This character was originally introduced in the franchise reboot, in the game Mortal Kombat 9, released in 2011 and is back in Mortal Kombat XL. Shinnok is a character that can only be unlocked at the end of Story / Image Mode: Disclosure Cyber Sub-Zero Doing so will unlock the character's base skin, as the corrupted version of Shinnok is not available for selection in the Mortal Kombat XL character menu. To be able to play with this Elder God, complete Story Mode.