If this is not the correct section I'm posting this in, I apologize in advance due to not being fully sure which section is the right one to post in.

Anyway, there have been a lot of MK characters so far. However, there are some whose origins we don't know about.

I'm still puzzled about characters like Shang Tsung and Quan Chi as well as Reiko.

It's known by some that Shang Tsung has a demon form which is supposedly his true form. There has been some speculation that Shang Tsung is actually a Tarkatan. I was wondering if there has been any official word on Shang Tsung's origins and such.

The same can be said for Quan Chi. He looks very unique and is a very mysterious person. However, MK: D's Konquest, which I know isn't fully canon, has a part in the Netherrealm in which you talk to one of the Oni outside of the city. This particular Oni states he knew Quan Chi before Quan Chi became a sorcerer and that Quan Chi was not that much different from him. So is Quan Chi really an Oni? Is he truly a native of the Netherrealm? I would kind of think so. I was wondering if that's official or not.

And then there's Reiko, a character that some people like such as myself, and a character that other people don't like that much or at all. He looks rather humanish though he could be like Sareena in that he has a true form of a demon thus being from the Netherrealm. Then again, I have a strange feeling that he is more likely from Outworld, especially with his relatively ambigious connection to Shao Kahn.

Well, that's all I have to say for now. I would really like to hear some great input on this and hopefully, I can find some good answers.