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He lives and dies for Avatar: The Last Airbender. Scorpion returned for Mortal Kombat: Armageddon , naturally, since the game brought back every single character who had ever appeared in the series. Scorpion was once again a bad guy.
Apparently, the Elder Gods agreed to pay him back for his efforts by resurrecting his dead ninja clan…only they brought them back as soulless zombies. That was enough to get him to fight on the evil side with everyone from Kano to Shao Kahn. In this timeline, Scorpion died for good after getting a frozen sword lodged into his back during a gigantic battle royal between every character in the series. In , we got the non-canon Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe , a game presumably created in response to the popularity of the Marvel vs.
Capcom series. Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe was the final installment developed by Midway, which went under shortly after. Warner Bros. Not bad.
This release took place at the end of Armageddon and involved a time-travel plotline where Raiden attempted to alter the events of the first three games.
That meant a Mortal Kombat that was mostly the same, a Mortal Kombat II that was relatively different, and a Mortal Kombat 3 that was completely off the rails. Not too much changed with Scorpion. Scorpion never made his temporary peace with Sub-Zero as he did in the original timeline. In the end, Scorpion killed the demon Trigon and took over his army, intent on ruling over this alternate Earth. In , we got Mortal Kombat X and a prequel comic of the same name. He was befriended by the blind swordsman Kenshi, who helped convince him to move forward.
Scorpion rebuilt the Shirai Ryu from the ground up, mainly bringing in those who lost loved ones to the war against Shinnok. Kenshi discovered that he had a long-lost son and, as a way to protect him from his enemies, had Scorpion raise him.
Distraught, Scorpion dedicated himself to hunting down and murdering the sorcerer. He succeeded and, sweet Jesus, was it cathartic to watch. Scorpion was once again shamed and dedicated himself to following Raiden as penance. The incident inspired his younger, demonic self to switch sides and join the heroes. Cetrion killed all of the other Elder Gods, choosing familial loyalty over morality. Sub-Zero caught up to him years later and cut his guts out with a katana. It was an animated retelling of the first 20 minutes or so of the movie, but with more flashbacks and plenty of iffy animations.
The present day stuff was 2D and hand-drawn while the flashbacks were all done in primitive 3D. Scorpion got to throw his spear once in each animation style.
In 3D, when facing Sub-Zero, he straight-up missed. Scorpion descends to the Netherrealm, rather than a less hellish afterlife, because of his life of killing and his unfinished, violent business with Bi-Han. This restless, bloody legacy keeps him going, searching for a way to gain his revenge.
In this quest, Scorpion learns to control the fires of Hell, transforming from Hanzo into the warrior known as Scorpion. While not explicitly tied in to any one particular mythology, that story pulls inspiration from many spiritual beliefs wherein souls with unfinished business are unable to rest and may become violent in the afterlife.
Spending centuries trying to exact revenge on a cryomancing ninja is probably draining. It weighs heavy on the body, mind and soul. Just like in the game story, he gets his vengeance. But this movie being an adaptation means they have no real reason to skew so closely to the game storylines. Their story will almost certainly be a major part of the next movie if they make a sequel.
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