Who are The Lin Kuei ? Mortal Kombat Lore

Taking an indepth look at the Mortal kombat Faction - The Lin Kuei
The Lin Kuei (forest demons) are a secret faction of assassins and thieves from China, will be covering their brief history and members.
#linkuei #whoarethelinkuei

[@C.Frankenstein13]

" Oscar winning acting " lmao

[@jfontanez1838]

They took them as kids oh sorry they kidnapped them as kids lol i like this guy

[@SamuraiGoth]

Smoke has become my favourite over the years. His ability is awesome and as a character he has to be one of Mortal Kombat's coolest. He is sadly oft neglected in the games.

[@ObitoUchiha38200]

Really me too Smoke is my favorite character of all time his alt mk9 design is also dope

[@tyrellgraham8027]

Bruh i been waiting for sub zero or someone to save him bring hin back as human

[@bobbywilliams4438]

He back now!

[@SamuraiGoth]

@@bobbywilliams4438 Woohoo!

[@vicenteeus8432]

Mk1 smoke 💨 has entered the chat

[@jalenikezeue4114]

My favourite member of the Liu Kuie Is Cyrax The dude choose to Die with Honour as a Man instead of Living his life as a Machine Cyrax has my respect for real ✊🏿👦🏿

[@howardthealien2606]

*Lin Kuei

[@ObitoUchiha38200]

Mine are smoke, hydro, sub-zero, and cyrax

[@ObitoUchiha38200]

Agreed

[@jamichealruiz]

@@ObitoUchiha38200Facts💯Mine Too🔥

[@TheGreatDevlin]

I still think Sub Zero can hold down his own franchise in modern NRS, not a Shoalin Monks remake.

[@ADG.Est.1988]

I agree. I wouldn't mind sub_0 scorpion in a Shaolin Monks style game. With smoke and kenshi as supporting characters

[@louisb.6149]

There are rumors of a new story mode called fire and ice which was suppose to be a sequel to shaolin monks featurimg scorpion and sub zero. I'd reaaaally like this to come oit on opening day

[@hellamurder]

@@louisb.6149 it was replaced with "shaolin monks 2" but that was cancelled as well lmao

[@Tubeite]

Oop, Mortal Kombat Mythologies flashbacks.

[@Blackwolfninja89]

There was supposed to be one, MK Fire and Ice starring Scorpion and Sub-Zero. For some reason it was cancelled.

[@thirdstrike4u]

"Enough of this award winning acting." Lmao, i almost spill my coffee.

[@topelements3212]

" comparing Tupac Shakur to kanye west" 🤣🤣🤣

[@MacMac1313]

That was funny as hell. Ha ha !!!

[@Gkogko839]

Kanye one of the best tho gotta respect his music

[@bigballzmcdrawz2921]

Kanye West aka the gayfish

[@kyleadams1310]

@MG16NCP Trump 2020!! Drain the swamp

[@corpsemachine6949]

@MG16NCP and you're an ass kisser for the people who hate you MAGA TRUMP 2020

[@Ucey365]

Lin Kuei = The NWO Shirai Ryu = The Bullet Club Lin Kuei outchea changing everything.

[@tymirj97]

Yesssss somebody gets it

[@tymirj97]

Or Lin Kuei NWO Shirai Ryu DX

[@oooo8155]

Screenshot

[@oooo8155]

Jk

[@STARKILLA89]

Lin kuei = black and white NWO or red and white Wolfpack

[@TheBoricua91]

Bi han og subzero noob saibot

[@gegensw4500]

yea bi han was a total badass in mkms. they killed him in such a stupid way.

[@ragemishima]

Hydro and Smoke should have teamed up and been weed ninjas together lmfao

[@golddie8]

Then become a super ninja call Gas.

[@ngokinghoong6119]

Who is hydro?

[@shadowdramon01]

Ting Teck Yang - a Lin Kuei from the comics. He looks like a young Sub-Zero with a lighter costume and water powers.

[@ghristophermyers666]

Lmfao

[@FadedBlixky]

They would’ve been really high

[@alejandrofigueroa2431]

Please do "Who Are the Elder Gods?" or "Who Are the White Lotus?".

[@alteredpenguin2073]

The White Lotus are the monks that were created by Raiden to train warriors to fight in Mortal Kombat and to protect EarthRealm

[@raiguy9424]

Alejandro Figueroa and The Elder God’s are just a holes who literally do nothing when Earthrealm is threatened

[@howardthealien2606]

Raiguy lol

[@dmalaychuk]

For the Lin Kuei and Rebel Alliance! ❤

[@EMR80]

They need Hydro in the game dude, Cyrax, Smoke and the Original Sub

[@amarettopunsch1496]

I would love to have Hydro tbh.

[@oooo8155]

First of all, they messed up with adding new certain charaters. They shoulda put hydro in mk9 (dies before bi han) instead of cyber sub zero and chameleon in mk9/mkx/mk11

[@howardthealien2606]

@@oooo8155 bruh Chamelon isn’t even in the game i

[@theyrbaning4751]

Hydro is in mk11 as an equipment

[@ObitoUchiha38200]

@@amarettopunsch1496 me too I saw him and learned of his skills and he became one of my favorite members

[@alexandergapour1253]

The Lin Kuwei are probably the strongest mk faction

[@mohammed3aziz671]

in old timeline yes but in new timeline no, i thini netherrealm is much stronger.....shinnok,quan chi,liu kang,kung lao,nightwolf,kitana,jade,sindel,kabal,stryker and more

[@iamleoooo]

@@mohammed3aziz671 not anymore

[@togucvinw7]

*Kuei

[@ObitoUchiha38200]

Agreed

[@dmalaychuk]

The Lin Kuei and Rebel Alliance is my favourite factions ever! ❤

[@UnifiedEntity]

And the Lin Kuei do a damn good job at protecting earth realm thanks to Sub Zero.

[@SantinoP619]

BI HAN IS MY FAVORITE!!

[@ObitoUchiha38200]

Mine is smoke

[@ObitoUchiha38200]

And hydro

[@fightinggamefanatic1948]

1. Grandmaster 2. Sub-Zero 3. Smoke 4. Cyrax 5. Sektor 6. Hydro 7. Frost The original Sub-Zero 👉 Noob Saibot

[@degisndinga8853]

You've noticed that to? Bihan as subzero seem stronger than his noob saibot form lol

[@fightinggamefanatic1948]

@@degisndinga8853 yes have to mention that

[@MacMac1313]

Hold on, the Grandmaster is the OG Sub Zero, Bi Han right ??

[@forthelinkuei3610]

@@MacMac1313 the Grandmaster is tundra

[@sergoldenhandthejust1495]

Fuck the Grandmaster!

[@sycorez]

No one remembers that the original Sub-Zero was in MK1 to assassinate Shang Tsung. The younger Sub-Zero was in MK2 to complete the mission his older brother failed due to going "missing" (presumed dead by the Lin Kuei).

[@Euro.Patriot]

Retconned in the new timeline because the writers are incompetent.

[@sycorez]

@@Euro.Patriot I mean even Midway started reconning things. I think in the ending of MKM:SZ, Shang hires the LIN kuei

[@Euro.Patriot]

@@sycorez I completely forgot about that, it pissed me off when I thought about it because even the old timeline had alot of retcons.

[@playmaker451]

@2:55 I guess this explains why Sub-Zero told Cassie Cage "The Lin Kuei are NOT Ninjas" in Mortal Kombat 11.

[@kangtheconqueror8359]

Yup. Sub-Zero is Chinese and ninja or “shinobi” are Japanese. Scorpion and Takeda are technically the only ninjas in the games.

[@prprince11]

Sub-Zero (New Grandmaster) Bi-Han Cyrax Smoke Sektor Frost (Trained by Kuai Laing) Hydro Lin Kuei soldier (average clan members)

[@prprince11]

@MG16NCP Don't recall this bit of info. If true it would have been some interesting Dialogue between Sub-Zero & Tremor in MKX!

[@howardthealien2606]

Jimmy D Hydro Is actually strong

[@jonathantyner171]

There should other female members of the lin kuei, two females who were childhood friends of kuai and tomas, and other 2 females who were loyal and chose to serve bi-han alongside sektor

[@ravenblackheart555]

Frost actually DID get over, with a good part of the fanbase. She still has a respectable size fanbase today.

[@DarkSoul-ds2]

literally where? Some discord server with 19 people?

[@trevonstallings2766]

I got to say this out loud dude I like this guy's accent he's funny as hell bro 😂😂

[@beastwaynes4868]

Yeah, my understanding is that the Lin Kuei aren’t ninjas simply because they’re Chinese, whereas the Shirai Ryu are Japanese. Makes the lore pretty murky when you go back to why they were originally ‘rival clans’ in the first place haha.

[@kangtheconqueror8359]

Just like in real history- the concept of “ninja” or in Japanese record “shinobi” is the term they seem to use,but they were samurai who learned Chinese assassin tactics. Just like Karate comes from Chinese white crane kung fu and southern shaolin style teachers that moved to Okinawa.Ancient China has had a huge influence on Japan even though they will hate to admit it.

[@coltgun876]

Ninjas in real life always in all black when in Mortal Kombat they all wear different colored outfits lol. Noob Saibot looks the most similar to a real life ninja assassin (well he used to anyway)

[@beastwaynes4868]

@@kangtheconqueror8359 dude, I'm not sure why I never saw your reply initially. Obviously my understanding of these topics has evolved in the last couple of years (and had also done so to a different extent 9 months ago), but I was still unaware of those details. Super interesting stuff, but I guess kinda to be expected from a time-traveling despot who's likely seen all of this firsthand. 😉

[@beastwaynes4868]

@@coltgun876 and where'd you come by this highly informative and unquestionably accurate information?

[@arcotroll8530]

@@coltgun876 "Ninjas in real life always in all black". Actually, emphatically, no. "Ninjas" would wear camouflage suits less than 1 in 10 times such as when infiltrating an enemy castle or acting as saboteurs etc, and in this case their suits would most likely be dark blue because it blends better at night. The rest of the time, especially when they were acting as spies, they were trained to be able to impersonate all kinds of people from samurai, to peasants, to merchants, to monks, so as to be able to do their job unnoticed. This applied both to men operatives as well as the women kunoichi who were trained differently from the men, in order to fulfill womanly roles. Finally there is no clear distinction between "samurai" and "ninja/shinobi" as a ninja was simply a samurai trained in espionage/assasination/sabotage tactics. Hell Hattori Hanzo, one of the most famous ninja was known for charging openly and fiercely into battle and favouring the spear above all weapons!

[@camelotnights1818]

Cyrax had one of my favorite x-rays in mk9

[@SargeScum]

Tupac Kanye in one sentence, lost it 😂😂😂

[@berkkarsi]

Damn. I thought Hydro was canon. I wanted to see him fight Rain in a story mode if he became a playable character.

[@howardthealien2606]

He is canon

[@youngreezy6846]

Howard The Alien yeah he’s a modifier in mk11 which is nice.

[@howardthealien2606]

Young Reezy he dead

[@rod253]

As long as they were getting that paper 🤣🤣

[@BlackHeart-ph3cg]

"Let's get something straight iam not a ninja I am Lin keui" badass line

[@imperiousdoom2917]

Gotta say, I liked Smokes story the most.

[@joynelbonetdelgado4952]

Enough with this Oscar winning acting 😂😂😂

[@reiben9916]

So... Lin Kuei is the strongest clan?

[@4ArchieLee]

Bi Han hands down he took down elder gods

[@isiahalcindor6278]

@@4ArchieLee could you link where this happened?

[@tomlebaron2438]

@@isiahalcindor6278 Mortal kombat mythologies: subzero He took down elemental gods and a former elder god - shinnok

[@isiahalcindor6278]

@@tomlebaron2438 ok since Fujin is in the same boat as raiden in being a former elder God im scaling the rest of the elementals to him and shinok and while that's impressive they are no were near one elder god so to say bihan took out multiple eldergods would fuck up all the scaling for all of mk ever

[@tyrone5619]

Tom LeBaron That means scorpion can also take down an elder god. I don’t think that was cannon

[@Tkokat]

My boy kuai liang, my scared sub zero was my favorite character all the way back to mk3 I guess the order should be Grand Master (Kuai Liang) Sektor Smoke Cyrax Noob Saibot (Bi-Han) Frost I think it goes like that, I could be wrong thou. Since MKX the power scaling is everywhere.

[@nosauceorbrothchild8772]

Is this a favorites list or a power list.

[@tzecarnaz1351]

I know another mk channel posted this but I love how you narrate and would rather watch yours so I appreciate you

[@mr.checkyourself4672]

Collab with the 4th Snake

[@galihuno4372]

Hmn....it's like : Lin Kuei = Smackdown Shirai Ryu = Raw I'm right ?

[@mazaindia]

Lin kuie is better

[@leeseoho7537]

I like Shirai ryu but Lin Kuei has 7 members and the Shirai Ryu has four. 4.Takeda(not Kenshi son) 3.Forest Fox 2.Takeda(Kenshi son) 1.Scorpion/Hanzo Hasahi

[@mazaindia]

@@leeseoho7537 line kuie is the best

[@leeseoho7537]

@@mazaindia your saying it like that there the best of all time you know other people have different opinions.

[@fightinggames4ever976]

7. Frost 6. Hydro 5. Sektor 4. Cyrax 3. Smoke 2. Sub-Zero 1. Grandmaster

[@linkuei9967]

You forgot kaui liang and subzero is Bi-han

[@Rookie318]

What about tundra?

[@igneousgoodtenguwarrior1057]

If I Was Cannon Then Me And My Story As A Lin Kuei Member Would've Been True

[@TheJumpMan98]

That Tekken 4 prologue vibe 😂

[@yaboimaggit]

The original Sub-Zero (Bi-han).

[@RAHMELL91]

Why TF all these Characters Never Get Put On The Game ??? Smh Yu Gettin The Money 💰 Back ..

[@iscottista1950]

Should make an honorable mention with Tri-borg. Pretty much an unofficial member.

[@isthatkaiyah]

Smoke is my favourite member of the Lin Kuei

[@ObitoUchiha38200]

Mine too

[@Nick-up5wv]

Just a heads up in the old time-line; before being retconned, it was stated that Rain may have been a brief Lin Kuei member at one point. He is like Shujinko or Sareena; and much like Tremor in the Shiri-Ryu; before joining the Black Dragon, doesn't actually do anything noteworthy to the overall story, but is worth an honorable mention. Anyway I've always dug Cyrax, but he wasn't going anywhere until the new time-line and Sektor is opposite where he was good in the ORIGINAL time-line, but is USELESS now, right after MK9. Cyber Sub-zero just stole Smoke's ORIGINAL story and got changed back into Sub-zero. Smoke had some potential in MK 9, but became a worthless jobber revenant. Stick my boy back with Noob and become a serious threat again. Without Smoke Noob; at least in the NEW time-line is trash.🗑 Done wrong. The whole Lin Kuei is TRASH 🗑 in Kronika's new era. NRS washed their BEST faction. Made them jobbers. Made the Black Dragon look competent. The Black Dragon is the Team Rocket of MK. I don't mean Team Rocket. I mean Jessie and James Team Rocket. Let THAT sink in for a bit 🤔🙄

[@popegizmo]

love your shit, bro. Keep up the good work!

[@cosmiclegend5050]

Cassie Cage: Where's the Ninja Convention? Subzero: Lin kuei are NOT ninjas Cassie Cage: Then why Dress like one!

[@amarettopunsch1496]

I would love to have Hydro as a canon character.

[@howardthealien2606]

Now he is

[@ObitoUchiha38200]

@@howardthealien2606 I’m happy that he is I want him in mk12

[@ObitoUchiha38200]

Me too

[@DragonBallzMoviesHD]

For the linkuei !

[@bacchusendo9032]

this video was funny AF....straight up side splitter.

[@sergoldenhandthejust1495]

Thank you for doing God's work brother

[@thewumpus5694]

The canon members of the Lin Kuei are Kuai Liang, Frost, Cyrax, Smoke, Sektor, and Bi Han for both timelines. Bi Han is now Brotherhood of Shadow, Smoke, Cyrax, and Sektor are confirmed kia. Frost i believe joined Kronika in MK11, so basically Kuai Liang is the only major Lin Kuei member currently in canon. In the Malibu series of comics Hydro was introduced, but those comics are now considered non-canon meaning any characters created (Hydro, Those metal armed spec forces dudes, and anyone else) are no longer canon. Hydro did make an appearance as the cyber ninja Cyrax and Sektor fight in MK Legacy season 1, but hes killed in that too. Tundra isnt a seperate character from any of the movies, games, or comics but is just Kuai Liangs old codename

[@thewumpus5694]

@MG16NCP Tremor isnt Lin Kuei?

[@thewumpus5694]

@MG16NCP uh, where did you get that from

[@howardthealien2606]

MG16NCP no he Was Shirai Ryu and the half brother of scorpion but now that is not canon instead being the freind of scorpion and when he left the Shirai Ryu they became enemies

[@torestrictivefan8336]

Shokan next

[@Euro.Patriot]

They are ninjas since most of the endings refer to them as ninjas, even Sub-Zero's MK1 ending says the Lin Kuei are a ninja clan of assassins.

[@BushidoBrownSama]

" OK enough of this Oscar winning acting" lmfao

[@somerandom6883]

Hidro hold his own against sektor and cyrax. So let's be honest if you are able to do that you deserve to be in a mk game.

[@ObitoUchiha38200]

Agreed

[@alteredpenguin2073]

Hydro used to be Kuai Liang( Current Subzero) but later they retconned him to be the friend and fellow Lin Kuei member of Bai Han/Noob Saibot.

[@thewumpus5694]

Nah, Kuai Liang was Tundra and after Bi Han died he took the name Sub Zero to honor him. Hydro was a completely separate character that isnt canon, seeing as he was only in the Malibu MK comics and MK Legacy. Hope this clears stuff up

[@howardthealien2606]

The Wumpus he is canon

[@howardthealien2606]

BI. HAN

[@givmespace]

when u mention a past video drop that link in the video. add to them views. good video as usual

[@valeriyaantonnikova3187]

Frost is my absolute fave Lin Kuei))))

[@yasminemobley7858]

Yes! I heard that Tekken 4 story mode theme playing!

[@unknownajam1339]

1.Either Smoke or Noob Saibot or I prefer both 2.sub-zero 3.cyrax 4.hydro 5.sektor 6.frost

[@sparkageddon3186]

I love ya channel u give the best details

[@egomatters8710]

Hope Hydro does become canon but we have Rain as an water character but still.

[@egomatters8710]

@PrototypeKnuckles yes that's a great idea that should be considered

[@sycorez]

4:32 I remember that comic.

[@evyatarof]

Hopefully we will get to see hydro in his human form

[@Thakingcaleb]

Your videos are awesome bro

[@kizaruthegreat]

i heard tremor was supposed to have been part of the lin kuei before joining the red dragons

[@rodrigomarcondes5857]

i would ship Frost and Taven when i was a kid playing mk armageddon's konquest mode

[@jeremysans1463]

Okay so I've thought about this and here so here are the power scaling list for each Lin Keui Character. 1st. Sub-Zero (Bi-Han) 2nd. Sub-Zero (Kuai Lang) 3rd. Noob 4th. Smoke 5th. Cyrax 6th. Sektor 7th. Frost

[@Stoic-Waziri]

The Grandmaster should be first. Or maybe 7th since Sektor killed him

[@6l1t3h_Official]

​@@Stoic-Wazirithe grandmaster is the 8th XD

[@eaglehood224]

3:32 Subzero: That's clanist!

[@pelagiasotc7866]

Hydro is now cannon with mk 11, having items in his name in towers and sub zero gear named after him.

[@howardthealien2606]

But he dead

[@pelagiasotc7866]

@@howardthealien2606 but with the mk 11 ending of restarting time we dont know that for the next time around.

[@howardthealien2606]

Pelagia Sotc he died in mk1 time and it only brought MK2

[@pelagiasotc7866]

@@howardthealien2606 im talking about the ending at the end of the game they reset all the way back to the beginning of time.

[@howardthealien2606]

Pelagia Sotc ye but still it could be the same he could die again but in the original timeline he was cybrized and did not die

[@brandonmuse5532]

Yes we all love SUB-ZERO and his brother but there are other characters that need some shine.

[@Gonderwel]

So Smoke is Czech? 🤨

[@RvnWolf]

So much for Smoke's ending

[@DemBaddBonez]

Hydro would be siick as a canon character. 👀👀

[@redsiren5729]

Ninja's are Japanese, not Chinese

[@gt0652]

Probably that’s why sub zero and the Lin kuei took offense when they’re mistaken as ninjas huh?

[@arp5546]

GT06 at least you get it lol

[@BLOODCHROMEDESIGN]

GT06 Flawless Retort

[@syndicaterx]

Ironic

[@Xurley12]

you'd be surprised to learn that ninjas roots do come from China. Sometimes research can get you a long way mate.

[@sparkageddon3186]

tupac(sub-zero) biggie(scorpion)

[@sherekhanxii]

I feel like Tupac would be Scorpion and Biggie would be Sub Zero.

[@schemar17]

Arkham Fox no poopy

[@shynechaser6156]

I like Frost hope she returns for MK11 or at least a DLC she had decent part in the MKX comic book.

[@kyleadams1310]

She got mopped by Cassie Cage in the MKX Komic

[@mcp.7766]

Smoke is my all time favorite ❤️

[@idkhowtoputthumbnailsonmyv73]

Sub zero bi han outfit was so cool tho btw

[@vinhdang3244]

Yo i love your vid bro, funny ass shit!

[@thelast0netillthend]

I only play tekken but the vidoes that you make be lit

[@cheukguanting123]

As an ethnic Chinese the 林鬼 resonate with me

[@freemetobe3630]

Now do what DLC characters you'll like to see for MK11

[@thewumpus5694]

Seeing as 6 characters were confirmed and probably 2 are gonna be guest characters...Doomguy, Spawn, Shang Tsung, Reptile, Smoke, and Takeda

[@howardthealien2606]

@@thewumpus5694 ew doomguy

[@anaturalending2000]

Frost My Primary Main

[@nazmaakter6204]

My favourite manner is kuai liang

[@sewervane7234]

I thought he just blazed it

[@harashiSAN]

Noob Saibot?

[@howardthealien2606]

He is a brotherhood of shadows member

[@justinstewart1828]

Tobias Boon flip it backwards.

[@yxngregister8093]

Keep that intro song u first had its the best thing after ur voice

[@ryanpalmer19]

Everytime I see the michinima logo i think of the old grandmaster

[@GGAnarki.]

Does anyone know what means the sign (emblem) of the Lin Kuei ? Its pretty cool but i was wondering if there is a meaning?

[@xXPKRJXx]

What's the theme at 1:28 its so catchy

[@nathanny8995]

Favorite faction

[@AmintMK]

We need that top 10 endings

[@mangmango4808]

I like Frost and wish she'd get a second chance. I want Smoke to come back as well.

[@dmalaychuk]

Stormtrooper: For the Empire!

[@Doctor_Odin]

Anybody wonder how smoke got cyberizaed if he has intangibility they must have sedated his ass ridiculously heavy to the point where it should have killed him before they picked up the scalpel.

[@schemar17]

Doctor Odin it’s just bad writing

[@dubuyajay9964]

I just wish I could remember which Cyber-Ninja used nets.

[@ObitoUchiha38200]

Cyrax

[@jaylinkendle311]

Cyrax and Smoke are favorites

[@tallras1]

Would love to see the cyber lin kuei in MK11!!

[@howardthealien2606]

Can you do a video about the Tengu Clan from Armageddon?

[@bosnianmuslim3725]

Smoke vs. Scorpion - WINNER?

[@ObitoUchiha38200]

My favorite members : 7. Frost 6. Grandmaster 5. Sektor and Cyrax 4. Hydro 3. Bi-Han 2. Kuai Liang 1. Smoke

[@ddoublejentertainment6415]

Bi-Han his Brother Smoke Cyrax and Sector You will serve me in the Nether Realm 😎