is a character from the '' Mortal Kombat '' Fighting Game series.
From the darkest of all realms, the Netherealm , emerges Noob Saibot, who is considered by many to be the master of Shadow s. Although a Wraith , his origins show that he was something else before becoming what he is today. He was once a proud Lin Kuei warrior, and the elder of two brothers who shared the same title - Sub-Zero .
Before his death, he was told by Raiden that his soul carried an evil taint, which could cause him to become fully corrupted to evil once he was killed. And so he was - after his death at the hands of the ninja spectre Scorpion . While the specific details of Sub-Zero's death were unknown at the time, it was revealed that he was sent to the Netherealm and the evil seed within his soul was unleashed, stripping him of everything "human". He at first seemed to not recall his former life, however evidence has arisen to prove that he does in fact know who he once was. Sub-Zero the elder has simply chosen to become the evil wraith known as Noob Saibot.
His most recent accomplishment has been to reprogram Smoke and use him as a template to create an army of cyber demons.
Like his name, clothes, and powers suggested, his character was icy and distant. In all aspects, he was a cold-blooded killer with an utmost dedication to the principles of his clan, and to whomever had paid him to kill. Although essentially neutral, his soul possesses an Evil taint brought about by his years as a remorseless killer.
It is unclear how the family line of Sub-Zero came to be part of the Lin Kuei clan, though it is speculated that their family had been a part of the clan for at least several generations.
It is known that the father of both brothers (the fourth man to be known as Sub-Zero in his lineage) was a secret operative for the clan in the United States . He married an American woman and together they had two sons and a daughter. Against the will of their mother, the father took the sons with him to move back to China at a certain time, and as such both brothers became warriors of the Lin Kuei. The mother and the daughter remained in the U.S.
He made his first chronological appearance in '''' when the sorcerer Quan Chi hired the Lin Kuei to find an ancient amulet, and he was sent to find the map leading to its location. He did not know that Quan Chi had hired a Japan ese Ninja , Hanzo Hasashi , for the same task in case Sub-Zero failed. Hasashi and Sub-Zero encountered each other in the map room, where Sub-Zero killed Hasashi in cold blood. After Sub-Zero delivered the map, Quan Chi made good on a promise to the Lin Kuei Grandmaster; the rival clan of the Shirai Ryu were wiped out. This slaughter, combined with Sub-Zero's merciless execution of Hanzo, fueled the vengeful spectre form of Scorpion who would later participate in the ''Mortal Kombat'' tournaments.
After Sub-Zero delivered the amulet to Shinnok and Quan Chi, he was sent back to retrieve it by Earthrealm 's protector, Raiden , who explained to him that the amulet was the key to releasing Shinnok. Sub-Zero stole the amulet from Shinnok and escaped the Netherealm .
Upon returning to the Lin Kuei headquarters, he learned that he had been invited to the ''Mortal Kombat'' tournament; he was also hired to kill the host of the tournament, Shang Tsung , by one of Tsung's wealthy enemies (it is generally assumed that this enemy was Quan Chi). If Sub-Zero accomplished his mission, Quan Chi would be rid of a rival, and in case Sub-Zero failed, this would compensate the Necromancer for the loss of the amulet. During this tournament, the elder Sub-Zero faced the murderous spectre of Hanzo Hasashi (now known as Scorpion). In a malicious twist of fate, Scorpion murdered Sub-Zero, and the latter was sent to the Netherealm. There, he became Noob Saibot.
In the Netherealm, Saibot would become a member of the Brotherhood Of The Shadow , pledging allegiance and loyalty to Shinnok. One of his first tasks for his new lord would be to observe and report on the events taking place on Earthrealm and Outworld. During his service, he was encountered briefly in the Netherealm by his younger brother, and fought with him, only to escape.
At Shinnok's behest, Saibot aligned himself with Outworld 's Emperor Shao Kahn . However, as the tables turned in favor of the Earthrealm warriors, Noob Saibot was ordered to switch allegiances and join the Earthrealm warriors, unknown to Kahn. After Kahn was defeated, Shinnok, sensing his time had come, was freed from the Netherealm by Quan Chi, and conquered Edenia . Noob Saibot now served his overlord directly. But despite the fallen elder god's careful planning, Shinnok was once again defeated by Raiden's forces and the Brotherhood of the Shadow was disbanded. With Shinnok defeated utterly, Saibot remained under the service of the weakened Shao Kahn.
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A few years later, in the events leading up to '''', he appeared during a battle between the armies of Edenia and the Shokan (led by Kitana and Goro ) with the Outworld army (lead by Kano ). He attacked an exhausted Goro, mortally wounding him. The war ground to a stalemate.
With Shao Kahn having been thought slain at the hands of the Deadly Alliance , and Shinnok vanquished, Noob Saibot slowly changed from a pawn into a player. Free to pursue his own interests, and uninterested in the affairs concerning the rise of Onaga , he plotted to create his own legion of assassins. While searching Shao Kahn's abandoned fortress, he discovered the inert body of Smoke . Reprogramming the cyborg to remain loyal to him, he reactivated his Nanotechnology , and formed plans to create an army of cyber-demons, using Smoke as a template.
Noob Saibot and Smoke's ending in ''Deception'' depict them as being pursued by Sub-Zero, who they murder as Saibot's first act as ruler of the Netherealm. Alternatively, Saibot is slain by ''.
(As Sub-Zero)
- He could send a ball of ice and freeze the opponent in place. ''(MK, UMK3, MKT, MKM:SZ)''
- He could slide across the floor and knock the opponent off their feet. ''(MK, UMK3, MKT, MKM:SZ)''
- Freezing the floor so anyone touching it would slip on the ice. ''(UMK3, MKT, MKM:SZ)''
- He could perform his freeze while in the air. ''(MKM:SZ)''
- He could freeze at an upwards angle. ''(MKM:SZ)''
- While running towards his opponent he could freeze them when he touches them. ''(MKM:SZ)''
- Concentrating all of his inner powers he could send a blast of cold air freezing anything it would touch. ''(MKM:SZ)'' (mk movie)
- He could create an ice clone of himself that would freeze anyone who would touch it. ''(MKM:SZ, MKT N64 version)''
- Just like the Power Slide only it could reach further distances. ''(MKM:SZ)''
- He could freeze an opponent twice making them stay frozen longer. ''(MKM:SZ)''
- Sub-Zero could shatter his opponent after two Ice blasts. ''(MK:M))''
(As Noob Saibot)
- Sending out a ghostly fireball it will disable the opponent for free hits. ''(MKT, MK4, MK Gold, UMK3)''
- Disappearing, then reappearing behind his opponent, he would grab and slam them on the ground. ''(MKT, MK4, MK Gold, UMK3)''
- Similar to the Teleport Slam only he could attack the opponent besides slam them. ''(MK4, MK Gold)''
- From the air he could shoot a fireball down at opponent. ''(MK4)''
- Noob could send out a shadow that would grab and throw his opponent into the air. ''(MKT, UMK3)''
- Summoned by Smoke, he would toss shurikens into the opponent. ''(MKD)''
- Along with Smoke, the two would charge punch the opponent. ''(MKD)''
- Smoke would summon Noob Saibot from the air, who would then appear and kick the opponent in the face, taking over the battle. ''(MKD)''
- Smoke would summon Noob Saibot who would appear and punch the opponent from behind, taking over the battle. ''(MKD)''
- Noob Saibot could vanish, and reappear at will. ''(MKD)''
- The first fatality that he (as Sub-Zero) had in the series involved ripping out opponent's head and spinal cord from their shoulders. It was also one of the most infamous fatalities (with Kano's Heart Rip Fatality), which later spun a web of controversy around the violence factor in the game. (''MK'')
- Noob Saibot repeats his special move of teleporting and slamming the opponent into the ground. However, in the fatality, he holds on and slams the opponent repeatedly until he or she explodes. Rarely, on the N64 version, it was possible for the computer to perform this fatality without winning (resulting in a game freeze). (''MKT'')
- Noob Saibot lifts his arm to summon a spinning cloud identical to the one that surrounds an opponent affected by his attack-disabling projectile. It drops onto the opponent, lifts him or her into the air, then spins until the victim's bones fly out of the spinning tornado. (''MKT'')
- A secret fatality for a secret character, this fatality only occurs when one-button fatalities are turned on. It is copied wholesale from Reiko , Noob Saibot's would-be replacement in MK4 and MK Gold. (''MKG'')
- Another secret fatality, this one is copied from Sub-Zero . This one is quite the foreshadowing, considering Noob Saibot's at-the-time unrevealed origins. (''MKG'')
- Another secret Fatality, again copied from Reiko, where he tosses many shuriken at the opponent rapidly. (''MK4 (PC Version only)'')
- Noob holds a stack of shurikens in one hand and throws them at his opponent with the other, before finally throwing what remains of the stack into his opponent's head. (''MK:D'')
- Noob would summon a ghostly skull and control it to attack the opoonent and lift him into theair then noob would close his fist and the skull would explode. (''MK:SM'')
- – (As Noob Saibot) Bowls a bowling ball at some pins. (''MKT'')
- – (As Noob Saibot) Turns into an anteater and swallows the opponent whole. (''MKT'')
- – Having taken to using shurikens in this game, Noob Saibot simply throws them upwards and lets them fall back down on his head. (''MK:D'')
Saibot's former identity of Sub-Zero (played by François Petit ) appears in the first '' Mortal Kombat '' movie as one of Shang Tsung's guardians, and is killed by Liu Kang in their matchup; Kang hurled water at Sub-Zero the instant before the ninja used his freezing power, creating a Stalactite on which he was impaled. His relationship to Scorpion is all but ignored; Shang Tsung only remarks that they are the "Deadliest of enemies, but slaves under my power."
Noob Saibot (played by J. J. Perry) appears in '''', emerging from Ermac 's chest to attack Jax and Sonya Blade . He is shortly thereafter slain by Jax.
- Sub-Zero's original name was going to be "Tundra".
- Noob Saibot is actually 'Boon' and 'Tobias' backwards, named so after the co-creators of ''Mortal Kombat'', Ed Boon and John Tobias .
- It is a commonly held misconception by fans that since John Tobias left Midway Games, the "Saibot" portion of the name had to be removed for legal reasons. Tobias does not own the rights to the name of 'Saibot'. While the character's name does read simply "Noob" on the lifebar when fighting him alone in Mortal Kombat Deception's Konquest Mode, this is more than likely the result of the development team splitting up the name Noob-Smoke, and not writing in 'Saibot' for purposes of efficiency. Noob is still referred to by the additional name of Saibot in Noob-Smoke's ending, and Ashrah 's.
- In Noob's appearance in '' Mortal Kombat II '', his special abilities are simply copied from Scorpion .
- In '' Mortal Kombat 3 '', Noob Saibot is not a fully black 'ninja' Palette Swap , but is actually a completely black version of Kano, because there are no 'ninjas' in that game. He also has absolutely no special moves but uses some of Kano's Combo s. It's funny to note, when Noob wins a round, the announcer says, "Kano shows mercy!" This is an obvious programming Glitch .
- Noob Saibot was supposed to be a playable character in ''Mortal Kombat 4'' also, but was removed in favor of Reiko . He instead became a secret character.
- An early ''Mortal Kombat: Deception'' costume design for him became Havik , a different character altogether.
- Noob Saibot made an appearance in the TV series '''' where he emerged from the depths of an oily hell to fight Siro. At the time of the show's airing, the revelation that Saibot was Sub-Zero had not yet been established, ''Deception'' being released years later. His appearance here is henceforth amusing, since both versions of one character are active simultaneously in a non- Canon telling of the MK saga.
- Both versions are as well simultaneously active in Malibu Comics ' short-lived non- Canon ''Mortal Kombat'' series.
- ---These comics ignored Sub-Zero's inherent evil altogether, as they were released before its first mention in Mortal Kombat Mythologies. Sub-Zero is, however, depicted as being the victor of Shao Kahn's tournament, defeating Goro and claiming the Dragon Medallion, even as he is killed by Scorpion .
- ---In Malibu's "Baraka" issue (1995), Noob Saibot appears as a ''good guy'', and offers Baraka his assistance in hunting Scorpion down and saving an infant tarkata (who is considered to be "Outworld's only hope").
- During his time as Sub-Zero, he disliked being called a "ninja." A loyalist, he referred to himself as a "Lin Kuei warrior" and distinguished the difference between the two.
- Despite being classed as "neutral" in ''Mortal Kombat'', many fans regarded Scorpion as the "bad guy" and Sub-Zero as the "good guy." They seemed to be depicted in this fashion in John Tobias ' original ''Mortal Kombat'' comic book. However, in the second official ''Mortal Kombat'' collectors' comic, ''Mortal Kombat II'' (in actuality released before the game) their story is closer to game's. Scorpion is seen returning from the dead to protect the second Sub-Zero, in the comic during the latter's fight with Reptile (this parallels Scorpion's in-game Mortal Kombat II ending.) Because Sub-Zero killed Scorpion in "cold blood" (as Scorpion often puts it), Scorpion is supposed to be seen as the "good guy" and Sub-Zero vice versa.
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