"The Oracle once asked you why you are Black Scorpion. I pose that question again. Why are you the Black Scorpion?" "Now, that's the easiest question of all," Alex says with great confidence. "I'm the Black Scorpion because....I am the Black Scorpion." Alexander Mason is an ex-Marine, a family man and the last defense against the rising criminal population in the city of Las Pacificas. After joining the ranks of a secretly-commissioned taskforce and undergoing experimental enhancements, his world is toppled by the death of his wife and mother. As he sets out to avenge his loved ones, new threats arise and sinister plots against him surface, leading him to accept his destiny and become the Black Scorpion. Armed with his physical enhancements and mystical training, Black Scorpion begins a journey that will bring him in contact with some of his greatest physical and emotional challenges.