Line #22 Monster/MortalKombat


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12	[[quoteright:350:[[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mk_shang_tsung_header.jpg]]]]
13	[[caption-width-right:350:"{{Your soul\| Is Mine}} is [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung mine]]!"]]
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15	->''"Watch, Miss Cage, as I rend your father's flesh...This is what awaits those who defy me: excruciating, exquisite death."''
16	-->-- '''Shinnok''', to Cassie Cage, while torturing her father [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage]], ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX''
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18	''Franchise/MortalKombat'' features loads of [[Characters/MortalKombat kharacters]] who are [[MoralityKitchenSink all over the moral spectrum]]. But the utter cruelty and horrible deeds of [[CompleteMonster some of these villains]] are more than enough to earn them a special place in [[{{Hell}} the Netherrealm]].
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20	Examples in each group are ordered roughly by first appearance for canon works, and release/publication date for others.
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22	![[Administrivia/SpoilersOff All spoilers are unmarked]]. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!
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26	!!Canon Works (by timeline)
27	[[AC:[[VideoGame/MortalKombat1992 Original game]] through ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]]'' (includes ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero Mythologies]]'')]]
28	[[folder:Examples]]
29	* [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] is Shao Kahn's wicked right-hand [[EvilSorcerer sorcerer]] who seeks to plunge Earthrealm into war. Shang Tsung was known by the gods themselves for his evil after he [[YourSoulIsMine stole a soul]] long ago, something he continues to do at his leisure. Shang Tsung later allies with the equally horrible Quan Chi to [[TheStarscream betray Shao Kahn]] and kill [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]], seeking to open a path to the heavens and devour all the souls within to empower himself. Enslaving the village of Sun Do to construct his palace, Shang Tsung coerces Li Mei to participate in a tournament in exchange for her people's freedom; when she emerges victorious, Shang Tsung treacherously takes her soul and enslaves her as a soldier of the Dragon King's army.
30	* [[Characters/MortalKombatShao Shao Kahn]], the [[EvilOverlord Emperor of Outworld]], is a brutal warlord who seeks to merge all realms with his own. Having [[TheStarscream poisoned his master]], Onaga, Shao Kahn would later subjugate many other worlds, including the peaceful Edenia, where he took King Jerrod's family for his own. Shao Kahn would later invade Earthrealm and, with the help of Sindel, who had been resurrected by Shang Tsung, would use his magic to rip out the souls of everyone in Earthrealm while sending his extermination squads to hunt down survivors. Managing to trick everyone into helping him take Blaze's power, Shao Kahn proudly announces his intention to start an Armageddon and destroy the Earth.
31	* [[Characters/MortalKombatQuanChi Quan Chi]] is a [[AmbitionIsEvil power-hungry]], backstabbing [[{{Necromancer}} sorcerer]] who ostensibly plays as Shinnok's second-in-command. [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulating]] a conflict between the Lin Kuei and Shirai Ryu, later exterminating the Shirai Ryu, Quan Chi blames the massacre on [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Sub-Zero]] to have [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion]] kill him and turns the older Sub-Zero into a wraith, then tries to manipulate Scorpion against Sub-Zero's [[Characters/MortalKombatKuaiLiang younger brother]]. Banished to the Netherrealm for his misdeeds, Quan Chi escapes by enlisting and later betraying demons before allying with Shang Tsung to assist in his own atrocities.
32	* [[GodOfEvil Shinnok]], a [[SatanicArchetype former Elder God who betrayed his fellow Gods]] out of [[AmbitionIsEvil an avaricious want to rule Earthrealm]], was banished to the Netherrealm for eternal torture for his monstrosity. Freed by the sorcerer Quan Chi, Shinnok overthrew Lucifer in the Netherrealm to take control of the hellscape and amassed an army under himself to [[RageAgainstTheHeavens invade the Heavens]] and the other realms, intending to consume the life force of every living being and subjugate all of existence to his whims.
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35	[[AC:[[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 2011]] game [[VideoGame/MortalKombatX through]] ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' (includes ''Aftermath'' and, for Shang Tsung, ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'')]]
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37	* [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] works as a MadScientist for Shao Kahn, using the "Flesh Pits" to torture and vivisect people in attempts to create Tarkatan clones of [[Characters/MortalKombatKitana Kitana]]. Later, after Kronika's death and escaping the Void, Shang Tsung deceives the heroes into helping him get her crown, hoping to rewrite all of history to his whims, also having the heroes eliminated while keeping [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]] and Fujin alive to siphon their powers for all eternity, later electing to betray them and steal their souls. Defeating [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]] and achieving the powers of a Titan in an AlternateTimeline, Shang Tsung, upon realizing there exists a universe where Liu Kang had won their duel, uses his newfound abilities to try and destroy Liu Kang's New Era timeline, before attempting to conquer the entire multiverse.
38	* [[Characters/MortalKombatShao Shao Kahn]] is the vicious Emperor of Outworld, obsessed with the [[TheWarlord conquest of other realms]]. Killing King Jerrod of Edenia and taking his family, Shao Kahn creates [[Characters/MortalKombatMileena Mileena]] to replace Kitana with her. When Kitana discovers this, Shao Kahn cruelly deems her a tool who has outlived her usefulness and orders her to be publicly executed. Waging the Mortal Kombat tournament to conquer Earthrealm, Shao Kahn proves himself a dishonorable monster when he kills an unsuspecting Kung Lao and invades Earthrealm without proper claim, slaughtering innocent people en masse. He attempts to unleash a Soulnado that would absorb every soul in Earthrealm and kills Shang Tsung to empower Sindel and [[HeroKiller slaughter Earthrealm's defenders]]. Upon being recruited by Kronika, Shao Kahn turns on her and plans to take her Hourglass for himself to build his own empire spanning across all the realms, deciding to achieve this by wiping out both Kronika and Earthrealm's forces.
39	* [[Characters/MortalKombatQuanChi Quan Chi]] is a duplicitous Netherrealm sorcerer in league with Shinnok's omnicidal plans. In collusion with the Lin Kuei, Quan Chi slaughters Scorpion's family and the entire Shirai Ryu, framing [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Bi-Han]] for the atrocity and goading [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion]] to kill him out of misguided revenge. As Shinnok's proxy, Quan Chi [[TheChessmaster manipulates Shao Kahn's invasion of Earthrealm]] to weaken both sides of the conflict, personally carrying out Shao Kahn's order to summon an catacalysmic Soulnado. In the aftermath, Quan Chi revives the souls of Earthrealm's fallen heroes to use as [[RevenantZombie revenants]] and has them attack their former friends, as well as releasing Shinnok to bring apocalypse to Earthrealm.
40	* [[GodOfEvil Shinnok]] orchestrates most of the conflict alongside Quan Chi as his proxy, unleashing the demons of the Netherrealm and [[RevenantZombie manipulated souls of fallen heroes]] to attack Earthrealm for [[RageAgainstTheHeavens revenge against the Elder Gods]]. Corrupting the life force of Earthrealm, Shinnok means to annihilate all that lives in Earthrealm and eventually awaken the destructive One Being to [[OmnicidalManiac end all of reality]]. When confronted by Cassie Cage, Shinnok tries to slowly kill her father in front of her eyes, solely out of petty revenge that Johnny defeated him years ago.
41	* [[AmbitionIsEvil Sektor]] is a cold and ruthless Lin Kuei assassin who embraces the Cyber Initiative, willingly sacrificing his humanity for power and [[UnwillingRoboticisation forcibly converting]] and enslaving any of his comrades who refuse to. A monster whether machine or man, Sektor conspired with Quan Chi to exterminate the Shirai Ryu, offering his clan to Shinnok's service and only backing out when Quan Chi broke their deal. Devoid of loyalty, Sektor leads the Cyber Lin Kuei to Shao Kahn's service, aiding his attacks on Earthrealm, and goes on to murder the Lin Kuei Grandmaster, [[{{Patricide}} his own father]], to take the clan for himself and completely rob his fellow Lin Kuei of their humanity, aspiring to have an invincible army of [[MechaMooks cybernetic slaves]]. Later recruited by Kronika, Sektor conspires with the equally vile Frost to kidnap warriors loyal to Sub-Zero and brutally convert them into Cyber Lin Kuei slaves.
42	* [[DeceptiveDisciple Frost]] is the former star pupil of [[Characters/MortalKombatKuaiLiang Sub-Zero]] who betrayed her master in the cruelest way imaginable. [[ItsAllAboutMe Arrogant and brash]], Frost [[AmbitionIsEvil believed she was more fit to take over the Lin Kuei]] and took Kronika's offer to lead the new Cyber Lin Kuei. Transforming herself into a cyborg, Frost lured out numerous of her former comrades to transform them into robotic minions, using a process that involves ripping them apart and then removing their will to place her own will on them, deliberately choosing Lin Kuei as a form of [[EvilIsPetty petty revenge]] against Sub-Zero. When Sub-Zero and Scorpion tried to stop the Cyber Lin Kuei, Frost ambushed and tried to kill them, believing neither of them ever saw her talent. She returns in the finale leading Kronika's defenses in hopes of having another chance to kill her former comrades and to bring Kronika's plans to fruition, even knowing this would destroy the universe.
43	* ''[=MK11=]'' only: [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Kronika]] herself, the Titan, is the [[TimeMaster mistress of time]] and the GreaterScopeVillain of the entire franchise up to this game. A vicious ControlFreak obsessed with her notions of BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil, Kronika manipulates her own children, Cetrion and Shinnok, into eternal conflict, keeping their armies fighting forever with countless lives lost. When a timeline proves disappointing to her, Kronika exterminates it, killing everyone and rebooting them to try again, which she has done countless times. Manipulating Liu Kang and Raiden's conflict, Kronika gains allies by promising them anything they want, even having the Lin Kuei traitor Frost unwillingly convert many people to cyborgs for her army. Finally having her own daughter Cetrion sacrifice herself through a combination of control and [[ManipulativeBitch emotional manipulation]], Kronika proceeds to attempt to erase history again, caring only for her own domination and shaping of destiny.
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48	* [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] reincarnates into the New Era as a corrupt SnakeOilSalesman before his powers are restored and he squanders any chance of redemption to subjugate the realms. Colluding with Quan Chi, Shang Tsung infiltrates Outworld's court and manipulates the warmongering [[Characters/MortalKombatShao General Shao]] to spark war against Earthrealm. The conflict would kill millions and give Quan Chi the souls necessary to revive the Dragon Army, leaving both realms easy pickings for conquest. In his spare time, [[MadScientist Shang Tsung's main hobby is performing fatal experiments]] on live victims who end up in his Flesh Pits, [[BodyHorror mutilating and twisting their bodies]] to build new creations. The Flesh Pits are guarded by Syzoth--aka Reptile--whose family is held hostage by Shang Tsung to coerce his service. When Syzoth fails him, Shang Tsung callously reveals that he killed them long ago anyway, remarking that he hates "loose ends".
49	* [[Characters/MortalKombatQuanChi Quan Chi]], [[FromNobodyToNightmare once an Edenian slave]] working in the Outworld mines, realized his potential as a truly vile EvilSorcerer thanks to Damashi's interference. Using his new powers of necromancy to assist Shang Tsung in kickstarting a massive war between Outworld and Earthrealm, Quan Chi plants [[YourSoulIsMine Soul Stealers]] across the lands, killing millions of people and using their souls to empower Shang Tsung’s Dragon Army.
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52	!!Non-Canon Works
53	[[AC:Films (both animated and live-action)]]
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55	* Original live-action duology:
56	** [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie 1995 film]]: [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] is an EvilSorcerer who drains the souls of his victims and seeks to destroy Earthrealm for [[Characters/MortalKombatShao Shao Kahn]], Emperor of Outworld. Starting the film by killing hero Liu Kang's younger brother and [[YourSoulIsMine draining his soul]], Shang Tsung manipulates the heroes into joining Mortal Kombat so he can see a victory for his side and finally see humanity destroyed. During his tenure as tournament grandmaster, Shang Tsung frequently drains the souls of defeated fighters, even still-living men from his own side, that he absorbs into himself, the souls suffering [[AndIMustScream perpetual torment]]. When he realizes he may lose the tournament, Shang Tsung proves himself a dishonorable coward by doing everything he can to avoid fighting Liu Kang and trying to challenge weaker fighters in his place before relying on using Liu Kang's brother's form to try to break him mentally.
57	** ''[[Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation Annihilation]]'': [[GodOfEvil Elder God Shinnok]], the God of Outworld and the father--and the [[ManBehindTheMan one behind]]--[[Characters/MortalKombatShao Emperor Shao Kahn]], is in one form or another largely responsible for the events of the films as a whole. Having once decreed that [[RelatedInTheAdaptation his sons, Shao Kahn and Rayden (sic)]], must be able to kill the other to prove themselves worthy as his heir, Shinnok disowned his son Rayden after Rayden hesitated to kill Kahn, and [[ArchnemesisDad seeks little else but his blood]] in the present day. Shinnok has conditioned Shao Kahn to be Emperor--threatening to take his soul should he fail to measure up to his standard--and has overseen the successful invasion of one other Realm by his hand, deliberately violating the Elder God's sacred rules to allow Kahn to invade Earth anyways after Shang Tsung's defeat. Shinnok callously oversees Kahn murdering Rayden after he denies his final offer of peace, sneering that Rayden shall die alongside the humans he's dedicated himself to protecting.
58	* ''[[WesternAnimation/MortalKombatTheJourneyBegins The Journey Begins]]'': [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] is a EvilSorcerer and right hand to the Emperor of Outworld. In the past, Shang Tsung showed up to the Mortal Kombat tournaments, killing all the tournament grandmasters and [[YourSoulIsMine absorbing their souls]], trapping them in [[AndIMustScream perpetual torment]]. Shang Tsung uses their deaths to take over the tournament and begins a 9-tournament win streak for Outworld, during which he would get many people killed and absorb their souls. Shang Tsung was defeated by the Great Kung Lao but came back with Goro and had him killed. Shang Tsung and Goro would lead Outworld to another 9-tournament win streak. During the events of the film, a new set of heroes would come to the tournament on a boat. To prevent them from ever getting there, Shang Tsung orders one of his minions, Sub-Zero, to kill them and [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident make their deaths look like an accident]], all for the purpose of having Outworld destroy Earthrealm.
59	* ''[[WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegends Legends]]'':
60	** ''[[WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsScorpionsRevenge Scorpion's Revenge]]'': [[Characters/MortalKombatQuanChi Quan Chi]] is a [[EvilSorcerer powerful sorcerer]] and the highest-ranking servant of the Mad God Shinnok. Taking over the Netherrealm after Shinnok was [[SealedEvilInACan imprisoned by the Elder Gods]], Quan Chi keeps the realm as a hellish nightmare, where countless people get tortured for eternity. Hatching a plan to free Shinnok, Quan Chi impersonated [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Sub-Zero]] and led the Lin Kuei to slaughter the whole clan of Shirai Ryu, personally killing the wife and child of [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Hanzo Hasashi]], aka Scorpion. [[ManipulativeBastard Promising to resurrect Hanzo's family in exchange for the key to release Shinnok]], Quan Chi sent him undercover to the Mortal Kombat tournament to act as his champion, and when Scorpion failed him by choosing to kill Sub-Zero instead, Quan Chi taunted him by revealing that he was the one who destroyed his family and clan.
61	** ''[[WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsBattleOfTheRealms Battle of the Realms]]'': [[OmnicidalManiac Shinnok]], the MadGod himself, is the true ruler of the Neatherrealm. In the past, he was sealed away by the Elder Gods and, as revenge, plans to merge the realms and end existence. Shinnok threatens to [[FlayingAlive flay Scorpion alive]] and bring him back to do it again if he does not cooperate. When Scorpion escapes, Shinnok hires the Lin Kuei to make sure that Scorpion gets the final piece of Kamidogu, needed to awaken the One Being. The Lin Kuei Grandmaster is [[EvenEvilHasStandards horrified to discover this]] and tries to stop him, though in vain as Shinnok's demons murder him along with Sektor, Cyrax, and Smoke. Shinnok then summons the One Being, [[FusionDance merges with him]], and beings to merge all the realms together to destroy them all.
62	** ''[[WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsSnowBlind Snow Blind]]'': [[AdaptationalJerkass Kano]] is the {{sadist}}ic leader of [[TheSyndicate the Black Dragon clan]] and the ultimate BigBad of the entire series. In the past, after managing to kill [[VideoGame/MortalKombat11 Kronika]] and take over her hourglass, Kano would rewrite history to be to his liking, for what is implied to be many times. In one timeline, he unleashes a horde of revenants onto Earth, resulting in Earthrealm becoming a barren wasteland with its few survivors scattered across remote villages. Kano installs himself as the "[[WastelandWarlord King]]" of Earthrealm and starts raiding villages one by one, killing off a majority of their inhabitants, along with anyone who so much as stands up to him, and forcing whoever was left to be a part of the Black Dragon. Kano would frequently [[InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath force people]] in these villages to fight to the death for his own amusement; in one case, when one refused to kill the other, Kano killed her and then killed the loser, despite their expressions of gratitude. When [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] attempts to overthrow Kano, the latter [[AdaptationalBadass brutally slaughters Shang Tsung]] while reveling in his kill, even using his underlings as {{human shield}}s against Shang Tsung. When Kenshi attempts to free one of the villages Kano conquered, Kano chooses to brutally torture him before killing him, all for his twisted amusement.
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65	[[AC:Other Media]]
66	[[folder: Examples]]
67	* Comic Books:
68	** [[ComicBook/MortalKombat Midway Comics]]'s ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat1992 MK1]] Collectors Edition'' & ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatII MKII]] Collector's Edition'': [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] used his ability to [[YourSoulIsMine steal people's souls]] to [[ImmortalityImmorality keep himself young]] and appease his gods. Participating in the Mortal Kombat tournament to steal the souls of countless warriors he defeated, Shang Tsung was eventually beaten by Kung Lao, leading him to trick his way into organizing the tournament itself and using the Shokan prince Goro to kill Kung Lao and many warriors, so his new master [[Characters/MortalKombatShao Shao Kahn]] could invade the Earth. After Earthrealm champions destroyed his forces and foiled his plans, Shang Tsung managed to convince Shao Kahn to give him youth and return his full power, so he could hunt down the Earthrealm champions and destroy the Shaolin Temple of Light, a place where [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]] lived from childhood, massacring everyone within.
69	** [[ComicBook/MortalKombatMalibuComics Malibu Comics]]: [[Characters/MortalKombatShao Shao Kahn]] is a [[EvilOverlord cruel despot]] of Outworld, who desires to [[GalacticConqueror expand his empire across the universe]]. Taking over the initially peaceful and utopian Outworld from King Jerrod, Shao Kahn turned it to a horrible wasteland full of life-threatening dangers, which regularly murder many innocents. Brainwashing Jerrod's daughter Kitana into thinking she is his daughter, Shao Kahn repeatedly mind-wiped her every time she found out the truth. Setting his eyes on Earthrealm, Shao Kahn tries to conquer it several times, torturing his minion Shang Tsung for [[YouHaveFailedMe failing]] to achieve this through the Mortal Kombat tournament. Growing paranoid, Shao Kahn decided to fill his army with undead creatures whom he controlled through Deathstone, and when mutants refused to work with them, Shao Kahn ordered their complete extermination, down to [[WouldHurtAChild infants]], as well as the annihilation of many denizens of Outworld, so he could make them his obedient undead slaves.
70	* [[Literature/MortalKombat 1995 novel]], by Jeff Rovin:
71	** [[Characters/MortalKombatShao Shao Kahn]], the demonic ruler of the hellish Outworld, is one of the sons of T'ien, the highest of gods, who originated from the creator of all life P'an Ku. Desiring to merge his realm with the Mother Realm--Earth--Shao Kahn sent his chief minion Shang Tsung there to open a portal and extend it enough to fit his demon army through. Sending his nephew Ruthay to serve as a communication device between them, changing his form in the process, [[EvilUncle Shao Kahn]] didn't care that it made Ruthay live in [[AndIMustScream a state of eternal agony]] and the fact that if the portal were ever closed it could result in obliteration of the Mother Realm. Having Shang Tsung kill countless innocent people in search for "the right soul", which could extend a portal, Shao Kahn took parts of Shang Tsung's each time [[YouHaveFailedMe he failed]] and eagerly waited for a way to Earth, so he could transform it into HellOnEarth, with masses of people tortured and burned.
72	** [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] is an EvilSorcerer who developed an ability to [[YourSoulIsMine steal people's souls]]. Losing his memory on Earth after Shao Kahn sent him there, Shang Tsung immediately began [[SlashedThroat slitting throats]] of lone travelers after Shao Kahn returned his memories and ordered him to do so, and killed a teacher, a warrior and a holy man in his search for "a right soul" to use to extend a portal to the Outworld. Realizing that souls of the warriors is what he needed, Shang Tsung captured, brainwashed and enslaved the seven traveling cooks to rebuild the ancient Shaolin Temple on an island and then enlarges it, so he could create the Mortal Kombat tournament, where he would invite many powerful warriors from across the world. He killed countless warriors and sent their souls to Shao Kahn, so he could enlarge the portal little by little. After being defeated by Kung Lao twelve times, Shang Tsung used the Shokan prince Goro to kill him by ripping his heart out, and much later Shang Tsung planned to [[TheStarscream quit being Shao Kahn's lackey]] by using the magic artifact to create his own kingdom, only backing down when the heroes were close to destroying him and his forces, while, [[EvilIsPetty for petty reasons]], ordering his mercenaries to [[WouldHurtAChild kill a child]] who lived in the Temple of Rayden (sic).
73	* ''[[Series/MortalKombatConquest Conquest]]'': [[Characters/MortalKombatShao Shao Kahn]] is the lord of Outworld and the conqueror of countless worlds that he brutally dominates, enslaves and [[YourSoulIsMine harvests for souls]]. [[EstablishingCharacterMoment Introducing himself]] by stealing the soul of a slave, Shao Kahn aims to invade Earth and subject it to his brutal rule like so many others. Setting himself up as a god named "Shakaa", Shao Kahn attempts to harvest the souls of the people in the city of Shakaana under the promise of delivering them to "paradise." In the finale of the show, Shao Kahn proceeds to use his Shadow Priests to exterminate every other member of the main cast, including [[OffingTheOffspring Shao Kahn's own daughter Kitana]], while defeating Rayden (sic). Mocking Rayden for the deaths of all the others, especially Rayden's champion Kung Lao, Shao Kahn [[ForcedToWatch forces Rayden to watch]] as he leads Outworld's forces to utterly dominate and destroy every living soul on Earth.
74	* ''[[WebVideo/MortalKombatLegacy Legacy]]'':
75	** "Kitana & Mileena" two-parter: [[Characters/MortalKombatShao Shao Kahn]] is the [[EvilOverlord tyrannical emperor of Outworld]], who is bent on expanding his empire as far as possible. Invading the realm of Edenia, as soon as all their champions lose Mortal Kombat tournaments, Shao Kahn brings death and destruction to the peaceful kingdom, slaughtering countless innocents and [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe forcing Sindel to marry him]] and adopting her daughter Kitana. Fearing that Sindel would tell Kitana the truth in the future, which could lead to her trying to rebel against him, Shao Kahn created her clone, Mileena, from Tarkatan blood, and when Sindel killed herself to merge her soul with that of her daughters to protect her from Shao Kahn's influence, Shao Kahn raised both his adopted daughters as his personal assassins, ordering them to murder all former King Jerrod's imposters and King Jerrod himself. Later ordering his daughters to participate in the current Mortal Kombat tournament, Shao Kahn plans to invade Earthrealm and do with it what he did with Edenia.
76	** "Scorpion & Sub-Zero" two-parter: [[Characters/MortalKombatQuanChi Quan Chi]] is the powerful {{necromancer}} and leader of the Netherrealm, who has his own plans for the takeover of Earthrealm. Seeking his own champion for the Mortal Kombat tournament, Quan Chi found out about the rivalry between the Shirai Ryu and Lin Kuei clans and used it to his own advantage. As both clans managed to achieve a truce, Quan Chi murders the traveling lord of both clans Shogun and all his guards, while [[FalseFlagOperation taking the appearance]] of [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Bi-Han]], leader of the Lin Kuei, to lure [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Hanzo Hasashi]], aka Scorpion, out of the Shirai Ryu village, so that he could brutally slaughter his whole clan, along with his wife and child, and blame it on the Lin Kuei. Using Scorpion's thirst for vengeance, Quan Chi resurrected him as his own champion and led him to murder Bi-Han, who was Scorpion's former friend, whom Quan Chi framed for the purging of the Shirai Ryu.
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