Shang Tsung is a boss and player character from the Mortal Kombat series. A powerful, arrogant sorceror, Shang Tsung is a shapeshifter who absorbs the souls of those he slays in order to maintain his youth and power. The character is usually portrayed as the right hand man of series archvillain Shao Kahn.
Shang Tsung debuted as the main antagonist of the original Mortal Kombat, serving as the in-game tournament's "Grandmaster" and the final opponent of the arcade ladder. He has since appeared in several games and other media spawned from the franchise.
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