Scorpion

Not to be confused with Kuai Liang, who is the current Scorpion from Mortal Kombat 1 onwards.
Grandmaster Hanzo Hasashi, also known as Scorpion, is one of the main protagonists of the Mortal Kombat series. He appeared in the 38th episode of Death Battle, Ryu VS Scorpion, where he fought against Ryu from the Street Fighter series.
He also appeared in the 59th episode of DBX, Batman VS Scorpion, where he fought against Batman from DC Comics.
==History==
Hanzo Hasashi was born into the Shirai Ryu ninja clan and was raised to be an assassin, becoming one of their finest warriors. Despite his father forbidding him to join, he did so nonetheless to provide for his wife and son. Tragedy would then strike when his family and his entire clan was wiped out, supposedly by the rival Lin Kuei clan. Seeking to get revenge, Hanzo tried to fight back, only to lose as well as get himself killed. He then awoke in the fiery depths of the Netherrealm. Desiring revenge for the massacre of his clan, Hanzo struck a deal with the sorcerer Quan Chi and returned to the mortal plane as a hellspawn named "Scorpion", swearing his deepest vengeance against the Lin Kuei warrior, Sub-Zero. But his grudge against the blue-clad ninja would prove to be more complex than he realized.
==Death Battle Info==
===Background===
*Real name: Hanzo Hasashi
*Height: 6'2"/188 cm
*Weight: 210 lbs/95 kg
*Physical age: 32
*General of the Shirai Ryu clan
*Kombat Styles: Ninjutsu, Pi Gua, Hapkido, and Moi Fah
*Strongly prefers foes to come to him
*Creator Ed Boon's favourite character
===Moveset===
*Kunai Spear
**Closest real-life equivalent was called the rope dart
**Also previously depicted as a mace or a serpent creature
**Has also been used by Reptile, Smoke, and Noob Saibot
*Hellfire Punch
*Fire Breath
*Leg Takedown
*Flaming Backflip Kick
*Scorpion Sting
===Wraith Abilities===
*Teleportation
**Commonly used to surprise attack enemies from behind
*Netherrealm Portals
**Quick access to the underworld and back anytime
*Control over hellfire
**Explosive fireballs
**Summoning flames under his opponent
**Surrounds himself in harmful flames
**Can even breathe out fire
*Cannot die from physical attacks
===Fatalities===
*Spine Rip
**Removes victim's head with bare hands
**Presumably learned it from Sub-Zero
*Toasty!
**Scorpion's fire breath incinerates the target in seconds
*Hand from Hell
**A flaming skeletal hand pulls the enemy to hell
*Spear Slice
**Cuts victims in half and beheads them
*Animalities
**Becomes a scorpion and tears them in half ... Or becomes an adorable penguin
==Cameo Appearances==
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|-|Akuma VS Shang Tsung=
In Akuma VS Shang Tsung, the sorcerer briefly transformed himself into Scorpion to combat Akuma.
|-|Chuck Norris VS Segata Sanshiro=
Scorpion's fight with Ryu was briefly seen in Chuck Norris VS Segata Sanshiro when the two martial artists clashed.
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==Gallery==
===Appearance===
ScorpionSprite.gif|Sprite used in Death Battle(By Sean Altly)
Up close Scorpion.png|Close-up pixel art design used in Death Battle(Edited from Sean Altly's Scorpion)
Scorpion skeleton.png|Skeleton sprite used in Death Battle(From Castlevania: Bloodlines)
Scorpion cameo.png|Cameo in Akuma VS Shang Tsung(Sprite edited from Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3's Reptile)
Ryu scorpion cameo.png|Cameo in Chuck Norris VS Segata Sanshiro
Scorpion 47223 thumb.gif|Sprite used in DBX(By Fabry Taz)
===Arsenal and Abilities===
ChillyGroundedIcterinewarbler-size restricted.gif|Kunai Spear
Tumblr n6xti1EgHa1qc1jg4o1 400-1.gif|Fire Ball
Scorpion Sword.gif|Ninjatō
Scorpion Teleport.gif|Teleportation
M8kme43NTc1qcjvaio2 500.gif|Fire Breath
MK8-3--article image.jpg|Hellfire Punch
884550-943567 20080711 001.jpg|Leg Takedown
Scorpionhell-firekick.jpg|Backflip Kick
Netherportal.gif|Netherrealm Portals
Scorpion-mk3-hell-hand-fatality.gif|Hand from Hell Fatality
Spearslice.jpg|Spear Slice Fatality
Scorpion's Literal Scorpion Fatality.gif|The Sting Fatality
Penguin Scorpion.gif|Penguin Animality
==Trivia==
*Scorpion is the sixth non-DC Warner character to appear, after Shang Tsung, Raiden, Lion-O, Shao Kahn, and Sektor, and with the next 26 being 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 second non-DC Warner character to win, after Shao Kahn, and with the next 10 being 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 fifth Mortal Kombat character to appear, after Shang Tsung, Raiden, Shao Kahn, and Sektor, and with the next five being Sonya Blade, Sub-Zero, Johnny Cage, Sindel, and Goro.
***He is the second Mortal Kombat character to win, after Shao Kahn, and with the next two being Sonya Blade and Sub-Zero.
*Scorpion and his opponent are the eighth and ninth Warner characters to appear in DBX, after Liu Kang, Doomsday, General Zod, Black Adam, Kenshi Takahashi, Harley Quinn, and Mileena, and with the next five being Catwoman, Superboy, Ben Tennyson, Superman, and Daffy Duck.
**He is the fourth Mortal Kombat character to appear, after Liu Kang, Kenshi Takahashi, and Mileena, and with the next one bieng Baraka.
***He is the third Mortal Kombat character to win, after Kenshi Takahashi and Mileena.
**He is the fifth Warner character to win, after Doomsday, Kenshi Takahashi, Harley Quinn, and Mileena, and with the next three being Ben Tennyson, Black Adam, and Daffy Duck.
*As part of Death Battle's paid YouTube membership, members were able to vote in the Tournament of Champions for one matchup to become a guaranteed episode in Season 11. One of the options for Week 3 was Scorpion VS Wolf from the Sekiro series, but it lost to Sailor Moon VS Madoka.
==External Links==
*Scorpion on Wikipedia
*Scorpion on the Mortal Kombat Wiki
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