In "MKII", Kahn was digitally resized to a taller height to make him tower over the playable characters. The actor who played him, bodybuilder Brian Glynn (who "couldn't believe" he was going to be in a "Mortal Kombat" game), was not nearly as imposing in comparison; a photograph published in "GamePro" of Glynn and "Mortal Kombat" co-creator Ed Boon standing side-by-side, which was snapped during production of the game, showed that Boon was taller. In many official depictions of Shao Kahn made by Midway, he is shown wearing a cape, though he never wore one in his original digitized appearances. "Mortal Kombat: Deception" was the first time in which he wore the cape in-game. "Mortal Kombat" sound designer Dan Forden explained that the reason for Kahn not wearing the cape in earlier games, in addition to Kabal not being able to wear a trenchcoat in "Mortal Kombat 3", was that loose flowing clothing took up memory.