D'Khan

D'KHAN

Real Name: D'Khan

Class: Dragon magic-user

Occupation: High priest

Group Affiliation: D'Yak

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Mobile

First Appearance: Hawk & Dove V #7 (May, 2012)

Powers: D'Khan was a dragon and a powerful sorcerer. He could pose as a human but transform back into a dragon in an instant, and in this form he possessed superhuman strength and durability, wings and a tail.

History: (Hawk & Dove V #7, 8) - D’Khan was a dragon that served as high priest of D’Yak, supposedly the serpent who corrupted Eden. According to legend after Eden’s fall D’Yak devoured the angels overhead and ruled the skies. The cult of D’Yak opposed avatars created by the War Circle because the avatars took the names and powers of birds, which D’Yak saw as reincarnated angels. The D’Yak frequently clashed with the Servants of Horus, who worshiped the hawk. After D’Khan and the D’Yak were satisfied that they’d destroyed the last of the angels and avatars D’Khan slept for centuries. The War Circle created new avatars in Hawk and Dove, and D’Khan awoke, taking human form, resuming his role as D’Yak high priest and putting the cult of D’Yak back into action. He hired Hunter, a servant of the Great Hunt, to take tokens from Hawk and dove so he could create a magical totem that would bind and destroy mHawk and Dove. Hunter ambushed the heroes, taking one of Hawk’s fingers and a lock of Dove’s hair before teleporting away. Xyra, a Servant of Horus, explained the situation to Hawk and Dove, and pledged to help them take down D’Yak. Hunter presented the tokens to D’Khan, who admonished him when Hunter talked about the restraint he needed to keep from killing Hawk and Dove, because that was the endgame of every hunt. D’Khan reminded him that the D’Yak were to fulfill a prophecy that stated Hawk would end up killing Dove. .After they recuperated Hawk, Dove and Xyra stormed the temple of D’Yak, with Hawk fending off the D’Yak foot soldiers while Dove and Xyra made their way to the worship center. They were stopped by Hunter, but Dove, no longer at the disadvantage of being surprised, managed to defeat and disarm him. Xyra told her to use Hunter’s sword to kill him, because once his deal with the D’Yak was over he’d hold a vendetta against her and hunt her to the ends of the Earth. Dove refused to slay her downed foe, saying that as an avatar of peace it was unthinkable. D’Khan ambushed Dove, blasting her with a magic spell and bragging that the totems he had would transfer Hawk and Dove’s powers to him. Dove called him a small man and a false prophet, goading D’Khan into revealing his true dragon form. They fought, and Hawk finally caught up, grabbing Hunter’s sword and impaling D’Khan, killing him. Hunter said that with his business with the D’Yak concluded he was leaving, teleporting away to find a new hunt. Hawk and Dove didn’t like the fact that evil forces were always drawn to them, and Xyra said it was the nature of their powers that they would always attract those seeking power or to tear them apart. Hawk and Dove didn’t know what dark days might be ahead of them, but they knew they’d always be there to stand up for those who needed help.

Comments: Created by Rob Liefeld.