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| “ | Now you will feel death's cold embrace! | „ |
| ~ Bi-Han |
| “ | We share blood. We are not brothers. | „ |
| ~ Noob Saibot to Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat (2011), his most famous quote. |
Bi-Han, better known as Noob Saibot and Sub-Zero, is one of the secondary antagonists of the Mortal Kombat franchise.
Once the greatest Lin Kuei assassin known as Sub-Zero, he would be revived as a wraith with shadow-manipulating abilities after being killed by Scorpion in the first Mortal Kombat tournament. Despite being reborn to serve Shinnok and his Brotherhood of Shadow, he would eventually break free from their control, seeking to gain power for himself. He is the older brother and archenemy of Kuai Liang (aka the second Sub-Zero).
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Portrayals[]
- In the original Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II, he was portrayed by Daniel Pesina, who also portrayed Scorpion, Reptile and Smoke in the same games.
- In Mortal Kombat 3, he was portrayed by Richard Divizio, who also portrayed Kabal in the same game, Shang Tsung and Quan Chi in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and Kano and Baraka throughout the other games.
- From Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 to Mortal Kombat 4, he was portrayed by John Turk, who also portrayed Scorpion, Reptile, Smoke, Ermac, Rain, Chameleon and Shang Tsung in the former game.
- Sub-Zero was played by François Petit in the 1995 movie.
- In Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, he was played by J.J. Perry, who also played Scorpion and Cyrax in the same movie and Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat: Conquest.
- Noob Saibot was played by Sultan Uddin in Mortal Kombat: Conquest.
- In Mortal Kombat: Deception, he was voiced by Ed Boon, who also voiced Scorpion throughout the franchise.
- In Mortal Kombat (2011), he was voiced by Jamieson Price, who also voiced Ermac in Mortal Kombat X and 1, Tarkus in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood, Diethard Ried in Code Geass, Raidou in Dead or Alive 6, Kirei Kotomine in Fate/stay Night, Lordgenome in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann and Heihachi Mishima in Street Fighter X Tekken.
- In Mortal Kombat: Legacy, he was played by Kevan Ohtsji in the first season and by Eric Steinberg in the second season.
- In Mortal Kombat 11, he was voiced by Sean Chiplock, who also voiced the Swamp Demon in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Mogami Keiji in Mob Psycho 100, One-Shot Wren in SMG4, Vrak and Creepox in the Power Rangers Megaforce video game, and Seichi Koshide in Housing Complex C.
- He was played by Joe Taslim in the 2021 movie.
- In Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge, he was voiced by Steve Blum, who also voiced Revenant Sub-Zero and Reptile in Mortal Kombat X, Baraka in Mortal Kombat 11 and Mortal Kombat 1, Vilgax in Ben 10, Orochimaru in Naruto, Ares in God of War, Starscream in the video game adaptation of Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Barricade in Transformers: War for Cybertron, Shockwave and Swindle in Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Bullseye in The Punisher, Lord Zedd in Power Rangers: Super Legends, Green Goblin and the Chameleon in The Spectacular Spider-Man, Beetle in Ultimate Spider-Man, Lex Luthor in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, Darkseid in Justice League: War, Amon in The Legend of Korra, Red Skull in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Count Vertigo in Young Justice, Ransack and Backtrack in Transformers: Robots in Disguise and Captain Cold and Heat Wave in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
- He was voiced by Kaiji Tang in Mortal Kombat 1.
Appearance[]
Bi-Han without his mask in a comic.
As Sub-Zero, Bi-Han looks like a young man in Lin Kuei uniform.
Noob Saibot in the original games was just a palette swap of Scorpion and Sub-Zero but all black. But over the years, his design has evolved and adopted somewhat more unique traits, generally depicted with dessicated jet black skin, glowing white eyes, and a hood over his head.
Personality[]
Even before being transformed into Noob Saibot, Bi-Han was already shown to be cold and ruthless. Unlike his younger brother, Kuai Liang, Bi-Han was less compassionate and willing to kill his enemies without a second thought. He was also loyal to the Lin Kuei, taking on any task the Grandmaster assigned him no matter how dangerous or how evil the person he was working for was. Bi-Han was also shown to only be interested in making money, using the excuse to Raiden that "I was just earning my living," after he helped Quan Chi get Shinnok's amulet back. He also only entered the tournament to claim the large bounty on Shang Tsung. Originally, though, Bi-Han also had some heroic traits; he expressed regret for helping Quan Chi after being scolded by Raiden, and tried to compensate for it by heading to the Netherrealm to retrieve the amulet back.
After being resurrected as Noob Saibot, Bi-Han essentially becomes a worse version of himself. He is even more ruthless, sadistic and cold and completely lacks any empathy, and is willing to commit heinous crimes just for his master's endgame. After being freed from his master's control, he also continues to fight for the side of evil despite that.
His personality is expanded on in the second timeline, where he is shown to be even worse than depicted in the original timeline. He had an extreme hatred for the Shirai Ryu clan being complicit in Quan Chi framing up and vocally rejecting the idea of peace between them. He also insults the undead Scorpion's clan right in front of him, leading to his ultimate downfall. In the third and current timeline, Bi-Han is shown to heavily favour power over duty. He had resented his father for, in his eyes, preventing the Lin Kuei from achieving their "true potential"; his frustrations with the Lin Kuei led him to allow his father to die following an accident and betray Earthrealm to ally with Shang Tsung under the promise of power.
As Noob Saibot, he is shown mostly the same as his original timeline, though in this case, through the story's dialogue, more information about Noob's personality is shown. Noob is shown to embrace his path, admitting to Kuai Liang that his new path suits his purposes. He is also shown to be arrogant, believing himself to be a perfect creation from Quan Chi and that nobody can stand up to him. He also grows a deep hatred for his brother Kuai Liang outright, saying that they are no longer brothers and personally wanting to take him out on a few occasions. In Mortal Kombat 11, he also displays signs of being sexist, as seen during some of his interactions with Frost. Despite this, he does show that he may still have some respect and fondness for his brother, as he admits to Frost that Kuai Lang would make a better Grandmaster than her.
Powers and Abilities[]
Noob Saibot as the Netherrealm's ruler.
As Sub-Zero, Noob Saibot possessed mastery over the element of ice, even more so than his younger brother. He proved able to flash freeze opponents by touching them, freezing them to the point where they are brittle enough to shatter, and freeze the air itself by concentrating his ice powers into one destructive blast. He is also much stronger, faster, and tougher than most humans; being powerful enough to rip out someone's spine and rip them in half.
After becoming Noob Saibot, his powers revolved around shadow and phantom aspects. He can use his shadow powers to render himself invisible, teleport, and increase and decrease the effectiveness of the powers of both himself and others limitless. Noob's phantom powers allow him to remove and control another combatants powers with use of a projectile attack, lift them into the air with doppelgangers of himself (Dubbed Saibot), and possess others. Noob also makes great use of shuriken, which he seems to have an endless amount of and, in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, wielded a warhammer-like weapon in combat.
Relations[]
Family[]
- Kuai Liang/Sub-Zero (younger brother)
Allies[]
- Lin Kuei Grandmaster
- Raiden (as Sub-Zero)
- Sareena (as Sub-Zero)
- Quan Chi
- Shinnok
- Brotherhood of Shadow
- Shang Tsung
- Shao Khan
- Sektor
- Cyrax (formerly)
- Mileena
- Rain
- Motaro
- Baraka
- Reptile
- Sheeva
- Kano
- Kintaro
- Chameleon
- Reiko
- Tanya
- Army of Darkness
- Smoke (formerly)
- Shadow Assassins
- Forces of Darkness
Enemies[]
Allies[]
- Brotherhood of Shadow
- Shinnok
- Goro
- Cyber Lin Kuei/Tekunin
- Mileena
- Havik
- Revenants
- Baraka
- Kano
- Black Dragon Clan
- Kollector
- Skarlet
- Rain
- Motaro (killed by Raiden in MK9)
- Kintaro
- Ermac
- Chaosrealmers
- Shao Kahn
- Shang Tsung
- Sareena (formerly)
- Erron Black
- Geras
- Kronika
Enemies[]
- Sub-Zero (archenemy)
- Scorpion
- Lin Kuei
- Human/Fire God Liu Kang
- Human Kung Lao (human)
- Human Nightwolf
- Fujin
- Kitana Kahn
- Sonya Blade
- Raiden
- Human Smoke
- Johnny Cage
- Kenshi Takahashi
- Jade
- Special Forces
- Human Jax Briggs
- Cassie Cage
- Jacqui Briggs
- Kotal Kahn
- Erron Black
- Shokan
- Saurian
- Cetrion
- Sheeva
Quotes[]
| “ | I am mortal. I am a thief and assassin. I am a Lin Kuei warrior. I am Sub-Zero. | „ |
| ~ Sub-Zero's introduction in Mortal kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero |
| “ | Under Shao Kahn's rule, I hunted enemies of his throne. As a member of the Brotherhood of the Shadow, I did Quan Chi's bidding. All the while serving Shinnok, Lord of the Netherrealm, as well. Now all my masters are gone; I am at long last free to pursue my own destiny. Outworld is where I will begin my ascension to power. Now is the time to forge a legion of assassins loyal only to Noob Saibot. | „ |
| ~ Noob Saibot's Deception bio. |
| “ | Earthrealm is finished. It will not be missed. | „ |
| ~ Noob Saibot to Sektor. |
| “ | Noob Saibot: You. You are not worthy of the name Sub-Zero. Sub-Zero: Who are you to judge? Noob Saibot: I wore those colors before you. Sub-Zero: Bi-Han?! Noob Saibot: Yes, Kuai Liang. It is I. Quan Chi restored me. Sub-Zero: Restored? You and I both. We are just flawed copies of our former selves. Noob Saibot: I have no flaws. Quan Chi has perfected me. |
„ |
| ~ Noob Saibot reveals his true identity to Sub-Zero. |
| “ | Join me again in death. | „ |
| ~ Noob Saibot vs Jax. |
| “ | I taught him to embrace death. | „ |
| ~ Noob Saibot to young Jax about Revenant Jax. |
| “ | You have lost so many. Join your comrades in hell. | „ |
| ~ Noob Saibot saying Sonya and the dead soldiers will go to the Netherrealm. |
| “ | That name died with my body. | „ |
| ~ Noob Saibot after Sonya mentions he was the first Sub-Zero. |
| “ | Death knocks at your door. | „ |
| ~ Noob Saibot after Sonya says she is not afraid. |
| “ | Still trading on my name? | „ |
| ~ Noob Saibot telling his brother he didn't willingly give up his old name. |
| “ | It also has your friend Smoke. | „ |
| ~ Noob Saibot reminding Sub-Zero that Smoke is still a revenant in the Netherrealm. |
| “ | The White Lotus are finished. | „ |
| ~ Noob Saibot telling Liu Kang the future of the White Lotus. |
| “ | You will be queen of the damned. There is a dark mark upon you. | „ |
| ~ Noob Saibot telling Kitana her future which she does not believe. |
| “ | You are a sinful monk. | „ |
| ~ Noob Saibot speaking the truth about Kung Lao's pride |
| “ | Shao Kahn hides his best magic from you. | „ |
| ~ Noob Saibot telling Skarlet the truth about Shao Kahn. |
| “ | And her soul is mine. | „ |
| ~ Noob Saibot telling Jacqui how he has her mother's soul after she died. |
| “ | Recognize me, little brother? | „ |
| ~ Noob to his brother, Kuai Liang |
| “ | Quan Chi unleashed your vengeance. Without him, you are weak! | „ |
| ~ Noob before facing Scorpion |
| “ | You lost to me at your temple Fujin. Now Kronika has made me even stronger. | „ |
| ~ Noob to Fujin |
| “ | Noob: Still trading on my name? Sub-Zero: A name you forsook long ago. Noob: Not willingly. |
„ |
| ~ Noob speaks the truth of abandoning the Sub-Zero name. |
| “ | Kronika said I would lead the New Era's deadliest clan. But she made such promises to many. She could never keep them all. So I betrayed her, before she could betray me. When Kronika's sands fused with my shadows, my ambitions grew. Why be a ruler of mortals, when I could rule destiny itself? Mortals resisted, but could not stop, my blanketing history in cold, endless night. All is dark. All are shadows. I have had many names. Now I am become Death, destroyer of worlds. | „ |
| ~ Noob Saibot in his Mortal Kombat 11 ending. |
Trivia[]
- Sub-Zero's original head rip fatality is very iconic and famous with it being considered to be one of the most popular fatalities in the entire series.
- Noob Saibot's name is a reversal of series creators Ed Boon (Noob) and John Tobias' (Saibot) names.
- Since there were no ninjas in Mortal Kombat 3, Noob Saibot ended up as a black version of Kano. In the "Ultimate" and "Trilogy" version, this would be replaced with the ninja design.
- Noob Saibot appeared as a playable character in The Grid.
- Noob and Smoke are a team in Mortal Kombat: Deception's roster, sharing the same space, and are the sub-boss on it's arcade ladder.
- Noob Saibot was only made into the same character as the first Sub-Zero in Deception.
- In both Injustice 2 and Mortal Kombat 11, a Sub-Zero mirror match depicts the other Sub-Zero as Bi-Han.
- In his ending for Mortal Kombat 11, Noob Saibot's final lines are a reference to the real-life physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. In particular, the line references his famous statement after the detonation of the first atomic bomb, which he helped create.
- In several of Noob Saibot's mirror matches in MK1, the opposing version of Noob is his classic self, who is aligned with Quan Chi and death, rather than chaos.
External links[]
- Bi-Han on the Heroes Wiki (as Sub-Zero)
- Bi-Han on the Mortal Kombat Wiki
