User blog comment:Godkombat21/MK vs Marvel Reboot Scorpion vs Ghost Rider/@comment-4552610-20130706000637/@comment-5931345-20130707080254

The Penance Stare doesn't necessarily have to kill. Scorpion will be affected by it becasue of his sins and immorality, which the stare frenzies off. It affects both the soul and the conscience and only two people in its history came out unaffected. The stare won't kill Scorpion but it will put him out of battle.