Shao Kahn is a boss, announcer, and recurring playable character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series, first introduced in Mortal Kombat II in 1993. Shao Kahn (often misspelled as Shao Khan) is the Emperor of Outworld, known for his godlike strength, extreme brutality and knowledge of black magic, and serves as the main antagonist in most of the game series and the extended franchise. Like his subordinate Shang Tsung, he has the power to consume others' souls (only told in the primary story line of the series, and never actually physically seen). Later in the series, his abilities are toned down to make other bosses appear superior. Shao Kahn's wife was Sindel and he was also a father figure to Kitana and Mileena. Shao Kahn originally served as an advisor to Onaga when the latter ruled Outworld as the Dragon King. Onaga's Empire had become the most powerful in the realms and so he began searching for a way to become an immortal. Before his goal could be realized, Shao Kahn made ...