Following today’s announcement that Smoke and Rain will be playable kombatants in Mortal Kombat 1, the game’s official Discord server has posted their biographies.
While their subtitle is missing (updated), each biography provides a little insight into their updated backstories, presenting an entirely new spin on two fan favourites. While Rain was present in Mortal Kombat 11 via DLC, Smoke has not been playable in his human form since 2011’s Mortal Kombat, having only since made a cameo in Mortal Kombat X’s story mode as a revenant.
Smoke
Master of Stealth
As a boy, Smoke lived to hunt with his family. Their final hunt, however, ended in tragedy. Having accidentally trespassed onto Lin Kuei lands, they were attacked. Smoke was orphaned.
Ashamed by his warriors’ actions, the Lin Kuei’s Grandmaster adopted Smoke. He raised him alongside his sons, Sub-Zero and Scorpion.
Eventually, Smoke chose to make the Lin Kuei’s mission his own. But as he lacked his brothers’ innate supernatural abilities, he set out to master practical magic. Having done so, he now joins them in Earthrealm’s defense.
Rain
High Mage of Outworld
As a student at Outworld’s exclusive Imperial Academy of Sorcery, Rain amazed his peers with his singular aptitude for water magic. Having honed his craft of water magic into a fierce weapon, he now hopes to learn the realms’ darkest and most powerful sorcery.
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