Shang Tsung

Shang Tsung
Shang Tsung
Mortal Kombat character
	Shang Tsung by John Tobias
First appearance	Mortal Kombat (1992)
Created by	Ed Boon; John Tobias
Designed by	John Tobias
Portrayed by	Various Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (1995 film, Legacy); Richard Divizio (MKM:SZ); Bruce Locke (Conquest); James Lew (Rebirth); Johnson Phan (Legacy); Chin Han (2021 film);
Voiced by	Various Ed Boon (MK); Jim Cummings (The Journey Begins); Neil Ross (Defenders of the Realm); Christian Munoz (MK:D); Knute Horowitz (MK:A); James Kyson (MKvsDCU); Andrew Kishino (2011 game); Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (MK11); Artt Butler (Scorpion's Revenge, Battle of the Realms, Snow Blind); Alan Lee (MK1);
Motion capture	Various Ho-Sung Pak (MK); Phillip Ahn (MKII); John Turk (MK3, UMK3, MKT); Chris Bashen (MKvsDCU); Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (MK11);
In-universe information
Origin	Earthrealm; Outworld
Nationality	Chinese

Shang Tsung (Chinese: 尚宗 pinyin: Shàng Zōng; Wade–Giles: Shang⁴ Tsung¹) is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. He debuted as the final boss in the original 1992 game and has remained one of the franchise's primary villains. A powerful sorcerer, he is principally defined by his abilities to shapeshift into other characters and to absorb the souls of defeated warriors. Shang Tsung is usually portrayed as the right-hand man of Outworld emperor Shao Kahn and the archenemy of Shaolin monk Liu Kang. He also appeared as the main villain of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (2002), alongside Quan Chi as the eponymous Deadly Alliance, as well as in Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath (2020) and Mortal Kombat 1 (2023).

The character has appeared in various media outside of the games, including as the main villain of the 1995 film and the 2021 film. He has received a positive reception for his design, abilities, and role in the series.

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