Once a member of the Lin Kuei, Hydro was abducted by the sorcerer Quan Chi and tortured to death by the Spectre known as Scorpion amidst his vengeful rampage, believing Hydro to have been involved in the Shirai Ryu massacre. Hydro's afterlife was destined for the Netherrealm, where he quickly realised that there were plenty of angry souls who had been wronged by the actions of mortals in their previous life. After becoming a Spectre like Scorpion, Hydro focused his rage on forming an assassin business operating in Hell where his band of Spectres shall punish those who wronged the dead. Reuniting with his old best friend Bi-Han, now Noob Saibot, Hydro has been drawn away from his work to try help his friend break free from the enslavement brought upon him by the manipulative sorcerer... Quan Chi.