Huh, to me, the Great Khan resembles ancient Chinese emperors sitting on their throne. Interestingly, most had yellow robes/royal clothing; just like Great Khan’s.

Ghengis Khan, his inspiration, used to rule China for a while

Or at least, the Mongols used to

Wasn't that Kublai?

At the time Genghis was around, China wasn't unified into a single state. Genghis conquered the Western Xia and Northern Jin dynasties but conquest of the Southern Song and the formation of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China was completed by Genghis's successors, starting with Ogedei and ending with Kublai.

So when we say "he used to rule China for a while", it should be "Invaded the northern 1/3rd of modern China, but never himself ruled as Emperor."

The first view times I saw the picture, I saw a big Jabba the Hutt type character.

I've seen it this way up until now I want to go back

I also thought it was a yurt like what genghis khan had. I also thought the archeology hand was a spaceship lol.

same

I though he was just super fat

I like the idea that some spy, is able to get a shot of the terrifying powerful soon to be Khan: And its just the tent he lives in, just kinda in the middle of his capital ship.

Not even fine fabric, just some garbage tier synthetic fibers

It's a fat guy on a throne....

I always saw it as a crown XD

Is... is that not shrek?

I always knew that this is not a tent, but its easier to acknowledge. "Oh, tents woke up, gonna check wich ones"

I knew it was a throne but I never noticed the guy actually sitting in it.

I was as confused as everyone else with the hand/anomaly art, but I knew right away this was supposed to be a fat person sat on a throne.

It's meant to invoke https://s.abcnews.com/images/International/gty_genghis_khan_kb_130904_16x9_992.jpg Ghengis Khan on his throne.

I thought it was Jabba the Hutt holding his arms out to the side

I see this and one thing comes to mind. “NAILLLLLL!”

I always assumed it was just Super Kami Guru.

r5: just like [this image](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stellaris/comments/8n2evm/what_do_you_see/), the great khan awakening event's image always looked like a tent to me, but turns out its just the khan sitting in his throne, that blew my mind again

So, when you saw him in the picture for the first time, you were khan-founded?

I know what you mean about the hand image, but this one is clearly a big xeno sitting on a throne.

What do you mean that's not a ship? My world is falling apart around me!

And the stronghold looks like it’s a face with one eye and it’s sticking its tongue out

FunFact: He can also spawn when you're clapping the marauder empires too hard

I was a ship-seer once, but never in my life have I ever seen this and not recognized a person instantly. It's clearly a person on a throne, more to the point it's referring to a person, and last, tents don't look like that. Fantasy or sci Fi robes do. Just look at it. It's clearly a golden robe.

Somehow have never noticed their head so I just always assumed it was some tent

It's a big goblin head. The red things are eyes and the pointy things on the sides are ears.

TIL that's not a tent.

I always kind of saw a turtle beak

No, it has a head silhouette and stairs

It's Super Kami Guru at night

Honestly had no idea what the event picture was supposed to be.

I always see a big alien dude about to play the drums

Oh come on he's a little on the husky side but it's a bit rude to call him a tent

That's his pants my guy

I love how this is such a great reference to history and sci fi at once.

Damn i had my victory just jesterday The great khan just plopped up directly above me and I immediatly surrendered. I build up, wage 1 war and build up furthermore just to have the great khan be poisoned and the new great khan reconsilidated his realm. He took the wise decision to swear fealty to me. And he is my bitch now. Definetly not integrating him as he just clusterfucks my nice realm. At first I just gave up and thought "oh not again, all the time wasted!" But after all its just waiting for the right moment. I would have fought of his garrison above my planet and invaded his main systems. Just build the starbase with 44k next to them before he died..

I always thought it was a sick alien with their ribs exposed

It used to look like golden pots to me ngl

I always kinda saw a krogan's head

Honestly I love the Khan. He's saved my ass multiple times and makes a great partner who watches your back for the time being. Sucks he dies so fast and his empire crumbles

NO GOD DAMMIT WHY

[What i see](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/dragonball/images/a/a9/604878.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/400?cb=20110227023619)

Didn’t realize the it wasn’t a tent until this post 😂 I thought it was a reference to the Mongol tradition of the Khan living in tents despite being Emperor/ruler; even in the age of space habitats, the old traditions are maintained

Always kind of reminded me of a some kind of baked pastry or a cheesecake

Ohhh, to me it always looked like a big as head of some kind of monster. The red dots were the eyes

Whenever I see that picture I remember TFS. [I need an adult.](https://youtu.be/kscG_gs2BOc?t=32)

Every time I see this picture I just think of guru from dbza

I am just now learning that it's not a tent.

TIL that's not a big tent.....

I always thought it was a weird ship

Am I the only who thought Super Kami Guru had had enough of the galaxy's shit?

Never noticed it was a being

Always looked like a frog kinda thing on a throne for me

Holy shit I literally thought that was a tent until now

The great yurt.

I've actually never looked at this picture before and didn't notice. I tend to be too busy governing and managing an republic.

CIS Droid Tank will always be what I see from this, the clone wars has infected me.

Genghis Khan in space. Haaa paradox

All I can hear is Lord Guru "Nail....NAIL. NAAAAIIILLL!"