Mortal Kombat 1 (Video Game 2023) - Kaiji Tang as Sub-Zero, Bi-Han

Sub-Zero : [Sub-Zero 1] What are you?

Sub-Zero : [Sub-Zero 2] The ghost of kombat past.

Geras : In prior timelines, the Lin Kuei were assassins.

Sub-Zero : Mine are no less deadly.

Sub-Zero : Your kind should be exterminated.

Baraka : Disease does not make us disposable.

Sub-Zero : I had broken the Lin Kuei free of Liu Kang's enslavement. We were now masters of our destiny and could take our place among Earthrealm's greatest nations. But taking and holding territory would require a vast army. I needed more fighters to make our presence felt. Then I recalled Shang Tsung's dragon warriors. An army of them would be unstoppable. But trafficking in such strong magic would surely draw Liu Kang's attention. Sektor advised me that we avoid detection by building our army using science, not sorcery. We've invested much time in this endeavor, and we are beginning to see results. Once again proving the depths of Sektor's genius. When we are done, all of Earthrealm will honor our desires and heed our demands. If not, they will face the Lin Kuei's wrath.

Sub-Zero : You can't match my experience.

Johnny Cage : Hey! I'm not the noob here.

Sub-Zero : So you have met my new initiate.

General Shao : Be cautious. She means to eclipse you.

Sub-Zero : You rebelled against your betters?

Havik : Hotaru and his ilk are not my betters.

Sub-Zero : Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Johnny Cage : It is very cold in space.

Kung Lao : I have to thank you for inspiring my hat.

Sub-Zero : It is a worthless gimmick, Kung Lao.

Sub-Zero : Your affliction is divine punishment.

Baraka : Actually, it is fate's cruel joke.

Johnny Cage : I thought I had daddy issues, but you?

Sub-Zero : My family is none of your business!

Sub-Zero : [Sub-Zero 1] I don't have a twin.

Sub-Zero : [Sub-Zero 2] Our father was a man of many secrets.

Sub-Zero : [Sub-Zero 1] We can't both exist.

Sub-Zero : [Sub-Zero 2] We won't for much longer.

Sub-Zero : Your treachery does not surprise me.

Smoke : It is you who betrayed us, Bi-Han.

Smoke : Are we to be enemies for life?

Sub-Zero : Unless you submit, Tomas.

Sub-Zero : To kill, one must be cold-blooded.

Reiko : My veins are as iced as yours, Sub-Zero.

Sub-Zero : I've helped you, but I've earned no respect.

General Shao : Because there's nothing lower than a traitor.

Sub-Zero : I was wrong to trust you.

General Shao : Yes, Earthrealmer. You were.

Sub-Zero : This fight I will long remember.

General Shao : Who says you will survive it?

Mileena : By freeing Shao, you have become Outworld's enemy.

Sub-Zero : Only for as long as you hold power.

General Shao : I owe you nothing, Bi-Han.

Sub-Zero : You would still be in prison, were it not for me!

Reptile : Your name's become synonymous with betrayal.

Sub-Zero : To those too obtuse to understand me.

Shang Tsung : You have been cold to my entreaties.

Sub-Zero : Because you proved you can't be trusted.

Havik : We were both played for fools.

Sub-Zero : Shang Tsung and Quan Chi will pay.

Johnny Cage : You can't stand it that Kuai Liang picked me, can you?

Sub-Zero : Easily his worst ever decision.

Kitana : You'll never be welcome in Outworld.

Sub-Zero : Perhaps after a change in regime.

Liu Kang : Your actions cost lives, Bi-Han.

Sub-Zero : They were in the Lin Kuei's best interests.

Kitana : You've broken Kuai Liang's heart.

Sub-Zero : It won't be the only part of him I damage.

General Shao : Finally, the chance to test the Lin Kuei's mettle.

Sub-Zero : It will end with your humiliation.

General Shao : If I ever see your brother...

Sub-Zero : You won't unless you visit his grave.

Omni-Man : Cold can't stop me, not even in deep space.

Sub-Zero : Everyone has a weakness. I will find yours!

Omni-Man : I'll hit you so fast you'll piss bloody icicles.

Sub-Zero : A colorful threat you won't live to fulfill.

Sub-Zero : All things freeze, even you.

Omni-Man : I've trained at absolute zero. Try me.

Sub-Zero : The Lin Kuei will conquer the realms.

Omni-Man : Consider me your distinguished competition.

Liu Kang : Your brothers regret losing your fellowship.

Sub-Zero : Then they shouldn't have disobeyed my commands.

Liu Kang : For Earthrealm's sake, reconcile with Kuai Liang.

Sub-Zero : Never again shall his name pass my lips.

Liu Kang : You will not enter the Temple of the Elements!

Sub-Zero : I will have the power you've locked away inside!

Liu Kang : Come in from the cold, Bi-Han.

Sub-Zero : And again kneel before you?

Liu Kang : You have forsaken your family.

Sub-Zero : To free the Lin Kuei from bondage.

Sub-Zero : What color is Zaterran blood?

Reptile : This fight won't answer that question, Sub-Zero.

Sub-Zero : I wasn't aware of Shang Tsung's experiments.

Liu Kang : Had you known, would your choice have been different?

Sub-Zero : First you, then Liu Kang.

Raiden : Counting off those who will defeat you?

Sub-Zero : You want peace? Let us be.

Liu Kang : The Lin Kuei's sins aren't easily forgiven.

Sub-Zero : Earthrealm isn't yours to rule.

Liu Kang : Nor has it ever been, Bi-Han!

Sub-Zero : Walk away while you can.

Raiden : I'll never give up, never surrender.

Sub-Zero : You've turned Kuai Liang against me.

Liu Kang : Blame only yourself, Bi-Han.

Sub-Zero : No race should be immortal.

Nitara : And I thought it was your brother who lacked vision.

Sub-Zero : My father was a fool to follow you.

Liu Kang : He wisely honored Earthrealm with his service.

Sub-Zero : You hid the Hourglass from all of us.

Liu Kang : Its power was best kept secret.

Johnny Cage : Y'know you still owe me for that Hichuli.

Sub-Zero : You'll never see payment, Cage.

[after Kung Lao beats Sub-Zero]

Kung Lao : Are you sure you're a grandmaster? Interesting.

Raiden : Kung Lao, over here!

Kung Lao : Madam Bo.

Raiden : She's out cold.

Kung Lao : Oh no. Is she...

Madame Bo : Dead? Not yet.

Kung Lao : Madam Bo, how are you...

Raiden : Kung Lao!

Liu Kang : So, Madam Bo, are they ready?

Madame Bo : A bit thick in the head, perhaps... But they are ready.

Raiden : His eyes are glowing.

Liu Kang : I am Lord Liu Kang, God of Fire and Protector of Earthrealm.

Kung Lao : God? Earthrealm?

Liu Kang : Madam Bo has been preparing you for this moment since you were boys. Today you have proven worthy of joining my champions.

Raiden : This fight was - a test?

Liu Kang : Of your ability and character, yes. Bi-Han, Kuai Liang.

Kung Lao : So these two aren't thugs?

Liu Kang : The Lin Kuei is a centuries-old clan dedicated to Earthrealm's defense.

Raiden : You keep saying Earthrealm. Don't you mean Earth?

Madame Bo : You boys have so much to learn.

Liu Kang : Earth is only part of Earthrealm. Earthrealm itself is one of many realms. Together they comprise the whole of the universe.

Madame Bo : The realms can be fierce, bitter rivals. That's why we need champions to defend ours.

Liu Kang : The time draws near for the grand martial arts tournament between Earthrealm and the realm of Outworld. Held once each century, it allows each realm to demonstrate its strength. While our realms are at peace, there are Outworlders who would prefer us to be at war. Our victory in the tournament will... temper their zeal.

Madame Bo : I've taught you everything I can. You must finish your training with Lord Liu Kang.

Kung Lao : More Training? These two couldn't defeat us.

Sub-Zero : *scoffs*

Madame Bo : *chuckles*

Kung Lao : What?

Madame Bo : They were pulling their punches.

Sub-Zero : Had we not held back, you would not have survived.

Liu Kang : Come. The monks at the Wu Shi Academy await to continue your tutelage.

Kung Lao : I am ready, Lord Liu Kang.

Liu Kang : And you, Raiden?

Raiden : Leave Fengjian? I'm needed here.

Madame Bo : Earthrealm needs you, Raiden. You'll best serve the village by being one of its champions.

Raiden : I understand.

Liu Kang : Excellent. I will join you soon. First, there are other champions I must gather.

[after Johhny Cage beats Sub-Zero]

Johnny Cage : And scene. I hope you're insured because you're paying for my Hichuli.

Sub-Zero : Imbecile! You have no idea with whom you're dealing!

Liu Kang : ENOUGH!

[smoke alarm wailing]

Johnny Cage : Uh... That's no special effect.

Liu Kang : Indeed, Johnny Cage. Kuai Liang?

Johnny Cage : Okay, let's go back to one here. Who are you again?

Johnny Cage : Lord Liu Kang. Protector of Earthrealm. God of Fire.

Liu Kang : All will be explained, Johnny Cage. For now, what is important is that you both have been chosen to join its champions.

Johnny Cage : Why him? Or me for that matter?

Liu Kang : Because I have faith that you will rise to the challenge. A because your service will change the arcs of your lives.

Shang Tsung : First the Tengu, now the Shirai Ryu...

Sub-Zero : Inferior clans who will fall to the Lin Kuei.

Shang Tsung : Kuai Liang's betrayal cost us dearly.

Sub-Zero : He will bleed for it, sorcerer.

Sub-Zero : Put your demons at my command and we'll talk.

Quan Chi : Do you think my hand that weak, Bi-Han?

Sub-Zero : Father was right about one thing: never trust a sorcerer.

Quan Chi : Truly, he was a wise man.

Quan Chi : What if I told you I could eliminate your brother.

Sub-Zero : I'm listening.

Quan Chi : There are other ways to build your army.

Sub-Zero : I no longer need your assistance, sorcerer.

Sub-Zero : Your sorcerer's skills proved fool's gold.

Quan Chi : Shao's failure was not my fault, Sub-Zero.

Quan Chi : Until Liu Kang dies, the Lin Kuei won't rise.

Sub-Zero : I have plans for him, Quan Chi.

Quan Chi : Ignore my prophecies at your peril, Sub-Zero.

Sub-Zero : I am not as gullible as Sindel, sorcerer.

Sub-Zero : Living in your sister's shadow wastes your potential.

Kitana : It is my duty and privilege to serve her.

Sub-Zero : We have no cause for dispute.

Kitana : You aided Shao's attempt to steal the throne!

Sub-Zero : Liu Kang's deceived you your entire life.

Kitana : And yet still I trust him more than you.

Sub-Zero : Your mother's death is regrettable.

Kitana : I consider you complicit, Bi-Han.

Reiko : So we are again enemies.

Sub-Zero : Blame your General for that.

Reiko : Your warriors are inferior to ours.

Sub-Zero : A perilous assumption, Reiko.

Reiko : The General hates loose ends.

Sub-Zero : Then he should send someone competent to kill me.

Reiko : Is it true: you let your father die?

Sub-Zero : What war's ever been won without losses?

Ashrah : What kind of son betrays his father?

Sub-Zero : One who sees his father's time has passed.

Sindel : Today, pay the price for your failure.

Sub-Zero : You forecast victory prematurely, Empress.

Sindel : There can be no forgiveness, Bi-Han.

Sub-Zero : Have I asked for any, Empress?

Ashrah : There are many in the Netherrealm just like you.

Sub-Zero : You conflate ambition with evil, Ashrah.

Sindel : I knew your father. He was a great man.

Sub-Zero : Yet he never understood the Lin Kuei's potential.

Sindel : With one act, you betrayed two realms.

Sub-Zero : Neither deserved my loyalty.

Ashrah : Your path leads only to darkness.

Sub-Zero : A Lin Kuei finds strength in the shadows.

Ashrah : We will break your grip on the Lin Kuei.

Sub-Zero : It will be a cold day in hell before that happens.

Sub-Zero : Kung Lao won't be joining us.

Raiden : What have you done to him, Bi-Han?

[Custom AI Intros]

Sub-Zero : You're not fooling anyone with that get up.

Omni-Man : Who said that this is a getup.

Sub-Zero : You were never truly one of us.

Smoke : Were Father here, he would disagree.

Sub-Zero : I've gained the Lin Kuei's freedom.

Smoke : You've only earned them infamy.

Sub-Zero : Resist me, and there will be consequences.

Smoke : And to think I once idolized you.

[Custom AI Intros]

Sub-Zero : My fury is as endless as the Seas of Blood, Cage!

Johnny Cage : You do realize that happiness is where you are?

Sub-Zero : You have a problem with ice?

Havik : Water must flow freely, Sub-Zero.

Sub-Zero : Anarchy serves no one.

Havik : It's the oppressed's only hope, Sub-Zero.

Sub-Zero : Order's preservation demands swift justice.

Havik : But not severe punishment for petty crimes.

Sub-Zero : Kuai Liang will pay for his betrayal.

Geras : He is under Liu Kang's protection.

Geras : Your future has been damaged beyond repair.

Sub-Zero : Are you here to end it?

Sub-Zero : How long have you served Liu Kang?

Geras : Since the beginning of time, Bi-Han.

Geras : Your actions disappoint my creator.

Sub-Zero : I care nothing for Liu Kang's approval.

Sub-Zero : I don't recognize your creator's authority.

Geras : Denying facts makes them no less real.

Geras : Kuai Liang was not destined to be your enemy.

Sub-Zero : That was his choice, not mine.

Sub-Zero : You cannot die?

Geras : Not by your hand or anyone else's.

Sub-Zero : You could have ruled at my side.

Scorpion : Just the thought of it sickens me.

Reptile : An Emperor Shao would've wiped out Zaterra.

Sub-Zero : Which is of no concern to the Lin Kuei.

Reptile : I have a message from the Empress.

Sub-Zero : My reply will be your severed head, emissary.

Reptile : I've now met your brother. He's nothing like you.

Sub-Zero : Which is why he remains unworthy.

Sub-Zero : I won't hold back, brother.

Scorpion : Do your worst.

Sub-Zero : Your kind has never battled the Lin Kuei.

Reptile : Never before have you threatened us.

Sub-Zero : What is the point of your new clan?

Scorpion : To fill the rule the Lin Kuei abandoned.

Sub-Zero : Your rebellion stings.

Scorpion : You expect less from Scorpion?

Sub-Zero : Release Cyrax and Sektor.

Scorpion : Not until they've faced justice.

Sub-Zero : Your blood may be cold, but mine is iced.

Reptile : Not something to be proud of, Sub-Zero.

Sub-Zero : Heed your Grandmaster!

Scorpion : I will not betray our principles.

Sub-Zero : The Lin Kuei are trained from childhood.

Tanya : As are the Umgadi, Sub-Zero.

Sub-Zero : [Sub-Zero 1] How did you come to be?

Sub-Zero : [Sub-Zero 2] Thank Shang Tsung's experiments.

Sub-Zero : [Sub-Zero 1] *I* will command the Lin Kuei.

Sub-Zero : [Sub-Zero 2] They will freeze you out, pretender.

Sub-Zero : Do you hate being reptiloid? Is that why you mimic us?

Reptile : It's to hide from warm bloods who hate me for being one.

Sub-Zero : [Sub-Zero 1] You are from another timeline?

Sub-Zero : [Sub-Zero 2] And here to take your place.

[Custom AI Intros]

Scorpion : The Cyber Initiative will not come to pass, Bi-Han!

Sub-Zero : Too late, Kuai Lang. It is the next step in the Lin Kuei's evolution.

[after Johhny Cage beats Kenshi]

Johnny Cage : My house, my rules. So. You have a name or what?

Kenshi : Kenshi Takahashi.

Johnny Cage : Ha! I knew you weren't Taira clan.

Kenshi : You know nothing, Cage.

Johnny Cage : Four hundred years ago, the Taira clan were one of Japan's first families. They lost Sento after getting slaughtered at the Siege of Aomori.

Kenshi : There were survivors. They hid themselves by shedding the name Taira for Takahashi. They joined the Bakuto for its protection.

Johnny Cage : The Yakuza's predecessors... From first family to crime family.

Kenshi : I will break us free of the Yakuza's corruption. Reclaim our name and our position. But my clan won't follow me unless I prove that I can lead. That's why I need Sento.

[doorbell rings]

Johnny Cage : And that's Malibu's Finest. It's a great story. Bullshit... but great. You should seriously consider becoming a screenwriter.

[Johnny opens the door, revealing Liu Kang, Sub-Zero, and Scorpion behind the door]

Johnny Cage : What in the actual fu...

Liu Kang : Good evening, Johnny Cage. I am Liu Kang, Protector of Earthrealm. May we enter?

Johnny Cage : Uh.. Nothing's being shot here tonight, You sure you're in the right place?

Liu Kang : Yes. We come on a matter of grave importance. We must speak to you and your guest.

Johnny Cage : What? How do you know about him?

Liu Kang : Because I am the God of Fire.

Johnny Cage : Cris, you vixen. Nicely done. Sure. Come right in. Glowing eyes are a nice touch.

Liu Kang : Kenshi Takahashi. A tragic figure with a noble cause. Your actions this evening do you no credit.

Kenshi : Who are these people?

Johnny Cage : You tell me. They're your scene partners.

Liu Kang : I also know of your struggles, Johnny Cage. I am here to offer you both a path forward.

Johnny Cage : Dun, dun, duuuun.

[laughs]

Johnny Cage : C'mon guys. Let's call this. Cris was a doll to set this up, but... As pranks go this one's... eh... a bit obvious.

Liu Kang : This is no prank. Bi-Han, Kuai Liang. If you please?

Johnny Cage : All right, all right.

[laughing]

Johnny Cage : I'll play my part in this martial arts LARP. The missus ought to get what she paid for. *Aahh.*

[clearing throat]

Johnny Cage : Ok. *Ahem* *Ahh... * Hey you- Wait, wait... Hey, you! Get your damn hands off him. I said... Get your hands off...

Scorpion : Was that necessary, brother?

Sub-Zero : To put him in his place.

Johnny Cage : [in disbelief] That was a Hichuli! One of the kind! All right, I don't care if this a damned prank. You crossed the line!

[Custom AI Intro Dialogues from Chai Tea]

Shang Tsung : Your girlfriend's soul belongs to me now.

Sub-Zero : Don't you dare lay hands on "my" Sareena!

[CLASH]

Sareena : That's really sweet of you, honey bun!

Sub-Zero : Don't push your luck, woman!

Sonya Blade : How cute, he said "my"!

Shang Tsung : Hah, I got him to confess after all.

[Custom AI Intro Dialogues from Crimson Knight]

Scorpion : Where did Mother run off to?

Sub-Zero : That dark son of the bitch. GEARUS.

Geras : HA HA!

Sub-Zero : It is better this way.

Sub-Zero : History won't remember it.

Sub-Zero : For the Lin Kuei!

Sub-Zero : Mind your place.

Peacemaker : B.F.D. So you make shit cold.

Sub-Zero : Not cold. Frozen.

Sub-Zero : Keep your nose out of my affairs.

Peacemaker : Dude I'm gonna blow sticky green snot all over them.