Noob Saibot debuted as an unplayable hidden character in "Mortal Kombat II" and became a playable character for the first time in the console versions of "Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3". He is initially established as an undead wraith and member of the Brotherhood of the Shadow cult, which places him in the service of many of the series' villains. His backstory was further expanded in ', in which he is revealed as the original Sub-Zero from the original 1992 game, who was killed by Scorpion and then resurrected by the evil sorcerer Quan Chi; Noob Saibot's younger brother took on the mantle of Sub-Zero from "Mortal Kombat II" onwards. In the reboot continuity started in the 2011 "Mortal Kombat" game, his birth name is revealed as Bi-Han.