Shang Tsung

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## Guile Villain

* Young
* Old

### Alias

Tsung
Sorcerer
Song (disguise)
Mr. Shang Tsung (by Kano)
Pretender to my role (by Kronika)
Keeper of Time (After consuming Kronika's power)
Snake (by Raiden and himself)

### Allies

Shao Kahn (formerly)
Goro
Old Kintaro
Reptile (formerly)
Ermac (formerly)
Sheeva (formerly)
Saurians (formerly)
Shokan (formerly)
Mileena
Motaro
Tarkata (formerly)
Centaurians
Old Baraka
Queen Sindel (formerly)
Old Quan Chi
Kano
Black Dragon Clan
Jarek
Smoke
Young Skarlet
Reiko
Lord Shinnok
Old Sektor
Noob Saibot
Old Cyrax
Old Skarlet
Red Dragon Clan
Mavado
Daegon
Deadly Alliance

### Powers/Skills

Sorcery
Soul absorption
Martial arts
Shapeshifting
Pyromancy
Teleportation
Swordsmanship
Cunning
Manipulation

### Goals

Increase his own magical power.
Kill Liu Kang and the other Earthrealm's warriors.
Gain the god-like power of Blaze to become a sorcerer god and change the form of the kombatants.
Defeat others and Kronika and claim the crown for himself to safe the timeline in his image in the New Era. (Player determined)

### "Evil is Cool" Zone

Arranging for the tournament grandmaster's death after losing to him.
Using his champion, Goro to insight Outworld's nine-game winning streak.
Forming an alliance with Quan Chi and planning to open a Soulnado to consume many souls.

### MEH or Most Evil Actions

Consuming thousands of souls for many centuries to keep himself young.
Killing Liu Kang and turning him into a vengeful zombie.
Trying to cheat in the tenth tournament, which would result in the heroes being sabotaged.

### Kill Count

Thousands
Trillions (attempted)

### Crimes

Malefic
Mass murder
Genocide (implied)
War crimes
Grand theft animarum
Torture
Kidnapping
Unethical experimentation
Brainwashing
Slavery
Impersonation
Trespassing
Attempted global domination
Assassination
Terrorism
Sabotage
Theft
Fraud
Abuse of power
Conspiracy
Assault
Treason
Abuse
Aiding and abetting
Corruption
Mass property damage
Unlawful imprisonment
Vandalism
Blackmail
Animal cruelty
Attempted usurpation
Mutilation
Corpse desecration

### Type of Villain

Soul-Collecting Sorcerer

**Shang Tsung** is one of the two secondary antagonists (alongside Quan Chi) of the *Mortal Kombat* franchise. He is Shao Kahn's sidekick and the archenemy of the main protagonist, Liu Kang.

Shang Tsung has many voice actors and portrayers (especially in the movies). In the games, he has been voiced by actors such as Ed Boon, Jim Cummings, Neil Ross, James Kyson, Andrew Kishino, and various others. In the movies, he was portrayed by actors like Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Bruce Locke, James Lew, and Chin Han. In motion capture, he was portrayed by Ho-Sung Pak.

## His Cool and Evil Rankings

### What Makes Him a Guile Villain?

* When he lost to the great Kung Lao, he arranged for the tournament grandmaster's death and unleashed the half-dragon Shokan prince Goro to kill Kung Lao. Once he did, Shang Tsung consumed his soul.
* He used his champion, Goro to insight Outworld's nine-game winning streak, which would enable Shao Kahn to conquer Earthrealm while using the tournament as a ground to consume the souls of anyone who died in Mortal Kombat.
* Around this time, Shang Tsung learned of a great swordsman named Kenshi who might be a threat to Outworld's winning streak. Disguising himself as an old man using his shapeshifting powers, he tricked Kenshi into coming with him to find a great sword worthy of him and had him released the trapped souls of Kenshi's ancestors, blinding him. Shang Tsung then devoured the souls on the spot and left Kenshi to die.
* He forms an alliance with Quan Chi and plans to open a Soulnado to the heavens so Shang Tsung can have an unlimited supply of souls to feast on.
* In order to save himself from death, he made a deal with Shao Kahn, pledging his service to him for power.

### What Makes Him Evil?

* He cheated in one of his battles and was sentenced to death.
* Once he consumed his first soul, he was cursed by the Elder Gods to need to consume more so he wouldn't age and die. He later kept doing it and didn't seem to mind the curse, and used it as a way to consume hundreds or possibly thousands of souls.
* He continues to support Shao Kahn in his conquest of Earthrealm.
* He kills Liu Kang by snapping his neck causing Liu Kang to become a vengeful zombie.
* He plots to betray Quan Chi by making a deal with two demons who Quan Chi left behind and promised to give him to them.
* He enslaved an Outworld village and built a temple to get the Soulnado going. When a warrior named Li Mei tried to fight back, they swore to free her village if she won a tournament they were holding. Li Mei did win, but Shang Tsung just tore her soul out and put in the mummified corpse of a warrior of the Dragon King. The first of many they planned to do this to.
* He performed horrifying experiments in his flesh pits, a place where he is experimenting to create warriors, which includes methods like vivisection. which includes several clones of Kitana.
* He worked with Liu Kang and Raiden to get back Kronika's crown only so he could steal it for himself in order to recreate the universe in his image, ruling over all realms as a giant god.

## Trivia

* Currently, Shang Tsung is the only *Mortal Kombat* villain to be a Guile Villain.

## External Links

* Shang Tsung on the Villains Wiki
* Shang Tsung on the Pure Evil Wiki
* Shang Tsung on the Mortal Kombat Wiki