Quan Chi is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games/NetherRealm Studios. He first appeared in the main series with Mortal Kombat 4 (1997) following appearances in the non-canonical animated series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996) and the action-adventure spin-off Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero (1997). A malevolent sorcerer from the Netherrealm, he is usually featured as a supporting villain in the franchise. Quan Chi also serves as one of the two primary villains in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (2002), alongside Shang Tsung, as the eponymous Deadly Alliance. The character has orchestrated several events throughout the series, including the murder of Scorpion's family and clan. Outside of the games, Quan Chi has appeared in various additional media, including the syndicated series Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998–1999) and the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011–2013). Reception to the character has been mostly positive in respect to his role as one of the franchise's overarching villains. Appearances In video games In the events of both Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and Mortal Kombat 4 (1997), nefarious free-roaming sorcerer and necromancer Quan Chi assists disgraced former Elder God Shinnok—who had been banished to the Netherealm by the thunder god Raiden after centuries of warring—in defeating the realm's then-ruler Lucifer in exchange for power and the opportunity to co-rule the realm at Shinnok's side. After another sorcerer, Shang Tsung, reveals the location of Shinnok's long-lost amulet, Quan Chi attempts to retrieve it, only to encounter its four elemental guardians, so he proposes a deal with the Lin Kuei clan of assassins: he would destroy their rivals, the Shirai Ryu, in exchange for the assistance of one of their warriors, Sub-Zero. Quan Chi convinces Sub-Zero and Shirai Ryu warrior Hanzo Hasashi to find a map leading to the amulet's location in the hopes of having them meet in combat, with the Lin Kuei assassin succeeding in killing his rival before retrieving the map. True to his word, Quan Chi eliminated the Shirai Ryu before sending Sub-Zero to find the amulet itself. Once he succeeded, Sub-Zero returned the amulet to Shinnok, though they were both unaware that it was a fake and that Quan Chi kept the genuine article for himself. Sub-Zero later defeated the sorcerer and sent him into exile before stealing the fake amulet from Shinnok. After reviving Hasashi as the undead revenant Scorpion, Quan Chi told him that Sub-Zero