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''Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero'' is a [[Beat'Em Up]] [[Spin-Off]] of the ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' [[Fighting Game]] series, developed by Midway Games and released in 1997 for USA and in 1998 for Europe. Canonically, the events of this game are set before those of [[Mortal Kombat (video game)|the first game]]. (Andand, by proxy, ''[[Mortal Kombat 9]]'').
 
As the name implies, it features [[An Ice Person|Sub-Zero]] in his quest to stop [[Evil Sorcerer|Quan Chi]], who wants to retrieve an [[MacGuffin|amulet]] which would revive [[God of Evil|Shinnok]]. It also introduced (and [[Retcon|retconned]]) several characters who would later appear in [[Fighting Game]] installments such as the aforementioned Sub-Zero, Quan Chi, and Shinnok as well as Sub-Zero's rival [[Kill It with Fire|Scorpion]], Sub-Zero's clan Lin Kuei, and [[Amazon Brigade|the demonnesses Sareena, Kia and Jataaka]]. Other characters which are featured in the game are [[Physical God|Physical Gods]] [[Shock and Awe|Raiden]] and [[Blow You Away|Fujin]].
 
This game explained a lot of the backstory in the [[Mortal Kombat]] universe, such as the Scorpion/Sub-Zero rivalry, the events which led to ''[[Mortal Kombat 4]]'' onward, and how Sub-Zero started on the path to {{spoiler|becoming Noob Saibot}}.
 
[[Spin-Off]]-wise, it's followed by ''[[Mortal Kombat: Special Forces]]'' and ''[[Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks]]''.
 
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* [[Ascended Extra]]: Sareena.
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: Sub-Zero defeats not one but FOUR elemental gods in the Temple. Your fight with Shinnok counts as well, if you decide to stay after grabbing the amulet.
* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: For all the ''Mortal Kombat 4'' characters present in the game and Sareena.
* [[Easy Mode Mockery]]: On Easy Mode, the game ends after Subbie completes the elemental temples.
* [[Everything Trying to Kill You]]
* [[False Innocence Trick]]: If Sub-Zero decides to spare Hanzo!Scorpion in the first level, while imprisoned in the Netherrealm, he will meet {{spoiler|Shinnok}} in his prison cell, instead of Wraith!Scorpion. He claims that he's an unjustly imprisoned soul like Sub-Zero and notes that he's playing Raiden's "game" for the time being. His manipulation of Sub-Zero indirectly helps {{spoiler|his own escape from the Netherrealm}} [[Mortal Kombat 4|several years later]].
* [[Gaiden Game]]: Typical MK''Mortal Kombat'' gameplay applied to a [[Beat'Em Up]].
* [[Giant Mook]]: Hulk Monks.
* [[Guide Dang It]]:
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** The final battle with Shinnok is even worse, since it involves a combination that must be timed ''perfectly''.
* [[Insistent Terminology]]: Quan Chi's use of the word "ninja" to refer to Sub-Zero, a Lin Kuei, specifically done as a form of mockery once he sees it annoys him.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: Shinnok after you take his amulet.
* [[Nintendo Hard]]: Earth God and Prison Guard/Warden fight? hope you can use Sub-Zero's Slide move.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: Shinnok after you take his amulet.
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: {{spoiler|Sareena, except that was [[Retcon|retconned]] into being a [[Disney Death]].}}.
* [[RPG Elements]]: A small inventory. Sub-Zero can carry a determinate amount of items, and if he fills it, he needs to use or drop something in order to take the new item. This includes keys.
* [[Smashing Hallway Traps of Doom]]: And how!
* [[Super Drowning Skills]]: Sub-Zero can't swim, as the water puzzle shows.
* [[Video Game Caring Potential]]: If you spare Sareena, {{spoiler|she'll have a [[Heel Face Turn]] and help Sub-Zero in the battle with Quan Chi}}.
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: Sareena.
* [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]]: Huzzah! You've acquired the amulet! ...Only five levels in? Sorry, guys, completion doesn't come that quickly.
 
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