The Kahn Guards, also known as Kahn Guardsmen, also referred to collectively as the Kahn Guard and Shao Kahn's Militia, and sometimes erroneously known as Defenders, were an army of ruthless soldiers from Outworld that served Shao Kahn the Konqueror only and they primarily comprised his own evil empire and his Extermination Squads. This vicious military army was formed after the death of Outworld's first leader known as Onaga the Dragon King.