Shere Khan pursues him to an old strangler fig tree, and chases him into it, not knowing he has been lured into a trap. Enraged, he chases Mowgli while dragging Baloo behind him, but the vultures manage to fly Mowgli to safety. Fictional character from Kiplings "The Jungle Book"Shere Khan and his wolf followers, as illustrated by Maurice de Becque in a 1924 French edition of During their battle, Mowgli lures Shere Khan onto a dead strangler fig tree and eventually defeats him by causing him to fall into the fires below. Shere Khan, respecting the sanctity of the Water Truce, gives them until the monsoon season to hand Mowgli over before leaving. Mowgli then hits Shere Khan with his log. Nonetheless, he was shown many times to be fond of his friends and often act protective of them when there was danger and in many episodes he even saved their lifes. The vultures intervened and stalled the tiger while Mowgli tied a burning branch to his tail.

He's also far more feral in this film; constantly growling, roaring, and losing his control when pestered even slightly, even going as far as viciously mauling Shere Khan makes his first physical appearance 2/3rds through the film, where he is stalking a deer as prey. Shere Khan next appears when Bagheera is escorting Mowgli to the Man-village. When Shere Khan smells Mowgli, he is confronted by the Seeonee wolf pack led by Akela, who states that Mowgli belongs to their pack. Impressed by Mowgli's courage (being that he refused to immediately run at the sight of the tiger), Shere Khan gave the boy ten seconds to run away. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. His hunt was ruined when Shere Khan's travels eventually led to the wastelands, where he overhears a flock of vultures singing. Khan became more and more annoyed when he didn't, and eventually lunged for the killing strike. Shere Khan is among the villains imprisoned on the Shere Khan appeared as the final boss in the Virgin Studios In France, Shere Khan can be seen poking his head out of the tree in the parade's jungle-themed float for Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page.Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page.Prideful, suave, sadistic, confident, cruel, manipulative, ruthless, devious, mysterious, testy, aggressive, powerful, deadly, murderous, dangerous, obstinate, polite, sinister, bold, graceful, proud, cold, self-absorbed, determined, sympathetic, stoic, diligent, violent, bloodthirsty, courteous, intelligent, boastful, calm, vengeful, ferocious, slightly charismatic, menacing, sophisticated, contemptuous, delusional, fearsome, fearless, bad-tempered, misanthropic, smart, no-nonsenseLarge, slender, muscular Bengal tiger, orange fur, white muzzle, paws and underbelly, black stripes, light brown nose, lavender eye patches and eyelids, yellow eyes, long, sharp clawsTrapped within the mouth of a giant tiger statue at the bottom of a lava pit Unlike in the first, he appeared much earlier.

That night, he attacks the humans' camp in revenge for the animals' death, killing the two guards before turning on Buldeo. Khan is obviously distrusting of Mowgli (and all humans in general) and attempts to scare him away by roaring in his face, but Mowgli stubbornly roars back and stares Khan down. In fact, when his plane was attacked by This version of Shere Khan also makes a cameo on a mugshot in This version of Shere Khan is influenced for CEO Carl, the main antagonist of the CG animated TV series, Talking Tom and Friends.

Shere Khan manages to take on Baloo and gives him a good clawing. Shere Khan manages to take on Baloo and gives him a good clawing. Shere Khan later returns to confront Akela's pack and demand Mowgli is turned over to him, killing Akela by grabbing him in his jaws and throwing the wolf leader off a cliff when he learns that Mowgli is on his way to the Man-village. During her encounter with Mowgli, Kaa reveals that Mowgli and his father were traveling from one village to another when Shere Khan encountered them. He was also shown to be very affectionate and loving toward his old grandmother… Whether or not he killed them is unknown. En route, Shere Khan runs into Raksha and kills her. He has an extremely cool and calm personality, rarely (if ever) showing any sort of alarm or surprise regardless of the circumstances. Mowgli then throws the fire away, allowing Shere Khan to attack him, only to be confronted by Baloo, Bagheera, and Raksha and her pack, who cite their code as they defy him. When Raksha asked why Shere Khan is doing this, he states that he wants Mowgli dead and that he'll be waiting when Mowgli returns.