Hanzo Hasashi

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**Hanzo Hasashi**, also known as **Scorpion** is one an anti-hero/one of the two main protagonists (alongside Liu Kang) of the *Mortal Kombat* videogame franchise.

He is an undead ninja resurrected by the sorcerer Quan Chi and served as his right hand for years. However, after meeting Takeda and finding out the truth of his past, he has a change of heart and separates from the sorcerer.

## Background

He was once a member of the Shirai Ryu, a clan of ninjas known for bringing Ninjitsu and other secret martial arts to Japan from China. He also had a wife and child. However, his entire clan and his wife and child were killed by Quan Chi who disguised himself as Sub-Zero, a ninja for the Lin Kuei rival clan, to frame him. Scorpion would die but was revived by Quan Chi to be his servant.

### Official Descriptions

> *"Hanzo Hasashi was once a member of the Japanese Shirai Ryu ninja clan. Given the name Scorpion for his blindingly fast and deadly fighting skill, his life was blessed with glorious kombat in the name of his Grand Master. But when he, his family and his clan were brutally exterminated by Sub-Zero and the Lin Kuei, Scorpion's existence became eternal torment. Resurrected by the malevolent necromancer Quan Chi, he entered the Mortal Kombat tournament to slay Sub-Zero and avenge the murders of his kin."*
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> *"Hanzo Hasashi was a member of the Shirai-Ryu assassin clan until they and his family were killed by Sub-Zero of the rival Lin Kuei clan. Hanzo's soul was claimed by the Netherrealm sorcerer Quan Chi, who resurrected him as the revenant Scorpion and gave him the chance to avenge his family's deaths. Full of rage and hellfire, Scorpion fights alongside Quan Chi in Netherrealm's invasion of Earthrealm."*
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> *"Grandmaster Scorpion of the Shirai Ryu. Driven by rage, Hanzo Hasashi went through Hell and back to avenge his family and clan, never resting until he cut down their murderer, Quan Chi. Now he leads a reborn Shirai Ryu, avenging those who cannot avenge themselves."*
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### Physical Appearence

Scorpion's *MK2011* costume was inspired by his namesake, such as the character's abdomen-shaped shoulder pads, the two stinger-handled swords crisscrossed on his back, and the exoskeletal pattern on his hard-shell face mask. Scorpion was included with Sub-Zero, Reptile and Ermac in a bundle of classic costumes from the first *Mortal Kombat* that was released as downloadable content for the 2011 reboot.

As of *MKX*, he has regained his humanity and human identity, depicted with a goatee and mustache and can switch between his human and familiar spectre-like appearance at will.

Scorpion unmasked is known as **Inferno Scorpion**. This design was first featured in *MK: Shaolin Monks* and reappears in the Challenge Tower, fighting Kano in the Netherrealm. His costumes incorporate his namesake more and more with each game, particularly in one of his latest redesigns. The hilts of his swords now resemble the stingers of scorpions, while his shoulder pads and masks are also molded after scorpions.

Scorpion's yellow costume is said to have mocked not only Sub-Zero, but also the Lin Kuei, as Takeda (who was a member of the Lin Kuei) developed Ninjitsu, which he considered a superior fighting style to what the Lin Kuei had. He quickly left the Lin Kuei and formed the Shirai Ryu clan, the Lin Kuei's main enemies.

In *Mortal Kombat X*, Scorpion’s appearance is more like an assassin rather than a ninja. It has a very detailed mask and chest piece, sometimes his eyes can be seen orange rather than white.

In *Injustice: Gods Among Us*, in which Scorpion made his appearance as a playable guest character, his appearance is completely original to the game. He now gains an armor with a gem in the middle of its chest looking more like a legendary champion than a ninja, while retaining the scorpion like swords on his back just like the ones from his appearance in *Mortal Kombat (2011)*. This appearance would become a selectable outfit in *Mortal Kombat X*, and as a playable card in *Mortal Kombat Mobile*, however in *MKX*, the swords are absent due to the Ninjutsu Variation.

### Personality and traits

Scorpion is not completely heartless though as he has a caring and honorable side to him as Hanzo Hasashi, his original human side, but which gets buried and repressed time and time again due to his lust for vengeance. He dearly loved his wife and son Harumi and Satoshi and had good relations with his clan the Shirai Ryu.

But once him, his clan and family was massacred by their rival clan the Lin Kuei, Hanzo was reborn as the vengeful revenant known today as Scorpion.

### Voices

* Ed Boon
* Patrick Seitz
* Ron Yuan
* Nico Millado

### Powers and Abilities

Scorpion is most commonly associated with Hellfire, the Netherrealm's variant of fire. Scorpion is immune to the element and primarily uses it to confirm the death of his opponents, spewing it from his skull while unmasked. He is very versatile with this element, for he can summon it under his opponent, light himself up with hellfire to create a damaging aura of flames and hurl fireballs that can explode. His other abilities include necromancy and summoning. After being betrayed by the Elder Gods when they resurrected his clan as undead, he still found use from his undead comrades known as Hellspawns, who are capable of summoning hellfire as well. His summoning abilities allow him to call upon demonic minions that can self-destruct and floating skull creatures that breathe hellfire and spew explosive projectiles.

As a spectre, Scorpion is immune to death as his soul is still bound by revenge, allowing him to endlessly chase his targets until they have been silenced. He is capable of resurrection, even if his physical body is fully destroyed, as demonstrated in *Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance* where he was supposedly killed by Quan Chi when he kicked him into a pool of acid in the map Acid Bath, but later returned to life in order to find the Deadly Alliance and their minions. He also came back to life in the *Mortal Kombat X* comic series after Havik brutally killed him by destroying his chest and lungs.

Scorpion has the ability to teleport and can activate this ability without doing a gesture but by doing a mere thought instead, often used in the form of surprise or ambush attacks, and can open portals to the Netherrealm at will. The scope of Scorpion's powers depend on how long he remains in his abode, the Netherrealm. This proved advantageous when he pursued Quan Chi in the depths of hell, whose magic is diminished by the power and nature of the realm.

After being fully resurrected, it's revealed in the *Mortal Kombat X* comic series that Scorpion's wraith powers and Hellfire depend on his own emotional pain, as he must relive his greatest shame like the destruction of his family and clan or witness his allies suffering, like Takeda seemingly dying, in order to use it. By doing so, Hanzo becomes more wraith like, surrounded by hellfire, and his powers increase tremendously to the point they can even exceed deities in combat like Raiden. Although powerful, there is a drawback to every time Hanzo uses his powers; if he uses hellfire for too long, he risks being consumed by it, destroying his existence. Along with this, Hanzo's Scorpion persona can overtake him, resulting in him acting less reasonable and more hostile.

Like many ninjas, Scorpion is well-versed in the art of armed combat. He has wielded various weapons throughout the tournaments, from axes to the most recent twin Ninjato. His most recurring weapon is the Spear, a kunai attached to a sturdy rope. Colloquially called a **kyoketsu-shoge** in ancient Japan, representing Scorpion's "stinger". At times, the spear is empowered with hellfire for more power. Various depictions of the spear had been made before *Deadly Alliance*. It was shown as a chain tied to a mace in the comics. His spear was a sentient, serpentine creature that spawned from within his hand during the films. He is empowered by the Elder Gods to defeat Onaga in *Deception*. However, Shujinko slays Onaga before he gets the chance.

In *MK11*, his abilities are expanded upon, showing that he retains many of the abilities gained as a Spectre while in his restored human form. Hanzo now has the ability transform into a fiery skeleton, incinerating anything he touches, along with breathing fire and touching the opponent with other Hellfire-esque attacks. His ability with engulfing himself in Hellfire has also made him immune to other aspects of fire, as shown with him being completely unaffected by Sektor's flamethrower. He is even able to ignite his Spear with Hellfire, causing it to burn opponents when he slashes or stabs them. His speed has also seemed to have increased, with him leaving afterimages of himself after teleporting and using various attacks, making his movements unpredictable. As Scorpion, he retains these same traits, however now when teleporting in some instances, he will be surrounded in a fiery tornado, setting fire to the surrounding area when appears. Also as Scorpion, when breathing Hellfire from his mouth as an attack, his head changes to a flaming skull, identical to his **Toasty!** Fatality.

### Alliases/Other names

* Japanese: 波佐志 半蔵 Hasashi Hanzo
* Japanese: 全蠍人; Zenkatsujin; "Full Scorpion Man"

### Endings

> **Mortal Kombat (2011) (Non-Canonical):** *"Shao Kahn's death did nothing to relieve Scorpion's pain. The loss of his kin still weighed heavily upon him. For reasons he could neither explain nor understand, he was drawn to the home of the Shirai Ryu. Standing amid the rubble, in solemn contemplation, Scorpion was visited by apparitions of his fallen comrades. They revealed the true mastermind behind their brutal deaths. Enraged, he returned to the Netherrealm. As the spirits of his kin immobilized Quan Chi, Scorpion slew him, finally avenging their deaths."*
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> **Mortal Kombat X (Non-Canonical):** *"Remorse for his role in resurrecting Shinnok weighed heavily upon Scorpion's soul. His desire for vengeance had brought Earthrealm to the brink of destruction. Scorpion offered to perform hara-kiri to atone for his offense. But Raiden suggested a more productive alternative. Instead of death, Raiden sentenced Scorpion to life. He imbued Scorpion with a small portion of the Jinsei's power, linking him to Earthrealm's essence. Scorpion and his Shirai Ryu clan would protect the Jinsei--and Earthrealm--forever."*
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## Appearences in video games

### Mortal Kombat: Arcade Collection

#### Mortal Kombat (1992)

*"*Like Sub-Zero, Scorpion's true name and origin are not known. He has shown from time to time distrust and hatred towards Sub-Zero. Between Ninjas, this is usually a sign of opposing clans.*"*

Two years after being slain by the elder Sub-Zero, Scorpion returned to Earthrealm, and participated in Shang Tsung's Mortal Kombat Tournament. If he defeated Sub-Zero, he would avenge himself and from what Quan Chi told him, his clan, but if he was defeated again, his soul would be hurled into oblivion. However, it would not be until after Liu Kang's defeat of Goro that he would catch Sub-Zero unguarded and have his revenge, finally killing the Lin Kuei warrior. Immediately afterwards, he returned to the Netherrealm.

"Marked for death years ago by the Lin Kuei, Scorpion was murdered by Sub-Zero. He left behind a wife and child in his former life but was allowed to return and avenge his death. Even with Scorpion's triumph in the Tournament and new title as Grand Champion, the price he paid was high. He can never again know his family and must exist forever with his secret curse."

#### *Mortal Kombat II*

"The hell-spawned spectre rises from the pits. After learning of Sub-Zero's return, he again stalks the ninja assassin- following him into the dark realm of the Outworld where he continues his own unholy mission."

While in the Netherrealm, Scorpion would catch wind of a new tournament in Outworld, as well as Sub-Zero's participation. Shocked and angered that his murderer somehow returned to life, Scorpion followed his opponent to Shao Kahn's tournament. However, during one of Sub-Zero's battles, he witnessed the Lin Kuei sparing his opponent's life. He would soon learn that this Sub-Zero was not his murderer, but Sub-Zero's younger brother. To atone for slaying his kin, Scorpion vowed to protect Sub-Zero instead. But Sub-Zero would never know this, or the reason behind it.

"Upon learning of Sub-Zero's reappearance, Scorpion enters Shao Kahn's tournament. He witnesses Sub-Zero spare the life of an opponent and realizes that this is not the same Sub-Zero who murdered him long ago. He lets the ninja live and goes on to defeat the Outworlders in their unholy contest. With the defeat of Shao Kahn, Scorpion discovers a new purpose for his existence. He becomes the guardian of the new Sub-Zero to atone for murdering his older brother and in preparation for a third tournament."

#### *Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3*

"When Shao Kahn makes a failed attempt at stealing the souls which occupy Earth's hell, Scorpion is able to escape from the Nether region. Free to roam the Earth once more, Scorpion holds allegiance with no one. He's a wild card in Earth's struggle against the Outworld."

When Shao Kahn invaded Earthrealm and unsuccessfully tried to conquer the Netherrealm as well, Scorpion was inadvertently set free, and began walking the Earth once more. He pledged allegiance to no one, taking neither friends nor enemies. Shao Kahn, however, recognized Scorpion's superior warrior skills, and enlisted the ninja in his forces. Scorpion's allegiance with Shao Kahn quickly dissolved when he discovered that Sub-Zero was one of Earth's Chosen warriors and therefore one of Shao Kahn's targets. He turned on Shao Kahn, and sided with the Earthrealm warriors in their final showdown with the evil emperor. With Shao Kahn and his minions defeated, Earth reverted back to normal, causing Scorpion to return to the Netherrealm once more.

"Scorpion is inadvertently released from his damnation in hell when Kahn's plan to overtake that realm goes awry. Free to roam Earth, Scorpion is enlisted by the Emperor to aid him in his quest to defeat and to destroy the chosen warriors. But, his allegiance to Shao Kahn falter when he discovers one of the chosen warriors to be Sub-Zero. Scorpion has vowed to protect the former ninja as restitution for killing his brother. Shao Kahn finds himself the victim of his own scheme as Scorpion is forced to turn on him. He destroys the Emperor and the Earth is returned to normal. Scorpion finds himself once again roaming the pits of Hell, only to one day rise again."

### 2010's and 2020's games

#### *Mortal Kombat (2011)*

Under Quan Chi's command, Scorpion entered Shang Tsung's tournament to avenge his death and those of his kin and clan at the hands of the Lin Kuei assassin, Sub-Zero. Upon Scorpion's first match in the tournament, he demanded of Shang Tsung to fight Sub-Zero, stating that he will have his head for killing his family and clan. He was unexpectedly challenged by the Shaolin Monk, Kung Lao, however, who was previously disguised as a Masked Guard. After defeating Kung Lao, Scorpion again demanded to fight Sub-Zero, but to no avail as Shang Tsung told Scorpion that he would demand nothing, and called Nightwolf's name as Scorpion's next opponent. Before their kombat, Nightwolf tried to reason with Scorpion by telling him that his aggression was misplaced, and that he could follow a different path, but Scorpion ignored Nightwolf's words, thinking that the path Nightwolf has chosen only dishonored his kind, and defeated him. Scorpion, more sternly this time, demanded Sub-Zero again, but was quickly calmed by Quan Chi. The previous victories of Scorpion impressed Shang Tsung, who told Scorpion that he will have his fight against Sub-Zero soon enough.

Raiden, having seen visions of the future, consisting of Scorpion killing Sub-Zero, and the latter's rebirth as Noob Saibot, urged Scorpion to defeat but not kill Sub-Zero. Scorpion at first refused to do so until Raiden promised him that he would make a request to the Elder Gods to bring the Shirai Ryu back to the realm of mortals, but only if Sub-Zero remained alive. Scorpion contemplated Raiden's offer of bringing his clan back to the world of the living, and eventually looked towards Raiden and silently nodded his consent. Raiden nodded back, and left with Liu Kang and Kung Lao, leaving the specter to think on this new turn of events.

Entering Shang Tsung's Palace, Scorpion was confronted by the Lin Kuei assassins, Sektor and Cyrax, who provoked him, saying that he would join his clan soon enough, but Scorpion kept his calm nature, and stated: *"My clan may walk the Earth once more".* Upon hearing this, an angered Cyrax shoved Scorpion, and Shang Tsung saw this as a challenge and declared that Scorpion would fight Cyrax and Sektor.

After defeating Cyrax and Sektor, Scorpion was confronted by his nemesis, Sub-Zero. Sub-Zero showed great disrespect to Scorpion and his clan's memory, stating *"To hell with your clan!",* which enraged the ninja specter, who answered Sub-Zero with "*No... To Hell with YOU!*", and immediately took both of them to the Netherrealm, where they engaged in Mortal Kombat. Scorpion emerged victorious and decided to spare Sub-Zero's life, only to have Quan Chi appear, ordering Scorpion to kill Sub-Zero. Remembering his bargain with Raiden, Scorpion refused, stating that Sub-Zero had been defeated and no further bloodshed was required. Knowing that the specter would not kill Sub-Zero unless he was provoked, Quan Chi conjured images of the Lin Kuei slaughter of the Shirai Ryu. The entire event was shown to Scorpion: his village was swallowed by flames, many Shirai Ryu clansmen were struck down by a rain of arrows while others were decapitated by Lin Kuei assassins, and more were run through by katanas from horseback riders and by arrows from archer marksmen, among them Sub-Zero.

Another image was magically conjured by the sorcerer. It showed Scorpion's wife and infant son huddled in a corner of their home during the Lin Kuei attack. The house's door slid open to reveal Sub-Zero, with a Katana in hand. Unsheathing it, and unaffected by the cries of Scorpion's wife, Sub-Zero brought the blade down. The vision faded and Sub-Zero, badly wounded as he was, was on his feet holding a hand up in mercy, telling Scorpion that was not him. Enraged and reneging on his deal with Raiden, Scorpion ripped the mask from his head, revealing a skull engulfed in flames of pure hatred.

Back in the throne room of Shang Tsung, Scorpion reappeared and Shang Tsung smiled in anticipation. Wordlessly, Scorpion held up a scorched skull with the spinal cord attached. The ninja specter had killed the Lin Kuei assassin Sub-Zero, rendering his deal with Raiden null. Head hung low, Scorpion dropped the skull onto the floor and with a loud scream, burst into flames and disappeared.

Near the first tournament's end, Scorpion fought alongside Quan Chi to best Liu Kang, the last Earthrealm warrior in the tournament, but even his and Quan Chi's combined power and effort were not enough to stop Liu Kang.

During Shao Kahn's tournament, Scorpion was summoned by Quan Chi to face Sub-Zero's younger brother, Kuai Liang, who had taken over the mantle and was trying to avenge his elder brother, Bi-Han. Scorpion emerged from the Netherrealm and quickly realized that the Sub-Zero before him was not the same that he fought and killed before. when the new Sub-Zero proclaimed he would fight in his fallen brother's honor, Scorpion roared in fury, "HE HAD NO HONOR!" and the two engaged in Mortal Kombat. Eventually Sub-Zero gained the upper hand and knocked Scorpion to the ground. But before Sub-Zero could finish Scorpion, Lin Kuei cyborgs captured him and Scorpion used the opportunity to flee.

During Shao Kahn's invasion of Earthrealm, Scorpion was confronted by Raiden in the Netherrealm. When Raiden expressed disappointment with Scorpion's decision to remain at Quan Chi's side, Scorpion scornfully told him to save his pity. Raiden requested an audience with Quan Chi, but Scorpion refused. Annoyed by this, Raiden accused Scorpion for not saving his family, enraging the Spectre. Scorpion then battled the Thunder God, but lost and swiftly teleported away as Quan Chi appeared.

## Films

#### *Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge*

Hanzo Hasashi is first seen in the movie playing with and talking with his son Satoshi near an anthill. When there head home they realize the entire clan is missing only to be ambushed by members of the Lin Kuei clan so they escape. While looking around Hanzo discovers the entire clan is dead, including his wife. They are then ambushed by members from the Lin Kuei, and so Hanzo fends them off, killing several in the process. Eventually, Sub-Zero (actually Quan Chi in disguise) appears threatening Hanzo to get down or Satoshi dies, he complies but "Sub-Zero" murders Satoshi anyway then murders Hanzo by impaling him on ice.

He is then resurrected in the Neatherrealm as is being tortured by the demon Moloch. Hanzo is able to escape and fights his way through several demons and eventually reaches Quan Chi, demanding to speak with him. Scorpion at first tries to kill Quan Chi, but Quan Chi uses his powers by manipulating Hanzo's body and twisting it in all sorts of painful ways. Quan Chi then makes Hanzo an offer to enter the tournament to exact his revenge on Sub-Zero. Hanzo agrees, now dubbing himself "Scorpion".

After arriving at the tournament Scorpion first attempts to steal Shinnok's amulet. But then Raiden appears and attempts to persuade Scorpion to not steal the amulet telling. Scorpion tells him he has no choice but to serve Quan Chi but Raiden says that he always had a choice convincing Scorpion to stop.

Scorpion continues participating in the tournament and even helps out the Heroes in fending of Kano's goons. Until he runs into Sub-Zero, Sub-Zero not knowing what's going on tries to walk away but an enraged Scorpion tackles him off a bridge into a spike pit, impaling them both and killing Sub-Zero. After that Quan Chi appears and tells Scorpion that he was the person really responsible for the massacre of his clan and family and that Sub-Zero had no part in it. This Enrages Scorpion more and he removes himself from the spike and plans to exact his revenge.

He is last seen after Liu Kang is nearly defeated by Goro but Scorpion kills Goro with his kunai and saves him. Shang Tsung attempts to have Scorpion fight Liu, but Scorpion takes Shang Tsung hostage and willingly forfeits his status as a fighter, securing Liu's position as the victor of the tournament. After Shang Tsung retreats to Outworld, the island begins to collapse, Quan Chi is then freed from Shang Tsung tries getting Scorpion to give him Shinnok's amulet, but now that Scorpion knows what he did, he refuses. The two then engage in a fight in which after a long intense battle, Scorpion is able to win and kills Quan Chi, finally avenging Satoshi, Harumi and the Shirai Ryu. He stays on the island content with dying to join his family.

#### *Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms*

Scorpio's demise didn't last long, however. After seeing a vision of his family burning, Scorpion wakes up again in the Nether, surrounded by demons and approached by Shinnok. The evil god reveals to him that the key to merge with his soul when he died on the island, thus making him the only person who can open the Temple of Elements. After being threatened with being tortured to death again and again by Shinnok if he refuses to cooperate, Scorpion claims that he can always try to escape before killing some demons and fleeing through a portal to Earthrealm.

Scorpion later arrives at the Shaoling Temple where Earth Fighters begin to depart for the Outworld, stealthily remaining in hiding. Raiden notices his presence and just like Scorpion, he assumes that Shinnok willfully let him go. Scorpion then explains his unintentional role in Shinnok's plans because of the key and asks Raiden to remove the object from his soul, only for the latter to reveal that he is no longer a god now. Scorpion begins to think he better allow Shinnok to get the last Kamidogu and be done with it. Raiden then declares that Scorpio has hesitated for too long between shadow and light and that it is time for him to choose his side, as his wife and son arguably wanted.

Later, Scorpion is walking through a harbor when he suddenly comes under attack from the Lin-Kuei cyborgs, Cyrax, and Sektor. As the cyborgs get the better of Scorpion, they get frozen by Kuai Liang, the new Sub-Zero wanting revenge on Scorpion for killing his older brother on Shang Tsung Island. While Smoke fends off Sub-Zero, Scorpion manages to hold his own against Sektor and Cyrax but is eventually overtaken by them and crushed to the ground by Smoke, knocking him out and injuring him in the process.

As evening falls, the cyborgs bring Scorpion to the Kamidogu temple. Elder Shirai Ryu tries to resonate with them about what they are about to do, only to be forced to touch the temple door which opens at his touch. The Lin-Kuei prepare to finish him off as he comes to terms with his end by asking Arumi to forgive him. Suddenly, Sub-Zero appears and freezes the cyborgs again before confronting Scorpion one-on-one until the latter repatriates to the temple.

Arrived in a dirty ice, Scorpion dodges the ice shots of Sub-Zero who then confronts him on the death of his brother. Although Scorpion admits his regret for killing Bi-Han as well as the revelation of Quan-Chi's involvement, Sub-Zero refuses to believe him and the two begin to fight violently before being interrupted by the cyborgs. The two ninjas agree to join forces against their common enemy and succeed in burying them under debris of ice.

The next stop is the Kamidogu room where Sub-Zero sneakily tries to stab Scorpion from behind with an ice dagger but Scorpion is able to subdue him on the ground then tries to reason with him about what will happen if the Kamidogu falls into the wrong hands. . Sub-Zero says he doesn't care but Scorpion sees that he is a good person and explains to him that revenge does not bring peace but more suffering. Scorpion gives Sub-Zero the opportunity to finish him off just for him to finally let go of his desire for revenge, though he states he will never forgive Scorpion. The duo is unfortunately then attacked by the cyborgs who recover the Kamidogu and leave the two ninjas to be buried under the rubble of the temple.

Surviving thanks to an ice barrier, Scorpion and Sub-Zero travel to the Netherealm to stop Shinnok from gathering the Kamidogu but the Fallen God's demons prevent them from intervening in time, leading to Shinnok's transformation into a gigantic monster and the fusion of all kingdoms.

In this now unique chaotic Realm, Scorpion teams up with the other fighters to take on Shinnok, managing to damage the jewel on his skull but is quickly swept away by the giant. In the end, an Liu-Kang enhanced by the elder gods succeeds in killing Shinnok and restore the realms. Although the fight is over, the group suspects that another fight against Shao Kahn or someone else starts again in the future and they will be ready to face it.

## In TV and Shorts

### *Mortal Kombat: Rebirth*

The 2010 film pitch *Mortal Kombat: Rebirth* features Scorpion as a main character, employed by Jackson Briggs and Sonya Blade to assassinate Baraka, Reptile and Shang Tsung in exchange for the opportunity to fight Sub-Zero. In this incarnation, he was portrayed by Ian Anthony Dale. In keeping with the pitch's technique of altering the games' storyline, it is said that Scorpion killed the older Sub-Zero. The pitch ends with him discarding his real name as Hanzo Hasashi and taking up the name 'Scorpion'. His signature spear was seen is the flashback of him killing the elder brother of Sub-Zero.

### *Mortal Kombat: Legacy*

In *Mortal Kombat: Legacy*, Hanzo Hasashi, again portrayed by Ian Anthony Dale, is a skilled assassin and general of the Shirai Ryu. Unlike most appearances, this series has him speaking his native language of Japanese. His skills with the kunai earned his the nickname "The Scorpion". He is also revealed to have a son named Jubei, and a wife named Kara. Originally, he and Bi Han were very close friends and often sparred together on the outskirts of the two clan's turfs, until one day, the two were discovered by their fathers and forced to never come into contact with one another. Many years later when both Hanzo and Bi-Han succeeded their fathers as general and worked to form a peaceful co-existence between the two clans, one of the steps taking being a neutral pathway accessible to both clans. However, relations between the two clans still prove to be shaky when Jubei wanders too far off and encounters Kuai Liang who appears to threaten and question as to why he approached Lin Kuei grounds when he is confronted by Hanzo. Hanzo convinces him to release his son and threatens to warn his older brother of this turn of events. Sick of being in his brother's shadow as well as being looked down by Hanzo, he and his men attack him, though this results in Kuai Liang's death.

Later on, Hanzo and Bi-Han meet face to face for the first time in years, the two apologizing for everything that has transpired between the two and that no matter what happens, the two would remain close friends. With their friendship, both generals agreed that this would be the final time blood would be spilled between the two and shake hands, attempting to strengthen the bond between the clans.

Sometime after, Jubei dreams of joining the Shirai Ryu and becoming a general just like his father. Hanzo agrees to train Jubei and achieve his dream. Hanzo, his wife and Jubei are all eating dinner when Hanzo's wife mentions the Shogun's arrival. Jubei is to sing for the Shogun, and eventually is asked to practice by Hanzo. While Jubei practices his song, Hanzo's wife discusses Jubei's dreams. Hanzo agrees that Jubei should have a new dream and will not allow Jubei to join the Shirai Ryu.

During dinner, two assassins appear and say that the Shogun has appeared earlier than expected, and Hanzo's presence has been requested by the Grand Master. As Hanzo leaves to get changed, the eyes of the assassins glow blue, signifying their allegiance to the rival Lin Kuei clan. Hanzo leaves to find the Grand Master, only to find his throne in the middle of the road, with the Grand Master frozen to the throne. Behind Hanzo appears Bi-Han (Sub-Zero), who attacks Hanzo and throws him through the throne, shattering the Grand Master. Bi-Han reveals that without Hanzo’s presence at his home village, it is unprotected. Assassins break into Hanzo's home and capture his wife as Jubei hides. He witnesses two assassins kill his mother. He then turns to see his father's spare kunai as an assassin approaches him.

Meanwhile, Hanzo and Bi-Han engage in brutal hand-to-hand combat, in which Bi-Han dominates. He knocks Hanzo down and attempts to impale him by creating ice spikes from the ground below. Hanzo evades them, just as Bi-Han creates an ice ball that he fires at Hanzo. Hanzo dodges the attack and catches Bi-Han off-guard with his kunai before pulling Bi-Han towards himself and knocking him out. Removing his mask, Hanzo hears Jubei's cries for help from his father as he is pulled into the darkness. Hanzo immediately runs towards his village, as Bi-Han regains consciousness.

Soon, Hanzo arrives at the outskirts of the village and finds the corpse of half a dozen dead villagers. He runs to his home, only to arrive too late: his wife and son have been killed. Dropping to his knees in emotional agony and despair, Hanzo is caught off-guard as Bi-Han impales him. As he slowly freezes Hanzo, Bi-Han mocks Hanzo’s clan as being inferior, and his family to rot in the afterlife alongside him. Hanzo is completely submerged in ice and is killed.

Shang Tsung approaches Bi-Han, clarifying that the village has been cleared. Suddenly, Bi-Han morphs back to the sorcerer Quan Chi, revealing that the attack on the village in part of the Lin Kuei clan was a ruse. Shang Tsung questions Quan Chi as to how easily Hanzo could be persuaded to fight on their side. Quan Chi notes that Hanzo's honor demands vengeance, and his thirst for revenge should cloud any suspicion. Quan Chi then resurrects Hanzo to fight for the Netherrealm in the *Mortal Kombat* tournament, and in return, Quan Chi will help him find Sub-Zero and have his revenge. Hanzo emerges from the ice as his eyes turn white and he takes on the name: Scorpion.

Scorpion later arrives at the Mortal Kombat tournament as requested and waits for Sub-Zero to arrive. He finally encounters his perceived traitor with the intent of killing him. Too consumed by his revenge, he engages him in combat, refusing to listen to Sub-Zero's claims of deception. The battle ends with Scorpion killing him by using, ironically, Sub-Zero's **Spine Rip** fatality, and raising Bi-Han head high above his own in victory.

## Trivia

* Scorpion was originally given Kano's throw move and **Eat Your Heart Out** Fatality in *Mortal Kombat (2011)*, as seen during E3 2010.
	+ Additionally, Scoprion also had Quan Chi's **On Your Knees** Fatality in early gameplay footage of the game.

* Scorpion makes an appearance in NetherRealm's game *Injustice: Gods Among Us* as a playable guest character. He comes with an original design provided by famous comic book artist, Jim Lee.
	+ In *Injustice*, Batman's grappling hook is used in a way similar to Scorpion's spear, where he shouts "Get down here!" when it connects in the air, referencing Scorpion's line, "Get over here!". Batman also utilizes a slide kick similar to Scorpion's **Leg Takedown**, however it trips the opponent into the air to the opposite side of Batman rather than taking them down.
	+ Scorpion's inclusion would later lead to Sub-Zero and Raiden joining the *Injustice* series as guest characters in *Injustice 2*, with them receiving similar redesigns, again designed by Lee.
* Patrick Seitz reprises his role as Scorpion from *Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe* and *Mortal Kombat (2011)*.
	+ As in all the games in the *Mortal Kombat* series, Ed Boon provides the vocals for Scorpion's "*GET OVER HERE!*" and "*COME HERE!*", respectively.
* This is the first game in which Scorpion's **Spear** does not stun on initial hit, and must be Meter Burned in order to actually stun.
	+ Sub-Zero's **Ice Ball** would take on this trait with his guest appearance.
* *Injustice: Gods Among Us* marks it the first time that Scorpion was a downloadable character in any of his appearances. In his other game appearances, he is usually playable from the start or as an unlockable character.
* His clash line against Batman, "*You are no Sub-Zero*" is a possible reference to *MKvsDCU*, as Batman and Sub-Zero are rivals in that game.
	+ Also in *MKvsDCU*, Scorpion initially mistakes Batman for Sub-Zero in disguise.

* When Scorpion is defeated, he is seen on his knees with his head spinning. This is a reference to the *Mortal Kombat* "dizzy" state that occurs before performing a Fatality on the opponent.
* Scorpion's Victory Pose is based on the pose of the NetherRealm Studios logo, which also features Scorpion.
* Due to be a guest character from another franchise, Scorpion is the only character to not have any reference to being on the Regime or Insurgency.
* Scorpion is the only guest character featured in the game.
* Scorpion was the first character in the *Injustice* series to be a guest character. This would later result in the inclusion of Sub-Zero and Raiden as guest character in the game's sequel *Injustice 2*, as stated above, along with the the additions of guest characters Hellboy and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
* Scorpion's *Injustice* skin redesign would later reappear in *Mortal Kombat X* as a wearable outfit and in *Mortal Kombat Mobile* as a playable card.

* Scorpion is playable in his Human form for the first time outside of flashbacks.
* Scorpion's **Who's Next?** Fatality was first seen in the *Mortal Kombat X*reveal trailer.
* In certain *Mortal Kombat X* interactions such with Takeda and Tanya, Scorpion will speak Japanese at the end.
	+ The phrase Scorpion says is "Itami wo kanjiru darou", which means "You will feel the pain" in English.
* Scorpion has more skins than any other character in *Mortal Kombat X*, with a total of 8 different skins.
* One of Scorpion's Brutalities in *MKX*, **Just a Scratch** is a reference to the movie *Monty Python and the Holy Grail*. In the movie, the black knight gets both of his arms cut off, calling the injury "just a scratch".
	+ In *Mortal Kombat 11*, he says this during gameplay as one of his in-game taunts.
* Scorpion is one of seven characters whose voice actor from the previous game returned for *Mortal Kombat X*. Others include Raiden, Liu Kang, Kitana, Mileena, Kano, and Quan Chi.
* Scorpion is the only character with three stun abilities, these being his **Spear**, the second enhanced **Double Spear** and **Minion Grab**.
	+ Leatherface also has a second stun attack, but it is a soft stun, which is not a traditional stun attack.
* Scorpion's Arcade outfit is never seen in the Story Mode. This is also the same for Kung Lao, Liu Kang, Sub-Zero and Kitana.
* During his Chapter during the cinematic cutscene, Scorpion shouts his "GET OVER HERE" when spearing Quan Chi. He also says it when trying to spear Johnny Cage during Johnny's Chapter.

* Scorpion's name is mentioned in *Injustice 2* by Sub-Zero during an interaction with Robin.
	+ Scorpion is also a non-physical character support in some of the Multiverse Towers.
		- Additionally, one of Sub-Zero's head pieces has *Shirai Ryu* in the name, referencing the clans' past rivalry.

* Scorpion has the most playable cards in the game, with a total of 9.
* Scorpion is one of four characters with a class unaffiliated with him, this being his Strike Force Card.
* Scorpion is one of three characters with Regeneration on his Special 2.
	+ Mileena's Vampiress Card also has Regeneration for her Special 2, however it only gains Regeneration if the current opponent is suffering from Bleed.
* Scorpion's Strike Force Card is the only card to use an interactable as a special attack.
* Scorpion and Raiden are the only characters in *MK Mobile* to have their *Injustice* outfits as playable cards.
* Scorpion's Klassic card is one of three Challenge Cards added to the Faction Wars store after its initial Challenge. The others are Klassic Sub-Zero and Klassic Ermac.
* Scorpion technically has two Klassic Cards as his Klassic Card and Hellspawn Card use his Klassic outfit from *MK3*, however the Hellspawn Card has a flaming skull and is not affiliated with the sub-class.
* Scorpion's Klassic Card is one of three Scorpion cards where the Spear Special 1 does not stun. The second was his Hellspawn card, which applies a Fire effect and his *MK11* Card.
	+ However, his *MK11* Card's Spear Special 1 can Stun and even cause Cripple, however the **Krushing Blow** must trigger.
* Scorpion is one of the many characters with more than one Equipment Card.
* Scorpion is one of the few characters that can kill the opponent with a Brutality.
	+ Shao Kahn can also kill his opponent, however it is not considered a Brutality.
* Scorpion's Hanzo Hasashi Card is the only card that inflicts two type of effects from Basic Attacks, a Bleed and Fire effect, however the Fire effect lasts for less than a second.
	+ It is also the only card in the game to inflict damage-over-time effects from its Passive rather than from Equipment Cards.
* Scorpion's *MK11* Card, and in a technical sense his Hanzo Hasashi Card, are some of the few character cards in the game that inflict debuff from their Combo-Enders.
* Scorpion was the first character that was able to perform a Friendship.

* Both Scorpion's **Fatal Blow** and **You're Next** Fatality are both seen in the official *Mortal Kombat 11* reveal trailer.
	+ Raiden also performs his **Fatal Blow** after Scorpion performs his on Raiden.
* Scorpion is seen in his *Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3* Klassic outfit in the official reveal trailer, however it is not present in the actual game. His Klassic outfit from the first *Mortal Kombat* is present in the game through DLC along side the purchase of Shang Tsung.
* Scorpion, on two occasions, shouts his "COME HERE" and "GET OVER HERE" lines in the Story Mode. He speaks the former if Sub-Zero in chosen during their shared Chapter where Hanzo fights the Cyber Lin Kuei and speaking the latter when saving Kharon from D'Vorah.
* Many of the Brutalities in *MK11* reference older Fatalities, in this case, Scorpion's Brutality **Crispy** is a clear reference to his **Toasty!** Fatality.
* This is the second game after Scorpion's guest appearance in *Injustice: Gods Among Us* where his **Spear** does not stun on initial hit, and must be amplified to cause the stun effect.
	+ His **Spear** works similar to the one in *Injustice: Gods Among Us*.
* This is the first game in which Scorpion's teleport, called **Hell Port** in the game, can be avoided simply by ducking. The attack can strike ducking opponents if it is amplified, however.
* Scorpion is one of the two playable characters to be playable in two chapters of the Story Mode alongside Liu Kang, with the respective first chapters they appeared with their partners (Sub-Zero to Scorpion and Liu Kang to Kung Lao), before went solo in the respective next chapters with special cases (Scorpion has both iterations of himself playable in two halves, while Liu Kang is playable under his new story-only Thunder-Fire God form).
* Scorpion is one of three characters with more than two Brutality Victory Poses besides the default versions. The first was Sub-Zero and the second being Shang Tsung.
	+ One of Scorpion's Brutality Victory Poses alters after performing his **Crispy** Brutality, resulting in a flaming skull.
	+ Sub-Zero can alter the Ice Klone he summons with specific inputs.
		- This may have been inspired by his guest appearance in *Injustice 2*, where his Ice Klone changes appearances based on equipment selected.
	+ Shang Tsung morphs into any opponent he defeats or even remains as himself. He will also perform any and all Brutality Victory Poses as the opponent if he steals their Brutality, resulting in him having the most Brutality Victory Poses out of any character.
* An interaction with Jacqui reveal that she and his pupil Takeda are engaged, where he reveals that through marriage, Jacqui will also be a part of the Shirai Ryu.
* An interaction with Noob Saibot reveals that Noob takes responsibility for the extinction of the original Shirai Ryu, despite the clan actually being exterminated by Quan Chi.
	+ This is interesting because in *Mortal Kombat (2011)*, Bi-Han tries to reason with Scorpion before Scorpion kills him, stating he had nothing to do with the Shirai Ryu's extinction, along with the murder of Scorpion's wife and son.
* Another interaction with Noob Saibot has Noob question their allegiance due to them both being Revenants created by Quan Chi. Scorpion will reveal that once Quan Chi died, the allegiance was broken.
* Scorpion, along with Sub-Zero and Noob Saibot are three Klassic ninjas integrated into Shang Tsung's **Fatal Blow**.
* When interacting with Spawn, both Hellspawns reference past games they have made guest appearances in, Scorpion referencing *Injustice: Gods Among Us* and Spawn referencing his guest appearance in *Soulcalibur II*, with Spawn saying his "*soul still burns*".
	+ Additionally, when interacting with Spawn, Scorpion is aware of who Malebolgia is.

* Hanzo returns in the New Era as the first student of Kuai Liang & Harumi's Shirai Ryu clan.

## References

1. ↑ Ron Yuan's twitter account
2. ↑ Instagram post by nicomillado
3. ↑ Localization in East Asia

## External links

* Hanzo Hasashi on Mortal Kombat Wiki.
* Scorpion on Wikipedia.