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2	Original and Reboot Timeline: [[Characters/MortalKombat1992 MK (1992)]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombatII MK2]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombat3 MK3]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombat4 MK4]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombatDeception Deception]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse MK vs. DC Universe]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombat9 MK9]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombatX MKX]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombat11 MK11]]\
3	The New Era: [[Characters/MortalKombat1 MK1]]\
4	[-Spin-offs: [[Characters/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero Mythologies: Sub-Zero]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombatSpecialForces Special Forces]]\
5	Non-video game: [[Characters/MortalKombatTheMovie The Movie]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombatConquest Conquest]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm Defenders of the Realm]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombat2021 2021 Movie]]\
6	Individual Characters: '''Scorpion I (Hanzo Hasashi)''' \| [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Sub-Zero I/Noob Saibot (Bi-Han)]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombatKuaiLiang Sub-Zero II/Scorpion II (Kuai Liang)]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombatKitana Kitana]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombatMileena Mileena]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombatShao Shao Kahn/General Shao]] \| [[Characters/MortalKombatQuanChi Quan Chi]]-]]]
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13	!Scorpion (Hanzo Hasashi)
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18	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mk11_scorpion.png]]
19	[[caption-width-right:350:''"GET OVER HERE!!!"'']]
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21	-> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'' (Daniel Pesina/Ed Boon)
22	-> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'' (Daniel Pesina/Ed Boon), ''Ultimate VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' (John Turk/Ed Boon), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero'' (Sal Divita), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' (Ed Boon), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'' (Ed Boon), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (Ed Boon), ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon Mortal Kombat: Armageddon]]'' (Ed Boon), ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks]]'' (Ed Boon), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'' (Creator/PatrickSeitz[=/=]Ed Boon), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (Creator/PatrickSeitz[=/=]Ed Boon), ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' (Creator/PatrickSeitz[=/=]Ed Boon), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (Creator/PatrickSeitz[=/=]Ed Boon, English; Octavio Rojas, Latin American Spanish), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' (Creator/RonYuan[=/=]Ed Boon, English; Nico Millado, Face Model; Octavio Rojas, Latin American Spanish), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' (Creator/DaisukeTsuji[=/=]Ed Boon, MirrorMatch only; Creator/RonYuan[=/=]Ed Boon, Kameo)
23	-> '''Non-game appearances''': ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'' (Chris Casamassa/Ed Boon), ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' (J.J. Perry/Ed Boon), ''Series/MortalKombatConquest'' (Chris Casamassa/Ed Boon), ''[[WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm]]'' (Creator/RonPerlman), ''WebVideo/MortalKombatRebirth''[=/=]''WebVideo/MortalKombatLegacy'' (Ian Anthony Dale/Ed Boon), ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne'' (cameo), ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsScorpionsRevenge'' (Patrick Seitz), ''Film/MortalKombat2021'' (Creator/HiroyukiSanada), ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsBattleOfTheRealms'' (Patrick Seitz), ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsSnowBlind'' (Patrick Seitz)
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25	->Originally known as Hanzo Hasashi, he is the son of a former clansman who chose to live as an assassin, yet [[PapaWolf he is very devoted to his family]] and generally goes on and about the game, serving his own purposes and none other. One of the most recognizable characters of the game, he starts off as your typical {{Antihero}}, looking for revenge on Sub-Zero for having killed him. In the first issues of the game, Scorpion is shown to fail and be sent to Netherealm. He has a HeelFaceRevolvingDoor relationship with the second Sub-Zero, his former nemesis' younger brother. In ''4'', he ends up entangled in the machinations of [[ManipulativeBastard Quan-Chi]], who turns him against the younger Sub-Zero again. From ''Deadly Alliance'' onwards, he strikes a deal with the elder gods to destroy [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Onaga]] in exchange for his clan's revival.
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27	->In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', Scorpion pretty much keeps the same role as the previous games, with the notable difference of being more willing to be Quan Chi's soldier, as Quan Chi's treachery has so far not been detected by him.... until the timeskip in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', where, with the aid of Kenshi, he severs his ties to "the darkness" and is leading an effort to rescue and train orphans stranded by the Netherealm War, forming a new Shirai Ryu in the process. He eventually finds out through Kuai-Liang that Quan Chi was the true murderer of his family, not Bi-Han, as he previously thought. With this in mind, he killed Quan Chi before partnering himself with Kuai-Liang and remained that way as of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''. His past Revenant self is pulled into the present by Kronika, who promises to rebuild the Shirai Ryu. The present timeline's Hanzo ends up assassinated by D'vorah, but not before successfully convincing his past self to join the forces of light against Kronika and lead the reformed Shirai Ryu in his stead. His last acts however end up being for naught, as both he and the past Hanzo are erased from existence following the TimeCrash that Kronika causes.
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29	-> In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'', the New Era incarnation of Hanzo Hasashi was an orphan boy until being taken under the wing of Tomas Vrbada and Kuai Liang as one of their first initiates of the newly christened Shirai Ryu.
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33	[[folder:In general]]
34	Tropes that appear across all of Hanzo Hasashi's appearances.
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36	* NinetiesAntiHero: He fits the general criteria well. He was created in the '90s, and is a mostly neutral anti-hero character, who has a cynical view of the world. He also has a code name that is very fitting of the stereotype and has a backstory that plays out much like a SuperHeroOrigin story. He looks like a cross between eventual ''MK'' [[GuestFighter guest star]] ComicBook/{{Spawn}} and Marvel's ComicBook/GhostRider (who was one of his inspirations).
37	* ActionDad: Father to Satoshi, father-figure to Takeda Takahashi, and one of the most dangerous assassins in Mortal Kombat.
38	* AesopAmnesia: Poor Hanzo doesn't ever seem to learn that his RoaringRampageOfRevenge will ''always'' make things worse, both for him and for the heroes.
39	* AlliterativeFamily: With his wife '''H'''arumi.
40	* AlliterativeName: '''Ha'''nzo '''Ha'''sashi.
41	* AnimalMotifs: Scorpions, duh.
42	** The raised arm from his fighting pose in the first four games and the hilt of his swords (starting in ''Deception'') evoke a scorpion's stinger, while the pauldrons on his shoulder for both costumes in ''9'' are also modelled after a scorpion.
43	** As a kind of apology for his Animality in ''3'' not being a scorpion, the ''MK'' team gave him a [[ScaryScorpions giant scorpion]] form as one of his Fatalities in ''4/Gold''.
44	** In ''MK vs. DC'' and ''[=MK9=]'', it's also in the mask.
45	** His appearance in ''Injustice'' outright makes the motif the most prominent part of him, with his [[CoolSword scorpion leg sword hilts]] to even his infamous spear in the shape of a stinger.
46	** The symbol for the reformed Shirai Ryu is a scorpion, with Scorpion's spearheads in place of the pincers.
47	** In ''Scorpion's Revenge'', he shows his son a scorpion escaping peril. He notes while it is certainly strong and fast, its [[{{Determinator}} will]] is its true strength. [[spoiler:He remembers this after learning Quan-Chi was his family's true killer, allowing him to [[HeroicSecondWind shrug off fatal wounds]] in order to exact justice.]]
48	* AntiVillain: Of [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains the Noble Type]]. The best example in the entire series. Most characters in the series are either fully good or fully bad, but Scorpion is completely neutral, participating in the games' events for his own purposes. While he has exhibited a little bit of a conscience and his actions (unintentionally) help the good guys, when all's said and done, he's in it for himself and no one else.
49	* ArchEnemy: In both timelines:
50	** The elder Sub-Zero (Bi-Han), for killing his family. [[spoiler:In ''X'', Hanzo [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realizes]] that he was sorely mistaken for murdering Bi-Han in anger due to the actions of the below party.]]
51	** [[spoiler:Quan Chi]], for [[spoiler:manipulating Scorps into killing Bi-Han when Quan was the real person responsible for his family's death]].
52	* TheArtifact: In the first and second games, Scorpion wore a Lin Kuei uniform that was colored yellow to symbolize the cowardly nature of the Lin Kuei. In the third installment, Scorpion continues to wear a yellow uniform, despite learning in the previous game that [[spoiler:Kuai Liang wasn't his clan's killer]], and he still wears yellow from ''Deadly Alliance'' to ''Armageddon'', knowing full that [[spoiler:neither of the Sub-Zero brothers is responsible for his clan's death]]. In ''X'', Hanzo [[spoiler:[[RefugeInAudacity wears a yellow uniform to a parley with Kuai Liang]], and doesn't change the color of his clan's uniforms after making peace with the Lin Kuei]]. Logically, the only canon games where Scorpion should have worn a yellow uniform are ''1'', ''2'', ''4'', ''9'', ''X'' (before the TimeSkip), and ''11'' (as Past!Scorpion [[spoiler:before joining Kuai Liang's side]]).
53	* AuthorAvatar: In a sense, he could be considered to be one for series' co-creator Ed Boon, who has gone on record several times noting that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdAeVKz5cbw Scorpion is his favorite character]] and provides the voicework for Scorpion's "GET OVER HERE!"/"COME HERE!".
54	* BackFromTheDead: After being killed by Bi-Han in ''Mythologies'', Scorpion is back as a [[TheUndead wraith]] at the start of both timelines.
55	%% (ZCE) * BadassBoast:
56	%% (ZCE) -->'''Quan Chi''': You will bathe in hellfire!\
57	%% (ZCE) '''Scorpion''': I was ''forged in it''.
58	* BashBrothers: He becomes this with Kuai Liang after they've made peace with one another in both timelines.
59	* BerserkButton: Bringing up his family and clan's death in all games.
60	* BladeOnARope: Scorpion's signature weapon is his "Spear", a kunai attached to either a rope or chain which he uses to drag the opponent towards him. The rebooted timeline swaps the rope for a long {{chain\|Pain}}, and he can enhance his Spear with {{Hellfire}} for more damage.
61	* {{Brainwashed}}: After Quan Chi [[ReforgedIntoAMinion resurrects Hanzo]], the sorcerer lied to the Shirai Ryu that Bi-Han wasn't only his killer, but also his family and clan's murderer, and promises the spectre to kill others in vengeance for his clan's death. Scorpion accepts. What keeps Scorpion from slipping into [[BrainwashedAndCrazy "crazy"]] territory is that the man kept his sense of morality and honor.
62	* BreakoutCharacter: He was just another participant in the tournaments in the first two games to the point that he made no appearance in ''3'', but his popularity saw him get added back into the ''Ultimate'' update of ''3'' after initially being excluded in the base game. He would soon start to gain a larger story presence and become a sort of mascot to the series to the point that he's in the Creator/NetherrealmStudios logo and even featured as a guest fighter in their ''Injustice'' series. Plus, he got his own [[WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsScorpionsRevenge animated movie]].
63	* BreathWeapon: His signature Fatality involves him taking off his mask and shooting fire from his mouth. He gains it as a standard move in ''11'' that can perform a Brutality alluding to its original purpose.
64	--> '''Dan Forden:''' "TOASTY!"
65	* TheCameo:
66	** He appears in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YETYb6NEphw an episode of]] ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'' (in his ''Deception'' attire), complete with Ed Boon providing his voice. Scorpion delivers his Head Rip Fatality on fellow video game character Xandir (a parody of [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]]) and when Xandir mentions his special move, Scorpion gives an exasperated [[GratuitousForeignLanguage "Oy vey."]]
67	** He, Sub-Zero, and Smoke all show up in a ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' skit (''[[Film/EnterTheDragon Enter the Fat One]]'') to [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown assist in training]] former [[BoyBand *NSYNC]] member Joey Fatone.
68	** He shows up a few times as a background character in ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne''.
69	* CatchPhrase:
70	** [[YouWillNotEvadeMe "Get over here!"]][[note]]when he pulls an opponent towards him after a successful Spear[[/note]]
71	** As well as "Come here!"
72	** He is fond of announcing that he does things [[AndThisIsFor "for my family and clan!"]]
73	* CodeName: Before becoming the hellspawn known as Scorpion, Hanzo was given the title of "Sasori" by the Shirai Ryu's Grandmaster. Sasori is the [[{{Foreshadowing}} Japanese word for "Scorpion."]]
74	* CoolMask: Scorpion's basic ninja mask would wind up turning into one of these as an armored guard once the games went 3D.
75	* CreatorCameo: See all the Ed Boon co-acting credits up there? That's because the man's the one responsible for those [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFFVdWXE4cU two famous phrases]]. No matter who voices/plays Scorpion, Boon will ''always'' be the one to shout "GET OVER HERE!" and "COME HERE!". There have been two exceptions so far: the first was in ''Defenders of the Realm'', where the iconic line was delivered by his VA, Ron Perlman (who was also a regular as Stryker). The second was in the 2021 film, where the line was delivered by his regular actor, Creator/HiroyukiSanada.
76	* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: He's not really an evil man, but he is an assassin which is a very amoral line of work. Despite this, he wanted his son Satoshi to live a normal life and not be a killer like him.
77	* EvilSoundsRaspy: Whenever Ed Boon does his "GET OVER HERE" and "COME HERE" shouts, he does so in a very low voice. A case of VocalEvolution since Boon's voice wasn't so deep in the original game, becoming so in following installments. Other than that, his various voice actors tend to fall into BaritoneOfStrength rather than this trope.
78	* FamousNamedForeigner: They went right with "[[UsefulNotes/HattoriHanzo Hanzo]]" for a first name, but his surname, Hasashi, [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign is not even a word]].[[note]]Given his name is (sometimes) pronounced with a hard S, they may have meant Hizashi.[[/note]]
79	* FatalFlaw: His obsession with revenge crosses from RevengeBeforeReason to Revenge Before Intelligence. Throughout the franchise he makes hasty decisions, is easily manipulated, or allies himself with villains, in the name of taking revenge for his family and clan and restoring the latter, and more than once it's had dire consequences.
80	* FlamingSword: He uses his pyrokinesis to ignite his swords (and other weapons) in combat.
81	* GoodParents: It's heavily implied that he was this to his biological son, Satoshi, prior to his death. For instance, he didn't want to push his son into the life of an assassin, instead wanting him to become a normal person and lead a peaceful life.
82	* GuestFighter:
83	** He's a DLC character in ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs''.
84	** He also appears in ''The Grid'', alongside Sub-Zero and Noob Saibot.
85	** He's an unlockable skin in ''[[VideoGame/PsiOpsTheMindgateConspiracy Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy]]''.
86	** He appears in older revisions of ''VideoGame/NBAJam: [[UpdatedRerelease Tournament Edition]]''.
87	** He appears in ''MLB Slugfest 2006'' but only by means of cheat codes.
88	* HighlyVisibleNinja: Scorpion's bright yellow garb isn't exactly stealthy, which is ironic, considering that out of all the "[[InNameOnly ninjas]]" in the series, Scorpion is the only one who was once an actual Japanese ninja. [[AllThereInTheManual The original manual]] tried to justify it by saying that he modelled his uniform after the Lin Kuei's and chose the yellow color as a TakeThat to the clan, calling them cowards. In Japan, the color yellow [[{{Irony}} symbolizes courage]], which makes it better since Scorpion is Japanese while the Lin Kuei are Chinese. However, later games show that yellow was always a signature color for the Shirai Ryu.
89	* IconicItem: His signature [[BladeOnARope Spear]], a rope with a tipped Kunai at the end. His spear in ''Injustice'' is in the shape of a scorpion stinger.
90	* ImmuneToFire: He's immune to fire ([[GameplayAndStorySegregation at least in cutscenes]]), due to being a Hellfire Revenant.
91	* KillItWithFire: Again, his Fatality, where he burns the enemy to the bone. More recent games have also shown him using fire liberally throughout his moves.
92	* LargeHam: Prone to shouting.
93	** Besides "GET OVER HERE!"/"COME HERE!", ''Annihilation'' makes him yell "SUCKERS!" as he makes a getaway with Kitana in tow.
94	** In the first movie, during his fight with Johnny Cage: "Welcome!" and "GET DOWN HERE!"
95	* LatexPerfection: In his most recurring finishing move (fatality), Scorpion takes out his human mask to reveal a flaming skull underneath it. In normal gameplay, he does wear a yellow ninja mask with a black hood over on his head, and a somewhat human skintone is visible.
96	* MeaningfulName:
97	** While most likely named after UsefulNotes/HattoriHanzo, his first name, Hanzo, is written with the characters "半蔵". The former means "half", and the latter means "to hide". His last name is written with this character "橋" meaning "bridge".[[note]]Oddly enough, it's actually read as "Hashi", not "Hasashi"[[/note]] Very fitting for a ninja that specializes in assassinations who has a tendency [[HighlyVisibleNinja to wear bright yellow]] and can teleport.
98	** As for the codename of "Scorpion", look at his stance in the sprite trilogy. The way he holds his fight looks like a scorpion's stinger.
99	* MonochromaticEyes: As a highlight of his [[TheUndead undead]] condition.
100	* MyGreatestFailure: In both the Midway and original Netherrealm timelines, [[spoiler:his murder of Bi-Han over a crime he did not commit. Not only does he lose the one chance he had of reviving the Shirai Ryu, but he later finds out that the man who revived him and later manipulated him into killing Bi-Han, Quan Chi, was the one who slaughtered the Shirai Ryu. Even worse, Bi-Han would be resurrected as a murderous wraith, rendering Scorpion responsible for all the evil Noob Saibot has committed.]]
101	* {{Ninja}}: Of all the ''MK'' "ninjas", he's the only one who's actually from Japan. Sub-Zero directly says this to Quan Chi in ''Mythologies''.
102	* OffScreenTeleportation: He would later adopt vanishing in a swirl of flame instead.
103	* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: To Bi-Han in both timelines. [[spoiler:Once he learns the truth of his family's deaths, he transfers this hatred to Quan Chi.]]
104	* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Scorpion is a classic vengeance-driven revenant. Some material lists him as a Specter.
105	* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Quan Chi murdered his son alongside his wife during the Shirai Ryu massacre and shapeshifted as Bi-Han while doing so to frame him for the act.
106	* PaletteSwap: Of Sub-Zero, originally. The same is true in reverse.
107	* PapaWolf: He had a family as a human, but they were killed. And he believed their deaths caused by the Lin Kuei, hence his grudge against them. He goes back on his vow to protect the younger Sub-Zero after Quan Chi [[BlatantLies implicates him in the murder of Scorpion's family]].
108	* PlayingWithFire: He started out with his Toasty Fatality, and gained more fire moves throughout the series.
109	* ThePowerOfHate: If this emotion was a metal and Hanzo was a blacksmith, then Scorpion most certainly forged a {{BFS}} out of it. Subverted for his actual powers over hellfire though, which is actually the Power of Sorrow.
110	* RedOniBlueOni: Serves as the red to Sub-Zero's blue, befitting their respective [[PlayingWithFire fire]] and [[AnIcePerson ice]] motifs.
111	* ReforgedIntoAMinion: The first example in the series. He is resurrected in the Netherrealm to serve Quan Chi and Shinnok, and given his past expertise as a {{Ninja}}, he becomes TheDragon to the former.
112	* {{Revenge}}: Pretty much the only reason he walks among the living as Scorpion. As a corporeal spirit of vengeance and rage, his only mission is to right whatever believes wronged him by any means. Unfortunately, this makes him susceptible to manipulation (as shown when Quan Chi dupes him into killing Sub-Zero, amidst the latter's protests).
113	* ScreamingWarrior: Scorpion is quite the loud fighter whenever in the middle of kombat.
114	* SeriesMascot: Netherrealm Studios' logo is him in silhouette, and he is without a doubt the most iconic and recognizable kombatant in the franchise, representing it in many guest appearances and cameos. Helps that he's [[CreatorsFavorite Ed Boon's favorite character.]]
115	* SingleTargetSexuality: He never pursued another woman despite his wife being dead for over 25 years, so it’s safe to say that he is this trope. Of course, he himself was a vengeance-obsessed spectre for most of that time, so new romance probably wasn't high on his priorities list.
116	* SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset: Several of his outfits have a skeleton motif in them, alluding to his undead nature.
117	* SuperpoweredEvilSide: The Scorpion persona is this, giving him access to hellfire and inhuman strength.
118	* TearOffYourFace: His trademark "Toasty!" Fatality has him doing it to himself.
119	* UnfinishedBusiness: He got to return from the Netherrealm as a spectre in order to kill Sub-Zero. He actually comes and goes depending on what's happened.
120	* UnstoppableRage: When Scorpion is on the warpath, ''run''.
121	* UnwittingPawn: He served as one to Quan Chi before he learned the truth of his clan's demise from the younger Sub-Zero.
122	* WarriorUndead: Before he was killed and returned as a spectre, Hanzo Hasashi was the greatest warrior and assassin of the Shirai Ryu clan. In addition to his control over {{Hellfire}}, he retains the martial arts skills that he had in life.
123	* WildCard: Strides the limit between good and evil. His only consistent motivation is revenge.
124	* WolverinePublicity: If a ''Mortal Kombat'' character makes a cameo in other media or franchises, it'll practically ALWAYS be Scorpion. He's been in ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'', ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne'', ''VideoGame/NBAJam'', and more. He's pretty much the franchise's poster boy. Sub-Zero is too, but to a lesser extent than Scorpion. It's notable that the silhouette of the figure in the logo of Netherrealm Studios (the current developer of the ''Mortal Kombat'' series) is none other than Scorpion. Probably [[EnforcedTrope enforced]], as Ed Boon has said that Scorpion is his favorite character.
125	* YouKilledMyFather: His vendetta against Bi-Han is this, as he murdered his wife and son during the Shirai Ryu massacre. He later finds out that Quan Chi is the actual culprit and he shapeshifted as Bi-Han to frame him of this wrongdoing, which leads Hanzo into redirecting his vengeance towards him instead.
126	* YouWillNotEvadeMe: The reason for bringing his enemies closer with his weapons. Followed by a "Get over here!"
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130	Tropes that appear across all of Hanzo Hasashi's appearances from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'' to ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (including ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'')
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132	* AintTooProudToBeg: After Bi-Han defeats him during the events of ''MK: Mythologies'', he asks for mercy. The player is then given the (non-canon) option to grant it. It's worth noting that sparing Hanzo gets you out of fighting his spectre form in a later boss battle.
133	* AnArmAndALeg: Played literally straight in one of his Fatalities, and then followed by {{neck snap}}ping in ''Deception''.
134	* BigNever: When Quan Chi forcibly sends him back to the Netherrealm in ''4''. [[TakingYouWithMe Scorpion manages to drag the sorcerer with him]], eliciting a BigNo from Quan Chi.
135	* DemBones: As revealed during his signature Fatality, under Scorpion's mask his head is actually a {{flaming skull\|s}}.
136	* DoppelgangerAttack: In one of his fatalities from ''[=UMK3=]'', he drags his opponent into Hell, where several copies of Scorpion maul the enemy. Cue BlackScreenOfDeath.
137	* DualWielding: Since ''Deadly Alliance'' he's always seen coming to a fight with a pair of swords on his back.
138	* ExactWords: In ''Deception'', the Elder Gods promised to bring back Scorpion's clan if he agreed to help them by slaying Onaga. Scorpion fulfills his part of the bargain, and the Elder Gods bring back Scorpion's clan... [[spoiler:as undead abominations]].
139	* GracefulLoser: In ''Shaolin Monks'', after Liu Kang or Kung Lao repeatedly him into a bed of lava, all he can do before the hellspawns take him is flash them a thumbs up before he's completely submerged in lava and killed.
140	* GrapplingHookPistol: His "Kunai-rope" is a variant.
141	* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Started as evil, went good by the end of ''[=MK2=]'', went evil at the beginning of ''[=MK3=]'' before going good again at the end of it, went evil again at the beginning of ''[=MK4=]'' before going good again at the end of it, went neutral by ''Deception'' when he was recruited by the Elder Gods to kill Onaga.
142	* IShallTauntYou: His first appearance in ''MK: Mythologies'' involves him smugly declaring you will fail before running off cackling like a madman. Needless to say, not many players were willing to let him off the hook after that. [[NintendoHard Though given what Mythologies was like, it was practically foreshadowing.]]
143	* KatanasAreJustBetter: Starting with ''Deadly Alliance'', he finally uses one.
144	* NeckSnap: His Hara-Kiri (and the final blow of one of his Fatalities) in ''Deception''.
145	* NowBuyTheMerchandise: Parodied. His Friendship in ''II'' invites the player to "Buy a Scorpion doll!".
146	* OffWithHisHead: In ''Deception'', he borrows [[VideoGame/MortalKombat1992 the original "Spine Rip" fatality from Bi-Han]] and rips the enemy's head off with the spine still attached.
147	* OneWingedAngel: Inferno Scorpion from ''Shaolin Monks'', essentially Scorpion without his mask and damaged skin.
148	* PetTheDog: Aside from his love for his family, he discovered back in ''II'' that Sub-Zero was actually the younger brother of Bi-Han--the man he had killed in the last tournament--when he saw Kuai Liang sparing the life of his opponent. He decided to become the Lin Kuei's [[MysteriousProtector guardian]] from there on out of atonement.
149	* PowerEchoes: ''MK vs. DC'' gave his voice an ethereal quality.
150	* RealMenWearPink: According to ''Deadly Alliance'', [[HiddenDepths Scorpion's true forte is]]... [[RealMenCook cooking]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-c4U6XRtvc He's particularly good at chopping. And cake decorating.]]
151	* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: In ''Armageddon'', when launched on to the catapult Death Trap, Scorpion's voice raises ''quite'' a few octaves higher upon getting launched.
152	* SkullForAHead: Only shown in his Fatalities, the movie, in ''Shaolin Monks'', by way of a glitch in ''4'', his outro in ''Injustice'', and his alternate costume in "Deadly Alliance".
153	* SlashedThroat: In ''2'', Scorpion uses his kunai-rope-thing to slash the opponent's throat as part of a Fatality. Then he follows up by [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe cutting the enemy in half]].
154	* SpamAttack: In the GBA versions you can "GETOVERHERE" quite easily.
155	* StanceSystem:
156	** In ''Deadly Alliance'', he has Hapkido and Pi Gua as unarmed styles, and Ninja Sword as weapon stance.
157	** In ''Deception'', he replaces Pi Gua with Moi Fah, and Ninja Sword with Mugai Ryu (which probably is the ''name'' of his sword, but still).
158	** In ''Armageddon'', he has Hapkido as unarmed style and Mugai Ryu as weapon stance.
159	* StrippedToTheBone: In ''MK vs. DC'', Scorpion summons a pool of lava and drags the opponent in it. Moments later, the body is thrown back out of the pit, now reduced to a skeleton.
160	* TeleportSpam: His "Teleport Punch" move introduced in ''2'', which gains a flaming effect in the 3D games.
161	* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: His "Get over here!" line had "Bitch!" put at the end in ''Shaolin Monks''. There was even a "get the ''[[PrecisionFStrike fuck]]'' over here!" variant.
162	* YourHeadASplode: As a way to finish off his opponents in ''Deadly Alliance'', by means of violently pulling on the rope attached to the kunai that he just lodged in the enemy head.
163	[[/folder]]
164
165	[[folder:Original Netherrealm timeline]]
166	Tropes that appear across all of Hanzo Hasashi's appearances from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' to ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''.
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168	* AesopAmnesia: ''11'' finally sees him outgrow this mindset and well and truly move on. Hanzo even appeals to his past spectre self to follow suit. [[DoubleSubverted This is then subverted]] in his Arcade ending, where the power of Kronika's hourglass is too tempting for him to pass up.
169	* BackToBackBadasses: Becomes one with Sub-Zero (Kuai Liang) of all people at the end of Sub-Zero's Arcade Ladder in ''9''.
170	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In the ''X'' comics, Havik wanted Scorpion to come back. That plan had GoneHorriblyRight, [[spoiler:as Havik is now forced to endure a FateWorseThanDeath at the hands of Moloch and Drahmin]].
171	* BerserkButton:
172	** In ''9'', when Quan Chi shows him a false vision of the Lin Kuei slaughtering them, Scorpion loses all self-control and kills Bi-Han in a rage, despite making a deal with Raiden that he would be spared.
173	** In ''X'', [[spoiler:after being freed of Quan Chi's control and regaining his humanity, Hanzo [[ThatManIsDead abandons the moniker of "Scorpion"]] and [[DoNotCallMePaul takes poorly to those who refer to him as such.]]]]
174	-->'''[[spoiler:Quan Chi]]:''' Scorpion, we can -\
175	'''Scorpion:''' ''My name is '''Hanzo Hasashi!'''''
176	** On a more humorous note, as shown in an intro in ''11'', [[HeyThatsMyLine he does not take kindly]] when someone - say, Cassie Cage - says his CatchPhrase.
177	* BigDamnHeroes: In the ''X'' comics, he saves Takeda from being killed by [[spoiler:Havik... by ''ripping off Havik's head'']].
178	* BilingualBonus: One of the characters to speak a native tongue other than English. Dialogue against Takeda and Tanya in ''X'' has him threaten them in Japanese:
179	--> '''Scorpion:''' ''Itami wa kanjiru darou.''[[labelnote:Translation]]''You will feel this pain.''[[/labelnote]]
180	* CanonName: Scorpion's rope-and-kunai combo was often called the "Spear" in the move lists of earlier ''MK'' games. Scorpion himself refers to it as his kunai in ''Mortal Kombat X.''
181	* ChainPain: Ever since the rebooted timeline, the rope that ties his kunai has been replaced by a chain. Scorpion often weaponizes said chain, such as strangling Raiden with it as seen in the ''Mortal Kombat X'' comics.
182	* CoolMask:
183	** ''9'' has him wear masks in both costumes that are stylized after a scorpion.
184	** His mask is customizable as a gear option in ''11''.
185	** His Kold War costume in ''X'' has him wear a hellish gas mask.
186	* CosmicPlaything: In his Arcade ending in ''11'', it is revealed that [[spoiler:his family's deaths happen in every timeline possible. When he finds out there are other gods on Kronika's tier, he assumes they are the reason for his tragedy, and [[RageAgainstTheHeavens wages war against them]].]]
187	* CurbStompBattle: Canonically, if Shao Kahn is to believed, the colosseum fight he had with Kuai Liang in the rebooted timeline went ''horribly'' for Hanzo.
188	* DemBones:
189	** As revealed during his signature Fatality in ''9'', under Scorpion's mask his head is actually a {{flaming skull\|s}}.
190	** Downplayed in ''11''; certain abilities added does give him a flaming skeleton look but even if you have his past specter self equipped unmasked, it shows his entire face when he was younger instead of a skull.
191	* DevilsJobOffer: In ''9'', he's a servant of Quan Chi, the Netherrealm's equivalent of Satan.
192	* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:Technically, in ''his own'' arms in ''11''. The past Scorpion cradles present Hanzo after the latter was fatally stabbed by D'Vorah. He uses his last breaths to convince his Revenant counterpart that the new Shirai Ryu are worth protecting.]]
193	* DoNotCallMePaul: As seen above, after he regained his humanity during the events of ''X'', he abandons the moniker of Scorpion, instead going as Hanzo Hasashi once again. Quan Chi addresses him as Scorpion on Chapter 9, [[BerserkButton causing his rage to peak]] and earning the sorcerer a fist before he [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beats him down]].
194	* DownloadableContent:
195	** In ''9'', his ''[=MK1/2=]'' and the Platform/PlayStationVita exclusive ''[=MK3=]'' Klassic skins and his classic "Toasty!" Fatality.
196	** AndYourRewardIsClothes: Before being part of the [[DownloadableContent Klassic Pack]], buying [=GameStop=]'s regular edition of ''9'' gave you these items.
197	* DrivenToSuicide: Contemplates it in ''X'' in his arcade ending, after [[spoiler:[[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realizing that]] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero he nearly doomed Earthrealm]] [[RevengeBeforeReason by having his rage consume him again]]]]. Instead, Raiden opts for [[spoiler:turning him and his clan into Earth's eternal protectors.]]
198	* DualWielding:
199	** Wields a pair of swords in his back in ''9''.
200	** One of his variations in ''X'' ("Ninjutsu") has this as the focus of his fighting style. In particular, his canon appearance in the ''X'' storyline tends toward this, as it is the variation he uses in the story exclusively after [[spoiler:his resurrection]], considering he wants to limit using {{Hellfire}}.
201	** As of ''X'', he also has two Kunai.
202	* EasilyForgiven: In ''X'', Kuai Liang lets him off for brutally murdering Bi-Han and even became close friends with him. This is justified though as Quan Chi manipulated him into killing Bi-Han, meaning that Quan Chi is accountable for it which Kuai Liang outright tells him.
203	* EveryoneHasStandards:
204	** His past self in ''11''; despite his willingness to work with Kronika and ally with a number of criminals and conquerors like the Black Dragon and the Revenants, he refuses to engage in unnecessary murder and outright tells Liu Kang in an intro that he did not participate in Geras and the Revenants' massacre of the Shaolin.
205	** It's also heavily implied that Quan Chi and Shinnok made him completely subservient in ''X'' because they knew that Scorpion wouldn't aid them in conquering Earthrealm.
206	* EyeScream: His Fatal Blow in ''11'' consists of him throwing two spears into his opponent's eyes and driving them ever deeper.
207	* TheFaceless: Scorpion's facial features as Hanzo were only properly shown for the first time in ''X''.
208	* GameplayAndStorySegregation: If you choose to have Scorpion fight Sektor during Chapter 4 in ''11'', he effortlessly {{No Sell}}s Sektor's flamethrower attack in the cutscene before the battle. During the fight itself, he takes damage from Sektor's flamethrower like anyone else.
209	* GoodParents: Everything about ''X'' and Takeda's backstory seems to point to Scorpion being a pretty awesome adoptive dad. This also implies how much of a FamilyMan he could've been [[spoiler:hadn't Quan Chi murdered his family in cold blood]].
210	%% (ZCE) * GroinAttack: His X-Ray starts with this. -- In which game?
211	* HazyFeelTurn:
212	** His arcade ending of ''X'' has him [[spoiler:being Raiden's new right-hand man.]] However, [[spoiler:Raiden has returned to his dark persona once again]], making Scorpion's alignment unknown.
213	** One pre-fight interaction between the two in ''11'' is fairly cordial, if a bit stern. Raiden simply asks if Scorpion is committed to Earthrealm's defense, Scorpion says he is, and then Raiden says he will hold him to that vow.
214	* HeelFaceDoorSlam:
215	** In ''9'', Raiden, having a premonition that Sub-Zero will become a greater force for evil if killed, tries to convince him to spare Bi-Han by offering to revive his family; and Scorpion agrees. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, after defeating Sub-Zero and intending to spare him, Quan Chi goads Scorpion into killing him by showing him a vision of Sub-Zero murdering his wife and son. Sub-Zero becomes the wraith Noob Saibot, and Scorpion stays in Quan Chi's employ.]] His Arcade Ladder ending had him [[spoiler:eventually find out the truth on his own, and then rather than tormenting Quan Chi in the Netherrealm, he flat out burns him to death]]. His alignment afterwards is unknown.
216	** In the prequel comics to ''X'' [[spoiler:in an apparent war between Earth and the Netherrealm, Kenshi somehow freed him "out of the Darkness"; he's still tapped into his Hellish powers, but is seen trying to aid those who lost families in the Netherrealm War by training them as a reformed Shirai Ryu]].
217	** Later still, in Chapter 9 in ''X''[='=]s Story, he [[spoiler:finds out the truth behind what really happened to his family and clan, resolving to make Quan Chi pay, but he comes to blows with the other heroes, as they need Quan Chi in order to free the Revenants]]. His arcade ending has him [[spoiler:being Raiden's new [[TheDragon right-hand man]] in atonement]], so he isn't past redemption despite what he did.
218	** His ''11'' Arcade Ladder ending has [[spoiler:Past!Scorpion, who had joined Raiden's side earlier, succumb to the temptation of using Kronika's hourglass to avert his family's death, only to find that they die in every possible timeline. Instead of moving on and attempting to secure a better future, Scorpion chooses to hunt down the Titans that he believes are responsible]].
219	* HeelFaceTurn: Started as evil in ''9'', then ''finally'' stayed neutral-good in ''X'' and ''11''.
220	* {{Hellfire}}: One of his variations in ''X'' has this name and focuses on his powers using fire that has been ever-present throughout the series. It is fueled by his sorrow over the deaths of his wife and child.
221	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With the younger Sub-Zero. They won't stop gloating over how they're both each other's equals in ''11''.
222	* IHatePastMe:
223	** In a mirror match in ''X'', this is what the Scorpions discuss before fighting, no doubt because of his younger self's reckless desisions.
224	** Chapter 10 of ''11'' has Hanzo encounter his younger self, and shows disapproval of his obsession for revenge and seeing the new Shirai Ryu as "pretenders and outsiders" for not being blood descendants. [[spoiler:However, the compassion and death of the future Hanzo convinces the younger Scorpion to pull a HeelFaceTurn and atone for his actions.]]
225	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: His fate in the aftermath of the Battle of Armageddon (as seen in ''9''[='=]s intro).
226	* InformedFlaw: According to Spawn's ending in ''11'', he and Sub-Zero constantly argue with each other, but this flaw is never shown in the story mode whenever they work together and get along like old friends.
227	* InsistentTerminology: After his resurrection at the hands of Raiden's magic, he refuses to use the Scorpion mantle anymore, preferring others to call him by his real name or Grandmaster Hasashi.
228	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Even after being revived in ''X'', he's still quite rash and short-tempered but he has grown a lot softer and empathetic. His parent-like relationship with a Takeda show this. By ''11'', the jerk part disappears and he's become a genuine NiceGuy and wise, experienced warrior.
229	* KatanasAreJustBetter:
230	** He uses two katanas in ''9''.
231	** Two of them appears on his back in his Ninjutsu variation in ''X''.
232	** He carries two on his hip in ''11'' that can be customized with gear.
233	* KickTheDog:
234	** Scorpion has the nasty habit of repeatedly losing everyone he cares about, [[spoiler:from his wife, son and clan to the second iteration of the Shirai Ryu he founded in the ''X'' prequel comic]].
235	** Challenge #20 in ''9'' has Scorpion beat up Mileena, [[RuleOfFunny because she made a teddy bear for him and HE HATES TEDDIES!]]
236	** The Vita-exclusive Bonus Challenge Tower mission "I STILL Hate Teddies!" has him pile more pain on Mileena by not only beating the crap out of her but also choking the nonexistent life out of the teddy bear and subjecting it to the Subway's Stage Fatality!
237	*** By the time of ''11'', however, [[CharacterDevelopment he seems to have come around to liking teddies]], as his Friendship involves him spearing over a big one and hugging it with a smile on his face.
238	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:In ''11'', while the past version of him is still running around in the present day, the ''real'' Hanzo Hasashi has truly died, and since Quan Chi (the sorcerer who reanimated him) is dead, there's little-to-no chance that he's coming back or his past version getting restored as a human, permanently stuck as an undead Revenant.]]
239	* MenacingHandShot: His pre-fight interactions with his opponents in ''X'' include a shot of him holding his chainblade in his hand and then dropping it to take hold of the chain before he goes into his "ready" stance.
240	* TheMinionMaster: His Inferno Variation in ''X'' centers around him summoning a demon from hell similar to how Noob Saibot did in ''9''.
241	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
242	** Has this reaction when he realizes that [[spoiler:[[MisplacedRetribution he killed the elder Sub-Zero unjustly]].]] Hanzo's reaction is not only remorse for the pain he's caused Kuai Liang in killing his older brother Bi-Han (the aforementioned elder Sub-Zero), but also because he threw away his one chance to restore his wife and son]]. The sheer amount of self-disgust in his voice is palpable.
243	-->'''Scorpion:''' [[spoiler:(having witnessed evidence of Quan Chi's guilt in exterminating the original Shirai Ryu) Harumi... Satoshi...]]\
244	'''Sub-Zero:''' Had I known of [[spoiler:my clan's complicity in the Shirai Ryu's extinction]], our history would be different.\
245	'''Scorpion:''' I [[spoiler:''killed'' your brother because I thought he...]]\
246	'''Sub-Zero:''' [[spoiler:Quan Chi is responsible for Bi-Han's death]].
247	** Same thing occurs in his ''MKX'' arcade ending, [[spoiler:when he intends to do hara-kiri for causing Shinnok's invasion and [[RevengeBeforeReason unwittingly dooming the remaining fallen heroes to stay as revenants]]. But Raiden talks him out of it and enlists him and the Shirai Ryu in Earthrealm's defense.]]
248	* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Delivers a pretty tragic one before giving]] a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to [[spoiler:Quan Chi]], when the latter calls him [[ThatManIsDead Scorpion]], in ''MKX''.
249	--> ''"My name... is '''HANZO HASASHI!!!''' [[spoiler:[[YouKilledMyFather You killed my wife... my son...]] and then you [[{{Brainwashed}} burrowed your way into my head...]] [[MisplacedRetribution misdirected my vengeance...]] [[AllDeathsFinal COST ME MY ONE CHANCE TO HAVE THEM RESTORED!!!!]]]]"''
250	* NiceGuy: Finally reaches this in ''11''. His short fuse has finally been quelled and he is shown to be more polite towards others. He even shows more sympathy and kindness to his past Revenant self, which is quite a contrast when his antagonistic interactions with his wraith persona in the comics and complete aversion to being referred to as Scorpion in the previous game.
251	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Gets hit with this hard in ''X''. He takes down Sonya, Kenshi, and Johnny Cage to free Quan Chi so that he can finally kill him. This not only results in the rest of the fallen heroes ''staying as'' revenants, [[spoiler:but it also gets Shinnok freed and Johnny Cage (the guy who beat Shinnok in the first place) kidnapped. Even though it was all according to D'Vorah, Quan Chi, and Shinnok's plan, one must wonder [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone how Hanzo's taking this]].]] In his Arcade ending, [[spoiler:he contemplates hara-kiri to atone for his rashness in Shinnok's revival.]]
252	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown:
253	** Hounded Quan Chi throughout the Netherrealm after ''4'' and delivered ''many'' of these on the sorcerer (Scorpion drew on strength from the 5th plane of the Netherrealm, whereas Quan Chi's sorcery was weakened).
254	** Was on the receiving end of one delivered by Sub-Zero in ''9'' that was so brutal it's still being referenced by people who witnessed it well into ''11''.
255	-->'''Shao Kahn''': Now I remember you, Scorpion.\
256	'''Scorpion''': I fought Sub-Zero in your Koliseum.\
257	'''Shao Kahn''': [[DeadpanSnarker And lost]] ''horribly'', as I recall.
258	* NoIndoorVoice: Only applies to ''[=MK9=]'' (and vs DCU), Scorpion will shout at anyone and everything in the name of vengeance. The only time he piped down a bit is when Raiden requested him to aid Earthrealm.
259	* NoJustNoReaction: In ''11'', one of his pre-fight banters with Johnny has him [[TheComicallySerious flatly refuse]] co-starring in one of his films. ''Twice''.
260	-->'''Scorpion''': ''(monotone)'' The answer remains [[BluntNo no]].\
261	'''Johnny''': ''([[ComicallyMissingThePoint enthused]])'' But you'd be co-starring [[TheGadfly with yours truly!]]\
262	'''[[DeadpanSnarker Scorpion]]''': [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Exactly.]]
263	* NoYou: When he confronts Bi-Han in ''9'' for murdering his clan, Bi-Han simply says, "To hell with your clan." Scorpion replies, "No... to hell with you!" before [[NotHyperbole dragging him into the Netherrealm]].
264	* NotDistractedByTheSexy: In ''X'', Tanya outright tries [[TheTease hitting]] on him during one of their pre-fight intros (showing some leg, to boot). He responds by ''threatening'' her in Japanese.
265	* OffWithHisHead:
266	** It's also present in his "Split Decision" Fatality in ''9'', to the point of even slicing the head in half.
267	** During one of the trailers for ''9'' he performs Kano's "Eat Your Heart Out" Fatality on Sub-Zero where he rips off their head, rips out their heart, then stuffs their head in the hole where he ripped out their heart.
268	** His Fatality from ''X'' has a "Off With His Face" variation.
269	** [[spoiler:This is how he does Quan Chi in]] during the events of ''Mortal Kombat X''.
270	** He finishes off Raiden this way in the announce trailer for ''11'', although in this case he already [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill destroyed Raiden's torso by burning through it with hellfire]]. Like the "Who's Next?" Fatality from the original ''X'' trailer, this also appears as a Fatality in-game.
271	* OffhandBackhand: His "You're Next" Fatality in ''11'' finishes this way. After cutting off his opponent's head and kicking it up, Scorpion launches his spear at the head while facing backwards. This is easily shown with the aid of a camera mod, [[https://youtu.be/uTlLgWTWeXA?t=151 as shown here]].
272	* OneWingedAngel: Inferno Scorpion from ''Shaolin Monks'' (Scorpion without his mask and damaged skin) reappears in ''9'' on the [=232nd=] floor of the Challenge Tower as an opponent for Kano.
273	* PapaWolf: Post [[spoiler:regaining his humanity after ''9'', and his pseudo-adopting of Takeda]], threatening said [[spoiler:adoptee]] immediately brings out the raging hellspawn in Hanzo. To put this in perspective, he lost to both [[PhysicalGod Raiden]] and arch-rival [[TheRival Sub-Zero]] in ''9'', but come the ''X'' comics, whenever Takeda appears to be in grave danger, [[UnstoppableRage Scorpion's rage]] powers him up so much that he manages to ''defeat'' Raiden by strangling him with his signature Kunai's {{chain\|Pain}}; then in another battle, overwhelms Kuai Liang with raw willpower and hellfire. It should be noted that both opponents were being empowered by a [[MacGuffin Kamidogu Dagger]] at the time. Although in Kuai Liang's case, Hanzo wouldn't claim it his victory since Sub-Zero was worn out by the time the Dagger's power ran out, thus Scorpion outlasting him as a result.
274	* ParentalSubstitute: When Kenshi was on the run from the Red Dragons following his wife's murder in the ''X'' comics, he had Hanzo take in his son Takeda for protection. For the next ten years, the Shirai Ryu was Takeda's family and Hanzo as his surrogate father.
275	* PetTheDog:
276	** Post-''9'', he founded a new Shirai Ryu out of lost refugees with nowhere else to go, regained most of his humanity with Kenshi's guidance and pretty much adopted Takeda (Kenshi's estranged son). [[spoiler:Then all of them are slaughtered by a blood demon, save Scorpion and Takeda.]]
277	** Going by intro dialogue in ''11'', he's downright respectful towards Jade, acknowledging both her skill and her honor and even expresses empathy for her losses, saying they're not that different in that regard. He also displays a lot of goodwill towards Jax in the same game due to being former Revenants; both are aware of Jacqui and Takeda's relationship, and Hanzo does his best to prove that his surrogate son is more than up to the task of protecting Jax's daughter, even going so far as to declare that all of the Briggs' enemies will become the Shirai Ryu's in turn.
278	* TheRedeemer: Hanzo becomes this to his past self in ''11'', by appealing to his desire to see his wife and son again and then revealing to him that Kronika's New Era would resurrect Shinnok, who was the real culprit behind the Shirai Ryu's massacre. [[spoiler:He succeeds posthumously, as after being killed by D'Vorah, his past self would go to the Fire Gardens and defect to the heroes' side]].
279	* RedOniBlueOni: He's the Blue Oni to his more hotheaded apprentice Takahashi Takeda.
280	* PowerEchoes: ''9'' onwards gave his voice an ethereal quality enhanced in ''X'' in his revenant form. His voice sounds more metallic in ''11'', largely due to his mask. When unmasked in his human form, however, there is no echo.
281	* PretenderDiss: Scorpion's [[spoiler:past self in ''11'' dismisses the new Shirai Ryu as "pretenders and outsiders," and serves Kronika to have the original restored. However, he's ultimately convinced of the opposite by his future self.]]
282	-->'''Hanzo:''' ''The new Shirai Ryu are worthy. It is ''heart'', not ''blood'', which makes them warriors.''
283	* PrimaryColorChampion: In ''11'', he's added some red to his yellow outfit and is now a full-fledged protector of Earthrealm.
284	* RevengeBeforeReason:
285	** [[spoiler:[[DoubleSubversion Double subverted]]]] in ''9''. Raiden tells him not to kill Bi-Han as Sub-Zero, so an even more evil being would show up. After defeating Sub-Zero, [[spoiler:he actually spares him. Then Quan Chi shows Scorpion a vision of Sub-Zero killing his clan and family and... Sub-Zero is no more]].
286	** He falls victim to it again in ''X'' when he [[spoiler:fights Sonya and the others because they were in his way of killing Quan Chi. [[UnwittingPawn The end result is ultimately Shinnok being freed]].]]
287	** Scorpion's MK 11's Arcade Ladder ending has Past!Scorpion [[spoiler:vow to kill all of the Titans under the belief that they're responsible for causing his family's death in every possible timeline. He doesn't bother to look for evidence on how they would be able to accomplish such a thing]].
288	* TheRival: By the time of ''X'', he is no longer an ArchEnemy relationship with Kuai Liang, and instead is this, even to the point where they help one another.
289	* ScrewDestiny: In ''9'', Raiden tried to talk his way out of him murdering Bi-Han, because an even more evil being might be spawned from Scorpion's actions. [[spoiler:It doesn't work for the Thunder God thanks to Quan Chi]].
290	* ShipperOnDeck: Kind of hard to envision ''Scorpion'' of all people being this, but it comes with his being a PapaWolf to Takeda. Hanzo's overall supportive of his relationship with Jacqui, and most pre-fight dialogues in ''11'' with her and Jax show him treating the Briggs family with nothing but respect. One of his intros with Jacqui even has him voice his approval of her, telling her in as many words that "Takeda chose wisely".
291	* SplitPersonality: The ''X'' comic implies that he had split his mind into two: "Hanzo" embodies his humanity and "Scorpion" his wrath.
292	* SternTeacher: He took in orphans stranded by the Netherrealm War and trained them as the new Shirai Ryu clan, and his training is pretty harsh.
293	* StrippedToTheBone: In ''9'', Scorpion summons a pool of lava, stabs his opponent with the kunai, surrounding them with the rope, and drags the opponent through the pool. Moments later, the body is thrown back out of the pit, now reduced to a skeleton.
294	* StrongerWithAge: In ''11'', the older Hanzo Hasashi is shown to be far superior to his past Scorpion self, overpowering him in a sword duel and effortlessly countering his spear technique before decisively beating him in an outright fight.
295	* TearOffYourFace: His Fatality in ''X'' ends this way towards his opponent.
296	* ThatManIsDead: In ''X'', on account of [[spoiler:being resurrected by Raiden and freed of the Scorpion wraith by [[WarriorTherapist Kenshi]]]], he absolutely hates being called Scorpion, instead going by his given name of Hanzo Hasashi.
297	* TooManyBelts: His ''X'' costume, according to [[http://i0.wp.com/shoryuken.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mkx-scorpion-1.jpg a promotional image.]] He has ''over 40 belts'' on his entire outfit.
298	* TookALevelInKindness:
299	** He's far nicer as Hanzo than he ever was as Scorpion, though some lingering anger issues persist. In ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' this trope is demonstrated in his own chapter when [[spoiler:he told his underlings specifically "strike to wound, not kill" when he tries to exact his vengeance, and only if the Special Forces refused to give him Quan Chi. His old persona would never make that attempt whatsoever.]]
300	** In ''11'', he's now unambiguously one of the good guys as Hanzo and steps up to protect Earthrealm alongside Kuai Liang without any friction between them. He even offers sanctuary to Raiden and the heroes at the Shirai Ryu's Fire Gardens, no questions asked. He even imparts this upon [[spoiler:his angry past self. After fighting and defeating the younger Scorpion he tells him that the Shirai Ryu aren't just a bloodline but a close-knit community of warriors and that even though their family is gone they still have something worth fighting for. The younger Scorpion agrees to honor the pact to help Raiden and continues on with the original plan in Hasashi's place]].
301	** In spite of his aforementioned hatred of teddies, Scorpion's new Friendship finisher is him happily snuggling a ''humongous'' teddy bear. [[CharacterDevelopment Kharacter Development]] at its finest.
302	* TranquilFury: Ron Yuan's take on Scorpion is quiet with a lingering current of fiery anger underneath it, as opposed to Patrick Seitz's [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos-esque]] LargeHam take.
303	* TrueCompanions: In ''11'', he sees the Shirai Ryu as this. Against Jacqui, Hanzo says that the "family bonds" among his clan are sacred and, against Kabal, states that the Shirai Ryu are family, not mercenaries. This also comes with a darker side: Jade warns him in one intro not to let his loyalty to his clan become an obsession after Scorpion had considered that he is nothing without his clan.
304	* UniquenessDecay: He came back as a revenant to get his revenge on Sub-Zero. In ''X'', Quan Chi brings back all the dead heroes of ''9'' as revenants. Curiously, none share Scorpion's hellfire powers [[spoiler:and he keeps them when resurrected]]. This was explained in the comic book by his ability to control hellfire actually stemming from his sorrow over the deaths of his wife and child.
305	* VariableLengthChain: In ''9'', a chain replaces the rope of his rope-kunai combo weapon.
306	* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: If the way he hung his head after killing Bi-Han was any indication. [[spoiler:He didn't even feel that cathartic after killing Quan Chi, as his unthinking drive for revenge ended up nearly dooming Earthrealm. It got so bad that he contemplated ''suicide''.]] By ''11'', however, he seems to have made peace with himself.
307	* TheWorfEffect:
308	** In ''9'', Kuai-Liang tracks him down and basically uses him as a bar rag to clean the proverbial tavern floor that is Shao Kahn's arena. His every appearance in the story-mode from then on involves him getting beaten up by various characters, such as Raiden when he goes to the Netherrealm.
309	** In ''X'', he suffers a deep wound from [[spoiler:D'Vorah, of all people, before Shinnok [[CurbStompBattle instant KOs]] him via Amulet Blast. Though to be fair, that [[AmuletOfConcentratedAwesome thing]] basically spells "Instant Win!" for whoever possesses it.]]
310	*** [[spoiler:''11'' takes this to its extreme, as this time D'Vorah fatally wounds him and he passes away in the arms of his younger self.]]
311	* WorthyOpponent: In ''11'', he is shown to greatly respect Liu Kang, Kuai Liang, Kotal Kahn and the Briggs. In particular, he is very impressed that the Briggs take family as important as the Shirai Ryu and tells Jacqui that "[[PetTheDog Takeda has chosen wisely]]".
312	[[/folder]]
313
314	[[folder:The New Era '''(unmarked [=MK1=] spoilers)''']]
315
316	Tropes that appear across all of Hanzo Hasashi's appearances from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' onwards.
317
318	!!Hanzo Hasashi
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321
322	A young boy who attempts to rob Smoke in his tower ending, but is then taken in by him and Kuai Liang as the first and most promising initiate of the newly-formed Shirai Ryu.
323
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325	* AgeLift: This version of Hanzo is still a child when the rest of the cast[[labelnote:*]]Chief among them being both his former rivals and even his wife[[/labelnote]]are already adults.
326	* AgeAppropriateAngst: Like his previous incarnations, this Hanzo is noted to be very aggressive. Though given that he is orphaned and had to survive on his own before meeting the Shirai Ryu, it’s no wonder he turned out as such.
327	* CanonCharacterAllAlong: While his role in ''Mortal Kombat 1'' is limited to Smoke's ending, his name is only [[TheReveal revealed]] at the very end of it.
328	* CompositeCharacter: This Hanzo has traits of Takeda from the second timeline, being trained in the arts of kombat by Scorpion at the behest of his ally (Kenshi and Smoke, respectively) after having lost his mother (and father, in Hanzo's case).
329	* InSpiteOfANail: Hanzo still lost his original family by someone unknown (similar to his previous selves who usually lost his entire clan), explaining both his StreetUrchin background and a similar anger issue like his previous incarnation. At least he's taken into benevolent hands to temper his issues this time.
330	* KungFuKid: His martial arts skills impress Smoke enough to recruit him into the Shirai Ryu.
331	* StreetUrchin: An orphan boy living on the streets prior to attempting to rob Smoke.
332	* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: In both the original and reboot timelines, he was married to Harumi and they had a son named Satoshi before their tragic deaths, and his clan destroyed by Quan Chi. In Liu Kang's timeline, he's a teenager to become a Shirai Ryu initiate after Smoke and Kuai Liang were impressed by his skills.
333	[[/folder]]
334
335	[[folder: Invasion Scorpion]]
336	!!Invasion Scorpion
337
338	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3a3b3382_7994_465a_8e25_38fc7fc51f91.jpeg]]
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340
341	A Hanzo from an alternate timeline, raging that the only world where his wife was alive was one where she married his rival. He serves as the antagonist of Season 1 of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1''’s Invasion Mode.
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343	* ArcVillain: Hanzo is the first antagonist of Invasion mode, establishing the game mode's premise.
344	* BattleCouple: [[spoiler:Liu Kang manages to find him a Harumi who became Scorpion as a result of losing her timeline's Hanzo. They then joined forces to fight the evil in her timeline, having bonded over their shared grief of losing their spouses to Quan Chi.]]
345	* DoppelgangerGetsSameSentiment: Hanzo's searched many timelines to find a still-living version of his wife Harumi so he could have her back. [[spoiler:After the New Era's Harumi proves unreachable, Hanzo is presented with another alternate version of his wife, one who [[SwappedRoles became Scorpion in his place]] and had also lost her husband. The two come together to fight the evils of Harumi's timeline.]]
346	* DrivenToMadness: Fruitlessly scouring various timelines for a version of Harumi who wasn't murdered by Quan Chi drove Hanzo to the brink of his sanity, and when he finally found one, the fact that she was married to his old rival-turned-friend Kuai Liang was the straw that broke the camel's back, [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds setting Hanzo on the warpath]].
347	* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Surprisingly, considering his status as the BigBad for ''Season 1: The Spectre'' of the Invasion Mode. After stopping him, Fire God Liu Kang makes his own search for a timeline where Harumi is alive. He manages to find one where [[SwappedRoles Hanzo was killed by Quan Chi and Harumi became Scorpion.]] Hanzo joins her, with [[BattleCouple the two of them fighting her Quan Chi and other threats in her timeline together.]]]]
348	* EasilyForgiven: Despite becoming a multiversal threat and attempting to wipe out all life in the New Era in a fit of jealousy, [[spoiler:[[AllLovingHero Liu Kang]] shows him compassion and reunites him with another version of his wife. Likely due to the fact Liu Kang understands his pain along with the implication that he was stopped before he actually killed anyone.]]
349	* EvilIsPetty: Hanzo poses an existential threat to the New Era due to finding his wife married to another man, even though this version of her never belonged to him.
350	* IfICantHaveYou: His storyline in ''Season 1: The Spectre'' of the Invasion Mode sums this in a nutshell. With the plot centering around a Hanzo hopping from timeline to timeline in a desperate attempt to find a world where Harumi is still alive so he could be reunited with her, only to find her already dead in each and every one, and when he does find a living Harumi in the New Era timeline, he finds that she's married to ''Kuai Liang''. Snapping from the accumulated grief and anger he goes on a rampage, declaring that if he can't have Harumi, no one will.
351	* OmnicidalManiac: Wants to kill everyone in Liu Kang’s timeline since his wife is already taken by [[NiceGuy Kuai Liang.]]
352	* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler:He and another timeline's Harumi become this to each other, having lost their respective versions of each other to Quan Chi]].
353	* YankTheDogsChain: Hanzo drove himself half-mad scouring countless timelines to try and find a Harumi who had not been murdered by Quan Chi, finally finding one... who was married to [[TallDarkAndHandsome Kuai Liang.]]
354	[[/folder]]

Context Characters / MortalKombatHanzoHasashi