Warrior Shrine

The Warrior Shrine is a shrine dedicated to honor the contestants of the tenth Mortal Kombat Tournament, which would have been Shang Tsung's ultimate victory if he had it. The warriors in the shrine are (in order): Scorpion/Sub-Zero, Johnny Cage, Kano, Goro (in the center being the Grand Champion), Liu Kang, Raiden, and Sonya Blade. This area is also commonly referred to as "The Hall of Statues".
It first appeared in the original Mortal Kombat, located on Shang Tsung's Island, and then again in Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, located in the Wu Shi Academy (this newer location may be non-canon, however). In the introduction of Mortal Kombat II, it is revealed that the Warrior Shrine is the area where the final battle between Liu Kang and Shang Tsung took place, as we can see the Shaolin monk delivering his Flying Kick to the sorcerer in this exact location.
In Shaolin Monks, a fight with the secret character Ermac will ensue if the player inspects the ninja statue three times, and - in the later discovered Endurance mode - the shrine is also where the player fights all four ninja characters (Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Ermac, and Reptile). In this battle, the statues can be destroyed for a medium health full.
The shrine appears as an area in the Mortal Kombat 11 Krypt and in the game’s story mode.
== Trivia ==
* Along with Palace Gates, The Warrior Shrine is the only stage from the original MK that didn't return in MK 2011, instead being replaced by Shang Tsung's Garden.
* In the Sega Genesis version, there are two ninja statues, one replacing the Liu Kang statue.
== Theme songs ==
The Warrior Shrine (Paul Unfaces remix)
Warrior Shrine (MK1, SNES)
Warrior Shrine (MK1, Arcade)
Warrior Shrine (MK11)
== A Date and a Destiny ==
The Warrior Shrine was first brought up as Fujin made an ultimatum with Kung Lao. That if he wanted to know more of the upcoming threat and why he wanted to find the Champion, he should meet him there. Soon enough he did, and Lao became Fujin's promising pupil.
== Return of the Dragon King ==
The Warrior Shrine was featured in a flashback by Aiko while she and Kenshi were battling Ermac. He disguised himself as the ninja to the far left of all the displays after Liu and Lao were able to find the secretive switch designed for the gifted Shaolin. A monk was concerned of the intrusion and by the time Lao examined the sus statue, Ermac attacked! Lao took on the offensive while Liu distracted the stone illusion of Johnny. Ermac's lethal soul kinesis was able to lift Lao along with two enormous limestone slabs. Liu came to his aid as soon as the doppelganger was shattered, and with crackerjack thinking, Ermac was hit directly by one of the slabs, then squashed by the other. The monks maintained the safety of the shrine!
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