Chinese clan
The game "" (1997) featured Scorpion as an unplayable boss character who appears twice. The game's story is a prologue to the original game, expanding on the elder Sub-Zero's backstory, Scorpion's backstory, and introducing the sorcerer Quan Chi. The game established Scorpion's real name and the name of his clan, cemented the Lin Kuei is a Chinese clan and its warriors don't consider themselves ninja, and explained the reason for Lin Kuei warriors and Shirai Ryu warriors wearing such similar costumes. According to the game's story, the Shirai Ryu was originally founded by the ninja Takeda, who served with the Lin Kuei before developing his own form of fighting and deciding to leave the clan. He kept the same basic uniform design for the Shirai Ryu but altered details and coloring.