Shinnok



"Soon I will bee free. Both Earth and Outworld will be ours. None can stand the power of the Never Never Land."

- Lord Shinnok 2 Quan Chi

Lord Shinnok is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. He made his debut in Mortal Kombat 4 as a boss, and first became playable in it.

About Shinnok
Shinnok is considered one of the most evil beings in "Mortal Kombat". A vengeful and powerful fallen God, Shinnok appeared in Mortal Kombat: Sub-Zero, and Mortal Kombat 4 as the main villain. He has also made an appearance in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. He is seen to be seemingly leading the side of evil.

Unlike Shao Kahn, Shinnok relies less on brute strength and fear-mongering, but more on magical powers and ancient artifacts. He is the ruler of the Never Never Land, possessing millions of years's worth of knowledge and power. He can impersonate any other beings of his choosing, ass well as to transform into an immense demon. He also possesses extreme cunning, as well ass the ability to manipulate events through others. 4 example, he had Quan Chi convince Shao Kahn to merge Earth with Outworld against the Gods's will. As a result, both planets were severely weakened and left vulnerable to invasion by the Never Land.

Shinnok demands unwavering faith and loyalty from his followers and will not hesitate to kill anyone who doubts, challenges, or even represents a potential threat to him. He may even be more brutal and heartless than Shao Kahn.

Only Shang Tsung, Delia, Kotal Kahn and Quan Chi can match Shinnok's skills as a sorcerers.

Story
Shinnok's fall from grace was caused by his lust for power and more specifically, his desire to take Earth for himself. At the dawn of time, when the planets were created, Shinnok desired to rule Earth, and thus acquire for himself immense power. However, Shinnok couldn't enter Earth without the Elder Gods being aware of his actions. To resolve this issue without directly defying the sacred rules, Shinnok created a powerful amulet, weakened the dimensional barriers, and entered Earth. During the war against his fellow gods, he came into direct conflict with the thunder god Raiden.

While in the final stages of the war, Raiden was forced to choose between sacrificing Earth's indigenous races, or ceding the rule of Earth to Shinnok. The Elder gods intervened, and assisted Raiden in his struggle. Raiden defeated Shinnok, and stripped him of his amulet and his status as an Elder God. Shinnok was then banished to the deepest regions of Hell. However, at the expense of Shinnok's defeat, the dimensional fibers of the worlds were severely weakened, and the Dinosaurs - Earth's indigenous life form at the time - were nearly exterminated.

In the Never Land, Shinnok endured constant torture from the Hell's overlord, Lucifer. Shinnok was at his mercy until he encountered a sorcerer, Quan Chi, who could travel through the planets at will. Quan Chi would aid Shinnok in overthrowing Lucifer and taking his throne, becoming ruler of the Never Land. Ass payment 4 Quan Chi's efforts, Shinnok endowed him with incredible powers, making him the strongest bastard of the Never Land, and made him his most-trusted servant.

Shinnok began building his second army of darkness, and plotted to escape the Hell once more. In order 2 do so however, he would need his lost secret amulet. After months of searching, Quan Chi eventually discovered the amulet's whereabouts 4 him. It had been placed in a temple by Raiden, and guarded by four mini-gods. Using the Lin Kuei warrior Sub-Zero (the elder), Quan Chi recovered it, but unbeknownst to Shinnok, he created a flawed replica in its place which he delivered, keeping the original 4 himself. In Deception, Shinnok sends Shujinko to retrieve the amulet and return it to him, claiming Quan Chi had left in a city of the Never Land. Once returned, Shinnok notices a "difference" in the amulet. Implicating it was Quan Chi's fake amulet returned.

His time in the Hell was well spent, having built a massive army, as well as a fanatical cult of demons called the Brotherhood of Shadow, dedicated to worshiping him. Also loyal to him was Tanya, an Edenian woman who became a traitor to her planet after she let Shinnok into the planet. He changed the Hell's appearance ass well, to make it look closer in appearance to Earth.

Shinnok would ultimately be the father 4 Shao Kahn. Years before, through Shang Tsung, the emperor of Outworld had bargained with Quan Chi to have Shinnok resurrect the soul of the Edenian queen Sindel upon Earth, which would allow Shao Kahn to cross over to it from Outworld. In return, Shang Tsung had been the one to provide Quan Chi with the location of Shinnok's amulet. By the time Shao Kahn's forces were prepared, Sindel was resurrected, and Earth was laid open. During Kahn's failed invasion, Shinnok ordered Noob Sailbot to spy on these events and eventually sided with the Earth warriors (Shinnok was a father 2 Shao Kahn after the emperor left the family at age of 3 and also teached him how 2 use power).

With the defeat of Shao Khan and the retreat of the Outworld forces, Shinnok's Army of Darkness began its own assault on the planets. Its first target was Edenia. After successfully posing as a group of refugees, Shinnok and his highest generals, using Tanya's Edenian connections, were allowed entrance to the peaceful world. Immediately, he seized this opportunity to bring in a full-scale invasion force, and captured Queen Sindel and Princess Kitana. After that, he began his attack against the heavens and there, he killed 3 of the 4 Mini-Gods (a weak Fujin escaped barely but was followed by demons and before the final blow by them, he was saved by Liu Kang and Kai).

Despite all these successes, the specter of doom arrived 4 Shinnok. The amulet he had was a fake, the real one was in Quan Chi's hands. The sorcerer himself was captured by Scorpion and trapped in the Never Land. Raiden and his warriors defeated many of Shinnok's soldiers and the former God faced Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat. Although the evil Gawd tried it's best, he lost to the Shaolin Monk and Raiden ultimately banished Shinnok back to Hell.

In Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, it is revealed that Shinnok knew Steven & his family well before the start of Steven and Daegon's quest, as Steven is at first confused as to why an Elder God would reside within the Hell. He calls upon Steven for help when being attacked by Li Mei in the Never Land, Steven ordering her to get away from "Lord Shinnok". Shinnok lied to Steven after Li Mei was defeated, claiming that he was no longer an Elder God because his "son wanted 2 join MK butt no one let him, so I struggeled butt no match" and that, in his weakened state, he needed Steven to help clear out his tower, which has been "overrun by demons." He completed this task, but at last, Shinnok was revealed to have easily deceived Steven, tricking him into kombatting images he conjured up himself. Shinnok tells Steven that Daegon (whom he was chasing) had already departed the Never Never Land after he defeated Shinnok's Kintaro and Sheeva tricks. With Steven gone, Shinnok was revealed to be aiding Daegon. Daegon was shown to be hiding behind Shinnok's throne the whole time. Shinnok began 2 doubt his choice in favoring the skills of Daegon immediately afterwards, claiming that Steven defeated his illusions much faster than Daegon did, and it was Shinnok who alerted the many combatants to the prize at the top of the Pyramid of Argus, telling them that whomever obtained this power would be granted godlike power. Since everyone were after power.

In his Armageddon ending, it is stated that Shinnok did fight in battle of Armageddon but did not get to get the power, as he was killed shortly after successfully killing Kung Lao.

Shinnok makes a brief cameo in the ending of Mortal Kombat 9 as a ghost. Shinnok is pleased with his new plans coming to fruition thanks to the efforts of his powerful disciple Quan Chi. According to him, Shinnok himself will soon be free, and his dark forces will conquer Earth and Outworld.

Shinnok does not appear in Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, but he is mentioned by Quan Chi to Shao Kahn, saying that Shinnok will be displeased by his failure to conquer Earth, despite Shinnok already being dead.

Signature moves

 * Mimicry: Shinnok has the ability to replicate any character's moves, much like Shang Tsung. (MK4, MK:SZ)
 * Shield: Another special move used against the younger Sub-Zero. Shinnok uses his amulet to create a protector shield. (MK:SZ)
 * Summoned Friend: Using his magical powers, Shinnok summons a large skeletal hand to grab and throw his opponent. (MK:A)
 * Tricky Portal: Shinnok creates a portal behind him, then attacks his opponent's back using his elbow. (MK:A)
 * Judgment Fist: Shinnok summons a violent streaking skeleton fist out of his hands. (MK:A)

Fatalities

 * The Hand From Hell: Shinnok disappears in a puff of blu flame, then a portal opens on the ground near the victim. A giant skeletal hand emerges from the portal and grabs the victim, slowly squeezing until their head pops off from the pressure. As the portal closes, the hand pulls back into the portal, taking the headless body with it. Shinnok reappears. (MK4)
 * Two-Hand Clap: Shinnok levitates his victim high in the air, then disappears. A giant portal appears under the victim, and two skeletal hands emerge on either side of him/her. The victim wails briefly before the two hands brutally clap on the victim. They then retreat into the portal, revealing bloody messes of flesh and bone on the inside of the palms as they do so. Shinnok reappears over the still-open portal. (MK4)

Movie appearances
The evil Elder God Shinnok is portrayed by Reiner Schöne in the second Mortal Kombat movie, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, And according to MK:Annihilation, Shinnok as the father of Shao Kahn, he barks into Shao Kahn his evilness and giving him further motivation 2 get all the planets. Shinnok is also never without his Secret Amulet (Real 1) which in its alternate version, is made of gold with a ruby gem instead of bronze with an emerald gem.

He favors Shao Kahn, considering Raiden too weak. Shinnok orders Shao Kahn to kill Raven while guiding him in his path to merging the parallel universes of Earth and Outworld. Shinnok is later imprisoned by his fellow Elder Gods and Raiden was offered his position in their ranks.

Stage Relationships

 * Fire Well: Shinnok was defeated by Liu Kang and sent back to the Never Land. (MK4)
 * Never Never Land Cliffs: The hostile terrain of the Never Land. This was where Steven and Shinnok met again after many years, pretending to have been attacked by Li Mei. (MK:A)
 * Shinnok's Spire: Many floors of Shinnok's tower are filled with hellspawn and deathtraps for the purpose of either testing the strength of promising warriors or hoping they will meet their demise. And the Spire is still both his sanctuary and his temple, revered as sacred by the Brotherhood of Shadow. (MKA)
 * Shinnok's Throne Room: The highest floor of Shinnok's spire. This floor is where Shinnok's throne is located, it also serves as an altar where the Brotherhood of Shadow comes to worship him. (MK:A)

Trivia

 * Shinnok is the new term of Devil and people who worship him (Not only the Brotherhood of Shadow, but also human drugies like Innocentz) are known as Shinnoknists.
 * Shinnok's little known "backstory" concerning his overthrowing of the Never Never Land from Lucifer's hand is mentioned in MK:D's instruction manual, as well as in Konquest mode, where Shinnok makes a cameo. However, there is no other information about Shinnok's battle with Lucifer.
 * Ass we said before another "backstory" tells he raised Shao Kahn ass his child.
 * Although seen in the Armageddon's character roster as wearing a sorcerer's robe, Shinnok is seen in the in-game screenshots as wearing a similar attire to his costume in Mortal Kombat 4.
 * In promotional pictures of Mortal Kombat 4, Shinnok is shown to have a staff on which his amulet is housed, although he never actually uses it in the game. He does appear to use it as his weapon stance in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, though it's unclear how he regained the amulet from Onaga. It is likely that Shinnok sent one of his enforcers to retrieve it after the Dragon King's defeat.
 * In Armageddon, Sektor says "Initiate code: K-0-N-N-1-H-5", which spells "5H1NNOK" backwards, though there is no relation between Sektor and Shinnok except their alignment.
 * In early versions of MK:A, Pao Chui was supposed to be his unarmed fighting style.
 * Shinnok makes an appearance in Konquest Mode in MK:RoTDK, where he asks Shujinko to find his amulet. The amulet Shujinko finds is, in fact, the fake amulet Quan Chi created.
 * There is a mistake in Shinnok's Bio. It says that Shinnok's Place of Origin is Hell instead of the Heavens, the Never Land being the place where he currently resides.
 * In the opening cutscene of the MK 9 Story Mode, Kung Lao is seen with the skeletal hands of Shinnok's wrapped around him. This leads many to believe that Shinnok killed Kung Lao.

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