Ricardo Montalban

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Who could ever forget the moment we first saw Mr. Montalbon as he reclaimed his role in "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan".

Khan Noonien Singh
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Khan Noonien Singh
Species Augmented human
Home planet Earth
Portrayed by Ricardo Montalbán

Khan Noonien Singh, commonly shortened to Khan, is a villain in the fictional Star Trek universe. According to back-story given in the character's first appearance, the Star Trek original series episode "Space Seed", Khan is a genetically engineered superhuman tyrant who once controlled more than a quarter of the Earth during the Eugenics Wars of the 1990s. After being revived in 2267 by the crew of the Enterprise, Khan attempts to capture the starship, but is thwarted by James T. Kirk and exiled on Ceti Alpha V to create a new civilization with his people. The character returns in the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, set fifteen years after "Space Seed", in which Khan escapes his imprisonment and sets out to seek revenge upon Kirk. The character was portrayed by Ricardo Montalbán in both the television episode and in the film.

Initially conceived as a brutal man of Nordic ancestry, Khan first appears as an Indian, who is both admired and opposed by the Enterprise crew. Harve Bennett, executive producer for Star Trek II, chose Khan as the villain. To reflect the time spent marooned on an inhospitable world, Khan was given a costume which looked as though it was scavenged from different items and showed off Montalbán's physique. The character has been positively received by critics and fans; Khan was voted as one of the top ten greatest film villains of all time by the Online Film Critics Society.

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That was a pretty difficult decision, between Dukat and Khan. Reason being Dukat could be a nice guy, and a bad guy at the same time. And Dukat had lots of development through DS9. So you get to see him in both lights.

I chose Khan because he really hurt Kirk for the foreseeable future. Because of Kirk's experiences with Khan in STII, he lost more than Khan ever lived to see.. Spock, his son, the Enterprise.. All of there were direct results from Khan whether directly or indirectly.

While all these villains are honorable mentions, Dukat is still a close second. He was devious, and surprising. Evil at times and compassionate on others. And while the character was more developed. He never hurt Sisko exactly like Khan hurt Kirk.

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I agree. Khan cost Kirk everything, in one aspect or another. Regretfully, I did not get to see a lot of the DS9 series, but what I saw involving Dukat, I was impressed! I figured that he was one of those guys that you love to hate, sorta like JR from Dallas. You never knew what he was going to do next!