The master of Mortal Kombat, Shang Tsung

All the way back to the first Mortal Kombat, Shang Tsung has been my homeboy. Oh, I would never play as him in a game. His move sets were too complicated, too strategic for my desperate flailing and mashing approach in playing the arcade games. But he was the coolest character in the universe because he consumed souls and stole the powers of other combatants in addition to his own magical gifts. A jack of all trades, to be certain, and that appealed greatly to me.

This new video outlines some of Shangy-poo’s history, his journey to Outworld and the pact he made with Shao Khan. There’s a bunch of neat concept art in here also, including Tsung’s classic “Soultaker” fatality.

I’ve pre-ordered my copy from Amazon and can’t wait. With Portal 2 releasing the same day, it’s going to be really tough to figure out how to best spend my time.