As a Boy, Smoke lived to hunt with his family. Their final hunt, however, ended in tragedy. Having accidentally trespassing onto Lin Kuei's lands, they were attacked. Smoke was orphaned. Ashamed by his warrior's action, The Lin Kuei's Grandmaster adopted Smoke. He raised him alongside his Sons, Sub-Zero and Scorpion. Eventually, Smoke chose to make Lin Kuei's missions his own. But as he lack his brother's supernatural abilities, he set out to master practical magic. Having done so. 