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** Shiwan Khan has a similar voice when he puts people under his control

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** Shiwan Khan has a similar voice when he puts people under his control control.



* CurseCutShort: Duke roars "You don't scare me! You son of a..." before The Shadow, still laughing, gives him another round of punches to the face.

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* CurseCutShort: Duke roars "You don't scare me! You son of a..." a-" before The Shadow, still laughing, gives him another round of punches to the face.



** Naturally, Khan has one that he brings out occasionally as well.



* FamousAncestor: Shiwan Khan claims to be the last descendant of Genghis Khan. Being ''a'' descendant is likely, being the ''last'' descendant is not.

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* FamousAncestor: Shiwan Khan claims to be the last descendant of Genghis Khan. Being ''a'' descendant is likely, being the ''last'' descendant is not.not[[note]]Genghis was said to have bedded or raped thousands of women throughout his lifetime, and a 2003 study speculated that as many as one in 200 men may be able to trace their lineage back to him. Not one in 200 men of Asian descent - one in 200 men ''on Earth''[[/note]].



* FauxAffablyEvil: Shiwan Khan appears polite and civil at first, trading compliments and drinks with even his enemies, but this is all a facade: he's ready to drop it the moment's notice someone annoys him - and he's quite easy to annoy.

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* FauxAffablyEvil: Shiwan Khan appears polite and civil at first, trading compliments and drinks with even his enemies, but this is all a facade: he's ready to drop it the at a moment's notice when someone annoys him - and he's quite easy to annoy.



* IfIWantedYouDead: Shiwan Khan has this attitude towards Lamont.

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* IfIWantedYouDead: Shiwan Khan (initially) has this attitude towards Lamont.



* JabbaTableManners: Shiwan, messily eats with his hands in the Chinese restaurant.

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* JabbaTableManners: Shiwan, Shiwan messily eats with his hands in the Chinese restaurant.



-->'''Cab driver:''' This must be my lucky...

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-->'''Cab driver:''' This must be my lucky...lucky-



* {{Novelisation}}: James Luceno wrote a novelization. It contains allusions to the Shadow's other adventures from the pulps, and also his true identity of Kent Allard from the pulps (where Lamont Cranston was only an alias). There is a scene where Shiwan Khan taunts The Shadow by pointing out that his apparatus for fighting crime came from his opium and heroin wealth.

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* {{Novelisation}}: Written by James Luceno wrote a novelization. It Luceno. As mentioned above in CanonWelding, it contains allusions to the Shadow's other adventures from the pulps, and while also revealing his original true identity of Kent Allard from the pulps (where Lamont Cranston was only an alias). alias) and naming all of the bit-part agents who appear (and many more who don't) as characters from the original stories. There is also a scene where Shiwan Khan taunts The Shadow by pointing out that his apparatus for fighting crime came from his opium and heroin wealth.
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* CoolGun: Lamont's pair of 1911s don't see much use but look fantastic when dual wielded. They are apparently powerful enough to break apart a block of concrete.
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** Taylor Dayne's "Original Sin (Theme From ''The Shadow'')" over the end credits - "Produced, Written And Arranged By Jim Steinman." It is not a subtle piece.[[note]]Just three years later, it became Graf von Krolock's leitmotif in Theatre/TanzDerVampire![[/note]]

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** Taylor Dayne's "Original Sin (Theme From ''The Shadow'')" over the end credits - "Produced, Written And Arranged By Jim Steinman.Music/JimSteinman." It is not a subtle piece.[[note]]Just three years later, it became Graf von Krolock's leitmotif in Theatre/TanzDerVampire![[/note]]
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trope is renamed Prefers Going Barefoot. Dewicking old name


* DoesNotLikeShoes: Margo goes barefoot indoors most of the time.

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* NotDistractedByTheSexy: Played for Laughs between Lamont and his uncle when they're discussing the well-dressed and stunningly beautiful Margot Lane, who is sitting at a nearby table in the Cobalt Club:
-->'''Wainwright''': What the hell do you see in her?\\
'''Lamont''': Uncle Wainwright, are you sure you're not dead?



** Shiwan implores to Lamont that this is the case between the two of them.

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** Shiwan implores to tells Lamont that this is the case between the two of them.
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'''Shiwan:''' I would sooner destroy a Rembrandt than kill you.

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'''Shiwan:''' I would sooner destroy a Rembrandt Creator/{{Rembrandt|VanRijn}} than kill you.
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Asskicking Equals Authority has been renamed.


-->'''Shiwan:''' The [[UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan Kha-Khan]], the [[TheScourgeOfGod Power of God on Earth]], [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Emperor of Mankind]]!

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-->'''Shiwan:''' The [[UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan Kha-Khan]], the [[TheScourgeOfGod Power of God on Earth]], [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership Emperor of Mankind]]!

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merged with Wire Dilemma


* ColorBlindConfusion: This leads Dr. Lane to [[spoiler:cut the WrongWire on the nuclear bomb]], making the timer go to warp speed. By the time he's reconnected that wire to fix it, he's gone from having hours to having about two minutes.

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* ColorBlindConfusion: This leads Dr. Lane to [[spoiler:cut [[spoiler:[[WireDilemma cut the WrongWire wrong wire]] on the nuclear bomb]], making the timer go to warp speed. By the time he's reconnected that wire to fix it, he's gone from having hours to having about two minutes.



* WireDilemma: Dr. Lane is forced to disarm the bomb without knowing how he built it. And did we mention that he's colorblind?

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* WireDilemma: When Dr. Lane is forced first tries to disarm the bomb without knowing how bomb, he built it. And did we mention accidentally makes the timer go to warp speed and fixing it leaves him with only two minutes. Finally, he decides that he's colorblind?it's "usually green"... [[spoiler:and goes for the red wire.]]



* WrongWire: When Dr. Lane first tries to disarm the bomb, he accidentally makes the timer go to warp speed and fixing it leaves him with only two minutes. Finally, he decides that it's "usually green"... [[spoiler:and goes for the red wire.]]

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