User blog:ShockwaveDude120/Pure Evil Removal: Shao Kahn

I can already sense that there may or may not be some controversy going on here regarding this guy. Even I'm hesitant on doing this. But I am curious to see if we have a definitive answer here regarding Shao Kahn, so let's see if he stays as PE or if he needs to be removed.

Who is Shao Kahn
Shao Kahn is a very iconic video game villain. He's commonly known for being one of the main antagonists in the Mortal Kombat franchise and is the archenemy of Raiden. He is the (former, depending on the timeline) tyrannical emperor of Outworld, who seeks to conquer all the realms.

Unlike Kotal Kahn, who is wise and is willing to negotiate with races through peaceful methods, Shao Kahn cares very little about those things. He enslaves races and conquer worlds through bloodshed and murder. He also kidnaps women and, depending on how much worth he sees in them, they either become one of his concubines, his wife or just take them out of mercy. This is notably brought up in Sindel's backstory where she was forced to marry Kahn after he had killed her husband, enslave her people and then take both her and Kitana as part of his family.

Reasons Why He (May) Not Qualify
So after reading all that, you're probably wondering how Shao Kahn possibly could not qualify. Well, there is actually one interesting detail about him that may or may not prevent him from qualifying, depending on how you take it. That being his relationship with Mileena.

Now Mileena is a Tarkatan clone of Kitana, creating by Shang Tsung under Shao Kahn's approval. She was created for the sole purpose of inheriting the throne the day Shao Kahn would either step down or be killed. Shao Kahn views her as his "true" daughter, however, as she inherited traits that he can relate to such as her barbaric nature and murderous evil. And before you bring up anything about how he just saw her as a replacement, keep in mind that when he found out that Mileena was killed at the hands of D'Vorah, he became greatly angered and was about to kill D'Vorah immediately after hearing that news. To me, this tells me there was someone he genuinely cared for and was pretty much upset hearing that person's no longer alive and well.

Final Verdict
I will admit that even I am unsure of whether he can truly be considered as not being pure evil. For me to say he isn't is pretty bold, but I am genuinely curious to hear what your thoughts are regarding Shao Kahn as of now. Do you think he's still the heartless bastard he's iconically portrayed as, or do you think there may be some sort of humanity in him?