Ever since the reveal trailer for MKX, I along with a few others speculated that this Sub-Zero might be one of the beloved brothers "Un-dead" or "Re-animated" but obviously there wasn't anything to back that up and we were just speculating as we do here.

But after the reveal of Quan Chi a few things are pulling me more towards that actually being the case here, let me explain...

"Quan Chi is a master manipulator, and in MKX his schemes are fully realized. Using his necromancer powers, Quan Chi has built an army of revenants from the fallen Earthrealm warriors - twisting their minds to fight on his behalf!"

So far it's confirmed fallen Earthrealm warriors will be under his control, not even just Sub-Zero, but possibly Jax, Smoke, Nightwolf, Kung Lao and who knows, maybe even Liu Kang. I feel having Earthrealms greatest warrior killed by it's so called protector, only to come back as a force of evil could easily be a route this game might take on.

There's also the rumors of this dialogue between Scorpion and Sub-Zero:


"Scorpion: How does it feel to be a dead man?

Sub-Zero: I could ask you the same.

Scorpion: I was reborn unlike like you!"


This was taken from the Quan Chi reveal trailer thread, not sure if it holds any water, but if it's true, well then there you have it. So let's just assume.

Now assuming Noob Saibot was actually killed in the soulnado, that leaves both of our Sub-Zero's dead and ripe for the picking, but which one?

I'm assuming both Sub-Zero's wouldn't be re-animated, because we really don't need two playable in this game, there are a few ways to go about it but I'm leaning more towards it being Bi-Han if this is actually the case.

1. Bi-Han was "cleansed" of Noob Saibot, or ripped apart from each other, I've heard a few speculations like this, either one could do, would leave the possibility of making Noob his own character and opening up the possibility of having both Noob and Sub-Zero in the same game. Now I know Bi-Han was tainted, Noob Saibot and Bi-Han our technically one and the same, but who knows what else a soulnado can do. Perhaps Champion of the Elder Gods, like Scorpion when he was tossed into the Soulnado?

2. Kuai Liang is unable to come back as a human, he IS now and forever will remain a cyborg, which would remain why he was a cyborg at the end of MK9 and just makes a cameo story mode appearance. I really don't believe they will bring back the "Cyber Sub-Zero" idea, which leaves Bi-Han.

3. None of the above, and this really is just another Sub-Zero from the "Sea's of Sub-Zero's" that the Lin Kuei supposedly have.


I don't think Ed and co. would actually ruin one of the things that made Sub-Zero so special in the first place by making there be plenty of them to go around. :P


Since the MKX reveal trailer I thought this Sub-Zero looked very Bi-Han like, with the whole daggers and throwing stars on his costume this time around and I think it's looking to be that way to be honest.

Anyways, these are my speculations and I'd like to hear yours! Let's discuss them.