Unlike the other Cyborgs, Cyber Sub-Zero's blood is blue instead of black there is no in-game explanation for why that is, but the assumption can be made that it is likely some kind of refrigerant. He was later killed by Sindel, with his soul afterwards being one of the many claimed by Quan Chi, who later restored him to his human form after deeming technology unreliable. He regained his soul almost right after automation, when he engaged Kabal in kombat, and helped the Earthrealm Warriors. In his case, he is the enigmatic hero who shows up to aid the protagonists when needed.Ĭyber Sub-Zero replace Smoke, as a Cyborg, in the Second Timeline: Smoke was saved by Raiden from the Cyber Lin Kuei, but Sub-Zero was turned into a Cyborg against his will instead. Like most of the MK cast, Kuai Liang follows a character archetype. Under his stewardship, the Lin Kuei would be reformed and rebuilt into a force for good. In both timelines, the younger Sub-Zero defeated and killed Sektor, becoming the new Lin Kuei Grandmaster in the process. Kuai Liang subsequently joined Liu Kang, Raiden, and Earthrealm's other defenders in the struggle against Shao Kahn. In response, his former clan marked him for death, programming Cyrax, Sektor, and his former friend Smoke to hunt down and terminate him. Horrified by the Lin Kuei's cyberization initiative, Kuai Liang openly rebelled and eventually left the clan altogether in horror and disgust, thereby breaking the sacred codes of honor. Kuai Liang's strong moral principles have also brought him into conflict with his own clan. This vast disparity caused the two siblings to disown one another, stating 'we share blood, we are not brothers'. In contrast to his older brother, who eventually succumbed to darkness, the younger Sub-Zero remained firmly on the side of justice. However, Kuai Liang is more serious, disciplined, humane, and honorable than Bi-Han ever was. Kuai Liang comes off as a menacing, stern, distant, and cold man who prefers to remain in the shadows, not unlike his elder brother. Kuai Liang would bear the name Sub-Zero in all future games, whereas Bi-Han would be resurrected as a wraith by Quan Chi and given the name Noob Saibot.Īlthough both share traits in common, the two brothers differ significantly in many ways. He entered the second Mortal Kombat with only one goal in mind: hunting down his brother's killer. After Bi-Han was killed by Scorpion, Kuai Liang swore to avenge him and took his brother's former codename 'Sub-Zero' as a means of honoring his brother. However, in Sub-Zero's trailer for Mortal Kombat 2011, the siblings' background stories are retconned that both brothers were kidnapped by the Lin Kuei when they were still children.īi-Han appeared as Sub-Zero in the first Mortal Kombat tournament, while Kuai Liang went by the codename 'Tundra'. The brothers would then be trained as Lin Kuei assassins. Their father was a secret operative for the Lin Kuei in the United States, eventually taking both sons back with him to China, against their mother's wishes. In the second timeline, revealed in the Mortal Kombat X comic series, it was Kano who created the scar.īi-Han and Kuai Liang were born to a Cryomancer father and a Chinese-American human mother. However, as seen in Deception, the scar eventually faded away, possibly as a result of the Dragon Medallion's power. In the original timeline, he received it sometime prior to the events of Mortal Kombat 3. Kuai Liang bears a scar on his right eye.

However, they were born in Earthrealm and only the younger Sub-Zero would discover his heritage (in the original timeline). They are descended from Cryomancers, an exiled Edenian race possessing the ability to generate and control ice. Both are blue garbed warriors who, at different times, have used the codename 'Sub-Zero', and both are members of the Lin Kuei. There are two incarnations of Sub-Zero, both of whom are siblings: older brother Bi-Han, and younger brother Kuai Liang. 9.9 Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms.8.2 Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm.7 Combat Characteristics (as Cyber Sub-Zero).

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