Scorpion - A Visual History

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Max breaks down all the existing Scorpion designs through the years of Mortal Kombat, to decide which is the best.
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[@ShenZxro]

One of the most consistently cool looking characters in all of media. Scorpion will always be the most iconic fighting game character alongside Ryu He’s gone through a lot of changes, but has rarely ever missed. Will always love him!

[@jeffery4236]

bro hasnt even watched the video yet

[@ShenZxro]

@@jeffery4236 I watched the stream bro, lol

[@nbabackcourtmedia]

@@jeffery4236I mean his comment doesn’t require the knowledge of the video

[@jeffery4236]

@@nbabackcourtmedia i know i'm js jokin

[@venomsnanake]

@@Itachisimplysuperior or he just likes the character?

[@PlayStationKid3]

I might be a weirdo but MK9 Scorpion is my favorite skin. Was a fan when they brought it back in MK11. Looks great. Also Injustice Scorpion was pretty cool.

[@synnamon_toast_crunch]

I agree, MK9 is a great design imo

[@wankawanka3053]

Thank god i am not the only one

[@claystedman6923]

Considering they brought it back in both X and 11, I don't think its weird to like it. If anything I think its the opposite. Imo, its still the best Scorpion.

[@falsetitle6940]

His MK9 skin is by far his best and the ones after that are pretty bad.

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Maybe because in Injustice is Jim Lee's design philosophy post-Image Comics. It is 90's crazy design but matured after several years.

[@Silvershire]

I think Injustice Scorpion works well because it's totally its own thing. Most of Scorpion's costumes in the main series are iterations of his classic look, whereas Injustice fully commits to being new and different.

[@Jarrych83]

That's kinda what I was thinking. the Injustice costume just isn't really Scorpion. But it's very much an Injustice universe superhero take on Scorpion and the design language is consistent and unified and it isn't kitchy. That's the problem with some of the "bug inspired" ideas is that it feels kitchy and costumy in a bad way.

[@assassin8636]

Iterations are a good thing right

[@vahlok1426]

NRS did say that the whole reason that the MK characters look the way they do in Injustice is to make them look as if they fit the universe. In other words; they made them look more "Super Hero-y."

[@Jarrych83]

@@vahlok1426 they should be glad to know people were picking up what they were putting down

[@PhenomLight]

​@@Jarrych83 that's all well in good but your opinion is in the minority.

[@TheHeroOfMobius]

It's a shame that Scorpion's alternate costumes for MK11 weren't discussed, since I would've liked to see your takes on his Grandmaster Hasashi and Past Scorpion looks from the story mode.

[@jpVari]

That game had so many incredible costumes for the characters. And I know this would take an insane amount of time, but looking at some of the different gear and skin combos is absolutely gorgeous.

[@yo51104]

Yes! Soul Control is amazing

[@Dirty_Dev]

For sure. Mk9 Scorpion's design in MK11 is top tier. I was interested to hear what MAX thought of it in MK11 since he gave it a 6 in mk9 and then a 7 in MKX.

[@sufidurrani537]

He did discuss about the alt costumes on his stream but he cut it out off the video

[@XXMatt0040XX]

I got chills about the emotion on Scorpion's face when Hanzo died... "The Fire Gardens... They have been restored?" Genuine wonder on his face. And then actual sadness when Hanzo dies. Scorpion, the spectre who wants nothing but revenge... Was probably the most human characters in MK11. But I don't want to see D'Vorah ever again, I'm serious. She's a plot device, not a character.

[@rovalin6300]

I'm not a huge fan of the injustice costume, but I do love some of the ideas and themes. The reserved attachment to the physical representation of the Scorpion idea checks out. Fits in more with the superhero aesthetic. AND also makes me really want a game where scorpion uses a kusarigama. It makes so much sense.

[@raulferreira1138]

I'm pretty sure he's using a kusarigama in MK1

[@totallyrealcia]

The Injustice design is my favorite look for both him and Sub-Zero. I think Jim Lee did a fantastic job translating them into the Injustice universe. I cannot say the same for Raiden though

[@JL-mf6vy]

He uses one in MK1

[@PhenomLight]

Yous simply have an unpopular opinion. The injustice design is definitely one of the best if not his best design ever.

[@user-zz4kj6su1g]

He uses one in mk1 dummy

[@SkyJW15]

The one thing that I really like about MK1's design philosophy is that the characters look very "real" to me in a way that MK11's didnt. Don't get me wrong, MK11 looks amazing, but MK1 characters look a lot more natural and I kind of enjoy that not every fighter is jacked or shredded. Li Mei straight up looks like a yoga instructor or runner from her body type, but then she's doing crazy scissor kicks in mid air and launching you into the air with a purple Chinese energy lion. It's almost a surprise that she's so badass based on her physical characteristics and I kind of love that. They made the characters look super appealing and realistic and let their move sets and abilities express why they're so powerful.

[@XXMatt0040XX]

MK11's Scorpion somehow conveyed sadness, rage, and wonder. *Scorpion,* not Hanzo. (Hanzo looks just as good imo, but I'm stressing the spectre) An undead spectre felt like the most human character in the game. "The Fire Gardens, they have been restored?" His eyes are still dead, but the voice and expression are very much alive.

[@felipecouto1102]

I feel that she's like that because they have only one female body mesh, so all of them have to be REALLY skinny and not look like fighters. Im kinda sad by it (though not surprised since this is the MK philosophy for a while now, of having 1 bodymesh for females, 1 for males and 1 for big body males) cause the varying body types really give variety to the cast - like some of them being better kickers, other more agile, others more bulky... With the female characters all looking like that, it gets repetitive and loses its shine. After all, you can only repeat the same trope so much before it gets stale

[@notsovocal6692]

@@felipecouto1102 I feel like mk is leaning more towards realism with realistic body types for how the character moves, all the woman in game seem very agile so it makes sense for them to all be skinnier

[@Heavenly_Son]

Smokes Outfit in 1 does a lot for me especially the gas mask

[@deciduous_reaper]

Deception was my overall favorite Scorpion Design since 1 grew up with it and 2 It looks amazing alongside with Shredder-Zero

[@deganpower6076]

Fuk ye bro deception had my favourite designs for Scorpion Sub Zero and Ermac

[@theflashfan3234]

Love MK11 Scorpion. Adding red was a stroke of genius. I also like that the cloth portions of it look like clothes, and not a weird MCU costume

[@mixedemxtions7610]

please keep this series going!!!

[@CalciumChief]

I want a "Visual History" for guys that had next to no appearances like Havik and Shujinko.

[@aadn.]

I really wish he would incorporate a tier list

[@TheBrianJ]

@@CalciumChief You could get a whole Visual History of Shujinko from one game, really.

[@CalciumChief]

@@TheBrianJ That's the joke.

[@codyman5540]

Gonna miss Hanzo as Scorpion...what a run. Especially Patrick Seitz voicing the wrath so incredibly from MKX and Scorpion's Revenge

[@logangore8338]

I agree I luv the mk1 design for scorpion hate they got rid of hanzo and replaced him with kuai Liang

[@MetallicMadness85]

even tho Kuai Liang will be Scorpion this time, i still think Hanzo will play some role one way or another at some point, whether it is in this game or a later one...He's just too iconic and important to the lore.

[@itsyaboijordan415]

I would assume Hanzo's family is resurrected and is living a normal life. The man needs peace just this once. He's been through enough suffering.

[@user-ju2jj3vi4d]

​@@MetallicMadness85Hanzo will possibly be Noob.

[@XXMatt0040XX]

My name, IS HANZO HASASHI! YOU KILLED MY WIFE. MY SON. AND THEN YOU BURROWED YOUR WAY INTO MY HEAD. MISDIRECTED MY VENGENCE. COST ME MY ONE CHANCE (Scorpion's voice effect comes in) TO HAVE THEM RESTORED!

[@israelpereira2088]

Scorpion is my favorite MK kharacter ever,when i played MK4 in 2001(my first MK game)i instantly loved his moveset and visuals and the "Get Over Here" line is too iconic. My favorite MK kharacter ever along with Mileena and Kung Lao.

[@grahamlogan4068]

'Kharacter' ...nice 😄

[@thebaker525]

One thing, UMK3 wasn’t a reactive move to 3’s reception, they had always intended to release it later as a cabinet update, with even the promo video to arcade owners being told as such.

[@kaisiru]

MK9 is peak scorpion for me. A resurrected ninja from hell should have a costume that fits his personality of pure vengeance.

[@xXSonTJXx]

The MK9 & Injustice takes are insane lol

[@Bjhorn279]

So glad you’re continuing this series for mortal kombat ! Max is like me, you give a character a hood and I’m definitely gonna love it. Giving scorpion one for his injustice and MKX design was the best thing to happen

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Maybe the Injustice appereance is cool bcause it is Jim Lee's design philosophy post-Image Comics. It is 90's crazy style but matured after several years.

[@puddingcatsteamboat6393]

Jim Lee is one of my first inspirations as an artist and i love his Scorpion design, no reason to feel weird about that at all. in fact i’d argue Injustice has some of the better character designs for the super heroes themselves as well. some feel a bit over armored if you translate them to 2d but in 3d they really work for me.

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Maybe the Injustice appereance is cool bcause it is Jim Lee's design philosophy post-Image Comics. It is 90's crazy style but matured after several years.

[@bigloc3442]

​@@fernandozavaletabustos205homie. Stop posting the same shit smh. Dam we get it

[@wasifsharon]

I absolutely love these visual history videos, keep em coming.

[@HeisenbergFam]

Scorpion's design along "GET OVER HERE" will always be a memorable Mortal Kombat staple

[@aadn.]

@@Itachisimplysuperiorbros a hater

[@Abdul-wahaabKhalil]

@@Itachisimplysuperior do you ever get board of living in your parents basement and making comments nobody gives a shit about?

[@Deemo202]

@@aadn. man saw someone just appreciating Scorpion’s design legacy and was like “I don’t like that”.

[@GrootGuitar]

I openly said "Damn." when MKX Scorpion came up. It's peak for me.🔥🦖🤘

[@Jermaine2099]

MK3 is actually one of my favorites in the franchise. That apocalyptic aesthetic, our realm being corrupted by outworld, the setting & soundtrack are great

[@HyperSonicX99]

I’ve always like Scorpions designs throughout the years of MK. My personal favorite design from Scorpion is MK Deception’s 1st costume. It has a lot going on and I do love the mask, the body outfit did it for me with the samurai-like outfit; the spike on his wrist personifies scorpions identity. I would give it a 8/10 MK11 scorpion design is without a doubt a 10/10🔥(Definitely looking forward to the next visual history)

[@yerrrr4885]

Max just casually skipped over the DA alt costume.. easily my favorite design of his with the fire skull. 10/10 costume

[@alistaire6220]

And his alt mk4 costume with the grey outfit and skull for a head

[@SuperNorq]

Aw yeah, I was waiting for it...! Shame it was omitted just like the crazy nazgulish design from Snowblind or his representation in Legacy / Rebirth.

[@XXMatt0040XX]

I remember repulsion when they touched on it in the group costume videos... :/ I remember a lot of harshness to the old skins lol

[@YalkYalk_]

He did talk about it on the stream but he wasn't a huge fan of it

[@magicm953]

Love this series so far Max, really hope you make more

[@mrcwillis6970]

Love how Scorpion looks in MK1 but my favourite scorpion outfit of all time is probably the main one from MK11 or the main one from MKX 💛

[@okay7850]

Absolutely love this series !!! Keep going !

[@tristanemerick7045]

I’m enjoying this series Max! Looking forward to more visual history.

[@VanSkittles]

I'm loving this series, keep it up!

[@dylanchilders]

Scorpion’s MK9 costume is a 10/10 in MK11 though…

[@Kyle-gz6cn]

About the Armageddon Scorpion. I think what threw me off about it at the time was not only was it less busy, but the outfit just seemed too smooth and had different lighting or saturation, not sure how to properly describe it. Compared to the rest of the kombat kast with their detailed outfits, it was out of place with its simplicity. As an aside, I loved his alt in Deadly Alliance.

[@4kjslimez]

Love this series always so interesting to watch 🙌🏽

[@GeZz.]

Max needs to check the comics too. Because in the comics there some variation in the costumes.

[@terrencepoinsett4169]

Or.... we don't do all that extra reaching and just stick to the game series, which most people can relate with??? (I'm a comic collector, so don't reply with the basic "so more ppl see them and those outfits count tooo😥 ")

[@illwill1991]

​@@terrencepoinsett4169I agree with you, but... he did bring up the mk legends animated movie. And since he already brought it up, I'm a bit disappointed that nobody told him about scorpions design in mk legends snow blind.

[@violid]

​@@terrencepoinsett4169damn you really hate comic scorpion, huh?

[@strawberrysundaes]

I haven't played a decent chunk of the MK games so these visual histories are amazing! Love these new series(?) you're doing on the Visual History of characters

[@darksidedragon819]

Scorpion is the most iconic character ever in Mortal Kombat. I like his MK9 and MK2 looks the most. Great video Max as always. I looking for more Visual History of MK characters. Can do Liu Kang next?

[@Luke.S2099]

Loving this series. Hope you do this for every character. Scorpion has been one of my top 5 faves since the first MK game.

[@bushipop]

love this videos,dont stop doing them please

[@SuntoryKick]

I really love Scorpion and Sub-Zero’s MK1 costumes. I feel like they’ve been pretty under appreciated to this point though.

[@dredadondada8672]

I like his injustice design.

[@aryelrosa4829]

I’d have to go with his Mk9 design , his Mk9 alternate design, and his Mk vs Dc design.

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Maybe the Injustice appereance is cool bcause it is Jim Lee's design philosophy post-Image Comics. It is 90's crazy style but matured after several years.

[@totallyrealcia]

Me too, it kind of surprises me that people seem to dislike it

[@chimericalical]

I just want to say, thank you for making your intro 10 seconds. A while back I was dealing with a LOOOOT of mental health issues (most of which made me EXTREMELY irritable no matter how much I tried to just cope and deal with things). I had an episode at some point and complained that the intro was 15 seconds rather than 10 (which is the increment that KZbin allows you to skip forward on mobile) and I don’t know if you changed it because of the increment of KZbin time skips and/or people with irritability or not… but I definitely appreciate it. I’m doing much better now a days (was like 4 years ago when I was doing that bad). Dealt with a lot of things that stress me out and blah blah blah…. But I’m definitely appreciative of the intro being shortened

[@CuzinHomechill]

Really enjoying these visual retrospective videos

[@shawnheatherly]

I'm glad to see this continuing. There's definitely been some odd moments, but Scorpion has generally always been sick.

[@IanKentch]

His Injustice design is my personal favorite.

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Maybe the Injustice appereance is cool bcause it is Jim Lee's design philosophy post-Image Comics. It is 90's crazy style but matured after several years.

[@ernestoescobar4546]

hope you make more visual history, this videos are amazing

[@gywii]

Looking at your videos, I'm in a mindset at the moment where I come to appreciate what a lot of what you do. So many videos make me feel icky nowadays for various reasons, to the point where I don't want to watch anything. It's hard to explain and complex, but I came to realise I never have this with your videos. It's always in such good faith, with interesting insight and just SO reasonable in SUCH a seemless way. You simply keep a separation between the drama and factuality and good conduct while being fun as well. You vehicule this feeling and spread it. I really appreciate what you do and I am so glad you get such recognition for it. ❤

[@Leemi-313]

Rain next?

[@TrueBlueMajikDewd]

Tbh I prefer MK11's "O.G. Ninja" skin way more than the default MK11 design. That combined with the Tachijutsu Master mask and Wani's Tail spear are just 11/10.

[@S3B_S]

Honestly love your content dood keep it up 👍 (Also I love hearing your takes on designs)

[@allforthefans]

Great idea for a series. Happy to watch these for every damn character in the game.

[@GenerationWest]

I just adore Scorpion's designs in MK11, it's the main costume that looks the best... but you don't see it often if you play the story or customize him often. It's pretty rare to have him look awful... That's usually meant for live action takes at most, and Injustice's, which I like elements, but like most of Injustice, is busy city.

[@XXMatt0040XX]

Scorpion's face; the undead spectre showing emotion, it was incredible. (I separate Hanzo and Scorpion) His eyes are dead. His voice has the hellspawn effect. But when he says "The Fire Gardens... They have been restored?" He's very much alive. I hate D'Vorah, I hate that plot beat, I loved the voice acting and the motion capture though.

[@JuicyKaroo]

So far mk 1 is actually my favorite design for scorpion and sub zero because I love the cut, slick look. The more simple design look awesome.

[@brian.jrmontoya3227]

Same here; simplistic but with enough style to make them really stand out design wise.

[@EyeZayUhArt]

I like the simplistic look too, but i also LOVE the hood lol put them together itll be sick. Maybe itll be a alt costume

[@Niko-uf5kh]

I love that Max is doing this. I need more man

[@Indyizzy2300]

Please keep doing these breakdowns they are epic 😩🙏

[@illwill1991]

I do like his design in mk1 but like... it's Kuai Liang and not Hanzo Hasashi. That still bothers me a little bit that it's not Hanzo. I've heard a bunch of different rumors about what could be going on with Hanzo in this timeline and i dislike most of them. I've heard that he might just be chilling with his family and he's finally found that peaceful life he's been after for so long. I like that idea. I can get behind that. But then I've also heard that he might be the grandmaster of the lin kuei and the father of Bi Han and Kuai Liang. And I absolutely HATE that idea. If that is what they did with Hanzo in this timeline, not only do I personally think it's a stupid idea but it might also be a little culturally insensitive. I mean think about it, Bi Han and Kuai Liang are both Chinese names. Lin kuei is literally Chinese for "forests demons". So to make Hanzo Hasashi (a very Japanese name) the grandmaster of this ancient Chinese ninja clan and the father of these 2 Chinese men, that's kinda like saying: "eh Chinese Japanese same shit!"

[@RotaAbyssian]

The only way I reconcile the "Hanzo is their father" thing would be that they aren't related by blood. When you are Lin Kuei, you are family, thus the Grandmaster is your father regardless of blood. I wouldn't LIKE it, but that's what my mind jumps to.

[@mattj1829]

Apparently the first season of invasions game revolves around Hanso, he's been travelling through different time periods to find his family. When he arrives at the current timeliness he realises his wife is alive but she's married to kuai Liang

[@enerzma3672]

In all fairness, Chinese Ninja's as a concept kinda fall into the idea of "Chinese Japaenese same shit!" I like that in the new timeline they're hard committing to things being different. If you're gonna change it up, then REALLY change it up IMO. My favourite theory so far is that Takeda is an alias and Hanzo IS Takeda in this universe, since Ed's been pretty adamant about none of the kombat kids being born. We'll see.

[@illwill1991]

@@mattj1829 Yeah, I saw that. But that's the Hanzo Hasashi from the previous timeline. That's the mk9, mkx, and mk11 Hanzo Hasashi. We don't know what's going on with the Hanzo Hasashi from this new timeline.

[@mattj1829]

@illwill1991 True, I'm still a bit pissed they gave it to Tundra, nit sure why they did that but guess we'll just have to trust Boon

[@comicalcosmonaut959]

Even though some of his designs weren't my favorite, that doesn't make them any less cooler. Scorpion has had the best designs throughout the franchise

[@dylanmclain7270]

hell keep these vidoes coming. these are great

[@marcohissink201]

The snowblindcostume for scorpion was pretty amazing my opinion because it really made him look more like a demonspawn

[@zomeister8367]

The reason why he has so much armor in deception is because it was gifted to him by the elder gods after he was thrown into the soulnado from deadly alliance. He was gifted the armor and sent out to do the gods bidding

[@atlussin8016]

Dood! Thanks for a 3rd part of this!!!

[@ssstudios384]

love these videos Keep up the good work

[@crimsonemperor2219]

Damn it Max, you forgot to rate the "Cooking With Scorpion" costume from Deadly Alliance

[@danieljones4960]

Thanks for doing these Dood!!!!

[@freakluvm]

Thank you for this one too!!

[@reeb4720]

Let's gooooo the poster boy scorpion, also keep this series I would love to see more.

[@tonyguardado878]

Oh yes! I loved Ermac and Reptile visual history, keep it up

[@joseveras5375]

Max is amazing continue this series

[@TwiliSleepy]

Honestly my favorite design was 11's. It’s something about the red highlights, hood, and katana blades that I really like. I’m also a huge fan of the simple but effective look that Scorpion, Sub Zero, and Smoke have with their Lin Kuei uniforms in the new Mortal Kombat 1.

[@guiltysparkplug3856]

Well, a groovy new series from max. I’m all in. This is some fun shit👍

[@jedley01]

The 95’ movie Scorpion was so creepy. Those dead, soulless eyes. That mask design is my favourite.

[@Joe_Parmesan]

MK felt like a horror movie to my younger self, despite it being a movie based on the game. Scorpion was scary as hell!

[@thunderbolte711]

The series that we didn't know we needed but glad that we got😁

[@fhollis88]

This has been my favorite series hands down

[@Jdotcdot462]

Hi max! I think it would be interesting to look at some of the other costumes in MK11 aswell! I know that there is way too many but if we just stick to the default colors without the color palettes it’s not that many. Great video as usual Man!

[@yelpot]

He missed snow blind scorpion that outfit was awesome.

[@Lukas-weh]

Probably i'm not the only one but hell i would pay anything to hear Max talk about videogames for hours, his vision is amazing

[@Ralphensteins]

Love this series!

[@PedroARCruz]

Deadly alliance is the best imo, love the ninja aesthetic with the addition of spikes plus the armor pads make him look sick

[@AFreakingAxeCH]

I think the red parts on Scorpion might be a reference to the Error Macro glitch, because that specific glitch made his yellow suit red

[@Wasssup3232]

Deceptions primary costume is one of my absolute favorites

[@bsiferd]

I think the MK two character costumes are just iconic. The color palette on scorpion looked amazing. It just popped

[@taco_sensei]

Such a good series. Can't wait for the Yoshimitsu one!

[@cnhnx]

My first MK was UMK3 on SNES where it cut many things including "Get over here" line and leaving only "Come here" one. I was so confused when people talking about his iconic line because I only remember the lesser known "Come here"

[@rad55]

please keep doing these up till the release of MK1 !!!

[@brettdallman3885]

Haven’t watched it yet, but to me, Scorp is the one ninja who’s pretty much the same over all the years. Even Sub had his weird Shredder phase and also that weird one where he was bald

[@DunkaccinoJoe]

Scorpion’s costume in invasion mode looks pretty damn cool

[@solerzster]

There’s a trailer of scorpion for deadly alliance where he’s training. Sadly we never got him in the game, but personally he looked awesome.

[@JstBobby]

i was waiting for this one

[@whiteebxny8785]

They need to make Deception Scorpion a skin in MK1

[@ALESSANDROH1000]

Man i would love to see max doing a shaolin monks playthrough!

[@pacificcoastbreeze]

One cool thing to point out about MK1 Scorpion is the level of detail and the quality of fabric he's wearing compared to his brother, the Grandmaster Sub Zero, who has more metallic adornments and higher quality fabric. Great visual language to tell you the status of both characters despite being part of the same clan.

[@JarvisCosric885]

Impressive. Love the analysis of how Scorpion has evolved visually. I can’t wait to see you do a visual history of Sub-Zero video like this

[@Talesofaweedsmoker]

Scorpion is so iconic man i love him so much.

[@surft]

Love the Cooking with Scorpion one

[@Bec-Son]

the best designs in any of these games are is if they are FUNCTIONAL to their character and style. i remember a story from the development of dmc devil may cry is that a lot of the monster designs did not use their tools as actual weapons and had to be fixed by the og series designer

[@Ner0Rev0lver]

Surprised no one mentioned his MK4 skin where he wore gray and his skull was exposed.

[@jayrodriguez4645]

MK 11's design with the red added is my favorite as well. IT JUST WORKS for me!

[@henriquesouza8993]

Maxx please keep this series going do raiden next!!!

[@ketchupkatsup9805]

Max you forgot the MK2 commercial again! Check out the costumes and designs from it, they're dope!

[@LegendxNYCThedemon]

Finally my main getting his videos

[@marcelhidalgo1076]

I really NEED a Yoshimitsu and Jack episode!

[@fuzz2166]

Didnt bring up his alt from MKDA. Only costume where the mask is off and Scorp is in full Ghost Rider mode with the flaming skull

[@mikejr92mmj]

Mk9 scorpion alt is my fav with the scorpion mask so dope

[@mimobouch6461]

Dood Im loving this visual history.