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* [[Deceptive Disciple]]: The Tulku tried to save Shiwan like he did with Lamont, but ended up getting killed for his troubles.
* [[Dieselpunk]]: Of the Diesel Noir subgenre.
* [[The Dreaded]]: Four characters have earned this trope and only two of them are the same person.
** First is Lamont Cranston as both Ying Ko and The Shadow.
*** As Ying Ko, he's a ruthless drug dealer and barbarian who personally went on raids, slaughtering everyone he can to establish himself. By the time the Tulku met him, he had already conquered a huge chunk of Tibet just to plant opium fields. Although he left that life, grown men still shiver at the mention of his name.
*** While the Shadow is scary in his own right, his is a more subdued example. Local citizens have heard of him but think he's a myth. Criminals have definitely heard of him and are wise to run, save for the stupid ones that try to take him on in a fight. Farley Claymore is very afraid of him, simply because The Shadow survived his murder attempt.
** The second is Shiwan Khan. This man has the same abilities as Lamont and is so feared that his own men would rather die than betray him. For good reason too, because if he doesn't feel like killing you personally, he'll force you to kill yourself. Even make you aware and scared, while unable to control yourself.
** Then you have Shiwan's ancestor. Genghis Kahn. His real life history notwithstanding, the movie treats him like he is also an unstoppable force even in death. When his coffin arrives in the New York Museum, the curators advise Nelson the security guard not to open it. It's also implied he too had some spiritual abilities since Shiwan arrived inside the coffin meditating in an effort to draw power from Genghis.
* [[Dreaming of Things to Come]]: Lamont as Ying Ko dreams of the Tulku before he gets abducted to his temple, and later has a nightmare about Shiwan.
* [[The Driver]]: Moe Shrevnitz.
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