Shaakans

The Shaakans are the people of a mysterious city called that is called Shakaana.

Often dressed in purple clothes and cloaked robes, the Shakaans hold a very terrible and deadly secret: they worship a "god" they call Shaaka, who is really Shao Kahn in disguise. Because of his deceptive and egomaniacal form, every aspect of their culture including their children pretending to steal souls, an image of a six-armed Shokan warrior, Shao Kahn's henchmen on the scarf and a skull on the head of a Shaakan warrior reflects this blind worship of the Konqueror himself.

At first, Kung Lao and his friends didn't believe Dion, Taja's old friend, when he presents the evidence. But they later discover that the Shaakans are being lied to by Shao Kahn's so-called "disciples," particularly his Shadow Priests, into believing they'll achieve salvation in a paradise called "Far-land" (which is really Outworld). However, the people were so naive and careless that they refuse to believe and accept the truth. Dion is also revealed to be a traitor, aligning herself with Shao Kahn. The Shaakans restrained Siro and Taja from rescuing Kung Lao until Raiden came to their aid. After Raiden saves Kung Lao from being killed by one of the Shadow Priests, Raiden orders all the Shaakan people to leave their city.

Trivia

 * After they obtained a scarf from her, a Shakaan saleswoman shows a carpet with a strange imagery. The 6 of the 9 certain images of Shao Kahn's "angels" are really the images of a six-armed part Shokan/part Centaur warrior, a Saurian in serpent form, the sorcerer Shang Tsung, a Shadow Priest, a Tarkatan, and a corrrupted Queen Sindel of Edenia.