to morph into other fighters during battles. Game Rant ranked Shang Tsung at number five on their list of "most awesome" Mortal Kombat characters, praising his ability to transform into other characters and adding "despite Shang Tsung’s limited arsenal of unique special attacks, the character still provides experienced players with a stylish way to dispatch opponents." In 2011, GameFront ranked his moustache in MK2011 as the fourth best moustache in video games. In UGO's 2012 list of top Mortal Kombat characters, Shang Tsung placed at 15th. Complex placed this "cold-blooded mastermind" at the top of their lists of the greatest wizards in games in 2012, calling him the "coolest video game wizard ever, by far," and of the most brutal fighters in Mortal Kombat in 2013. In 2013, Complex also included his transformation into Kintaro and his "Soul Purge" in MK3 among the best finishing moves in the series. References Action film characters Action film villains Fictional martial artists in video games Fictional Bái Hè Quán practitioners Fictional Chinese people in video games Fictional Shé Quán practitioners Fictional Tang Láng Quán practitioners Fictional characters with immortality Fictional murdered people Fictional jianke Fictional kidnappers Fictional mass murderers Fictional necromancers Fictional soul collectors Male characters in video games Male supervillains Male film villains Male video game villains Mortal Kombat characters Shapeshifter characters in video games Video game antagonists Video game bosses Video game characters introduced in 1992 Video game characters who use magic Video game characters with slowed ageing