Shere Khan

***Shere Khan*** is a very large Tiger, and one of the main antagonists of the Star-Crossed series. Although living in the southern borders of the Bajelous Jungle, he is considered a serious threat to any animal, whether from an Animalian Tribe or not.

## Appearance

Even for tigers, Shere Khan is a very large male, towering over most other animals in the Bajelous Jungle and big enough to hunt down larger Dinosaurs by himself. His body is covered in stripes of varying sizes: four large stripes running along his back, four rings along his tail, two stripes under his good eye and a set of stripes just above his forehead. His legs, stomach, chest and muzzle are pure white whereas the rest of him is a light orange, with a lighter yellow marking around his good eye. His back paws have three toes, but his front paws have four toes, including a polydactyl thumb. He is also severely scarred, blind in his left eye and his left ear almost completely gone due to a deep cut along the head.

## Personality

Shere Khan is an infamous animal in the Bajelous Jungle due to his dangerous nature, not hesitating to hunt down and kill anyone who he thinks deserves it. His infamy for being so dangerous he takes with pride and would do actions such as leaving dead bodies in areas to be seen just to make sure other animals fear him and take him seriously. When it comes to his goals, he's one that will see them through no matter the circumstances, and if anyone were to wrong him somehow, he will make sure to get even with them no matter the case.

Despite all of his tyrant-like traits, he isn't idiotic. In fact, he's proven to be very intelligent, adaptable, and well aware of how the Animalian Laws and Laws of the Jungle work. This means that he often takes them seriously as well, but sometimes willing to twist them into his favor whenever possible for him. In "They Came from the Sky", he only stops trying to capture Steven Universe on being told he's under animalian law protection, but still willing to wait as animals have to be accepted into an animal tribe to have that protection permanently.

## History

### Volume 01. Arrival

He first officially appears in the story out near the Savannah shortly after the Red Eye crashes into the plateau. On the way there, a group of hollowhorns rushes at him, one of which he attacks and kills straight away just so he could leave a calling card for the other animals nearby, before he proceeds to head towards the crash site.

What exactly occurs from here is vague, but he next appears the following day heading towards the Wolf Den. He first greets Alexander as the prince of wolves, and at first states he's simply there to say hello but quickly makes it clear that he's after something from them all. When the scraps of their food are brought up to him, Shere Khan nonchalantly tosses it away from the den, saying he doesn't eat after dogs. He explains that he heard through rumors in the jungle that a particular newcomer is present in the jungle, and he's there to try and meet up with them as there's always seemingly someone new every time he comes by their part of the jungle. The moment he hears Steven Universe in the den, he starts rushing into it to get him, only being stopped by the wolves. He makes it clear he's not there to hurt any of them and he's only after Steven. He only stops his approach when Alexander boldly announces that he is part of his family, and as such under protection of animalian law. Shere Khan proceeds to go but reminds him that Steven must be accepted in by the tribe to make it official and gives an ominous warning that "Humans never travel alone".

## Abilities

* **Enhanced Strength** - Shere Khan himself is exceptionally strong, even for a tiger. He's large enough and strong enough to tackle a much larger hollowhorn to the ground and kill it in just one bite.