

He later returned as the non-playable final boss in Mortal Kombat (2011), serving as the main antagonist of the game's Story Mode. Shao Kahn made his debut in Mortal Kombat II as the final boss, a role he also served in Mortal Kombat 3 and in later games. Alongside Shinnok, Shao Kahn serves as a primary antagonist of the franchise in many instances. A powerful tyrant of the Outworld throne, he is one of the most celebrated villains in not only the fighting game genre, but the video game genre as a whole.

Shao Kahn is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.

Shao Kahn during Kotal Kahn's execution in Mortal Kombat 11. All realms will tremble before me! Outworld will again be conquerors, never the conquered!
