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• Kaggor
• Elloe Kaifi
• Kaine
• Kala
• Jennifer Kale
• Noble Kale

Kaluu

Further reading Kaluu at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original) Kaluu at the Grand Comics Database

Kaluu is a sorcerer specializing in black magic and contemporary of the Ancient One in the Marvel Comics universe.

The character, created by Denny O'Neill and Bill Everett, first appeared in Strange Tales #147 (August 1966). He has appeared sporadically as an opponent to Doctor Strange.

Within the context of the stories, Kaluu is born in the mystic city of Kamar-Taj over 500 years ago. When he is of age, he becomes a fellow student of the mystic arts of the Ancient One.

During these studies, Kaluu is approached by Varnae, the eldest of the true vampires. Varnae tells him about the tome of black magic known as the Darkhold. After this meeting, Kaluu begins to use his sorcery to influence the minds of the people of Kamar-Taj. This results in them crowning him king after he and the Ancient One eliminated disease, poverty, and suffering from the city through magic. Kaluu moves on to his next goal by organizing the men of Kamar-Taj into an army of conquest and mystically paralyzing the Ancient One.

After the conquest of a neighboring city, Kamar-Taj begins to fall into decadence. The paralyzed Ancient One mentally calls upon mystical forces to defeat Kaluu. Lacking mastery of the mystic arts, the forces he summons created a pestilence that almost wipes out the entire population of Kamar-Taj as well as forcing Kaluu to flee to the dimension of Raggador.

Kaluu emerges from Raggador five centuries latter and attempts to steal the Book of the Vishanti. He is defeated by Doctor Strange and hurled into another dimension in suspended animation.

Kaluu is later freed by the forces unleashed by Doctor Strange's battle with Urthona. Returning from his exile, Kaluu becomes a business man, amassing great wealth. He later forms an alliance with Strange and tutors him in black magic to battle Shuma-Gorath and various other ancient evils. After the battles are won, he casts a spell to remove the physical and astral pollution from Strange caused by the use of black magic.

Kaluu's powers and abilities

Kaluu has the ability to manipulate magical forces for a vast number of effects, including levitation, teleportation, energy projection, conjuration of small physical objects, physical transformation of objects, and the tapping of extra-dimensional energy by invoking entities or objects of power existing in dimensions tangential to Earth's through the recitation of spells. He has used this skill to render himself immortal. He also has the powers of mesmerism, thought-casting, illusion-casting, and astral projection.

• Kamal
• Kamikaze
• Kamuu
• Garrison Kane
• Kang the Conqueror
• Kangaroo
• Karen Page
• Kariook the Corruptor
• Karisma
• Karkas
• Karma
• Karnak
• Karnilla
• Karthon the Quester
• Katu
• Kazann
• Ka-Zar
• Kehl of Tauran
• Robert Kelly

Sal Kennedy

Further reading Sal Kennedy at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original) Sal Kennedy at the Grand Comics Database

Sal Kennedy is an aging hippie in the Marvel Comics universe.

The character, created by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov, first appeared in Iron Man vol. 4, #2 (February 2005), and features as a major recurring character throughout the Extremis arc.

Within the context of the stories, Sal is an old friend of Tony Stark and Maya Hansen. When the Extremis virus is stolen, the duo seek him out for guidance. Some time later, after Sal had taken a position at S.H.I.E.L.D. under its new director, Tony, he is killed during an attack by a genetically engineered monster. Stricken by grief and guilt, Maya delivers Extremis samples to the Mandarin, unaware that he is a criminal and that he orchestrated the attack.

• Kestrel
• Barbara Ketch
• Frances Ketch
• Kesselring

Key

Key is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in Cable vol. 2 #79.

Key was a member of Randall Shire's small travelling carnival in Australia before Shire was possessed by the alien Undying known as Semijan and enslaved Key and his brother Wall with his mutant vocal power. Key was forced to serve Shire, but still managed to alert Clarity, an enigmatic source of the mutant hero Cable's journalist friend Irene Merryweather, of Semijan's plans for Shire.

After Cable stopped an assassination attempt on Shire by another Undying known as Aentaros and discredited Shire in the eyes of those he'd enslaved, thus freeing them from his control, Key and his brother aided Cable in breaking into the Undying's stronghold. It was Key who reprogrammed the Undying's artificial intelligence program causing them to be unable to possess anything except cockroaches for the rest of eternity. Key lost his mutant powers after M-Day.

Key is a low-level mutant who possesses an incredible affinity for computers. He is the ultimate hacker with access to information about anyone at his fingertips.

• Khan

Khaos

Khaos is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe.

The royal dark elf Khaos was stolen as an infant to be raised by fair elven royalty. Becoming a mercenary alongside half-elf swordsman Kromm, human archer Longstrider and elven teknowizards Kamendae and Quarto, Khaos eventually learned his true identity and purpose: to end the eternal war between Irth's many teknomystical races. He succeeded, but the human archmage Ghath attacked Khaos and was inadvertently sent to Earth-616. Khaos selected a volunteer to go kill Ghath, but the spell malfunctioned, sending Khaos instead. The British team Excalibur of 616 followed Ghath and Khaos back to Irth, where Ghath had already gathered his forces for a final assault on Khaos. Excalibur and Khaos's followers defeated Ghath's forces, but when Excalibur returned home, Khaos was accidentally exiled as well. Declining Excalibur membership, Khaos decided to try re-creating Ghath's original teleportation spell to return to his native world and keep it from falling once more into eternal war.

Khonshu

Khonshu is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe, based loosely on the Khonshu of Egyptian mythology. Khonshu first appeared in Moon Knight #1 (November 1980). He is the patron of the superhero Moon Knight.

While Khonshu possessed Moon Knight during the hero's time with the West Coast Avengers, Khonshu was often shown as a largely benevolent god who wanted to assist the team. He was at times shown to be conflicted as to whether he should reveal his powers and what was worthy of it. He was able to effortlessly resist being controlled by the mutant The Voice.

Moon Knight volume #4 initially treats Khonshu in a rather different way, portraying him as a harsh and unforgiving god of vengeance who is strengthened by the fear that his avatar inspires. Accordingly, he is quite prepared to manipulate Marc Spector's allies and enemies in order to revive Moon Knight's career, and is highly critical of Spector. As with many Moon Knight stories, the line between reality and hallucination is sometimes intentionally blurred, but aspects of the art and story do strongly suggest that Khonshu's actions are entirely real. Khonshu also appears as a statue, but primarily converses with Moon Knight in the mutilated form of the Bushman, a villain who was killed when Spector carved off his face. Khonshu calls this his 'greatest work.' Moon Knight eventually breaks the influence of Khonshu, seeing the god as a scale in line with a cockroach.

Other versions of Khonshu

In the Universe X saga it is suggested that Uatu the Watcher who lives on the moon was the original inspiration for the Egyptian moon god Khonshu.

Khonshu in other media

Khonshu does appear as an alternate costume for Moon Knight in the video game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, it is however the version of Moon Knight at the time Marc Spector's body was inhabited by Khonshu.

Khoryphos

Khoryphos is a member of the Eternals, a fictional race in the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared in Eternals (vol.2) #1 (October 1985), and was created by Peter B. Gillis and Sal Buscema.

The character made subsequent appearances in Eternals #5-7 (February–April 1986), #9-12 (June–September 1986), The Avengers #310 (November 1989), Eternals: The Herod Factor #1 (March 1994), and Fantastic Four Unlimited #10 (July 1995).

Little has been revealed. He has been mistaken for Horus and Orpheus. Has devoted himself to composing and playing music, and has been a friend to his fellow Eternal Ikaris.

He accompanied Ikaris in his battle with Kro, and followed Kro and Thena to Deviant Lemuria. In Lemuria, Khoryphos met a Deviant woman, Yrdisis, with whom he fell in love. For a time, the couple smuggled innocents from Lemuria. He was unable to save Yrdisis from the Weird Sisters (minions of Maelstrom), but the Fantastic Four healed him from Charm's poison.

Khoryphos received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #7.

• KIA
• Kiber the Cruel
• Kichiriwa
• Kick-Ass
• Kid Briton (Avengers Arena)
• Kid Cassidy
• Kid Colt

Kidogo

Kidogo (Lazaro Kotikash) is a fictional mutant in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir, and first appeared in New X-Men: Academy X #12 (2005).

Lazaro Kotikash is Maasai, and his codename roughly translates to "something small" in Swahili. He is a student at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, and is a member of Northstar's Alpha Squadron training squad.

Kidogo's fellow students vote that he has the "most ironic power" because, although in his normal state he is almost a head taller than anyone else on his squad, his power is shrinking to a height of only four inches.

Kidogo was one of the many mutants that lost their powers on M-Day, so he had to leave the Xavier Institute, but he was not on the bus that William Stryker bombed.

Before he was depowered, Lazaro was a micromorph, able to shrink down to only four inches tall by displacing his mass extra-dimensionally.

• Kierrok
• Killer Shrike

Aldrich Killian

Further reading Aldrich Killian at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original) Aldrich Killian at the Grand Comics Database

Aldrich Killian is a scientist in the Marvel Comics universe.

The character, created by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov, first appeared in Iron Man vol. 4, #1 (January 2005).

Within the context of the stories, Killian is a scientist who developed the Extremis virus alongside Maya Hansen. He steals a sample of the virus and sells it to domestic terrorists, but, unable to cope with the guilt, he confesses in a note and shoots himself. However, Iron Man later discovered that Maya had a hand in selling Extremis to the domestic terrorists.

Aldrich Killian in other media

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Guy Pearce as Aldrich Killian.

The character of Aldrich Killian was adapted as the main antagonist for the film Iron Man 3 where he is portrayed by actor Guy Pearce. This version of the character served as the Marvel Cinematic Universe's interpretation of the Mandarin, in which he employed a disgraced performer called Trevor Slattery (portrayed by actor Sir Ben Kingsley) to act out an idealized terrorist persona, with said persona serving as Killian's proxy for his terrorist actions. In the film, he is the founder of Advanced Idea Mechanics which funds research for the Extremis serum. He is initially shown to be physically disabled and is rejected by Stark after agreeing to talk to him about his company. He cures his disabilities with Extremis and uses it to create super soldiers. After managing to capture Tony, he reveals himself as the true "Mandarin" and his intent to make Pepper like him by injecting her with the Extremis virus. He succeeds keeping Tony at bay, but is eventually killed by Pepper.

• KillJoy / KillSpree
• Erik Killmonger
• Killobyte
• Killpower (Marvel UK)
• Killraven
• Kilmer
• Kimura

Benedict Kine

Benedict Kine is a member of the Hellfire Club in the Marvel Comics universe.

The character, created by Ian Edington and Gene Ha, first appeared in X-Men Annual#2 in 1994.

Within the context of the stories, Benedict Kine, alongside Reeva Payge and Benazir Kaur, joined the Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club following Shinobi Shaw's coup against his father, Sebastian Shaw. Kine was present when Shinobi attempted to force X-Men member Storm into joining him. Kine fought against the X-Men when they tried to rescue Storm but was defeated alongside his fellow Lords Cardinal.

Kine attempted to remove Shinobi Shaw from power and take over the New York branch of the Club by invoking a Rite of Challenging. Kine used the robotic White Knights to hunt down J. Jonah Jameson, hoping that his death would cause the Daily Bugle to cease investigating Hellfire Club. As part of the Rite, Shaw used the Ebon Knights, also robots, to prevent Kine's attempted murder. Jameson was saved thanks to the intervention of Spider-Man and then the X-Men, who were called by Tessa. Following the neutralization of Kine's White Knights, Kine tried to attack Shaw, but was stopped by Spider-Man.

• Hannibal King
• King Bedlam
• Kingmaker
• Kingpin
• Kirigi
• Kl'rt (aka Super-Skrull
• Kismet

Johny Kitano

Johny Kitano is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Brian K. Vaughan and Jorge Lucas, and first appeared in Mystique #2

Not much is known about Johny Kitano, except that he was part of the United States Department of Homeland Security and was at some point appointed as Special Magistrate for Homo Superior crimes against humanity. He also had a great hatred for mutant terrorists such as Mystique and Magneto

When Mystique was captured by Homeland Security, she was labeled an enemy combatant, thus her legal rights were unrecognized by her captors. Due to her status as a wanted terrorist, Kitano was given authority regarding the execution of Mystique. However, he was stopped by Charles Xavier, who had his own plans for Mystique and rescued her by posing as Magneto.

Following Mystique's escape, Kitano led Homeland Security forces in order to hunt down Mystique, though he failed due to the intervention of Shepard.

It is unknown whether he survived Shepard's strike. If he did then it is possible he was one of the million of mutants depowered at M-Day, as his name was not listed among The 198 Files.

Kitano had the power of generating high-levels of bioelectricity and channelling it as high-voltage electric shocks or casting bolts of lightning.

• Kiwi Black

Kkallakku

Kkallakku is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Roy Thomas, Jean-Marc Lofficier, and Larry Alexander, and first appeared in Dr. Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #31 (July, 1991).

Kkallakku is a demon, one of the Fear Lords, who has clashed with Doctor Strange. He was summoned to the Halls of Fear to join the other Fear Lords in a plot to gain control of Earth. Kkallakku summoned a legion of Fear-Eaters that assaulted Manhattan. When Doctor Strange withdrew the collective fear of the victims and drew it into himself, the Fear-Eaters ignored Kkallakku's commands and followed Doctor Strange who trapped them in another dimension.

The Fear Lords later met to discuss the Serpent's attacks on Earth. Loki tricked them into a meeting to tell them about Nightmare's scheme to harvest the fear brought by the Serpent to become the new King of Fear, leading to a battle that resulted in a stalemate.

• Klaatu
• Klara Prast
• Klaw
• Kleinstocks
• Herr Kleiser
• The Knave
• Knickknack
• Misty Knight
• Knockout
• Knorda
• Amiko Kobayashi
• Eric Koenig
• Kogar
• Kolomaq the Beast of the Snows
• Komodo
• Korath the Pursuer
• Korg
• Korrek
• Korvac
• Korvus
• Kosmos (see also Beyonder and Molecule Man)
• Krait
• Kraken
• Krakkan
• Krakoa
• Krang
• Kraven the Hunter (Sergei Kravinoff)
• Kraven the Hunter (Alyosha Kravinoff)
• Kraven the Hunter (Ana Kravinoff)
• Kris Keating (also an alias of the Foreigner)
• Kro
• Kronos

Krugarr

Further reading Krugarr at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original) Krugarr at the Grand Comics Database

Krugarr is a sorcerer from an alternate future of the Marvel Comics universe.

The character, created by Jim Valentino, first appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1 (1991) as the Sorcerer Supreme of the alternate timeline/reality Marvel Comics designated as Earth-691.

Within the context of the stories, Doctor Strange finds Krugarr on Lem in the 22nd century. Strange, having replaced the Ancient One, offers to take him on as an apprentice. He agrees, succeeding Strange as the Sorcerer Supreme.

Later Kurgarr encounters the Guardians of the Galaxy and becomes involved with some of their adventures. This includes temporarily taking Talon on as an apprentice and healing Major Victory from a head would that establishes a long lasting psychic link between the two.

His last interaction with the team involves the world controlled by the entity Mainframe. When contacted by Martinex he regretfully declines to directly help due to a crisis growing in the Dark Dimensions. He does telepathically send Hollywood who joins with several other powerful superheros to save the survivors of Mainframe's world. This spurs the creation of the Galactic Guardians.

Heinz Kruger

Further reading Heinz Kruger at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original) Heinz Kruger at the Grand Comics Database

Heinz Kruger is a German spy during World War II in the Marvel Comics universe.

The character, created by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941) but is not named until Captain America #109 (January 1969).

Within the context of the stories, Heinz Kruger is a Gestapo agent working for the Nazi party during World War II tasked with investigating Abraham Erskine and the American supersoldier experiment. He is able to infiltrate the project and pass the formula to his superiors. He attends the experiment on Steve Rogers, crashing through the viewing window and assassinating Erskine after the Super Soldier Serum is administered. He struggles with Rogers before accidentally grasping an electrical wire and being electrocuted.

Heinz Kruger in other media

The character of Heinz Kruger was adapted for the film Captain America: The First Avenger, where he is portrayed by actor Richard Armitage.

Krushki

• Exiles (Red Skull allies)

Kruun

Further reading Kruun at the Grand Comics Database

Kruun is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.

The character, created by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday, first appeared in Astonishing X-Men #19 in December 2006.

Within the context of the stories, Kruun is the despotic ruler of the alien planet known as the Breakworld. After the Breakworld psychics, known as the "Augurs", predicted the destruction of their planet at the hands of an unknown mutant from Earth, Kruun dispatched his subordinate, Ord, to eliminate the threat. Following Ord's failure and the discovery that the mutant destined to destroy Breakworld was the X-Man Colossus, Kruun dispatched an armada of Bruteships to Earth to finish the job. Agent Brand of S.W.O.R.D. subsequently abducted Colossus and the other X-Men, teleporting them onto a spaceship bound for the Breakworld, in an attempt to lure the armada away from Earth. Kruun took the bait and ordered the Bruteships to pursue the S.W.O.R.D. vessel.

As his plan unfolds, and the "Retaliator", a giant missile-like bullet meant to destroy Earth, is hurled against the planet with Kitty Pryde trapped inside. Colossus, understanding the meaning of the prophecies, disarms him with the help of Wolverine... literally. Colossus then asks Kruun again how to stop the Retaliator, as now, wounded, crippled and beaten, Kruun will be unable to rule his planet. Kruun is still unable to help, as the Retaliator has no safeguard to be used, but he's deposed, and in a fashion in line with his tyrannical rule on Breakworld, is destroyed by Colossus, paving the way for a reformation.

Kryllk the Cruel

• List of Thor enemies

Krystalin

Main article: Krystalin

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Kubik

Main article: Kubik

Shen Kuei

Main article: Shen Kuei

Kukulcan

Main article: Kukulcan (comics)

Marduk Kurios

Further reading Marduk Kurios at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original) Marduk Kurios at the Grand Comics Database

Marduk Kurios is a demon in the Marvel Comics universe.

The character, created by Gary Friedrich and Herb Trimpe, first appeared in Marvel Spotlight #13 (January 1974) and was identified as "Satan" in appearances until The Witches #3 (September 2004). He is also presented as the father of the characters Daimon Hellstrom and Satana.

Within the context of the stories, Marduk Kurios is a high level demon and ruler of one realm of hell who has from time to time presented himself as "Satan" or "Lucifer".

In pre-history Marduk Kurios is noted for repelling an invasion of the N'Garai. In later times, he became worshiped by the ancient Sumerians after his legions took part in a battle on Earth. This worship intrigues him and he keeps track of the mortal real for centuries, finally focusing on a family of satanists name "Hellstrom". Taking human form, he becomes part of this family, weds Victoria Wingate, and sires first his son Damion and then his daughter Satana.

Over time, Marduk Kurios sees that his son does not care for his demonic heritage and focuses on his more accepting daughter. While performing a ritual with Satana, Victoria stumbles upon them and is driven insane by his true nature. As a result, he commits his wife to an asylum where she spends the rest of her life and keeps a diary intended for her son when he is "old enough".

Marduk Kurios finally takes Satana to his realm in hell, leaving Daimon in the care of servants on earth. He continues to interact with his offspring, offering Daimon his birth right, testing Satana's loyalty., and encountering the Defenders during Daimon's time with the team.

Eventually, Daimon learns his father's true name and deposes him. Marduk Kurios, much reduced in power, tricks Andrew Kale into opening the Tome of Zhered-Na and releasing Hellphyr. He does this in order to hopes of reducing the number of magic users in the world and better his standing in the realm of magic. His plan is undone when Satana spurns his offer to join him and helps kill the Hellphyr.

During the storyline "Chaos War", Marduk Kurios is among the entities Amatsu-Mikaboshi defeats and adds to the ranks of his army of slave gods.

During the Fear Itself storyline, Marduk Kurios attended the Devil's Advocacy where they talked about the Serpent's actions on Earth. Marduk Kurios taunted Mephisto during this meeting.

Kurse

Main article: Kurse

Kylan

Main article: Kylun