Mortal Kombat 11 (2019 Video Game)

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa: Shang Tsung

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• Shang Tsung : 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 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 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.

• The Joker : You son of a bitch. You stole my face!

  Shang Tsung : I could steal a lot more, clown.

  The Joker : Never rub a man's rhubarb.

• Shang Tsung : [Emerging through a portal with Fujin and Nightwolf]  Cease, Liu Kang! Before you doom us all!

• Raiden : Why are we listening to this snake?

  Shang Tsung : Because I am a snake whose toiled besides Kronika, learning her secrets. I know them. Do you?

• Shang Tsung : [Seeing the dead bodies of all the monks who committed suicide]  They couldn't go on. I am touched by their devotion.

  Nightwolf : I question their judgement.

  Shang Tsung : Have neither of you any compassion?

  Nightwolf : Not for fools who follow you.

  Sindel : Are we not following him now? At least, we do not follow that fool, Raiden. Then we would surely die.

• Fujin : I must ask, sorcerer... How long before you betray us?

  Shang Tsung : I find your lack of faith amusing.

  Fujin : When it happens, we will be ready.

• Shang Tsung : No one can predict what happens next. Not even me.

• Mileena : Tanya must be resurrected.

  Shang Tsung : I make clones, I do not raise the dead.

  Mileena : You will, if properly motivated.

• Jade : [entering The Dead Pool after Sheeva had just beaten Baraka and Present Erron Black]  What in Argus' name is happening out here?

  [sees Shang Tsung] 

  Jade : Shang Tsung! I thought I saw you slither away from the Koliseum.

  Shang Tsung : You always were perceptive.

  Sheeva : We had no wish to fight, Jade. This is Sindel's revenant. We can restore her to life so she can join the fight against Kronika.

  Fujin : Please, Jade. We must enter.

  Jade : You have yet to convince me. Even if you do, the Soul Chamber is occupied. Kotal uses it to mend his broken spine. Disrupting him now could leave his injuries permanent.

  Shang Tsung : I promise, we will not disturb him.

  Jade : Your promises are empty, sorcerer!

  Sheeva : We will not harm Kotal. As my ally, you should trust me.

  [Jade gets into her fighting stance] 

  Sheeva : So much for Edenian loyalty.

• Sheeva : [Fujin, Nightwolf, and Shang Tsung have just explained their plan to resurrect Sindel]  We must present this to Kitana Kahn.

  Fujin : Respectfully, Your Highness, if we approach Kitana...

  Nightwolf : She'll cut Shang Tsung's head off.

  Shang Tsung : Kitana never appreciated my contributions to the empire.

  Nightwolf : Like replacing her with an evil clone?

  Shang Tsung : Yes.

• Fujin : [after Shang Tsung teleports Geras away]  Where did you send him?

  Shang Tsung : Chaosrealm. Havik will keep him entertained.

• Shang Tsung : We will rendezvous at the Isle of Kronika. The fools believe victory is at hand. Their misplaced confidence will be their demise.

  Sindel : Such a pity my daughter embraces their sentimental values...

  Shang Tsung : Having second thoughts, Sindel?

  Sindel : Hardly. Kitana courts a peasant and obeys the Thunder God. She couldn't be a bigger disappointment.

  Shang Tsung : One can only imagine. The Isle... do not be late. An eternal empire awaits you.

• Shang Tsung : [Aftermath Story DLC - Shang Tsung's Ending] 

  [Shang Tsung grabs a defeated Fire God Liu Kang by the throat] 

  Shang Tsung : Breath deeply in your final moments, Chosen One. For now your existence ends in shame! All the power that was once yours is mine... Forever.

  [absorbs Liu Kang's soul; moves on to sculpt The Sands of Time] 

  Shang Tsung : [Crossfade to Shang Tsung's New Era; Dark Raiden and Fujin appear before Shang Tsung]  Speak, minions.

  Raiden : My Lord, your will is done.

  Fujin : Outworld, Earthrealm, the Netherrealm... all are conquered.

  Raiden : Per your command, Chaosrealm and Orderrealm are next. All realms will soon yield to your influence.

  Shang Tsung : [grinning]  It has begun.

• Raiden : How is it you conspire against Kronika? Did her promise of grandeur not suit you?

  Shang Tsung : She wanted me to be her pawn, not her partner. She sculpted my entire existence to serve her, to collect souls for her Crown. When my purpose was served, she betrayed me, casting me into the Void.

  Raiden : Your grievance does not fool me, Shang Tsung.

  Shang Tsung : Then trust that we have a shared interest in breaking Kronika's stranglehold on our destinies.

  Raiden : Inevitably, our interests will diverge.

  Shang Tsung : This alliance is temporary. Have no illusions otherwise.

• Shang Tsung : [the Krypt Intro]  Welcome, traveler. I am Shang Tsung, and this is my island. I bid you welcome to explore. Hidden among the island's ruins are treasure, magic, and very special artifacts. Take what you want, within reason. You will find the time spent here is well rewarded.

• Shang Tsung : Are you still eager to die, Mr. Cage?

  Johnny Cage : Every man dies, not every man really lives.

  Shang Tsung : Enough impertinent nonsense.

• Shang Tsung : Master Boyd sends his regards.

  Johnny Cage : You killed him, didn't you?

  Shang Tsung : Your 'sensei' was helpless against me.

• Shang Tsung : I invoke my right to choose my opponent.

  Sonya Blade : No, Shang Tsung, I'm not playing your game!

  Shang Tsung : You have already been chosen.