Shao Kahn (Mortal Kombat)

Shao Kahn is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Shinnok) of the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise. He is one of Raiden's archenemies as the two have fought for many millennia over the fate of Earthrealm. He was portrayed by Bob Carter, Ike Amadi and Steve Ritchie.

Why He Rules Outworld

 * 1) In the first three games, he serves as the announcer and gets confused upon seeing a Friendship instead of a Fatality.
 * 2) Steve Ritchie, Frank Welker and especially Bob Carter did a good job voicing Shao Kahn.
 * 3) Shao Kahn started off as the end boss of Mortal Kombat II and became a playable character in future games.
 * 4) Unlike other playable characters, he can taunt at enemies so he can be more powerful.
 * 5) Shao Kahn had memorable lines including “Feel the wrath of Shao Kahn!”, “You weak, pathetic fools! I’ve come for your souls!” and “It’s official, you suck!”
 * 6) He had an excellent design and stunning armor with a giant hammer.
 * 7) In the 2011 Mortal Kombat reboot, which retells the continuity of the first three games, Shao Kahn is once again the main villain and final boss of the game's arcade ladder and story mode.
 * 8) He improved himself in Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath, where it lets him go on a revenge tour, obliterating the heroes without really breaking a sweat and showing just why he was as feared as he has been for the last 10,000 years.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) He was a generic villain in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.
 * 2) His taunts can be repetitive, especially on higher difficulties.
 * 3) Ike Amadi’s voice for Shao Kahn sounded a little too similar to his Atrocitus voice.
 * 4) He is easily the hardest and most difficult boss in the MK franchise and definitely in MK9.
 * 5) He was reduced to a joke in Mortal Kombat 11, easily beaten and blinded by Kitana, a rather humiliating end for one of the franchise's biggest bad guys.

Trivia

 * His taunts became internet memes.
 * “Feel the power of Shao Kahn” was recycled for Noob Saibot doing the toasty fatality in MK2 but with “Shao Kahn” replaced with Dan Forden’s “Toasty”.
 * He serves as a preorder bonus for Mortal Kombat 11.