Hanzo Hasashi meets his end at the hands of the Lin Kuei and is taken to the Netherrealm. There, he is turned into the spectre, Scorpion, by Quan Chi and now serves at his side. He enters the first Mortal Kombat seeking revenge after being told that his family was killed by Sub-Zero, a Lin Kuei assassin. At the tournament, Scorpion wins match after match seeking only to get his revenge. He gets his chance, but not before meeting Raiden who convinces him not to kill Sub-Zero in return for getting his brothers of the Shirai Ryu back together in the mortal realm. Fully committed to keeping his end of the bargain, Scorpion defeats Sub-Zero but doesn’t kill him, only to be manipulated by Quan Chi and eventually murder Sub-Zero.
Scorpion will cross paths with Sub-Zero’s younger brother who has taken up the name ‘Sub-Zero’ and the two would clash, although he lost the battle. At the end of the story, he also loses to Raiden but continues to stay by Quan Chi’s side.
Later, he is returned to his human form thanks to Raiden and the power of Shinnok’s amulet. He learns that the Lin Kuei might have been responsible for his family and clan’s deaths, but the true mastermind was Quan Chi and Shinnok. With this, he joins the good guys and is also part of the fight against Quan Chi.
When Kronika arrives to reshape the world, Hanzo Hasashi sides against her. Although his past self is in support of Kronika thinking it will bring back his clan and family. Hanzo battles to show his younger self the truth eventually dying at the hands of D’Vorah. But with Scorpion now rehabilitated, he continues from where Hanzo left off joining sides with the Special Forces, Raiden and Liu Kang to fight against Kronika.
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In the new timeline, Hanzo Hasashi is now part of the Lin Kuei and is brothers with Sub-Zero. The Lin Kuei have long been defenders of Earthrealm, but as the realm hasn’t been attacked in ages and Sub-Zero is beginning to take the Lin Kuei in problematic directions. Scorpion’s enthusiasm is cooled and he wonders if he would have to face his brother in Mortal Kombat.
About me: Born to the Shirai-ryu Ninja clan, Hanzo Hasashi was among the best shinobi in the clan. He earned the name "Sasori", the Japanese word for "Scorpion" because of his incredible Ninja skills, and his life was blessed with kombat for the glory of his clan's Grand Master. However, when he received a mission from the vile necromancer Quan Chi to steal the sacred Map of Elements from the Order of Light's Shaolin Temple, Scorpion was brutally murdered in battle by the Lin Kuei warrior, Sub-Zero. Consequently his family, and his clan were slaughtered by Quan Chi as payment to the Lin Kuei. Scorpion's soul was sent to the Netherrealm, where he laid waste. He fought Sub-Zero again in the Prison of Souls during his damnation, but was beaten again, allowing the Lin Kuei warrior to escape.
Two years after being slain by the elder Sub-Zero, Scorpion was resurrected by Quan Chi, returned to Earthrealm, and participated in Shang Tsung's tournament. If he defeated Sub-Zero, he would avenge himself and from what Quan Chi told him, his clan, but if he was defeated again, his soul would be hurled into oblivion. However, it would not be until after Liu Kang's defeat of Goro that he would catch Sub-Zero unguarded and have his revenge, burning the defeated Lin Kuei. Immediately afterward, he returned to the Netherrealm in an explosion of fire and ash.
While in the Netherrealm, Scorpion would catch wind of a new tournament in Outworld, as well as Sub-Zero's participation. Shocked and angered that his murderer somehow returned to life, Scorpion followed his opponent to Shao Kahn's tournament. However, during one of Sub-Zero's battles, he witnessed the Lin Kuei sparing his opponent's life. He would soon learn that this Sub-Zero was not his murderer, but Sub-Zero's younger brother. To atone for slaying his kin, Scorpion vowed to protect Sub-Zero instead. But Sub-Zero would never know this, or the reason behind it.
When Shao Kahn invaded Earthrealm and unsuccessfully tried to conquer the Netherrealm as well, Scorpion was inadvertently set free, and began walking the Earth once more. He pledged allegiance to no one, taking neither friends nor enemies. Shao Kahn, however, recognized Scorpion's superior warrior skills, and enlisted the ninja in his forces. Scorpion's allegiance with Shao Kahn quickly dissolved when he discovered that Sub-Zero was one of Earth's Chosen warriors and therefore one of Shao Kahn's targets. He turned on Shao Kahn, and sided with the Earthrealm warriors in their final showdown with the evil emperor. With Shao Kahn and his minions defeated, Earth reverted back to normal, causing Scorpion to return to the Netherrealm once more.
Sometime after his return to the Netherrealm, Scorpion heard that his wife and child had been slain. He encountered the sorcerer Quan Chi, who told Scorpion that Sub-Zero was the murderer. Hearing this angered Scorpion anew, and he swore he would slay Sub-Zero, much like his brother before him. However, in Scorpion's ending, Quan Chi reveals that he had tricked Scorpion into believing that Sub-Zero had slain his wife and child in the hope that he would break his vow of protecting Sub-Zero as retribution for killing his brother the original Sub-Zero. The true murderer of Scorpion's family was Quan Chi. After Scorpion defeated the new Sub-Zero and learned the truth, the sorcerer attempted to transport Scorpion back to the Netherrealm. Thinking quickly, the spectre ran towards the sorcerer, sending both of them back to the Netherrealm.
