Evolution of Shao Kahn's Taunts and Insults (1993-2020)

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  • čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
  • Shao Kahn's ridicule is without a doubt one of the most iconic signature moves that a villain performs in any video game. TAs the name suggests, the move has Shao Kahn pointing his finger at his opponents while uttering some nasty insults, taunts, mockery, or just plain laughter. It is a trademark of Shao Kahn's and is what makes him one of the more memorable bosses in fighting game history.
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Komentáře • 435

  • @mystupid__oldaccount8564
    @mystupid__oldaccount8564 Před 3 lety +1515

    Imagine if it was a brutality, where the opponent starts crying and runs off screen

  • @hoodieboithatsme7568
    @hoodieboithatsme7568 Před 3 lety +1081

    Shao Kahn: Don’t make me laugh
    Also Shao Kahn: Laughs

  • @YEYawson8376
    @YEYawson8376 Před 3 lety +2149

    "It's official. YOU SUCK"
    My favourite Shao Kahn quote.

  • @coolman83973
    @coolman83973 Před 3 lety +871

    Mk 9 Shao Kahn sounds the best to me. The “YOU ARE NOTHING” has so much power behind it and that laugh just *chefs kiss*

    • @codyman5540
      @codyman5540 Před 3 lety +28

      Nothing beats the original tho.

    • @anonym_fgc6072
      @anonym_fgc6072 Před 3 lety +27

      @@codyman5540 You only say that because you grew up with it, MK11 can't be beat.

    • @codyman5540
      @codyman5540 Před 3 lety +19

      @@anonym_fgc6072 No, I didn’t. It’s that I gladly played back at the original MK1-MK3 range of Gameplay as I fondly thank Steve Ritchie for his Voice Lines which still sound badass to this day.

    • @calinator51
      @calinator51 Před 3 lety +5

      Disagree. I always thought MK9 Shao Kahn was the wimpiest. His voice was crap and his mask looked part feline. Awful.

    • @gamerman6522
      @gamerman6522 Před 2 lety +4

      But have you heard him say the n word?

  • @panicwolf8586
    @panicwolf8586 Před 2 lety +776

    Admit it, half the time he taunted, you still couldn't hit him.

    • @viniciusvalois2634
      @viniciusvalois2634 Před 2 lety +110

      His taunts ended too fast, when the player tries to strike, Kahn already blocked and dished out his wrath.

    • @XVNRX
      @XVNRX Před rokem +3

      @@viniciusvalois2634 sigh

    • @redrexix8106
      @redrexix8106 Před rokem +15

      Shao Khan - "You suck."

    • @futurehero2704
      @futurehero2704 Před rokem +5

      It would in MK9 and mk11 anyway

    • @WilliamCook-uq1pg
      @WilliamCook-uq1pg Před rokem +6

      I remember mk3 shao Kahn would drive me to the brink of insanity it genuinely got to the point to where I would take his insults personally when I was a bit younger

  • @anjo_8627
    @anjo_8627 Před 3 lety +643

    Shao Kahn: You suck!
    Sindel: Of course dear...

  • @sdawg4834
    @sdawg4834 Před 2 lety +389

    The original voice for Shao Kahn was the best in my opinion

  • @user-cv8tg2qp1y
    @user-cv8tg2qp1y Před 3 lety +515

    2:59
    When shao kahn said you suck Baraka just died😂🤣😂🤣😂

  • @Z7StudiosMecha
    @Z7StudiosMecha Před 3 lety +207

    Shao Khan the only fighter that insults someone to death

  • @Shellshock39
    @Shellshock39 Před 3 lety +104

    This is why Shao Kahn is so awesome. He's so fucking cheap in every game he's a boss in. He kicks your ass through cheap bs, mocks you while kicking your ass and will probably do a fatality on you just to make fun of you even more. He's the perfect fighting game boss, he's so cheap and he's so hateable, when you finally beat him, it's super satisfying.

  • @robloxian68
    @robloxian68 Před 2 lety +124

    0:44
    “You’ll never win.”
    **proceeds to hit kung lao with a hammer**

  • @sbeegb1808
    @sbeegb1808 Před 3 lety +107

    Man, Shao Kahn’s taunts are insulting, it made the characters feel pain and fall to the ground to have PTSD

    • @Howlingburd19
      @Howlingburd19 Před rokem +4

      “You suck!” will always be my favorite xD

  • @davidchairunas4490
    @davidchairunas4490 Před 3 lety +163

    Shao Kahn Taunts
    Old Timeline: Voice From The Twilight Zone
    MK9: sounds like Barlog (Wario)
    MK11: sounds like Atrocitus

    • @ElifSinim
      @ElifSinim Před 3 lety +18

      Funny, since he and Atrocious share the same voice actor.

    • @sinaloa1210
      @sinaloa1210 Před 3 lety +4

      Elif Sinim no shit.

    • @SR.PlayAlot64
      @SR.PlayAlot64 Před 2 lety +9

      @@ElifSinim I knew he sounded similar. The guy does a better Attrocitous than he does Shao Kahn.

  • @introvertedspider4857
    @introvertedspider4857 Před 3 lety +131

    Am I the only one who loves the MK9 voice best? :)

  • @UnhingedEren
    @UnhingedEren Před 3 lety +97

    That Shao Kahn laugh always gets me😂😂😂

  • @positiveplay1
    @positiveplay1 Před 3 lety +71

    Shao kahn: dont make me laugh
    Also shao kahn: hehehehehehehe

  • @lowellmcdonald4397
    @lowellmcdonald4397 Před 3 lety +66

    Well, one thing is certain: homey never skipped leg day.

  • @twiztidjester3151
    @twiztidjester3151 Před rokem +23

    I love how the taunts chained together from 2:48-2:51
    "Hahaha!"
    "You suck."
    "Hahaha!"

  • @amphibiansriseup596
    @amphibiansriseup596 Před 3 lety +317

    I like how out of all the menacing quotes they could’ve chosen for Shao Kahn, they went with the least intimidating one. Lol
    “You suck”

    • @hyomin_live_4_heichou
      @hyomin_live_4_heichou Před rokem +71

      @@escapethematrix4204 It’s one if the most humiliating things a fighting game player could ever hear from an opponent, let alone a character

  • @hmmm4989
    @hmmm4989 Před 3 lety +49

    0:44 "you will never win"
    *BONK*

  • @adamrainwater
    @adamrainwater Před 2 lety +16

    2:00 Shao Kahn is in two places.
    1) Celebrating victory.
    2) Sitting in his chair watching.
    I find it funny that he traveled back in time.

  • @milcamilca7921
    @milcamilca7921 Před 2 lety +25

    I love it when he’s saying “YOU SUCK” at the opponent but when he lose he regret it

  • @whitpea6757
    @whitpea6757 Před rokem +23

    0:29
    Shao Kahn: don't make me laugh
    *1 sec later*
    Shao Kahn: *laughs*

    • @LJ-mh7vy
      @LJ-mh7vy Před 10 měsíci +2

      Shang Tsung told him a joke probably
      He didn't like it

  • @UnhingedEren
    @UnhingedEren Před 3 lety +71

    1:21 I can only imagine that person walking up and about in the cage had had it with the Shao Kahn insults 😂😂😂
    Shao Kahn: Feel the wrath of Shao Ka......
    Other Kombatant: Okay dude I get it already 🤦🏽‍♂️

  • @UnhingedEren
    @UnhingedEren Před 3 lety +230

    No one
    Literally no one,
    Still no one
    Shao Kahn at everyone: YOU SUCK

  • @Aidan_Yao
    @Aidan_Yao Před rokem +16

    Shao Kahn: You suck!
    Sindel: Is that a proposal?
    Shao Kahn: ...... Y E S

    • @dakotamuich4108
      @dakotamuich4108 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Retcon Sindel or Original Sindel?

    • @Aidan_Yao
      @Aidan_Yao Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@dakotamuich4108 Retconned MK11 Sindel

    • @dakotamuich4108
      @dakotamuich4108 Před 9 měsíci +1

      ​@@Aidan_YaoMakes sense.Cause the original would probably punch him

  • @nottomiokagiyu9830
    @nottomiokagiyu9830 Před rokem +33

    Love how he says "you suck" to the female fighters in MK9 😂

  • @218Murai
    @218Murai Před 3 lety +86

    I would always hesitate hitting him during the MK2/MK3 era 😅......His animations on top of the sound effects were new to my eyes and ears 😂
    Thanks for the Vid 🙏

  • @bish0p2004
    @bish0p2004 Před 2 lety +20

    I like MK 2 the best. "Feel the power of Shao Khan." Has that 90s feel to it.

  • @hoangtongvan1457
    @hoangtongvan1457 Před rokem +19

    1:51 love this.

  • @xvc918x8
    @xvc918x8 Před 3 lety +17

    His voice is so intimidating his opponents start blocking
    0:18 mean while baraka is crying inside

  • @humanbean1002
    @humanbean1002 Před 3 lety +29

    0:44 my science teacher when I get a 99.9 grade
    Not like I get that to begin with

  • @TheMk1thomas
    @TheMk1thomas Před 3 lety +40

    i always attack him every time when he starts insulting me.
    Sometimes is an advantage for me

    • @mr.iceberg8544
      @mr.iceberg8544 Před 3 lety +17

      We just find a way to attack when he taunts..😂

    • @shinsmoke
      @shinsmoke Před 3 lety +17

      He always left himself open for an attack, every time he insulted you. And can get real careless with it after a while. 😂

  • @benzzodude
    @benzzodude Před 2 lety +22

    His MK9 taunts are best in my opinion

  • @DAngelCM
    @DAngelCM Před 3 lety +13

    MKII: Classic Taunt
    MKII: Classic Taunt 2.0
    MKSM: Remake of Classic Taunt
    MK 2011: Reboot of Classic Taunt
    MK11: The New Generation of Taunts

  • @SneakyMeeky
    @SneakyMeeky Před 2 lety +14

    Alternate title:
    *"3 and a half minutes of Shao Kahn insulting everyone in the MK universe"*

  • @dogeinkorea2604
    @dogeinkorea2604 Před 3 lety +17

    Shao Kahn doesnt even need to cuss to make you feel bad

  • @AvalancheTV
    @AvalancheTV Před 3 lety +14

    2:42 is the best

  • @CrippledCrusader
    @CrippledCrusader Před rokem +8

    I refuse to believe that Shao Khan didn’t get his “YOU SUCK” from some random earthrealm kombatants

  • @Gannava6
    @Gannava6 Před rokem +6

    I prefer the the echoing deep voice of the earlier games. They sound more menacing than the later ones. In the later games he just sound angry but they don't have the oomph behind them.

  • @fatalicraven72
    @fatalicraven72 Před 11 měsíci +6

    MK 9 Shao Kahn was a nightmare to go against. And it's my favorite version of them all.

  • @axostierIV
    @axostierIV Před 9 měsíci +3

    1:02 Shao: I will rule this world
    Sub-Zero: Ugh shu-- (dead)

  • @sw-4733
    @sw-4733 Před 3 lety +26

    the original mortal kombat shao kahn sounds more scarier than mortal kombat 9 and mortal kombat 11 shao kahn sounds like he gained alot of weight

  • @rickylozada7994
    @rickylozada7994 Před rokem +7

    It must have been circa 1996 whenever I was first introduced to MK Trilogy. I remember watching my cousins play. All that gore, fatalities, the violence, and my cousins cheering me on whenever I beat one of them, 6 year old me was captivated. I remember once I went to the grocery store and I was waiting for my mom to finish with her purchase. There was an old stand up arcade machine which actually had MK Trilogy loaded up on it. I'm like hell yeah, let me get some quarters and play. Little did I know, that was my introduction to being handed Ls. Time and time again, I would get whooped and Shao Kahn's voice would boom throw the machine "HAHAH YOU SUCK". MAAANNN I went home and cried. Cried like a baby. 6 year old me couldn't comprehend why this machine was so mean to me. Years later, I bought MK 2011 and I finally got my revenge. A whole 15 years later. It's funny because as an immature human, I let my emotions get the best of me. As I matured and got older, I can't help but appreciate his introduction to the series. I might just buy this game now. Even if I'm 4 years late. The trash talking is supreme. Shao Kahn was my first introductory villain and damn has he stood the test of time.

    • @Talia.777
      @Talia.777 Před rokem +3

      Awwww
      😂👍

    • @rickylozada7994
      @rickylozada7994 Před rokem +3

      @@Talia.777 he was definitely part of my childhood. I confronted him at 3 different chapters of my life. As a child (6), young adult (21) and now as a parent (32). And as if that wasn't ironic, now my kid cheers me on when I play as Shao Kahn and whoop people. It's the best. She even puts both fists on her side and does the infamous laugh. It's great 😂

  • @quietness4008
    @quietness4008 Před rokem +7

    2:03 лучший Шао Кан

  • @vaporized4353
    @vaporized4353 Před 2 lety +7

    2:58, damn poor baraka got roasted to death..

    • @v12ts.gaming
      @v12ts.gaming Před 11 měsíci +3

      Cause of death: emotional damage

  • @shempmalone9736
    @shempmalone9736 Před rokem +3

    My dad after me not knowing a what name of the car part is while I hold the flashlight to help fix the car

  • @ChristianFrates1997
    @ChristianFrates1997 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Bob Carter is my favorite Shao Kahn voice!

  • @ASauce.2.0
    @ASauce.2.0 Před 2 lety +7

    Literally my mind when I fail at something.

  • @WaverVr
    @WaverVr Před 4 měsíci +2

    3:10 That angle goes crazy

  • @slimeghost103
    @slimeghost103 Před rokem +3

    My favorite one tho: "I dont fear you Ni--!"

  • @Tsunami_Symon
    @Tsunami_Symon Před 2 lety +4

    2:16
    Shoa Kahn: *You Suck.* 👉
    Kitana: I do father l... 😔

  • @Goji94
    @Goji94 Před rokem +3

    Plot twist: Shao Kahn was the announcer the whole time

  • @mrrigtastic
    @mrrigtastic Před 10 měsíci +2

    2:16 “you suck”😂

  • @ramprashad29
    @ramprashad29 Před 2 lety +7

    God he is a giant. Love him even though he is evil

  • @Despair331
    @Despair331 Před 3 lety +10

    0:57
    Shao Kahn: You Are Nothing
    Ermac: You Don't Exist To us

  • @MattRoySk8s
    @MattRoySk8s Před měsícem +1

    MK 2 is my favorite voice. Just so much power behind it especially with that echo. Fuck yeah

  • @disuser-lp3qv1tm8f
    @disuser-lp3qv1tm8f Před 3 lety +13

    Shao Kahn is the only person in the world who can make you laugh while bashing your head in with a sledge hammer aaand insulting you. Legend

  • @Nommiq
    @Nommiq Před rokem +3

    1:09 i rule this world
    Sub zero : nah bro i cant do this

  • @johnnobon
    @johnnobon Před měsícem

    I like his 2, 3, and Deception taunts best. He says it more quietly as if he isn't the slightest bit threatened by you but his voice still travles and echoes across the stage because he's a supernaturl demon. In the new ones he shouts like he's struggling to be heard. It's kinda like the chad vs virgin meme

  • @dima_briefel
    @dima_briefel Před rokem +1

    0:17
    The perfect cut was so nice 😂

  • @YoungQu33zy
    @YoungQu33zy Před 3 lety +7

    Gotta love Shao Khan

  • @gerodconey1294
    @gerodconey1294 Před rokem +1

    All of them are great my favorite is the laugh and "you will never win"

  • @Somnne
    @Somnne Před rokem +5

    1:31 LMAO

  • @xJC4Rx
    @xJC4Rx Před 11 měsíci +1

    It almost sounds like the same voice clips in Deception/Armageddon were kept from the MKII days
    Or at very least, was the same VA

  • @ResidentEvil2002-7
    @ResidentEvil2002-7 Před 3 lety +8

    Feel the power of Shao Kahn

  • @v12ts.gaming
    @v12ts.gaming Před 11 měsíci +2

    This could've been brought back in MK1 by using that teabag taunt feature...

    • @ChatkaCommunity
      @ChatkaCommunity Před 11 měsíci +1

      I think the reason Ed Boon didn't brought back Shao Kahn's taunts and infamous shoulder bash attack in MK1 is because Liu Kang, as a Timekeeper, tought they were atribiutes of Shao Kahn's emperror tyranny during past timeline and since Liu Kang gives everyone a redemption path, he deleted what was the power of Shao's, because he didn't want everything goes back what was before building his peaceful New Era. It's a little shame they're lost in MK1, but understable from Liu Kang's perspective and logical thinking.

  • @BardockPOL
    @BardockPOL Před 3 lety +7

    His voice in Mortal Kombat Mobile is a different, though voice lines remain the same

  • @boof994
    @boof994 Před 3 lety +5

    Bruh I like all of them except for mk11 where they just gave him the same voice as atrocitus and didnt add some of his well known lines

  • @Kurai_Isshin
    @Kurai_Isshin Před rokem +1

    I love how some characters block his taunts

  • @KarlSturmgewher
    @KarlSturmgewher Před rokem +2

    His taunts also leave him open to attack.

  • @doggomcgee5870
    @doggomcgee5870 Před 3 lety +12

    Prepare to die 2:14

  • @unclepaul1995
    @unclepaul1995 Před 3 lety +4

    You Know How to Torture His Feelings in the Dungeon, Shao Kahn.

  • @ipv-gachaedition103
    @ipv-gachaedition103 Před rokem +3

    *MK9 Shao Kahn:* You serve ZERO purpose, you should kill yourself NOW!
    2:02 In MK9 he looks like he's having so much fun bullying you!!! 😂😂😂

  • @chengfu7063
    @chengfu7063 Před rokem +1

    The only thing more more destructive than his brutal nature the insults and the bad Tyrant breath to go along with it for a ruthless Tyrant he does have proper etiquette

  • @blueeyeddrago3540
    @blueeyeddrago3540 Před rokem +1

    I just laugh at when Shao Kahn taunts an opponent while they were dizzy, they fall over. It just made me think that they died of emotional damage.

  • @catnoirlover1719
    @catnoirlover1719 Před rokem +1

    Shao Kahn saying "you suck" to Skarlet had double meaning👀👀🤣😏

  • @preettygoood7774
    @preettygoood7774 Před 11 měsíci +1

    "I don't fear you ni"

  • @Ginfeldi
    @Ginfeldi Před 10 měsíci +1

    Shao: you suck
    Baraaka:

  • @daoyang5988
    @daoyang5988 Před rokem +1

    "That's it! I Hadn't enough of you!!" -Shao kahn

  • @ar9rnr
    @ar9rnr Před měsícem

    I remember the first time I saw Shao Kahn in MK3 on my Sega Genesis. I was like 7 years old and I never made it to the end in 1 player. Most of the time I played against my sister and all the selectable characters seemed really cool to me, and I thought that was all of them. Until one day a cousin of mine, much older than me, came to play and unlocked the "killer codes" to appear on the roster, with that intimidating photo of him in gloomy blue and violet tones. I immediately became a fan of Kahn. That day I was: 😮

  • @Simgor2
    @Simgor2 Před rokem +5

    Nothing beats the original. 😎

  • @Tripp393
    @Tripp393 Před 2 lety +2

    So smart of them to use real people for the first couple games because it gives the characters so much more heft, with the 3d ones you know they're 3d.

  • @jishslimmy
    @jishslimmy Před 3 lety +4

    Incredible villain.

  • @robbasegeak1249
    @robbasegeak1249 Před rokem

    “Is that your best?!” has got to be my favorite one

  • @TurboThunderGaming
    @TurboThunderGaming Před rokem +1

    So he actually do say 'You weak pathetic fool', that's cool. Same as in the movie.

  • @tthomaselli2
    @tthomaselli2 Před 7 měsíci +1

    "You suck...".
    --Shao Kahn, 'Mortal Kombat 3'.

  • @nappokaikai
    @nappokaikai Před 10 měsíci

    Seeing the type of villain like Shao Kahn resort to slang like “YOU SUCK” will never not be funny 😂.

  • @ZombieKoaMHila
    @ZombieKoaMHila Před 3 lety +7

    0:57 YOU ARE NOTHING

  • @erenalmaci9167
    @erenalmaci9167 Před 4 měsíci

    Mortal Kombat 1 ,2 and 3 is legend. 90's Child knows this well

  • @Forkeer
    @Forkeer Před 3 lety +2

    Nice one pro❤👌

  • @TheEyeOfCthulhu
    @TheEyeOfCthulhu Před rokem +1

    The deception and armageddon have different voices for shao kahn but the taunts is still the mk2 voice lmao

  • @Bareknuckleiq180Ajp-h1q

    I called up a lawyer....last year or so ... talking about it's winter, I'm homeless and hungry..... thinking about commenting a 2 offense

  • @OverSteam
    @OverSteam Před 3 lety +2

    "I win" is what i like.

  • @Zachary_prince
    @Zachary_prince Před 17 dny

    I love “YOU SUCK” it’s so awesome lmao

  • @lairbag8415
    @lairbag8415 Před 3 lety +3

    You may survive a battle against him
    Your self esteem no

  • @kaijukid1443
    @kaijukid1443 Před 8 měsíci

    Admit, second he started taunting, you wanted to flatten his ass.

  • @anthonyxwillaims6112
    @anthonyxwillaims6112 Před rokem

    “Your time is up” the best one in this video

  • @spookydonutghosthouse

    1993: Is that your best?
    2011: You suck!
    2020: I don't fear you, ni-

  • @smithwesson1896
    @smithwesson1896 Před 3 lety +2

    Too bad Clancy Brown never had the chance to voice him or even play him in the movies. That way we could have had a Highlander reunion rematch

    • @dnmstarsi
      @dnmstarsi Před rokem

      At least he got to play Raiden in Defenders of the Realm.