A fan-favorite character who’s confirmed to appear inMortal Kombat IIhasn’t been featured in any of the movie’s marketing so far. The firsttrailer forMortal Kombat IIteases that the highly anticipated sequel will primarily follow Johnny Cage as Earthrealm competes in a high-stakes tournament against the strongest fighters from Outworld.
In addition to Johnny Cage, there will be plenty of othernew characters inMortal Kombat II. The trailer for the movie features characters like Kitana, Jade, and Shao Kahn, who is the emperor of Outworld.Shao Kahn will be the main antagonist inMortal Kombat II, but he won’t be the only villainous character in the sequel.
Queen Sindel, Baraka, and Shang Tsung, who was the primary villain in the first movie, will also serve as antagonistic figures in the sequel. However, the major video game villain Quan Chi has been confirmed to appear in the film too. This revelation makes the movie’s lack of attention on him quite surprising.
Quan Chi Doesn’t Appear In The Mortal Kombat 2 Trailer
Quan Chi is a powerful sorcerer from the Netherrealmwho made his debut in the 1997 video gameMK Mythologies: Sub-Zero. While Shang Tsung, Shao Kahn, and Shinnok are generally considered the three main villains in the game series, Quan Chi is also one of the most notable antagonists.
Throughout the game series, he has served all three of the aforementioned villains and consistently used his powers to benefit Earthrealm’s enemies.
Quan Chi will be played by Damon Herriman, who is best known for playing Charles Manson in the Netflix seriesMindhunterand Quentin Tarantino’sOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood. These roles prove that Herriman can effectively portray creepy and unsettling characters, which should make him a great pick to play Quan Chi inMortal Kombat II.
However, even though the trailer for the sequel gave fans their first look at several popular characters, Quan Chi was not featured at all.It is not known how prominent a role Quan Chi will have in the movie, but it’s an exciting element afterhe was cut from 1997’sMortal Kombat: Annihilation.
Annihilation’sdeleted scene teased that Quan Chi would have been a prominent villain in the thirdMortal Kombatmovie, which was canceled following the poor critical performance of the 1997 film. Therefore,his inclusion inMortal Kombat IIcan redeem his cut role inAnnihilationand finally show movie fans how effective Quan Chi is as a villain.
Beyond leaving him out of the trailer,Quan Chi also didn’t get his own character poster like all the other fighters inMortal Kombat II. It’s clear the creative team behind the movie doesn’t want to reveal anything about his role or appearance in the marketing.
Why Quan Chi Will Be So Important In Mortal Kombat 2
Even without evidence from the movie’s marketing, Quan Chi should have a major role inMortal Kombat IIif the sequel follows the video games. He’s an important character to introduce even if he’s only around for a few scenes and doesn’t have a prominent role.
Most likely,Quan Chi will be the one who revives characters like Bi-Han, Kano, and potentially other fighters inMortal Kombat II. By doing this, he will be making Outworld even stronger heading into the tournament against Earthrealm. Earthrealm is already outnumbered, so it definitely won’t be good if Quan Chi brings some major enemies from the first movie back from the dead.
By reviving Bi-Han as the shadow ninja Noob Saibot, Quan Chi will be inserting himself into the series' most bitter rivalry between him and Scorpion. In one of the game’s timelines,it’s revealed that Quan Chi sent Sub-Zero to kill Scorpion’s family, so perhapsMortal Kombat IIwill have a major twist like this.
Additionally,there’s a chance that Quan Chi will team up with Shang Tsung, another powerful sorcerer, inMortal Kombat II. While Quan Chi is generally considered a secondary villain in the game series, teaming up with Shang Tsung elevated him to become one of the main bosses in 2002’sMortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance.
Now that Quan Chi is finally joining the movie franchise, there are plenty of fascinating storylines thatMortal Kombat IIand future films could tackle. The aforementioned storylines, and many others, prove that Quan Chi could become one of the best characters in the movie franchise.
The fact that Quan Chi hasn’t been included in any of the marketing suggests his role inMortal Kombat IIwill be a complete surprise, which is incredibly exciting.
