Noob-Smoke

Noob-Smoke is a popular character from the Mortal Kombat series who has been much appreciated by the fans of the franchaise. What makes Noob Smoke unique is the fact that he is not one, but two characters (Noob Saibot and Smoke) who have formed somewhat of an evil alliance with each other. Despite being veteran characters in the mythologies of Mortal Kombat, their union as Noob Smoke makes it's official debut in the latest Mortal Kombat drive: Mortal Kombat: Deception. Although they are hidden characters (that can be unlocked through the game's kyrpt mode) they do appear as the game's sub bosses.

Official Appearence
--On Seperate occassions--
 * Smoke: Debuted in Mortal Kombat II 1993 as a secret character
 * Noob Saibot: Debuted in Mortal Kombat II 1993 as a secret character.

- Noob Smoke: Debuted in Mortal Kombat: Deception 2004
 * As Noob Smoke

Fighting Styles
Noob Smoke use the fighting styles of Monkey and Mit Zu with Monkey being Noob Saibot's style and Mit Zu being the fighting style of Smoke. They have no official weapon but they do have a large availability of moves (10 moves in total) in which Smoke has most of the moves. They are considered to be one of the top tier characters of the game.

Alignment
Evil

(Later on Smoke does turn against Noob Saibot in the end by refusing to obey his orders and does not participate in his battle with Ashrah)

--As Seperate Entities--
 * Smoke: Good
 * Noob Saibot: Evil

For more information on Smoke and Noob Saibot respectively, see Smoke and Noob Saibot

Allies And Enemies
Allies (Together in Unity): United Enemies (Together in Unity): Sub-Zero, Sektor

For more information on Smoke and Noob Saibot's Allies and Enemies, see Noob Saibot and Smoke's respective biography

Kombat Highlights

 * Mortal Kombat Deception's Sub Bosses

History
Noob Saibot and Smoke both were Lin Kuei operatives during their "human" days of the lives, with Smoke being the close friend of Noob Saibot's younger brother Sub-Zero (as it was later discovered, Noob Saibot was formerly the Elder Sub-Zero who died in the hands of Scorpion). During the Elder Sub-Zero's journey from regaining the Amulet that he stole and had given to Quan Chi, he was told by the dark sorceror that he will upon death descend to the pits of the Netherealm because his soul contains a dark, evil seed that will be unleashed upon him through death. True to his word, Sub Zero (the elder) was consumed by this evil after his death at the hands of Scorpion and from there he was to become Noob Saibot- the dark shadow who served Quan Chi, Shinnok and Shao Khan during his years of existance.

Smoke on the other hand, as stated before was the close friend of Sub-Zero (the younger) and had volunteered to embark on Sub-Zero's mission during the events of the second Mortal Kombat tournament. While Sub-Zero did not succeed in accomplishing his task, Smoke and Sub-Zero would return to the Lin Kuei to find that two of their top ninjas Cyrax and Sektor were already automated to be cybernetic ninjas and Sub-Zero and Smoke were the next two in line. Refusing to do so, Smoke and Sub-Zero attempted to escape in which Smoke was captured, placed under an anethestic and was automated anyway. Smoke would forever be trappped in his artificial body.

During the events of Mortal Kombat 3, Sub-Zero was to leave the Lin Kuei and joined the rebellion against Shao Khan's forces and Smoke, having being programmed to destroy his old partner regained his memory and helped Sub-Zero defeat his cybernetic foes. Smoke was believed to have continued battling with Sektor while Sub Zero reprogrammed Cyrax to go after Shao Khan instead of him. Somewhere down the line, Sub-Zero and Smoke were once again seperated and Smoke was captured by Shao Khan's Extermination Squads and was imprisioned in the depths of Khan's Outworld fortress. During this time, Smoke shut himself down, believing that he would never escape.

Then, during the final compormising events of Deadly Alliance, Noob Saibot found Smoke's inactive body in it's cell. Noob Saibot set him free from his imprisonment and reactived him, making him a force of evil. Smoke's advanced Nanotechnology was to reshape and reform his body in which he would become more updated. It is believed that one of his updates was to learn the fighting sytle of Mit Zu. Nonetheless, the partnership of Noob Smoke was followed where Smoke blindly followed and obeyed Noob Saibot's command. Much like the past, Noob Saibot is unaware that Smoke has overcome certain obsticles before esspecially when it relates to his body and to many, it's just a matter of time before Smoke regains his memory and turns on Noob Saibot.

Alternate Endings
(Spolier) In Noob Smoke's ending it states that Sub-Zero had been following the duo and was easily captured by Smoke. In his first act as ruler of the Netherealm, Noob Saibot ordered Smoke to assist him in slaying his brother.

In Ashrah's ending however, it states Smoke's betrayal as he refused to assist Noob Saibot in battling her. Noob Saibot faces Ashrah alone and is easily defeated.

Misconceptions with Noob Smoke's Ending
While this is the ending of Noob Smoke, it is very unlikely that they killed Sub-Zero since he is one of the strongest characters in the series. Also, it is unknown why Sub-Zero would follow the two into the pits of the Netherealm as he may have been unaware of the existance of Noob Saibot and the recent "ressurection" of Smoke. Moreso, in the game's "Konquest Mode", it states that in order to get gained access into the realm, you must have a taint of evil in your soul (hence why evildoers are able to withstand such a realm). Damshi upon hearing about Shujinko's cleanising of his soul demands that he absorbs evil in his soul to return to the Netherealm once again. Sub-Zero has been a good character since his introduction in Mortal Kombat II and therefore would have been denied access to the Netherealm. Because Noob Saibot truly wants to create an army of Cyber-demons with Smoke's nanotechnology it is unknown why his ending would have him "kill" a man whom he has never shared a rivalry with. Despite this, the statement of Noob Saibot being free from all compassion and was stripped off all human qualities may provided an explaination to why he would murder his brother. Regardless of what happens, the fans believe that Noob Smoke's ending (along with Hotaru's ending) is a extension of the "what if" theory.

Trivia

 * Noob Smoke was believed to have been born to clear the "Saibot" part of Noob Saibot's original name (as "Saibot" is John Tobias' last name spelt backwards). John Tobias is the co creator of the Mortal Kombat series who left Midway in 2000.


 * When facing alone, Noob Saibot's name is shortened to simply "Noob"- for the same prinicpale as stated before.