20 Greatest Mortal Kombat Characters Of All Time

1. Shang Tsung

Best Mortal Kombat Characters
NetherRealm Studios

The arrogant lackey of Outworld ruler Shao Kahn; Shang Tsung likes to think he's more important than he is.

A frequent antagonist, the character traditionally oversees the titular Mortal Kombat tournaments.

Contributor
Contributor

Joe is a freelance games journalist who, while not spending every waking minute selling himself to websites around the world, spends his free time writing. Most of it makes no sense, but when it does, he treats each article as if it were his Magnum Opus - with varying results.