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* Sub-Zero from ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' is the only character who is present and playable in every fighting game in the series, and is present in every spin-off except for ''[[Mortal Kombat: Special Forces|Mortal Kombat Special Forces]]''. He was also the main character in ''[[Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero]]'', and he has made cameos in other [[Midway Games]] titles such as ''MLB Slugfest''.
** For a while, even he was upstaged by Goro, who created an amazing amount of buzz for a game ''he wasn't even in''. No, he was not in ''[[Mortal Kombat 2]]''. Any version. At all. No, that didn't prevent a kajillion hours of speculation about whether he was alive, where he could be, what exactly happened to him after ''[[Mortal Kombat (video game)|Mortal Kombat 1]]'', whether Shao Kahn knew about him, etc. When he did finally return, in ''[[Mortal Kombat 4]]'', he was given given a superstar's welcome-back and placed front and center on the cover art, despite the fact that he had virtually no story to speak of and no connection to Shinnok's scheme whatsoever.
** It should be noted that there are actually ''[[Legacy Character|two]]'' Sub-Zeroes: the older brother Bi-Han and the younger brother Kuai Liang. The former was the Sub-Zero present in ''Mythologies'' and the first game, only to be killed by Scorpion at the end of ''MK1'' and turn into Noob Saibot in ''MK2''. His younger brother took up his mantle in the same game as Noob's debut. To date, Noob has only been missing from the roster in ''[[Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance]]'', while Sub-Zero has been a series mainstay since ''MK2''. It should be noted that the younger Sub-Zero was the ''only'' member of the ''Trilogy'' hero gang (i.e. Liu Kang, Raiden, Kitana, Kung Lao, Cage, Sonya, and Jax) to ''not'' be killed off by the time ''DA'' was over.
** And speaking of Scorpion... you guessed it. It doesn't hurt that he's not only Ed Boon's favorite character, but a fan-favorite for many. He and (Younger) Sub-Zero have become the series' [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]], usually receiving top-billing or spots on the covers despite having minimal ties to the overall plot. The only exception was in ''[[Mortal Kombat: Deception]]'', where the Elder Gods made Scorpion into their Champion to deal with the threat of Onaga.
*** It has gone beyond top-billing: Scorpion's the logo mascot for Netherrealm Studios.
* ''[[Silent Hill]]'': Pyramid Head, after his popularity in ''[[Silent Hill 2]]'', was put in [[Silent Hill (film)|the movie]]. He appears in two scenes. He serves no real purpose other than fanservice and to be scary as hell.
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