Lin Kuei Grandmaster serves as the Secondary Antagonist from the Video Game Series direct to video Shows of Mortal Kombat who makes His Debut in Mortal Kombat Mythology: Sub-Zero. He also appears in Mortal Kombat Legends II: the Realms attacks.
He is a Rival of Sub Zero who is the Twin Younger Brother of Noob Saibot and is a Father of Sektor and Oniro. Grandmaster also cares about killing Shinnok after He retreats Be cuz He has to merges All of the World in orders to finds His own Son, Shao Kahn.
He was voiced by Paul Nakauchi in Mortal Kombat Legends Adaptions.
Synopsis[]
Original Timeline[]
The Lin Kuei Grandmaster was the leader of the Lin Kuei Clan of warriors. He was responsible for assigning missions to the clan's members. He assaigned the clan's great assassin, Sub-Zero, the mission of recovering the Map of Elements. The Grandmaster made a deal with the sorcerer, Quan Chi. In exchange for the Map of Elements, Quan Chi annihilated the Shirai Ryu Clan who were rivals of the Lin Kuei. The Shirai Ryu's leader, Scorpion, was also killed. The Grandmaster then sent Sub-Zero to recover the amulet of Shinnok. In the end, the amulet was taken away by Quan Chi.
After the unsuccessful mission regarding Shinnok's amulet, Sub-Zero was invited to take part in the Mortal Kombat tournament. The Grand-Master sent Sub-Zero to assassinate Shang Tsung who was the head of Mortal Kombat. Sub-Zero failed and returned to the Lin Kuei Clan's headquarters.
After Mortal Kombat took place in Outworld, the Grandmaster decreed that the Lin Kuei should be automated into cyborgs. He saw this as an opportunity to improve the efficiency of the clan. Everyone, except for the Grandmaster and Sub-Zero's younger brother became cyborgs who were immune to human emotions. Sub-Zero's younger brother, Kuai Liang, managed to escape.
During the event of when Shang Tsung and Quan Chi became allies, the Grandmaster was assassinated by his own son, Sektor. As the replacement, Sektor became the Lin Kuei's new grandmaster. Sektor's victory was short lived. He was approached by Kuai Liang. The warriors engaged in battle for the title of grandmaster. Kuai Liang won and took over the role as Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei. As the new grandmaster, Kuai Liang vowed to turn the Lin Kuei Clan into a force of good.
Rebooted Timeline[]
In the rebooted timeline, Grandmaster wasn't responsible for the automation of the Lin Kuei Clan. He was still killed by his son, Sektor. After claiming leadership of the Lin Kuei, Sektor authorized the automation of the entire clan. He was later killed by Kuai Liang who managed to escape automation. Kuai Liang took the new role as Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei.
In a flashback, the original Grandmaster made a deal with Quan Chi to exterminate the Shirai Ryu Clan. As a payment for Quan Chi's services, the Elder Sub-Zero retrieved Shinnok's amulet and gave it to Quan Chi. However, Quan Chi revived the entire Shirai Ryu as revenants. After learning the truth, Kuai Liang told Scorpion and the two clans finally made peace with each other.
Movie and Series[]
Mortal Kombat: the Conquest[]
The Lin Kuei Grandmaster appeared in the 1998-99 Mortal Kombat : Conquest series as the main antagonist of the episode "Cold Reality" and a major antagonist in the epusode "The Serpent and the Ice".
Mortal Kombat Legends[]
Main Articles: Lin Kuei Grandmaster (Mortal Kombat Legends).
The Lin Kuei Grandmaster also appeared in the 2021 animated movie, Mortal Kombat Legends : Battle of the Realms as a major antagonist.