Shao Kahn (Second Timeline)

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==Summary==
Emperor of Outworld. For millennia, Shao Kahn dominated the realms, rapidly expanding his Empire by conquest. But when he set out to claim Earthrealm, he was blocked by the rules of Mortal Kombat. Deterred but determined, Shao Kahn demands absolute victory.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | At least 
Key: Base | Amped with Souls
Name: Shao Kahn
Origin: Mortal Kombat
Gender: Male
Age: Over tens of thousands of years old. Has a naturally long lifespan but can sustain himself with souls.
Classification: Outworlder, Warlord, Kahn of Outworld (former)
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Martial Arts (Despite being known as a brutish fighter, Shao Kahn seems to have some form of footwork while fighting with his hammer, implying that he has a degree of fighting skills. Also uses wrestling techniques), Weapon Mastery (Skilled in wielding his hammer and spear), Acrobatics (Can leap forward for several meters), Magic (Implied to have great knowledge on sorcery, including Skarlet's blood magik, but he isn't seen using them as he usually prefers hand-to-hand combat), Longevity (Outworlders have naturally long lifespans), Regeneration (Low-Mid over time. Healed from Liu Kang's fist going through his chest but needed Quan Chi to accelerate his recovery), Can interact with his past self, but will share with it irreparable damage and death (As shown throughout MK11), Social Influencing, Energy Manipulation (Most of his attacks possess a green colored aura, which is the magic that he uses to boost the move speed of his attacks [and in turn increase their impact]. He can also shoot scorching, energy beams from his hands), Soul Manipulation (Shao Kahn is an unparalleled master of soul magic, even the likes of Shang Tsung hoped to surpass his emperor's magic with his own. Besides draining and consuming many souls at once while receiving their benefits (bonus strength, memories/knowledge, health replenishment, etc.), he can fuse the souls of others to create a singular being that's under his control), Weapon Creation (Can create energy spears out of thin air), Weapon Control (Can summon the Wrath Hammer out of thin air. As of MK11, he summons his spear [which is now a physical weapon] rather than creating it), Summoning (Can summon his Dark Priests to enchant his weapon and assist him in kombat), Telekinesis (Likely a side effect of him gaining so much souls, Shao Kahn has the ability to manipulate opponents and objects from a short distance), Portal Creation (After claiming his right to merge realms via winning ten MK tournaments or simply breaking their rules, he may summon a green portal to travel to the realm that he wishes to claim. Also uses it to summon the bones and skulls of his enemies, simply for the heck of it), Power Bestowal (Responsible for giving Skarlet her powers and strengthening Sindel with Shang Tsung's souls, while giving her the ability to drain souls as a side effect), Resistance to Soul Manipulation and Mind Manipulation (Trapped inside him are the many souls that he has consumed, likely numbering in the millions or billions. Ermac, who has a larger amount of souls in him, was able to resist Takeda's attempts to read his mind due to the latter being unable to telepathically read all of them at once, so Shao Kahn should scale to this feat)
Attack Potency: Large Building level+ (Temporarily killed Geras, smashing his head into pulp with the Wrath Hammer. Fought against Liu Kang and defeated him in the Aftermath story before crushing his legs with the Wrath Hammer. Fought White Revenant Kitana and easily sent her flying with his hammer) | At least Large Building level+ (Multiplied his power after consuming many souls, fought against Raiden who was possessed by the Elder Gods, but he ultimately lost against them)
Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ combat and reaction speed (While his movements are quite limited due to his massive physique and weapons, he is deceptively fast and can further amplify that with his magic)
Lifting Strength: At least Class K (Can increase his strength by consuming souls)
Striking Strength: Large Building level+ | At least Large Building level+
Durability: Large Building level+ (Took hits from an enraged Liu Kang) | At least Large Building level+ (Initially laughed off an attack from a possessed Raiden, but ended up being beaten badly)
Stamina: Superhuman (Can fight for hours without rest)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens of Meters with his abilities
Standard Equipment: The Wrath Hammer, Lance of the Great Kahn
*Optional Equipment: A powerful magical item capable of cloning, a sword, bladed gauntlets
*Can Create/Summon: His own weapons, forcefields, portals, skulls and bones of his slain enemies
Intelligence: Gifted (Genius schemer. He is the ruler of Outworld)
Weaknesses: Shao Kahn is prone to bragging, humiliating and mocking his opponents, but sometimes he may simply set these aside to kill them personally.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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*Soul Manipulation: Shao Kahn is a master of soul magic, being superior to the likes of Shang Tsung and Quan Chi. He can consume souls to replenish his life force and increase his power, killing the affected in the process and causing their body to vanish.
**Fusionism: By fusing souls, he can create life forms that wield immense power over telekinesis due to the large amount of soul essence bound together.
**Energy Manipulation: The energy Shao Kahn generates is likely the same kind that Shang Tsung uses: soul energy. He can use it to increase the power behind his attacks, amplify his speed, propel himself and his weapons should it be required and create energy constructs in battle. He can also fire searing energy beams and orbs from his hands and eyes.
***Weapon Creation: Shao Kahn can create energy spears for him to hurl at opponents and shields made of energy that can block and reflect attacks to its source.
*Telekinesis: With a gesture or motion of his hand, Shao Kahn can freely move his opponents with the power of telekinesis. He can push opponents away from him with a telekinetic blast and treat them like rag dolls before slamming them away using his psychic power.
*Regeneration: While it isn't reliable in combat due to its long duration, it's still worth mentioning. Shao Kahn was able to heal a hole through his chest, but the process is extremely slow and requires outside help from a sorcerer proficient in healing magic.
*Summoning: Shao Kahn can summon a plethora of items and beings that are very useful to him.
**Shadow Priest: A Shadow Priest is an Outworld sorcerer clad in black robes and they're capable of magic such as resurrection, clairvoyance and weapon enchantment.
**Wrath Hammer: The signature weapon of Outworld's mighty emperor. It is a large warhammer with a handle that is half the height of its wielder connected to a heavy metal head with a face adorned with rows of pyramid-shaped tenderizers that makes the flesh that it hits softer for gorier results. It is far larger than any maul known to man, and its mass makes it too heavy for two superhuman soldiers to lift it. Only Shao Kahn can wield this weapon like a broken twig.
**Lance of the Great Kahn: His secondary weapon. This six foot long spear can be summoned like his primary weapon anytime he wants. He can throw this spear with enough strength to pin down opponents and break the sound barrier with it.
**Portals: Normally used to enter realms after winning the right to invade it. He can create small, green personal portals to teleport between the realms without needing to go there by foot.
|-|Basic Attacks/Kombos=
*Face Smash: Shao thrusts the butt end of his hammer at the opponent's face.
**DIE: Following the initial attack, Shao backhands the opponent and summons his spear which he uses to impale them on. He drops them down and brutally stabs them thrice before kicking them away.
**Takeover: This combo adds two simple but savage hits from a front kick and a double axe handle.
*Hammer Slam: Shao swings his hammer at the opponent.
**You Will Die: He then converts the first swing into a lower swing, tripping the opponent into the air. He then punches them away.
**Die By My Hands: This combo adds two more swings, starting with Dragon Toe to a two handed Rage Strike.
*Tenderizer: Shao rushes forward and stabs the butt of his hammer into the opponent's gut.
*Rage Strike: Shao turns to his back, spinning around to swing his hammer with one arm.
**Bow To Me: After Rage Strike, Shao unleashes an uppercut and strikes with his hammer, holding it vertically.
**Fear Me: Adds a second hit to the combo where he simply drops the hammer on his opponent.
*Dragon Toe: Shao rushes forward, swinging his hammer close to the floor in a rising arc.
*Knee Shatter: While crouched, Shao thrusts the butt of the hammer at the opponent's knees.
*Hammer Slammer: Shao swings low with his hammer, tripping his opponent.
*Breaking Dragon Claw: After hopping up, Shao brings his energy infused hammer down to the ground.
*Deadly Swipe: When recovering from knockdowns/successfully blocking an attack, Shao counters by swinging his hammer low while in a crouched state.
*Fatal Warning: When recovering from knockdowns/successfully blocking an attack, Shao counters by swinging his hammer up, launching nearby opponents.
*Last Breath: Shao does a side kick and stomps forward, crushing the opponent's knee. He grabs their shoulder and presses them over his head before breaking their back on his shoulders.
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*Merciless Spear: Shao summons his lance and hurls it towards the opponent, impaling them on it.
*Scum Grab: Shao grabs an airborne opponent by the neck and throws them to the floor.
**Once the opponent is downed, he may choose to slam his hammer on them.
*Shoulder Charge: Shao performs a powerful shoulder charge imbued with green magic.
**After the first attack, he can either go for an uppercut which launches them or a crushing fist that slams them down.
*Hammer Lunge: Shao takes a great leap towards the opponent and slams his energized hammer down.
**Shao can impale the opponent on his spear when they bounce off the ground before flipping them away.
*Skewered: Shao summons his lance to impale an airborne opponent and throws them to the floor.
**Once he impales the opponent, he may also slam them to the ground while they are still impaled.
*Spear Charge: Shao summons his lance and dashes towards the opponent with a spear thrust.
**He may thrust the spear and leave it on the opponent, allowing him to roll toward it and pick it up before he slams them.
*Annihilation: Shao weighs his hammer on the opponent, forcing them down. He restands them using a hammer slam before swinging his hammer over them.
*Ridicule: Shao points at the opponent and taunts them, inflicting a debuff that reduces the opponent's damage. He will taunt them with the following lines:
**"You suck!"
**"It's official, you suck!"
**"You are nothing!"
**"Bow to me."
**"Don't make me laugh."
**"You weak pathetic fool!"
**"You will die, mortal!"
**"You are pathetic."
**"Prepare to die."
**"That was pathetic."
**"Is that your best?"
**"Feel the wrath of Shao Kahn!"
**"Feel the power of Shao Kahn!"
**"Worthless and weak."
**"Outworld will rule."
*Humiliate: Shao places his fists on his waist and lets out a laugh, inflicting a debuff that increases the damage taken by his opponent.
*Ground Shatter: Shao slams the head of his hammer on the ground, creating a close range shockwave of energy.
**He can perform a second, powerful hammer swing on the opponent.
*Wrath Hammer: Shao throws his hammer straight at the opponent. This move can also be done while airborne.
*Seeking Wrath Hammer: Shao throws his hammer behind him, which strikes the opponent from behind.
*Up Wrath Hammer: Shao energizes his hammer and tosses it up, before it lands on the opponent.
*Dark Priest: Shao summons his Dark Priest that enchants his hammer, gaining a buff that increases his hammer damage.
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*Shao Kahn hits the opponent's abdomen with the butt of his hammer and smashes them down before swinging the hammer that sends them flying
*Shao Kahn slams their head down with his hammer, forcing them to their knees and spins around to their back before delivering a hammer swing that flings them away.
|-|Brutalities=
*The Klassic: Shao Kahn executes a rising hammer swing, but it decapitates the opponent with their spin intact.
*Obliterated: Shao Kahn leaps towards the opponent with his hammer before crushing them into a pile of giblets and broken bones.
*Spiraling Out: Shao Kahn hits the opponent over the head using his hammer, forcing them to the ground. He then slams the head of the hammer on the ground, creating a shockwave that forces the opponent to stand back up and proceeds to impale them with a spear. Lastly, he spins around and strikes it using his hammer, causing it to spin which in turn twists them in half as their upper torso is sent flying up.
*Charging Through: Shao Kahn shoulder charges through the opponent with a trail of energy behind him, vertically splitting them in half.
*Going Ham...mer: Shao Kahn grabs the opponent by their scalp and bends them down. He strikes them over the head with a mighty blow of his hammer that forces them down on all fours. After this, he pounds their back until their limbs and heads pop off their body which has a gaping hole at the chest.
*Kahn Croquet: Shao Kahn jabs the opponent in the stomach with the butt of his hammer and over their head with a hammer swing, bringing them down on all fours, then launches their head with a golf swing.
*Head Kabob: Shao Kahn strikes the opponent with the butt of his hammer and backhands the opponent then stabs them in the stomach with his spear, where he stabs them three more times in the chest using his spear. After four strikes, he thrusts his spear up their groin and plants it on the floor with enough force to rip their head off which remains on top of the spear.
*brutality: Shao Kahn swings his hammer across the opponent's face and sweeps them via low hammer swing, causing them to fall. Before they drop, he impales them on his spear and lifts them as a Dark Priest teleports behind them to rip their head off. He will then leave the corpse impaled on his spear.
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*X-Ray (It's Official): Shao Kahn hammers his opponent to the ground and grabs their arm. He then stomps on their head which breaks the whole skull and lifts the opponent up by the arm, and delivers a skull-shattering headbutt.
*Fatal Blow (YOU SUCK): Shao Kahn thrusts his spear to impale his opponent and lifts them before putting them down. Just as he puts them down, he turns back to deliver two slashes of his spear and slices them upwards. The opponent is sent flying from the sheer force as Shao Kahn leaps up to hit them with a shoulder charge and catches them by the foot before brutally slamming them down. He crashes down to impale them at the back with his spear before slamming the back of their skull with his signature Wrath Hammer.
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==Gallery==
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DwVR0BgVsAEtzxv.png|MK11 Shao Kahn render.
mk11 shao kahn.jpg|Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat 11.
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Po7ItfC - Imgur.gif|Shao Kahn returns in MK11.
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==Notable Matchups==
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