Scorpion is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios). He is an undead ninja who is principally defined by his quest to avenge the deaths of himself, his family, and his clan. Scorpions real name is Hanzo Hasashi, and he was a warrior from the fictional Shirai Ryu ninja clan). In the Mortal Kombat (1992) game, Scorpion is an undead specter, a warrior who was killed by Sub-Zero, survived by a wife and child, and allowed to return to the physical realms in order to have his revenge). The same ending implies that the curse of Scorpions supernatural existence means he can have revenge but cannot reunite with his still-living family). In the 2010 live-action short film Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, Scorpion is addressed by his real name and is a voluntary prisoner being questioned by Deacon City police captain Jackson Briggs regarding an underground tournament hosted by Shang Tsung). In the animated film Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpions Revenge, Scorpion is the titular protagonist, and the film follows the basic contours of the first games storyline, as well as Scorpions origins and past life as Hanzo Hasashi and the murder of his family and clan by Sub-Zero (Quan Chi in disguise) and the Lin Kuei).