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Shang Tsung (Chinese: 尚宗; pinyin: Shàng Zōng; Wade–Giles: Shang 4 Tsung 1) is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. He debuted as the final boss in the original 1992 game and has remained one of the franchise's primary characters.
Shang Tsung misleads them before convening with his ally and fellow sorcerer Quan Chi. The Earthrealmers and Baraka are taken to the Flesh Pits, but escape with help of Reptile , a shapeshifting outcast, and encounter Ashrah , a Netherrealm Demoness in search of absolution , who reveals that Quan Chi is building devices capable of stealing ...
Kitana berates Tsung for his treachery to the Emperor, distracting him while Liu and Johnny free Sonya. Tsung challenges Johnny but is counter-challenged by Liu. During the battle, Liu faces not only Shang Tsung but also the souls he took in past tournaments. Tsung morphs into Chan to confuse Liu.
According to MK co-creator John Tobias, Quan Chi was created as a replacement for Shang Tsung as the main sorcerer character of the series. [208] NetherRealm Studios character artist Solomon Gaitan initially referenced actor Yul Brynner when digitally sculpting Quan Chi's facial features for Mortal Kombat X . [ 209 ]
The game takes place in Earthrealm, where a tournament is being held on Shang Tsung's Island, on which seven of its locations serve as stages in the game.The introduction to Mortal Kombat explains that Shang Tsung was banished to Earthrealm 500 years ago and, with the help of the monstrous Goro, can seize control of the Mortal Kombat tournament in an attempt to doom the realm. [11]
At the end, either Liu Kang or Shang Tsung becomes the Keeper of Time, depending on the player's choice (who they want to fight with in the final battle) and the outcome of the battle. Mortal Kombat 1, the second reboot on the series' timeline, sees Lord Liu Kang has created his New Era and strives to maintain peace between all the realms.
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm is an American animated series based on the popular Mortal Kombat video game series. Produced by Threshold Entertainment and Film Roman for USA Studios and New Line Television, it aired on the USA Network's Action Extreme Team animation block for one season of thirteen episodes from September to December 1996, back-to-back with the Street Fighter animated ...
Shang Tsung forms an unlikely alliance with Quan Chi to defeat Kung Lao; they agree that if Shang Tsung can lure Kung Lao into a trap of their creation, Shang Tsung must not only teach Quan Chi how to steal souls, but Quan Chi would own his soul. They lure Kung Lao into a realm created by them both, with everything he could possibly want.