Bio:
- Name: Bi-Han
- Age: 32 (at death)
- Weight: 95 kg
- Height: 6′ 2
- Gender: Male
- Resides: Netherrealm
- Eye color: White
- Status: Unknown
- Alignment: Evil
- Race: Wraith(Formerly cryomancer/human)
Reborn in the Netherrealm, Noob Saibot is the very incarnation of evil. Before he died, he was the original Sub-Zero, one of the most powerful and devout warriors of the Lin Kuei clan. While essentially neutral, he was a cold-blooded, vicious assassin whose soul had become corrupted from years of violence and remorseless killing.
At the end of the first Mortal Kombat tournament, Noob Saibot was murdered by Scorpion in retaliation for his own death. He then descended to the fifth plane of the Netherrealm where he was resurrected by the sorcerer, Quan Chi. The evil within his soul was released, stripping him of pride, compassion, and everything else that made him human. He desired not only to remain in the Netherrealm, but to conquer and rule it. Although he has been seen in the service of evil warlords such as Shinnok and Shao Kahn, his ultimate allegiance is to himself.
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
In life, when Bi-Han was Sub-Zero, he was credited as the most cunning thief and assassin of the Lin Kuei. Some time ago, he and his clan were hired by the Netherrealm sorcerer Quan Chi to retrieve an ancient scroll in a Shaolin temple. Unbeknownst to Sub-Zero, Quan Chi also hired the Japanese ninja, Hanzo Hasashi of the Shirai Ryu, for the same task in case Sub-Zero failed. Sub-Zero fought past the Shaolin monks and obstacles guarding the temple where the scroll was held. Upon arriving at the chamber where the scroll was contained, Sub-Zero encountered Scorpion. A violent battle for the map ensued with Sub-Zero as the victor coldly and savagely killed Scorpion. Sub-Zero then escaped with the scroll.
Sub-Zero returned to the Lin Kuei mountain fortress with the scroll. As compensation, Quan Chi made good on his promise to the Lin Kuei Grandmaster, and utterly destroyed of the Shirai Ryu. Quan Chi then revealed he had hired Hanzo Hisashi, something that didn’t settle well with Sub-Zero.
Quan Chi revealed that the scroll was a map that showed the way to the legendary Temple of Elementals within the Himalayas. Concealed inside was an amulet that was said to contain great mystic powers. Quan Chi, having crossed the gods of Earthrealm in the past, was sealed from entering the temple. Thus, Sub-Zero was dispatched to retrieve the amulet. From the moment he arrived, Sub-Zero faced incredible danger from lethal traps and elite guards. The temple was also protected by four elemental guardians. Neither the temple’s obstacles, nor the guardians were able to stop him. With the defeat of the last temple guardian, in the chamber containing the amulet, the mystic seal thwarting Quan Chi from entering was lifted. As Sub-Zero was about to retrieve the amulet, Quan Chi mystically materialized and took hold of it. He revealed the true nature of the amulet and vanished.
Sub-Zero stood in the chamber alone. Moments later, Raiden, the god of thunder and protector of Earthrealm, appeared. Displeased with Sub-Zero and his clan’s greed and ignorance. Raiden commanded Sub-Zero to recover the amulet, as the god had no dominion in the Netherrealm. Conjuring a portal, Raiden sent Sub-Zero to retrieve the Shinnok’s Amulet.
Sub-Zero arrived and was immediately trapped in the Prison of Souls by Quan Chi’s guards. There, he was met by the undead spectre of his arch-nemesis, Scorpion, who blamed Sub-Zero for the destruction of his clan and family. Although Scorpion couldn’t die, he was beaten by Sub-Zero and forced to retreat. Sub-Zero escaped and fought Quan Chi’s underlings, Kia, Sareena, and Jataaka. He killed Kia and Jataaka, but strangely spared Sareena. Retrieving their transportation crystals, he was able to get to Quan Chi’s fortress and confronted the deceiving sorcerer.
Quan Chi then revealed to Sub-Zero that the only reason he was able to retain his mortality in the Netherrealm was because of the evil in his heart. Sub-Zero fought the sorcerer; although he was the clear victor, Sareena suddenly appeared and helped Sub-Zero defeat her master. She then begged Sub-Zero to take her away from the Netherrealm. Unfortunately, Sareena was quickly killed by Shinnok, who was now powered by his amulet. Using his cunning, Sub-Zero grabbed the amulet from Shinnok, who then morphed into a giant demon. Sub-Zero managed to escape through a portal created by Raiden, and delivered the amulet to the god.
When Sub-Zero questioned what Quan Chi said to him, Raiden confirmed it, but reminded the warrior that only he could change his own fate. It was up to Sub-Zero to choose his destiny. Were he to die with his soul thus corrupted, he would descend to the Fifth Plane of the Netherrealm to face a terrible fate unknown even to Raiden.
Mortal Kombat
Upon returning to the Lin Kuei headquarters, he learned that he had been invited to the Mortal Kombat tournament by Shang Tsung himself. The Lin Kuei had previously been approached with a contract for the sorcerer’s head. Sub-Zero would accept the invitation, with his ultimate designs being set on assassinating Tsung.
By Raiden’s account, Scorpion had also participated in the tournament and swore to Sub-Zero that he would get his revenge. Sometime after the defeats of Goro and Shang Tsung, Scorpion confronted Sub-Zero at the island’s gates. He challenged the Lin Kuei warrior in a fight to the death. Fueled by vengeance and the demon energies of the Netherrealm, Scorpion burned Sub-Zero to death.
Mortal Kombat II
True to what Raiden had predicted, Sub-Zero’s soul descended deep into the Netherrealm’s Fifth Plane, where he would become a demonic form of what he used to be. He would be given the name of Noob Saibot.
Saibot would become a member of the Brotherhood of the Shadow, the very thing he had resisted becoming whilst alive. In a darkly ironic twist, Saibot would now pledge 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. He remained in the shadows during the Outworld tournament, faithfully monitoring the situation for the fallen Elder God.
Mortal Kombat 3/Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3/Mortal Kombat Trilogy
At Shinnok’s request, Saibot aligned himself with Outworld’s emperor during the invasion of Earth.
Mortal Kombat 4/Mortal Kombat Gold
After Shao Kahn was defeated, Quan Chi freed Shinnok from the Netherrealm. Noob now served his overlord directly. Despite the Elder God’s careful planning, Shinnok was once again defeated by Raiden’s Forces of Light. The Brotherhood of the Shadow was disbanded, Noob returned to the service of the still-weakened Shao Kahn.
Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition
A few years later, he appeared during a battle between the armies of Edenia and the Shokan against the Outworld army. He attacked an exhausted Goro, mortally wounding him. The war ground was then lead to a stalemate.
Mortal Kombat: Deception
With Kahn having been thought slain at the hands of the Deadly Alliance and Shinnok vanquished, 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 Kahn’s abandoned fortress, he discovered the inert body of Smoke. He Reprogrammed the cyborg to remain loyal to him, and reactivated his nanotechnology. Noob formed plans to create an army of cyber-demons, using Smoke as a template. Their team was Noob-Smoke.
He was then seen leaving Shao Kahn’s fortress with Smoke by his brother, Sub-Zero, and Sareena. Saibot and Smoke disappeared into the Netherrealm, while Sub-Zero ventured after the two. Saibot and Smoke however, knew they were being followed and attacked Sub-Zero. Saibot revealed to Sub-Zero that he was his older brother, before Sareena jumped in. She fended off Sub-Zero’s attackers, but not before Sub-Zero was left unconscious. Upon waking, Sareena had reverted back to her demonic form. Dazed and still very confused, Sub-Zero attacked and Sareena fled to the depths of the Netherrealm.
There she was ambushed by Noob, Smoke, and Quan Chi. The sorcerer knew of her allegiance to Sub-Zero and demanded to know the location of the Lin Kuei Palace.
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
Noob Saibot was no longer teamed with Smoke intrinsically, though they did work together in leading an invasion of the Lin Kuei palace. Their intentions were to retake the clan, to find his brother, and kill him. After learning the location of the Lin Kuei from Sareena, Noob spearheaded an assault that was foiled by Taven. Sub-Zero then began to work on cleansing his brother’s soul. He successfully restored Smoke’s memories, but he ultimately failed to do the same with his brother and Noob remained evil.
Noob escaped sometime after that and joined the Forces of Darkness. He was ultimately killed during the final battle after being stabbed by an unknown combatant’s sword.
Mortal Kombat 9
As the original Sub-Zero, Bi-Han entered the Mortal Kombat tournament along with his fellow Lin Kuei, Sektor and Cyrax, to fight for Outworld. He fought against Sonya Blade in Goro’s Lair on the orders of Shang Tsung, but was defeated. Later in the tournament, he confronted the Shirai Ryu specter Scorpion, who wished to kill him for murdering his family and clan. After mocking Scorpion’s combat abilities, he responded by dragging Bi-Han down to the Netherrealm. Scorpion and Bi-Han fought, with the former emerging victorious. Due to a prior agreement with Raiden, Scorpion decided to spare Bi-Han. Quan Chi managed to change Scorpion’s mind however. The sorcerer showed him illusions of the Shirai Ryu massacre, as well as that of Scorpion’s wife and son, all at the hands of Sub-Zero. Consumed by rage, Scorpion killed Bi-Han, despite Bi-Han’s claims of not having any knowledge of the events. Scorpion brought Bi-Han’s spine and skull ripped from his mortal body to Earthrealm, and let it fall to the ground in front of Raiden and the other combatants.
Bi-Han was resurrected as Noob Saibot, and became a servant of Quan Chi. The first Earthrealm warriors to encounter him in his new form were Liu Kang and Kung Lao. Noob was bested by Kung Lao, who then questioned his identity, claiming he had a familiar presence. However, Noob escaped while Kung Lao fought Goro. Noob later traveled with Quan Chi to Jade’s Desert where he witnessed Sindel’s resurrection.
Both Noob and Mileena engaged Kabal when he made a move to attack Shao Kahn. However, they were both defeated, with Kabal escaping through a portal back to Earthrealm.
Noob was later seen to be assisting Quan Chi in casting a spell to create a massive Soulnado. Cyber Sub-Zero was spotted by Quan Chi, he left his Saibot to challenge him, having been warned by Kano that Kuai Liang was a defector. He revealed his identity to his younger brother, telling him that he was not worthy of the name Sub-Zero. He also claimed that while they shared blood, Noob no longer considered him to be a brother. They soon engaged in combat, where Noob Saibot was defeated by Kuai Liang. After the conflict, Cyber Sub-Zero claimed that Noob was right, they were no longer family. Soon after his fight with Sub-Zero, Noob battled Nightwolf. Nightwolf managed to destroy the Soulnado by kicking Noob Saibot into it. It is unknown if Noob perished, as he is not seen again.
Powers and abilities
Before his transformation, he (as the Cryomancer Sub-Zero) possessed incredible control over the element of ice. He could easily deep freeze opponents to the point of them becoming brittle enough to shatter into pieces. By a single touch he was even able to flash-freeze opponents and had the ability to freeze the entire air itself by concentrating all of his ice power into one destructive blast.
Noob Saibot’s powers seem to be revolving around both shadow and phantom. With the phantom powers, Noob Saibot was able to remove and control a combatant’s powers using a ghastly force in the form of projectile attacks, as well as being able to lift them in the air. His prominent powers are of the shadowy element, being able to completely manipulate it and possessing the ability to teleport as well as render himself invisible by blending in with the shadows. He was also able to manipulate the shadows to increase or decrease the effectiveness of his and others’ powers limitlessly. In Mortal Kombat (2011), these abilities are taken one step further, where Noob is shown to not only be able to animate his own shadow into a semi-liquid physical construct of himself, but also to be able to use it to fight his enemies for and alongside him. His intro and loss animations demonstrate the ability to morph into a similarly animated oily-liquid state similar to Smoke’s cloud form, but does not utilize it in battle.
Noob Saibot is shown being able to transform himself into an oily substance to cross vast distances and to teleport. As the show takes place centuries before the first game, no reference of him being Sub-Zero is mentioned.