Mortal Kombat 1 Leaker Claims Shujinko Will Be A Kameo
A Mortal Kombat 1 leaker called bac736, who revealed Darrius, Sektor, and Cyrax before their announcement, Reptile having a human and lizard form, and Smoke's design, claims that Shujinko is "one of the last Kameos" to be revealed. They sent the Mortal Kombat Leaks subreddit mods pictures to prove the claim, and after viewing the evidence, the mods say "it seems as legit as it can get".
Shujinko first appeared in Deception as an adventurer with dreams of fighting Shang Tsung, a villain who is also present in Mortal Kombat 1. In his debut, he was a young teenage boy, but his most iconic look is from when he's older with a long grey beard and hair to match. He was last seen in Mortal Kombat X as a cameo in Cassie Cage's ladder ending, with a brief mention in MK11. However, he hasn't been playable since Armageddon.
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"I haven't seen much actual confirmation from other people but Shujinko is one of the last Kameos," bac736 said. "In the image I have it's him and then the last slot is a silhouette with a question mark on him so I can't tell if it's a random select or a secret Kameo." As for why bac736 hasn't released visual evidence to the community, they say it's because their "source could get in serious trouble".
Shujinko has an interesting story both in the universe of Mortal Kombat and the real world. The series was in a rocky place after the divisive reviews of MK4 and the less-than-desirable spin-offs. Cue Deception, which revealed that the Earthrealm warriors had died failing to conquer the Deadly Alliance. Without their protection, Dragon King Onaga was ready to claw for power, which meant a new hero needed to step up--Liu Kang was dead and
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