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{{quote| Originally known as Hanzo Hasashi, he is the son of a former clansman who chose to live as an assassin, yet [[Papa Wolf|he is very devoted to his family]] and generally goes on and about the game, serving his own purposes and none other.}}
 
{{quote| One of the most recognizable characters of the game, he starts off as your typical [[Anti -Hero]], 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 [[Heel Face Revolving Door]] relationship with the second Sub-Zero, his former nemesis' younger brother. In ''4'', he ends up entangled in the machinations of [[Manipulative Bastard|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 [[Our Dragons Are Different|Onaga]] in exchange for his clan's revival.}}
 
{{quote| In ''[[Mortal Kombat 9 (Video Game)|Mortal Kombat 9]]'', 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.}}
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** In the ''[[Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Video Game)|DC crossover]]'' and ''MK9'', it's also in the mask.
** 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 modeled after a scorpion.
* [[Anti -Hero]] ([[Sliding Scale of Anti -Heroes|Type IV or V]])/[[Anti -Villain]] ([[Sliding Scale of Anti -Villains|Type I]]): The best example in the entire series. Most characters in the series are either fully good or fully bad, but Scorpion is a [[True 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, he's when all's said and done in it for himself and no one else.
* [[Arch Enemy]]: Quan Chi.
* [[As Long As It Sounds Foreign]]: They went right with "[[Hattori Hanzo|Hanzo]]" for a first name, but his surname, Hasashi, is not even a word.
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{{quote| ''"Come here!"''<br />
''"Get over here!"'' }}
** [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch]]: His "Get over here!" line had "Bitch!" put at the end in ''Shaolin Monks''. There was even a {{spoiler|"get the ''[[Precision F -Strike|fuck]]'' over here!"}} variant! Of course, this happened very rarely, making this and the former additive probably the only times in ''MK'' that there's been profanity.
* [[Code Name]]: 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."]]
* [[A Day in The Limelight]]:
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** In ''9'', his klassic skin from ''MK1/2/3'' and his classic "Toasty!" fatality.
** [[And Your Reward Is Clothes]]: Before being part of the [[Downloadable Content|Klassic Pack]], buying Gamestop's regular edition of ''9'' gave you these items.
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Penguins]]: To make up for the Scorpion Animality already being taken by Sheeva (supposedly, the dev team did not had ''Ultimate'' in mind when making ''MK3'') Scorpion's Animality form ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' is a penguin which lays [[Made of Explodium|explosive eggs]].
* [[Exact Words]]: 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. Cue the [[Rage Against the Heavens]]}}.
* [[The Faceless]]: As the series went on many masked ninjas have been revealing their faces at least once in one of the installments, save for some who are still covered, Scorpion is one of those, his facial features as Hanzo have never been properly shown (properly in this case meaning someone who isn't Daniel Pesina from the very first game as he played many other characters in it). Hanzo still has to show his true face sometime in the future.
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** Raiden, having a premonition that Sub-Zero will become a greater force for evil if killed, tries to convince him to spare Bi-Han!Sub-Zero 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}}.
** Like Sindel, the Arcade Ladder ending had Scorpion {{spoiler|eventually find out the truth on his own, and then rather than tormenting Quan Chi in the Netherrealm, he flats out burn him dead}}.
* [[Highly -Visible Ninja]]: Scorpion's bright yellow garb isn't exactly stealthy, which is ironic, considering that out of all the "[[In Name Only|ninjas]]" in the series, Scorpion is the only one who was once a ninja. [[All There in the Manual|The original manual]] tried to justify if by saying that he modeled his uniform after the Lin Kuei's and chose the yellow color as a [[Take That]] to the clan, calling them cowards. Unfortunately, in Japan the color yellow [[Irony|symbolizes courage]].
* [[Iconic Item]]: His signature "[[Weapon of Choice|rope with a tipped Kunai at the end]]".
** [[Slashed Throat]]: In ''MK2'', Scorpion uses it to slash the opponent's throat as part of a Fatality. Then he follows up by [[Half the Man He Used To Be|cutting the enemy in half]].
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* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Like a Badass Out of Hell]]
* [[MesMe's a Crowd]]: In one of his fatalities from ''UMK3'', he drags his opponent into Hell, where several copies of Scorpion maul the enemy. Cue [[Black Screen of Death]].
* [[Monochromatic Eyes]]
* [[Neck Snap]]: His Hara-Kiri (and the final blow of one of his fatalities) in ''Deception''.
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* [[Offscreen Teleportation]]: He would later adopt vanishing in a swirl of flame instead.
* [[Off With His Head]]: In ''Deception'', he borrows [[Mortal Kombat (Video Game)|the original "Spine Rip" fatality from Bi-Han]] and rips the enemy's head off with the spine still attached.
* [[One -Winged Angel]]: Inferno Scorpion from ''Shaolin Monks'', essentially Scorpion without his mask and damaged skin. {{spoiler|1=He reappears in ''9'' on the 232nd floor of the Challenge Tower as an opponent for Kano.}}
* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: To Bi-Han.
** [[Revenge]]: His hatred of Bi-Han is just as important as (if not ''more so'') the memory of his family. In ''MK9'', Nightwolf, while empathizing over his familial ties and his need to avenge them (Nightwolf claims that his ancestors were wronged as well at some point in the past), calls him out for [[Revenge Before Reason]]. Raiden then promises to make an appeal to the Elder Gods to return Scorpion's family and the entire Shirai Ryu clan to life should he ''not'' kill the elder Sub-Zero. {{spoiler|It almost works (even with Scorpion dragging Sub-Zero to the Netherrealm)... until Quan Chi misleads Scorpion by falsely accusing Sub-Zero to have killed Scorpion's wife and son, causing Scorpion to lash out in rage and murder his foe anyway.}}
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* [[An Ice Person]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKAtUeWCfrE Chinese Ninja Warrior with your HEART SO COLD!]
* [[An Ice Suit]]
* [[Anti -Hero]]: Most notable in ''Mythologies'', where he's mostly [[Sliding Scale of Anti -Heroes|Type]] [[Good Is Not Nice|III]] & [[Pay Evil Unto Evil|IV]]. He slides a bit towards [[Knight in Sour Armor|Type II]] at the end, only for his [[Character Development]] to [[Incredibly Lame Pun|go to hell]] [[Came Back Wrong|after Scorpion kills him.]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Bullying a Dragon]]: In ''9'', after Scorpion defeats Cyrax and Sektor in the tournament. Granted, Sub-Zero did (canonically) defeat Scorpion twice in ''Mythologies'', but it's not a good idea to piss off the one hellspawn who ''seriously wants you dead''.
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* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: He was the son of an American woman and a Chinese man. Said father was also descended from the Cryomancer race, thus making the Sub-Zero brothers [[Heinz Hybrid|not fully human]].
* [[Canon Name]]: Bi-Han.
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: In ''Mythologies'', he beats the tar out of all four of the elemental gods. {{spoiler|Sub-Zero also has the chance to defeat Shinnok, which would put his total up to 5.}}
* [[Foreshadowing]]: ''Mythologies'' serves as one big build-up for his eventual fate as Noob Saibot.
* [[Heel Realization]]: Raiden's words that darkness existed in his soul [[Contemplate Our Navels|deeply troubles]] Sub-Zero. [[Ignored Epiphany|Too bad he didn't do much to change anything]].
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* [[Tragic Hero]]: Though "hero" is a bit of a stretch, seeing as he was an unrelenting assassin in life, unlike his little brother who was more compassive.
* [[Trickster Archetype]]: In ''Mythologies'', Sub-Zero is noted to be the most clever and most skilled of all the Lin Kuei.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Raiden chews a large bite of Cyromancer pie out of Sub-Zero when it turns out that {{spoiler|[[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|he's supplied Quan Chi with the means of freeing Shinnok from his imprisonment in the Netherrealm.]]}}
 
 
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* [[Cyborg]]: Only insomuch as needing a synthetic eye that has also been outfitted with a heat-emitting beam (justified as the Black Dragon cartel has a high proficiency in areas of technology). The rest of him is human.
* {{spoiler|[[Disney Villain Death]]}}: His fate in the Battle of Armageddon.
* [[Dual -Wielding]]: His weapon style has him wielding a pair of Butterfly Knives.
* [[Eye Beam]]: It took three games, but he finally showed he was capable of doing it, in Fatality form, and later as a special move from ''Deadly Alliance'' onwards.
** In the intro to ''Armageddon'', he kills Stryker with one.
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** In his ''MK9'' victory pose, his shades break in half. No problem: he just takes out a brand new pair and puts it on!
** [[Sunglasses At Night]]
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]
* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: In ''[[Mortal Kombat 9 (Video Game)|Mortal Kombat 9]]'', he's the focus of the first chapter.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Seems to be this at first, in tone with his [[Mortal Kombat (Film)|movie self]], as seen in ''MK9''.
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** ''Armageddon'' tries to take the "fake" part out, by having him being the first of the heroes to see Shinnok back into the scene, and then rallying the band of heroes for the final battle. But since we don't know much about the game's story, we just leave what happened between this point and the all-out battle to imagination.
* [[Fighting With Chucks]]
* [[Full -Name Basis]]
* [[Groin Attack]]: His "Split Punch" signature attack, a special move where he does the splits and plants his fist directly into his opponent's balls.
** Also, the first part of his X-Ray move is a three-punch combo to the groin. ''Ouch''.
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** During Jax's chapter in ''9'', Johnny, Raiden, and Jax find themselves stuck at the Kombat Armory, when he probes Jax's relationship with Sonya.<ref>Mind you, Jax and co. are mulling around Outworld looking for her whereabouts, as Sonya is ''scheduled for execution'' as they speak</ref> Johnny, being himself, makes his intentions with Sonya a little less than subtle. This prompts Jax to challenge Johnny to a fight right there and then. However, afterwards, he brushes it off later and even good-naturedly jokes about it after they find Sonya.
* [[Johnny McCoolname]]: [[Word of God|His real name is John Carlton.]]
* [[The Lancer]] of the [[Five -Man Band]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: It's probably more than coincidence that Kage in japanese means shadow and Johnny Cage is the master of many "shadow" techniques himself.
** [[Xtreme Kool Letterz]]: Though the series is notorious for replacing the letter "c" with "k," Cage [[Subverted Trope|is an exception to this]].
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* [[Brainwashed]]: To serve Onaga in ''Deception''.
** In Malibu Comics' non-canon ''Mortal Kombat'' series, Sonya was kidnapped and hypnotized by Reptile into marrying Shao Kahn.
* [[The Chick]] of the [[Five -Man Band]]
* [[Combat Stilettos]]
* [[A Day in The Limelight]]:
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** In ''[[Mortal Kombat 9 (Video Game)|Mortal Kombat 9]]'', she's the focus of Chapter 2.
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: According to ''9'', she's been searching for her MIA father, although she fears that he might already be dead. {{spoiler|In her Arcade Ladder ending, she encounters a ghost claiming to be that of her father, but it's unknown if the apparition is real or if it's an aftereffect of her PTSD in the aftermath of the battle with Shao Kahn.}}
* [[Dual -Wielding]]: In ''Deadly Alliance'' and ''Armageddon'', she could use a pair of kali sticks in battle.
* [[Everyone Loves Blondes]]: At least Johnny would like to think so.
* [[Fan Service Pack]]: She actually had a head start on the other gals in ''3'', but still managed to remain relatively modest. This trope is more prevalent in ''9'', though.
* [[First -Name Basis]]: Hardly anyone refers to her using her last name.
* [[Good Looking Privates]]
* [[Green Thumb]]: In her friendship in ''Ultimate MK3'', Sonya would salute and flowers would grow all over the floor.
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* [[Neck Snap]]: A move from ''4''. She also uses a variant with her legs to [[Neck Snap|break Kano's neck]] in one of the movie versions.
* [[No Flow in CGI]]: Her ponytail in ''[[Mortal Kombat 4 (Video Game)|Mortal Kombat 4]]''.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: To Jax.
* [[She Fu]]: Her signature move starts with her doing a backflip, grabbing the opponent between her legs, and throwing them.
** In both ''4'' and ''9'' she has a fatality where she does a handstand and ''tears the opponent in half with her legs''.
* [[She's Got Legs]]
* [[Ship Tease]]: Hinted in various media, starting with the first movie, between her and Johnny Cage. ''MK9'' has Johnny trying to conquer her.
** In ''Defenders of the Realm'', the teasing is instead directed at Jax, although it's ([[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other|usually]]) of the [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]] variety.
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: She was the only female character in the original game. {{spoiler|1=She is also the only remaining female at the end of the story mode in ''MK9''.}}
* [[Spam Attack]]: Her Bicycle Kick move.
* [[Statuesque Stunner]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo|Tall, Blonde and Bishoujo]]: At first. She largely gets over it, but still has her moments.
* [[Thicker Than Water]]: Sonya is named after one of Ed Boon's sisters, as [[Word of God|he]] confirms in a video interview in the special edition of ''Deception''.
* [[Tomboy]]
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** [[Hotter and Sexier]]: She has a much more revealing outfit in ''MK9'' than in previous games. It's still modest compared to the other females though.
** [[Nice Hat]]: Usually present in her [[Good Looking Privates]]-themed outfits.
** [[Painted -On Pants]]: Her earlier appearances.
** [[Stripperiffic]]: Averted; her costumes are way more modest than the other females.
* [[Womanin Black]]: Her default attire in ''9'', although she's a large subversion.
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* [[Badass Long Hair]]
** [[Long Haired Pretty Boy]]
* [[Bare -Fisted Monk]]: For the most part.
* [[Bruce Lee Clone]]: He even had his own in-games vocals when the other men all had the same.
* [[Celibate Hero]]: He passed up on Kitana's offer of ruling Edenia with her after ''Mortal Kombat 4'', because of his status as the Champion of Earthrealm.
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* [[Funny Bruce Lee Noises]]
* [[Killed Off for Real]]: At the beginning of ''Deadly Alliance'' in the original timeline, and {{spoiler|at the end}} of ''Mortal Kombat 9'', as well.
* [[The Hero]] of the [[Five -Man Band]]
** [[Our Hero Is Dead]]: The very instant Shang Tsung and Quan Chi got the jump on Liu Kang was when fans realized ''Deadly Alliance'' was going to be a [[Wham Episode]] of major proportions. {{spoiler|And [[It Got Worse]] from there.}}
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Kung Lao.
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* [[Spam Attack]]: His Flying Bicycle Kick.
* [[Spirit Advisor]]: Serves as this to Ermac in ''Deception''. After Ermac helps free his friends, he tags along with Kitana for a bit ([[The Power of Love|as their strong connection keeps him tethered to life]]) before Nightwolf volunteers to be his spiritual anchor in ''Armageddon''. In an example of role reversal, he also serves as this to his former master Bo' Rai Cho in his ''Deception'' ending, complete with a [[Rousing Speech]].
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]
* [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]]: Sort of. Despite still being labeled a Fatality, his butterfly kick/uppercut finishing move in ''MK1'' didn't show the screen darkening like the other characters' finishing moves did, inferring that it was nonlethal in comparison as an example of his Shaolin beliefs. This was changed in ''MKII'''s variation of this particular Fatality, and he's been just as graphic as other competitors since.
* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]: He has been shirtless for almost all of the series, the only exceptions being ''MK4'' and parts of ''MK9''.
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* [[Chained By Fashion]]: By learning the secrets of an ancient cult known as the Houan sect, Raiden was able to use [[Necromancy]] and his lightning powers to reanimate Liu Kang's body with the help of bloody ceremonial chains. Unfortunately, these chains are not used as weapons in gameplay (they're only seen being wielded by Liu Kang in the intro to ''Armageddon'').
* [[Demonic Possession]]: Used as fatality in ''Deception''. He transforms his body into a spiritual state and enters the victim's body, possessing it. A second later, the victim rips their own head off to reveal his head replacing it before bowing down.
* [[EverythingsEverything's Deader With Zombies]]
* [[The Undead]]
 
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* [[Eleventh Hour Superpower]]: In the middle of a [[Book Ends]] moment in ''9'', {{spoiler|he's re-empowered by the elder gods, and he manages to put the [[Big Bad]] in his place}}. Sadly, this [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|doesn't do anything gameplay wise]], aside from [[Power Echoes|making his]] [[Voice of the Legion|voice distorted]].
* [[Enemy Mine]]: In the intro for ''Deception'', he briefly joins Shang Tsung and Quan Chi when attempting to stop the Dragon King.
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Samurai]]: The motif behind his alt. in ''Deadly Alliance'' (which would be passed on to his darker persona in ''Deception''). Among other things, his pants are replaced by hakama and a katana is fashioned to his waist. The costume also [[Compressed Hair|reveals]] Raiden to have [[Long Haired Pretty Boy]], [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]] [[Badass Long Hair|hair]] (it's somewhat noticeable in his default costume, but you have to squint).
* {{spoiler|[[Fallen Hero]]: Liu Kang sees him as this in ''9''.}}
* [[God in Human Form]]
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* [[Guilt Complex]]: {{spoiler|Gets one in ''9''. He constantly misinterprits the message his future-self sent and doesn't realize what it really meant until the final chapter. By then, his attempts to change the original timeline resulted in [[It Got Worse]] for many characters. He realises this is all his fault.}}
* [[Hammerspace]]: He pulls his staff out of nowhere.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]/[[Despair Event Horizon]]: {{spoiler|Seems to have crossed this threshold in ''9'' with the deaths of most his allies (including Liu Kang, whom he accidentally killed himself), the futility of his actions to prevent Armageddon (including [[What the Hell, Hero?|getting called out by Liu Kang]]), and the Elder Gods turning their backs on him due to technicalities. He was about to [[Deal With the Devil|strike up an alliance with Quan Chi]], for Fujin's sake!}}
* [[Hot God]]
* [[Hurting Hero]]: It's hard not to feel sorry for Raiden during the events of ''[[Mortal Kombat 9 (Video Game)|Mortal Kombat 9]]''. {{spoiler|His actions slowly keep making things [[It Got Worse|worse]] for Earthrealm, the heroes die one by one under his watch, and the Elder Gods seem to be pulling a major [[The Gods Must Be Lazy]] trip. By the end of the game, his actions narrowly prevented Armageddon from happening, but at the cost of [[Kill 'Em All|practically all of Earthrealm's champions]]. Even Liu Kang, Raiden's favored champion, is [[My God, What Have I Done?|dead (although unintentionally) by his own hand]] at the end, after having [[Rage Against the Heavens|first turned on him for the tragedies he so far caused]]. He carries the guilt of his actions throughout the entire game and you can tell it takes its toll. By the game's ending, he's emotionally exhausted. And [[The Stinger]] at the end just makes it even worse.}} Seriously, the guy probably needs a hug badly when all's said and done.
* [[Idiot Ball]]: A glaring one in ''Mortal Kombat 9'' has Raiden standing back and doing nothing {{spoiler|as Lin Kuei cyber-ninjas attack Sub-Zero and take him away, even going as far as to stop Smoke from helping out. This is despite the fact that, in a nearly identical situation involving Smoke, Raiden didn't hesitate to blast all of the cyber-ninjas with lightning, taking them out and saving Smoke.}} He stated that if he got involved that it would make the situation worse, but even then that was a weak excuse... especially considering his attempts to ''not'' intervene in the game's events were only making things worse.
* [[In -Series Nickname]]: In ''9'', Nightwolf (one of the few spiritually aware Earthrealm dwellers; he's apparently communed with Raiden a few times in the past) occasionally refers to him as [[All Myths Are True|Haokah, the spirit of thunder and lightning in Lakota mythology.]]
* [[Large Ham]]: Especially in the first movie.
* [[Large and In Charge]]: Second-heaviest of the kombatants at 350 pounds. Goro has him beat by 200 pounds. He is also 7 feet tall [[Word of God|according to canon.]]
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* [[Mentors]]: To Liu Kang. Perhaps most evident in the movie, the DC crossover, and ''9''.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
* [[My God, What Have I Done?|My Self! What have I done?]]: {{spoiler|After he accidentally fries Liu Kang in self defense in ''9''.}}
* [[Nice Hat]]: An iconic feature of the character.
* [[The Obi -Wan]]
* {{spoiler|[[Out Gambitted]]: The ending of ''9'' shows that Shinnok had been manipulating the events of the story the whole time, and it is strongly implied that he, too, messed with the timeline just as Raiden did (for example, Quan Chi, his servant, was not present in the original events, but features heavily here). So really, Raiden didn't actually make things worse at all, since Future Raiden could not account for the Elder Gods and in retrospect Raiden made barely any significant changes, and his role in the new timeline is actually roughly the same it was in the first.}}
* [[Retcon]]: Raiden's story in the first title was much more self-serving, as he had been invited by Shang Tsung to compete and does so in order to prove mortals are puny when matched with a god. His ending from that game has him overthrow the tournament and turn it into a showcase of the gods (that eventually destroy the world). Later games throw this characterization out the window and instead portray him as a concerned protector who feels he must participate in order to avert disaster (as this happens [[Ret Canon|after the first movie also changed the entire story of the first game]]).
* [[Physical God]]
* [[Pint -Sized Powerhouse]]: His friendship from ''MKII'' has him summoning a miniature version of himself called "Kidd Thunder!"
* [[Senseless Sacrifice]]: He sacrifices himself and releases his godly essence into a massive explosion in order to kill Onaga, but despite this, the Dragon King is unharmed.
** His final actions at the end of ''Armageddon'', which set up the events of ''9'', could also be seen as this, since {{spoiler|his past self really does make things MUCH worse before they get any better}}.
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** [[Stripped to The Bone]]: In one of his [[Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Video Game)|DC crossover]] fatalities, he uses his electric powers to burn off all the opponent's flesh, leaving behind their smoking skeleton.
** [[Your Head Asplode]]: As a Fatality. And yes, it's related to electricity.
* [[Silence, You Fool]]: In the first movie. And he's a GOOD guy.
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Depending on the game continuity or the platform in wich he appears, Raiden is sometimes called Ra'''y'''den, because of copyright issues as a [[Shoot 'Em Up]] was also named ''[[Raiden]]'', or possibly to keep from confusing him with Raiden from the ''[[Fatal Fury]]'' series. Curiously, sketches from ''Deadly Alliance'' also use the Ra'''y'''den spelling.
* [[Teleport Spam]]
 
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* [[Dark Messiah]]: After his attempt to destroy Onaga failed, he reconstituted darker, and became disgusted with the humans' doings. Shujinko's screw-up souring him only made things worse.
** In his non-canon ''Deception'' ending, {{spoiler|he still kills Shujinko, despite that he managed to save the Earthrealm}}.
* [[Diabolus Ex Machina]]: His ending in the first game has him {{spoiler|[[Omnicidal Maniac|destroying]] [[Earthshattering Kaboom|the world]], constituting a definite [[What the Hell, Hero?]].}} This [[Harsher in Hindsight|predates]] what would happen six games later.
* [[Evil Costume Switch]]/[[Paint It Black]]: Both his main and alternate outfits are more or less unchanged from ''Deadly Alliance'', but the color schemes are now primarily darker colors, mostly black.
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: Or at least, [[Darker and Edgier]] Sounds Deep''er''. His narration in ''Deception'' (in his ending, where he {{spoiler|kills Shujinko}}) is a fair bit deeper than that of his narration from ''Deadly Alliance''.
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* [[Taking You With Me]]: In ''Deception'', he tries to pull this off against Onaga, but in vain. It actually works straight when used as Fatality in that same game.
* [[Trailers Always Lie]]: All promotional art of Raiden in ''Deception'' as well as his appearances throughout most of that game's Konquest Mode use his depiction from ''Deadly Alliance'', perhaps as to not spoil the transformation he had undergone there.
* [[Well -Intentioned Extremist]]: Saving the Earth first by {{spoiler|resurrecting Liu Kang and making him as a killing zombie}}, and then by destroying all the other realms, even those which are dangerless for the Earth itself... yeah.
 
 
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* [[Alien Blood]]: It's green.
* [[Anti -Villain]] ([[Sliding Scale of Anti -Villains|Type II]]): Even though he sides with the likes of Shao Kahn and Shinnok, all he wants is to revive his extinct reptilian race. Later games suggest that over the centuries since his race's destruction, he's been ever so slowly going mad, and [[Extreme Doormat|attaches himself to whatever authority figure he can]]. After Shao Kahn's apparent death, he almost ''immediately'' enters Nitara's servitude.
* [[Bonus Boss]]: The very first.
* [[Butt Monkey]]/[[Diabolus Ex Machina]]: With the exceptions of ''MKII'' (as it's his first time), ''Armageddon'', {{spoiler|and ''9''}}, pretty much every other ending of his can be boiled down to "His employers screwed him over":
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* [[Downloadable Content]]: In ''9'', his classic skin from ''MK1/2/3'' and his classic "Tasty Meal" fatality.
** [[And Your Reward Is Clothes]]: Before being part of the [[Downloadable Content|Klassic Pack]], buying the game in Amazon or Amazon UK gave you these items.
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Monkeys]]: His Chimp Animality from ''UMK3''.
* [[Flash Step]]: His Running Serpent.
* [[Hollywood Acid]]: His vomit is strong enough to melt someone down into a skeleton in under a minute.
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* [[The Speechless]]: In ''9'', he has no spoken dialogue during the story mode, though he "converses" with Shang Tsung using growls at one point. He does have a few text-based lines in the challenge tower.
* [[Sssssnaketalk]]: He had it in the comics, and it was carried over to ''4''. For some reason however, he does not have it in ''Armageddon''.
* [[Undying Loyalty]]: Mostly due to his status as an [[Extreme Doormat]] and his misguided hopes that he'll eventually be rewarded with the revival of his race, but once Reptile enters the service of most his masters, he is violently determined to protect and serve them. Even more pitiable is the fact that what Reptile perceives as failure starts weighing heavily on his conscience. When he's unable to defeat Cyrax at Nitara's command and flees, Reptile (in an odd ''villainous'' variation of [[Heroic Self -Deprecation]]) starts beating himself up for being unable to carry out the wishes of another master.
* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]: In ''4'', '' Deadly Alliance'', and ''Armageddon''.
 
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* [[The Dragon]]: To Shang Tsung first, and to Shao Kahn later. He's literally a dragon-human hybrid, somehow...
* [[Goomba Stomp]]: His Leaping Stomp, an attack which is shared with the other four-armed characters of the series.
* [[Half -Human Hybrid]]
* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]: The only constant in his motive is his desire to do right by the Shokan race, and he will ally himself with whoever can provide them the best status. To wit: started out as Evil in the first ''Mortal Kombat'', then was more Neutral in ''MK4'', then turned Good at the end of ''MK4'' and ''Deadly Alliance'' (to the point of even making peace with Kung Lao over Goro's rivalry with Lao's ancestor; [[Yank the DogsDog's Chain|he's then killed by Noob Saibot]]) then back to Evil in ''Deception''.
* [[Hulk Speak]]: Averted, though when he refers to the humans he says "puny humans."
* [[Implacable Man]]
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** [[Lightning Bruiser]]: His original appearance.
* [[Monster Modesty]]: Subverted with his alt. in ''Deception'' and ''Armageddon'', which decks Goro out in armor and a shirt that covers most of his chest.
* [[Multi -Armed and Dangerous]]
** [[An Arm and A Leg]]: One of his fatalities has him using his four arms to rip off his opponent's limbs.
** [[Spin Attack]]: Goro's Spinning Slaps.
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* [[Dropped a Bridge On Him]]
* [[Energy Absorption]]: In later games, he can absorb part of his opponent's soul during a fight to restore his health.
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Rainbows]]: His Friendship in ''MKII''.
* [[Evil Genius]]: Of the ''MK3'' [[Five -Bad Band]].
* [[Evil Mentor]]: To Goro, the Shokan prince.
* [[Evil Sorcerer]]: One of the classic modern examples.
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* [[Killed Off for Real]]: {{spoiler|"Volunteered" his essence in ''9'''s story to Sindel by way of Shao Kahn to give the former a power boost. Ended up working pretty well since she went on a [[Curb Stomp Battle]] all over the Earthrealm heroes, though Shang Tsung does seem to be toast.}}
* [[Large Ham]]: Especially in the first movie.
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** There's also his behavior in ''MK9'''s story mode, especially after {{spoiler|he has his youth restored}}.
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** [[Ditto Fighter]]: A trademark of the character which [[Every Year They Fizzle Out|varies from continuity to continuity]].
* [[A Sinister Clue]]: Given his weapon style in later games, Shang would appear to be a lefty.
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]: In his younger form.
* [[Tournament Arc]]: He ''really likes'' these, to the point that, in MK Versus DCU, when he encounters Captain Marvel in the Netherrealm, he has his allies face off against Marvel one at a time, announcing results between rounds as if it were Arcade Mode ("Captain Marvel wins!").
* [[Unlimited Wardrobe]]: There's no better example in this franchise. Shang Tsung's "main" appearance has changed considerably from game to game, except in ''Armageddon'', which reutilized his ''Deadly Alliance'' model.
** [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]: After his rejuvenation.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?|What The Hell, Elder Gods?]]: For the atrocity of stealing a soul, Shang Tsung was condemned to... do it over and over again. Just to twist the knife, Shang doesn't give a crap about the souls he takes either, ''and'' it actually makes him more and more powerful. It's like condemning a murderer to a life as a [[Serial Killer]], and the murderer [[For the Evulz|enjoys killing]].
* [[Yellow Peril]]: In the original game, though it's balanced by the fact that the protagonist is also Chinese.
* [[Your Soul Is Mine]]: The [[Trope Namer]], and his iconic Fatality.
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* [[Doomed By Canon]]: His death is Liu Kang's motive to put Shang Tsung to rest.
* [[Finishing Stomp]]: How Shang Tsung finishes him.
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Chan or Chen?
* [[Your Soul Is Mine]]: As with pretty much all of Shang Tsung's victims in the movie, Chan suffers this fate. His form is used in a [[Shapeshifter Guilt Trip]] against Liu Kang during the final battle, but Liu Kang sees right through it.
 
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