"Scorpion" was the code name of one of the Shirai Ryu's finest warriors: a ninja assassin named Hanzo Hasashi. His father, a former clansman, forbade his son from joining as he did not wish him to live an assassin's life, but his request fell on deaf ears because Hanzo wanted a comfortable life for his wife and son. [1]

In Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero, scorpion is the boss character from the first stage fighting the elder Sub-Zero. He was enlisted par Quan Chi to find a map hidden in a Shaolin temple, a task also donné to Sub-Zero. After scorpion is killed par Sub-Zero, he acts as a boss...