Indeed. Anyway, its been long enough, so, heres the next SU!
Shinnok Origin: The Heavens
Alignment: Evil
Status: Ruler of the Netherrealm
Costumes Primary Costume: He wears his MKA alternate costume, but the red and blue colors on his outfit are darker.
Alternate Costume: Shinnok wears a dark red mage robe like
the one Palpatine/Sidious wears with gold outlines. It contains the design of his amulet on the chest area, and there are symbols like
these that go down the back of the robe. There are blue patterns all over the dark red areas of the costume, and he wears his crown from MK4.
Extra Costume: Shinnok wears his MKA primary costume, but like his MKA alternate, the red and blue colors on the costume are of a darker shade.
Fighting Styles: Wu Ji Quan, Amulet Staff
Wu Ji Quan: Wu Ji Quan (Emptiness/Void Boxing) is an internal Chinese martial art whose origins are attributed to General Yue Fei over 800 years ago during the Song Dynasty. Many styles of Chinese martial arts such as Fan Zi Quan, Chuojiao, Xing Yi Quan, and Ying Jow Pai have been attributed to Yue Fei, but it's more likely that this style is of a relatively more modern creation. This style is based on the concept of "From nothingness, everything came.". It consists of health, self-defense, and weapons training, with the movements being related to the meridians like in Chinese medicine. Wu Ji Quan has similarities to styles like Xing Yi Quan, Ba Gua Zhang, and Tai Chi Chuan, using internal methods and very soft, fluid techniques. We chose this style for Shinnok, because I can see him using something very advanced like this. Also, the name of the style and the concept its based off of made us think about how Shinnok is a former Elder God and that he and the other Elder Gods co-existed with the One Being in the timeless void, before the creation of the realms.
Amulet Staff: The Amulet Staff is Shinnok's trademark weapon. It's a polearm that has two prongs and a design of his amulet in between them. He uses the Amulet Staff to stab and bludgeon his opponents. We kept this weapon for him, because we felt it fit his character. DNOMYTE wanted to give his Amulet Staff more of a magical wand feel, but we ultimately decided to stick with the polearm he has. Instead of going with the MKA design, we based his Amulet Staff off of the one he wields in the high-res pic in MK4.
Special Moves Judgment Fist: Shinnok fires a skeletal fist at the opponent, which comes out quickly, hits high, and pushes the opponent away.
Summoned Fiend: Raising his rear arm, he summons a skeletal hand, which comes up from the ground, grabs the opponent, shakes him/her and then lets go. Summoned Fiend is an unblockable move that can be avoided by methods of evasion such as sidestepping, teleportation, and jumping over.
Tricky Portal: Shinnok opens a portal behind him, which he quickly enters, only for a portal to appear behind the opponent. He comes out of the portal with his back facing the opponent, and he does a reverse double elbow thrust to the opponent. The attack hits mid and knocks the opponent down. While an unsafe move if blocked, Tricky Portal has been sped up a bit to balance it out, making the move more useful.
Mimic Attack: For each round, Shinnok can mimic one of the opponent's special moves. This is ineffective when fighting against himself.
Godly Barrier: Shinnok surrounds himself in a sphere of energy being given off by the amulet on his staff. He is immune to all attacks, but he is unable to do anything for the small time period that he is within the sphere. Anyone within proximity of the sphere will be knocked back and take minor damage.
Throws Leg Breaker: This is his MKA throw in which he grabs the opponent, kicks him/her in the shin, then kicks the opponent into the air for juggle hits.
Guillotine: Shinnok grabs the opponent and knees him/her in the gut. While the opponent tries to cover, Shinnok takes out his Amulet Staff and whacks him/her in the gut like a baseball bat, making him/her fall to his/her knees. He brings the staff around behind him and does an overhead swing on the opponent's neck. This throw takes him to his Amulet Staff style, but if he's already in it, he won't have to take it out.
Mastery Level: 5
Overall Gameplay Style: Shinnok is one of the most advanced characters in the game, utilizing complex methods of combat and very powerful techniques. His Wu Ji Quan style uses a lot of neutralization techniques and is a more close-mid ranged style while Amulet Staff is long-ranged and has fluid and powerful moves. Shinnok's specials are powerful, but they must be used wisely or he'll be quite vulnerable.
Fatalities Hand Clap: Shinnok disappears and two large skeletal hands appear to both sides of the opponent. They pull back away from the opponent before clapping together, squashing the opponent between each other. The hands then sink back into the floor, taking the squashed opponent with them. Shinnok reappears where the hands went down, floating in mid air. This is a remake of his MK:4 fatality.
Evil Eyes: Shinnok summons a skeletal hand to grab the opponent. While he/she is struggling to get out, Shinnok fires a green energy blast from his eyes to blow up his opponent, much like in Tanya's MK4 ending.
Get Up Animation: A giant skeletal hand picks up him from underneath, and he gets off, going into his fighting stance.
Victory Pose: A giant skeletal hand lifts him up and acts as a seat for him.
Kombat Zone: Shinnok's Throne Room
Description: Located in the Netherrealm within Shinnok's Spire, Shinnok rests and contemplates in his throne room. The spire is high above a sea of lava
Stage Traps: A kombatant can be knocked into either one of the two flaming pots.
Stage Fatality: The losing kombatant is uppercutted and lands in the center of the room. The large circular area in the center of the room opens and the opponent falls many stories down from the spire, crashing through the bottom level into the sea of lava.
Bio After my defeat at the hands of Liu Kang and Raiden, I was once again banished to the Netherrealm. I decided that it would be best for me to to bide my time and break free from here when it is to my advantage. I recalled a time before my banishment that a sorceress from Edenia predicted Armageddon, and that her husband, the Edenian protector, Argus, had made a plan to stop this. He put his two sons, Taven and Daegon, into hibernation and would set them on a quest to defeat a creation of Delia’s. If one of them killed Blaze, all those fighting below would be killed, and the other would cause them to lose their powers forever. It just so happened that many years ago, Daegon, the younger son of Argus, was prematurely awakened by his dragon. I came into contact with him, and he became interested in my idea. I told him that there was more to the quest than what his parents told him. If I were to help him be the victor and become Argus’s replacment, then I can make my return to the upper realms unopposed. Daegon agreed to my terms, and with him on my side, all I need to do is get all my enemies to the Edenian crater. I created a copy of myself and had it ally with Quan Chi and his Dark Alliance. I then had Johnny Cage, one of the Earthrealm mortals, have ‘visions’ of myself speaking with my ‘allies’ in order for him to draw his allies to the crater. With all the pawns in place, I watched as Armageddon commenced.
Daegon was successful in slaying Blaze, but due to Taven's presence and a corruption within Blaze himself, my plans were in vain as some of my enemies survived. In fact some, like Sub-Zero, had grown stronger because of it. But because my copy was destroyed in an attack by Raiden, my enemies believe I am actually gone, which gives me the element of surprise. Before I could contemplate on my ascension, the denizens of the Netherrealm revolted, and I had to concentrate on not losing my place here. It has been two years since this started. The revolts are becoming more frequent, and I am starting to lose my patience. I soon heard of a tournament being held in Edenia in which the winner receives one wish that will be fulfilled. I know that there has to be more to this... but as for what exactly, I do not know. I have sent Azazel to participate in the tournament while sending Pandora to watch him and to report back what else happens in the tournament. I have also sent Noob Saibot to watch for Taven, who I know will be participating. It is in my best interest to find out what is going on here.
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Sub-Zero_7th: I'm sure that you were all expecting Shinnok to return since he was mentioned in some of the previous bios. Being his favorite character, DNOMYTE wanted to make sure he'd be in the story. I will say that while I didn't like him back in MK4, Shinnok really improved in MKA. With MK: Resurrection, we wanted to be smart in how we'd pull off his story, especially since he's still confined in the Netherrealm. Gameplay-wise, we definitely had to make him quite advanced, hence his mastery level and fighting styles. We wanted to show that he's very powerful but very hard to master. Coming up with a bio for him was tough as there was so much to say. The rough draft of his bio was actually a three-parter, but we managed to bring it down to two parts. Overall, we hope to explore his potential and make him a worthwhile villain.
Paragon: Shinnok really opened a lot of eyes in MK:A. Not only did he mastermind the whole fight between the two sides, in game itself, he was someone people picked because of how easy it was to win with him, because most of his moves lead to Summoned Fiend. Shinnok was one of the first characters we chose to bring back, mainly because he wasn't even at the crater, so we can't say that he was killed off. Shinnok, in my point of view, would be a very hard person to kill, being a former Elder God, so the inclusion of him in our story was really a no-brainer.
But at the end of the day, not everyone can be pleased, not even me. I've already expressed my dislike for Saiba, but I myself can't really take him out. If I could've, I would've. It's that simple. 
