this meaning he would be fighting against the forces of Earthrealm, the elder Sub-Zero agrees. This leads into the events of the first game. Mortal Kombat 4 (1997) reveals the necromancer Quan Chi survived the events of MK Mythologies: Sub-Zero. To help with Shinnok's invasion of the realms, Quan Chi releases Scorpion from the Netherrealm once more. The necromancer offers Scorpion a full resurrection as a living man, permanently free from the Netherrealm, if he kills the younger Sub-Zero. If the player reaches Sub-Zero's victory ending, Quan Chi reveals he is personally responsible for the death of the Shirai Ryu clan. Scorpion and Sub-Zero then attack simultaneously, killing the sorcerer before parting ways peacefully. In Scorpion's victory ending, which is considered canonical and leads into the next game, he defeats the younger Sub-Zero. Quan Chi suddenly appears and boasts of his involvement in killing Scorpion's clan and family. The necromancer then attempts to banish Scorpion to the Netherrealm permanently, but the ninja grabs him, sending them both into the Hellish realm. Scorpion's MK4 ending is carried over into Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (2002). In this game, Quan Chi escapes Scorpion and hires the Oni Drahmin and Moloch to protect him. In a non-canonical ending, Scorpion is killed when Drahmin and Moloch hurl him into a "Soulnado", a magical tornado consisting of tormented souls trapped between Earthrealm and Outworld. In Mortal Kombat: Deception, Scorpion is depicted as having escaped the Netherrealm. The game's events lead Scorpion to accept a new role as the Elder Gods' servant, working as a protector of Earthrealm by helping prevent the merging of the realms by the villain Onaga. In the 2005 beat 'em up spin-off Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, set during the events of Mortal Kombat II, Scorpion is a boss character who attempts to kill the game's playable protagonists Liu Kang and Kung Lao. In the Konquest mode of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (2006), Scorpion cuts a deal with the Elder Gods, offering to serve them in exchange for the resurrection of the Shirai Ryu, as well as his wife and son. Scorpion's clan and family are resurrected, but only as undead beings. Enraged, Scorpion seeks to destroy the Elder Gods' chance of preventing Armageddon by taking the elemental Blaze's power, but the Edenian demigod Taven defeats him. Scorpion is later killed by Sub-Zero in a battle royal amongst the series characters. Scorpion appears in