Kuai Liang

the new timeline, Kuai now assumes the role of Scorpion, replacing Hanzo Hasashi as this timeline's Scorpion. While his brother returns to his original iteration as Sub-Zero, Kuai is now a Pyromancer within the Lin Kuei, instead of a resurrected Wraith like Hanzo was before. Kuai also utilizes many of Hanzo's techniques, such as teleportation, his kunai, fire-based attacks, as well as the ability to summon fire on command. He retains his morals like his other timeline counterparts, with animosity towards Bi-Han for his brother's growing recklessness within the Lin Kuei. After Bi-Han betrays not only his brothers in the Lin Kuei, but also Liu Kang and Earthrealm, he and his adopted brother Tomas defect from the Lin Kuei and denounce the clan. They aid Liu Kang in stopping an alternate timeline version of Shang Tsung that invaded their timeline. After the second Battle of Armageddon, Kuai Liang marries Harumi Shirai and founded the Shirai Ryu with her and Tomas as a means to protect Earthrealm after the Lin Kuei's treachery. As the clan begins finding new members, Tomas brings in their latest student that he adopts, a boy named Hanzo Hasashi. the New Era, instead of a Cryomancer as he was in the previous timelines, Kuai Liang is now a Pyromancer taking on the name of Scorpion. Unlike Hanzo Hasashi in the previous timelines, who was a hellfire-wielding hellspawn, Kuai Liang is a human capable of manipulating natural fire.

In Mortal Kombat 1, Kuai Liang carries a kusarigama as his weapon. Kuai Liang comes off as a menacing, stern, distant, and cold man who prefers to remain in the shadows, not unlike his elder brother. However, Kuai Liang is more serious, disciplined, humane, and honorable than Bi-Han ever was.