Tomas Vrbada - better known as Smoke - is a supporting character in the animated film Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms. He is a member of the Lin Kuei, a clan of ninja-like assassins and mercenaries, and is also a friend and ally of Kuai Liang, the second Sub-Zero. He is voiced by Matt Mercer.
History[]
Following the death of Bi-Han, Kuai Liang inherits the mantle of Sub-Zero. He spars with Smoke in preparation for his mission to find and destroy his brother's killer, but their sparring is interrupted when they are summoned by the Lin Kuei Grandmaster. When the two meet with their leader, the Grandmaster informs them of the identity of Bi-Han's killer: Scorpion of the Shirai Ryu clan. The Lin Kuei have been hired to hunt down Scorpion and obtain from him a mysterious relic that belongs to their client.
In order to carry out this task and bring the Lin Kuei into the modern era, the Grandmaster has declared that the top Lin Kuei members will be converted into cyborgs, calling upon the recently augmented Sektor and Cyrax. Smoke and Sub-Zero are horrified by this revelation and refuse to submit to the process. Smoke casts a cloud of gas to shroud himself and Sub-Zero as the two attempt to flee from the Lin Kuei temple, but Sektor and Cyrax pursue the runaways. In the ensuing struggle, the two cyborgs overpower and capture Smoke, beginning the assimilation process. Smoke urges Sub-Zero to run while Sektor and Cyrax take him away to undergo full conversion.
The next time Smoke appears, he is fully augmented and assisting Cyrax and Sektor with hunting down both Scorpion and Sub-Zero. They succeed in capturing Scorpion and take him to the Temple of Elements where the Earth Kamidogu is located. Thanks to the mystical key that has been entwined with Scorpion's spirit, the temple gate is opened and the cyber-ninjas acquire the Kamidogu.
Death[]
Late into the film, the Lin Kuei would meet with their client, the Mad God Shinnok, after having captured Scorpion and acquired the Earth Kamidogu. Shinnok then reveals his true identity to the Grandmaster and his purpose for wanting the Kamidogu: to resurrect the One Being and destroy all of reality. Realizing his error, the Grandmaster orders Sektor, Smoke and Cyrax to attack Shinnok, but the evil deity summons a horde of demons to kill them. Smoke and the other cyber-ninjas put up a good fight, but they are ultimately overwhelmed by the demons and torn apart.