Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat)
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At this point, the armies of Emperor Shao Kahn began an open invasion of Earthrealm. Sub-Zero was one of several mortals who's souls were spared by Kahn and thus was being hunted by his extermination squads. This brought about a greater moral consciousness within Sub-Zero who yearned to be a more honorable warrior. However, he was still being hunted by the cybernetic Lin Kuei assassins who lacked souls to steal who continued their programming to kill Sub-Zero. His first encounter was with his former friend Smoke who managed to overrode his programming and decided to help him defeat Cyrax and Sektor. He next battled Cyrax but rather then destroy his CPU, Sub-Zero reprogrammed him with the mission of hunting and killing Shao Kahn though instead he failed and left stranded in a desert. However, as a result of the battle, Smoke himself was lost and captured by Shao Kahn's troops who imprisoned him in Outworld to study him. Ultimately, Earthrealm's warriors were successful in defeatinh Shao Kahn's forces and were victorious which prevented the merger between Outworld and Earth returning the latter back to normal. | At this point, the armies of Emperor Shao Kahn began an open invasion of Earthrealm. Sub-Zero was one of several mortals who's souls were spared by Kahn and thus was being hunted by his extermination squads. This brought about a greater moral consciousness within Sub-Zero who yearned to be a more honorable warrior. However, he was still being hunted by the cybernetic Lin Kuei assassins who lacked souls to steal who continued their programming to kill Sub-Zero. His first encounter was with his former friend Smoke who managed to overrode his programming and decided to help him defeat Cyrax and Sektor. He next battled Cyrax but rather then destroy his CPU, Sub-Zero reprogrammed him with the mission of hunting and killing Shao Kahn though instead he failed and left stranded in a desert. However, as a result of the battle, Smoke himself was lost and captured by Shao Kahn's troops who imprisoned him in Outworld to study him. Ultimately, Earthrealm's warriors were successful in defeatinh Shao Kahn's forces and were victorious which prevented the merger between Outworld and Earth returning the latter back to normal. | ||
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| + | However, the Earthrealm was not free from danger as the fallen [[Elder Gods (Mortal Kombat)|Elder Gods]] [[Shinnok]] had risen from his home in the [[Netherrealm]] and sought to gain dominion over all existence. To that end, Sub-Zero was one of the warriors summoned by Raiden to defend Earthrealm. To honor his dead brother, Sub-Zero wore his siblings uniform and informed others of what his brother had done in his battle against Shinnok. However, danger stalked Sub-Zero as the sorceror [[Quan Chi]] convinced Scorpion that the younger Sub-Zero was involved in the destruction of the Shirai Ryu clan. Thus, the supernatural spectres attentions were focused on slaying Sub-Zero with the two fighting in [[Goro]'s Lair. Scorpion gained the advantage and defeated Sub-Zero and was about to kill him for his ''"crimes"'' when Sub-Zero revealed that the Lin Kuei were not involved in the murder. It was then that Quan Chi revealed that it was he who was involved in the act and attempted to send Scorpion back to the Netherrealm but the spectre charged at Quan Chi sending them both to that infernal realm. Thus it seemed that the vendetta between Scorpion and Sub-Zero had ended. | ||
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| + | Returning back to his home, he learnt that the cyborg Sektor had assassinated the Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei in attempt to gain leadership of the clan. This resulted in a duel between Sub-Zero and Sektor, with the icy warrior knowing the kind of threat the cyborg posed. Ultimately, Sub-Zero was successful in defeating him though Sektor managed to escape thus leaving Sub-Zero the new Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei. Into his possession also came the '''Dragon Medallion''' which enhanced his powers and somewhat altered his appearance. Being the leader of the feared assassin clan, Sub-Zero moved their headquarters to Articka in order to ensure that their training was not to be disrupted and attempted to turn them into a force for good. He taught his students not only formidable fighting techniques but the value of life as well in an attempt to turn them into wisened warriors rather then mindless assassins. | ||
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| + | Set after the first Mortal Kombat Tournament and thus making Sub-Zero still a member of the old Lin Keui order. With the merger between the two universes beginning due to the unintentional creation of [[Dark Kahn]], Sub-Zero's Lin Kuei home was partially placed within that of the [[Fortress of Solitude]]. Meeting [[Superman]], Sub-Zero challenged the warrior by turning him into ice and trapping him. Sensing a dire threat facing the realms, his Lin Kuei master informed Sub-Zero to find Quan Chi and sent him to meet the thunder god Raiden. Though respectful of the thunder god, Raiden still remembered the dark nature of the elder Sub-Zero and battled him; a battle that Sub-Zero won. Raiden then agreed to help Sub-Zero and informed him of the state of the realms with the merger between the two universes. | ||
===Movie continuity=== | ===Movie continuity=== | ||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
===Personality and attributes=== | ===Personality and attributes=== | ||
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| + | According to Mortal Kombat vs DC, Sub-Zero was aware of his brothers darker nature and stated that he did not possess his mindset. Furthermore, he held a type of respect for the thunder god Raiden. | ||
===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
Being descended from the Outworld of Cryomancers who held a great deal of control over ice. He was capable of using this ability to shoot blasts of deep freeze capable of temporarily freezing his opponents upon the first hit. This left them vulnerable for a second attack. In addition to this, he had the ability to freezing the ground to slide and slam into his enemies. He was also capable of directing his ice onto the floor which left the floor in a state where his enemies would lose their balance by slipping. He was also capable of leaving an icy statue behind with whoever touching it being frozen temporarily. A variant of this power allowed him to turn into ice which hardened his body making him more durable against attacks. Furthermore, he was capable of firing ice into the sky which showered back onto his opponent and froze them. A more unique ability was the capacity to turn into ice, fall onto the ground and reappear elsewhere in order to attack his opponent which served as a form of teleportation power. | Being descended from the Outworld of Cryomancers who held a great deal of control over ice. He was capable of using this ability to shoot blasts of deep freeze capable of temporarily freezing his opponents upon the first hit. This left them vulnerable for a second attack. In addition to this, he had the ability to freezing the ground to slide and slam into his enemies. He was also capable of directing his ice onto the floor which left the floor in a state where his enemies would lose their balance by slipping. He was also capable of leaving an icy statue behind with whoever touching it being frozen temporarily. A variant of this power allowed him to turn into ice which hardened his body making him more durable against attacks. Furthermore, he was capable of firing ice into the sky which showered back onto his opponent and froze them. A more unique ability was the capacity to turn into ice, fall onto the ground and reappear elsewhere in order to attack his opponent which served as a form of teleportation power. | ||
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| + | His powers were said to have been enhanced by the possession of the '''Dragon Medallion''' which made him much stronger with the ability to create weapons made out of ice to use in combat against his enemies. This showed a far greater level of control over the medallion as Frost was frozen solid when she took possession of it. | ||
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| + | According to Mortal Kombat vs DC, Sub-Zero appeared to have been a skilled tracker and was capable of tracing the nether energy generated by Scorpion allowing him to follow his trail. It was also noted that Raiden commented on him being stronger then his older brother. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 09:48, 10 December 2008
Sub-Zero was a male character that featured in the Mortal Kombat series.
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Biography
Game Continuity
The boy known as Sub-Zero was the son of a Chinese father and a Caucasian American mother. His father was a secret operative of the clan who was sent to the United States. He had two brothers and a single sister. However, his father went against his mother's wishes by taking his sons with him to China where the two were to be trained in the footsteps of their father. Thus, the elder and younger Sub-Zero joined the clan officially while their mother and sister remained in the United States.
When he grew up into a warrior, he learnt of his brothers failure in assassinating Shang Tsung in the first Mortal Kombat Tournament. Furthermore, the elder Sub-Zero was killed at the hands of the hellish wraith Scorpion. The younger Sub-Zero was dispatched by the clan with his close friend Smoke to Outworld to complete their new assignment when the second Mortal Kombat Tournament was announced. However, Sub-Zero discovered that the undead warrior Scorpion was continuing his vendetta against his brother by attacking him as he believed that the warrior he thought he killed had infact survived. Scorpion learnt that Sub-Zero was infact the brother of the elders after his defeat in the Mortal Kombat Tournament. After this event, Scorpion swore not to harm him. Sub-Zero's mission against Shang Tsung was unsuccessful but he managed to aid Liu Kang, Raiden and their allies against Shao Kahn.
Sub-Zero and returned back to Earthrealm empty handed and came at a time when the Lin Kuei developed the means to improve their warriors by undergoing a process that turned them into cybernetic assassins. The Grandmaster of the clan chose four of his warriors for the process which were to be Cyrax, Sektor, Smoke and Sub-Zero himself. The first two had undergone the process which horrified Smoke and Sub-Zero who decided to flee. In their escape attempt, Smoke was captured and forcibly transformed whilst Sub-Zero himself was declared a traitor to the clan and hunted down. This was because Sub-Zero had broken the Lin Keui codes of honor and resulted in the cybernetic Cyrax, Sektor and Smoke being sent to terminate their former comrade. Sub-Zero also recieved a vision from the thunder god Raiden about a new threat that was going to fall upon Earthrealm.
At this point, the armies of Emperor Shao Kahn began an open invasion of Earthrealm. Sub-Zero was one of several mortals who's souls were spared by Kahn and thus was being hunted by his extermination squads. This brought about a greater moral consciousness within Sub-Zero who yearned to be a more honorable warrior. However, he was still being hunted by the cybernetic Lin Kuei assassins who lacked souls to steal who continued their programming to kill Sub-Zero. His first encounter was with his former friend Smoke who managed to overrode his programming and decided to help him defeat Cyrax and Sektor. He next battled Cyrax but rather then destroy his CPU, Sub-Zero reprogrammed him with the mission of hunting and killing Shao Kahn though instead he failed and left stranded in a desert. However, as a result of the battle, Smoke himself was lost and captured by Shao Kahn's troops who imprisoned him in Outworld to study him. Ultimately, Earthrealm's warriors were successful in defeatinh Shao Kahn's forces and were victorious which prevented the merger between Outworld and Earth returning the latter back to normal.
However, the Earthrealm was not free from danger as the fallen Elder Gods Shinnok had risen from his home in the Netherrealm and sought to gain dominion over all existence. To that end, Sub-Zero was one of the warriors summoned by Raiden to defend Earthrealm. To honor his dead brother, Sub-Zero wore his siblings uniform and informed others of what his brother had done in his battle against Shinnok. However, danger stalked Sub-Zero as the sorceror Quan Chi convinced Scorpion that the younger Sub-Zero was involved in the destruction of the Shirai Ryu clan. Thus, the supernatural spectres attentions were focused on slaying Sub-Zero with the two fighting in [[Goro]'s Lair. Scorpion gained the advantage and defeated Sub-Zero and was about to kill him for his "crimes" when Sub-Zero revealed that the Lin Kuei were not involved in the murder. It was then that Quan Chi revealed that it was he who was involved in the act and attempted to send Scorpion back to the Netherrealm but the spectre charged at Quan Chi sending them both to that infernal realm. Thus it seemed that the vendetta between Scorpion and Sub-Zero had ended.
Returning back to his home, he learnt that the cyborg Sektor had assassinated the Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei in attempt to gain leadership of the clan. This resulted in a duel between Sub-Zero and Sektor, with the icy warrior knowing the kind of threat the cyborg posed. Ultimately, Sub-Zero was successful in defeating him though Sektor managed to escape thus leaving Sub-Zero the new Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei. Into his possession also came the Dragon Medallion which enhanced his powers and somewhat altered his appearance. Being the leader of the feared assassin clan, Sub-Zero moved their headquarters to Articka in order to ensure that their training was not to be disrupted and attempted to turn them into a force for good. He taught his students not only formidable fighting techniques but the value of life as well in an attempt to turn them into wisened warriors rather then mindless assassins.
MK vs DC
Set after the first Mortal Kombat Tournament and thus making Sub-Zero still a member of the old Lin Keui order. With the merger between the two universes beginning due to the unintentional creation of Dark Kahn, Sub-Zero's Lin Kuei home was partially placed within that of the Fortress of Solitude. Meeting Superman, Sub-Zero challenged the warrior by turning him into ice and trapping him. Sensing a dire threat facing the realms, his Lin Kuei master informed Sub-Zero to find Quan Chi and sent him to meet the thunder god Raiden. Though respectful of the thunder god, Raiden still remembered the dark nature of the elder Sub-Zero and battled him; a battle that Sub-Zero won. Raiden then agreed to help Sub-Zero and informed him of the state of the realms with the merger between the two universes.
Movie continuity
Background
Personality and attributes
According to Mortal Kombat vs DC, Sub-Zero was aware of his brothers darker nature and stated that he did not possess his mindset. Furthermore, he held a type of respect for the thunder god Raiden.
Powers and abilities
Being descended from the Outworld of Cryomancers who held a great deal of control over ice. He was capable of using this ability to shoot blasts of deep freeze capable of temporarily freezing his opponents upon the first hit. This left them vulnerable for a second attack. In addition to this, he had the ability to freezing the ground to slide and slam into his enemies. He was also capable of directing his ice onto the floor which left the floor in a state where his enemies would lose their balance by slipping. He was also capable of leaving an icy statue behind with whoever touching it being frozen temporarily. A variant of this power allowed him to turn into ice which hardened his body making him more durable against attacks. Furthermore, he was capable of firing ice into the sky which showered back onto his opponent and froze them. A more unique ability was the capacity to turn into ice, fall onto the ground and reappear elsewhere in order to attack his opponent which served as a form of teleportation power.
His powers were said to have been enhanced by the possession of the Dragon Medallion which made him much stronger with the ability to create weapons made out of ice to use in combat against his enemies. This showed a far greater level of control over the medallion as Frost was frozen solid when she took possession of it.
According to Mortal Kombat vs DC, Sub-Zero appeared to have been a skilled tracker and was capable of tracing the nether energy generated by Scorpion allowing him to follow his trail. It was also noted that Raiden commented on him being stronger then his older brother.
Notes
- According to Ed Boon, the character was originally going to be called Tundra.
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