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  • Nostalgiabuff
    Muddling through
    • Oct 4, 2008
    • 11424

    #16
    they were trying to make him more exotic...a prince from India....either way, I agree, a great actor and one of the all time great villains.

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    • txteach
      Banned
      • Jun 17, 2005
      • 3769

      #17
      Mike this is a great thread. I think the debate is good and your opinion is valid. Thanks for starting it.

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      • jwyblejr
        galactic yo-yo
        • Apr 6, 2006
        • 11147

        #18
        Imagine if he was Italian. Wonder if they would have done Wrath of Khan as an opera? Oh wait. Robot Chicken did.

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        • Hector
          el Hombre de Acero
          • May 19, 2003
          • 31852

          #19
          Originally posted by txteach
          Kaliman rocks! Did they ever make a movie about this dude?
          Yes, starring B-movie Canadian actor Jeff Cooper as Kaliman...



          Kaliman (1972)

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          No one else dug my Mego Kaliman?

          Notice his awesome two-tone cape.

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          • toys2cool
            Ultimate Mego Warrior
            • Nov 27, 2006
            • 28605

            #20
            Originally posted by Hector
            Well...Mexico's number one superhero has always been Kaliman.

            Kaliman was created by Mexican comic book artists...and guess what...they made him an Indian/Pakistani, and his sidekick is named Solin...an Egyptian boy...lol.



            Kalimán - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


            Kaliman is so popular down there (basically all of Latin America)...that even mighty Marvel Comics has given permission to let some of their supervillains guest star in Kaliman comics, lol...




            So to answer your question...Mexicans don't have a problem with Ricardo Montalban's character of Khan...be an Indian.

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            • HardyGirl
              Mego Museum's Poster Girl
              • Apr 3, 2007
              • 13950

              #21
              Originally posted by m0ohiaat
              Why is this racist garbage allowed to continue?

              The geneticists would have mixed DNA to get optimal results, not to preserve superficial traits like racial purity.

              I hated the introduction of the Tuvok character because his obviously ethnic appearance would only be possible on a planet where races segregate themselves. Most illogical for a Vulcan.
              No more so than Sarek and Amanda, or Perrin (his wife on TNG). They produced Spock (caucasion). And what about T'Pring, T'Pau and Ston? They looked of Asian ethinicity. If the planet Earth can have different races and ethnic backgrounds, why can't a whole planet like Vulcan?
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              • fallensaviour
                Talkative Member
                • Aug 28, 2006
                • 5620

                #22
                Originally posted by type1kirk
                I'm just stating my opinion

                Ricardo is a great actor and they (the producers) should have used his Mexican ethnicity to their advantage and made Khan Mexican.

                If you don't agree... fine
                I hope that's not directed at me?
                I did state my opinion,it was "whatever" as in I don't really care one way or the other of his ethnicity.It was a great character.
                I don't know about you but when I watched it for the first time I was like seven years old so Indian Hispanic had no bearing on my feelings.
                Growing up I just accepted it and thought it was a great villain..

                I can see your point-that he is Hispanic however I'm sure they wrote the character as an east Indian prince and then cast the actor not vice versa.

                So I'm happy the way he is.I agree good topic,it is no less important than how many hot-dogs can you eat.

                If the hostility was not directed at me then never mind nothing to see here....move along.
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                • Iron_fox85
                  Veteran Member
                  • Feb 14, 2008
                  • 347

                  #23
                  Originally posted by Hector
                  Ricardo Montalban was Mexican.

                  He was born in Mexico City...and grew up in the Mexican city of Torreón.
                  oh i know. my mom told me that, we get a sort of pride that he's mexican since i am one myself.

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                  • Hector
                    el Hombre de Acero
                    • May 19, 2003
                    • 31852

                    #24
                    Originally posted by Iron_fox85
                    oh i know. my mom told me that, we get a sort of pride that he's mexican since i am one myself.
                    I guess your "He was from Spain" reference was on Khan...not Montalbam himself, lol.

                    ALRIGHT...another fellow beaner in DA house!!!

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                    • Werewolf
                      Inhuman
                      • Jul 14, 2003
                      • 14974

                      #25
                      Three pages of this and not one person has said "KHHAAAANNNN!!!!" yet and you dare call yourselves fanboys and nerds. Bah! You all disappoint me so.
                      You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...

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                      • DocDrako
                        Formerly Doc Drako
                        • Nov 11, 2004
                        • 2813

                        #26
                        Kaliman = Awesome.

                        Never heard of him but the character and that figure are just cool looking. I bet he could stomp a mudhole in a villain's butt and walk it dry.



                        I think Khan is awesome no matter what race he is supposed to be. But I see T1K's point.
                        "I prefer to remain an enigma."

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                        • Hector
                          el Hombre de Acero
                          • May 19, 2003
                          • 31852

                          #27
                          Thanks brother!

                          Yes, Kaliman is sort of like a combination of Batman and Dr Strange...lol.

                          Kaliman's motto is "serenidad y paciencia"...which means...serenity and patience.

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                          • Bizarro Amy
                            Formerly known as Del
                            • Dec 12, 2004
                            • 3336

                            #28
                            Hector, I liked your Mego Kaliman. Always nice to see heroes that I'm not familiar with.
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                            • Hector
                              el Hombre de Acero
                              • May 19, 2003
                              • 31852

                              #29
                              Thank you, Del!

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                              • Joe90
                                Most Special Agent
                                • Feb 23, 2008
                                • 721

                                #30
                                Originally posted by Hector
                                I guess your "He was from Spain" reference was on Khan...not Montalbam himself, lol.

                                ALRIGHT...another fellow beaner in DA house!!!

                                From all that I've read, Montalban was born in Mexico, but was 100% Spanish ethnicity and not mestiso. As far as looks, Montalban can pass for a man from Northern India, specifically the Punjab region. India is a big continent and contains many "ethnic" variations.
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