Shang Tsung

Shang Tsung is one of the main antagonists of the Mortal Kombat series. He appeared in the second episode of Death Battle, Akuma VS Shang Tsung, where he fought against Akuma from the Street Fighter series.
==History==
Shang Tsung is a sorcerer serving Outworld, trained in the dark arts under the mighty and terrifying Shao Kahn. Long ago, he was caught cheating in the Mortal Kombat tournament, so the Elder Gods punished Shang by making him age swiftly until an untimely death, with the only way to prevent this being by absorbing souls. As the original organizer of the first Mortal Kombat tournament, he oversaw the tournament to ensure Outworld's victory and allow Shao Kahn's invasion of the realms to continue as planned but was foiled by Liu Kang and the defenders of Earthrealm. Since then, Shang has served Kahn and made use of his cowardly nature to usurp and gain power several times, but never truly succeeding.
==Death Battle Info==
===Flaming Skulls===
*Can attack in Rounds of One, Two, or Three
*Fire Damage
*Swift & Deadly
*Unlimited Supply of Human Skulls
===Hot Escape===
*Teleport Ability
*Extremely Fast
*Wide Range
*Burns victims when Appearing Close Enough
*Sucker Punch
===Morphing===
*Can change into Anyone He Knows
*Copies Abilities and Stats of Subject
*Enables Hundreds of New Strategies
===Straight Sword===
*About Three Feet Long
*Secretly Hidden
*Of Unknown Make
*Prefers Fists & Magic Over Swordplay
===Soul Steal===
*Sustains Youth
*Restores Energy & Health
*Gains Opponent's Memories & Skills
*Uses Skills for Morph
==Gallery==
===Appearance===
ShangTsungSprite.gif|Sprite used in Death Battle(From Mortal Kombat 3)
Scorpion cameo.png|Scorpion Form sprite used in Death Battle(Edited from Mortal Kombat 3's Reptile)
AkumaSprite.gif|Akuma Form sprite used in Death Battle(From Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact)
===Arsenal and Abilities===
Shang Tsung Straight Sword.webp|Straight Sword
Shang Tsung Snake Familiar.gif|Snake Familiar
Shang Tsung Soul Steal.gif|Soul Steal
B5C9DDFF-6CF7-442D-9DBE-2BB448AB3D84.gif|Morphing
Shang fire beam.gif|Pyrokinesis
Shang Tsung Flaming Skulls.gif|Flaming Skulls
Shang chains.gif|Energy Chains
Shang opens door.gif|Magical Unlocking
Shang heals himself.gif|Self-Healing
Shang necro.gif|Necromancy
Shang teleport.gif|Teleportation
Shang portal.gif|Portal Creation
Shang BFR.gif|Battlefield Removal
Shang demons.gif|Summoning Demons
==Trivia==
*Shang Tsung is the first Warner character to appear, with the next 65 being Wonder Woman, Raiden, Batman, Superman, Lion-O, Shao Kahn, Sektor, Scorpion, Deathstroke, Lex Luthor, Green Arrow, The Flash, The Joker, The Meta, Agent Carolina, Sonya Blade, Doomsday, Bane, Sub-Zero, Batman Beyond, Raven, Doctor Fate, Samurai Jack, Nightwing, Darkseid, Aquaman, Shazam, Ben Tennyson, Green Lantern, Johnny Cage, Lobo, Static, Black Canary, Sindel, Goro, Booster Gold, Wally West, Red Hood, Sarge, Dick Simmons, Dexter Grif, Franklin Delano Donut, Lopez the Heavy, Leonard L. Church, Lavernius Tucker, Agent Texas, Sheila, Michael J. Caboose, Batgirl, Steven Universe, Reverse-Flash, Harley Quinn, Zatanna Zatara, Black Adam, Super Friends Aquaman, Jason Voorhees, The Atom, Martian Manhunter, Scooby-Doo, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Rick Sanchez, Wile E. Coyote, Tom Cat, and Kyle Rayner.
**He is the first non-DC Warner character to appear, with the next 31 being Raiden, Lion-O, Shao Kahn, 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 lose, with the next 15 being Raiden, Lion-O, Sektor, The Meta, Ben Tennyson, Johnny Cage, Sindel, Goro, Sarge, Dick Simmons, Dexter Grif, Franklin Delano Donut, Lopez the Heavy, Steven Universe, and Rick Sanchez.
***He is the first Mortal Kombat character to appear, with the next nine being Raiden, Shao Kahn, Sektor, Scorpion, Sonya Blade, Sub-Zero, Johnny Cage, Sindel, and Goro.
****He is the first Mortal Kombat character to lose, with the next five being Raiden, Sektor, Johnny Cage, Sindel, and Goro.
==External Links==
*Shang Tsung on Wikipedia
*Shang Tsung on Mortal Kombat Wiki
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