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NOTE: This page covers the second timeline version of Shang Tsung. If you are looking for the other versions of him, visit this disambiguation page.
Breathe deeply in your final moments, Chosen One. For now your existence ends in shame! All the power that was once yours is mine... Forever.
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~ Shang Tsung taunting Liu Kang one last time before stealing his soul and becoming a Titan.
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Behold, Liu Kang, the hell I unleash upon you!
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~ Titan Shang Tsung at the commencement of the Battle of Armageddon.
Shang Tsung, also known as Titan Shang Tsung, is one of the main antagonists of the Mortal Kombat: Titan Trilogy and one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside Kronika) of the New Era Timeline within the Mortal Kombat franchise.
He is an alternate incarnation of the devious sorcerer Shang Tsung from the timeline created after Raiden sent a message to the past that set the events of the franchise on a vastly different past. Most notably, after his arch-nemesis Liu Kang became the God of Fire, he attempted to obtain the Crown of Kronika so that he could become a Titan and conquer the universe.
Shang Tsung later returned in Mortal Kombat 1, after discovering Liu Kang was also a Titan and Keeper of Time and he decided to conquer his timeline, recruiting his New Era counterpart to achieve his dark ambitions. It was also revealed that because of their respective final clash against Kronika, the timeline's fabric was ripped apart, leading to different timelines with different outcomes; in one where Shang Tsung himself was the victorious winner, in the other it was Liu Kang.
He was voiced by Andrew Kishino in Mortal Kombat 9, who also voiced Sektor in the same game, Juggernaut in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, Janja in The Lion Guard, Mantis in Young Justice and Shredder in Batman vs. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa in Mortal Kombat 11, who previously played his 1995 movie counterpart, and Alan Lee in Mortal Kombat 1, who also voices his New Era counterpart and Mystery Saja from KPop Demon Hunters.
Shang Tsung is a shifty traitorous manipulative sorcerer who only cares about himself and only himself to the point where he’s even willing to manipulate himself to boost his own goals.
Powers and Abilities[]
Shang Tsung has the power to steal the souls of those he defeats and must do so to continue living. He can shapeshift into the people whose souls he steals, giving him their combat abilities and memories. However, he can shapeshift into someone without their soul. Shang is highly skilled in black magic and sorcery, and his attacks are mainly fire-based, much like his archenemy Liu Kang. Like with most other kombatants, he also has superhuman strength, speed, and endurance with him becoming more powerful after each soul consumed. When transformed into someone else, he also gains their abilities. Even without transforming, however, he is powerful enough to stand up to the likes of Liu Kang even in his elderly form.
Shang Tsung can fire flaming skull projectiles, which can also be summoned from the ground, that are believed to be the souls he has collected. He can create a giant flaming cobra, that can entrap and opponent and is able to absorb souls. Shang can also create portals between realms and teleport in bursts of fire. Furthermore, he can also engulf his hands with fire to increase the power of his attacks as shown in Mortal Kombat 11.
Once Shang Tsung took Kronika's crown his power increased exponentially. With the crown, he could easily defeat the likes of Raiden, Shao Kahn, Sindel and even Kronika without much issue. The only one who could match or even surpass him was Fire God Liu Kang.
Powers[]
Base Powers[]
Divine Empowerment/Cursed Physiology: Shang Tsung was cursed by mysterious entities identified only as his gods. The curse forcibly decreases his lifespan, unless he takes the souls of others to replenish himself. Shang Tsung's primary objective is to find an infinite source of souls on which to thrive indefinitely. Without souls, his body will rapidly age, wither, and eventually die. Till the time he possessed Kronika's crown, he didn't need to feed on souls to survive, and he was transformed into a god, with immense power.
Sorcery:
Shapeshifting:
Fire Magic:
Lava Manipulation:
Soul Magic:
Soul Empowerment:
Energy Projection:
Telekinesis:
Resurrection:
Healing:
Summoning:
Necromancy:
Telekinesis:
Portal Creation:
Interstellar Travel:
Longevity:
Superhuman Strength:
Superhuman Agility:
Superhuman Reflexes:
Superhuman Durability:
Superhuman Endurance:
Superhuman Stamina:
Keeper of Time Powers[]
Titan Physiology: After Shang Tsung defeated Kronika and Fire God Liu Kang, Shang Tsung had become a Titan and the Keeper of Time and created his New Era. He has all of his original powers, but also gain cosmic powers thanks to the Hourglass, making him an omnipotent being.
You participate in the most important Mortal Kombat in history. This tournament, the tenth after nine Outworld victories, will determine Earthrealm's fate. If you defeat all of your opponents, you will face one final challenge... me.
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~ Shang Tsung speaking at the beginning of the first Mortal Kombat tournament.
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Cease, Liu Kang, before you doom us all!
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~ Shang Tsung emerging from the void alongside Fujin and Nightwolf.
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You should be more vigilant, Fujin. Now, bear witness, as the power to decide destiny becomes mine!
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~ Shang Tsung after tricking Fujin into giving him the crown, before donning it and taking its power for himself.
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My service to you is over...Now yours to me begins.
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~ Shang Tsung as he kills Shao Kahn and Sindel, vowing to make them his servants in his New Era.
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Kronika's power overwhelmed me, such that I would have been driven mad...had I not spent centuries mastering the dark powers beyond the grasp of ordinary mortals. Now I am the master of time and fate. But Kronika's fall proves that even Titans can be defeated. Though my new power lets me roam infinite timelines and feast upon the souls of billions, I am vulnerable. To survive, I must return to the shadows, avoid confrontation, and work my will through the hands of others...more specifically, through the hands of my fellow Titans. These monstrous beings are plied easily by appealing to their greed, vanity, and fear. Through them, every soul in eternity bends to my influence. In my New Era, morality will be exposed as the illusion it is. The cunning will prosper while the "good" suffer. This is the word of Shang Tsung. Have a nice day.
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~ Shang Tsung's MK11 ending
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I am your deliverer, Shang Tsung. Join me, and I will put the Realms at your feet.
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~ "Damashi" recruits the New Era version of himself.
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You were pawns. Not partners. Your purpose served, you will be sacrificed.
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~ Titan Shang Tsung after revealing himself as Damashi and having used Prime Shang Tsung and Quan Chi for his endgame.
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The question you must ask is: if Liu Kang couldn't finish us, how possibly could you?
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~ Shang Tsung to the Final Warrior, as well as his last words.
Trivia[]
Outside of his main voice actors, Shang Tsung is voiced by others when taking on their forms, such as Jamieson Price as Bi-Han in Mortal Kombat 9, Richard Epcar as Raiden in Mortal Kombat 11, and Jennifer Hale as Kronika/Damashi in Mortal Kombat 1.
In Mortal Kombat (2011), Shang Tsung has his classic outfit as his alternative costume, to note this further, his voice changes to that of an older tone.
Mortal Kombat (2011) was the only game to mention Shang Tsung's origin. His bio states that he is originally from China in Earthrealm.
Shang Tsung is the only character in Mortal Kombat (2011) whose throw move heals him.
In a mirror match between Reptile in Mortal Kombat X, one of the Reptiles mentions that he is a disguised Shang Tsung.
In Mortal Kombat 11, Shang Tsung is able to take the form of Smoke, Reptile and Ermac respectively to use one of their signature moves.
Titan Shang Tsung acts as the final boss of Mortal Kombat 1's arcade ladder.
In Omni-Man's ending, it is revealed that Titan Shang Tsung was the one to bring him to the Mortal Kombat universe as a desperate final gambit, but was killed by the Viltrumite.
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