Quan Chi
QUAN CHI
Quan Chi was a free-roaming sorceror, able to travel the various planes of
reality without detection from their protectors. Over the centuries, he gained
great power, and also knowledge of the plight of Shinnok
. Shinnok was a fallen Elder god who had been trapped in the Netherrealm.
Quan Chi offered to free Shinnok and aid him in taking over the Netherrealm,
in exchange for more power when they escaped. Shinnok agreed, and with Quan
Chi's help took over the Netherrealm. Quan Chi then set about to free Shinnok
from the dead realm.
Centuries passed, and Quan Chi had exhausted all methods of freeing
Shinnok. It was then that he was approached by Shang
Tsung, another free roaming sorceror. Shang revealed to Quan Chi the
location of the Map of Elements, which could lead to the amulet which had
previously allowed Shinnok to travel from realm to realm. In exchange for
this information, Quan Chi aided in the resurrection of the Outworld queen
Sindel.
Traveling to the Earth realm, Quan Chi hired
Sub-Zero to retrieve the map for him. As insurance, he also procured the
services of Scorpion, a member of a clan that
rivaled Sub-Zero's. Sub-Zero found the map first, and as a reward Quan Chi
destroyed Scorpion's family and clan. Even though he now knew where the amulet
was, because it was guarded by elemental gods he could not go after it
himself. He hired Sub-Zero to recover the amulet, and when it was delivered
to him he rushed back to his Netherrealm stronghold. He had waited a long
time for this moment, because he had his own plans for the amulet. In his
stronghold, he created an exact duplicate of the amulet and presented it to
Shinnok. Then, using the power of the real amulet, he tricked Shinnok into
believing that the fake amulet was genuine.
However, Quan Chi's plans were upset by his own treacherous
underlings. Sub-Zero, learning of the amulet's true nature, had ventured to
the Netherrealm to reclaim it. Quan Chi found himself betrayed and defeated
by one of his own assassins, and Shinnok too was defeated. Sub-Zero returned
the fake amulet to Rayden, and it was believed that
Shinnok's threat was over.
Years passed, and the Outworld ruler Shao
Kahn made an unsuccessful attempt to annex the Earth realm. Realizing the
Outworld as a weak link, Quan Chi used the magic of the amulet to open a portal
to the realm. Shinnok's armies overtook the realm and improved their power
base. This gave Shinnok enough power to challenge the Elder gods, and Quan
Chi led the attack against the anceint protectors. Victorious again, Quan Chi
set his sights on Earth. A group of Earth warriors oppossed Shinnok's armies,
and Quan Chi took the opportunity to oppose his evil master. To Shinnok's
surprise, Quan Chi produced the real amulet, which he used to destroy Shinnok.
Quan Chi then turned on the Earth warriors, but lost the amulet to Rayden.
Facing off against the brother of Sub-Zero and a reincarnated Scorpion, Quan
Chi fell in defeat. Scorpion, learning that Quan Chi had been responsible for
his clan's deaths, slew the evil sorceror. Quan Chi found himself once again
in the Netherrealm, but this time in the Prison of Souls, forever
incarcerated.
APPEARANCE LIST
1. Mortal Kombat Mythologies (unselectable boss)
2. Mortal Kombat 4
3. Mortal Kombat Gold
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