Thought to have been vanquished in the Shaolin Tournament, Sub-Zero mysteriously returns. It's believed this secretive member of the Lin Kuei, a legendary clan of Chinese "ninjas", has returned to again attempt an assassination of Shang Tsung. To do so, he must fight his way through Shao Kahn's tournament.

Special Moves
Freeze: Down, Forward, LP
Ground Freeze: Down, Back, LK
Slide: Back+LP+LK+Block
Ice Clone: Down, Back, LP (can be done in the air)
Ice Shower: Down, Forward, HP
Near Ice Shower: Down,  Forward, Back, HP
Far Ice Shower: Down, Back, Forward, HP

Finishing Moves
Fatality 1: Down, Down, Down, Forward, HP (at close range)
Fatality 2: Down, Forward, Forward, Forward, HP (at close range)
Animality: Back, Back, Forward, Down, LP
Babality: Down, Back, Back, HK
Friendship: Down, Back, Back, Forward, LK
Stage Fatalities: Forward, Down, Forward, Forward, HP
Brutality: LP, HP, BL, LK, LK, HK, HK, LP, HP, LP

Combos
Combo #1: HP-HP-LK-B+HK-F+LK
Combo #2: HP, HP, D+LP, D+HP
Combo #3: F+LK, B+HK, F+LK

Ending
When the original Sub-Zero died in the first tournament, only to return and win the third, both the outworlders and the Earth Warriors were stunned. When he removed his mask, he revealed a warrior who was missing from the second tournament and will be back for the fourth tournament.