#unmasked sub zero

[fsfghgee]

Bi-Han: Pretty boy at dawn, Handsome man at night

[evilconcubinemk]

Kuai Liang (Sub-Zero)/Tomas (Smoke)

So, I, finally, decided to make this post and explain how I fell in love with the idea of these two being a couple many years ago.

This is how it began for me. I'm not a native speaker, but one of my school teachers at the time was, and she constantly referred to her husband as 'partner' (as in, life partner). And, while I knew that the word has several meanings, somehow, that particular meaning stuck with me. Silly, I know, but after that I couldn't unsee that in Smoke's bio.

And, since Kuai Liang has been my most favourite character since MKII, where he was introduced to us and it was revealed that he's not the same Sub-Zero we see in the very first game, but his younger brother, everything about him has always been interesting to me, especially with him being so mysterious.

Even unmasked, he remained mysterious (I miss that).

So, yes, it stuck with me, even before shipping was a thing, really (or, at least, I don't think it was; not nearly the way it is now anyway).

And, years later (and many games later), when MK9 (2011) was announced, I was both thrilled and apprehensive, because I was wondering if these two characters and their backstory would be honoured. To say that I was impressed is an understatement. On top of that, the characters were given a new depth without being ruined in any way possible. Pretty much everything about it agreed with me (I miss that, too), and as a fan, I was absolutely elated. That's when I knew Kuai Liang and Tomas were my OTP.

It took me many years to start contributing, and I regret not starting sooner, but with the current timeline, I became worried that these two, the way they used to be, their wonderful potential and chemistry, would be forgotten, so I had to join other authors and artists and do my part.

Bonus:

Kuai Liang knew that precious soul was still there...

He refused to give up on Smoke, and Smoke, in turn, refused to give up on him in the second (alternative) timeline.

~

[spookylizpg]

//Deception! Hanzo's face reveal//

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Sub Zero finally unmasked his protecter, and my, what a lovely face he has.

[writerofcreativity]

Mortal Kombat Dream #1

Title says it all. I was too excited for Mortal Kombat 1 and made sure to avoid all spoilers except for one character tower ending which doesn't relate to his ending. I had to type it into a note before I forget.

This dream happened before I know of that said character tower ending.

Liu Kang and his allies found an entrance but it was blocked by a large Boulder. Kenshi, Baraka, and Syzoth say wake me up before going to the Boulder to move it.

Jax went to help move it. Kung Lao asked Jax if he should and Jax told him wake me up and joins.

This is true. I was listening to the song Bring Me To Life in the mourning and somehow the ones pushing the Boulder are chanting Wake Me Up.

Hanzo arrives with Kuai Liang who is Scorpion in the timeline, dragging him with a rope. Kung Lao asked Hanzo what he is doing with Kuai Liang. Hanzo replied this and start kissing Kuai Liang. Bi-Han, unmasked, looked surprised to see his brother kissing Hanzo back. Saibot was behind him with the same expression. He's still Sub-Zero in here.

My oc in for Mortal Kombat Kioka is there too, watching until Tomas covered her eyes.

[mikka-minns]

Predicting Kuai Liang's role in MK based on what we were shown and NRS' habits:

The Lin Kuei invade Rain's mansion -> they disappear -> they come back for a totally surprising reveal that Bi-Han got his dad killed -> insert obligatory Sub-Zero vs Scorpion battle -> someone probably dies or jobs -> if Kuai lives, he foot soldiers in the final battle in climax. The end.

If I'm wrong and Kuai Liang is more than a side-character this time, I'll put Shao Kahn's ugly unmasked face from MK11 as my pfp for a week. Or a month, idk.

The fact that this is basicaly Canon before the game is out tells us everything about how nrs treats Kuai Liang. One of their most popular characters.

Im hoping he gets to be important, but i dont even know anymore😭😭😭

[scalproie]

I agree with your opinions on scorpweewee's voice actors (though I will admit, I think I do also enjoy a calm Seitz as much as a calm Yuan Scorpion) so I'd like to know what your opinions on Kuai Liang's voices?

I'd also ask for Bi-Han but you're not obligated to! Plus 11's.....well. hm.

oh sure!

for kuai liang:

Firstly I would like to thank Sub Zero for breaking the Steve Blum curse for me. Now with that being said ofc his voice for subz is the most iconic one and I like it a lot but I think I like it BECAUSE he is voicing an older sub zero, idk how well mr. Blum would pull off a young kuai in his late 20s, for me. Regardless, 💙.

On terms of pure tone of voice, Idk how well I like Jim Miller in mk8/9 bc I think its just a TAD bit too deep, but one thing I really do like is how he makes him sound soft, like it cant be just me that hears it right? Maybe its inherent to kuai in mk8/9 but mr. Miller makes him reach critical meow meow levels

Like said above, in terms of pure tone of voice, I gotta say I enjoy Bayardo De Murguia as kuai in botr, but only when he's masked up, like idk maybe the slight reverb adds smth more but I buy him a lot more that way than when hes unmasked at the beginning

Nothing to say much about Ron Yuan in snowblind other than his voice and acting were very fitting. He is more emotive as sub zero in there than as scorpion in mk11 but I know its a matter of direction and not a critique on his work

Im extremely fond of Luke Perry as subz in the defenders cartoon bc if I had a nickel everytime a blue character captured my heart while also having a nasally voice id have two nickels yknow yknow

cant wait until we get proper audio of Daisuke Tsuji as kuai in mk12 bc we heard one (1) line from him in the lin kuei trailer whoch sounded pretty good with him being hammy, but im waiting for the clean lin kuei bros cutscene where they climb the wall bc his normal-speaking voice sounds much softer and if theres one thing about me its that I like softer spoken kuai liang.

now bi-han:

Jamison Price was gooooood as bi-han in mk9, see the deep voice always sound better on bi-han

See, hot take but I like mk11's noob saibot's voice, the raspy whispery voice makes him more inhuman which fit imo, also I know it killed Sean Chiplock's vocal chords so he has my sympaphy.

Who doesnt have my sympathy is whoever directed Kaiji Tang to voice bi-han like that in mk12, see the reason I tolerate mk11's bi-han's voice is specifically bc he is noob, regular bi-han having that aggressive raspiness seems cruel to mr. Tang's vocal chords especially when you hear his more normal speaking voice like when he dubbed Ichiban in yakuza 7, which would ALSO be a fit for bi-han if he sounded just more agressive. Like hell, even in mk mythologies bi-han has never sounded as raspy as that.

[thedestinysunknown]

Outfits Appreciation: Unmasked Sub-Zero on Mortal Kombat 11:

“I’ve always been a fan of Sub-Zero’s design, specially when he doesn’t have the mask. I adore his design on Mortal Kombat 3 and Mortal Kombat X without the mask, so I though they couldn’t make something better than those. Then Mortal Kombat 11 appeared and I’m in love. They picked a great model for him because that’s a gorgeous face. That facial hair makes it even better. I’m obsessed with this so much.“

[nika-vincent]

Just to clarify one thing to you:

Several times I noticed that some people told me that they were tired of my gifs with unmasked MK Kombatants or just asked me why I did these posts quite often.

I'm already tired of this shit and I just want to clarify to you why I have to do exactly such posts sometimes: So that you, my dear followers, can see the emotions of these characters. Because there are people who don’t have MK 11, and they have to watch dialogues and fights on YouTube. I know there are many dialogues with characters whose faces are hidden by a mask, but at least you can understand their emotions because of the intonations in their voice. But when you look at these GIF-dialogs on Tumblr, you can hardly understand the character’s emotions. And to make it easier, I create gifs of Kombatants without masks, especially for those people who are interested in the faces and emotions of the characters whom they saw only with a mask on their faces. So, let's treat each other with respect. 

And don’t writing any nonsense to me about the fact that I'm crazy about unmasked Erron and Kabal, or something like that shit. My patience cannot last forever.

Thanks for your attention.

[cage-n-saurian]

Unpopular opinion

I never thought that Ronda Rousey wasn’t that bad voicing Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat 11. I mean, it’s not great but it isn’t that bad either. It didn’t bother me that much unlike most people.

Side note: Now that the Dimitri Vegas skin is out, his voice acting makes Ronda Rousey’s sound ‘Oscar‘ worthy. But I got the impression that Dimitri wasn’t trying to be so serious with the voicing acting but more like just joking around and having fun. It’s only for a free skin and nothing more.

[sasorikigai]

Another one of my handsome boy, Sub-Zero’s mask variations. I can probably cry daily about Kuai Liang, mostly his face, his good heart and his super-empathetic persona (despite being so enigmatic and repressed with his emotions unless it’s absolutely necessary) and... EVERY DAMN THING.

[fsfghgee]

[evilconcubinemk]

I'm sorry I'm shy and you allow anon asks. I love all of your stories but especially "The other us, you and I" and "There's no smoke without fire". It's like I live through them . You write Tomas so well especially his feelings about the loss of his mom and sister. Very realistic depictions of trauma.

Is he your favorite Mortal Kombat character? And if not who's your favorite character?

It's perfectly okay with me if you stay anonymous, if you find it more comfortable.

Thank you! I'm so flattered!

I love Smoke, but Kuai Liang has been my most favourite character for a very long time. Not just as a character with an interesting background, but also as a character that I often choose when I play against someone else (though it's quite different now that he's Scorpion, so I'm not as good as before if I choose him).

I still remember how intrigued I was by the second game when I learned that he's not the same Sub-Zero as the one in the very first game, but, actually, that first Sub-Zero's younger brother. Some endings implied that he had a different personality, compared to his brother, and spared someone's life. The third game unmasked him and, while I don't always support such a decision, it worked perfectly for me, and his story blew my mind. Deep inside, I, sort of, started to ship him and Smoke back then. Maybe I'm going to write a post in the near future to explain my reasons. :)

I played Injustice 2, just because he was a guest character in it.

So, yes, he's my absolute favourite. I just hope they never change his personality.

[kyberphilosopher]

Scorpion Headcanons

Headcanons for Hanzo Hasashi… the Scorpion. The first bridge expanding the Kyberverse to Mortal Kombat.

* ✭ ˚ ･ﾟ ✧ *･ﾟ * ✭˚･ﾟ ✧* ･  *

* ✭ ˚ ･ﾟ ✧ *･ﾟ * ✭˚･ﾟ ✧* ･  *

The most dedicated guy like… ever. He’s committed in almost everything. Adaptable, yes, but committed. He dates to marry, he is loyal after death. For fucks sake look at how long this man was vengeful for.

In kyberverse, scorpion’s face does not look how he does officially unmasked. It doesn’t really match up to me. So, this scorpion has thin eyebrows, sharp and angular features, a clean shaven face and jaw, and white and upturned eyes. He has a different nose shape and thin lips, he looks younger. His waterline and lashes are dark and thick. He is tanned from the heat but pale from death. He is striking.

Doesn’t understand modern slang, but he can infer in his head. Just not preferred.

Uses his weapons in more scorpion-esque ways. Not just throwing it. It’s an art form, a mastery. He physically moves, crawls, stings like a scorpion.

Might occasionally use temperature play during no pants time. Might be on accident, might not be.

Speaking of, scorpion sometimes sets things aflame when his emotions get too heated. Not to say he’s an emotional person. Well, he is, but overall he’s a thinker.

Hates hates Hates being told what to do. I feel like that’s obvious, but it runs deep for him. Suggestions are usually swept under the rug, if he can even keep his cool. Helpful or not.

Will always have some doubts about sun-zero. I even prefer when they’re not friends.

Hates eating cold foods.

Speaking of, he will occasionally eat the same prey a scorpion would. He will just randomly catch them in his fingers at the speed of light.

Also finds Frost more annoying than sub zero. Yikes.

Scorpion does kinda respect Nightwolf though. They just don’t see eye to eye.

If you want to flirt with Scorpion, you’ll be going at it a while. He might not realize it. If he does, he won’t be responding. The whole losing a family thing kinda puts a damper on that sort of thing. But if he’s in a relationship, he’ll want to be married immediately. He takes them serious right away.

Unlabeled in terms of sexuality. He likes who he likes, and he doesn’t think much about it. As long as he gets to be him.

Tiny flames will occasionally dance off his golden skin, if you pay attention close enough. 

As you can tell, I really prefer angry and vengeful Scorpion over wise old scorpion.

When he has a golden glow like fire, it sometimes looks like flaming tattoos in the right lighting.

Probably married his first wife young. Like ages 17-21. Real committed guy.

If his kid wanted to dye their hair, he would absolutely REFUSE to accept it. He’d keep saying no over and over again when asked for permission. Grumbling and griping.

Probably also gets upset when he sees people on his property, especially teenagers. He’s the original “GET OVER HERE! Get off my lawn!” guy.

Ironically a rather good figure skater.

Well regularly set himself on fire to show off his skeleton to scare people who piss him off. Happens frequently actually.

While yellow and gold I’d say are his colors, he looks absolutely stunning in red. I mean I’ve seen skins where he’s wearing red and it’s just like holy shit. Why aren’t you wearing this? Also looks godly in white.

Idk what the fuck kinda ooc scorpion y’all got going on in your heads but this man is not falling for the reader in one night. Scorpion takes time.

Don’t even think about addressing him as Hanzo if you’re not close to him. That’s a one way ticket to having your face burned off.

Ever since he came back to life, he’s been flexible. Like an acrobat. It helps with looking very scorpion like, but it’s freaky. He can bend his body back into the most intense arch you’ve ever seen and spin around. His bones will crack- it’ll look and sound like a horror movie. But he can do it.

His style of martial arts focuses more on his kicking then punching and throwing. He’s deadly on his feet.

Favorite color is probably white.

Can’t really picture him enjoying Italian food. Maybe some bread.

*These headcanons can be expanded on and added to over time. Headcanons can be left in comments to be added to the list. These headcanons will be used in kyber’s fanfictions for this character. All headcanons can be used to inspire a fanfiction request. All headcanons discussed in comments must be discussed politely and are welcomed. Return frequently for new headcanons. 

Edit: All Mortal Kombat headcanons WILL be expanded upon.

[milkteahood]

Resident Evil Village

Headcanons

Karl Heisenberg

Falling in love and relationship

When you’re sick

Him having a crush on you would include

You getting injured

NSFW (minors dni!)

Him having nightmares

Celebrating his birthday

Needy Heisenberg (nsfw minors dni!)

Heisenberg making his s/o squirt for the first time

Short fics

Our very first kiss

My heart died with you

Sleepy cuddles

The flower and the beast

The strange man with a hat

My soul belongs to you

My heart died with you 2

it has always been you

Mortal Kombat

Incorrect quotes

Kabal, Erron, Kano

Sub Zero, Frost, Bi-han

Erron, Kabal, Kano, Y/N

Kabal having a crush on Y/N

Kabal, Kano, Y/N

Kabal, Y/N

Headcanons

Kabal and Y/N sharing one brain cell

Kano falling in love with you

You getting injured to protect them

How they kiss you

How they are in bed (nsfw minors dni!!!)

Randomly kissing them

Kano with an alt gf

Kuai Liang falling in love

Hanzo with a fire nymph s/o

Geras with an immortal s/o

Kano giving his s/o nicknames

Hanzo x Quan Chi’s daughter s/o

Erron Takeda and Johnny domestic life

Fics

Cold nights warm sheets (Bi-han x reader smut, minors dni!!!)

Mild yandere Hanzo

A black dragon dog (Kano x reader smut, minors dni!!!)

The Boy

Brahms Heelshire

wildest dreams

stay part 1, part 2, part 3

the hottest sunsets

thieves and steam

days with you

Thomas Hewitt

texas heat

unmasked

Simon Riley

to love and be loved

together through it all

not a good man part 1, part 2

a ghost for a knight chapter 1, chapter 2

[sins-of-darkpanik]

This...took me much longer than I wanted lol But I finished his design! I'll color him... whenever. I mixed Kuai Liang's unmasked skin from mkx with Bi-Han's MK9 and Joe Taslim's Sub-Zero outfits. I do want to add some texture to his armor but I'll probably do that when I decide to color him. For now, here's my Unmasked Bi-Han!

[scalproie]

Mortal Kombat III

ok so let's get the elephant in the room out of the way first

bestie what happened? I knooow this was the 90's I knooow comic books heroes were all the rage but beloved why do you look like the inspiration for Gaston in the Beauty and the Beast movie, why is your chin and jaw so large, why are you white, chinese ninja warrior?

with that being said, PALETTE SWAP DAYS ARE OVER and Kuai Liang get his own defining design detail to fully stand out not only from Scorpion outfit-wise but ALSO from Bi-Han with that huge scar, bad news: that scar looks/is literally painted on and I kinda love it actually its just so.

As for the actual outfit: TITS OUT BABY!!! HIS NIPPLE IS HANGING OUT!!! HIS PANTS NOT ONLY ARE SO TIGHT BUT THOSE BLUE LINES ARE LITERALLY PUTTING EMPHASIS ON THE THIGHS!!! A FUCKING THONG??? weird socks thingies that drew immediately attention on the two toes thing. The wrist "guards". Incredible. Only negative thing is that his suspensers kinda look like floaties but tbh it add to the look. God bring that outfit back. Slut Zero.

With all of that considered and how torn I am right now with the positives and the negatives, Im gonna settle on a 5/10, giving Subz his third 5/10 in a row

bonus Klassic Sub Zero/Bi-Han(?)

eeeh its whatever its literally blue scorpion. The mask is very slightly different but that would be it! and that outfit looks better in yellow than in blue if I may be honest, Im gonna give it a 4/10. Scorpion wear it better.