The Truth About Shujinko - Most Unappreciated Character in Mortal Kombat

[@Akshay-Patil]

I always liked Shujinko and never understood why everyone was hating on him, dude accepted his mistake and worked on correcting it instead of blaming anyone.

[@thunderstudent]

Exactly, Shujinko deserves more respect! Most of the people who hate Shujinko either didn't understand his story or didn't pick up all his moves after his Konquest mode ending. If hardware limitations weren't so bad back then he would have had an entire second part of recruiting MK Kharacters to help him fight Onaga and then defeating Onaga after absorbing their powers. Shujinko needs a proper playable redemption arc.

[@mataeholliman7462]

Me 2

[@DarkCircles698]

People saw him as a Shang Tsung clone. Which is a shame.

[@darthmeticulous6901]

I agree with all of you. Also, I love that he uses many moves of other characters. He became the SECOND character in the series to have both Scorpion’s spear AND Sub-Zero’s freeze move (The first was Reptile in MK1). I always had fun using his “borrowed” special moveset for hilariously ridiculous combos, similar to how people did the same with Kitana’s special moves in MK2. Of course, you had to unlock these moves, but it was worth all the trouble to track them down (the one for Scorp’s spear was insane, you had to win a round where he did 300% damage AND healed, my only solution was to continually quit and try again until I got Baraka). I commonly chained the spear, freeze, bicycle kick, the two moves from Li Mei in my combos with him. And as a bonus… if you wanted to see the end of his quest… you then would face Onaga, and if you unlocked the bicycle kick it was much easier. Underrated character, the playability alone to me made him awesome.

[@literallyonlyfanz2308]

People acting like this dude wasn’t groomed and manipulated at preteen age by Onaga. He wanted to be a champion like Lui Kang, and he genuinely thought he was aiding the elder gods. Dudes lore is actually pretty damn good and fleshed out, and he’s a helluva tragic hero who redeemed himself and corrected his mistake. Now because the general population shit on him, Boon and the team shit on him too, it’s a damn shame

[@solidskullz5736]

This guy travelled across all the realms and learned the fighting styles of some the most badass warriors around. Sure he was misled all his life, but he still accomplished a lot and kicked tons of ass

[@nicholase82]

He would have been perfect for MK X with the different builds.

[@InvestedGman]

But yet in the Armageddon intro he got one shotted by shang tsung lol

[@darthmeticulous6901]

Damn right he did. One of the most badass characters in the original timeline, up there with Taven.

[@InvestedGman]

@@darthmeticulous6901 Again He got one shotted by shang tsung in the Armageddon intro lol again

[@darthmeticulous6901]

@@InvestedGman True, but it doesn’t change the metric ton of ass he kicked in Deception.

[@FatOgreBouncerMan]

it also kinda makes sense why he trusted onaga, he gave him a power which made him one of the strongest mk characters when he was a teenager.

[@KrazyStylez09]

I feel like maybe the shunkijo Cassie defeated didn't have the power onaga gave him to learn others abilities. I think he never got this ability because he wouldn't have been defeated by Cassie in her arcade ending. He already was one of the strongest after onaga gave him that ability, he just had to train with it.

[@FatOgreBouncerMan]

@@KrazyStylez09 Only thing that makes sense, Unrelated does Shujinko get weaker in Armageddon, the reason he beat Onaga was because he gathered everyones Fighting Power in one room then rekted him, does he lose it over time or just inconsistent powers?

[@KrazyStylez09]

@@FatOgreBouncerMan Armageddon takes place between deception and the ending of conquest. In Armageddon he wasn't able to get the fighters to join , since they were all fighting each other. But In deception , he did and beat onaga, thus no Armageddon

[@FatOgreBouncerMan]

@@KrazyStylez09 Im pretty sure Armageddon happens after Deception, Onaga mentions dying and Shinnock bringing him back

[@tjlnintendo]

@@KrazyStylez09 What fanfiction is this? Armageddon takes place AFTER deception. Where did you find your information from?

[@KIISwitch]

I will never be ashamed to claim Shujinko as my boy Old man has one of the most badass endings in MK lore ever

[@mataeholliman7462]

True

[@Superluigi881]

This man was ready to run hands with the Elder Gods themselves in his Armageddon ending. With god powers on top of his already insane ability list he probably won too.

[@darthmeticulous6901]

“I shattered each of the Kamidogu, the source of his invulnerability. Then, I attacked him without mercy.” That part in Shujinko’s Deception ending always gave me chills.

[@Aex89]

@@darthmeticulous6901 gives me chills to this day

[@darthmeticulous6901]

@@Aex89 It’s up there with the encounter with Monster in terms of chilling.

[@papahudz69]

I hate when people criticize characters without know the story behind them.

[@mkfan6167]

Man screw a characters story, that’s the last thing that anyone would wanna care about

[@mr.awesome6011]

As The4thSnake also pointed out, Damashi/Onaga was manipulating Shujinko since he was 13 years old as that's his age when you start playing Konquest Mode. Kids will believe almost anything and go along with whatever sounds cool.

[@Nirvezz]

Onaga with the child abuse.

[@ngisohndimbe8638]

Shujinko has always been one of my favorite characters. He deserves a lot of respect

[@RonIsElite]

True, he really does

[@SinCity2100]

Finally, Someone is giving Shujinko the respect that he deserves..

[@TheSwordfish009]

Shujinko has one of the best and most heartbreaking stories of all time.

[@dsiii98]

Deceptions under appreciated in general

[@cyclonic8496]

Even though it’s the most feature packed of any MK game.

[@skiisama]

The 3d era is just so forgotten in my opinion

[@franciscor390]

Extremely so even though it was great.

[@gregorsamsa2271]

Best mk game, and in general best 3D game besides Tekken 3 imo.

[@BiggestChungus21]

@@gregorsamsa2271 T7 and T5 are fun. The 3D NRS games were ass.

[@lightsf9771]

Shujinko was always a top tier in my MK best character list. Unfortunately Netherrealm trashed his lore for some unknown reason similar to Kung Lao. It shows how they treat him in Cassie Cage's ending in MK X where she killed him while mistaking him for Shang Tsung. Randomly died like Kenny in South Park.

[@lrc2k8]

That ending is so trash...and i hate using the word "trash".

[@KrazyStylez09]

What I liked and disliked about that ending is that Cassie was around shujinkos level. So that means in 20 years , it took Cassie to reach that level. Yet because she had her dad's ability, that gave her a type advantage versus shinnok. Only reason she won, besides notably being the strongest of the new generation by far.

[@jerrym1218]

One of the main reasons why I don’t like the new timeline, older more stronger and skilled characters from past Mortal Kombat games get knocked around like they are jobbers to most of Netherrealm’s new roster, or should I just say that the power scaling is all over the place, and is shown very poorly.

[@PokecrafterChampion]

I hate that ending but in all fairness he is a long white haired, bearded old man with shape-shifting and power mimicry. If anyone was gonna get mistaken for Shang Tsung it'd have to be him. That said I'm gonna miss him, I literally just finished that game and I love Shunjinko, he's like a dumb puppy, just so trusting and naive.

[@alexferrana3979]

@@KrazyStylez09 I mean, Cassie in MK X defeated Corrupted Shinnok... Somehow... Who should be even more powerful than normal Shinnok, yet Cassie Cage has beaten him in canon story smh...

[@alexferrana3979]

Shujinko is really underrated and overhated. Great video and explanation of his story.

[@keenestfox6376]

Honestly one of my favorite Mk characters, it's dumb how people strawman one character flaw or certain action without context or how much they made up for it.

[@Eric6761]

Shujinko was misled his whole life Sacrificed his youth and life for a quest that wasnt benevolent at all Suffered through his entire life for nothing And still, still manages to keep sanity in check and learn from his mistakes

[@gerrymcwilliam]

100% agreed. Guy deserves more respect.

[@TheCrystalBlood]

Put some respct on this man's name. Shujinko spend his life thinking he was serving the Elder Gods and fighting for good. How could anyone have seen through the deceit of a forgotten King that was dead during that time. If anything, the old master became a true hero at the end of the game (his arcade ending), since he risked everything to rectify the mistake he had caused. A wonderful journey, that sadly was never talked about, not even by the devs themselves, after Deception. Shujinko was just one of many faces once Armageddon rolled around a couple years later and Taven became the new protagonist. But Shujinko still remains the only character in the Mortal Kombat franchise we, the players, were allowed to follow from childhood, up to him becoming an old man. Truly unique and very well executed in my opinion.

[@WingZeroDuality]

Lets go- the GOAT. Shujinko would make quick work of any fighter.

[@thunderstudent]

Thank you brother for putting respect on my boy Shujinko's name! He'll always be Champion of the Elder Gods in my eyes. Having him job to Cassie in her MK10 ending was wack!

[@brendiesel386]

“That was the adventure of a lifetime for a mortal kombat fan” Facts I wouldn’t mind your konquest playthrus coming back I miss those

[@mhstylesmugen]

You can't find that many fighting game characters that got that great story in one game like Shujinko, the konquest mode is a great experience to explore the world of Mortal Kombat and see Shujinko grow as a fighter and a character, only people who played it knows that.

[@darthmeticulous6901]

Exactly. You got a complete story for him in just one game, with a redemption in the end. There’s much to like in that.

[@illizcit1]

He might have been a fool but that man did more traveling, more networking, more training, and had more development than any other Earthrealm fighter. Respect this man. People saying he put earthrealm in danger... but love Kano....

[@jordanjackson6151]

The moment I saw the recommendation as it just aired. Another one from the Den? Hell yeah!

[@princessnovainacottage3326]

I find a lot of people were just butt hurt that Liu Kang was gone and Shujinko seems to be the one who was replacing him

[@AntilleanConfederation]

With Liu being a God of fire now and replacing Raiden as the protector of earth realm maybe they can make another story that involves him.

[@princessnovainacottage3326]

@@AntilleanConfederation it would be good to see him make a return in some form he was in Cassie Cages ending in MK X where he got his ass kicked, I don't know if the current team has any respect for him

[@StareachValcin]

I have to admit that Shunjinko deserves more respect. His story in Mortal Kombat Deception was definitely good and Shunjinko did redeem his mistake by being the one who defeated Onaga, where the deadly alliance and Raiden failed. That alone should earn Shunjinko respect.

[@Marcell2aG]

Ever since I first played Deception the year it came out, Shujinko has been my favorite MK kharacter. And him being deceived is understandable. Imagine you’re an impressionable teen who gets handed powers that rival the most decorated warriors. You’d be absolutely stoked and willing to collect gems from different realms. The hate is dumb and NRS needs to give him respect.

[@angelsilva7207]

People say Shujinko is naive and guide. People forget Shujinko met Damashi at such a young age. A young kid meeting a being that seemingly came from stories that he only heard stories about. A Godlike Avatar claiming to be a servant of the Elder Gods asking him to go on a legendary, how does he say no to that? Respect Shujinko

[@DistantMoonchild]

Shujinko has the most lush lore in the franchise’s history. There’s depth, there’s failure, triumph, plot twists, double crossings, triple crossings… how could anyone hate him? Be for real.

[@tylertheguy3160]

I miss when Mortal Kombat's story was dark and kind of spooky.

[@SolidPain6624]

I agree. It feels too “marvel like” now a days. Don’t get me wrong, major improvements with movesets, fluidity, and fatalities but there was a tone that was unmatched in the 3D era games.

[@arminmehri8409]

NH bro we just grown up, used to be spooky when we were children

[@ChamChamRealSmooth]

Shujinko was always my favorite MK character, mainly because you play through his entire life. Noone else got that treatment. He doesn't even give up at the end, he trains hard and presumably learns even more fighting styles, teams up with Nightwolf, who then seals Onaga away once Shujinko kicks his ass. He then returns in Armageddon just to flex on Taven, saying he wants to beat Shao Kahn and the others, which he probably could've. Fear the old man in a profession where men die young.

[@KazuDiabolis]

the fact that ppl criticize him bc he got OLD 💀

[@D33zNutzOnyaChin]

Even the developers jumped on the 'trash Shujinko' meme. Remember that damn Cassie Cage ending? Dear, oh dear...

[@pacman10124]

Shujinko is honestly one of the most underappreciated characters of all time and remains one of my favourite Mortal Kombat characters period. Also for some reason I love that line in Konquest mode "So it seems that I have indeed known you all of these years...." when he first meets Onaga, his relationship with Damashi was flipped on its head in that instant

[@joshualedesmasegovia]

I want to see Shujinko to return in Mortal Kombat 12

[@shyecity916]

People just hate on any of the 3D era characters.. Doesn't matter what they resume says, like my man's Shujinko! It isn't like every new NRS character is a hit either, lol.. Even the new writers are downplaying 3D era characters. Hopefully, this next MK put some respect on them and Reptile, lol Deception was always one of my favorite MK games. This game needs a release.

[@jordanjackson6151]

I actually saw my brother play through this whole thing! In versus I had to stick with Scorpion just to get a single win on my bro. But it was fun watching him play this main dude that wasn’t Liu Kang. I think more fighting games should change up its main protagonist every few timelines. (That’s only something I see with KOF) I sucked at this 3D era at the time (was more of a Guilty Gear and KOF nerd at that time but still grew up loving MK). Followed the lore since MK2 where Reptile became one of my mainstays. Shaolin Monks was killer too! Dated a girl who learned that I had that game along with Deception. To my surprise she said, “Deception and Shaolin Monks was the best games….(until 9 came out…. And so on.)

[@danielmurphy123]

Bro I vibe with this so much. I honestly love Shujinko as a character and don’t understand why people hate on him. His ability to quickly absorb fighters skills is epic and he trained with so many of MKs greatest warriors making him absurdly powerful. Yeah he got played by Onaga (Damashi) but he always had the purest of intentions. Plus he still defeated him in the end and redeemed himself.

[@averagechadlegionary5824]

The way he was deceived actually makes sense as he was only a boy when he was first groomed into his role. He was close to manhood and aspired to become a great hero. DK took advantage of that ambition and child naïveté telling him what he wanted to hear most of his life.

[@darthmeticulous6901]

Shujinko has always been in my top 10 Mortal Kombat characters. Granted, I only cared about the original timeline, as I grew up on that one and honestly loved Armageddon’s conclusion to it. But that being said, Shujinko had it all: Good story arc, a fleshed out character, a wide variety of moves (once unlocked), an epic quest, some scary moments (that scene with Monster, anyone? Or being forced to confront Baraka?), and overall just a fun character. For anyone that’s curious, my top ten characters goes as follows… #10: Ermac #9: Kitana #8: Smoke #7: Sub-Zero #6: Shujinko #5: Shao Kahn #4: Onaga #3: Reptile #2: Baraka #1: Scorpion

[@lrc2k8]

S-Tier video, Well Done Fightersden. I remember beating Deception's konquest as a teenager. It taught me alot about the Mortal Kombat lore such as Edenia, Netherrealm, Outworld..etc.

[@LadyGamingHeart]

I think people didn’t realize that Shujinko was preyed on by Onaga as a young kid aspiring to be a warrior. Once he finally found out the reason behind his quest, he sought to rectify his decades long mistake, and he did just that.

[@Nirvezz]

Onaga the child predator

[@gloverdragon6854]

I’m a fan of lore heavy characters. But let’s be honest, shujinko pisses people off because my man sat in the can for decades and decades based on some bullsh*t. My man allowed that to happen when he could have broke out.

[@M.O.D.O.K.1]

Nope thats a minor complaint, everyone was piss off because he helped Onaga almost destroy the realms thats the main reason.

[@gloverdragon6854]

@@M.O.D.O.K.1 he didn’t know he was helping the dragon king, but he did know he was sitting in pen, wasting away his years and youth. That was a conscious decision he made. That’s not minor, even dairou pointed that out to him.

[@M.O.D.O.K.1]

@@gloverdragon6854 do yourself a favor look at every video where shujinko is downplayed, Number 1 reason, Helping the Bad GUYS! look it up

[@tjlnintendo]

@@M.O.D.O.K.1 Unintentionally helping the bad guys.

[@kzakulenga5138]

Thank you for putting respect on Shujinko's name

[@brendiesel386]

My boy… shujinko Been waiting couple years now for you to give this man some respect Shujinko is a legend

[@Minchken]

cassie's ending in mkx honestly pissed me off

[@alexgrissom7251]

Your videos have blessed me so much and wanted to thank you! Keep them coming lol.

[@exotechism]

Most truthful video on KZbin

[@justbeingme003]

What did people expect? The game is called MK: Deception. The Konquest Mode storyline had to fit the title. Shujinko was deceived by Onaga but he did redeemed himself. Shujinko definitely deserves respect.

[@straightfrommissouri]

That deception intro movie never gets old I always watch it when I boot up deception or unchained.

[@jaidora]

There's one large problem that made Shujinko really suffer in the grand scheme, he was supposed to be Lui Kang's replacement which was a tall order given the impact he had and the public execution in Deadly Alliance. I should also say that if Konquest Mode had one last arch that was just the arcade mode leading up to Onaga then it would've made the ending feel more completed given that roughly 90% of all arcade ladder endings are non-canon or a "what if" scenario.

[@darthmeticulous6901]

So basically had they ended it like with Taven in Armageddon? Still, all you had to do was complete an Arcade challenge with him. That to me was the final test of Konquest. And I only considered that test passed if I won EVERY match leading up to Onaga as well.

[@Superluigi881]

At least he got to get his resolution in some form. Taven's two endings in conquest and arcade are whack af. He gets treated better in Daegon's ending lol.

[@darthmeticulous6901]

@@Superluigi881 You’re not wrong about that.

[@AntilleanConfederation]

Well, Liu is now a God. His story is or should be over and done. Hopefully they go back and re boot shujinko or make a new story for him

[@forgetfulfunctor1]

I was a huge shujinko fan when the game came out lol Agreed, this konquest mode was AMAZING and it was such a goddamn tragedy story plot with shujinko The 1 difference is, I never knew that/if shujinkos arcade ending was canon. Hoped it was but I thought i was just coping lol

[@angelsilva7207]

MY BOY IS COMING BACK IN MK1 WATCH

[@Retizzi]

ya genius

[@millionshadesofdarkness2165]

U WAS RIGHT

[@maforo85]

Nostradamus

[@Freefork]

Do Taven next soon. People forget how powerful and snarky he is.

[@darthmeticulous6901]

Yep. Always loved his personality. Especially when he confronted Goro. That was so awesome.

[@Freefork]

@@darthmeticulous6901 People keep forgetting how great the 3D era was. It is a shame how fake some MK fans are.

[@darthmeticulous6901]

@@Freefork Couldn’t agree more. I grew up on that era. MK5-MK7 was MY trilogy.

[@snakeenjoyingacanofbeans5219]

He has a ton of forms and I hope they include him in the next game.

[@alexandrefrauches132]

Hating Shujinko just because he made a mistake is exemple of not understanding character arcs: It's all about character growing and changing through the journey, which also includes making mistakes and learning from the experience. In the case of Shujinko, he made a mistake by helping Onaga but it was understantable (he started as naive 13 old kid who wanted be hero and Onaga used his dream to manipulate him) and he recongnize he did wrong and tried to fix the damage he caused. His mistake doesn't make Shujinko a bad character, on the contrary, it makes him interesting and relatable protagonist, as well highlights Onaga as cunning villain and not just big brute monster for the heroes to punch. Plus the konquest mode does shows Shujinko, as he gets older, starting to notice something is wrong and questions Onaga methods, proving that Shujinko isn't a complete blind fool and gives suspense if Shujinko will be able to realize he's been manipulated or not.

[@ultimamage3]

"Most disrespected and underrated characters in Mortal Kombat" Me: Kotal Kahn? "Shujinko." Me: Oh ok. Who's hating on my boy Shujinko though!?

[@HartmanHovic]

Thank you for bringing attention to Shujinko's story

[@jeremyzak654]

As bad as the fandom was with Shujinko, it wasn't as bad as what happened to him in Armageddon. The writers did that man dirty in that game. Making him look like a fool that learned nothing after the events of Deception. Seriously, WTF!

[@drorbital3034]

I was so stoke about Shujinko when he was the new hero for earth realm having a Pai Me looking monk/kung fu master. The mans a bad A$$, and took responsibility even though it was all deception, and I felt that we needed a new characters and direction for this franchise, and MK Deception brought that to the table. But Raiden becomes a poor sport, and I believed he can take on Liu kang hand down. Also he as my respect.

[@KidNamedTeach]

Mk fans reasons for hating shujinko: "He's old and stupid"

[@PhilDVG]

Idk why Onaga didn't just say "I'm Damashi, you helped bring my body back to form. We still need to get Shinnok's amulet though, lets go!" 🥴

[@gloverdragon6854]

😂😂😂😂

[@WeedShaggy]

Based ending

[@Wright805]

Simple, he got over-confident and thought he'd already won so he couldn't resist the temptation to gloat.

[@AntilleanConfederation]

Because the bastard was T bagging to early.

[@Maxrepfitgm]

About time! Been missing your uploads man

[@Coresco333]

Preach! All factual and incredible points! Everything you said here made me so happy to hear. Deception truly was a masterpiece that not many people appreciate, let alone play fully. Well done here.

[@scottchaison1001]

Good joke.

[@tek512]

Shujinko could wipe the floor with the entire cast. He was a real monster.

[@TigerHoods958]

Theory on why people didn't respect Shujinko: He wasn't one of the marquee names. I took a bit longer to appreciate Deception as something new. Deception produced a lot of new characters that didn't land, so people think the game is whack. People actually feel the same way about Cassie, but Cassie is the child of a familiar name. The funny part is Shujinko earned his spot. Cassie didn't. And it might be why they had Cassie beat Shujinko in MKX in her ending.

[@Superluigi881]

Honestly the biggest reason is him being a "replacement scrappy" for Liu Kang. Doesn't help this is the same game that brought him back as a mindless zombie... as one of the final unlocks from conquest mode. Can see why that felt like a kick in the teeth.

[@SkulKidSoraTroll11]

I don’t get why people blame the events of Deception on Shujinko. He didn’t release Onaga, Reptile did. Shujinko didn’t even give Onaga the last Kamidogu it was Quan Chi. I hope this video stops the hate on Shujinko.

[@TrueUnderDawgGaming]

Man mastered every fighting style, traveled to every realm, fought the toughest warriors...only to get wrecked by a selfie-taking millennial

[@nabilahmed579]

Thank god it’s non canon lmao

[@Illstatefishing]

Giving the respect a true warrior deserves!!!

[@TheDrock08]

The crazy part is that people know ALL the facts presented here and will still say he is garbage.

[@yunehversomi1458]

Raiden screws up. Scorpion gets manipulated and acts out of anger selfishly. Sonya gets mad at Cassie until she rereads her report. I mean if you’re gonna hate a character for being dumb or getting tricked and used, you’re not gonna like a lot of MK’s cast.

[@blackice3435]

Solid video, solid review on our boy shujinko! Thank you for bringing this to light for the the people that didn’t know!

[@thebatman7347]

Sujinkos journey began BEFORE mk1 even haooened, his journey took decades

[@NONE.Dragon]

Hey man, I would like to know which song is the one that plays at 8:15 It sounds really familiar and i've been looking round all day trying to find it.

[@thenobody8059]

Uniting the komatants would definitely be the holy grail of hypeness, Shujinko's whole story is like a movie, a damn good movie. Also imagine him returning, a warrior that knows every single fighting style fused with the powers of every fighters, makes a pretty great final boss for me.

[@corpsedesecrator2612]

Mad respect great kharacter with rich Lore you should also do one for Taven too whom is my favorite kharacter in MK isn’t as much shat on though still under appreciated but I am tired of seeing Shujinko especially get shit on and lots of great points the OG Sub Zero put Earthrealm in danger by unleashing Shinnok in Mythologies and he gets a pass, also I was wasn’t aware people hated on him for being old you might as well hate Tung Fu Rue, Chin Gentsai, Gen, Gouken, Wang Jinrei, Heihachi and Jinpachi Mishima, Gen Fu most stupid reason to not like someone same people be hating on Bo Rai Cho even nrs clearly doesn’t know what to do with him and most these haters are nrs fanboys. Even the game developers themselves through him under the radar in Armageddon like in the intro Shujinko should’ve been sweeping through everyone up to the Pyramid of Argus I believe then enter nrs even throwing shade by having him die feebly in Cassie Cage’s ending on their shitty series and a garbage kharacter. Overall great kharacter whom I’ve grown to appreciate more so much so that he is prolly my top 10 favorite kharacters.

[@Slit518]

I have always liked Shujinko, and am glad he has some inclusion in MK1, albeit a Kameo. I had a few details wrong (because it has been about 20 years since I played the game), but I had most of his overall story right. The thing is, a lot of folks don't realize that Onaga is arguably the strongest MK character in the universe. He is the avatar of the One Being, the source of all power and creation. And Shujinko beat him up when he was an old man. Being old in things never bothered me, either. I didn't need a 24 year old young stud to beat the Dragon King. The wise old Master (his name is odd, if you translate it from Japanese to English it equals Master, but if you translate Protagonist from English to Japanese, it comes out Shujinko, so it is a double entendre) beat the crap out of the BIGGEST threat. We deserve Shujinko in MK1 as playable.

[@kzakulenga5138]

Shujinko is garbage????? He defeated 90% of the roster in Deception and was trained by nearly everyone on that roster Fought Onaga in Mortal Kombat when Shao Khan feared doing so himself Hinting Shunjinko is more powerful than Shao Khan Was the probably the only fighter strong enough to do Kombat with Onaga long enough for Nightwolf use his magic to send Onaga to hell.

[@valvenis95]

Always a good day when you post

[@liamlinson7563]

most people that criticize the 3d era havent actually played any of the 3d games or their story

[@duncananderson2113]

Deception is one of the best games

[@DismayingHades6]

i feel like for a lot of peoples tier list, they just shit on Shujinko and Taven cause maybe they don't look or come off as badass right away even tho the both of them can basically defeat the whole Mk roster from any of the games

[@jiovanysoltero923]

Shujinko could of been a MK Champion and possibly averted Liu Kangs death by the deadly alliance.

[@TheJayspyder]

I'm dying to know that song you used at the end of the video.

[@thelordofdarkness5175]

I hope both taven and shujinko comeing back in the next MK game

[@zaymac117]

I agree man but if taven does come back he's need to be voiced by the same person from Armageddon.

[@sageprince7257]

Bro, I missed your videos...1 of my fav KZbinrs.

[@flightkidd123]

Imagine a remaster of mk deception and konquest mode ? Man !! I’d buy that instantly

[@autobot_jazzman9856]

Onaga was such a threat that he absorbed all of the fighters' abilities to take him down.

[@jerrym1218]

Shujinko was the man, until he came across Cassie Cage 😔. God I can’t stand modern day Mortal Kombat, I’m still saying that Mortal Kombat ended after Armageddon, that’s my canon ending to the entire franchise, my opinion and mine alone, yet I already know someone is going to come into the comment section and say, YEAH but it wasn’t the canonical ending because Raiden went back in time and of course ruin my happy ending to a once great franchise. I’m sorry, I just don’t like the new Mortal Kombat timeline, there, I said it, it did WAAAAAAY more damage to Mortal Kombat’s characters and main story in my opinion. My favorite Mortal Kombat games were the original 3 Mortal Kombat games/Ultimate/Trilogy. Yet, I agree with FightersDen, Mortal Kombat Deception was a great Mortal Kombat game, point, blank, period. Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance was a return to form, and Deception was the last great Mortal Kombat game, Deception really felt like it was the Empire Strikes Back of Mortal Kombat’s 3-D PS2/XBOX trilogy. Shujinko deserves all the respect for being a great Mortal Kombat character, he is probably one of the strongest and most skilled warriors of the franchise, he’s badly underrated and forgotten by MK fans, he doesn’t deserve all the hate at all.

[@BradTheBrobarian]

I never thought he was a bad character. The hate was almost entirely unwarranted.

[@joseurbina3835]

Shujinko may have been a Pawn for Onaga throughout the entirety of the Konquest Mode, but he is one of the Strongest Characters in the Mortal Kombat Universe, it was Frustrating that he was brushed to the Side in MK: Armageddon in favor of Taven and became almost non existed in the Netherrealm Studios MK Era. (Like something off from Star Wars Legends where other Stories, Characters and World Building are no longer Canon anymore)

[@TheDualHero15]

You've changed my mind about Shujinko

[@Vitor20XX]

I missed your videos, especially the MK ones, nice content. Best channel about Fighting Games plot, characters etc.

[@InvestedGman]

I liked shujinko’s character but the problem I have with him is that he was too trusting not questioning Damashi whether he was good or bad being fooled wasted his whole life until old age as a tool for the dragon king, he does redeem himself in his ending but remember in dark raiden’s ending where he Narrates he kills shujinko for his mistakes also shujinko 3rd design after he went in that pool in the chaos realm where he’s probably in his 30s, they should’ve sticked with that instead because it’s really stupid how he stays in prison for years by hotaru in the order realm rather than using his powers and abilities to break out before he became an old man after he spent many years with nightwolf before he reached his 40s in his 4th design but it’s weird how shujinko ages while the other characters remained the same even Bo rai Cho but remember he’s from outworld so he’s over hundreds of years old like kitana even the developers called him a next generation liu kang since liu kang and Kung Lao in their mk11 intros they mentioned him so overall I don’t hate shujinko but he was too trusting even doing quests for the bad guys like shao khan and wasted his life in prison so I really hope we see him again in the future the same with taven.

[@InfernoScorpion14]

Say you're 13 years old and you're all into superheroes. Then a giant glowing energy say he's come from the gods to take you on a quest to save the universe. Do you say no?

[@InvestedGman]

@@InfernoScorpion14 Probably not but in his late 40s until he became a old man, he should’ve broke out of prison when he had the chance rather than wasting his life away staying locked up more than a decade like a idiot.

[@gloverdragon6854]

@@InfernoScorpion14 fair point, but one thing that can not really be rationally explained is why the man sat in prison for decades while thinking he had a job to do for the gods. Even if you say “he respected order realm law” it still doesn’t sit well as a rational explanation. It’s stupid, even dairou pointed out how nuts it was. They wanted an old man character but they went about it in the wrong way.

[@jamalmwanje628]

That wasn't canon.

[@FatManandPop]

Shujinko has done more stuff in the MK lore than Darrius and Dairu and that's saying something.

[@_Nilrem_]

Wait...people say he's stupid for "helping" the bad guys? Scorpion got manipulated by Quan Chi and he gets a pass?

[@satosabrino9209]

Some FGC characters suffer from the same thing, one example is Capcom's fighting game character Ingrid, who people hate just because everyone else hates, and nobody really gives a good reason why the character is considered "a bad character".

[@jamesmccord9060]

Love the channel. Some street fighter alpha lore would be epic.

[@XangoFwet]

Most of the characters have caused problems which LIU KANG or Shunjinko had to solve lmao

[@Haruokay]

His time jailed up in Order Realm is basically why I dislike Hotaru as a character. (Oh you were JUST going to advocate for my release? Today? 20 years later?? Really?? ...God, what a d*ck...) Glad to see the character getting more love. Me and an old roommate used to play Deception all the time and I always kept Shujinko in the rotation.

[@alexgrissom7251]

WHat is the OST towards the end of the video?

[@shinfitz]

Someone had to make this point and you did so, eloquently so I might add. 👏🏾