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Shao, also known as General Shao but more commonly known as Shao Kahn, is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. A powerful tyrant of the Outworld throne, he is one of the most celebrated villains in not only the fighting game genre, but the video game genre as a whole. He serves as one of the three main antagonists of the franchise alongside Shang Tsung and Shinnok. Shao Kahn made his debut in Mortal Kombat II as the final boss and the main antagonist, a role he also served in Mortal Kombat 3 and in later games. He later returned as the non-playable final boss in Mortal Kombat (2011), serving as the main antagonist of the game's Story Mode. He appears in Mortal Kombat 11 as a pre-order bonus character and secondary antagonist in the game's Story Mode and the Aftermath expansion. A new version of Shao Kahn returns in Mortal Kombat 1 as a playable character, serving as the tertiary antagonist in the game's Story Mode.

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Shao, also known as General Shao but more commonly known as Shao Kahn, is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. A powerful tyrant of the Outworld throne, he is one of the most celebrated villains in not only the fighting game genre, but the video game genre as a whole. He serves as one of the three main antagonists of the franchise alongside Shang Tsung and Shinnok. Shao Kahn made his debut in Mortal Kombat II as the final boss and the main antagonist, a role he also served in Mortal Kombat 3 and in later games. He later returned as the non-playable final boss in Mortal Kombat (2011), serving as the main antagonist of the game's Story Mode. He appears in Mortal Kombat 11 as a pre-order bonus character and secondary antagonist in the game's Story Mode and the Aftermath expansion. A new version of Shao Kahn returns in Mortal Kombat 1 as a playable character, serving as the tertiary antagonist in the game's Story Mode.