Rama Khan
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| Rama Khan | |
|---|---|
 Rama Khan as seen on JLA #62 (March 2002) | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | JLA #62 (March 2002) |
| Created by | Joe Kelly Doug Mahnke |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Atlantean |
| Team affiliations | The Ancients |
| Abilities | Magic Manipulation, can turn Jarhanpur soil into Fire, Earth, or Wine, |
Rama Khan is a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe.
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Fictional character biography[edit]
Rama Khan's earliest appearance is 1,004 BC, with no information given about his exact birth date. In the land of Atlantis, he became the joint ruler of Atlantis, sharing the post with Gamemnae. Khan had earlier journeyed to Atlantis from the faraway land of Jarhanpur to assemble a group of heroes to protect the realm.
Later on, in the 21st century, Rama Khan reappeared in Jarhanpur as its elemental defender. When he kidnapped a boy and separated him from his mother because the child was his spiritual successor, Khan found himself in conflict with the Justice League.[1] He broke Wonder Woman's lasso of truth,[1] resulting in reality unravelling as the nature of existence began to be defined by belief rather than truth; the Earth was the center of the universe for two weeks before anybody noticed, it became flat for a few hours,[2] and the Moon was even made of cheese at one point. Although Jarhanpur's nature as living land protected it from this chaos,[3] the League, resolved to stop this before the world became defined by the beliefs of every individual person on the planet, confronted Rama Khan once again, during which Wonder Woman accepted why the Lasso had broken; when she'd confirmed that Rama Khan was telling the truth about the need for a successor to his position, her denial of this truth had caused the lasso to break and cause a subsequent breakdown of the rules of truth. With this self-discovery, Jarhanpur helped Diana to repair the Lasso, restoring reality and undoing the initial damage. As an aftereffect of this restoration, the land rejected Rama Khan; he was now focused more on preserving his position than respecting the wishes of the land, which wished to help Diana and her teammates rescue its people.[3]
Powers and abilities[edit]
Rama Khan's abilities are largely based on his birthplace, Jarhanpur. With the aid of magic, Rama Khan can turn a handful of its soil into fire, granite, or wine. Khan is also super strong, immortal, and is a great magician.
In other media[edit]
Rama Khan makes his live-action debut in the fifth season of Supergirl portrayed by Mitch Pileggi.[4] He first appears in the episode "Tremors"[5] where he is depicted as a high-ranking Leviathan member with geokinesis[citation needed] who comes to Earth from Krypton's sister planet Jarhanpur during the Age of Dinosaurs.[citation needed] According to the series, Rama Khan is responsible for a number of cataclysmic events, such as the biblical flood, the Destruction of Pompeii, the 526 Antioch earthquake, the Yellow River Flood, and the 1970 Bhola cyclone. After Leviathan member Margo failed to reclaim the Acrata medallion from Lena Luthor, Rama Khan attacked her at a public event only for Supergirl to get her away. When he follows them to the Fortress of Solitude, Rama Khan is repelled with a special laser that was found at the Fortress of Solitude. In the episode "The Wrath of Rama Khan," Gamemnae lends Rama Khan a staff so that he can begin his next plot. In order to set off a supervolcano in National City, he draws in Acrata where he traps her and uses the staff to siphon her powers. While Martian Manhunter is working to free Acrata, Rama Khan faces off against Supergirl. Once Martian Manhunter frees Acrata, the supervolcano is stopped. Acrata then teleports a wounded Rama Khan back to Leviathan's headquarters. After breaking up the fight which led to Acrata fleeing, Gamemnae states to Rama Khan that his reign is over and that their leader has appointed her to take over.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b JLA #62 (March 2002)
- ^ JLA #63 (April 2002)
- ^ a b JLA #64 (May 2002)
- ^ Boucher, Geoff (September 19, 2019). "'Supergirl': Mitch Pileggi And Cara Buono Join Season 5 Cast". Deadline. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Drum, Nicole (November 17, 2019). "Supergirl Recap With Spoilers: Lena's Plan Revealed in "Tremors"". Comicbook.com.
- The DC Comics Encyclopedia, 2004, DK Publishings
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