Sub-Zero
Current Battle: Sonya vs. Sub-Zero
Alignment: Earth
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Starting Weapon: Ice Mace |
| Kounter Move: Head Kick |
Sub-Zero is a name that has been passed through many generations of a family that has been part of the Lin Kuei clan. Along with the name has been passed the ability to generate freezing temperatures, and direct them toward an opponent. This Sub-Zero is a warrior who had been learning his abilities from his father before he died, and then learned from his older brother. Both brothers shared the name Sub-Zero, and it was unknown to outsiders that there were two of them. Sub-Zero's older brother was eventually called away on a mission. He had been hired by Quan Chi to obtain a map from the Shaolin Temples. The younger Sub-Zero was not allowed to go. When his older brother returned, he brought stories of a place called the Netherrealm and a fallen elder god named Shinnok. The elder Sub-Zero then left to compete in a tournament called Mortal Kombat. When his brother never returned from Mortal Kombat, Sub-Zero and his friend Smoke left to search for him. They were drawn into a fighting tournament in Outworld, against strange creatures and an immortal named Shao Kahn. There, Sub-Zero learned that his brother had been killed by a spectre named Scorpion, the soul of a warrior his brother once killed. Scorpion realized that this was not the same Sub-Zero. To atone for killing his brother, Scorpion agreed to become Sub-Zero's protector. Sub-Zero and Smoke left the Outworld and returned to China. They planned to tell the Lin Kuei leader about Shao Kahn, but when they arrived they stumbled onto a plan by their leader to automate the Lin Kuei as cyborgs. They were pursued by two cyborgs, Sektor and Cyrax. Smoke was captured, but Sub-Zero escaped. He began planning a method of rescuing Smoke, but his plans were interrupted by Shao Kahn's invasion. Sub-Zero was forced to battle the Outworld warriors, as well as elude Sektor and Cyrax, who had been sent after him. Sub-Zero managed to incapacitate Cyrax and reprogram him, and Sektor was prevented from killing Sub-Zero by the ninja spectre Scorpion. Sub-Zero eventually found Smoke again, but to his horror, Smoke had been partially converted into a cyborg. He retained his memories, but was trapped in a robotic body. After the Outworld invasion was over, the Lin Kuei was disbanded, and Sub-Zero began looking for a way to restore Smoke's human form. When Shinnok escapes from the Netherrealm, and a new Mortal Kombat against both Outworld and Netherrealm begins, Sub-Zero volunteers to compete. He knows the fate of the Earth is at stake, but he also wants to continue the legacy of his brother by defeating Quan Chi and Shinnok as his brother did.