Scorpion's soul laid to waste in the Netherrealm, but was mysteriously and unexpectedly resurrected by Quan Chi. One day he, his family and clan were exterminated by the necromancer Quan Chi and his servants, who framed the Lin Kuei assassin, Sub-Zero for the atrocity. He was a member of the Shirai Ryu, a clan of Japanese ninja, known for bringing Ninjitsu and other secret martial arts to Japan from China. Scorpion, the specter of the Netherrealm, was once a human known as Hanzo Hasashi.

Now he leads a reborn Shirai Ryu, avenging those who cannot avenge themselves.' Driven by rage, Hanzo Hasashi went through Hell and back to avenge his family and clan, never resting until he cut down their murderer, Quan Chi.

Mortal Kombat 11: 'Grandmaster Scorpion of the Shirai Ryu.

Full of rage and hellfire, Scorpion fights alongside Quan Chi in Netherrealm's invasion of Earthrealm.' Hanzo's soul was claimed by the Netherrealm sorcerer Quan Chi, who resurrected him as the revenant Scorpion and gave him the chance to avenge his family's deaths.

Mortal Kombat X: 'Hanzo Hasashi was a member of the Shirai-Ryu assassin clan until they and his family were killed by Sub-Zero of the rival Lin Kuei clan.

Resurrected by the malevolent necromancer Quan Chi, he entered the Mortal Kombat tournament to slay Sub-Zero and avenge the murders of his kin.' But when he, his family and his clan were brutally exterminated by Sub-Zero and the Lin Kuei, Scorpion's existence became eternal torment. Given the name Scorpion for his blindingly fast and deadly fighting skill, his life was blessed with glorious kombat in the name of his Grand Master.

Mortal Kombat (2011): 'Hanzo Hasashi was once a member of the Japanese Shirai Ryu ninja clan.

To hellfire and back