Shao Kahn

Emperor Shao Kahn is the main antagonist of the Mortal Kombat series. He appeared in the 27th episode of Death Battle, Shao Kahn VS M. Bison, where he fought against M. Bison from the Street Fighter series. He returned for the 152nd episode, Akuma VS Shao Kahn, where he fought against Akuma from the Street Fighter series.
==History==
Shao Kahn the Konquerer was originally chosen by the Elder Gods to be guardian of the bleak realm of Outworld. Instead, he became the chief advisor to the Dragon King Onaga, who planned to wage konquest upon the realms, taking them over one by one. Eventually, Shao Kahn poisoned Onaga, as he stood no chance against him in direct kombat. He then took control of the Dragon King's empire and continued his takeover of realms, including the most respected and powerful realm of Edenia. His konquest of Earthrealm, however, failed and resulted in his own demise. But Kahn would return time and time again, stronger and deadlier, yearning to obtain ultimate power and konquer every realm in existence.
==Death Battle Info==
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===Background===
*Full Name: Emperor Shao Kahn the Konqueror
*Age: Over 10,000 years
*Height: 218 cm / 7'2"
*Weight: 181 kg / 400 lbs
*Occupation: Emperor of Outworld
*Former ambassador of Elder Gods
*Fighting styles: Tai Tsu, Lui He
===Arsenal===
*Wrath Hammer
**Can be summoned from thin air
**Far larger than real mauls
**Requires superhuman strength to wield
**Sometimes used as throwing weapon
*Sword of Shao Kahn
**Only seen in that crappy TV show
===Sorcery===
*Minor telekinesis
*Brainwashing
*Teleportation
*Can summon weapons
*Creates energy weapons
*Soul manipulation
===Move Set===
*Charging Spikes
*Upward Shoulder
*Light Spear
*Explosive Ball
*Mystic Choke
*Emperor's Shield
*Eye Beams
*Soulnado
|-|Akuma VS Shao Kahn=
===Background===
*Height: 7'2" | 218 cm
*Weight: 400 lbs | 181 kg
*Age: Over 10,000 years
*Emperor of Outworld
*Former advisor to Onaga
*Addicted to taunting opponents
*Original announcer for Mortal Kombat
===Martial Arts & Sorcery===
*Emperor's Shield
*Fireball
*Merciless Spear
*Mystic Choke
*Shoulder Charge
*Soulnado
*Soul Manipluation
*Wrath Hammer
*Fatalities
===Feats===
*Conquered hundreds of realms
*Effortlessly stole Shang Tsung's souls
*Mastered numerous martial arts
*Survived impalement by Liu Kang
*Temporarily merged Earthrealm & Outworld
*Withstood a blast from the Elder Gods
*Won the Battle of Armageddon
*Defeated Raiden, Liu Kang, Blaze, Kotal Khan
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==Cameo Appearances==
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Shao Kahn appears in the background of Black Canary VS Sindel, where he can be seen sitting on his throne, watching the tournament and announcing the fight.
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==Quotes==
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*"You dare interrupt my tournament? Another fool seeking my throne?"
*"You will die!"
*"Is that your best? Weak, pathetic, foo—"
*"Your soul is mine."
*"Feel the wrath... of SHAO KAHN!!"
*"Flawless Victory!"
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==Gallery==
===Appearance===
Shao Kahn.gif|Sprite used in Death Battle(From Mortal Kombat II)
Shao Kahn MK11.png|3D model used in Death Battle(From Mortal Kombat 11)
Shao Kahn cameo.png|Cameo in Black Canary VS Sindel(Sprite by chuchoryu)
===Arsenal and Abilities===
Wrath Hammer.png|Wrath Hammer
Kahn Spear.jpg|Lance
Shao Kahn's Helmet.jpg|Helmet
Shao kahn green arrow.png|Light Spear
Zvy5o2wrj2z31.png|Shoulder Charge
Kahn fireball.gif|Fireball
Emperor's shield.gif|Emperor's Shield
Shao Kahn Telekinesis.gif|Telekinesis
Shao kills Shang.gif|Soul Steal
Soulnado zoomed in.gif|Soulnado
Kahn Eye lasers.png|Eye Beams
Shao-kahn-mortal-kombat-ability.gif|Portal Creation
Shao Kahn mobile x ray.gif|It's Official X-Ray
RIEVbS.gif|Double Down Fatality
1550992633 jr5wUA.gif|Home Run Fatality
==Trivia==
*Shao Kahn is the fourth non-DC Warner character to appear, after Shang Tsung, Raiden, and Lion-O, and with the next 28 being Sektor, Scorpion, The Meta, Agent Carolina, Sonya Blade, Sub-Zero, Samurai Jack, Ben Tennyson, Johnny Cage, Sindel, Goro, Sarge, Dick Simmons, Dexter Grif, Franklin Delano Donut, Lopez the Heavy, Leonard L. Church, Lavernius Tucker, Agent Texas, Sheila, Michael J. Caboose, Steven Universe, Jason Voorhees, Scooby-Doo, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Rick Sanchez, Wile E. Coyote, and Tom Cat.
**He is the first non-DC Warner character to win, with the next 11 being Scorpion, Agent Carolina, Sonya Blade, Sub-Zero, Samurai Jack, Leonard L. Church, Lavernius Tucker, Agent Texas, Sheila, Michael J. Caboose, and Jason Voorhees.
**He is the third Mortal Kombat character to appear, after Shang Tsung and Raiden, and with the next seven being Sektor, Scorpion, Sonya Blade, Sub-Zero, Johnny Cage, Sindel, and Goro.
***He is the first Mortal Kombat character to win, with the next three being Scorpion, Sonya Blade, and Sub-Zero.
*Shao Kahn and his second opponent are the 28th and 29th returning combatants, after Leonardo, Batman, Boba Fett, Samus Aran, Son Goku, Superman, Charizard, Shadow the Hedgehog, Deadpool, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man, Captain Marvel, Tommy Oliver, Ganondorf, Red Ranger, Venom, The Hulk, Lex Luthor, Doctor Doom, Link, Cloud Strife, and Iron Man, and with the next 14 being Vegeta, Raiden, Darth Vader, Raven, Guts, Omni-Man, Bowser, Doctor Eggman, Kratos, Master Chief, Doom Slayer, Aang, Pikachu, and Godzilla.
**He and his second opponent are the 15th and 16th returning winners, after Leonardo, Samus Aran, Superman, Deadpool, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Batman, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ganondorf, Wonder Woman, Venom, Doctor Doom, Link, and Iron Man, and with the next eight being Vegeta, Raiden, Raven, Guts, Omni-Man, Master Chief, Aang, and Godzilla.
***He is the seventh winner to win, after Leonardo, Samus Aran, Superman, Wonder Woman, Doctor Doom, and Iron Man, and with the next three being Thor Odinson, Raven, and Omni-Man.
*Shao Kahn is the fifth combatant to be voiced by Gianni Matragrano, after Lex Luthor, Sweet Tooth, Nathan Drake, and Batman, and with the next two being Satoru Gojo and Columbo.
**He is the first combatant voiced by him to win, with the next one being Satoru Gojo.
*Shao Kahn was unofficially the original fight announcer for Death Battle, as the "FIGHT" voice clip used in Season 1 was from Mortal Kombat II, which was contextualized in-game as being from Kahn.
**Ironically, Kahn would debut on the show one episode after they replaced his announcer clip.
**He would technically reprise the role of announcer during Black Canary VS Sindel, even doing so after they retired the fight announcement altogether.
==External Links==
*Shao Kahn on Wikipedia
*Shao Kahn on the Mortal Kombat Wiki
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