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Noob Saibot (born Bi-Han, formery known as Sub-Zero) is a video game character and a recurring antagonist from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. He debuted as a hidden character in Mortal Kombat II (1993), although the later game Mortal Kombat: Deception (2004) established his true identity as that of the original Sub-Zero, who was killed by his nemesis Scorpion after the events in the first Mortal Kombat.

Storyline
In his first appearance, Mortal Kombat II, he has no biographies, but only referred to as a "new warrior" when faced; however in later titles, it is stated that Noob Saibot pledged his loyalty to Shinnok and also did Quan Chi's bidding as a member of the Brotherhood of Shadow. Noob Saibot was ordered to observe and report on the events taking place on Earthrealm and Outworld; to this end, he remained in the shadows during the Outworld tournament, monitoring the Earthrealm for the fallen Elder God. In Mortal Kombat 3, Noob was ordered to align himself with Shao Kahn during Kahn's invasion of Earth, to gain Shao Kahn's trust and entrance into Earthrealm. After the defeat of Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat 3, Noob Saibot serves Shinnok directly during the events of Mortal Kombat 4, and despite Shinnok's careful planning, Shinnok was defeated by Raiden's forces and the Brotherhood of Shadow was disbanded. With Shinnok defeated, Noob returned to the service of the still-weakened Shao Kahn and attacked Goro under the orders of Shao Kahn during the events of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance as service to Shao Kahn. In Mortal Kombat: Deception, uninterested in the events that occurred with the Deadly Alliance, Noob found Smoke in Shao Kahn's abandoned fortress and reactivated his nanotechnology. Noob Saibot reprogrammed Smoke to only serve him and formed plans to create an army of cyber-demons, using Smoke as a template.

Between the events of Mortal Kombat: Deception and Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, Noob was seen leaving Shao Kahn's fortress with Smoke, disappearing into the Netherealm. Sub-Zero and Sareena were following the pair at the time, so Sub-Zero ordered Sareena to wait for him at the Lin Kuei Temple as he ventured after the two. However, Noob and Smoke knew they were being followed and attacked Sub-Zero in the Netherealm. It appeared the Grandmaster was overpowered and doomed until Sareena jumped in, fending off Sub-Zero’s would-be assassins but not before Sub-Zero was left unconscious, but upon waking, Sareena had reverted back to her demonic form. Dazed and still very confused, Sub-Zero attacked and Sareena fled to the depths of the Netherealm.

In Armageddon, Noob and Smoke maintained their alliance but fought separately. In Armageddon's Konquest mode, they attacked the Lin Kuei temple as the first step in forming his army of cyber-demons. Taven, who was in the temple at the time, fended off Noob and Smoke, and rescued Sub-Zero. It was then that Sub-Zero discovered Noob to be his older brother. Sub-Zero informed Taven of the Red Dragon as thanks, and decided to take the opportunity to try to bring his brother back into the light.

Identity
Noob Saibot originated as such when, between the events in the first Mortal Kombat tournament and Mortal Kombat II, the first Sub-Zero, Bi-Han,, the elder of the two Sub-Zero brothers, was murdered by Scorpion in his quest to avenge his own death at the hands of the elder Sub-Zero. Sub-Zero was thus deemed dead and he was replaced in the clan by his younger brother.

Before Mortal Kombat: Deception, in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Noob and Classic Sub-Zero are different characters, although he was believed to have died after the first Mortal Kombat, he returned to try again and assassinate Shang Tsung. This was altered in Noob-Smoke's Mortal Kombat: Deception ending where it is revealed that he was the "original Sub-Zero" and had become a wraith after his death.

Naming
The name "Noob Saibot" is made up of the last names of MK creators Ed Boon and John Tobias spelled backwards. Speculation arose that after Tobias left Midway Games in 2000, the "Saibot" portion of the name had to be removed for legal reasons, but this was untrue as Tobias did not own the rights to the name.

In Mortal Kombat: Deception's Konquest mode and in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, the name Noob-Smoke was split up, with "Saibot" omitted for continuity purposes and is still referred to by his full name in his and Ashrah's Mortal Kombat: Deception ending. He is also referred to as "Noob Saibot" by Sub-Zero in the 2005 release Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, as well as during Mortal Kombat: Armageddon ' s Konquest mode.

Appearances
In Noob Saibot's debut game, Mortal Kombat II, he serves as a hidden opponent rather than a playable characters. To fight him, the player would have to win fifty rounds in a row. His appearance was that of a silhouette of Scorpion and his special abilities in Mortal Kombat II were copied from Scorpion. Losing to Noob Saibot in the Arcade version of Mortal Kombat II, Shao Kahn says, "Feel the power of -" and is abruptly cut off by Forden's "Toasty!"; however, in the SNES version of Mortal Kombat II will cause shouts of "You will die, mortal!" and "Toasty!" from Shao Kahn and Dan Forden, respectively. In Mortal Kombat 3, Noob Saibot is not a ninja palette swap, but actually a silhouette of Kano, since there were no human ninja in the game as a result his moveslist is only comprised of Kano's combos. After Noob wins a round, a programming glitch has the voiceover saying, "Kano shows mercy!" In the Game Gear version, he had Kano's special moves and the Eyebeam Fatality. However, in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (UMK3), due to the return of the ninja characters, he was given a full black sprite in the arcade and home versions, save for the Sega Saturn. Losing to Noob Saibot in UMK3's Arcade, Nintendo DS, and Sega Saturn conversions will cause Shao Kahn to say "It's official, you suck!".

In Shaolin Monks, unlike MKII, Noob is found briefly in the NetherRealm being chased by Sub-Zero. Liu Kang and Kung Lao witness Noob Saibot attempting to kill Sub-Zero, however he manages to fend Noob Saibot off. As the Shaolin monks prepare to attack the wraith, Sub-Zero orders them to stop, saying that he will kill them if they take another step. He then tells them that Noob Saibot is his brother and knows the location of Scorpion, whom the trio were seeking. Noob Saibot is playable in Shaolin Monks in the Versus mode if both players select Sub-Zero; the last player to select him will play as a variation of Noob Saibot. He is colored black, like the real Noob Saibot, but he has Sub-Zero's frozen forearms and retains all of his younger brother's moves and fatalities.

The only game in the main series Noob has not appeared in is Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance; however, is still included in the roster of Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition.

An early Deception costume design for Noob Saibot became Havik, a different character altogether.

Appearances in other media
Noob Saibot (played by Kimball Uddin) made one appearance in Mortal Kombat: Konquest as an imprisoned Outworld warrior mistakenly released by Siro and Taja and then recruited by a sorceress to assassinate Kung Lao, a task which he failed. He was completely covered in black oil and wielded an Escrima stick.

Noob Saibot also appeared in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, as a warrior who emerged from Ermac. From watching the movie, it would not be clear that it actually was Noob Saibot (as his name did not appear in the credits), however he is specifically mentioned by name in the novelization based on the movie. He was played by J. J. Perry.