Shang Tsung's Flesh Pits

'Shang Tsung's Flesh Pits' have never been truly explained, although one can speculate as what their purpose had been. It is clear, however, that they were designed to create creature's, likely to do Shang Tsung's bidding. Furthermore, they may have been a source of limitless souls for the sorceror, since due to his rapid aging he requires souls to maintain his youth. Thus, it can be concluded that the pits were a source of both minions for the evil sorceror and a way of maintaining his youth when he needed to. This privellage may have been extended to Shao Kahn.

The only known character to emerge from the pits to fight in Mortal Kombat was Meat, who was originally a glitch in the game, who was later transformed into an official character.