Khan Noonien Singh
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| Khan Noonien Singh | |
 Khan at age 26. | |
| Full Name: | Khan Noonien Singh |
| Known aliases: | Khan, Noonien "Noon" Singh, Sibahl Khan Noonien Singh |
| Species: | Augment (Human) |
| Gender: | male |
| Height: | 182 cm(6') |
| Weight: | 79 kg(175 lbs) |
| Eye color: | brown |
| Hair color: | brown (grayed) |
| Birthplace: | India, Earth |
| Born: | 1970 |
| Temporal Displacement: | cryogenic suspension, 1996-2267 |
| Died: | 2285, Mutara Nebula |
| Affiliation: | The Great Khanate |
| Family | |
| Mother: | Sarina Kaur |
| Marital Status: | widower |
| Spouse(s): | Marla McGivers |
| Career | |
| Occupation: | leader |
| Rank: | khan |
| Office Held: | commander in chief |
| In Office: | until 1996 |
| Succeeded By: | None |
Sibahl Khan Noonien Singh was a genetically engineered human (known as an Augment) created on Earth. He became infamous as one of the many tyrants who terrorized humanity during the Eugenics Wars.
- Note: Khan's first name, Sibahl, was given in James Blish's novelisation of Space Seed, but has never been used in any other source since.
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[edit] History
[edit] Early Life
He was born in 1970. His surrogate mother was Dr. Sarina Kaur, director of the Chrysalis Project. (TOS novel: To Reign in Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh)
[edit] Ruler of the Earth
By 1992, Khan and his followers had seized control of over half the Earth. He fought with Vasily Hunyadi, the force behind the Serbian government, and after the Eugenics Wars, Khan and his followers escaped aboard the sleeper ship SS Botany Bay. (TOS episode: Space Seed)
[edit] Exile
The Botany Bay drifted in space until 2267, when Khan and his people were rescued by Captain James T. Kirk and the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701). After an unsuccessful attempt to seize control of the Enterprise, Khan and his followers, as well as Lieutenant Marla McGivers were exiled to Ceti Alpha V. (TOS episode: Space Seed)
Sometime after this point, Ceti Alpha VI exploded, which altered the orbit as well as the environment of Ceti Alpha V. Many of Khan's followers died in the aftermath, including his wife.
Eighteen solar years later, an avenue of escape presented itself to Khan when the USS Reliant (NCC-1864) arrived on a survey mission. He would quickly use this opportunity to escape his prison and hijack the Reliant. He learned of Project Genesis and coveted the Genesis Device for his own use. Whether by sub-space eavesdropping (as he did later at Regula I) or through the library computer; Khan also learned about Klingon ideals, such as revenge. He also used this time to wreak that vengeance against James T. Kirk (now an admiral). His attempts would fail and Khan (now at age 41-but appearing older) would be killed in the Mutara Nebula after he activated the Genesis Device as a last act of revenge against Kirk in the hope that he would destroy his hated enemy. (TOS movie: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
[edit] Legacy
In 2254 Spock compared the impact of the pre-reformation Vulcans of the Last-of-all-Cities returning to Vulcan to that of Humans finding a lost colony of Khan's eugenics warriors. Little did Spock know he would participate in just such a discovery a little over a decade later. (EV comic: Cloak and Dagger; TOS episode: Space Seed)
Khan's actions led to genetic engineering being banned on Earth and in the Federation. In 2373, Admiral Bennett described Julian Bashir as being a positive aspect of genetic engineering, but warned that "for every Julian Bashir that can be created, there's a Khan Singh waiting in the wings". (DS9 episode: "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?")
Bashir often thought of Bennett's words whenever someone mentioned his genetically enhanced nature, such as Elim Garak did in 2374. (DS9 novelization: Call to Arms...)
The Section 31 Doctor Ethan Locken was a great admirer of Khan and planned a New Federation based on his ideals. (DS9 novel: Abyss)
[edit] Alternate timelines
In an alternate timeline where the Augments won the Eugenics War, Khan became the ruler of a genetically engineered Human race called the Children of Khan who sought to conquer all of known space. His followers managed to conquer the planet and Khan himself was noted to have finished his conquest of the United States by arriving in Washington in order to accept the President's surrender. His actions led to the Great Ascension of Humanity and he led his people as the First Khan, the Eternal Master and the First Lord of Mankind. Through his actions, he managed to lead his people against numerous alien races and conquered them such as the Andorians who knelt in servitude before him.
His empire later came under attack from the Romulan Star Empire during the Romulan War of the 2100's. At some point, he was noted as having seduced and killed a Romulan commander after which he stole a cloaking device from the Star Empire. It was noted that he died as an elderly statesman after living for over two centuries and had a grandchild who continued to lead the Augment empire. Through his leadership, he became a well respected leader of his people and revered by them for centuries.
Before his death, he was also involved in a program that led to his intelligence and memories being implanted into a computer. With the development of holotechnology, this intelligence was capable of manifesting the appearance of Singh in various points of his life. The program was highly sophisticated as it required three times the processing power of a normal holoprogram. This created a potent counsel which only high ranking Princeps were capable of accessing and thus gained a measure of Khan's wisdom as he advised these younger Augments on their role in the future of their race. (DS9 novel: Seeds of Dissent)
According to a USA Today newspaper article, United States of America President Bill Clinton surrendered his nation to Khan Noonien Singh. (ST roleplay module: All Our Yesterdays: The Time Travel Sourcebook)
- There is a difference in publishing dates of the RPG and the Seeds of Dissent story. It is unclear if these might be considered the same timeline or different ones.
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[edit] External link
- Khan Noonien Singh article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
