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CHARACTERS Apep Apep has only appeared in one Mortal Kombat game thus far; ''''. He was a semi-important character throughout the beginning of the game's Konquest mode, guiding Shujinko to Master Bo' Rai Cho 's dojo locations, and giving him various hints. However, Apep is not seen again past the initial village in which the player starts. Apep is approximately Shujinko's age at the beginning of Konquest mode, and is apparently also a student to Bo' Rai Cho. Although Apep's overall involvement with the game was minimal, there were rumors upon his initial appearance in the game's trailers that he would possibly be more involved with the game later on. Coupled with the fact that his name comes from the Malicious Serpent Beast Of Egyptian Mythology , it was assumed that he would be responsible for the deception hinted in the game's title, turning against Shujinko. However, as of the end of ''Deception'', none of this has appeared to be true. Argus Argus is the most powerful of the Edenian Gods, as well as the father of , with the mystical weapons and armors that he and Delia had given them to find. With Blaze's defeat, depending on which one of the brothers defeated him, not only would they gain full godhood and replace Argus as Protector of Edenia, but the excess energies from Blaze would siphon through their armor and either kill or nullify the power of the other kombatants, preventing their fighting energies from tearing the realms apart. Argus created several obelisks for his sons to train in on their journeys, where he and Delia had left their images in. Argus and Delia were supposedly killed by Daegon shortly after their son's premature revival. However, Argus himself narrates all of the characters' endings, suggesting otherwise. Daegon's own ending reveals both of them may still be alive. Daegon's Ending . ''Mortal Kombat: Armageddon'', Midway Games, 2006. Since a void has been left amongst the seats of the Elder Gods with Shinnok 's banishment, Raiden was eventually chosen to succeed him. However, later on Raiden relinquished his position in order to save the Earthrealm . Argus too has been appointed by the Elder gods to take up this position, which is why he intended for one of his sons to take his place as the Protector God of Edenia. Classic Sub-Zero Classic Sub-Zero was a playable character in '' Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 '' and '' Mortal Kombat Trilogy '' and was initially believed to be the live representation of the deceased Original Sub-Zero . His biography screen is almost identical to the younger Sub-Zero's in '' Mortal Kombat II ''; it states that, though believed killed in the first Mortal Kombat, he is thought to have returned to try and assassinate Shang Tsung. Classic Sub-Zero's Bio . ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'', Midway Games, 1995. However, his ending reveals that upon removing his mask that he is "a warrior who has long been missing from a previous Mortal Kombat, and one who will return in the Fourth Tournament ." Classic Sub-Zero's Ending . ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'', Midway Games, 1995. It is most likely that this character was just an excuse to use all the known ninja swaps, or that fans wanted to play as Sub-Zero in his ninja form. It should also be noted that many character endings in ''Mortal Kombat'' games do not occur as canon as the storyline progresses, so Classic Sub-Zero's ending may mean nothing at all. The ''Mortal Kombat: Armageddon: Prima Official Game Guide'', released long after ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' and the revelation that Noob Saibot is the original Sub-Zero, states that Classic Sub-Zero's place in the game has no bearing on the story and that he is, in fact, Noob Saibot.1 Delia Delia is the mother of n sorceress who can see into the future. Her visions of an impending Armageddon prompted for her husband, Argus , to create a plan in which their sons would be kept in incubation for many years until the time for their quest to begin. Delia created the firespawn Blaze to sound the call to awaken the two warriors as well as to be defeated in battle in order to decide the fate of the rest of the fighters. Blaze's Bio . ''Mortal Kombat: Unchained'', Midway Games, 2006. She also placed her image into obelisks created by her husband in order to train her sons while they continued on their journey. Argus and Delia were supposedly killed by Daegon shortly after their son's premature revival. However, Daegon's own ending reveals both of them may still be alive. Earth God The Earth God is an unnamed boss from ''''. He was one of four guardian gods assigned by Raiden to guard Shinnok's Amulet in the Temple of Elements and acted as the god of earth in the ''Mortal Kombat'' universe.2 His appearance was of an immense, slow-moving man made of rock. He could be beaten in traditional hand-to-hand combat or a chandelier could be made to fall on him. He was defeated by the Elder Sub-Zero , allowing the ninja access to the water area of the temple. In the official '' Mortal Kombat 4 '' comic that came with the PC version of said game, the Younger Sub-Zero attempts to make peace with the temple guardians, but discovers that they are gone. This could indicate that the Earth God was killed by Shinnok during his invasion, an idea further substantiated by Fujin 's ''Mortal Kombat 4'' biography screen stating that he and Raiden are among the few surviving Earthrealm gods. Fujin's Bio . ''Mortal Kombat 4'', Midway Games, 1997. Fire God The Fire God was an unnamed boss from ''''. He was one of four guardian gods assigned by Raiden to guard Shinnok's Amulet in the Temple of Elements and acted as the god of fire in the ''Mortal Kombat'' universe. He had the ability to teleport, fire jets of flame, as well as to perform a burning chokehold. He was the final elemental god defeated by the Elder Sub-Zero , allowing the ninja access to the amulet. In the official '' Mortal Kombat 4 '' comic that came with the PC version of said game, the Younger Sub-Zero attempts to make peace with the temple guardians, but discovers that they are gone. This could indicate that the Fire God was killed by Shinnok during his invasion, an idea further substantiated by Fujin 's ''Mortal Kombat 4'' biography screen stating that he and Raiden are among the few surviving Earthrealm gods. Gemini Gemini was '', still in radio contact with Jax. Giant Serpent Originally featured as a boss in '''', but only as a statue seen in the background of Reptile's Lair. According to unlockable concept art available in the game's Krypt, the Giant Serpent was once intended to be alive in the arenaKrypt – Reptile Lair Sketch. ''Mortal Kombat: Armageddon'', Midway Games, 2006. featured as a death trap that would eat any players who were knocked into its mouth. However, the artwork's description states, "the great serpent died before the game was finished and a statue was built in it's honor."Krypt – Reptile Lair Render. ''Mortal Kombat: Armageddon'', Midway Games, 2006. The many giant eggs surrounding the arena are described as being Giant Serpent eggs.Krypt – Reptile Lair Sketch. ''Mortal Kombat: Armageddon'', Midway Games, 2006. Great Kung Lao See Also: Great Kung Lao The Great Kung Lao is a character occasionally referenced in the game series and featured in the television show ''''. He is the Ancestor of the present-day Kung Lao . Representing the Order of Light, the Great Kung Lao had defeated Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat, saving Earthrealm 500 years before Liu Kang would do the same. He would later be defeated by Goro after Shang Tsung had corrupted the tournament, an event that would lead up to the events of the First Arcade Game . Hornbuckle In '' Mortal Kombat II '', Hornbuckle is the name fans have given to the character opposite Blaze in the background of the Pit II stage. Upon closer inspection, it is clear that "Hornbuckle" is nothing more than a Palette Swap of the sprite used for Liu Kang in the main game, wearing pants with a green trim and a green headband rather than Liu Kang's normally red-colored outfit.3 The name Hornbuckle comes from the hints that Jade and Smoke , two secret characters in the game, would randomly give before matches. Ed Boon once referred to the character as Liu Kang.4 One of Jade's hints was "Hornbuckle Who?" This was a reference to someone named Leanne Hornbuckle who appeared in the credits for ''Mortal Kombat II''. However, fans intepreted this as the name of the character in the background. The character in the background of the Pit II stage was later added to Blaze's storyline, presumed to be one of the "holy men" who captured and forced him to guard the Dragon King's egg. Blaze's Bio . ''Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance'', Midway Games, 2002. Hornbuckle appears in '''' during the fifth quest given by Smoke. The Pit II area shows Hornbuckle and Blaze sparring in the background. Jataaka Jataaka is one of the sub-bosses in Shinnok's Fortress in ''. Jataaka, along with Sareena and Kia, makes a reappearance in '''' Jerrod Jerrod, also spelled as '''Jerod''', is a minor character occasionally referenced in the character '' ending, Jerrod is referenced once again. In it, she uses her newfound powers as a goddess to resurrect her husband. Sindel's Ending . ''Mortal Kombat: Armageddon'', Midway Games, 2006. Jerrod's downfall was depicted in the Malibu Comics ''Mortal Kombat'' Comic Book ''Kitana and Mileena: Sister Act''. Kahil Grigesh Kahil Grigesh is the name of a vampire from Vaeternus who became a victim of the kriss sword Datusha. The sword manipulates it's holder into believing that they are slaying evil beings for a greater good, and as such Kahil slaughtered many of his vampire kind. He managed to break the sword's hold on him and to make amends for the deaths he'd caused, took Datusha into the plains of the Netherrealm and committed suicide, trapping the sword there. However, later on it was found by the demon Ashrah . Kia Kia is one of the sub-bosses in Shinnok's Fortress in '''' and also a member of the Brotherhood Of Shadow . She is one of three assassins serving under Quan Chi and Shinnok , along with Sareena and Jataaka . They each protected a crystal which, when combined together, allowed access to a teleportation device that sent the elder Sub-Zero to Quan Chi's throne room. Judging from Sareena's story, she also may be a demon from the Netherealm using Quan Chi's magic to sustain her attractive human form. Kia fights using razor-sharp boomerang blades. She was defeated by the elder Sub-Zero. Kia is played by actress Kerri Hoskins , who also played Sonya Blade in '' Mortal Kombat 3 ''. Kia, along with Sareena and Jataaka, makes a reappearance in '''' Kidd Thunder Kidd Thunder appeared in . King Gorbak King Gorbak is the father of '' and the non-canon '' Malibu Comics '' series. He was angered at the defeat of his son Goro and thus sent Kintaro to aid Shao Kahn in destroying the remaining warriors from Earthrealm. In the movie ''The Journey Begins'', he also has an older son named Duroc. Monster Monster is a minor character voiced by 's fighting styles and moves. After he is defeated, he is not seen again. When Shujinko questions Damashi shortly after regarding Monster, he claims ignorance of the fighter's identity.'''Shujinko''': "Who was that warrior in the Nexus?" // '''Damashi''': "I am not entirely sure. I could sense that he was quite powerful, but I did not recognize him." ''Mortal Kombat: Deception'', Midway Games, 2004. Monster was originally going to be an alternate costume for Scorpion. It was his rumored "knight" outfit.6 The developers felt that it didn't fit Scorpion, and that idea was scrapped. There is little known about the background of this character. He claims to be the Champion of the Elder Gods, but it is unknown who declared him this and how he learned of the title. Monster is playable via an Action Replay code, which, if activated, will make him replace Scorpion. No Face No Face was a member of the Black Dragon Organization. He was freed from prison by Kano in '''' and later fights Jax as a level boss in an abandoned warehouse. Described as having an extensive knowledge of incendiary and explosive devices,''Mortal Kombat: Special Forces'' instruction booklet. Midway Games, 2000. he wore sticks of dynamite strapped to his chest and uses a flame thrower as a weapon. He had no nose, ears or hair, and a pale complexion, hence his name. One Being See Also: One Being First introduced in ', the One Being''' is considered to be the origin of each of the Realm s of '' Mortal Kombat '' ( Earthrealm , Netherrealm , Outworld , Orderrealm , Chaosrealm , Edenia , and others yet to be mentioned in the storyline). According to ancient legend, in the beginning of time, there only existed the One Being and the Elder Gods . The One Being fed off of the essences of the Elder Gods, but eventually, the Elder Gods defeated the One Being, and, in efforts to weaken the One Being's omnipotence, the Elder Gods separated the One Being's consciousness into the realms and created six Kamidogu, which held the essence of the One Being. The legend decrees that if one were to obtain all six Kamidogu with the Sacred Amulet , he or she would be granted ultimate power. Although the storyline of ''Deception'' would seem to hint that the One Being would be the villain of the next title, '''s game ending. Orin and Caro Orin and Caro are the two designated dragons to awaken ''. Orin is assigned to Taven and Caro to Daegon. According to the game's Konquest mode, Caro somehow lost telepathic contact with Blaze sometime shortly after the two brothers were entombed, and, mistaking this for the signal the fire elemental would use as the call to Armageddon's arrival and the beginning of their quest, awoke Daegon prematurely. Daegon, enraged at the trickery of his parents, seemingly killed them and enslaved Caro, using his name and likeness as the basis for the Red Dragon clan, his ability to create portals to transport his troops anywhere in the realms, and his DNA to create a race of half-human dragon creatures. He was freed from his servitude by Taven, and despite his weakened state, took his revenge on Daegon by destroying his precious Red Dragon clan and headquarters. His final fate is unknown, though in Taven's ending Quan Chi is said to have killed Caro. Orin, however, stayed dutiful to Taven until the very end, when Quan Chi teleported to the cavern the brothers were entombed in and dealt Orin a mortal wound to prevent him from transporting Taven anywhere. However, Orin had just enough strength left after the attack to hold open Quan Chi's escape portal to Outworld for Taven, allowing him to chase after the sorcerer. Overlord Zeffeero Overlord Zeffeero was the ruler of a walled city in Outworld called Lei Chen, who refused to hand over his city to Shao Kahn. Zeffeero sent Shujinko to the Orderrealm to bring back help, but without anything valuable to bargain with, Shujinko offered control of Lei Chen to the Seidan Guards without Zeffeero's knowledge. Takeda Takeda was a Japanese-born ninja who served as an assassin for the Lin Kuei clan many years ago. He attempted to leave the China -based clan and return to his homeland, but leaving the Lin Kuei is the equivalent of Treason and is punishable by death. He fled to his homeland in Japan . He returned and served various lords and generals using the skills he learned in the Lin Kuei. He taught modified versions of Lin Kuei tactics and even revealed many of their secrets. Many of his skills and techniques were soon copied and learned throughout Japan, eventually evolving into the art of Ninjitsu . Unlike the Lin Kuei, the art of Ninjitsu involves the use of weapons and supernatural powers that can be mastered by any human with enough practice. This outraged the Lin Kuei back on mainland China. His practice in Japan eventually formed the Shirai Ryu clan, a tremendous rival to the Lin Kuei. His clan mocked the Lin Kuei by dressing in similar fashion but wearing yellow. This made Takeda a prime target for assassination. Takeda managed to elude death at the Lin Kuei's hand until his elder years, when his life came to an end through poison slipped into his tea. He has never appeared in any ''Mortal Kombat'' video game, and his name is only mentioned in stories concerning the Lin Kuei and the creation of the Shirai Ryu, of which Scorpion later became a member. Another character named Takeda has, however, appeared in the non-canon TV series '' Mortal Kombat Conquest '' and was possessed by Scorpion in order to get to Great Kung Lao through his love interest Geneviere "Jen" Reyland . Takeda worked for Baron Reyland and was his personal guard and assassin. He wore an all black garb similar to the ninja outfits from the first '' Mortal Kombat '' movie, and wore no mask. In the episode where he is possessed by Scorpion is also the episode that Geneviere "Jen" Reyland is killed, and Takeda is never seen again. The connection between this Takeda and the founder of the Shirai Ryu is unknown. Tasia Tasia (pronounced tah-zee-uh) was an expert swordswoman and ninja master who appeared as a boss in ''''. She was a member of the Black Dragon Organization, and was freed from a Special Forces prison by Kano. Her hideout was located in the sewers. She used twin Katana s to spin like a whirlwind, and could teleport in addition to firing paralyzing orbs. She wore purple tights, a halter top, and had short black hair. Tremor In ''Mortal Kombat: Special Forces'', Tremor appeared as a brown ninja who escaped from Special Forces custody during a prison break orchestrated by Kano, to whom he is described as being blindly loyal. He is a boss for one level, guarding a portal to Outworld. Extremely muscular, he was able to create earthquakes in the ground by punching it (similar to Jax), and also had the ability to fire a three-directional fireball. Tremor was originally planned to be in ''''. Despite fan interest in the possibility of him making an appearance in ''Armageddon'', Tremor was confirmed by a Midway representative on the company's official discussion forum as not being present in the game.9 Water God The Water God was an unnamed boss from ''''. He was one of four guardian gods assigned by Raiden to guard Shinnok's Amulet in the Temple of Elements and acted as the god of water in the ''Mortal Kombat'' universe. He possessed the ability to fire jets of water and teleport. He was defeated by the Elder Sub-Zero , allowing the ninja access to the fire area of the temple. In the official '' Mortal Kombat 4 '' comic that came with the PC version of said game, the Younger Sub-Zero attempts to make peace with the temple guardians, but discovers that they are gone. This could indicate that the Water God was killed by Shinnok during his invasion, an idea further substantiated by Fujin 's ''Mortal Kombat 4'' biography screen stating that he and Raiden are among the few surviving Earthrealm gods. Wu Lae Wu Lae is the leader of the '' ENEMY TYPES The Keepers Mentioned in '''' depicted hellish beings also referred to as "The Keepers" that would have inhabited the game's Konquest mode.Krypt – Konquest "Keeper" Sketch. ''Mortal Kombat: Armageddon'', Midway Games, 2006. However, they did not make it into the finished version, so it is unknown of these two entities are related. Living Trees The Living Trees have appeared in several ''''. ''Deception'' Two interactive versions of the trees appeared in ''''. The first version was much like the trees-with-faces design found in the earlier games, though it was capable of being fed enemies. The second version were more anthropomorphic, capable of grabbing characters and NPCs and throwing them around. The ability for the Living Trees to eat enemies was added as a response to a long-standing rumor dating back to ''Mortal Kombat II'' that said the trees were involved in a stage fatality doing just that.11 Masked Guards The masked guards are a group of (apparently human) royal protectors to '' introduction video. John Vogel played the masked guards seen in the original ''Mortal Kombat'' arcade game.12 Shadow Priest Shadow Priests can be found in the Tower and Portal stages in ''''. The Shadow Priests are '', in which they also operate the device that restores Shang Tsung's youth. Shadow Priests also make an appearance throughout the First ''Mortal Kombat'' Film . In the series '''', the Shadow Priests appear as invincible magical bodies and are among the few to remain loyal to Shao Kahn. They are expert martial artists as well as mages. While shown as superior to all mortals, they failed to stand against Raiden . Unlike in the games, they are far more powerful than Shang Tsung. CONCEPT CHARACTERS The following have not actually appeared as characters in any of the games, but were planned at one stage to be included or are seen in concept art pictures hidden within them. Belokk Belokk was a scrapped character who would have been in '' Mortal Kombat Gold '' but was cut from the final release.1314 He was created by Eurocom and, according to Ed Boon , was removed from the game as the developers did not have time to finish the character.15 However, Eurocom accidentally sent information about the game with Belokk in it to '' Game Informer '', and as a result, six screenshots of him reached the public in a preview.16 Even though he was scrapped prior to the release of ''Gold'', it was rumored that he was still in the game as a secret character. In the game, the player could choose alternate costumes for a character, and their icon on the select screen rotated to that costume. Other hidden characters in the game can be accessed and revealed in the character boxes of Shinnok (hidden Goro ), Cyrax (hidden Sektor ), and Reiko (hidden Noob Saibot ). Tanya 's character box reveals a question mark when rotated, and it was rumored that the mark was to represent Belokk, ''had'' he actually been in the game. Previous to this, the mark was written off as one of the many of glitches in ''Mortal Kombat Gold''. Herald Herald, or more properly "Moloch's Herald", is the name of Moloch 's owl which carries his orb to raise Moloch from the ground. The BradyGames official Guide for ''Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance'' as well as Koffin "MY" Kontent in the same game's Krypt includes a piece of conceptual art describing that the owl flies around the world carrying Moloch's orb, which contains its essence. Eventually the owl would let it fall and Moloch is raised from the ground that it touches, starting a rampage on that land. Once his time is complete, he disappears back into the ground. Herald then collects the orb and flies away, starting the circle anew. Due to the concept conflicting with Moloch's official profile, it could be considered a scrapped concept/idea. Zebron Zebron is a character concept seen in ''''. An image of him was originally posted on Ed Boon's official site before the release of ''Deadly Alliance''. Known only as ''MK5'' at the time, it was intended as a joke to mess with fans who were eagerly awaiting any information regarding the title. The creators then added this image to the actual game. In ''Deadly Alliance's'' Krypt, Koffin "ZE" contained Zebron's image, along with the comment that the developers would "never do a Zebra guy...or would we?" However, in ''Mortal Kombat'' Krypts, there are several of these concept sketches. Apparently the additional pieces of concept art are meant to reinforce the idea that the design team was actually considering making Zebron a playable character. REFERENCES |
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