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Sub-Zero is the name of two characters from the Mortal Kombat series. This article covers the younger version. For the older version, see Noob Saibot.

Sub-Zero is a blue-garbed ninja. He is descended from cryomancers, an Outworld race possessing the ability to generate and control the powers of ice, as was his brother.

About Sub-Zero

In many ways, the younger Sub-Zero shows that he has been greatly influenced by his elder brother, as they share many personality traits. However, through the years, Sub-Zero has evolved from what fans labeled "carbon copy" of his brother to a man of integrity, great self-discipline and great power.The younger Sub-Zero predictably shared many traits with his older brother upon his introduction. Like the elder, the younger Sub-Zero gives the impression of being a stern, distant and cold man who goes about his business silently, without attracting unwanted attention. However, the similarities end there, since the disparities between the brothers, who were once neutral and almost indistinct from each other, have now grown so large that one could speak of the evil twin syndrome. While the younger Sub-Zero was depicted as a young ninja who was living in the shadow of his older brother, he has since changed and grown into a young man who has steadily progressed towards the more humane sides of moral issues. This change in characteristics has not only strengthened him as a man, but has also set him apart from his former Lin Kuei counterparts. This included leaving his clan in disgust and breaking the sacred codes of honor, joining the rebellion against Shao Khan and assisting Raiden and Liu Kang (along with Earthrealm's other chosen warriors). More recently, he defeated the cyborg assassin Sektor to gain the leadership of the Lin Kuei and become the Grandmaster, where he has grown even stronger and more powerful.He is a dependable ally of Earthrealm who is willing to assist when needed, especially when Raiden gives the call. While he may not be Mortal Kombat's greatest champion, nor is he considered to be the greatest warrior that ever lived, he is without question one of the very best warriors that Earthrealm has to offer.He comes off as the most polyvalent of them all. He, like much of the MK cast, also follows a character archetype, in his case the enigmatic hero that shows up to aid the main hero(es) when needed.

Storyline

It is known that the father of both brothers (the fourth man to be known as Sub-Zero in his lineage) was a secret operative for the clan in the United States. He married an American woman and together they had two sons and a daughter. Against the will of their mother, the father took the sons with him to move back to China at a certain time, and as such both brothers became warriors of the Lin Kuei. The mother and the daughter remained in the U.S.

Following the death of his older brother and failure to kill Shang Tsung, the young Lin Kuei warrior was sent to Outworld along with his close friend Smoke to complete the assignment after Shao Kahn's Mortal Kombat tournament was announced. Despite their efforts, neither accomplished the mission, although they did assist Liu Kang, Raiden and their allies in Liu Kang's battle with Shao Kahn.

Smoke and Sub-Zero returned home empty handed, although Sub-Zero did discover of Scorpion's foul vendetta against his brother; Scorpion had risen from the Netherealm once more upon learning of Sub-Zero's "survival" and continued to hold a grudge against the new Sub-Zero, believing him to be the same man that killed him years ago. However, Scorpion received a rude awakening when he witnessed Sub-Zero spare the life of a defeated opponent whom he battled during the tournament, which left him confused for he did not understand why this Lin Kuei warrior showed mercy. Scorpion then came to the realization that this new Sub-Zero was the younger brother of the man who murdered him so long ago, and thus swore not to harm him. Sub-Zero never learned why the specter spared his life.

In the events leading up to Mortal Kombat Trilogy, the Lin Kuei obtained technology that could vastly improve the effectiveness of their warriors, and they chose four of their number to undergo the procedure that would turn them into cyborg assassins: Sub-Zero, Smoke, Cyrax, and Sektor. Sub-Zero and Smoke refused to participate, and fled the clan, who declared them anathema. While Sub-Zero successfully managed to escape, Smoke was captured and subsequently turned into a cyborg. In leaving the clan, Sub-Zero had broken the Lin Kuei codes of honor. After Smoke's automation, the Lin Kuei programmed the three cyborg ninja to hunt and terminate Sub-Zero, who by this time had received a vision from Raiden and agreed to join the rebellion against a new threat.

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