Hanzo Hasashi

Artwork of Scorpion from Injustice: Gods Among Us

“*Hanzo is dead. Call me Scorpion.*”
―Hanzo Hasashi pledges his soul to Quan Chi[src]
**Hanzo Hasashi** (橋 半蔵, *Hasashi Hanzo*), better known as **Scorpion** (全蠍人, *Scorpion*), is a playable character and the main mascot of *Mortal Kombat* franchise, created by John Tobias and Ed Boon from NetherRealm Studios (formerly Midway Games).

## History

### *Mortal Kombat* series

#### *Mortal Kombat 11*

##### Part 1: *Mortal Kombat 11*

The revenant Scorpion from the past was brought into the present by Kronika. In exchange for aiding her for her New Era, she would restore his family and his original clan. He would confront Liu Kang and Kung Lao within the Dragon Grotto under Wu Shi Academy with the traps being activated. He disappears to escape the poison gas, but later comes back with revenant Jade after the poison gas was demilitarized. Scorpion is defeated again and escapes once more.

Meanwhile, Shirai Ryu Grandmaster Hanzo Hasashi is alerted by the Cyber Lin Kuei's return, after time displaced Cyrax and Sektor kidnapping Sub-Zero's Lin Kuei clansmen to turn them into a brainwashed cyberized army. He joined Sub-Zero to infiltrate the rebuilt Cyber Lin Kuei assembly plant. They defeated Frost, Noob Saibot, and Sektor, and reactivated Cyrax to shut down the assembly.

With all the bases in Earthrealm being compromised, Hanzo greets the surviving allies to the Shirai Ryu Fire Garden as their only base left. He and the other heroes learn about the Elder Gods' demise and Kronika is the mother of Shinnok and Cetrion. But at the same time, he realizes that she is responsible for his family and his original clan's deaths. While her Keep is still a mystery, Hanzo suggested Raiden of one person who could help them: a ferryman from the Netherrealm named Kharon.

He and Sub-Zero visit the Netherrealm to find Kharon at his house while scouting Kronika's remaining army led by Cetrion. Hanzo tells Sub-Zero to return to Earthrealm while the former plan to convince Kharon to join forces against Kronika. He stopped D'Vorah from killing Kharon, before he was attacked by his past self. The two fought with present Hanzo is the victor. He would confess his past self that Kronika is planning to resurrect Shinnok, the man responsible for their family's death. As he is trying to make peace with his past self, he was attacked from behind by D'Vorah, fatally poisoning him. Scorpion, convinced of his future self's words, steps in to save him by slicing her pincers, forcing the Kytinn to retreat. As Hanzo dies, he tells his past self that the Shirai Ryu warriors are defined by heart, not blood.

As per Hanzo's wish, he arrives at the Fire Gardens, surprised that the clan has indeed been restored. He defeats a suspicious Sub-Zero before he is attacked by Raiden, influenced by Shinnok's Amulet. This leads to conflict between Raiden and Liu Kang once again, only to experience multiple timelines of that conflict and realize that they were influenced by Kronika. He was later healed by Raiden and apologized for doubting him.

He joins the fleet battle against Kronika's forces and rallies with Fire God Liu Kang and the others, but was caught by Kronika's temporal revision, rewinding time to the very beginning.

##### Part 2: *Aftermath*

Scorpion arrives at the Fire Gardens to alert Raiden by Hanzo's dying request. Sub-Zero debates Hanzo's past self for siding with Kronika. Before Sub-Zero fights him, a portal appears behind them, and behind it come Shang Tsung and Fujin. Believed that the sorcerer has corrupted the wind god, he teams with Sub-Zero to fight them, but is defeated by Fujin.

### *Injustice* series

#### *Injustice: Gods Among Us*

Scorpion appears as a DLC character. As he was about to kill Sub-Zero, he mysteriously got transported to another world. After defeating Superman in his Ladder ending, he finds out that it was Trigon who brought him to their world. He defeated him and took command of his demonic forces to rule the world.

#### *Injustice 2*

While Scorpion doesn't appear in the sequel, he got mentioned by Sub-Zero when he was fighting Robin.

## Gallery

*Mortal Kombat X*
(Ninjutsu)*Mortal Kombat 11*
## External links

* Hanzo Hasashi on Mortal Kombat Wiki
* Scorpion on Wikipedia

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