerns.
Days later, while Khan was cutting Mr Gianelli out of the profits of his own territory, he was accosted by the Binary Bug, who was targeting Delmar Insurance's highest-valued clients. In what he considered an amazing coincidence, he was rescued by Machine Man. As the Binary Bug made his escape, he considered how, despite not taking any action, Khan had held the upper hand in their confrontation.
Afterwards, Khan told Gianelli that Machine Man's fate seemed to be intertwined with his own. He declared his intent that Machine Man would serve his will. Byte of the Binary Bug!
Related characters
Khan's scantily clad dancers
Khan employed at least three blonde belly dancers to entertain himself and his "business" associates. Byte of the Binary Bug!
Khan's suits
A couple of suited men were present when Khan had his meeting with Gianelli. It is unclear if they were other mobsters, or Khan's security detail. Byte of the Binary Bug!
Khan's mercenaries
Notes
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- The narration of "Byte of the Binary Bug!" claims that "If [Khan] had a first name, it was long ago forgotten." By two issues later, Khan is repeatedly addressed as "Kublai Khan", even by characters other than the Mongolia-themed henchman Tong. Maybe Tong just thinks his name is Kublai Khan, but that doesn't explain the time Machine Man calls him it. Regardless, it's not uncommon to see online comics databases and such call the character "Kublai Khan" without a heavy disclaimer like this one.
- Tong claims to be descended from a warrior of the historical Kublai Khan, but it is never established if Khan, too, has that kind of ancestry.
