Mortal Kombat 2/Characters: Difference between revisions

{{quote|Upon dying, Sub-Zero V's soul was corrupted and he became a wraith named Noob Saibot. He lost his ice abilities but gained a new power: the ability to control darkness. Under his new identity, he served Shinnok as the head of the Brotherhood of Shadows for a time. He mainly played the role of observer until Shinnok's apparent demise in ''4'', which caused the Brotherhood to disband. He made a triumphant return when he nearly killed Goro under the servitude of Shao Kahn during ''Deadly Alliance'', but after Shao Kahn (apparently) died, his role shifted to observer again until ''Deception'', where he finds Smoke in one of Kahn's old prisons. He reactivates Smoke and reprograms him into servitude. He now aspires to enslave the Netherrealm under his iron rule by assembling a new Brotherhood of Shadows.}}

 

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* [[Back from the Dead]]

** [[Drunk on the Dark Side]]: Mostly because he now lacks any positive qualities he had in life, but Noob most certainly does not lament this change. He instead revels in it, going as far to state in ''9'' that his new form and allegiance to Quan Chi suits his purpose.

** [[The Undead]]

* [[Bonus Boss]]: {{spoiler|Klassic Noob}} in "The Cathedral" in ''9''.

* [[Cain and Abel]]: He's the Cain to Kuai Liang's (the younger Sub-Zero) Abel.

* [[Casting a Shadow]]

* [[Charlie Brown From Outta Town]]: His first appearance in ''[[Mortal Kombat 9]]'' has him wearing his alt. costume, which is ''exactly the same as Sub-Zero's alt.'' (i.e. the same one shown during the island tournament), [[Paint It Black|only black]]. How Kung Lao, who was present at said tournament, is unable to recognize him is unknown (although he does remark that Noob seems familiar somehow).

* [[Fallen Hero]]

* [[Flechette Storm]]: Used as a Fatality in both ''4'' and ''Deception'' (in the former, it was directly lifted from Reiko) and as a special in both ''Deception'' and ''Armageddon'', both via shuriken (the [[Weapon of Choice]] for members of the Brotherhood of Shadows).

* [[Half the Man He Used To Be]]: Both of his fatalities in ''9'' involve severing the opponent in two—one horizontally, the other vertically. Additionally, his ''Deception'' ending has him and Smoke killing Sub-Zero in a manner not unlike that of his "Make a Wish" Fatality from ''9''.

* [[Invisibility]]: Had this ability as a special in ''Deception'' and ''Armageddon''.

* [[Irony]]: He ends up serving the very same forces he fought adamantly against in his past life.

* [[Kick the Dog]]: You could say that he does this to all of his former allies, but Smoke and his little brother ([[Hero Worshipper|who once adored him]] and originally sought to avenge him) get the short end of the stick. He even tells {{spoiler|Cyber}} Sub-Zero this in ''9'':

{{quote|''"We share blood. We are'' not ''brothers."''}}

* [[Made of Evil]]: Having been stripped of his humanity, Noob Saibot might just be the most malicious character in the series. At least the other villains ''choose'' to be evil; Noob simply ''is''.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: His name is both "Boon" and "Tobias" spelt [[Sdrawkcab Name|backwards]], after developers Ed Boon and John Tobias. Note that Tobias leaving Midway has nothing to do with "Saibot" being removed in gameplay for ''Deception'' and ''Armageddon''.

* [[Monochromatic Eyes]]

* [[Paint It Black]]: His body, skin and outfit alike, is pitch black (excluding ''Deception'', where his default costume gives him normal-colored pigmentation; his regular and alt. outfits would be swapped around in ''Armageddon''). Played straighter with his alt. in ''9'', which is the same as Sub-Zero's alt. in that game (supposed to represent Noob himself while he was still human), only black.

* [[Sinister Scythe]]: In ''[[Mortal Kombat 4]]''.

* [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: With Smoke in ''Deception''.