Cobalt Mines of Shokan

The Cobalt Mines of Shokan is a location in Outworld which is often used as a prison for "the lowest scum of all realms". In the 1998 TV series Mortal Kombat Conquest, Shang Tsung is imprisioned here by Shao Kahn after his defeat at the hands of the Great Kung Lao. In the Mortal Kombat 4 Limited Edition comic, Reptile is sent to the mines by Queen Sindel for the crime of genocide commited under his service to Shao Kahn. However, Reptile's storyline in the Mortal Kombat 4 game states that he was instead banished to the Netherealm.