I would say he is background decoration, AKA Cool Looking.

It's a statue of the great Nosbobottom, a mighty and ruthless Outworld warrior that served as Shao Kahn's personal body guard, foreign policy adviser, commander of battle strategy, and chef for thousands of years. He was a brilliant tactician, responsible for some of Outworld's greatest victories, including the battle of Ozzmar and Order Kaxam Yall. He could also cook a mean grilled cheese sandwich. Tragically he was found sleeping with one of Kahn's mistresses and was banished to the scum pits of Urr where he eventually died of old age, a poor, bitter old man. The statue in the Wasteland serves as both a monument and a warning, inspiring would be fighters with his grace and elegance in combat and reminding Kahn's followers that even the best, most trusted minion is expendable.

He was originally meant to be a hidden character in MK II but was removed for time contraints. Hopefully we will see this important and fascinating part of Outworld history again someday.

Cool thanks. How do you know all this?

:) Brilliant!

I know stuff.

Probably some demon or wizard from ages ago or something that had a statue built in his memory. No one knows. Maybe MK Shaolin Monks will tell us.

Nice BS. Looks like something a college student would write in Imaganative Writing class.

Fixed it.

He's whoever you want him to be LOL

What'd I do to deserve being called a bitch?

I was just kidding, calm down.

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