Deadly Alliance

The Deadly Alliance (apart from being the sub title for Midway's 2002 video game hit "Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance") is the combination of two powerful and deadly enemies of all that is good: Quan Chi and Shang Tsung. In reality, they're two (esspecially Shang Tsung) of Midway's many interesting characters of the Mortal Kombat World. Both socceror have their strengths and weaknesses, and despite forging a leathal alliance with each other, evil intentions run through their minds and their plan to betray each other is hidden in secrecy.

The Deadly Alliance was formed when Quan Chi was able to escape the confides of the Netherealm thanks to the assistance of two Netherealm Oni and important knowledge passed down to him regarding his Amulet. When he jumped through the portal, he ended up in the tomb of the long forgoten Dragon King (Aka: Onaga). As his powers regenerated (Quan Chi grew weak in Netherealm from not only his beating from Scorpion, his arch nemisis, but the fact that in Netherealm Quan Chi has no powers) he unlocked the secret of the ancient rune stone and discovered an undefeatable army of the Dragon King (who were mummified long ago). After discovering that the army would be undefeatable once ressurected, he struck a deal with one of Earthrealm's dangerous enemies- Shang Tsung. Promising to unlock a portal that would result in a never ending supply of souls to consume, Shang Tsung accepted this deal, who in return would implant the souls of defeated warriors in the corpses of the Dragon King's army. Before they could complete their total dominatuion of the realms, they had two enemies to eliminate first- Shao Khan, who was the Emperor of Outworld and Liu Kang- Earthrealm's greatest warrior and the undisputed (and longest reigning) champion of Mortal Kombat. With the two eliminated, nothing could stop them in which had Rayden recruit Earthrealm's greatest existing warriors.

The Deadly Alliance in the "Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance" video game are fought seperately instead of being fused under the "two chracters using one health bar scheme" like Noob-Smoke from Mortal Kombat-Deception are.