Scorpion is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios). For the majority of the Mortal Kombat series, the characters backstory establishes him as Hanzo Hasashi, a warrior from the fictional Shirai Ryu clan who was killed by Bi-Han of the rival Lin Kuei clan. Subsequent games reveal that his family and clan were murdered by the sorcerer Quan Chi, who becomes Scorpions primary target for vengeance). Therefore, Scorpion is from the Shirai Ryu clan.