- —Shao Kahn
Emperor Shao Kahn is the main antagonist of the Mortal Kombat series. He appeared in the 27th episode of Death Battle, Shao Kahn VS M. Bison, where he fought against M. Bison from the Street Fighter series. He returned for the 152nd episode, Akuma VS Shao Kahn, where he fought against Akuma from the Street Fighter series.
History
Shao Kahn the Konquerer was originally chosen by the Elder Gods to be guardian of the bleak realm of Outworld. Instead, he became the chief advisor to the Dragon King Onaga, who planned to wage konquest upon the realms, taking them over one by one. Eventually, Shao Kahn poisoned Onaga, as he stood no chance against him in direct kombat. He then took control of the Dragon King's empire and continued his takeover of realms, including the most respected and powerful realm of Edenia. His konquest of Earthrealm, however, failed and resulted in his own demise. But Kahn would return time and time again, stronger and deadlier, yearning to obtain ultimate power and konquer every realm in existence.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Full Name: Emperor Shao Kahn the Konqueror
- Age: Over 10,000 years
- Height: 218 cm / 7'2"
- Weight: 181 kg / 400 lbs
- Occupation: Emperor of Outworld
- Former ambassador of Elder Gods
- Fighting styles: Tai Tsu, Lui He
Arsenal
- Wrath Hammer
- Can be summoned from thin air
- Far larger than real mauls
- Requires superhuman strength to wield
- Sometimes used as throwing weapon
- Sword of Shao Kahn
- Only seen in that crappy TV show
Sorcery
- Minor telekinesis
- Brainwashing
- Teleportation
- Can summon weapons
- Creates energy weapons
- Soul manipulation
Move Set
- Charging Spikes
- Upward Shoulder
- Light Spear
- Explosive Ball
- Mystic Choke
- Emperor's Shield
- Eye Beams
- Soulnado
Background
- Height: 7'2" | 218 cm
- Weight: 400 lbs | 181 kg
- Age: Over 10,000 years
- Emperor of Outworld
- Former advisor to Onaga
- Addicted to taunting opponents
- Original announcer for Mortal Kombat
Martial Arts & Sorcery
- Emperor's Shield
- Fireball
- Merciless Spear
- Mystic Choke
- Shoulder Charge
- Soulnado
- Soul Manipluation
- Wrath Hammer
- Fatalities
Feats
- Conquered hundreds of realms
- Effortlessly stole Shang Tsung's souls
- Mastered numerous martial arts
- Survived impalement by Liu Kang
- Temporarily merged Earthrealm & Outworld
- Withstood a blast from the Elder Gods
- Won the Battle of Armageddon
- Defeated Raiden, Liu Kang, Blaze, Kotal Khan
Cameo Appearances
Shao Kahn appears in the background of Black Canary VS Sindel, where he can be seen sitting on his throne, watching the tournament and announcing the fight.
Quotes
- "You dare interrupt my tournament? Another fool seeking my throne?"
- "You will die!"
- "Is that your best? Weak, pathetic, foo—"
- "Your soul is mine."
- "Feel the wrath... of SHAO KAHN!!"
- "Flawless Victory!"
Gallery
Appearance
(From Mortal Kombat II)
(From Mortal Kombat 11)
(Sprite by chuchoryu)
Arsenal and Abilities
Trivia
- Shao Kahn is the fourth non-DC Warner character to appear, after Shang Tsung, Raiden, and Lion-O, and with the next 16 being Sektor, Scorpion, Sonya Blade, Sub-Zero, Samurai Jack, Ben Tennyson, Johnny Cage, Sindel, Goro, Steven Universe, Jason Voorhees, Scooby-Doo, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Rick Sanchez, Wile E. Coyote, and Tom Cat.
- He is the first non-DC Warner character to win, with the next six being Scorpion, Sonya Blade, Sub-Zero, Samurai Jack, Jason Voorhees, and Wile E. Coyote.
- He is the third Mortal Kombat character to appear, after Shang Tsung and Raiden, and with the next seven being Sektor, Scorpion, Sonya Blade, Sub-Zero, Johnny Cage, Sindel, and Goro.
- He is the first Mortal Kombat character to win, with the next three being Scorpion, Sonya Blade, and Sub-Zero.
- Shao Kahn and his second opponent are the 28th and 29th returning combatants, after Leonardo, Batman, Boba Fett, Samus Aran, Son Goku, Superman, Charizard, Shadow the Hedgehog, Deadpool, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man, Captain Marvel, Tommy Oliver, Ganondorf, Red Ranger, Venom, The Hulk, Lex Luthor, Doctor Doom, Link, Cloud Strife, and Iron Man, and with the next 18 being Vegeta, Raiden, Darth Vader, Raven, Guts, Omni-Man, Bowser, Doctor Eggman, Kratos, Ghost Rider, Spawn, Master Chief, Doom Slayer, Miles Morales, Izuku Midoriya, Aang, Pikachu, and Godzilla.
- He and his second opponent are the 15th and 16th returning winners, after Leonardo, Samus Aran, Superman, Deadpool, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Batman, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ganondorf, Wonder Woman, Venom, Doctor Doom, Link, and Iron Man, and with the next 10 being Vegeta, Raiden, Raven, Guts, Omni-Man, Ghost Rider, Spawn, Master Chief, Aang, and Godzilla.
- He is the seventh winner to win, after Leonardo, Samus Aran, Superman, Wonder Woman, Doctor Doom, and Iron Man, and with the next four being Thor Odinson, Raven, Omni-Man, and Spawn.
- He and his second opponent are the 15th and 16th returning winners, after Leonardo, Samus Aran, Superman, Deadpool, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Batman, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ganondorf, Wonder Woman, Venom, Doctor Doom, Link, and Iron Man, and with the next 10 being Vegeta, Raiden, Raven, Guts, Omni-Man, Ghost Rider, Spawn, Master Chief, Aang, and Godzilla.
- Shao Kahn is the fifth combatant to be voiced by Gianni Matragrano, after Lex Luthor, Sweet Tooth, Nathan Drake, and Batman, and with the next three being Satoru Gojo, Doom Slayer, and Columbo.
- He is the first combatant voiced by him to win, with the next two being Satoru Gojo and Doom Slayer.
- Shao Kahn was unofficially the original fight announcer for Death Battle, as the "FIGHT" voice clip used in Season 1 was from Mortal Kombat II, which was contextualized in-game as being from Kahn.
- Ironically, Kahn would debut on the show one episode after they replaced his announcer clip.
- He would technically reprise the role of announcer during Black Canary VS Sindel, even doing so after they retired the fight announcement altogether.
