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Ricardo Montalban Dead At 88

DesScorp writes "Ricardo Montalban, immortalized as Khan in the Star Trek franchise, is dead at age 88, passing at his Los Angeles home. Montalban had a long and successful career on television and film. The voice of Rich Corinthian Leather is silenced, but we still have the memories."

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  1. Obligatory. by BeartheBomb · · Score: 5, Funny

    KHAAAAAAAAAAAN!

    1. Re:Obligatory. by digitalsushi · · Score: 5, Funny
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  2. Re:Wow... by RAM_Doubler · · Score: 5, Funny

    He only lived this long due to his superior, genetically-engineered intellect...

  3. Re:No more Khan by Shakrai · · Score: 5, Funny

    And here we were thinking he'd return in a later sequel

    That'd be pretty neat seeing as how they killed him off during his last appearance. I suppose they could go the Lucas route and write a prequel. Given the quality of entertainment these days I'd wager on Khan foiling Kirk's attempt to kill him by hiding in a fridge.

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  4. But, but.... by Khan · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...I'm not dead. See? I'm posting on Slashdot.

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    1. Re:But, but.... by KHAAAAAAAAAN · · Score: 5, Funny

      Says you.

  5. Eulogy from the Pulpit in the Church of Star Trek by Karnak23 · · Score: 5, Funny

    From Hell's heart, I stab at thee!
    For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee!

    Priest: And thus spake the Great Devil Kahn at our saviour, The Kirk. Here endeth the lesson.

    Congregation: More power to the engines!

  6. Montalban! by schon · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the day he took his white suit off
    And left the midget far behind,
    He started taking steroids
    Froze himself in time.

    Now he's slept the sleep of centuries,
    A superman from the past
    From hell's heart he will stab at thee
    and get eugenic on your ass!

    He'll put things in your body,
    and lay your mind to waste.
    Quote a line from Milton,
    and never forget your face.

    'Cuz he's a villain cruel as Vader
    and as merciless as Ming.
    He's as pissed off as a Predator
    it's Khan Noonien Sing!

    Phaser-fest, prosthetic chest
    it's all I wanna see
    Some may say it's fake,
    but it looks real enough to me!

    It began on episode 24
    On a ship called Botany Bay
    And they marooned him on Ceti Alpha 5
    But we knew he'd be back someday

    'Cuz he's too big for television
    They knew it even then
    So they put him in the movie Star Trek II,
    And they should have brought him back for Star Trek X

    Montalban! (Ricardo)
    Montalban! (Ricardo)
    Wrath of Khan (miamo)
    Montalban!

    Star ship fights. Parasites.
    It's all I wanna see
    You may call him Mr. Roarke,
    but he's always Khan to me.

    Montalban! (Ricardo)
    Montalban! (Ricardo)
    Wrath of Khan (miamo)
    Montalban!

    (From Warp 11.)

  7. Re:Very Suspicious by Chris+Burke · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ricardo Montalban dies. Steve Jobs takes leave of absence.
    Hmmm... has anyone ever seen them together?

    Yes, and the photos have made me millions in blackmail money.

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  8. Re:Good riddance. by CDMA_Demo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obviously the troll is at the top of the foodchain.