Thought to have been vanquished in the Shaolin Tournament, Sub-Zero mysteriously returns. It's believed this secretive member of the Lin Kuei, a legendary clan of Chinese "ninjas", has returned to again attempt an assassination of Shang Tsung. To do so, he must fight his way through Shao Kahn's tournament.

Special Moves

Freeze: Down, Forward, Low Punch.
Ground Freeze: Down, Back, Low Kick.
Slide: Back + Low Punch + Block + Low Kick.
(MKT N64) Ice Shower: Down, Forward, High Punch.

Basic Combos

Combo 1: Forward + Low Kick, Back + High Kick, Forward + Low Kick.
Combo 2: High Punch, High Punch, Down + Low Punch, Down + High Punch.
Combo 3: High Punch, High Punch, Low Kick, Back+High Kick, Forward+Low Kick.

Finishing Moves

Fatality 1: Down, Down, Down, Forward, High Punch.
Fatality 2: Unknown.
Animality: Unknown.
Babality: Down, Back, Back, High Kick.
Friendship: Unknown.
Stage Fatalities: Forward, Down, Forward, Forward, High Punch.
* Brutality: High Punch, Low Punch, High Punch, Block, Low Kick, Low Kick, High Kick, High Kick, High Kick, Low Punch, High Punch, Low Punch.

Ending

Having been killed in the first tournament, Sub-Zero somehow seems to have emerged to win the third tournament. However, upon removing his mask both the Outworld and the Earth-born warriors...

Are shocked to discover the true identity of this warrior. A warrior who has long been missing from a previous Mortal Kombat, and one who will return in the fourth tournament.

* Brutalities can't be performed in the arcade version of UMK3.