Kahea

"I am the plumed serpent; I fly, and I crawl... I have fallen, but I shall rise again!"

- Kahea, as he performs human sacrifice. "You are the betrayer, and now you must pay the risk."

- Kahea about to sacrifice Jimmy.

Kahea is the main antagonist of the 1982 dark fantasy horror film Q – The Winged Serpent. He is a homicidal priest of an Aztec cult obsessed with resurrecting the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl to wreck havoc across humanity.

He was portrayed by Shelly Desai.

Biography
Little is known about Kahea's origins, when he began his killings, or exactly why he seeks to resurrect Quetzalcoatl. Sometime ago, he began to perform human sacrifice by convincing victims to skin them alive and cut out their heart in order to pray back Q, the reincarnation of Quetzalcoatl from Aztec mythology, into existence.

As Kahea continues his sacrifices, Q eats more people to feed herself and her developing egg, worrying the citizens of New York City. The police manage to locate Kahea in an abandoned building preparing to perform another offering, but he manages to escape when the sacrifice shoots at the police squad, only to be shot dead. Sergeant Powell chases after Kahea on the roof of the building, only for Q to arrive and kill Powell due to him ruining her sacrifice.

Following Q's demise on the Chrysler Building, Kahea tracks Jimmy Quinn in his motel and attacks him, believing his sacrifice will resurrect his god, but Detective Shepard arrives in time to shoot and kill the psychotic priest. Unfortunately, Kahea's plan for resurrection succeeds as a second egg laid by Q manages to hatch inside the abandoned building.