Mortal Kombat 2 Can Make Cole's Scorpion Link Mean More Than The Original
Mortal Kombat established Cole Young as having ties to Scorpion, and Mortal Kombat 2 could deepen their connection. 2021's big-screen reboot of Mortal Kombat was anchored by Lewis Tan as the original character Cole Young, an MMA fighter. Despite his seemingly normal life, Cole soon finds himself training alongside other fighters in preparation for a martial arts tournament to decide the fate of Earthrealm— Mortal Kombat.
With Cole not deriving from the Mortal Kombat games, the film linked him to Hanzo Hasashi (Hiroyuki Sanada) by setting him up as the descendant of the Shirai-Ryu warrior. Scorpion himself had a relatively minor role in Mortal Kombat, appearing in the prologue opposite Bi-Han (Joe Taslim), who later becomes Sub-Zero. In the final battle of Mortal Kombat, Hanzo returned in the form of Scorpion, teaming with Cole to defeat Sub-Zero before departing.
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Cole's lineage tying him to Scorpion was a smart way to work him into the Mortal Kombat mythos. Even still, the film didn't have much of a chance to explore their connection or their relationship, with the two only on-screen together in the finale. With Mortal Kombat 2 on the way, the sequel can incorporate more of the franchise's world-building by not just bringing Scorpion back, but teaming him and Cole up once more.
Mortal Kombat threw Cole Young and his family into the deep end right from the start when Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim) arrived to assassinate him. From there, Cole was taken through a crash course on the different realms, the impending Mortal Kombat tournament, and him being one of Earthrealm's chosen warriors. Cole also finally unlocked his "arcana" of tonfas and a
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