Ashei Khan (2013 – Present)

Appears in: The Come Up (2017) Hood Chicks (2017 – Spin-off) Drugz & Strippers (2019) Grand Theft Auto: Murder City (2022) The Come Up 2 (2025) Untitled Finale Project (announced 2026)

Portrayed by: Ashei Khan

Appearance

Gender: Male
Height: 6′ 2″
Eyes: Brown / Blue outer rings
Hair: Black hawk, often under a hoodie
Build: Athletic / street-fighter frame
Style: Tailored streetwear — silk shirts, diamond link chains, holsters disguised as fashion pieces

Aliases

The Face of New Detroit
Mr. Khan
The Architect
Black Diamond Boss

Biography

Full name: Ashei Khan

Home base: Black Diamond Republic (New Detroit megacity)

Nationality: Black American

Occupation: Movie producer / Director / Digital mogul

Ashei Khan rose from the south blocks of Old Detroit, hustling between underground studios and corner economies. He built his first empire documenting street life on handheld cameras — footage that became The Come Up, a cult-classic docu-crime film about ambition, betrayal, and reinvention. Within the lore of his films, Khan isn’t just the narrator — he’s the operator behind the city’s digital and narcotics pipeline, turning local hustle into organized power.

History

The Come Up (2017)

The origin story. Ashei starts as a low-level mover in the eastside circuits, filming deals and cipher sessions that double as surveillance. By the film’s end, he consolidates rival crews under one banner: the Black Diamond Republic — a syndicate that runs music, money, and street distribution with military precision. The closing scene (a rooftop negotiation gone wrong) becomes the spark for every film after.

Hood Chicks (2017 Spin-off)

A year later, Khan delegates power to an all-female enforcement and influence crew, the Hood Chicks. They turn fashion shows and pop-ups into fronts for laundering and recruitment. When their stash gets robbed, Khan’s absence forces them to move independently — a turning point that fractures his empire but builds his legend. Cameos and references to The Come Up tie both stories together as different sides of the same kingdom.

Drugz & Strippers (2019)

Khan mentors a rogue client — a gifted but unstable protégé — whose ambition spirals into chaos. The protege kidnaps one of Khan’s investors, trying to force his way into the Black Diamond Republic hierarchy. The mentor becomes the enforcer: Khan storms a nightclub during the final act, dismantling his own network to restore control. By the credits, the line between businessman and kingpin has vanished.

Grand Theft Auto: Murder City (2022)

New Detroit descends into open war. When one of Khan’s rising talents is killed by a rival, Khan executes the shooter in broad daylight — a cinematic parallel to the Michael/Trevor tension in classic GTA stories. Police corruption, influencer politics, and digital crime all collide as Khan expands the Republic from local empire to national syndicate.

The Come Up 2 (2025)

The betrayal chapter. Khan’s wife aligns with his plug, plotting to seize his operation while he rebuilds the Republic. In the film’s climax, Khan confronts his plug in a rain-soaked alley and shoots him point-blank in the head — mirroring the cold execution tone of Murder City. The final act sets the stage for the franchise’s endgame: Khan’s descent from kingpin to myth.

Untitled Finale (2026 announced)

Rumored to close the entire saga. Loglines hint that Khan pursues his wife across continents, ending in a high-altitude chase that culminates with her death from a rocket strike — a visual homage to GTA V’s “Deathwish” finale and the symbolic destruction of everything he built.

Description

Personality

Calculating, disciplined, emotionally surgical. Khan moves like a CEO in a criminal world — favoring systems over spontaneity, data over danger. He speaks in philosophies instead of threats; his power is persuasion, not panic. To his followers, he’s a builder. To his enemies, an algorithm in human form.

Physical Presence

Always poised, never hurried. He treats silence as a weapon and conversation as terrain. When he enters a room, deals already start moving toward him.

Affiliations

Black Diamond Republic (founder)
WeLaunch Labs (financial front)
The VVS: Royalty House (Fintech co.)
Guerrilla King Studios (production house)

Vehicles

Black Diamond GTR (custom armored coupe)
Phantom VTOL hover-car (film appearance)

Weapons & Gear

2 Gold “50 Caliber Desert Eagles” sidearms — signature pistols
Gold AK 47
iPhone 17 Pro Max w/ Dragon rig (for digital takeovers)

Quotes

“I don’t chase money — I program it.” “Every rival’s just a mirror I haven’t broken yet.” “New Detroit don’t sleep; it uploads.” “Family’s the first empire you lose and the last you rebuild.”

Trivia

The Black Diamond Republic’s emblem — a black pyramid with five glowing points — references Khan’s “Inner Pentagon” philosophy.
Each film features one recurring visual: Ashei staring into a camera lens right before an execution, symbolizing control over narrative.
In meta-canon, his films are treated as both documentary and prophecy within the NEW DETROIT universe.

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