Because of this, he was seen with disgust by other jungle predators, like Bagheera the panther, because eating men was against the Law of the Jungle. His disability hindered his capacity to hunt wild prey, so he became a man-eater. Although still feared by many jungle animals, Shere Khan was actually a lame tiger, born with a whitered leg and thus nicknamed Lungri by his own mother (Lungri meaning "The Lame One"). In Rudyard Kipling's novel, Khan was treated with less respect than in many of the film adaptations. The other two characters are The Magic Mirror and Judge Claude Frollo. As of 2006 Corey Burton voices Shere Khan, this makes him the third character Burton has inherited from Tony Jay. He ranked #12 in the top 30 disney villains (One better than Chernabog but one under Gaston.) He was voiced by aristocratic cad George Sanders who had a talent for depicting villainous characters, then later voiced by Tony Jay, who too voiced Judge Claude Frollo. His only fear is fire, which the man-cub Mowgli uses to his advantage in the film's climactic battle. His reputation is such that he need only show himself to intimidate the inhabitants of the jungle. A powerful, suave tiger, Shere Khan has nothing but disdain for his victims. Shere Khan was the primary villain of The Jungle Book.
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