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mrstsung · 4 days

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W.i.p but i wanna share this.

Naga snakeman shang tsung.

Ahhhhh! Loved drawing this au.

🐍💚🐍💚🐍💚🐍💚🐍

Enjoy 💖💚🐍

What type of snake is he? I'm not sure yet. More likely a cobra variety,since his intro had one and a king cobra or a chinese cobra(also called a Taiwanese cobra) fits his temper too.

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mrstsung · 4 days

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Now i kinda wanted to draw more big shungus. Lol.

I dunno why but shang tsung all giant at the end of his ending in mk11 made me feel things when i played it. So remembering that i felt the need to share my love of giant shang.

Titan/god of souls/time keeper shang tsung x me his loyal servent and champion.

Shang tsung becoming basically a God of mortal kombat or souls makes sense,lore wise and narratively. I feel that's what they should have done. Honestly I'm sick of him not getting his flowers so to speak. But more so in a way that doesn't feel cheap nor take backs. Ya know? And if they were to do this dumb titans thing. They'd make them Huuuuuge normally,then for kombat and game mechanics,make them small and MORTAL! to fight in MORTAL kombat. It's irritating they forget that part of the point of the damn game and lore. That's integral. Yet they conveniently forget. Ugh.

Anyways. Big shungus. Like good lord buddha christ in elder gods that man was huge! (💖I may or may not have a thing for this btw but you heard nothing from me!💖)

He's such a cutie :3 <3 ^-^

Like good lord. Honestly i just love cary hiroyuki tagawa. Especially as shang tsung. But i just feel like it really should have ended with him. And on an open ended note. And the rest of the game being non canon and side games. Fr fr.

But back to shang x me.

If i was part of the ending to aftermath. It would go like this:

Being a loyal servant and champion of a sorcerer/god is not easy. But I'm cute,loyal,and honestly the only person that doesn't grate of shang tsung's nerves.

So he keeps me. He secretly loves my shenanigans but he doesn't always admit it aloud

However it wasn't until after all was said and done,shang was bored with his conquest of traveling time and space to collect souls for his soul well in the time lords/gods keep.

So he traveled to seek a champion,and loyalist to serve him and collect souls for him as well as fight for him in the bounds of mortal kombat. As now lord of mortal kombat he has a right to do so. Perhaps a companion for the eternal life he lives. It is quite lonely for a titan/god/time lord.

(Honestly shang tsung having a champion,a woman warrior none the less,would be actually a breath of fresh air. Or just another champion,ffs man also make him a mentor figure. And give him a wife. Better if all three. But ya know.)

So yeah me n big shang tsung. 💖 hope you enjoy.

(Used a base)

#my art #used a base #mortal kombat #shang tsung #self ship #self shipping #💚heart and soul🐍#shang tsung mortal kombat #mk f/o #antagonist f/o #villain f/o #villain/antagonist f/o #big shungus #giant shang tsung gives me feelings 💖🥵😳👀🔥💕💋#also shang calling me pet or my pet is just YeS 💕💋💕

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mrstsung · 5 days

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Ok girl time.

I'm feeling a bit 💖 sapphic 💖 today. So have some self ship art of me and kitana.

(Oh kitana,i wish they actually did you,mileena,and all the mk ladies justice instead of being half assed with you and them. But this would require nrs to actually respect women across the board. *sigh* Also what's stopping kitana getting with a woman from earthrealm? Why does it need to be a guy? Why does it need to be liu kang? What's stopping her? Truly. Honestly i always felt kitana only liked liu kang for superficial reasons. And because it was convenient. Not any real chemistry has ever been built between them. And half the time when they did get together. Liu had to be some god,undead,or get a power up to even be on her lvl. And kitana took stupid pills because plot. Never had either of them actually got together on equal footing as mortals. And why does she need to keep waiting for a man who probably has more important things to do. As does she. So......either give them actual character development and chemistry. Or dont bother. Honestly at this point kitana deserves better. Man or woman. Doesn't matter. But she doesn't need liu kang to be in a happy relationship. Period bottom line. But enough venting about dumb canon. This is about self shipping.)

Enjoy me n kitana getting ready for some kind of formal event. Maybe a gala,a birthday party,some political crap,who knows. But we gonna look fresh af.

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#mortal kombat #self ship #self shipping #💙🦋sapphic sapphire🦋💙#kitana #kitana mortal kombat #mk11 kitana #my verse kitana #hc kitana #honestly i feel she deserves better than liu kang #same with jade same with a lot of characters #honestly a lot of the women characters seem to get with the guys in the roster just because they are there #and not because they have actually any chemistry with them #look I'm feeling sapphic and queer af today #also i really really wanna see better things for the mk ladies in general #used a base #my art

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mrstsung · 7 days

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fashion design is hard lmao

#ooo dark raiden #mortal kombat #mortal kombat raiden #lord raiden #💙⚡thunder's devotion⚡💙#dark raiden

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mrstsung · 7 days

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artblock is killing me

#ah yes the real raiden #not reggie the farmer #mortal kombat #raiden mortal kombat #lord raiden #💙⚡thunder's devotion⚡💙

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mrstsung · 8 days

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I miss rain as a demigod,brat prince,and with extra purple

Like fr can we get this back?!

He deserves to be a diva. Sorry.

#mortal kombat #gimmie sassy demigod rain over whatever they were doing in mk12/mk1 #like he can have character development without sacrificing his divinity #like gdi #rain mortal kombat #rain #prince rain #mk11 #mk11 rain #mortal kombat 11 #mortal kombat 11 rain #where's my bratty purple ninka damn it!?!

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mrstsung · 11 days

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Imagine kneeling at your villainous F/O's feet with your head in their lap. With an amused look on their face, they reach down and pet your hair, or your cheek.

#f/o imagines #imagine your f/o #yes yes yes yes!#all this!#shang i need this!#i wanna lay in master tsung's lap plz #💚heart and soul🐍

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mrstsung · 11 days

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imagine your f/o buying you plushies! ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ

#omg shang!#plz get me more plushies!#lol #nah he'd be sweet like that fr tho #i have no shame i still love plushies #self insert imagine #self ship imagines #fluffy imagines #imagine your f/o

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mrstsung · 12 days

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Some angst/hurt comfort

God/lord/keeper of time Shang tsung and me in the vastness of the ether.

Shang having a moment. Don't ask why he's naked,maybe he was gonna take a soak.

I mean if you were a god of reality and mortal kombat. You'd not wanna wear clothes either.

Me comforting shang telling him he is loved,genuinely. Not out to stroke his ego but to genuinely uplift him and make him feel less...alone.

*cue tissues*

Like why hasn't anyone tried being i dunno....nice to shang or convince him somehow to use his talents against bigger threats. Or i dunno give him a proper life full of love and growth? Like bro.....he needs friends or a girlfriend, or a safe and secure comfortable life at least! Like come on.

Easy shang,we love you. Don't worry.

#mortal kombat #shang tsung #self ship #self shipping #💚heart and soul🐍#shang tsung mortal kombat #mk f/o #antagonist f/o #villain f/o #villain/antagonist f/o #my art #used a base #look this is self indulgent and i wanna baby shang tonight damn it!#slight angst #cw angst #sad shang needs hugs

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mrstsung · 13 days

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Ok here is kung lao self ship art.

Haven't drawn kung lao in a while,i am so sorry kung lao.

*sigh* i still love him. Even after all these years. Even tho i absolutely love shang tsung(much to my detriment. Lol) kung lao still has my uwus.

You Never forget your first fictional crush man. Never.

Anyways have a fluffy kung lao. And the true mk champion imho

Like unf elder gods help me. 💖

#used a base #mortal kombat #self ship #self shipping #💖🌸lotus blossoms🌸💖#kung lao #mk11 kung lao #mk kung lao #sorry i only accept the kung lao in my head ok?#mortal kombat kung lao #my art #self ship art #my first videogame crush was kung lao and is one of the first fictional crushes i had so he's got a special place in my heart

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mrstsung · 15 days

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Ok so i heard....subzero was gonna be kuai liang originally for mk12/mk1. But they chose bihan and to nationality swap scorpion and the shirai-ryu? They made scorp for some unholy reason kuai and a fire ninja?

Why?

Nrs you have no good explanation for this.

From what i heard from the mocap and face claim actor for quan chi. Who is i believe middle eastern,I'm not sure tho so forgive me. But he is a moc/poc none the less.

I was told he didn't feel comfortable given nrs permission to use his likeness,and was worried about future endeavors with the company. Aka,he is concerned that they'll just use the face models and not actually hire anyone,and use ai for voice work or majority of the product.

Which is true. Netherealm studios is in for a real world of hurt and backlash by fans even more.

Honestly,the concepts of mk12/mk1 is better than the actual game. Fr fr.

I'm hoping that the VA and face models actually get better treatment tho. Because if consent isn't 100% given when contracting. And they pull sneaky shit. I smell a lawsuit.

Because the quan chi actor,he said he's happy that he gets representation but he hates how it happened. (In my deepest honest opinions tho. If anyone is gonna be middle eastern representation it needs to be jade,tanya,or rain. Because making quan chi a known demon character that is a bit.....questionable to me. Especially now. Even if the character isn't one....he is known always almost as one. So to do that. Is....not good to me. I just feel mk12/mk1 is a tad more on the nose with the racism but only enough to get by the radar to not get sued. But enough they can sneak by. It's always been a problem. Ever notice to there is less n less female characters? And all the ones tend to be conveniently from outworld and "exotic" areas? I find it funny how we never get a woman as a mk champion,how we never really have a female focused mk story. Women warriors exist,some even more brutal than the men. So how come in a setting where women can be savage. The only ones allowed have to be mileena or sindel. Or the quote unquote "monsterous" characters Hmmmmm makes you wonder. Why is the villains suddenly ok but still sidelined but declawed in their villainy? Explain nrs. Do tell me why you continue to make shitty decisions?)

Mk12/mk1 is ok in concept. But outside of it,in actuality it's not that great of an mk game. It has too many flaws,and most of them are questionable at mild. Look im gonna be honest,shang tsung is the only thing they focused on doing decent. And everyone else is an afterthought. And it sucks as a shang tsung fan,to see that. Because as much as i love shang tsung and i will stan him to the day i die. As well as love him for his i guess badboyness. Lol. I still want him to have a good story around him. Ya know?

And it sucks because i love other characters too but all of them in the new game sucks.

*sigh*

Anywho. Enough ranting.

I just hope that if nrs is up to shady shit. They get called fully out,exposed,and employees get compensation.

#rant #vent #mortal kombat #discourse #mortal kombat discourse #like if it's true that they were having problems with giving permission for their likeness and worried about ai use #that's not a good look for netherealm studios #but wb is the big problem and honestly if anything they should also be held accountable too

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mrstsung · 16 days

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I hate to admit it. But this is such a shang tsung song (tho i feel i have to state that him being an alchemist,engineer,tinkerer,etc is ONLY ONE ASPECT OF HIM. he is a healer,sorcerer,martial arts master,and badass mofo above that.....tho he is essentially a big ol cutie dorky nerd deep down)

Also.....i love this song period.

Also....i may or may not sing this at karaoke night at momocon as shang tsung next month. Lmao. Wish me luck not to chicken out or too partied out to do so.

#mortal kombat #shang tsung #self ship #self shipping #💚heart and soul🐍#shang tsung mortal kombat #mk f/o #antagonist f/o #villain f/o #villain/antagonist f/o #i feel this fits any shang but mk11 or mk12/mk1 shang tsung specifically tho with mk12/mk1 shang tsung in particular i only go by my hcs #music #oh yeah why does this fit shang?!#why can i see him in his alchemy lab on his island getting funky to this while making a fucked up lil creature?#only creatures tho not any weird dumb clone shit or something stupid plot related thing #Spotify

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mrstsung · 16 days

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I want this shang but only the version in my head. Only the version i handcrafted away from the narrative and the hype schlock that was mk12/mk1. The version that is his humble beginnings,freshly cursed by the gods,former warrior of earthrealm,having a falling out with his former friend and mentor lord raiden and cohersd by shao kahn to serve under him thus betraying earthrealm. The version i handcrafted and carefully made with love. Tho it can apply to any and many of the various iterations of shang tsung over the years. I feel a young shang's misadventures is long overdue or at least a proper backstory that isn't overtaken and overshadowed by corporate meddling. (I would absolutely love to have mr.tagawa's input more on this personally,and his opinions and thoughts on my backstory for shang. But alas maybe some day)

But anywho. A young shang tsung would be nice but better written or given at least a better script.

Because mr. Alan lee is such an amazing talent. And i feel he deserves so much better as shang tsung,one of THE if not THE MOST iconic antagonist of the mortal kombat series. (As with many other actors and VA for said character.)

Like this shang's aesthetics(minus the claws gauntlets tho they are growing on me but they could look better. Maybe more snake or dragon motifs?),the charm is there,the feeling,the attitude,the actor does an amazing job,but the problem is....legitimately....everything else. When your "antag" is better than everyone else,and i mean that genuinely. Better than the script and plot,better than the protags,better than the other antagonists,etc. Then....it's not good. Of course i love shang and want a win for him once. Especially now he has legitimate reasons why he does what he does,why he is how he is,and you genuinely feel sorry for him,and want to hug him,give him a friend,ffs you just go "ah fuck man, you good?" Yeah. He actually has something shown at least. Not my personal flavor. However for canon to be bold enough to do so is shocking. But what pisses me off as a fan of both mk and shang tsung. Is that...

1. It took them waaaaay too long to make that happen.

2. It doesn't feel sincere even when they did.

3. It feels rushed and plot convenient. And centering shang's whole backstory around liu kang instead of well....shang tsung. At least it feels that way. It doesn't feel like the character has agency. So it feels like a half assed apology for doing shang dirty.

So that's why i don't like the story that shang is centered around. Now if we take the character,the concept of a shang tsung down on his luck,barely surviving off of scraps,even tho he serves a powerful kingdom and emperor with a cushy job as a court mage. That i would love to see. That's exactly how i always saw his og backstory, if you want him to rectify mistakes ACTUALLY FUCKING DO IT AND NOT BACKTRACK FOR STATUS QUO FOR YOUR "PROTAGS OR HEROES" TO WIN!!!! Like holy shit dude. Like crap,the Fanfics are better than canon writing and nrs knows it! They seem to even try to copy what we as fans to but fail so hard. But it's sad it feels so half assed when a "professional gaming company" is supposed to make this. But i feel its corporate meddling,and Hollywood greed that prevents this series,at least storywise and narratively from reaching its true potential.

Sorry for this vent. But this character I'm very very passionate about. But mostly this game series. I love this game. I love playing it. Almost all the games. It's my childhood as many others. And I'm not gonna stand for mediocrity and slander to one of my faves.

But anyways. Enough rambling. Back to shang.

Like mk12/mk1 shang tsung isn't bad at least looks wise. No more different than anyone else. But it still bothers me they all look "samey" and not in a memey,jokey,fun way. It looks sloppy next to him. Ignoring everyone else around him,looking at shang individually. Omfg he's a cutie. He's smug,he's the shang i know n love but just....younger. like in His 30s or so. Around my age. Which is cool. But....i still kinda wish his old man shang wasn't a ruse. I ignore it was a ruse tho so it doesn't count. In fact like i said. I'm rewriting the whole thing period.

Will it be kinda self indulgent? Maybe a bit self inserty,Yes. But i don't care. Because he deserves better than that.

We owe it to mr.tagawa. to shang's character. To all the voice actors and actors and amazing talent over the 30+yrs mk has been around. We deserve a good story,a better story,and even more so,a better fucking game. To play. To learn. To have fun with. Without paying and arm and a leg to even access it. Period.

Shang tsung baby you deserve better. So so so much better.