Kano mocks Kabal about Shao Kahn being too powerful, but before finishing the sentence gets knocked unconscious by Kabal, stating that he is able to take down the emperor. Kano leads him to Shao Kahn's throne room, where he witnesses him murdering Shang Tsung to empower the corrupted and resurrected Sindel. So Kabal forces Kano to come with him, as the Black Dragon leader is an ally of Shao Kahn. He plans on visiting Shao Kahn but realizes he cannot get near him, as he is the emperor. Kabal wakes up to find Kano who implores him to rejoin him, but he defeats his former boss in a fight after the latter openly admits that he is the one responsible for Outworld's firepower. Kabal had been dragged into Outworld, where he was healed and given his respirator by Shang Tsung's magic and Kano's technology. Whilst Stryker had been thrown into the subway by Ermac after dealing with Kintaro, Kabal had been carried away by Outworld forces, leaving behind only a scorched imprint of himself on the pavement. Suddenly, Kabal is burned alive by Kintaro during the Earthrealm invasion.

After Stryker defeats Mileena, the two of them encounter Raiden, as Kabal was suprised to see him shoot lightning from his hands. While Kabal and Stryker goes street level, they encounter Mileena. Kabal tries to tell Stryker that it isn't safe, in which Stryker says that it's better there than here. After Stryker defeats Reptile, he tells Kabal that they are going street level, because they have been compromised. When Reptile shows up, Kabal tells Stryker to shoot first, ask questions later, in which Stryker says he is fine with it. He is first seen with Stryker observing New York being invaded by Outworld. Kabal is a reformed criminal turned police officer and is Kurtis Stryker's partner. Kabal has run down anyone who's crossed Kano ever since.' He was a rookie cop until Kano tempted him to sell out his police department for cash money and a spot in the Black Dragon. Kabal's sprinting speed is only outpaced by his greed. Mortal Kombat 11: 'Fleet-footed Black Dragon enforcer.Severely injured in battle, he is doomed to wear a life support system forever.' But when New York was invaded he underwent another transformation-one that would afflict him physically. This transition helped ease the pain of dark memories. He joined the New York City police force to kombat the underworld element he once served. Mortal Kombat (2011): 'Once a member of the Black Dragon clan, Kabal gave up his life of crime and put his fighting skills to more positive uses.

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