Shujinko (Earth-19999)

"I was a fool, I had been deceived that I had been working for a greater good, I was in fact an unknowing tool of a greater evil."

- — Shujinko

Shujinko is a important character in the Mortal Fighter Series. He made his debut in Mortal Fighter: Deception as the main character and protagonist of Story Mode.

Early Life
As a young boy Shujinko dreamed of being the Earthrrealm warrior who would defeat Shang Tsung and liberate his home from potential invasion, after years of rigorous training and an endorsement from the Outworld defector Bo' Rai Cho, the White Lotus Society accepted Shujinko and allowed him to compete in a tournament to determine their Earthrrealm Champion for the 5th King of Iron Fist Tournament. Shujinko was however defeated in the semi-finals by the Great Kung Lao, and walked out frustrated and dejected. Shujinko wandered Earth for a time training harder and harder in an attempt to become a true champion of Earthrrealm, but every effort ended in frustration until Shujinko was approached by a being called Damashi who claimed to be an avatar of the Elder Gods. Damashi claimed that the Elder Gods needed a champion for a quest of vital importance, and Damashi itself had recommended Shujinko instead of one of the more notable warriors. When Shujinko pointed out his failure in the White Lotus tournament, Damashi infused him with a new power, he would now be able to imitate the abilities of anyone he had witnessed in Kombat.

Mortal Fighter: Deception
To prove his new ability Shujinko journeyed to the White Lotus temple and challenged Gouken, the one member in the temple at the time to Kombat, using a combination of Gouken and Kung Lao's technique, Shujinko easily won against his comrade. Amazed, Gouken offered to train Shujinko, and he did, Shujinko was now the master of his mentor and friend's arts. It took Shujinko decades to gather the Kamidogu. But in that time, he traveled widely through the realms and his innate Kombat talent grew dramatically. Shujinko faced danger and adventure at every turn. Early in the quest, he fought briefly alongside the Lin Kuei during which time he learned the clan's cryomancery secrets. Later, he would literally journey into the dark and hoary Netherrealm, where he would bear witness to a rivalry forming between Ashrah and Ermac.

In Chaosrealm, he fought alongside Havik, the Cleric of Chaos, thus repelling an invasion by the Seidan Guard to control the realm's water stores. Travelling back to Earthrealm near Mount Fuji, Shujinko met with Gouken's long-lost brother, Gouki, who teach him the arts of Ansatsuken. Even though Shujinko would master this, the secrets of the art were closely guarded by his Sensei, as he dissappeared once more.

Back in Outworld, Shujinko faced off against Baraka and the Tarkatan horde -- then on the verge of slaughtering an entire city whose leaders had defied Shao Kahn. Determined to prevent an unimaginable massacre, he then journeyed to Orderrealm. While in the forests of Orderrealm, Shujinko met with both Siegfried and Raven, who were in a secret mission orchestrated by Lord Fujin (now that Lord Raiden has been reduced to madness). He fights both and wins, leaving the two surprised. Raven masters Shujinko's abilities as a ninja, and Siegfried gives him an shard of Soul Calibur in the hopes someone could use for a greater good he didn't managed to in the past.

There, after helping to quell a civil uprising instigated by Darrius and the resistance movement, Shujinko enlisted the aid of Hotaru and the Seidan Guard. They then journeyed to Outworld. The Seidan guard proved to be more than a match for the Tarkatan horde, and Shujinko thus liberated the city and its people.