In the Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm cartoon, the Lin Kuei Grandmaster is named Oniro and looks radically different from the Lin Kuei Grandmaster shown later in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero. He can shape shift into animals, and like Shang Tsung, uses the catchphrase
"Your soul is mine", referring to the automation process whereby he will have complete control over his Lin Kuei warriors' actions as they become cyber-ninjas.