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** Finally averted in ''1'', where he plays a more central role as one of the heroes, who are actually impressed by him.
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* DependingOnTheArtist: Reptile (as well as his fellow Saurians in general) tend to change dramatically in appearance between entries and media. Introduced strictly as a human in the first game, ''2'' then established him as being in fact [[LizardFolk a literal reptile man]] who merely took the guise of a human, and appearances since then have jumped between almost entirely human-looking, a grotesque beast-man with a snout, tail, and bare lizard feet, and somewhere in between. ''1'' finally addressed the discrepancies by revealing that he can turn into a human at will, and that this a unique (and by the standards of his race, heavily scandalized) ability of his.
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* HumansAreUgly: ''1'' reveals that his gives him a human form that is attractive strikingly handsome by our standards, but his ability to turn into a human ''at all'' is considered a freakish mutation by others of his race, and he's a pariah to them because of it.
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** ''1'' features the New Era's Reptile making significant use of this trait, defaulting to an almost perfect human form, but able to regularly shift into his "true" Saurian form. In this game, he becomes [[HulkingOut a massive reptilian beast]], and unlike previous installments, he can transform between them in combat, even [[PartialTransformation partially]] (one of his moves has him in human form briefly producing his massive Saurian tail [[TailSlap to whip into his opponent]]). This ability also plays into the backstory of this new incarnation of Reptile: while in this new timeline, Reptile's race is still around, [[FantasticRacism him being able to appear human made him a freak among his people, leading him to be terrorized and exiled]].
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** ''1'' features the New Era's Reptile making significant use of this trait, defaulting to an almost perfect human form, but able to regularly shift into his "true" natural Saurian form. In this game, he becomes [[HulkingOut a massive reptilian beast]], and unlike previous installments, he can transform between them in combat, even [[PartialTransformation partially]] (one of his moves has him in human form briefly producing his massive Saurian tail [[TailSlap to whip into his opponent]]). This ability also plays into the backstory of this new incarnation of Reptile: while in this new timeline, Reptile's race is still around, [[FantasticRacism him being able to appear human made him a freak among his people, leading him to be terrorized and exiled]]. It's also implied that the resulting trauma from this has made him ''more'' comfortable in his human form, since he's shown in that form even when he has no reason to be.
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* TookALevelInBadass: In ''1'', New Era Reptile is finally shown taking a central heroic role and acting of his own accord rather than merely going from one villain's lackey to the next.
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* TookALevelInBadass: In ''1'', New Era Reptile is finally shown taking a central heroic role and acting of his own accord rather than merely going from one villain's lackey minion to the next.
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* HumansAreUgly: ''1'' reveals that his human form is handsome by our standards, but his ability to turn into a human at all is considered a freakish mutation by others of his race, and he's a pariah to them because of it.
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* HumansAreUgly: ''1'' reveals that his human form is handsome attractive by our standards, but his ability to turn into a human at all ''at all'' is considered a freakish mutation by others of his race, and he's a pariah to them because of it.
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* HumansAreUgly: Reptile himself doesn't think so, but as of ''1'', his ability to assume a human form is considered a freakish mutation by others of his race, and he is exiled from them because of it.
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* HumansAreUgly: Reptile himself doesn't think so, ''1'' reveals that his human form is handsome by our standards, but as of ''1'', his ability to assume turn into a human form at all is considered a freakish mutation by others of his race, and he is exiled from he's a pariah to them because of it.
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* BigEater: Frequently has Fatalities that involve eating his opponent, usually swallowing their head whole or devouring them in chunks.
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* BigEater: Frequently has Fatalities that involve eating his opponent, usually swallowing their head whole or devouring them in chunks. In ''Mortal Kombat 1'', he's outright capable of swallowing his opponent whole, and does so in a matter of ''seconds''.
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Reptile is pretty much the same he's ever been in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'': an assassin for Shang Tsung and a foot soldier for Outworld. As a minor modification to his role, he no longer hides in the shadows of the Mortal Kombat tournament but is instead an official participant, fighting on behalf of Outworld. He is quickly eliminated but continues to offer his services to Shang Tsung in other areas as the tournament progresses. In ''VIdeoGame/MortalKombatX'', Reptile's real name of Syzoth is revealed and when Outworld plunges into a civil war, he's among the first to join up with the newly-appointed emperor, Kotal Kahn.
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Reptile is pretty much the same he's ever been in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'': an assassin for Shang Tsung and a foot soldier for Outworld. As a minor modification to his role, he no longer hides in the shadows of the Mortal Kombat tournament but is instead an official participant, fighting on behalf of Outworld. He is quickly eliminated but continues to offer his services to Shang Tsung in other areas as the tournament progresses. In ''VIdeoGame/MortalKombatX'', Reptile's real name of Syzoth is revealed and when Outworld plunges into a civil war, he's among the first to join up with the newly-appointed emperor, Kotal Kahn.\\\
Though he does not appear in ''11'' and ends up erased from existence during the story events of that game, Reptile is reincarnated in the New Era of ''Mortal Kombat 1'' created by Fire God Liu kang. In this new universe, Syzoth remains a Zaterran, but unlike his past incarnation who was a reptilian-humanoid hybrid, he is fully-reptilian with the ability to shapeshift into a human form. His unique ability among his people resulted in him being treated as an outcast, exiled from their lands. He finds new purpose allying with Liu Kang's chosen champions.
Though he does not appear in ''11'' and ends up erased from existence during the story events of that game, Reptile is reincarnated in the New Era of ''Mortal Kombat 1'' created by Fire God Liu kang. In this new universe, Syzoth remains a Zaterran, but unlike his past incarnation who was a reptilian-humanoid hybrid, he is fully-reptilian with the ability to shapeshift into a human form. His unique ability among his people resulted in him being treated as an outcast, exiled from their lands. He finds new purpose allying with Liu Kang's chosen champions.
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* HumansAreUgly: Reptile himself doesn't think so, but as of ''1'', his ability to assume a human form is considered a freakish mutation by others of his race, and he is exiled from them because of it.
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* LastOfHisKind: Well, he and Khameleon. Other Saurians ''do'' appear in the ''MKX'' mobile game, but its canonicity is as debatable as Reptile finding his long-lost kin.
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** Well, he and Khameleon. Other Saurians ''do'' appear in the ''MKX'' mobile game, but its canonicity is as debatable as Reptile finding his long-lostkin.kin.
** Averted in ''1'', where Syzoth's race is alive and well, but they consider him an outcast.
** Well, he and Khameleon. Other Saurians ''do'' appear in the ''MKX'' mobile game, but its canonicity is as debatable as Reptile finding his long-lost
** Averted in ''1'', where Syzoth's race is alive and well, but they consider him an outcast.
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* UselessUsefulSpell: Invisibility sounds cool, but it's a fairly difficult move, and the [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard the AI is unaffected, since all it does is turn off the model display]]. [[spoiler:Not so much when you want to ambush some Red Dragon mooks alongside D'Vorah, Ferra and Torr.]]
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* UselessUsefulSpell: Invisibility sounds cool, but it's a fairly difficult move, and the [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard the AI is unaffected, since all it does is turn off the model display]]. [[spoiler:Not so much when you want to ambush some Red Dragon mooks alongside D'Vorah, Ferra and Torr.Torr, however.]]
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** ''1'' features the New Era's Reptile making significant use of this trait, defaulting to an almost perfect human form, but able to regularly shift into his "true" Saurian form -- in this game, he becomes [[HulkingOut a massive reptilian beast]], and unlike previous installments, he can transform between them in combat. This ability also plays into the backstory of this new incarnation of Reptile: while in this new timeline, Reptile's race is still around, [[FantasticRacism him being able to appear human made him a freak among his people, leading him to be terrorized and exiled]].
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** ''1'' features the New Era's Reptile making significant use of this trait, defaulting to an almost perfect human form, but able to regularly shift into his "true" Saurian form -- in form. In this game, he becomes [[HulkingOut a massive reptilian beast]], and unlike previous installments, he can transform between them in combat.combat, even [[PartialTransformation partially]] (one of his moves has him in human form briefly producing his massive Saurian tail [[TailSlap to whip into his opponent]]). This ability also plays into the backstory of this new incarnation of Reptile: while in this new timeline, Reptile's race is still around, [[FantasticRacism him being able to appear human made him a freak among his people, leading him to be terrorized and exiled]].
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* {{Shapeshifting}}: [[DependingOnTheWriter The exact nature of it tends to be inconsistent between games]], but in most games since ''2'', Reptile is established as having this kind of power, allowing himself [[HumanDisguise to disguise as a human]].
** ''Deadly Alliance'' features Reptile as the most monstrous-looking he's ever appeared, said to be directly the result of him nearly going insane and losing control of his form, returning to the "default" appearance of a [[LizardFolk Saurian]] ([[DependingOnTheArtist at least what the game interprets "normal" for the race to be]]).
** ''1'' features the New Era's Reptile making significant use of this trait, defaulting to an almost perfect human form, but able to regularly shift into his "true" Saurian form -- in this game, he becomes [[HulkingOut a massive reptilian beast]], and unlike previous installments, he can transform between them in combat. This ability also plays into the backstory of this new incarnation of Reptile: while in this new timeline, Reptile's race is still around, [[FantasticRacism him being able to appear human made him a freak among his people, leading him to be terrorized and exiled]].
** ''Deadly Alliance'' features Reptile as the most monstrous-looking he's ever appeared, said to be directly the result of him nearly going insane and losing control of his form, returning to the "default" appearance of a [[LizardFolk Saurian]] ([[DependingOnTheArtist at least what the game interprets "normal" for the race to be]]).
** ''1'' features the New Era's Reptile making significant use of this trait, defaulting to an almost perfect human form, but able to regularly shift into his "true" Saurian form -- in this game, he becomes [[HulkingOut a massive reptilian beast]], and unlike previous installments, he can transform between them in combat. This ability also plays into the backstory of this new incarnation of Reptile: while in this new timeline, Reptile's race is still around, [[FantasticRacism him being able to appear human made him a freak among his people, leading him to be terrorized and exiled]].
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* DependingOnTheArtist: Reptile (as well as his fellow Saurians in general) tend to change dramatically in appearance between entries and media. Introduced strictly as a human in the first game, ''2'' then established him as being in fact [[LizardFolk a literal reptile man]] who merely took the guise of a human, and appearances since then have jumped between almost entirely human-looking, a grotesque beast-man with a snout, tail, and bare lizard feet, and somewhere in between.
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-> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'' (Daniel Pesina), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' (John Turk), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' (John Turk/Dan Forden), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (cameo), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Tom Taylorson), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (Creator/SteveBlum, English; Creator/EduardoGarza, Latin American Spanish), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' (non-playable cameo in the Krypt), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1''
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-> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'' (Daniel Pesina), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' (John Turk), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' (John Turk/Dan Forden), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (cameo), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Tom Taylorson), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (Creator/SteveBlum, English; Creator/EduardoGarza, Latin American Spanish), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' (non-playable cameo in the Krypt), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1''''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' (Creator/AndrewMorgado)
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-> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'' (Daniel Pesina), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' (John Turk), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' (John Turk/Dan Forden), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (cameo), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Tom Taylorson), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (Creator/SteveBlum, English; Creator/EduardoGarza, Latin American Spanish), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' (non-playable cameo in the Krypt)
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-> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'' (Daniel Pesina), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' (John Turk), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' (John Turk/Dan Forden), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (cameo), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Tom Taylorson), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (Creator/SteveBlum, English; Creator/EduardoGarza, Latin American Spanish), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' (non-playable cameo in the Krypt)Krypt), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1''
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Goro has the same exact voice as Quan Chi/The Announcer in MKG.
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-> '''Other appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 Mortal Kombat Trilogy]]'', ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat4 Mortal Kombat Gold]]'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube version only), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Nigel Casey), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (Ken Lally), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (DLC; Vic Chao, English; Carlos Hernández, Latin American Spanish), ''Videogame/MortalKombat1'' (Kameo)
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-> '''Other appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 Mortal Kombat Trilogy]]'', ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat4 Mortal Kombat Gold]]'', Gold]]'' (Herman Sanchez), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube version only), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Nigel Casey), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (Ken Lally), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (DLC; Vic Chao, English; Carlos Hernández, Latin American Spanish), ''Videogame/MortalKombat1'' (Kameo)
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* AssistCharacter: The original version of Kano is a Kameo fighter in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1''. He assists the point character with his classic Cannonball, Knife Toss and Laser moves, uses the latter as his Fatal Blow hit, and his Kameo Fatality is the Heart Rip.
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* AssistCharacter: The original version of Sonya is one in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1''. She uses her classic gauntlet blast and cartwheel throws, her Fatal Blow hit has her breaking her opponent's backs with her feet, and her Kameo Fatality is the Kiss of Death.
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* AssistCharacter: He's a Kameo Fighter in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'', using a flurry of hits and his floor stomp as regular moves.
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* AssistCharacter: The original version of Kano is a Kameo fighter in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1''. He assists the point character with his classic Cannonball, Knife Toss and Laser moves, uses the latter as his Fatal Blow hit, and his Kameo Fatality is the Heart Rip.
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* AssistCharacter: The original version of Sonya is one in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1''. She uses her classic gauntlet blast and cartwheel throws, her Fatal Blow hit has her breaking her opponent's backs with her feet, and her Kameo Fatality is the Kiss of Death.
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* BigEater: Frequently has Fatalities that involve eating his opponent, usually swallowing their head whole or devouring them in chunks.
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MK 1 will now refer to the newest reboot game of the series instead of the original 1992 game.
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** As part of ''MKX'''s homage [=MK1=] Tower, Reptile is once again a hidden fighter for that one. What you have to do is [[spoiler:achieve a flawless victory in the winning round of fight 6, and perform a Fatality or Brutality]].
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** As part of ''MKX'''s homage [=MK1=] MK (1992) Tower, Reptile is once again a hidden fighter for that one. What you have to do is [[spoiler:achieve a flawless victory in the winning round of fight 6, and perform a Fatality or Brutality]].
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* DownloadableContent: In ''9'', his classic skin from ''[=MK1/2/3=]'' and his classic "Tasty Meal" fatality.
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* DownloadableContent: In ''9'', his classic skin from ''[=MK1/2/3=]'' ''[=MK/2/3=]'' and his classic "Tasty Meal" fatality.
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* GuideDangIt: ''[=MK1=]'' required sheer perfection and luck on one specific fight in order to obtain him. Every so often, the game would have him pop out and drop a hint on this. You are required to be on The Pit stage ("[[SdrawkcabName Tip eht fo mottob]]") when something passes by the moon, which happens every sixth game ("Look to la luna"), win with a double FlawlessVictory ("Perfection is the key") and finish the opponent with your character's fatality ("Fatality is the key") and NOT Block ("Blocking will get you nowhere").
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* GuideDangIt: ''[=MK1=]'' ''MK (1992)'' required sheer perfection and luck on one specific fight in order to obtain him. Every so often, the game would have him pop out and drop a hint on this. You are required to be on The Pit stage ("[[SdrawkcabName Tip eht fo mottob]]") when something passes by the moon, which happens every sixth game ("Look to la luna"), win with a double FlawlessVictory ("Perfection is the key") and finish the opponent with your character's fatality ("Fatality is the key") and NOT Block ("Blocking will get you nowhere").
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** In ''[=UMK3=]'', he [[spoiler:gets a promise from Shao Kahn to revive his race if he kills Kitana. He does it, but Shao Kahn breaks his part of the deal. Reptile kills him, but this denies him the chance to know what his true race is]].
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** In ''[=UMK3=]'', he [[spoiler:gets a promise from Shao Kahn to revive his race if he kills Kitana. He does it, but Shao Kahn breaks [[ILied breaks]] his part of the deal. Reptile kills him, but this denies him the chance to know what his true race is]].
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Individual Characters: [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Sub-Zero I/Noob Saibot]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKuaiLiang Sub-Zero II]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKitana Kitana]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatMileena Mileena]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShaoKahn Shao Kahn]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShinnokAndQuanChi Shinnok and Quan Chi]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKotalKahn Kotal Kahn]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKronika Kronika]]-]]]
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Individual Characters: [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion]] Scorpion I]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Sub-Zero I/Noob Saibot]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKuaiLiang Sub-Zero II/Scorpion II]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKitana Kitana]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatMileena Mileena]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShaoKahn Shao Kahn]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShinnokAndQuanChi Shinnok and Quan Chi]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKotalKahn Kotal Kahn]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKronika Kronika]]-]]]
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Main series: [=MK1=] | [[Characters/MortalKombatII MK2]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat3 MK3]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat4 MK4]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatDeception Deception]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse MK vs. DC Universe]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat9 MK9]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatX MKX]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat11 MK11]]\\
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Main series: [=MK1=] MK (1992) | [[Characters/MortalKombatII MK2]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat3 MK3]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat4 MK4]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatDeception Deception]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse MK vs. DC Universe]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat9 MK9]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatX MKX]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat11 MK11]]\\MK11]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat1 MK1]]\\
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The variations in MKX aren't examples of a Stance System since you can't switch between them mid-fight.
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** In ''Deadly Alliance'', he has Xing Yi and Aikido as his unarmed styles, and Butterfly Knives as weapon style.
** In ''Armageddon'', he drops Aikido.
** In ''X'', his variations can be made up [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience by the light color of his technological enhancements]]. They are [[EnergyWeapon Cybernetic]], [[WrestlerInAllOfUs Commando]] and [[DeviousDaggers Cutthroat]].
*** Cybernetic, appropriately enough, focuses on his EyeLaser and keeps his enhancements' signature red glow. His eye lasers can be shot either forward or upward; shooting it forward can stun the opponent for a few more hits. His Delinquent combo gains the ability to either blast the opponent away or set them up for a combo. Meanwhile, his knives during his Knife Throw are smaller, but it works for him because he can throw up to three when amplified. As a result, Kano is versatile both up close and from afar.
*** Commando makes him a pseudo-[[TheGrappler grappler]] and changes his enhancements' color to yellow. He gains the ability to parry high and low attacks and strike back with his knives. He also gains a few grab attacks, most notably a German suplex (making blocking him dangerous). Finally, his Delinquent and Kombat Boots combos end with him slamming the opponent on the opposite direction, meaning a cornered Kano can turn the tables.
*** Cutthroat focuses on his knives and changes his enhancements' color to blue. Many of his combos involve Kano putting his knives to excellent use, and he gains a special move that can also set the opponent up for more of these combos when amplified. He also gains a temporary damage buff that is CastFromHitPoints but ends if he receives damage, though considering his combo abilities during this move it's a small price to pay.
** In ''Deadly Alliance'', he has Xing Yi and Aikido as his unarmed styles, and Butterfly Knives as weapon style.
** In ''Armageddon'', he drops Aikido.
** In ''X'', his variations can be made up [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience by the light color of his technological enhancements]]. They are [[EnergyWeapon Cybernetic]], [[WrestlerInAllOfUs Commando]] and [[DeviousDaggers Cutthroat]].
*** Cybernetic, appropriately enough, focuses on his EyeLaser and keeps his enhancements' signature red glow. His eye lasers can be shot either forward or upward; shooting it forward can stun the opponent for a few more hits. His Delinquent combo gains the ability to either blast the opponent away or set them up for a combo. Meanwhile, his knives during his Knife Throw are smaller, but it works for him because he can throw up to three when amplified. As a result, Kano is versatile both up close and from afar.
*** Commando makes him a pseudo-[[TheGrappler grappler]] and changes his enhancements' color to yellow. He gains the ability to parry high and low attacks and strike back with his knives. He also gains a few grab attacks, most notably a German suplex (making blocking him dangerous). Finally, his Delinquent and Kombat Boots combos end with him slamming the opponent on the opposite direction, meaning a cornered Kano can turn the tables.
*** Cutthroat focuses on his knives and changes his enhancements' color to blue. Many of his combos involve Kano putting his knives to excellent use, and he gains a special move that can also set the opponent up for more of these combos when amplified. He also gains a temporary damage buff that is CastFromHitPoints but ends if he receives damage, though considering his combo abilities during this move it's a small price to pay.
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* StanceSystem:
**StanceSystem: In ''Deadly Alliance'', he has Xing Yi and Aikido as his unarmed styles, and Butterfly Knives as weapon style.
**style. In ''Armageddon'', he drops Aikido.
** In ''X'', his variations can be made up [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience by the light color of his technological enhancements]]. They are [[EnergyWeapon Cybernetic]], [[WrestlerInAllOfUs Commando]] and [[DeviousDaggers Cutthroat]].
*** Cybernetic, appropriately enough, focuses on his EyeLaser and keeps his enhancements' signature red glow. His eye lasers can be shot either forward or upward; shooting it forward can stun the opponent for a few more hits. His Delinquent combo gains the ability to either blast the opponent away or set them up for a combo. Meanwhile, his knives during his Knife Throw are smaller, but it works for him because he can throw up to three when amplified. As a result, Kano is versatile both up close and from afar.
*** Commando makes him a pseudo-[[TheGrappler grappler]] and changes his enhancements' color to yellow. He gains the ability to parry high and low attacks and strike back with his knives. He also gains a few grab attacks, most notably a German suplex (making blocking him dangerous). Finally, his Delinquent and Kombat Boots combos end with him slamming the opponent on the opposite direction, meaning a cornered Kano can turn the tables.
*** Cutthroat focuses on his knives and changes his enhancements' color to blue. Many of his combos involve Kano putting his knives to excellent use, and he gains a special move that can also set the opponent up for more of these combos when amplified. He also gains a temporary damage buff that is CastFromHitPoints but ends if he receives damage, though considering his combo abilities during this move it's a small price to pay.Aikido.
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**
** In ''X'', his variations can be made up [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience by the light color of his technological enhancements]]. They are [[EnergyWeapon Cybernetic]], [[WrestlerInAllOfUs Commando]] and [[DeviousDaggers Cutthroat]].
*** Cybernetic, appropriately enough, focuses on his EyeLaser and keeps his enhancements' signature red glow. His eye lasers can be shot either forward or upward; shooting it forward can stun the opponent for a few more hits. His Delinquent combo gains the ability to either blast the opponent away or set them up for a combo. Meanwhile, his knives during his Knife Throw are smaller, but it works for him because he can throw up to three when amplified. As a result, Kano is versatile both up close and from afar.
*** Commando makes him a pseudo-[[TheGrappler grappler]] and changes his enhancements' color to yellow. He gains the ability to parry high and low attacks and strike back with his knives. He also gains a few grab attacks, most notably a German suplex (making blocking him dangerous). Finally, his Delinquent and Kombat Boots combos end with him slamming the opponent on the opposite direction, meaning a cornered Kano can turn the tables.
*** Cutthroat focuses on his knives and changes his enhancements' color to blue. Many of his combos involve Kano putting his knives to excellent use, and he gains a special move that can also set the opponent up for more of these combos when amplified. He also gains a temporary damage buff that is CastFromHitPoints but ends if he receives damage, though considering his combo abilities during this move it's a small price to pay.
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** In ''9'', she has the Military Stance.
** In ''X'', her variations are [[AttackDrone Special]] [[DroneDeployer Forces]], [[CounterAttack Covert Ops]] and [[ThrowDownTheBomblet Demolition]].
*** Special Forces grants her a drone that will attack opponents for various special moves. It can be placed at any part of the arena, which has laser and electroshock blasts as part of its arsenal and can attack the opponent themselves in a kamikaze fashion.
*** Covert Ops employs her Garrote to parry the opponent's moves and counterattack. In an interesting twist, the parries have different attacks that can be branched out of them once they catch an attack, offering varied responses (some of which are only available when amplified). Her Military Stance from ''9'' also returns.
*** Demolition grants her grenades of two types: Frag Grenades and Stun Grenades. Upon being thrown, they can also be detonated prematurely. Notably, this allows for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8NjSUjat2g multiple, highly damaging combo routes she wouldn't otherwise have]], but she can only have three grenades at a time before calling a drone to grant her more. The drone can also be amplified to throw the grenades directly at the opponent.
** In ''X'', her variations are [[AttackDrone Special]] [[DroneDeployer Forces]], [[CounterAttack Covert Ops]] and [[ThrowDownTheBomblet Demolition]].
*** Special Forces grants her a drone that will attack opponents for various special moves. It can be placed at any part of the arena, which has laser and electroshock blasts as part of its arsenal and can attack the opponent themselves in a kamikaze fashion.
*** Covert Ops employs her Garrote to parry the opponent's moves and counterattack. In an interesting twist, the parries have different attacks that can be branched out of them once they catch an attack, offering varied responses (some of which are only available when amplified). Her Military Stance from ''9'' also returns.
*** Demolition grants her grenades of two types: Frag Grenades and Stun Grenades. Upon being thrown, they can also be detonated prematurely. Notably, this allows for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8NjSUjat2g multiple, highly damaging combo routes she wouldn't otherwise have]], but she can only have three grenades at a time before calling a drone to grant her more. The drone can also be amplified to throw the grenades directly at the opponent.
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** In ''9'', she has the Military Stance.
** In ''X'', her variations are [[AttackDrone Special]] [[DroneDeployer Forces]], [[CounterAttack Covert Ops]] and [[ThrowDownTheBomblet Demolition]].
*** Special Forces grants her a drone that will attack opponents forStance, from which she can do various special moves. It can be placed at any part of the arena, which has laser and electroshock blasts as part of its arsenal and can attack the opponent themselves in a kamikaze fashion.
***melee attacks. Her Covert Ops employs her Garrote to parry the opponent's moves and counterattack. In an interesting twist, the parries have different attacks that can be branched out of them once they catch an attack, offering varied responses (some of which are only available when amplified). Her Military Stance from ''9'' variation in ''X'' also returns.
*** Demolition grants her grenades of two types: Frag Grenades and Stun Grenades. Upon being thrown, they can also be detonated prematurely. Notably,has this allows for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8NjSUjat2g multiple, highly damaging combo routes she wouldn't otherwise have]], but she can only have three grenades at a time before calling a drone to grant her more. The drone can also be amplified to throw the grenades directly at the opponent.stance.
** In ''X'', her variations are [[AttackDrone Special]] [[DroneDeployer Forces]], [[CounterAttack Covert Ops]] and [[ThrowDownTheBomblet Demolition]].
*** Special Forces grants her a drone that will attack opponents for
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*** Demolition grants her grenades of two types: Frag Grenades and Stun Grenades. Upon being thrown, they can also be detonated prematurely. Notably,
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* StanceSystem:
** In ''Deception'', he has Shokan and Kuatan as unarmed styles, and Dragon Fangs as weapon style.
** In ''Armageddon'', he has drops Kuatan.
** In ''X'', his variations are [[BladeBelowTheShoulder Dragon Fangs]], [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown Kuatan Warrior]] and [[KillItWithFire Tigrar Fury]].
*** Dragon Fangs, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as its name implies]], grants him his Dragon Fangs to utilize in his attacks. His Shokan Grab is upgraded to stab the opponent rather than punch them, dealing slightly more damage. He also gains a low stab that knocks opponents off their feet, and a SpinAttack that sets up opponents for a juggle when amplified.
*** Kuatan Warrior gives him a helm and more brutish attacks. His [[ShockwaveStomp Tremor Pound]] is only available in this variation and coming back with a vengeance. On the other hand, he also gains the Chest Lunge, a DashAttack that, when amplified, is stronger and is executed faster.
*** Tigrar Fury is as close as one will get to playing as [[VideoGame/MortalKombatII Kintaro]]: Goro gains the Tigrar Shokan's fire-breathing moves, namely shooting fireballs from his mouth —either towards the opponent (repeteadly if amplified) or at the floor to knock them off their feet—, or {{breath|Weapon}}ing fire, which is very safe on block.
** In ''Deception'', he has Shokan and Kuatan as unarmed styles, and Dragon Fangs as weapon style.
** In ''Armageddon'', he has drops Kuatan.
** In ''X'', his variations are [[BladeBelowTheShoulder Dragon Fangs]], [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown Kuatan Warrior]] and [[KillItWithFire Tigrar Fury]].
*** Dragon Fangs, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as its name implies]], grants him his Dragon Fangs to utilize in his attacks. His Shokan Grab is upgraded to stab the opponent rather than punch them, dealing slightly more damage. He also gains a low stab that knocks opponents off their feet, and a SpinAttack that sets up opponents for a juggle when amplified.
*** Kuatan Warrior gives him a helm and more brutish attacks. His [[ShockwaveStomp Tremor Pound]] is only available in this variation and coming back with a vengeance. On the other hand, he also gains the Chest Lunge, a DashAttack that, when amplified, is stronger and is executed faster.
*** Tigrar Fury is as close as one will get to playing as [[VideoGame/MortalKombatII Kintaro]]: Goro gains the Tigrar Shokan's fire-breathing moves, namely shooting fireballs from his mouth —either towards the opponent (repeteadly if amplified) or at the floor to knock them off their feet—, or {{breath|Weapon}}ing fire, which is very safe on block.
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Individual Characters: [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Sub-Zero I/Noob Saibot]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKuaiLiang Sub-Zero II]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKitana Kitana]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatMileena Mileena]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShaoKahn Shao Kahn]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShinnokAndQuanChi Shinnok and Quan Chi]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKronika Kronika]]-]]]
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Individual Characters: [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Sub-Zero I/Noob Saibot]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKuaiLiang Sub-Zero II]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKitana Kitana]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatMileena Mileena]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShaoKahn Shao Kahn]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShinnokAndQuanChi Shinnok and Quan Chi]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKotalKahn Kotal Kahn]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKronika Kronika]]-]]]
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-> '''Other appearances''': ''Mortal Kombat II'' (cameo), ''Mortal Kombat 3'' (Richard Divizio), ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatSpecialForces Mortal Kombat: Special Forces]]'' (David Allen), ''Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance'' (Richard Divizio), ''Mortal Kombat: Deception'' (cameo), ''Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks'', ''Mortal Kombat: Armageddon'', ''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'' (Creator/MichaelMcConnohie), ''Mortal Kombat 9'' (Creator/MichaelMcConnohie), ''Mortal Kombat X'' (Creator/MichaelMcConnohie, English; Creator/RicardoTejedo, Latin American Spanish), ''Mortal Kombat 11'' (Creator/JBBlanc, English; Derek Pratt, Face Model; Luis Leonardo Suarez, Latin American Spanish)
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-> '''Other appearances''': ''Mortal Kombat II'' (cameo), ''Mortal Kombat 3'' (Richard Divizio), ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatSpecialForces Mortal Kombat: Special Forces]]'' (David Allen), ''Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance'' (Richard Divizio), ''Mortal Kombat: Deception'' (cameo), ''Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks'', ''Mortal Kombat: Armageddon'', ''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'' (Creator/MichaelMcConnohie), ''Mortal Kombat 9'' (Creator/MichaelMcConnohie), ''Mortal Kombat X'' (Creator/MichaelMcConnohie, English; Creator/RicardoTejedo, Latin American Spanish), ''Mortal Kombat 11'' (Creator/JBBlanc, English; Derek Pratt, Face Model; Luis Leonardo Suarez, Latin American Spanish)Spanish), ''Videogame/MortalKombat1'' (Kameo)
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-> '''Other appearances''': ''Mortal Kombat II'' (cameo), ''Mortal Kombat 3'' (Kerri Hoskins), ''Mortal Kombat 4'' (Kerri Hoskins), ''Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance'', ''Mortal Kombat: Deception'', ''Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks'', ''Mortal Kombat: Armageddon'' (Christine Rios), ''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'' (Dana Lyn Baron), ''Mortal Kombat 9'' (Dana Lyn Baron), ''Mortal Kombat X'' (Creator/TriciaHelfer, English; Rebeca Patiño, Latin American Spanish; Creator/AngelicaSantos, Brazilian Portuguese), ''Mortal Kombat 11'' (Creator/RondaRousey, English; Bridgette Wilson, English (Voice and Face Model, Klassic MK Movie Skin Pack DLC); Rebeca Patiño, Latin American Spanish; Creator/AngelicaSantos, Brazilian Portuguese)
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-> '''Other appearances''': ''Mortal Kombat II'' (cameo), ''Mortal Kombat 3'' (Kerri Hoskins), ''Mortal Kombat 4'' (Kerri Hoskins), ''Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance'', ''Mortal Kombat: Deception'', ''Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks'', ''Mortal Kombat: Armageddon'' (Christine Rios), ''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'' (Dana Lyn Baron), ''Mortal Kombat 9'' (Dana Lyn Baron), ''Mortal Kombat X'' (Creator/TriciaHelfer, English; Rebeca Patiño, Latin American Spanish; Creator/AngelicaSantos, Brazilian Portuguese), ''Mortal Kombat 11'' (Creator/RondaRousey, English; Bridgette Wilson, English (Voice and Face Model, Klassic MK Movie Skin Pack DLC); Rebeca Patiño, Latin American Spanish; Creator/AngelicaSantos, Brazilian Portuguese)Portuguese), ''Videogame/MortalKombat1'' (Kameo)
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-> '''Other appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 Mortal Kombat Trilogy]]'', ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat4 Mortal Kombat Gold]]'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube version only), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Nigel Casey), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (Ken Lally), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (DLC; Vic Chao, English; Carlos Hernández, Latin American Spanish)
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-> '''Other appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 Mortal Kombat Trilogy]]'', ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat4 Mortal Kombat Gold]]'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube version only), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Nigel Casey), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (Ken Lally), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (DLC; Vic Chao, English; Carlos Hernández, Latin American Spanish)Spanish), ''Videogame/MortalKombat1'' (Kameo)
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: From ''Deadly Alliance'' onwards, Reptile tends to appear either barefoot or with wrappings that expose his toes and heels.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Not a single female kombatant is charmed by him, and his lecherous comments often mutate into a more murderous statement afterwards.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Not a single female kombatant is charmed by him, and his lecherous comments often mutate into a more murderous statement afterwards.afterwards upon voicing said disgust. Assuming he has some attraction to her and isn't just doing it to provoke her, he has a habit of calling Sonya pet names and acting like she's an ex he still pines for, which only adds to the list of reasons why Sonya wants him dead.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Prince of the Shokan race and also their strongest warrior.
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* BloodKnight: He loves to fight more than anything else it seems.
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* BloodKnight: He When he's fired up, it's clear he loves to fight more than anything else it seems.fight.
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'''Goro:''' I am ready!
-->'''Sub-Zero:''' Defend yourself!\\
-->'''Sub-Zero:''' Defend yourself!\\
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'''Goro:''' I am ready!
-->'''Sub-Zero:'''ready!\\\
'''Sub-Zero:''' Defend yourself!\\
-->'''Sub-Zero:'''
'''Sub-Zero:''' Defend yourself!\\
* DumbMuscle: {{Zig|Zagging Trope}}-zagged since it [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]].
** Officially {{averted|Trope}} in the games proper; while by no means a GeniusBruiser, he is savvy enough, can be quite articulate when monologuing with his enemies, and if his ending in ''X'' is to go by, has some degree of diplomatic knowledge.
** However, he's this in the movie. He's very big and strong, but doesn't seem the sharpest tool in the shed; Johnny Cage uses this to his advantage.
** Officially {{averted|Trope}} in the games proper; while by no means a GeniusBruiser, he is savvy enough, can be quite articulate when monologuing with his enemies, and if his ending in ''X'' is to go by, has some degree of diplomatic knowledge.
** However, he's this in the movie. He's very big and strong, but doesn't seem the sharpest tool in the shed; Johnny Cage uses this to his advantage.
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* NobleTopEnforcer: Goro only serves under Shao Kahn for the good of the Shokan race. Unlike most of the bloodthirsty or sinister warriors in Kahn's army, Goro is an honorable warrior despite his monstrous appearance. When Kung Lao wanted to avenge his ancestor the Great Kung Lao's death at the hands of Goro, he made peace with Kung Lao noting that his ancestor was a great man and a noble warrior. He also joined the side of good after ''[=MK4=]'' and waged war on Shao Kahn alongside Kitana.
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* NobleTopEnforcer: NobleTopEnforcer:
** Goro only serves under Shao Kahn for the good of the Shokan race. Unlike most of the monstrous, bloodthirstyor and/or sinister warriors in Kahn's army, Goro is an honorable warrior despite his monstrous appearance. honorable.
** When Kung Lao wanted to avenge his ancestor the Great Kung Lao's death at the hands of Goro, he made peace with Kung Lao noting that his ancestor was a great man and a noble warrior. He also joined the side of good after ''[=MK4=]'' and waged war on Shao Kahn alongsideKitana.Kitana.
** In ''9'', he monologues briefly with Liu Kang, expressing admiration for the monk's strength, then promising him to give him "a warrior's death".
--->''"I did not expect to fight in this tournament. But eventually, even the Shaolin produce [[YouAreACreditToYourRace a warrior worthy of a Shokan]]. [...] [[PreAssKickingOneLiner I will give you a warrior's death.]]"''
** Goro only serves under Shao Kahn for the good of the Shokan race. Unlike most of the monstrous, bloodthirsty
** When Kung Lao wanted to avenge his ancestor the Great Kung Lao's death at the hands of Goro, he made peace with Kung Lao noting that his ancestor was a great man and a noble warrior. He also joined the side of good after ''[=MK4=]'' and waged war on Shao Kahn alongside
** In ''9'', he monologues briefly with Liu Kang, expressing admiration for the monk's strength, then promising him to give him "a warrior's death".
--->''"I did not expect to fight in this tournament. But eventually, even the Shaolin produce [[YouAreACreditToYourRace a warrior worthy of a Shokan]]. [...] [[PreAssKickingOneLiner I will give you a warrior's death.]]"''
* RankScalesWithAsskicking: Prince of the Shokan race and also their strongest warrior.
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* WarriorPrince: His official title is Prince Goro. You know what he's the prince of? ''[[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Kicking]] [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething your]] [[CurbStompBattle ass]].'' In the Malibu Comics, Goro is known as the "Prince of Pain". How appropriate.
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* WarriorPrince: WarriorPrince:
** His official title is Prince Goro. You know what he's the prince of?''[[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Kicking]] [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething your]] [[CurbStompBattle ''[[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething Kicking your ass]].'' ''
** In the Malibu Comics, Goro is appropriately known as the"Prince "[[RedBaron Prince of Pain". How appropriate.Pain]]".
** His official title is Prince Goro. You know what he's the prince of?
** In the Malibu Comics, Goro is appropriately known as the
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'''Goro:''' I'll ''never'' aid Earthrealm!
-->'''Shinnok:''' Pleased to see you, my Prince.\\
'''Goro:''' I'll not ally with you, Dark Lord!
-->''' Quan Chi:''' You seek my aid, Goro?\\
'''Goro:''' '''Never''', deceiver!
-->'''Kotal Kahn:''' You attack your Emperor?\\
'''Goro:''' I serve no Emperor!
-->'''Mileena:''' You swore loyalty to my father!\\
-->'''Shinnok:''' Pleased to see you, my Prince.\\
'''Goro:''' I'll not ally with you, Dark Lord!
-->''' Quan Chi:''' You seek my aid, Goro?\\
'''Goro:''' '''Never''', deceiver!
-->'''Kotal Kahn:''' You attack your Emperor?\\
'''Goro:''' I serve no Emperor!
-->'''Mileena:''' You swore loyalty to my father!\\
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'''Goro:''' I'll ''never'' aid Earthrealm!
-->'''Shinnok:'''Earthrealm!\\\
'''Shinnok:''' Pleased to see you, my Prince.\\
'''Goro:''' I'll not ally with you, DarkLord!
-->'''Lord!\\\
''' Quan Chi:''' You seek my aid, Goro?\\
'''Goro:''' '''Never''',deceiver!
-->'''Kotaldeceiver!\\\
'''Kotal Kahn:''' You attack your Emperor?\\
'''Goro:''' I serve noEmperor!
-->'''Mileena:'''Emperor!\\\
'''Mileena:''' You swore loyalty to my father!\\
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'''Shinnok:''' Pleased to see you, my Prince.\\
'''Goro:''' I'll not ally with you, Dark
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''' Quan Chi:''' You seek my aid, Goro?\\
'''Goro:''' '''Never''',
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'''Kotal Kahn:''' You attack your Emperor?\\
'''Goro:''' I serve no
-->'''Mileena:'''
'''Mileena:''' You swore loyalty to my father!\\
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* TheBrute: While the likes of [[EvilSorcerer Shang Tsung]] and [[TheVamp Mileena]] use subterfuge and magic to get by, Goro relies on sheer muscle and brutality to make things happen.
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* HulkSpeak: Averted, though when he refers to the humans he says "[[PunyEarthlings puny humans]]."
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* HulkSpeak: Averted, though Averted--he's a TerseTalker most of the time, but that's because he has little to say to his enemies (''"I despise claptrap."''). He's quite articulate when he wants to be, like when he buries the hatchet with Kung Lao. Though when he refers to the humans he says "[[PunyEarthlings puny humans]]."
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* LargeAndInCharge: He's huge (official data has Goro at an imposing 8'2" and 550 pounds), but he still answers to Shao Kahn and his father the Shokan King Gorbak.
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* LargeAndInCharge: He's huge (official data has Goro at an imposing 8'2" and 550 pounds), but he still answers to Shao Kahn and his father the Shokan King Gorbak. That said, both trust him enough to get the job done that they don't really order him around.
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* StrongAndSkilled: He's monstrously strong but also an incredibly talented martial artist, those two traits combined make him one of the strongest fighters in the series.
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* StrongAndSkilled: He's monstrously strong but also an incredibly talented martial artist, those trained in both armed and unarmed kombat. Those two traits combined make him one of the strongest fighters in the series.
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* EvilBrit: In the [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie 1995 film]], Kano was portrayed with a Cockney English accent, and the film expands upon his rivalry with Sonya, which began with Kano murdering Sonya's partner, causing Sonya to seek revenge against him. The accent was misinterpreted as Australian, then carried on to the game canon. The accent was misinterpreted as Australian, [[RetCanon then carried on to the game canon]].
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* EvilBrit: In the [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie 1995 film]], Kano was portrayed with a Cockney English accent, and the film expands upon his rivalry with Sonya, which began with Kano murdering Sonya's partner, causing Sonya to seek revenge against him. The accent was misinterpreted as Australian, then carried on to the game canon. The accent was misinterpreted as Australian, [[RetCanon then carried on to the game canon]].
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* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:She dies early on in ''11'' to establish once again that AnyoneCanDie]].
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* UptightLovesWild: Her relationship with Johnny is this. She's a serious, no-nonsense soldier while he's a goofy, immature wisecracker.
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!![[center:''Franchise/MortalKombat'' '''[[Characters/MortalKombat Main Character Index]]'''\\
Main series: [=MK1=] | [[Characters/MortalKombatII MK2]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat3 MK3]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat4 MK4]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatDeception Deception]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse MK vs. DC Universe]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat9 MK9]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatX MKX]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat11 MK11]]\\
[-Spin-offs: [[Characters/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero Mythologies: Sub-Zero]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatSpecialForces Special Forces]]\\
Non-video game: [[Characters/MortalKombatTheMovie The Movie]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatConquest Conquest]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm Defenders of the Realm]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat2021 2021 Movie]]\\
Individual Characters: [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Sub-Zero I/Noob Saibot]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKuaiLiang Sub-Zero II]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKitana Kitana]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatMileena Mileena]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShaoKahn Shao Kahn]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShinnokAndQuanChi Shinnok and Quan Chi]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKronika Kronika]]-]]]
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Here, we're going to list the characters introduced in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992''.
For [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion]]; [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Sub-Zero]]; [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage]]; [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]]; [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]]; or [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]], see their respective pages.
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!!Kano
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Gotta stay sharp!"'']]
-> '''Debut game''': ''Mortal Kombat'' (Richard Divizio)
-> '''Other appearances''': ''Mortal Kombat II'' (cameo), ''Mortal Kombat 3'' (Richard Divizio), ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatSpecialForces Mortal Kombat: Special Forces]]'' (David Allen), ''Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance'' (Richard Divizio), ''Mortal Kombat: Deception'' (cameo), ''Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks'', ''Mortal Kombat: Armageddon'', ''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'' (Creator/MichaelMcConnohie), ''Mortal Kombat 9'' (Creator/MichaelMcConnohie), ''Mortal Kombat X'' (Creator/MichaelMcConnohie, English; Creator/RicardoTejedo, Latin American Spanish), ''Mortal Kombat 11'' (Creator/JBBlanc, English; Derek Pratt, Face Model; Luis Leonardo Suarez, Latin American Spanish)
-> '''Non-game appearances''': ''Mortal Kombat: The Movie'' (Creator/TrevorGoddard), ''Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm'' (Michael Des Barres), ''Mortal Kombat: Legacy'' (Darren Shahlavi), ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' ([[LawyerFriendlyCameo ...sort of]]; Brian Kesinger), ''Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge'' (Creator/RobinAtkinDownes), ''Film/MortalKombat2021'' (Josh Lawson), ''Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind'' (Creator/DavidWenham)
->Kano is the leader of the Black Dragon organization, a criminal empire of cut-throat madmen. A portion of Kano's face is covered with a metal plate as a result of wounds he sustained at the hands of Major Jackson Briggs prior to the events of the series, with the plated eye being a glowing red orb capable of emitting laser-like beams. He entered Shang Tsung's Mortal Kombat tournament after hearing rumors that Tsung's palace was filled with gold and other riches; after the final battle between Shang Tsung and Liu Kang, Kano teamed up with Sonya and Johnny Cage to fight Goro. During the battle, the island began to crumble because of Shang Tsung's defeat, and before they knew it, Kano and Sonya found themselves in a forest in Outworld. They were found and captured by Shang Tsung. Kano managed to save his own life by convincing Shao Kahn to accept him as a weapons instructor for his armies, and later, during the events of ''Mortal Kombat 3'', Sonya tossed Kano to his surmised death from the roof of a high building, only for Kano to be healed back to life by Motaro.\\\
Eventually, Kahn's forces were defeated. Earthrealm was free, and so was Edenia. Shao Kahn's act of promoting Kano, however, proved to be a lucky shot, as Kano was a very competent general. During the events of ''Deadly Alliance'' Kano declared his allegiance to the Sorcerers; however, he was attacked and apparently captured by Red Dragon member Mavado. In ''Armageddon'''s Konquest mode, Kano is found by Taven to have been held prisoner by the Red Dragon Clan for quite some time. Before escaping their facilities, Kano explains to Taven that the Red Dragon Clan had been experimenting on him, in an effort to create Human-Dragon Hybrids, yet without apparent effects on Kano.\\\
Kano is pretty much the same as in the previous games in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', but is a more willing soldier to Outworld than before, even going so far as to sell the forces of Outworld Earthrealm weapons to help in Shao Kahn's invasion of Earth. Pretty much, he's a race-betraying prick (although he gets his comeuppance late in the game by being frozen by Cyber Sub-Zero). During the lead-up to ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', Kano has been keeping on the down-low in Earthrealm following Shao Kahn's invasion and subsequent defeat but supplying various Outworld conflicts with weapons to keep himself in business. When Kotal Kahn overthrows Mileena as emperor of Outworld, he immediately offers to give Kotal Kahn consultation and weapon supply services to secure a place in the new regime. However one must never trust Kano too much as he also sells Mileena and her rebel armies his expertise as well, allowing him to supply both sides of the same conflict and reap the benefits all over. Mileena pays Kano to assassinate Kotal Kahn but ends up losing to him in a duel. Afterwards, he escapes to Earthrealm and winds up in an Outworld refugee camp where is discovered by Sonya. The two battle and Sonya nearly kills him until Johnny talks her down and instead he is arrested and leads the Earthrealm Special Forces to the whereabouts of Mileena's rebel encampment and Shinnok's amulet.\\\
Despite his arrest by Sonya, another Kano is later recruited by Kronika as part of her EvilPlan in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', while the present-day one is freed by her as well.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Not a single female kombatant is charmed by him, and his lecherous comments often mutate into a more murderous statement afterwards.
* AbusiveParents: His ending in ''MKX'' [[spoiler:shows him torturing and beating the crap out of his son as part of the Black Dragon initiation]].
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: In his arcade ending in ''11'', Kano quickly [[spoiler:gave up Kronika's powers due to a feeling of "VictoryIsBoring" and "WantingIsBetterThanHaving", and so reset the timeline so there's at least a chance of failure. In ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsSnowBlind'', he was no problem staying the top dog and even uses Kronika's power to try to keep his position.]]
* AdaptationalBadass: His counterpart in ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsSnowBlind'' is actually capable of [[spoiler:killing a fully-powered Shang Tsung.]]
* AdaptationalJerkass: While he's no saint, Kano ''never'' did the crimes he committed in ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsSnowBlind'', which included terrorizing small towns [[spoiler:and deliberating unleashing a hodre of revenants so he could TakeOverTheWorld.]]
* AdaptationalNationality: After Trevor Goddard's portrayal in the movie, he was [[RetCanon changed]] from [[ButNotTooForeign expediate American]] descent in the games to [[LandDownUnder Australian]]. While Goddard played Kano as Cockney English, his accent was misinterpreted as Australian, leading to the retcon.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Several interactions with Raiden have him express he never takes action against Kano because, in his eyes, he is simply a petty crook compared to the likes of some other villains in the series. However, he [[NotSoHarmlessVillain voices his regret]] in certain other intros and expresses he should have killed Kano long ago.
* TheAlcoholic: Many of his intros, taunts, and even one of his Fatalities in ''11'' feature him downing a large bottle of booze. His default intro and Brutality win pose even have him drunkenly urinating on the ground.
* AintTooProudToBeg: [[VillainousValor Averted.]] While he does many cowardly things to often save his skin, he is never going to stoop to this with his enemies or rivals.
-->'''Shao Kahn:''' Beg my forgiveness.\\
'''Kano:''' Sorry mate, I don't grovel.
* AndShowItToYou: His infamous "Heart Rip" Fatality. He holds the heart up for everyone to see, including the victim in several games.
** Notably got away with being able to do this [[WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph in a freaking Disney movie]]. ''On-screen'', no less.
* AnimalMotifs: ''11'' has a dog motif going on for him. He gets called such by Jade, calls himself a "dog with a bone" against Sonya and, against Kitana, says his pissing is a form of marking his territory.
* ArchEnemy:
** The Special Forces. He's quite... "invested" with his most personal enemy Sonya[[note]]in ''Deadly Alliance'', he hung a lock of her hair obtained by tearing it from her head during their battle atop the skyscraper in ''[=MK3=]'' around his neck as a symbol of their rivalry[[/note]], and Jax is responsible for the metal plate on his face.
** The Red Dragon clan. They're a longtime enemy of Kano's Black Dragon Clan.
** Since he has an eye for Sonya and Cassie, he becomes this with Johnny Cage as well.
* ArmsDealer: The primary market for the Black Dragon's operations are in weapons dealing. Kano is always looking for buyers for his wares, regardless of how they'll be used. He frequently deals with Outworld customers and sells weapons to any party in the realm, even if they're in conflict with one another or intend to use them against Earthrealm.
* AwesomeAussie: A brutal killer who comes from the land down under. ''11'' adds a significant amount of references to Australian slang and culture to his character. This is also reflected in the name of several of his ''11'' Skins, such as "Brisbane Brigand", "Melbourne Delinquent" and "Canberra Assassin".
* AxCrazy: Less obviously unhinged than some other villains, but Kano is still the kind of guy to rip out your heart with his bare hands and laugh about it, among many other creatively gory Fatalities involving careful extraction of hearts, skulls, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs hearts and skulls]], and entire skeletons.
* BadBoss: In ''Special Forces''. The other Black Dragon clansmen (barring the possibility of Jarek) [[UndyingLoyalty are unquestionably loyal to Kano]], who exploits them as distractions for Jax to deal with (and unlike [[PlotArmor Jarek]], they might all be dead by Jax's hands, too).
* BenevolentBoss: A twisted example. Despite his backstabbing tendencies, Kano cultivates certain loyalty in his clan through charisma and profit. Kabal trusts his lies without a doubt in ''11'', and other Black Dragons are seen to be decently loyal to him throughout the series. Even when being badmouthed or facing inevitable mutiny, Kano hardly drops his jovial demeanor and tries to recruit his underlings back. The only thing that makes [[BerserkButton Kano lose his cool]] is the prospect of his subordinates [[TheStarscream attempting to usurp him]].
* BaldOfEvil: Sports a shaved head appearance in ''[=MK3=]'', where he has gone from being an evil crook to an agent of Shao Kahn's invasion forces. The younger version of himself in ''11'' also has this appearance to contrast the more grizzled and bearded present self and likewise has joined forces with Kronika in her EvilPlan.
* BeardOfEvil: In most of his appearances he sports a beard to match his role as a grizzled criminal. It started out as a PermaStubble (shaven clean in ''[=MK3=]''), and became a full beard since ''[=MKvsDCU=]''.
* BeatStillMyHeart: The heart still beats when he first rips it out of the body.
* BerserkButton: Little ever fazes Kano. Even defecting Black Dragons that threaten or beat the crap out of him doesn't make Kano lose his snarky demeanor. However, what truly does make Kano [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness murderously angry]] is being confronted for leadership over his clan.
* BicepPolishingGesture: Kano's counter move in ''11'' has him flex his arm to catch the opponent off guard and ram a knife through their arm.
* BigBad: of Mortal Kombat: Special Forces, and Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Has elbow blades in ''MKX'', yet they appear to be mostly for show.
* TheBogan: Kano is a violent, depraved, uncouth Australian. Nowhere is this more prominent than in ''11''. He swears, he tries uncouth ways to chat up women, and he's prone to spitting, downing beer, and urinating whenever he enters the battlefield. Kitana actually says that [[IAmAHumanitarian Baraka]] is more civilized than him, and even [[EvilSorcerer Shang Tsung]], [[YourSoulIsMine of all people]], takes umbrage at his existence and refers to him as a "disrespectful cretin". One of his Skins in the game is literally named "Bogan".
* BoringButPractical: His Fatalities as a whole tend to lack the over-the-top spectacle of some of the other Kombatants, being simple, brutal, and sadistic.
* TheBrute: Serves as this somewhat to Outworld, selling them weapons. He's a go-to-guy in terms of direct combat and weaponry.
* BullyingADragon:
** Sure, Kano. Go ahead and [[RelativeButton threaten Cassie]] in [[MamaBear Sonya Blade's]] presence, while on [[TooDumbToLive her base and surrounded]]. [[SarcasmMode That sounds like a great idea.]] It goes about as well as you'd expect.
** During his fight with Sonya in the movie, Kano says "Gimme a break" after getting caught in Sonya's [[MurderousThighs signature leg grab]]. This proved to be [[NeckSnap a poor choice of words]].
** [[spoiler:Does it again in ''11''. Let's go ahead and remind Past Sonya that Past Johnny's murder would erase Cassie from existence, ''while she already has her boot pressed down'' on Past Kano's neck. It's not like she isn't in prime position to simply draw a gun, barely have to move it to aim, and blow his past counterpart's brains out and kill them both at once. Worse for him, his threat about Cassie's CessationOfExistence is precisely what reminds her she can do this. This time, it comes back to fatally bite his slobbery ass.]]
** Certain opening interactions with Raiden indicate Kano is aware the god does not see him as much of a threat. Kano [[SuicidalOverconfidence is determined to make him think otherwise]].
** One of his intros with Shao Kahn involves him stating he's holding Kollector for ransom. Not even Shao Kahn's threat of murder stirs him.
* CardCarryingVillain: ''11'' has him proud of being immoral. He agrees with Raiden's assessment that he lives a life of "sin and licentiousness", admits against Nightwolf that he hasn't and never will care about others and, against Geras, advises him not to "double-cross a double-crosser". Against Kotal, he bluntly says that, yes, his business is about cheating buyers.
* CarpetOfVirility: Since Trevor Goddard's portrayal in the live-action film, Kano has usually been shown having a rather hairy chest to match his reputation as a rugged criminal.
* CensoredForComedy: A variant; as a probable TakeThat to Australia's censorship laws prohibiting ''Mortal Kombat 9'' from being sold there, Kano in ''11'' has a number of expletives bleeped in his base game intro dialogues.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He will take any offer that allows his own preservation. Sonya even calls Kabal out in a ''11'' intro for being dumb enough to believe him.
-->'''Sonya:''' Who said I tortured you?\\
'''Kabal:''' Kano. He's got no reason to lie.\\
'''Sonya:''' Except, y'know, he's ''KANO!''
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: His different Variations in ''MKX'' give his bionic eye and heart different colors. Cybernetic gives him his classic red eye, his Commando variation colors it yellow, and his Cut-Throat variation colors it blue.
* CombatPragmatist: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The appropriately named]] "Dirtbag" variation Kano has in ''11'' sees him using every dirty street fighting trick to win.
* CounterAttack: The main thrust of his "Commando" fighting style in ''X'', which allows him to catch-and-return enemy attacks with a range of grapples.
* TheCorrupter: Kano promises extravagant wealth and a place of belonging to those he handpicks into the Black Dragon. He is so effective at this he instilled UndyingLoyalty in Kabal, to where his past self couldn't fathom Kano lying to him. He was also almost successful in corrupting Grey Cloud in the past before the latter barely broke free from his influence.
* {{Cyborg}}: Only insomuch as needing a synthetic eye that has also been outfitted with a heat-emitting beam (justified as the surgeon who gave it to him has a high proficiency in areas of technology). The rest of him is human. However, in ''[=MKX=]'', his robotic eye covers more of his head due to a bad altercation with Kuai Liang about a decade prior and he sports a loosely defined "heart" that seems to be a power source for his new eye. "Cybernetic" is even the name of one of his three Combat Variations. His younger self retains the power pack in ''11'' and can be customized with gear alongside his eye.
* DeadpanSnarker: He would give Johnny a run for his money in this department. At the end of the day, Kano rarely takes anything seriously despite his life of danger.
-->'''Kano:''' [[SayMyName Jackson Briggs]]...\\
'''Jax:''' Ready to end this, Kano?\\
'''Kano:''' ''Well, we ain't here to [[CensoredForComedy f*ck]] spiders.''
* DeadGuyPuppet: A variant; one fatality in ''11'' has Kano dance with the victim's body as they spew blood out of a beer bottle he stabbed into their throat.
* DeathByPragmatism: [[spoiler:Kano has the bright idea to kill young Johnny Cage so that both older Johnny and Cassie cease to exist, taking out three enemies at once. Unfortunately for him, Sonya exploits this idea as well and kills younger Kano, causing the old one to die as well.]]
* DemonicPossession: {{Inverted}}. [[spoiler:Quan Chi's non-canon ''Deadly Alliance'' ending sees Kano assist the Netherrealm sorcerer in betraying Shang Tsung, [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder and Quan Chi executes the Black Dragon mercenary in turn.]] However, a wayward soul released from Shang Tsung's corpse takes possession of Kano's body. Whose soul, you ask? None other than Liu Kang's! One can only imagine an alternate timeline where Liu Kang uses Kano's body to re-join the Forces of Light.]]
* DidNotDoTheBloodyResearch: In ''11'', Kano uses a lot more Australian slang than before but occasionally Netherrealm misses the mark; such as referring to money with 'quid' (a British expression, a 'quid' is £1)
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Not even gods and devils are spared his characteristic irreverence.
-->'''Kano:''' What are you, the Prince of Darkness?\\
'''Noob Saibot:''' I am Death's Hand!\\
'''Kano:''' Bugger off, mate!
* DisneyVillainDeath: His fate in the Battle of Armageddon.
* DirtyCommunists: His Kold War outfit in ''MKX'' evokes the image of one by giving him a trench coat and Red Star capped beret.
* TheDon: With the Black Dragon more or less having become TheMafia of the ''Mortal Kombat'' universe, Kano is this.
* DualWielding: His weapon style has him wielding a pair of Butterfly Knives.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the first three arcade games, he was bald (or at least balding in the first one) and either clean-shaven or with a stubble, wearing a karate Gi or a tunic. He was also portrayed as Japanese-American, and though he didn't have voiced dialogue, he wasn't conceived as having a Cockney or Australian accent. Starting with [[VideoGame/MortalKombatSpecialForces the Special Forces spin-off]], every appearance of Kano had him take after Trevor Goddard's portrayal in [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie the 1995 movie]], with full hair, practical clothing and the accent (and most times a beard too). Even when he does wear a tunic like in the arcade games (such as in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9''), he has the movie-styled look and behavior. In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', the present-day Kano (with a very movie-like attire) gets to [[MeetYourEarlyInstallmentWeirdness meet a past self that looks like the bald, clean-shaven MK3 Kano]].
* EnemyMine: In Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, he is forced to help the heroes stop Dark Kahn.
* ElectronicEyes: His right eye was replaced with a cybernetic prosthetic following an unfortunate battle with Jax. It's customizable in ''11'' as part of the gear system.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Entirely PlayedForLaughs. When Cassie makes a hilariously atrocious impression of an Aussie accent in front of Kano, he [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore negatively remarks of American tourists and their penchant for doing the same]].
** For a more straightforward variant, Kano clearly has no patience for the Joker and considers the anarchy he creates bad for the Black Dragon's prospects.
** He also isn't very fond of Skarlet's literal bloodthirst.
* EvilBrit: In the [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie 1995 film]], Kano was portrayed with a Cockney English accent, and the film expands upon his rivalry with Sonya, which began with Kano murdering Sonya's partner, causing Sonya to seek revenge against him. The accent was misinterpreted as Australian, then carried on to the game canon. The accent was misinterpreted as Australian, [[RetCanon then carried on to the game canon]].
* EvilCounterpart: He’s one to Jax, as both are being on opposing militaristic factions (Special Forces and Black Dragon respectively). Also, both Kano and Jax have cybernetic parts and in their respective [=MK9=] endings, they both enter into {{Cyberspace}} to kill each other. In addition to this, Jax and Kano have their own children as well, but while Jax loves and cherishes his daughter, Kano tortures and abuses his unnamed son.
* EvilLaugh: Though Kano frequently chuckles, he lets out an especially menacing laugh in one of his outros in ''11.''
* EvilSoundsDeep: He's a ruthless criminal and his portrayals by Creator/MichaelMcConnohie and Creator/JBBlanc give him a deep, Broad Australian accent.
* ExcrementStatement: His Brutality win pose and an intro in ''11'' have him lazily urinating on the floor.
* EyeBeam:
** It took three games, but he finally showed he was capable of doing it, in Fatality form, and later as a special move from ''Deadly Alliance'' onwards.
** In the intro to ''Armageddon'', he kills Stryker with one.
* EyeScream: Jax disfigured his eye once, hence his metal plate. It happens again in ''[=MXK=]'' issue 9 when it's shown Sub-Zero froze his cybernetic eye and shattered it, forcing Kano to get an upgrade.
-->'''Baraka:''' What happened to your eye?\\
'''Kano:''' Special Forces bastard took it.\\
'''Baraka:''' [[BlackComedy I'll take the other one!]]
** In ''11'', [[spoiler:Sonya kills the past version of Kano by shooting him through his left eye. Present Kano then stumbles around, [[TorsoWithAView a gaping hole through his head and eye]], before crumbling into dust]].
* AFatherToHisMen: A VERY VERY low-end version of this but while he is a complete sociopath who would subject his own son to gruesome and sadistic torture to harden him, he doesn't take kindly to his fellow Black Dragons being harassed or killed. He especially seems to take a liking to Kabal, even if the feeling there isn't mutual.
* FauxAffablyEvil: His casual demeanor towards his foes belies a nasty streak as wide as Outworld. For female fighters, it slips into perversion and feigned admiration, even if it's clear he intends on killing them.
-->'''Kano:''' Still mad as a cut snake.\\
'''Sonya:''' A lot of my guys got killed because of you.\\
'''Kano:''' ''But look how it brought us together.''
* {{Foil}}: ''11'' plays up the parallels between Kano and Johnny Cage. Like Johnny, Kano spends a significant portion of the story in the company of his own past self, but whereas the Present Johnny is embarrassed and contemptuous of his obnoxiously arrogant past self, Present Kano gets along swimmingly with his own "evil twin". This goes to show how much [[CharacterDevelopment Johnny changed and developed over the course of the series]], whereas Kano [[StaticCharacter stubbornly remained the same vain, rotten scumbag he was at the start]]. Kano has also always had a twisted psychosexual interest in Sonya, but Johnny worked on himself to properly earn Sonya's love and affection.
* GadgeteerGenius: He may seem like a lazy and uneducated brigand, but Kano certainly has some skill with surgery and technology, as he creates Kabal's respirator and is hinted to regularly upgrade his eye and battery.
* GatlingGood: [[spoiler:He attempts to gun down Sonya and Cassie with a minigun during the events of ''11'', and it nearly works, too.]]
* GiantSpider: Kano's Animality in ''[=MK3=]'' involves him turning into a giant tarantula, then squeezing his opponent to death.
* GrievousBottleyHarm: One of his Fatalities in ''11'' has him chug a beer bottle in one, smash it against the opponent's head and drive the broken bottle into their neck so that blood spews out of it while Kano dances with their corpse.
* GuysAreSlobs: ''11'' plays up the trashy side of Kano's personality. He's seen relieving himself in one of his intros and Brutality victory animations, takes a big swig out of a beer bottle in several of his animations, and his arcade ending has him overlook cage matches between Sonya and Cassie while the two are dressed in skimpy clothing. His disgusting habits are negatively lampshaded by Kitana ''and'' [[EvenEvilHasStandards Shang Tsung]].
* HandwrapsOfAwesome: He often wears these.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: In Nightwolf's Arcade ending, [[spoiler:we find that after Kano unsuccessfully tried to tempt Grey Cloud into betraying the Matoka, and Grey Cloud gained the mantle of Nightwolf as a reward for standing up to him, the Australian got cut in half at the waist. Presumably, he managed to get lifesaving surgery in time afterwards, but that doesn't happen when Grey Cloud chooses another, female Matokan to replace him as Nightwolf, and drive the Black Dragon out of their land]].
* HappilyAdopted: In the original arcade game, it mentioned in his origin that he was adopted by a rich Japanese woman and [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas it doesn't appear that he holds any dislike for her]].
* HatedByAll: By the time of ''11'', it's expressed through character banter that ''no one'', [[EvenEvilHasStandards not even the worst villains]], trusts or likes Kano. The only character on the roster to get a worse treatment is ComicBook/TheJoker, and for good reason.
-->'''Shao Kahn:''' Not even I trust [[ChronicBackStabbingDisorder the Black Dragon]].\\
'''Kabal:''' [[LampshadeHanging Can't say that's a bad call.]]\\
'''Shao Kahn:''' How does your clan survive?
* HonestJohnsDealership: If one of his intros with Baraka is any indication, he's not above selling faulty weaponry.
* {{Hunk}}: Of the Aussie, villainous kind.
* IFightForTheStrongestSide: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. One of his dialogues with Mileena in ''X'' suggests that he likes to align himself with the party that has the most advantage regardless of who it puts him up against (which explains why he's so ready to jump over to whatever invading force is visiting Earthrealm) but the reality is he'll play for any team that can line his wallet (hence why he's actually been selling weapons and consultation services to both Kotal Kahn and Kahn's enemy, Mileena, as regardless who comes out on top he'll be the one who profits from it).
* IAmTheNoun: In one match intro, where Kabal announces [[TheStarScream his intent to assume leadership]], Kano threateningly tells him he ''is'' the Black Dragon.
* ImageSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNFFTeAepw8 "Kano, Use Your Might"]], where the vocalist sings about how great Kano is, how she is on his side, and describes him as a fallen angel. Also doubles as TheVillainSucksSong.
* {{Jerkass}}: Kano tends to be rather snide and selfish with any casual and affable moments being a cover for his nasty habits of greed and betrayal.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: After escaping punishment by the end of ''9'', Kano gets beaten up and imprisoned in ''X''. [[spoiler:Taken even further in ''11'', when, after escaping prison with Kronika's help and finally outliving his ArchEnemy Sonya, Kano makes the mistake of taking Past Johnny captive when Past Sonya has a gun to the head of Kano's own past self. Sonya promptly fires a bullet through Past Kano's eye and erases his present-day self from history, killing him for good.]]
* KickTheDog:
** Taunts Cassie's parents about her possible fate while she's kidnapped in the comics. Sonya actually has to ''hold [[TheHeart Johnny]] [[PapaWolf Cage]] back from beating him up''.
** In Story Mode, "Uncle Kano" threatens to visit Cassie. [[{{Irony}} Johnny's the only reason]] [[MamaBear Sonya]] [[{{Irony}} doesn't straight-up murder his ass]]. You'd think he'd learn...
** Present Kano throws Past Sonya into a fighting ring without her gear, throws Past Johnny in there with her and orders them to fight to the death, ''then'' later abducts Past Johnny and threatens his and Cassie's lives while Sonya has Past Kano pinned by his neck.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Within the rules of Kronika's shenanigans, the current Kano undergoes a CriticalExistenceFailure after Sonya kills his past self and subsequently [[RetGone fades from existence]].]]
* LackOfEmpathy: This has been present through most of his story, but is made clearer in ''11''. When Nightwolf accuses him of thinking nothing of others, Kano replies that he never has and never will.
* LargeHam: Rich Divizio has stated he played Kano as over-the-top as possible. Trevor Goddard's portrayal in the live-action film famously makes him a boastful character who loves grandstanding. Creator/MichaelMcConnohie doesn't do too bad in ''9'' either, although he's more toned down in ''MKX'', while Creator/JBBlanc goes in a more energetic direction in ''11''.
* LaserBlade: ''[=MK3=]'' turned his knives into laser blades.
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:''X'' finally ends with him behind bars after he and the other rebels are apprehended by the OIA (and it's fully canon) giving Sonya's grudge against him some true closure.]]
** [[spoiler:And after '''years''' of being a thorn in everyone's side and being a constant threat to Sonya, Cassie and Johnny, Past Sonya puts a bullet in Past Kano's head in ''11'', causing the Present Kano to fade from existence, forever.]]
* LawyerFriendlyCameo: See the "sort of" under his ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' appearance in the list above? Well, the character in question is only listed in the credits as "Cyborg", and features plenty of subtle differences from Kano like a robotic arm in addition to his eye and a lack of an Australian accent, but is clearly supposed to represent him, even performing his signature Heart Rip Fatality (yes, [[{{Bowdlerization}} onscreen in a Disney movie]]). You'd assume, then, that it's just a CaptainErsatz of Kano, right? Except not only have the directors explicitly called him Kano on occasion, but he appeared in the film with the express permission of WB and [=NetherRealm=]. So he's a lawyer-friendly cameo that's actually fully endorsed by the original creators, if that makes any sense.
* LoonyFan: If the comic book is anything to go by, he was a ''huge'' fan of Johnny Cage's movies before the first tournament. [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame Johnny didn't take this well]], especially after Kano picked a fight on the way there, and Kano's admiration [[BrokenPedestal ended quickly]].
* MadeOfEvil: According to Noob Saibot and Cetrion, Kano is so evil his soul has decayed to become ''pitch black and void of light.'' It surprisingly [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness unsettles him to hear it from Noob]], but other intros have him broodingly claiming that [[CardCarryingVillain it doesn't matter]].
* MillionairePlayboy: He boasts to Shang Tsung he is the richest man in Earthrealm. Considering Kano can afford his cybernetic enhancements and a ''nuclear bomb'', it's somewhat believable he is insanely rich.
* TheMafiya: His fight club in ''11'' is stated to be in Russia. Although none of the named Black Dragon members is stated to be Russian (with Kano himself being Australian), an interaction with Johnny Cage has Kano say they set up there for his fans. Something which Johnny can't help but admire.
* MoeGreeneSpecial: [[spoiler:How Sonya kills ''both'' Kanos off in ''11'', the older Kano being {{retgone}} thanks to his younger self suffering this, complete with lovely [[GoryIndiscretionShot view of the hole on both]].]]
* MyFutureSelfAndMe: In ''11'', Geras introduces Kano to his own past self from the time of the second tournament. Unlike Johnny who sees his past self as an "evil twin", the two Kanos practically fawn over each other (though Present Kano sees himself as the better half of the duo). True to his word, the one person Kano never thinks to betray is himself.
* NeckLift: His Chokehold move.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain:
** In his ''[=MK3=]'' ending, his attempt to replace Shao Kahn's tyranny with his own backfires when, after annihilating Kahn and his forces, he is unable to take control of all the souls and suffers a violent death for his troubles. He dies unaware that "he saved the world he tried to conquer", his actions creating a power vacuum that the good can fill.
** In the rebooted timeline, he ends up being responsible for Kabal joining Raiden's champions. Stubbornly believing that Kabal will drop his quest to redeem himself for the atrocities he committed as a Black Dragon and join Outworld, Kano takes Kabal's body after it is mauled and burned by Kintaro and has him revived through technology and Outworld sorcery. The sorcery grants Kabal super speed, and Kano's actions give Outworld a new enemy.
** In ''11'', [[spoiler:after Past Sonya defeats him, his modern self tries to pull a hostage gambit by threatening to kill a wounded Past Johnny and reminding her that if he dies so does Cassie since she'll never be born. Once Sonya was clued into this she used it to ''her'' advantage, resulting in Sonya shooting Past Kano in the head through his good eye. Subsequently killing his modern self as well]].
* NoNonsenseNemesis:
** Cassie Cage will mock and degrade any of the other fighters, up to and including [[GodOfEvil Shinnok]]. When she's up against Kano, she's as dead-serious as her mother.
--->'''Cassie:''' Three strikes and you're dead, Kano.\\
'''Kano:''' I only need two strikes to gut you.\\
'''Cassie:''' Know what? ''That'' was Strike Three!
** Even Johnny has little patience with Kano in ''11''.
--->'''Johnny''': Stay away from Cassie and Sonya.\\
'''Kano''': Can't. I'm like a dog with a bone.\\
'''Johnny''': You're gonna be a dog with [[AssShove a fist up its ass]].
* NukeEm: He wiped out over ''half of Kintaro's besieging forces'' with a handheld device that launched a nuclear scaled blast.
* OlderThanTheyLook: He's ''60'' come the events of ''[=MKX=]'' (as he was 35 during the first tournament). Despite still fitting the trope, he clearly hasn't aged as well as Sonya or Cage, although in ''11'' his present self is rather youthful-looking.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: His reason for joining Shang Tsung's tournament [[spoiler:and for siding with Outworld and selling stuff for them]].
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He laments that Sonya was killed by "those Netherrealm stiffs", only because he would've rather been the one to do her in.
* OnlyOneName: Has only ever been known as Kano. It's not even clear whether that's his first name, his last name, or even just an alias.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: There are a few interactions where he drops his attitude and snark to actually consider what his opponent says. Best seen in one interaction with Noob, who is MadeOfEvil, [[EvenEvilHasStandards says that Kano's soul is black as pitch]]. Kano is taken aback by this. And, like everyone else, [[EvenEvilHasStandards even he is utterly repulsed by]] [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]].
* PetTheDog:
** In ''9'', he's the one who saves [[spoiler:Kabal (his former Black Dragon cohort)]] from dying and surgically implants him with [[spoiler:his mask and breathing apparatus after Kintaro roasted him alive]].
** When he heard of Kabal's [[NotQuiteDead apparent demise]] at the hands of Mavado, it is said that he would have most likely hounded the Red Dragon leader and had his head if not for his post in Outworld as the leader of Shao Kahn's armies. Kabal had long since forsaken the ways of the Black Dragon at that point though.
** In his arcade ending in ''11'', [[spoiler:he lets Kronika go after defeating her. Considering most other characters kill her and easily take control of her hourglass afterward, there's no real reason for him to do this]].
** He reacts negatively to Erron Black telling Kano that he killed a fellow Black Dragon member, Kobra, to his face.
* PlayingBothSides: Combines with WarForFunAndProfit. According to his ''[=MKX=]'' bio, Kano has taken the role of technical adviser and weapons supplier to Kotal Kahn after Mileena was deposed as Outworld empress, but also gives Mileena's rebel armies the exact same support in their campaign to reclaim her throne. Prior to that, he had also been involved in moving guns into Outworld to fuel regional conflicts around the realm.
* PragmaticVillainy: Kano is OnlyInItForTheMoney, and expresses wanton anarchy is bad for business when the Joker invites him in spreading chaos.
* PsychoForHire: He likes to get paid huge amounts of money, but also loves the killing.
-->'''Kano:''' Turning on Shao Kahn was pooor sport.\\
'''Jade:''' He hired you to punish me?\\
'''Kano:''' Hired? ''I'm doing this one for fun!''
* PsychoKnifeNut: Kano is an AxCrazy {{Sociopath}} who loves to use his knives to kill people in various gruesome ways. He uses knives for many of his attacks, and his "Cutthroat" variation in ''MKX'' focuses specially on knife-fighting.
* QualityOverQuantity: Unlike the Red Dragon, Kano's Black Dragon clan is comparatively very small and exclusive with membership. [[EvenEvilHasStandards He outright rebukes the Joker's attempt at joining]], claiming it's "invitation-only".
* TheQuisling: Basically, he's willing to sell out all of humanity.
* ResignationsNotAccepted: Of course, it doesn't stop most Black Dragons, but Kano tries to uphold this when confronting a defecting Tremor, Erron, and Kabal.
* RaceLift: He was originally concieved as Japanese American (hence the Japanese name Kano), but portrayed as British by Trevor Goodard in the 90s film. This lead to a misinterpretation of the cockney accent to be Australian and therefore Kano is portrayed as White Australian in all versions. [[note]] except for Mortal Kombat Legacy where he is portrayed British Iranian Darren Shahlavi using his natural British accent [[/note]]
* {{Retgone}}: In ''11'', [[spoiler: Past Sonya blows a hole through Past Kano's head, killing him. With his old version dead, Present Kano is effectively finished as he crumbles into sand.]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His ''[=MK3=]'' attire has him sporting a black tunic with red trim as part of Shao Kahn's invasion force. He retains similar outfits in the reboot trilogy.
* ReducedToRatburgers: One of his mid-fight taunts in ''11'' has him stab a lizard that was crawling nearby and munch on it for a bit. Of course, being [[GuysAreSlobs Kano]], it may have been less "reduced to" and more that he just [[ForTheEvulz felt like it]].
--> ''"Nice bit of tucker!"''
* RippleEffectIndicator: Just like Johnny Cage's example below, when his past self takes a notable injury in ''11'', the damage appears on the future self too. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for Kano, a bullet blowing out half one's brain is decidedly more fatal than a bullet grazing the cheek, and Future Kano [[RetGone Dissolves into dust]] for it.]]
* RollingAttack: The Cannonball attack, in which he tosses himself at the opponent while keeping arms and legs folded into his body.
* TheSociopath: Of the sadistic kind completely lacking in any empathy. Nightwolf calls him out for how unfeeling he is, and his response [[CardCarryingVillain is to brag about it]].
-->'''Nightwolf:''' [[LackOfEmpathy You think nothing of others.]]\\
'''Kano:''' [[{{Jerkass}} Never have, never will.]]\\
'''Nightwolf:''' No wonder [[HatedByAll you're an outcast]].
* SoreLoser: Even though a past encounter with Kuai Liang ends in a stalemate with the man fleeing, Kano is incredibly sore over the fight still ending in Kuai's favor. He hasn't gotten over it in the present, where he moans he would have won with his new cybernetics.
* ShoutOut: He quotes one of his movie lines in his intro dialogue against Sonya.
--> ''"Hello, baby. Did you miss me?"''
** [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom Let's not forget his fatality]], and the whole [[Film/TheTerminator "exposed metal plate with a glowing metal eye" look]]...
* SigilSpam: In ''Deadly Alliance'' and ''Armageddon'', the back of his vest sports the emblem of the Black Dragon clan.
* SlasherSmile: In his ''11'' fatality as he is beating his opponent's head in, it switches to a POV shot from the victim's perspective before the [[YourHeadAsplode final blow]]. Kano has a wide and manic grin across his face. The final shot of his other fatality in that game has one grow across his face as he dances with the victim's corpse.
* StalkerWithACrush: There's no two ways about it, Kano is creepily obsessed with Sonya, and she is equally driven to bring him to justice. In ''Deadly Alliance'', he steals a lock of her hair and wears it as a necklace. Yuck.
* StanceSystem:
** In ''Deadly Alliance'', he has Xing Yi and Aikido as his unarmed styles, and Butterfly Knives as weapon style.
** In ''Armageddon'', he drops Aikido.
** In ''X'', his variations can be made up [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience by the light color of his technological enhancements]]. They are [[EnergyWeapon Cybernetic]], [[WrestlerInAllOfUs Commando]] and [[DeviousDaggers Cutthroat]].
*** Cybernetic, appropriately enough, focuses on his EyeLaser and keeps his enhancements' signature red glow. His eye lasers can be shot either forward or upward; shooting it forward can stun the opponent for a few more hits. His Delinquent combo gains the ability to either blast the opponent away or set them up for a combo. Meanwhile, his knives during his Knife Throw are smaller, but it works for him because he can throw up to three when amplified. As a result, Kano is versatile both up close and from afar.
*** Commando makes him a pseudo-[[TheGrappler grappler]] and changes his enhancements' color to yellow. He gains the ability to parry high and low attacks and strike back with his knives. He also gains a few grab attacks, most notably a German suplex (making blocking him dangerous). Finally, his Delinquent and Kombat Boots combos end with him slamming the opponent on the opposite direction, meaning a cornered Kano can turn the tables.
*** Cutthroat focuses on his knives and changes his enhancements' color to blue. Many of his combos involve Kano putting his knives to excellent use, and he gains a special move that can also set the opponent up for more of these combos when amplified. He also gains a temporary damage buff that is CastFromHitPoints but ends if he receives damage, though considering his combo abilities during this move it's a small price to pay.
* StrawNihilist: A few interactions in ''11'' say that he lives his villainous life without regret because he doesn't think to be noble or heroic matter in the end.
* TattooedCrook: In ''MK vs. DC'', he has a tattoo of the Black Dragon emblem on his left bicep; but the trope was employed in full force since ''9'', where he has both upper arms and chest tattooed.
* ThroatSlittingGesture: A victory pose for him in ''3'', ''9'' and ''11''. It's also presentr in the character select screen in ''X''.
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:He holds Past Johnny hostage in order to stop Sonya from killing him, not a bad idea. He then [[StupidEvil reminds her that if he kills Johnny, then Cassie will have never been born because Johnny will be dead in the present]]. It doesn't even take Sonya ten seconds to piece together how to [[MoeGreeneSpecial kill him for good]].]]
* TookALevelInBadass: In-game, he gets a huge one compared to his debut. In the first game, he had two special moves (since everyone was almost the same in terms of normal attacks, it's the special moves that are the deciding factor), his iconic cannonball and knife toss attacks. And they both carried heavy drawbacks. The cannonball required a 360 motion with the joystick that was rather clumsy to do and doing the knife toss relied on a strange back and worth wiggle (improvements to this were made in the home versions). To top it off, his knives looked intimidating but did the least amount of damage for a normal projectile (Sub-Zero and Scorpion's did less but more than made up for it with special properties). After being brought back in [=MK3=], Kano becomes a lot more versatile with his different cannonball attacks and melee moves. Plus his attacks became more damaging compared to most other kombatants. Later games would give and take away his laser eye, but he's certainly much better than his first incarnation.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: According to Richard Divizio ([[InkSuitActor the actor who portrayed Kano in all of the titles using digitized actors]]), Kano enjoys White Castle hamburgers (it's probable that this is Divizio's favorite meal as well).
* {{Troll}}: While Kano has shown these traits before, ''11'' made it a huge part of his personality along with a penchant for BlackComedy, seen in his intro dialogues and the "Last Dance" fatality, where he dances with his opponent's corpse.
* TheUnapologetic: Chances of him expressing genuine remorse for anything are null.
-->'''Kano:''' I'd apologise, Kotal, but why [[BlatantLies insult you]]?\\
'''Kotal Kahn:''' [[ThisIsUnforgivable I would not stay my hand regardless!]]
* UnwittingPawn: Realizes this and [[ShipperOnDeck more]] during his mirror match in ''X''.
* UseYourHead: Kano has a hard noggin that he uses to inflict massive damage to his opponent and is even able to smash heads by headbutting people. Having a metal-plated eye probably helps, too.
* VictoryIsBoring: His arcade ladder in ''11'' depicts him [[spoiler:sparing Kronika for her powers over time, and for a while, he enjoys things like [[EvilIsPetty subjecting Cassie and Sonya to cage matches against each other]]. He eventually realises a lack of needed effort just takes the fun out of things, and seemingly gives up his powers to resume his original thrillseeking way of life (though he still stacks the odds slightly in his favour).]]
* VocalEvolution: His younger and older selves in ''11'' have notably different inflections, with his older self sounding much more grizzled and weathered.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Has had more than a few costumes, particularly in the live-action film, ''MKX'' and ''11'' that either have him go shirtless or wear a vest to expose his chest.
* WantingIsBetterThanHaving: In a surprisingly philosophical turn, this is the reason why he decides VictoryIsBoring; [[spoiler:in his rebooted timeline after his ''11'' arcade ending he sets things up so he ''mostly'' wins but not always. As such, he always has something to aspire to]].
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: One of his special moves in ''11'' is an exact replication of the "Lumbar Check" move used by wrestler Cedric Alexander, to the extent of being given the same name, and one of his normal throws is a scoop slam, particularly the variation used by Wrestling/RandyOrton.
* YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe!: Kano finds Joker's claim to criminality a load of bluster, and says that the Clown Prince sounds as arrogant as Johnny Cage. Perhaps why he wouldn't let Joker into the Black Dragon.
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[[folder:Sonya Blade]]
!!Sonya A. Blade
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Always gotta be the hard way..."'']]
-> '''Debut game''': ''Mortal Kombat'' (Elizabeth Malecki)
-> '''Other appearances''': ''Mortal Kombat II'' (cameo), ''Mortal Kombat 3'' (Kerri Hoskins), ''Mortal Kombat 4'' (Kerri Hoskins), ''Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance'', ''Mortal Kombat: Deception'', ''Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks'', ''Mortal Kombat: Armageddon'' (Christine Rios), ''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'' (Dana Lyn Baron), ''Mortal Kombat 9'' (Dana Lyn Baron), ''Mortal Kombat X'' (Creator/TriciaHelfer, English; Rebeca Patiño, Latin American Spanish; Creator/AngelicaSantos, Brazilian Portuguese), ''Mortal Kombat 11'' (Creator/RondaRousey, English; Bridgette Wilson, English (Voice and Face Model, Klassic MK Movie Skin Pack DLC); Rebeca Patiño, Latin American Spanish; Creator/AngelicaSantos, Brazilian Portuguese)
-> '''Non-game appearances''': ''Mortal Kombat: The Movie'' (Creator/BridgetteWilson), ''Mortal Kombat: Annihilation'' (Creator/SandraHess), ''Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm'' ([[Creator/OliviaDAbo Olivia d'Abo]]), ''Mortal Kombat: Rebirth''/''Mortal Kombat: Legacy'' (Creator/JeriRyan), ''Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge'' (Creator/JenniferCarpenter), ''Film/MortalKombat2021'' (Creator/JessicaMcNamee), ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsBattleOfTheRealms'' (Creator/JenniferCarpenter)
->''Mortal Kombat''[='=]s [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Smurfette]], at least at first. A member of a top United States Special Forces unit known as Outer World Investigation Agency (OIA), Lt. Sonya Blade is a beautiful, stern, tough-as-nails Earthrealm warrior. Her impulsiveness is catalyzed by her superior and good friend Major Jackson "Jax" Briggs. Sonya represents a very emancipated and headstrong woman, but for all her stubbornness and pride, she deeply cares about the lives of her friends and comrades.\\\
Sonya and her team were in hot pursuit of Kano at the time of the original game; after following him to a remote island they were ambushed by Tsung's personal guard. To keep her team safe, she agreed to compete in the Mortal Kombat tournament. Shang Tsung, however, had no intention of fulfilling his end of the bargain and had her unit killed. After Tsung's defeat, she and Kano were taken prisoner to Outworld to appease the emperor, Shao Kahn, only to be later rescued by her comrade Jax. The two privates were among the few chosen warriors left to oppose the invasion of Earthrealm in ''[=MK3=]''. Sonya meet her old nemesis Kano on top of a skyscraper during the invasion; in the fight that ensued, she managed to hurl Kano off the roof to his apparent death.\\\
In ''Mortal Kombat 4'', Sonya and Jax, having formed the Outworld Investigation Agency, team up with Raiden and Liu Kang to free Edenia from the Fallen Elder God Shinnok's grasp and prevent him from coming to Earth, as well as to capture the last known member of the Black Dragon Clan, Jarek, who apparently dies in his attempt to kill Sonya. Years later, Sonya would once again heed Raiden's call, this time to travel back to Outworld -- for Sonya, this coincided with her search for two missing OIA operatives, Cyrax and Kenshi. She is killed in a fight with the Deadly Alliance and its minions, only to be resurrected and enslaved by Onaga, along with her fallen comrades. She would eventually be freed from Onaga's control by Ermac and Liu Kang, in time to participate in the events of ''Armageddon''.\\\
''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' sees Sonya being pretty much the same tough lady she's always been, although her pursuit of Kano is ''massively'' derailed by the events of the game, making her take a much more active role in the defense of Earthrealm. Sometime after the events of ''9'' (which saw her remain as one of the only surviving Earthrrealm warriors from Shao Kahn's invasion), she and Johnny settled down and had a daughter named "Cassie" but divorced prior to the events of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX''. She eventually reconciles with Johnny in the end... only to pull a HeroicSacrifice later during the Special Forces' attack on Netherrealm at the start of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', to Cassie and Johnny's horror. This doesn't mean she's gone though, as another Sonya showed up as a result of Kronika's actions, oblivious to her future of having a family.
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* AbsurdPhobia: ''11'' reveals that she gets freaked out over having papercuts, of all things. Her daughter Cassie is not pleased to find out that she shares this particular fear with her mother.
--> '''Sonya''': Sorry, Cass. Must be genetic.
* ActionMom: She's a badass Special Forces soldier, and stays that way even after giving birth to Cassie.
* ActionGirl: The first one in the series and consistently a tough fighter. [[spoiler:She actually manages to make it through the events of ''9'' alive.]]
* AmazonianBeauty: Given she's a soldier, it's reasonable that Sonya is the most muscular of the women, while still having quite the curves and pretty face.
* AmicableExes: She finally warms up to Johnny after Cassie kicks Shinnok's ass in ''MKX''. To the point that they basically get back together by the time ''11'' rolls around.
* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: In her ''11'' tower ending, [[spoiler:defeating Kronika promoted her from Major to goddess, as the protector of Earthrealm. She soon realized however she cannot do it alone, so she turned her friends and family to gods as well as part of her "God Squad": Cassie, Jax, and Jacqui. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Oh, and Johnny too.]]]]
* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: She's promoted to {{Major|ly Awesome}} and given field command of the Special Forces after Jax's death in ''[=MK9=]''. In ''MKX'', she is a ''[[FourStarBadass General]]'', and she still can throw down with the best of them.
* AttackDrone: Her "Special Forces" variation in ''X'' gives her one that floats next to her until a command is given. If not used, its lights will flash after some time and then it will disappear. Her "Demolition" variation causes a drone to appear to give her more [[ThrowDownTheBomblet grenades]].
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Her concern comes to the fore whenever Johnny or Cassie's life is at stake.
* BadassBiker: In her Arcade Ladder ending from ''9''.
* BadassBookworm: One mirror match dialogue in ''11'' implies she has an interest in marine biology, with one of them coming from a timeline where she actually fulfilled that dream.
* BadassInDistress:
** In ''[=MKII=]'' she spent the Outworld tournament chained up and had to be saved by Jax. In ''[=MK3=]'', she was back on the frontlines, kicking ass and taking names.
** In ''[=MK9=]'' she's saved by Johnny Cage, then the second time by Jax. The latter occasion had her [[UnwillingSuspension chained up]] and [[DefiantCaptive mouthing off]] at her captors.
** In ''[=MKX=]'' Johnny rescues Sonya from revenant Jax. [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend She returns the favor when Johnny's in danger]] thanks to Quan Chi and his Revenants.
** In ''[=MK11=]'' she's rescued by Johnny from Cyber Lin Kuei.
** She's also spent some time as "damsel in distress" in the first movie, in ''Defenders of the Realms'', and the ''Malibu'' and ''MKX'' (with other characters) comic books, being captured probably more times then all the other characters combined. She's still one of the most iconic fighters in the series.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Her alternate costume in ''Deadly Alliance'' and ''Armageddon'' is a military dress uniform.
* TheBaroness: Her Kold War costume in ''MKX'' invokes the look of a classic Russian Sexpot villainess.
* BerserkButton: If her fight dialogue with Jax in ''X'' is an indication, she ''[[TheMaidenNameDebate does not ever]]'' want to be called "Mrs. Cage."
* BigDamnHeroes: Shares this with Raiden in saving Johnny's life from Quan Chi in ''X''.
* BraidsOfAction: Cammy would be proud of the single long braid Sonya rocks in both the ''[=MKX=]'' comics and the game proper.
* {{Brainwashed}}:
** To serve Onaga in ''Deception''.
** In the Malibu Comics' non-canon ''Mortal Kombat'' series, Sonya was kidnapped and hypnotized by Reptile into marrying Shao Kahn.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Corrupted by the Blood Code by Cassie in the ''MKX'' comics.
* CaptainErsatz: Very much one for Creator/CynthiaRothrock, a regular in the Hong Kong action films of the 80's and 90's which inspired Mortal Kombat.
* ColonelBadass: In the ''[=MKX=]'' comics.
* CombatStilettos: One alternate outfit in ''Deadly Alliance'' features this.
* CounterAttack: Her "Covert Ops" variation in ''X'' has a lot of parry moves that let her intercept opponent attacks. In an interesting twist, the parries have different followups.
* ADayInTheLimelight:
** In ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse MK vs. DCU]]'', she's the focus of the ''MK'' side's Chapter 2.
** In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', she's the focus of Chapter 2.
** In ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', she's the focus of Chapter 5.
** In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', her past self gets the focus of Chapter 8.
* DaChief: She commands the Special Forces' Earthrrealm Strategic Defense.
* DeadlyGaze: In her ''Armageddon'' ending, Blaze grants her the power to incinerate anyone with a look. Naturally, she immediately uses this power to kill Kano before quickly wiping out both the Black and Red Dragon clans the same way.
* DeadpanSnarker: Boy, is she ever in the rebooted timeline. Whereas Johnny is more of a humorist snarker, Sonya is more of a brutally honest one.
-->'''Sonya:''' Any last words, Ermac?\\
'''Ermac:''' We will destroy you!\\
'''Sonya:''' ''All those souls and that's the best you've got?''\\
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'''Sonya:''' In the future, we carry tiny [=TVs=] with us?\\
'''Cassie:''' Welcome to the Digital Age.\\
'''Sonya:''' ''More like the Distracted Age.''
* DeathGlare: Whenever Johnny is in the room making wisecracks and witty remarks, she directs them at him.
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:In her Arcade Ladder Ending in ''9'', she almost falls into this after the deaths of her friends and companions. Fortunately, an apparition claiming to be her father helped pull her out of it and encourage her not to give up. (This is later proven non-canon, given the events of ''X''.)]]
* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: Her younger self in ''11'' wonders aloud just how on Earth did she end up shacking up with Johnny Cage after the guy shamelessly wanted to "tap" her. The entire room full of SF operators and her own daughter didn't appreciate having to hear that.
-->'''Past Sonya:''' How the hell do I ever sleep with that guy? ''(looks at Cassie)'' ...who's your father. I can't believe I just said that.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: '''Heavily implied''' in her '11' tower ending. [[spoiler:After defeating Kronika and [[AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence becoming a goddess]], she realized she needs help in governing Earthrealm for eternity, but soon found out that in order to make a new god, ''an old one'' must be killed first in order to make room, so she searched for the oldest one, a god worshipped in a ''realm with an unpronounceable name'', and killed it. It didn't help that the imagery used was that of a planet-sized squid monster.]]
* DisappearedDad: According to ''9'', she's been searching for her MIA father, although she fears that he might already be dead. [[spoiler:In her Arcade Ladder ending, she encounters a ghost claiming to be that of her father, but it's unknown if the apparition is real or if it's an aftereffect of her PTSD in the aftermath of the battle with Shao Kahn.]]
* DivorceIsTemporary: By the time of ''11'' she is very happily back with Johnny again.
* DoingInTheWizard: In the original games, Sonya's "Armed Forces", "Energy Rings" and "Kiss of Death" moves seemed to be a result of SupernaturalMartialArts. In the reboot games, her energy blasts are due to a laser blaster she wears on each arm and her Kiss of Death is a powder she takes out of a pouch.
* DrillSergeantNasty:
** Her intro dialogues shows this to ({{iron|y}}ically) her sergeant:
--->'''Sonya Blade''': Sergeant...\\
'''Cassie Cage''': Damn it, Mom! I'm Cassie!\\
'''Sonya Blade''': Right now, ''you're just a disrespectful soldier''.
** And again to the Tarkatan in ''11''.
--->'''Sonya''': How do I earn your respect?\\
'''Baraka''': ''Beat me unmercifully.''\\
'''Sonya''': [[InvokedTrope Drill Sergeant Blade]], reporting.
* DualWielding: In ''Deadly Alliance'' and ''Armageddon'', she could use a pair of kali sticks in battle.
* DudeMagnet: A lot of men have given her their attention, almost all of them have flirted with her in their intro dialogues.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: At least Johnny would like to think so.
* FamilyVersusCareer: In ''MKX''. Unfortunately, her career won, which is the cause of much of the familial strife with her ex-husband and daughter.
-->'''Johnny:''' There was a time when you cared more about your family than your job... ''General.''
** In ''11'' she has reconciled the two options. She is very close with her daughter again and she's back together with Johnny.
* FanservicePack: In the original game, she was played by a dancer. In ''3'', she was played by a Playboy model. This trope is most prevalent in ''9'', since she manages to bear a NavelDeepNeckline with a bulletproof vest.] This is reversed in ''X'' and ''11'', which give her more modest outfits.
* FirstNameBasis: Hardly anyone refers to her using her last name and when not this, she usually goes for a FullNameBasis.
* FourStarBadass: As of ''MKX'', she's been promoted to General and hasn't lost her edge in combat.
* GoGoEnslavement: [[BigBad Shang Tsung]] abducts her on the pretext of challenging her, rather than [[TheHero Liu Kang]], for the final match. By the time Liu and [[TheLancer Johnny Cage]] show up, Sonya has, for no readily apparent reason, been dressed up in an unflattering leather dress (which actually covers more of her than the tank top and shorts she'd been wearing up to that point), is barefoot, and her hair has been thoroughly teased. Cage even teases her by saying the dress looks nice, which of course she responds with an eye roll.
* GoodIsNotNice: Present in ''MKX''. She's the FourStarBadass of the Special Forces, but is also one of the least friendly characters during the story proper (with [[HandicappedBadass Kenshi]] and especially [[TheHeart Johnny]] taking her place). Fortunately, [[JerkassRealization she realizes this during the middle of the story]], and by the end of the it, [[SoProudOfYou she gets better]].
* GreenEyedMonster: Not drastic as most examples, but Sonya is very much aware that Cassie [[DaddysGirl prefers to be with Johnny than her]]. This is part of the source of her animosity towards Johnny during the ''X'' storyline.
* GreenThumb: In her friendship in ''[=UMK3=]'', Sonya would salute and flowers would grow all over the floor.
* GroinAttack: Sonya gets in on the act by stepping on Quan Chi's Netherrealm nethers in her chapter of ''[=MKX=]'''s story to detain him while Raiden undoes the revenant spell.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Her fate in the Battle of Armageddon (it is not known who did it to her). In game, she can do this to her opponent with her "[[MurderousThighs Scissor Split]]" Fatality.
* HandBlast: She can fire pink energy blasts from her fists. Originally, this seemed to be an internalized ability but starting from ''[=MK9=]'' they are depicted as being generated by a high-tech weapon worn on her wrists.
* HeroicWillpower: Here's the situation: you're tied up, hanging by a hook over [[HollywoodAcid The Dead Pool]], with [[MultiArmedAndDangerous Sheeva]] watching you, and her boss has signed your death warrant, so it's clear what's likely going to happen here soon... and you still haven't lost your DeadpanSnarker attitude. ("What is it with you Shokan and underground cesspools?") Yeah, she ''definitely'' qualifies for this.
* HiddenDepths:
** In ''Legends: Scorpion's Revenge'', Sonya appears to be able to read Simplified Chinese. In the movie, she reads an invitation to the Mortal Kombat tournament and asks her contact if Kano will be there as opposed to asking for a translation.
** A MirrorMatch pre-match intro in ''11'' shows that Sonya once dreamed to become a marine biologist.
* [[HonoraryUncle Honorary Aunt]]: Is Jacqui's, although much like Sonya's own relationship with Cassie, she prefers to not have any familial ties mentioned while on duty.
* HotterAndSexier: She has a much more revealing outfit in ''[=MK9=]'' than in previous games. Inverted by ''X''.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: A dilemma she faces in ''X''. As a General Commander of the Special Forces is a demanding and rigid career, repelling Outworld enemies at bay and protecting Earthrealm's safety, she sacrificed being a [[FamilyMan family woman]] and time spent raising her daughter, a decision she isn't happy with, but ultimately satisfied.
-->'''Sonya''': I gave up my daughter's childhood to make her world safe. That was the right thing to do.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Appears in chains in Shao Kahn's arena in ''MKII''. [[BigBad Shang Tsung]] abducts [[ActionGirl Sonya Blade]] on the pretext of challenging her, rather than [[TheHero Liu Kang]], for the final match in the first movie. And almost became Shao Kahn's trophy wife in the Malibu comic books.
* IceQueen: In ''MKX'' and her younger self and intros in ''11'', Sonya sports a very grumpy attitude, especially towards Johnny Cage. According to Sub-Zero, Johnny even called her this trope verbatim - and [[LiteralMinded unfortunately for the cryomancer]], that was metaphorical.
* InkSuitActor: Like Kano, Sonya's model in the 3D games resemble her actresses in the movies. From ''Deadly Alliance'' to ''Armageddon'', she takes after Sandra Hess, whereas in ''[=MK9=]'', she takes a lot after Bridgette Wilson-Sampras. This tradition even carries on into ''11'', where she takes after her newest voice actress, Creator/RondaRousey (where there's also an even more straightforward case with a skin pack to downright turn Sonya into the Bridgette Wilson-Sampras version from the movie, complete with voiceovers by the actress).
* {{Irony}}: She's the {{Jerkass}} of the heroes in ''MKX'', taking over for ''[[TheHeart Johnny]]'', who was the biggest ([[JerkWithAHeartOfGold if still laid-back]]) example of this, especially in [=MK9=].
* KissOfDeath:
** Her main Fatality; it comes in [[PlayingWithFire fiery]], [[LudicrousGibs crushing]], [[UniversalPoison poisonous]], and [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe slicing]] varieties. In a variant on the trope, she blows her kisses at her foes.
** From ''Deadly Alliance'' to ''[=MK9=]'', she was given a short-ranged stun move where she blows pink dust [[AHandfulForAnEye into the opponent's face the same way]].
* LeeroyJenkins: ''Defenders of the Realm'' gives Sonya a tendency to rush head-first towards her enemies while yelling "Kombat Time!"
* LonelyAtTheTop: By the time she's a Colonel, she and Johnny are divorced, and her relationship with Cassie is strained.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Her energy rings are either supernatural (one of the [=MK3=] guidebooks states it's her focused chi) or one of her weapons (''[=MK9=]'' onwards had her equipped with wrist bands that visibly shoot lasers, which are customizable as a gear option in ''11'').
* MajorlyAwesome: Her rank during Shinnok's invasion of Earthrealm.
* MamaBear:
** In issue 9 of ''MKX'' comics, she leads an expedition into Outworld to rescue Cassie.
** Kano threatens to harm Cassie if Sonya does not negotiate with him. Sonya ends up almost strangling him to death before Johnny steps in and tells her not to go through with it.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Inverted. Her influence makes Johnny wiser and less insufferable. Cassie even tells her past self that she rubbed off on him.
* MarriedToTheJob: What cost her her marriage to Johnny and earned Cassie's resentment. One particular example is seen in the ''MKX'' comics, in which she chose to rescue Kenshi rather than attend Cassie's birthday party.
* MissingMom: Becomes this to Cassie due to her job. Johnny calls her out on this.
* MomLooksLikeASister: In ''11'', since her future self died and her past self was transported to the future. Cassie lampshades this.
* MoreDakka: In ''X'' and ''11'', Sonya has grenades and attack drones integrated into her gameplay.
* MurderousThighs:
** One of her earliest fatalities was a leg scissor hold that [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe literally cut the opponent in half]].
** The movie has a more restrained version of the leg scissor, which merely broke her opponent's neck.
* MsFanservice: She's stunningly beautiful, never visibly ages, and all of her outfits either reveal or accentuate her athletic physique. This came to a head in ''9'', and was dialed back for ''X'', where her default costume is a military outfit showing very little skin.
* MyGreatestFailure: Sees choosing her job over spending time with her daughter as this. She even admits this to Johnny in the comics.
-->'''Sonya''': "All I know for certain is if we fail, if we don't save her, then I gave up all those years for nothing. I never knew my own daughter, and she never knew how much her mother cares."
* MysteriousMiddleInitial: Her middle name has been confirmed to start with "A". Beyond that, we know nothing.
* NavelDeepNeckline: Her default attire in ''9'' is a ''bulletproof vest'' with a neckline that plunges to her abdomen.
* NeckSnap: A move from ''4''. She also uses a variant with her legs to [[NeckSnap break Kano's neck]] in the first movie.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: All evidence points to her being based off of Creator/CynthiaRothrock from looks to the various hairstyles she's worn since the early days.
* NoFlowInCGI: Her ponytail in ''[=MK4=]''.
* OfficialCoupleOrdealSyndrome: Despite being put through the wringer during the events of ''9'', she does eventually get together with Johnny Cage, as evidenced by their daughter Cassie Cage appearing in ''X''. They reconcile by ''11'', [[spoiler:only for her to perform a HeroicSacrifice in the opening chapter. Her past self's chapter leaves hope for their relationship to still happen and survive this time around]].
* OffWithHisHead: She does this to [[spoiler:''Kintaro'' while under the Blood Code]]. ''With her bare hands''.
** Her second Fatality in ''9'' has her pop off her opponent's head with a garrote and both of her finishers in ''X'' involve decapitation (for the first a drone blows off their head with a grenade and the second she garrotes their head off then feeds it to her drone's machine gun before taking it as a trophy on her belt).
* OlderThanTheyLook: She's 51 in ''MKX'' (as she was 26 during the first tournament), but you really can't tell.
* PaintedOnPants: Her earlier appearances.
* RageBreakingPoint: In ''MKX'''s story, Sonya intends to beat Kano into submission and get him to reveal the whereabouts of Shinnok's amulet, but when he makes the mistake of threatening Cassie's life, she throws caution (and the plan) to the wind and nearly ''kills'' him had [[TheHeart Johnny]] not interfered.
* RankUp: Several are mentioned in the various pieces of ''MKX''. First, in the time of the Netherrealm War (before the prequel comics and the main story of the game), she's MajorlyAwesome. Second, after the war but before the main story of the game, she's a ColonelBadass. Third, by the time of the main story of the game proper, she's a FourStarBadass who is also a FrontlineGeneral.
* RedOniBlueOni:
** The red to Jax's blue in general. Jax is ferocious but capable of staying focused and is laid-back when not on the battlefield, whereas she is much more confrontative and rather short-tempered.
** Also the blue to Johnny's red in [=MK9=]. In [=MKX=], however, the red and blue between her and Johnny Cage ''switches''.
* RelativeButton:
** We get this gem between Sonya and Jax:
---> '''Sonya''': Mr. Briggs.\\
'''Jax''': ''Mrs. Cage.''\\
'''Sonya:''' ''You'll pay for that one.''
** Also between her and Geras. Not that she'll admit it openly.
--->'''Geras''': I will kill Johnny Cage.\\
'''Sonya''': Do it. He's a pain in the ass.\\
'''Geras''': You bluff ''poorly'', Sonya Blade.
* RescueRomance: Her relationship with Johnny starts after they both took turns saving each others' lives: he saved her from Shinnok and then she returned the favor against Quan-Chi. [[spoiler:Past Sonya starts warming up to Past Johnny after he took a bullet trying to defend her and she saved his life against both Kanos.]]
* TheRival: With Frost, although neither of them has ever given a reason. The rivalry is given a small nod in [=MKX=] in her pre-battle dialogue with Sub-Zero.
--> '''Sonya:''' Why no female Lin-Kuei?\\
'''Sub-Zero:''' There are, Frost chief among them.\\
'''Sonya:''' I'll kick her ass next.
* SadisticChoice: She is given one in her ''X'' arcade ending: [[spoiler:in a dream, Kano gives her the choice between Cassie or Jax. She chooses the former and wakes up to Johnny Cage, who tells her that Jax was killed by an assassin's bullet]].
* SheFu:
** Her signature move starts with her doing a backflip, grabbing the opponent between her legs, and throwing them.
** In both ''4'' and ''9'' she has a fatality where she does a handstand and ''tears the opponent in half with her legs''.
* ShipTease:
** Hinted in various media, starting with the first movie, between her and Johnny Cage. ''[=MK9=]'' has Johnny trying to woo her.
** In ''Defenders of the Realm'', the teasing is instead directed at Jax, although it's ([[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther usually]]) of the BelligerentSexualTension variety.
* SilverVixen: For a woman in her early fifties, she surprisingly has a lack of grey hairs, stretch marks, and has a surprisingly still athletic body.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: It's implied that she fell for Johnny when he selflessly took a blast from Shinnok's amulet and fought Shinnok himself to defend her. She even started calling him Johnny from there on, signifying that she now sees him in another light.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: It's hard to remember with the existence of the female "{{ninja}}s" (such as Kitana) that Sonya was the first and ''only'' female character in the original game. [[spoiler:She is also the only surviving woman at the end of the story mode in ''[=MK9=]''.]]
* SoProudOfYou: Both the older and younger versions of Sonya make it known they're proud of Cassie.
* SpamAttack: Her Bicycle Kick move.
* StanceSystem:
** In ''Deadly Alliance'', she has Tae Kwon Do and Kenpo as unarmed styles, and Kali Sticks as weapon style.
** In ''Armageddon'', she drops Kenpo.
** In ''9'', she has the Military Stance.
** In ''X'', her variations are [[AttackDrone Special]] [[DroneDeployer Forces]], [[CounterAttack Covert Ops]] and [[ThrowDownTheBomblet Demolition]].
*** Special Forces grants her a drone that will attack opponents for various special moves. It can be placed at any part of the arena, which has laser and electroshock blasts as part of its arsenal and can attack the opponent themselves in a kamikaze fashion.
*** Covert Ops employs her Garrote to parry the opponent's moves and counterattack. In an interesting twist, the parries have different attacks that can be branched out of them once they catch an attack, offering varied responses (some of which are only available when amplified). Her Military Stance from ''9'' also returns.
*** Demolition grants her grenades of two types: Frag Grenades and Stun Grenades. Upon being thrown, they can also be detonated prematurely. Notably, this allows for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8NjSUjat2g multiple, highly damaging combo routes she wouldn't otherwise have]], but she can only have three grenades at a time before calling a drone to grant her more. The drone can also be amplified to throw the grenades directly at the opponent.
* StatuesqueStunner: Her [[WordOfGod official bio]] has her at 5'9".
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her costumes tend to show her chest and midriff and emphasize her legs, but she dresses somewhat more modest than the other women. Subverted in ''MKX''.
* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: After surviving to the ends of ''9'' and ''X'', [[spoiler:Sonya dies after the first chapter of ''11'' and is replaced by her past self. That said, Fire God Liu Kang might be able to fix that]].
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Shown to be cold and judgmental towards most people but has a soft spot for the people that she cares about.
* SuperCuteSuperPowers: She has a KissOfDeath fatality where she blows a kiss at her opponent. Sometimes the kiss takes the form of a floating fireball, but other games has it be a little pink heart that flitters towards the opponent, and once it hits, the enemy [[MoodWhiplash explodes bloodily]].
* TankTopTomboy: She wears some variation on a tank top, muscle shirt, or some kind of vest similar to either in each game.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With her ex. With a healthy dose of BelligerentSexualTension and [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther hints of lingering affection]].
* TheProtagonist: The first and only female main character to be featured and one of the few female characters to appear in almost every ''Mortal Kombat'' game.
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: Her "Demolition" variation in ''X'' is focused around grenades. She can toss frag or stun grenades and when she runs out, she can summon a drone who is able to supply her with more. The drone itself is also able to toss grenades (with the Enhanced version) and she has a back roll that lets her drop grenades on wakeup.
* {{Tomboy}}: The way she dresses seem to suggest this.
* TomboyishPonytail: More often than not since ''3''.
* TookALevelInBadass: Happens gamewise, when she first debuted she may be the worst character in gameplay and certainly the worst to use against Goro. The only move she had that really worked on him was her energy rings and that move was clumsy to do in the arcade (you had to hold punch and then make your joystick motion). After being brought back for [=MK3=] and the games after, she gained a number of special moves that eliminated the previous gaps in her gameplay and her character was generally made faster.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Dear God, with the way she treats both Johnny and Cassie in [=MKX=], it appears she took ''several''. You'd think she was an understudy for [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk General Ross]] or [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas Colonel Moore]] with her degree of jerkass-ness.
-->'''Sonya:''' ''(upon finding out that Kano is hiding in the camp)'' Kenshi, continue with Li Mei. I'm going to the refugee camp. Gotta get to him before he finds a way out.\\
'''Johnny:''' I'll come with.\\
'''Sonya:''' Go get an update on camp security from Colonel Flagg.\\
'''Johnny:''' Why?\\
'''Sonya:''' ''Because then you won't be here.''
* TookALevelInKindness: Her older self loses all of her hostility towards Johnny and strictness towards Cassie after the events of ''X''. [[spoiler:''11'' has her warmly congratulate her daughter while promoting her and smile proudly as Johnny throws in a congratulatory hug; and she's openly affectionate towards her husband.]]
* {{Tsundere}}: In her interactions with Johnny, as part of the ShipTease. Better seen in the movie, where she mostly acts annoyed at him, but EveryoneCanSeeIt.
* {{Tuckerization}}: Sonya is named after one of Ed Boon's sisters, as [[WordOfGod he]] confirms in a video interview in the special edition of ''Deception''.
* UnderwearOfPower: In the first game, she visibly has a thong over her pants (the actress added that it was inspired by what her aerobics students would wear).
* UnlimitedWardrobe: She's had some quite different outfits from time to time.
* VaporWear: In ''9'', it's clear she doesn't wear any undergarments, as her nipples can be visible under her tank top, and some Fatalities rips her pants to show the lack of anything down there.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: When Johnny gets stabbed and is on the brink of death, her reaction and subsequent beatdown of Quan Chi speaks volumes.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Sonya can morph into a hawk to finish her opponents as her Animality in ''[=MK3=]''.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: In regards to her hooking up with Johnny, [[RelationshipUpgrade she does]]. And they get divorced down the line.
* WholeCostumeReference: A DLC costume released alongside the Franchise/{{Terminator}} in ''11'' gives her the outfit worn by Sarah Connor in the second half of ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''.
* WorkingWithTheEx: She divorced from Johnny at some point. As much as he pisses her off (A LOT), it doesn't stop her from stepping up with him in Earthrealm's defense.
* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: ''Seriously''. Half the male cast is attracted to Sonya including three of the main villains Kano, Shang Tsung, and Shao Khan. Sonya is considered the most beautiful Earthrealm woman by the Outworld inhabitants, and due to lack of understanding of Earth customs, they assume Sonya is the Earthrealm's equivalent to Princess Kitana. Judging by interactions, Sonya is only surpassed by her daughter Cassie.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: During her rooftop battle with Kano in ''3'', Sonya feigned defeat in order to lure him to the edge of the building and throw him off of it.
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[[folder:Reptile]]
!!Reptile (Syzoth)
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"You will have my teeth at your throat!"'']]
-> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'' (Daniel Pesina)
-> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'' (Daniel Pesina), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' (John Turk), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' (John Turk/Dan Forden), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (cameo), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Tom Taylorson), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (Creator/SteveBlum, English; Creator/EduardoGarza, Latin American Spanish), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' (non-playable cameo in the Krypt)
-> '''Non-game appearances''': ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'' (Keith Cooke), ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' (Mark Caso/Sultan Uddin), ''Series/MortalKombatConquest'' (Jon Valera), ''WebVideo/MortalKombatRebirth'' (Richard Dorton), ''Film/MortalKombat2021''
->A green-garbed, human-like reptilian creature. Reptile is said to be physically hideous and repulsive, but he is renowned for his great stealth, impressive fighting skills and unquestioning loyalty. Reptile has an obsession about finding the last remaining member of his race, the Saurians, and freeing his homeworld Zaterra from Outworld's grasp; While well-meaning and sincere, this obsession is so important to him that it causes him temporary fits of insanity.\\\
After acting as a stealthy bodyguard to Shang Tsung during the first Mortal Kombat, he returned to his master, Shao Kahn, in order to aid him in the Outworld tournament, under the promise that Kahn would release the remaining members of Reptile's race from slavery if he would unquestioningly do his bidding. Such an opportunity arose During the Earthrealm invasion: he and Jade were to recapture an escaped Kitana, killing her if necessary. He did not succeed, as Jade betrayed him to help Kitana. After the war, he was bought to Edenia as a prisoner, and subsequently exiled to the Netherealm. Reptile grasped the opportunity to join Shinnok's army, hoping for the rogue Elder God to revive his race. Alas, when he found himself on the losing side once more, he decided to resume his service to Shao Kahn.\\\
Because of his state of separation from the other members of his race, especially his matriarch, Reptile had begun to show signs of devolution, becoming progressively more insane and saurian-like. When Reptile wasn't able to protect his master from the recently formed Deadly Alliance, he went into an even greater madness. Desperately looking for a new master, he eventually came across the vampire Nitara, who shared with him artifacts and knowledge of his lost people, the Zaterran. This was enough to gain Reptile's trust; she send him to fight Cyrax in order to advance her own agenda. Afterward, when Reptile realized that she was going to leave him behind, he tracked her down to an ancient incubating chamber, but she was already gone. All that remained was the almost fully incubated egg of Onaga the Dragon King. The egg hatched, a beam of light struck Reptile as the Saurian's body became the vessel for the reincarnated Onaga.\\\
After the fall of the Dragon King at the hand of the Forces of Light, Reptile found himself free from the villain's possession. At the time of the ''Armageddon'', he seems to be part of the Red Dragon clan's human-reptilian hybrids experimentations. It's not clear if he's willing, but this might have been another way, in his eyes, to get his Saurian race to be restored.\\\
Reptile is pretty much the same he's ever been in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'': an assassin for Shang Tsung and a foot soldier for Outworld. As a minor modification to his role, he no longer hides in the shadows of the Mortal Kombat tournament but is instead an official participant, fighting on behalf of Outworld. He is quickly eliminated but continues to offer his services to Shang Tsung in other areas as the tournament progresses. In ''VIdeoGame/MortalKombatX'', Reptile's real name of Syzoth is revealed and when Outworld plunges into a civil war, he's among the first to join up with the newly-appointed emperor, Kotal Kahn.
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* AcidAttack: Reptile can spit acid as a projectile attack. His fatality in ''[=UMK3=]'' has him vomit a gallon of HollywoodAcid on his opponent, melting their flesh clear off their skeleton and he has acid fatalities in ''[=MK4=]'' and ''Deadly Alliance''.
* AlienBlood: It's green. Averted in ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsScorpionsRevenge'', where his blood is clearly red, as you can tell when Sonya cuts off his head.
* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: His backstory in the games, while inconsistent at times, has remained largely the same. A lone Zaterran serving his masters after his home-realm was mysteriously destroyed and his race was driven to extinction. However, in the film ''Scorpion's Revenge'' his race is alive and he participates in the Mortal Kombat tournament for unknown reasons.
* AdaptationalJobChange: In the first game and the reboot, he works for Shang Tsung as his bodyguard and protector during the first Mortal Kombat tournament. However, in the film adaptation ''Scorpion's Revenge'' he loses this role, and only participates in the first tournament to combat Sonya Blade.
* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Before being part of the [[DownloadableContent Klassic Pack]], buying [=MKX=] from Amazon or Amazon UK gave you Reptile's Klassic outfit.
* AnimalThemedFightingStyle: In ''Deadly Alliance'', his fighting styles are Hung Gar (which has roots in the Five Animal Kung Fu styles) and Crab (which may or may not be based on a real life martial art).
* AntiVillain: A combination of Types II (a {{Woobie|Destroyer Of Worlds}} Anti-Villain) and III ([[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned]] Anti-Villain).
** Even though he sides with the likes of Shao Kahn and Shinnok, all he wants is to revive his extinct reptilian race. Later games suggest that over the centuries since his race's destruction, he's been ever so slowly going mad, and [[ExtremeDoormat attaches himself to whatever authority figure he can]]. After Shao Kahn's apparent death, he almost ''immediately'' enters Nitara's servitude. One of his endings also show him going mad from his abuse into OmnicidalManiac territory, and that none of his employers treats him with a hint of respect.
** In ''MKX'' Outworld has a new leader in Kotal Kahn, and Reptile is under his command as well, though Kotal has earned Reptile's respect instead of pressing him into service.
* TheArtifact: He was originally conceived as a composite version of Sub-Zero and Scorpion and wore a green ninja garb to reflect this. From ''II'' and onward, he gained his own moveset and backstory, and was no longer tied to Scorpion and Sub-Zero (he wasn't even a member of the Shirai Ryu nor the Lin Kuei). Despite this, he was still depicted as a palette swap of Scorpion and Sub-Zero until the switch to [=3D=] with ''4'', where he was given a more reptilian appearance better suited for his namesake.
* BadassBoast: He gets some nasty ones in ''MKX''.
-->'''Reptile:''' Spawn of Briggs.\\
'''Jacqui:''' "Spawn"? I'm not a fish.\\
'''Reptile:''' ''I will gut you as one.''\\
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'''Ermac:''' [[IAmLegion We are many.]]\\
'''Reptile:''' ''You will die one by one.''\\
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'''Reptile:''' I have found you.\\
'''Kung Lao:''' I was not hiding.\\
'''Reptile:''' ''You will wish you had.''
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The basis of his loyalty to Kotal, the first real BenevolentBoss he has served under.
* BilingualBonus: His ''Kirehashi'' blade from ''Deadly Alliance'': "Kirehashi" translates to "scraps", "cut end", or "cut-off piece", all of which [[OddlyShapedSword adequately describe the sword's shape]].
* BodyguardingABadass: At the beginning of the series, Reptile's job was to be Shang Tsung's personal bodyguard, which seems odd given Tsung isn't exactly a push-over himself. Reptile turned this to his advantage in ''MKX'', where he revealed that spending years shadowing Shang Tsung meant he was the only one left who knew Mileena's true origins.
* ButtMonkey: With the exceptions of ''MKII'' (as it's his first time), ''Armageddon'', ''9'' and [[spoiler: ''MKX'']], pretty much every other ending of his can be boiled down to "His employers screwed him over":
** In ''[=UMK3=]'', he [[spoiler:gets a promise from Shao Kahn to revive his race if he kills Kitana. He does it, but Shao Kahn breaks his part of the deal. Reptile kills him, but this denies him the chance to know what his true race is]].
** In ''4'', he [[spoiler:gets a denial, again, but this time from Shinnok. He succeeded during his fight against Earthrealm's warriors, so he talks to Quan Chi so that he may convince Shinnok to send Reptile back in time to his homeworld before it was destroyed. After a useless plea, Shinnok appears, does a NeckLift on him, and [[YourHeadASplode Reptile's head explodes]]]].
** And, in (surprisingly) the only canonical ending of ''Deadly Alliance'', [[spoiler:he finds Cyrax and Nitara's essence, but not any of them. Later, he's caught by an energy cascade around what was a dragon embryo, his body providing a host for [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception Onaga, the Dragon King]]]].
** In ''[=MK9=]'''s story mode, even though he survives the events of the game, he seems to exist solely to get his ass repeatedly kicked by the heroes. In fact, he loses to Johnny Cage at the very beginning of the game. [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential Which can be much more humiliating if the player]] [[CurbStompBattle beats him with a "Flawless Victory"]] [[GroinAttack or hits him with Cage's signature "Nut Punch" move]], the latter of which happens in the ''MKX'' Prequel Comic. That being said, in the non-canon Arcade Mode, [[spoiler:he DOES get what he wants when he forced Shang Tsung to recreate his race, and then (presumably) kills him before he gets screwed again. [[OmnicidalManiac And the rest of the existing races in Outworld]] before they can screw him]].
** [=MKX=], however, is better for Reptile. His boss and personal friend, Kotal Kahn, actually respects him, and in his ending [[spoiler: he finds a hidden enclave of Raptors hidden beneath Earthrealm, along with a new queen to serve.]] While he still shows up in story mode mostly to have his ass handed to him by the heroes once again, he has finally been given the respect he deserves and seems a lot more stable as a result of this.
* TheCameo: [[spoiler:In [=MK11=]'s Krypt. In fact, he's one of the few aversions of DeathByCameo in there.]]
* CanonName: ''X'' reveals his true name is Syzoth. Most everyone else still calls him Reptile.
* CompositeCharacter: In the 1992 original, where he was essentially Scorpion and Sub-Zero combined into one fighter, which is reflected by his color scheme (blue and yellow makes green).
* DevelopersForesight:
** The only time you're allowed to touch the block button to find Reptile in the first game is when inputting Sonya's Fatality, the only one in the game that requires block.
** As part of ''MKX'''s homage [=MK1=] Tower, Reptile is once again a hidden fighter for that one. What you have to do is [[spoiler:achieve a flawless victory in the winning round of fight 6, and perform a Fatality or Brutality]].
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: From ''II'' onwards, he gained his own moveset and a unique backstory.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: From ''Deadly Alliance'' onwards, Reptile tends to appear either barefoot or with wrappings that expose his toes and heels.
* DoesntLikeGuns: In an intro with Jax, Reptile tells him that "only cowards use firearms". Of course, Jax points out that spitting acid on people isn't exactly noble, either.
* TheDogBitesBack:
** In ''MKX'', as he defects to Kotal Kahn's side, Reptile lets it slip that Mileena is not really Shao Kahn's daughter, but was a clone made by Shang Tsung, further weakening her image in the eyes of Outworld.
** His ''9'' ending is this. After years of having {{Bad Boss}}es or otherwise getting screwed over in many of his endings, he finally lets that pent-up rage loose by slaughtering everything in sight with his race recreated. And it is ''horrifying''.
* DownloadableContent: In ''9'', his classic skin from ''[=MK1/2/3=]'' and his classic "Tasty Meal" fatality.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Besides, [[JustifiedTrope who, other than Raiden, even knows that Reptile's real name is Syzoth]]?
* FlashStep: His Running Serpent. Also pronounced in his Nimble variation in ''X''.
* GreenAndMean: He is a reptilian warrior clad in green clothing who fights for Outworld.
* GreenIsGross: On top of being green and spitting acid, His "Noxious" variation in ''[=MKX=]'' has him covered in a [[DeadlyGas green poisonous gas]] [[EvilSmellsBad and surrounded by flies]]. In some of his intro dialogues in that game, Jax and Johnny Cage comment on [[WiltingOdor his smell]]. Also, his "Force Ball" attack is green and slimey looking.
* GuideDangIt: ''[=MK1=]'' required sheer perfection and luck on one specific fight in order to obtain him. Every so often, the game would have him pop out and drop a hint on this. You are required to be on The Pit stage ("[[SdrawkcabName Tip eht fo mottob]]") when something passes by the moon, which happens every sixth game ("Look to la luna"), win with a double FlawlessVictory ("Perfection is the key") and finish the opponent with your character's fatality ("Fatality is the key") and NOT Block ("Blocking will get you nowhere").
* HollywoodAcid: His vomit is strong enough to melt someone down into a skeleton in under a minute.
** His fatality in ''[=UMK3=]'' and ''4'' has him vomit a gallon of "acid" on his opponent, [[ImMelting melting their flesh clear off their skeleton]].
** His fatality in ''Deadly Alliance'' has him reducing the enemy's head to a mere skull via acid. Immediately after, [[ToServeMan he eats it]].
** His fatalities in ''X'' employ his acid spit: one to melt the flesh off of his opponent's skull before splitting it like a watermelon, and another to reduce his opponent's body to a single hand (and making a snack of his victim's head before it can be melted away).
* ImagineSpot: Due to his [[SanitySlippage waning lucidity]], ''Deadly Alliance'''s Konquest Mode notes that Reptile's imagination tends to get out of hand frequently, causing him to daydream about hypothetical battles (such as thwarting the Deadly Alliance's assassination attempt on Shao Kahn).
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain:
** Reptile always ends each game no step closer to restoring his race, or even worse for wear. Even in half of his non-canonical endings [[ILied he gets screwed over by his employers]]. Even in his ''fantasies'' he thinks lowly of himself. On top of being a common {{Jobber}} of the series. [[ButtMonkey Poor guy can never catch a break.]]
** PlayedWith in ''X'', but in a significant way. While several intro dialogues between fighters show that they have no respect or feel remotely threatened by him, he finally gets a BenevolentBoss in the form of Kotal Kahn who repurposes him as a scout and to set up ambushes with his invisibility. While he still is a {{Jobber}} in the story mode, [[ThrowTheDogABone he finally has the respect he's been searching for]].
* {{Invisibility}}: He can turn invisible in nearly every game where he's playable. The ''MKX'' comics show him capable of applying it to an area of effect.
* IOweYouMyLife: After his failure in the Mortal Kombat tournament against Johnny Cage at the beginning of [=MK9=], Reptile fell out of favor with Shao Kahn, and was ordered executed by Kotal's hand. The Osh-Tekk saw purpose in Reptile, however, and recruited him to his personal unit, figuring Reptile's skills would be of far more use there than as a foot soldier. For this, and the personal friendship between the two, Kotal has earned Reptile's UndyingLoyalty.
* ItWasAGift: The Kirehashi blade that he uses in ''Deadly Alliance'' and ''Armageddon'' is an [[AncestralWeapon ancient Raptor weapon]] offered to him as a sign of peace by Nitara. While this was mostly done to get Reptile's guard down and gain his trust so that Nitara could lure him over to her side, this also suggests that there is some sort of shared history between the people of Zaterra and Vaeternus (the Vampire race is said to be a record-keeper of the history of other races, but it's unknown how deep their connection with other species were).
* {{Jobber}}: A side effect of not having a playable Story Mode Chapter in ''9'' and ''X'' is that he's turned into this. Almost everytime he shows up in the story is to get beaten up by whoever you're playing as at the moment. Hell, the first thing that we see of him in the New Timeline is being defeated by Johnny Cage '''in the very first round of the tournament'''. To add insult to injury, according to the Prequel Comics of ''MKX'' [[GroinAttack he was canonically punched in the dick by Cage]] in front of other participants and spectators. To be fair, [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential that's very likely something the player would have done themselves if they knew the move's input]].
** Add to that his many deaths [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie across]] [[Film/MortalKombat2021 various]] [[WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsScorpionsRevenge adaptations]], and it's easy to see why [[BadassDecay some fans feel that he has gone from the cool, mysterious character he was initially, to becoming the "Yamcha" of the series]].
* KiManipulation: His [[EnergyBall Force Ball]], a projectile sphere attack that is mainly used to set up the enemy for a juggle. However, later games make it a ball of poisonous slime instead.
* LastOfHisKind: Well, he and Khameleon. Other Saurians ''do'' appear in the ''MKX'' mobile game, but its canonicity is as debatable as Reptile finding his long-lost kin.
* LuckBasedMission: Even after knowing you need to win with a double FlawlessVictory at the Pit, a shadow has to fly past the moon for it to work ("Look to la luna"). It only occurs '''once in every 6 consecutive games'''! (Unless you're cheating on a console version, in whose case you don't get the bonus points.)
* NeckSnap: He has a non-lethal version of this.
* NoRespectGuy: Nobody ever gives him respect, until ''X'', and even then the good guys still enjoy taking potshots at him.
* NowBuyTheMerchandise: His Friendship in ''2'', in which he invites the player to "Buy a Reptile doll!"
* OverlyLongTongue: His Tasty Meal Fatality, and a few moves in ''MKX'', like his grabs and Heart Attack Brutality.
* OptionalBoss: The very first.
* PainfullySlowProjectile: His Force Ball has a slow version which takes its time as it floats across the screen. This means the opponent has to keep track of it for longer, and he can also mix things up with a faster variation or his very quick Acid Spit attack.
* RollingAttack: In some games, Reptile could curl himself up into a ball and roll forward, knocking the enemy down.
* SanitySlippage:
** Starting with ''Deadly Alliance'', it has been shown that Reptile is mentally unstable due to his separation from his race, and his mental state has continued to deteriorate. In Konquest he's having full-blown battles with hallucinatory opponents, even once mistaking his then-master, Nitara, as one of the sorcerors. At the end, he "fights" the enemy he thinks has been the source of all his failures to the death. It was [[spoiler:[[MirrorMatch himself]].]]
** ''9'' also brings up his insanity. [[spoiler:In his arcade ending, he finally snaps and becomes an OmnicidalManiac]].
* SecretCharacter: The first secret character in the series and in fighting games in general. [[PromotedToPlayable Later became a regular character.]]
* ShapeshifterDefaultForm: Inverted. Reptile prefers to take on a more human form, with his resemblance to a human or humanoid lizard varying from game to game. Yet, members of his race can lose their humanoid appearance when separated for long periods of time from their monarchal leader, with hints that Reptile's [[SanitySlippage temporary insanity]] is what caused his more bestial appearance in ''Deadly Alliance''.
* SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset: His alt in ''Deadly Alliance'' is a caveman-inspired look, with an animal skull as a chestpiece. In ''X'', he is wearing what looks to be splint mail made from bone and teeth.
* SlideAttack: He's had this move since the first game. In ''Shaolin Monks'', ''9'' and ''X'', he secretes a trail of slime when he slides similar to the ice trail the one Sub-Zero leaves when he does his Slide.
* TheSpeechless: In ''9'', he has no spoken dialogue during the story mode, though he "converses" with Shang Tsung using growls at one point. He does have a few text-based lines in the Challenge Tower.
* {{Sssssnaketalk}}: He had it in the comics, and it was carried over to ''4'' and ''X''. For some reason, however, he does not have it in ''Armageddon''.
* StanceSystem:
** In ''Deadly Alliance'', he has Hung Gar and Crab as unarmed styles and Kirehashi as weapon style.
** In ''Armageddon'', he has Pao Chui as unarmed style, while keeping his weapon style from ''DA''.
** In ''X'', his variations are [[DeadlyGas Noxious]], [[InvisibleMonsters Deceptive]] and [[SuperSpeed Nimble]].
*** Noxious, at first, doesn't look like anything special, as Reptile simply emits a DamageOverTime cloud of poisonous gas that affects opponents too close to Reptile. However, considering the game is about getting up close and personal, and that the damage is unblockable and constant, it will eventually add up nicely. The poisonous gas can also be augmented via a special move.
*** Deceptive removes his mask and brings back his {{invisibility}}, though simply for this variation. He gains two stages of it, and suffers no damage whatsoever if he's knocked out of it, even if such hit isn't blocked.
*** Nimble grants him the Basilisk ability, which slows down the opponent significantly for some time. This allows for significantly longer combo opportunities. It can be denoted by his snake-shaped belt.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In ''X'', he starts exchanging "pleasantries" with other kombatants.
* SuperSliding: Reptile has a sliding move similar to Sub-Zero's. But Reptile's version involves sliding on his own acid secretions instead of ice.
* ToServeMan: He can swallow an entire human head in one bite, and some of his fatalities have him ripping and eating [[OffWithHisHead the opponent's head]], chameleon-style.
* ThrowTheDogABone: ''MKX'' throws two to Reptile. Unlike Shao Kahn, Shang Tsung, Quan Chi and Shinnok, Kotal Kahn seems to genuinely care for Reptile, sharing the bond of being the [[LastOfHisKind Last of Their Kinds]], and sparing and recruiting him during the events of [=MK9=] as a valued member of his honor guard rather than a lackey. In turn, Reptile serves him with undying loyalty and much stabler than normal. Additionally, in his arcade ending, [[spoiler:he discovers the Zaterran still exist in Earthrealm, and he pledges his alliance to his race]].
* {{Troll}}: He can actually do this to ''[[MirrorMatch himself]]'' in ''MKX'' by proclaiming "It is I, [[ShapeShifter Shang Tsung!]]"
* UndyingLoyalty: This is Reptile's FatalFlaw. Mostly due to his status as an ExtremeDoormat and his misguided hopes that he'll eventually be rewarded with the revival of his race, but once Reptile enters the service of most his masters, he is violently determined to protect and serve them. Even more pitiable is the fact that what Reptile perceives as failure starts weighing heavily on his conscience. When he's unable to defeat Cyrax at Nitara's command and flees, Reptile (in an odd ''villainous'' variation of HeroicSelfDeprecation) starts beating himself up for being unable to carry out the wishes of another master.
** Reptile is extremely loyal to Kotal Kahn as well, probably more than he was to any of his previous masters, but as mentioned under ThrowTheDogABone, this is much healthier and more justified case since Kotal treats him far better and values him more than any of them ever did.
* UselessUsefulSpell: Invisibility sounds cool, but it's a fairly difficult move, and the [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard the AI is unaffected, since all it does is turn off the model display]]. [[spoiler:Not so much when you want to ambush some Red Dragon mooks alongside D'Vorah, Ferra and Torr.]]
* WalkingShirtlessScene: In ''4'', '' Deadly Alliance'', and ''Armageddon''.
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!!Goro
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I will grant you a warrior's death!"'']]
-> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992''
-> '''Other appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 Mortal Kombat Trilogy]]'', ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat4 Mortal Kombat Gold]]'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube version only), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Nigel Casey), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (Ken Lally), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (DLC; Vic Chao, English; Carlos Hernández, Latin American Spanish)
-> '''Non-game appearances''': ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'' (Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson and Creator/FrankWelker), ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsScorpionsRevenge'' (Kevin Michael Richardson), ''Film/MortalKombat2021'' (Creator/AngusSampson)
->Proud member of the half-dragon race, the Shokans, son of the Shokan King Gorbak and the Shokan Queen Mai, Prince Goro was the undefeated Champion of Mortal Kombat, being able to win nine consecutive tournaments over a span of 500 years. He helped Shang Tsung grow ever closer to achieving Shao Kahn's goal of domination over Earthrealm.
->In his tenth title defense, however, he faced and lost to Liu Kang. In the tournament's aftermath, he went missing after a battle where he fought Kano, Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade, and was believed to be dead. He would later resurface after Shao Kahn's defeat to lead his fellow Shokans in a war against the Centaurians. Kitana intervened and negotiated both races an uneasy truce and peace accord. When Shinnok and his legion were defeated and Edenia was once again free, Goro and the Shokan race decided to ally with the Edenians.
->Years later, during the time of the Deadly Alliance, the united Edenians and Shokans marched on Shao Kahn's weakened army. Goro was exhausted from battle and was struck from behind by Noob Saibot. He was mortally wounded, apparently dying from the injury. So, Princess Kitana held a royal funeral for her former ally. However, Goro was able to survive, being saved from death by Shao Kahn himself, with the promise to return the Shokans to their former glory and the banishment of the Centaurians in exchange for his allegiance. Agreeing to these terms, Goro resumed his place at Shao Kahn's side and helped him to become once again the Emperor of the Outworld during the time of the ''Armageddon''.
->Goro has a similar role in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', although he is much less important in the story and sticks around after his initial defeat to get [[VillainDecay beaten again and again]], culminating in him losing his four arms by Kotal Kahn's hand in the Outworld civil war, where the Shokan fought for Mileena in exchange for returning his race to its past glory. After losing his father and his claim to the throne due to his wounds, he went into exile, seeking Daegon after hearing of Onaga's supposed healing factor.
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* AdaptationalWimp:
** In the movie, he is beaten rather easily by Johnny Cage. He gives him a [[GroinAttack groin shot]] almost immediately as the bell rings and lures him outside to a cliff and ambushes him, knocking him off to his death.
** In ''Scorpion's Revenge'', [[spoiler:Goro gets killed in one shot by the titular character's kunai spear]].
* TheAgeless: Before the games, since being the Mortal Kombat champion meant that his already-slow Shokan aging came to an outright halt.
* AnArmAndALeg:
** One of his fatalities has him using his four arms to rip off his opponent's limbs.
** In the comics, [[spoiler: he was on the receiving end of it, as he lost ALL FOUR ARMS when fighting Kotal Kahn. And to rub salt on the wound? Kintaro told him that the loss of his arms now disqualify any claim he has to the Shokan throne after his father, Gorbak, fell against Kotal Kahn]].
* AmbiguousSituation: Due to the comics never receiving a continuation, it is unclear what exactly Goro's fate by ''11'' is. Sheeva makes it clear his alliance with Daegon was a success and he returned to Outworld with Onaga's powers, launching a campaign of terror before being somehow stopped. Kotal suggests he killed Goro for good, but Sheeva implies Goro is suffering some FateWorseThanDeath out of being on the wrong end of Onaga's wrath.
* AntiVillain: Type I (a {{Noble|Demon}}[=/=]{{Punch Clock|Villain}} Anti-Villain). Goro is the Champion of Outworld and once held a 9-time tournament win streak. However, unlike most of the bloodthirsty or sinister warriors in Kahn's army, Goro is honorable, and he is ultimately trying to protect his people.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Prince of the Shokan race and also their strongest warrior.
* BadassArmFold: Due to having four arms, he can even pull off this pose and DynamicAkimbo ''at the same time.''
* BaritoneOfStrength: Always portrayed with having a deep and menacing voice.
* BigEater: [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/mkwikia/images/b/bc/Screenshot_2015-03-15-17-13-46.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150901151430 As seen in the comic]], he tends to indulge. Although given his build, this is only natural.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: The Dragon Fangs, which he's used in ''Deception'', ''Armageddon'', and ''X'' as a variation.
* BloodKnight: He loves to fight more than anything else it seems.
* BreathWeapon: Able to shoot fireballs from his mouth or breathe a stream of fire from his mouth like a dragon.
* BringIt: In many of his intros in ''X''.
-->'''Ermac:''' Feel the wrath of Shao Kahn!\\
'''Goro:''' I am ready!
-->'''Sub-Zero:''' Defend yourself!\\
'''Goro:''' That I will, cryomancer!
* BrokenWinLossStreak: Goro was the undefeated champion of Mortal Kombat for nine consecutive tournaments. He was poised the win his tenth tournament when Liu Kang showed up and did was thought to be impossible.
* TheCameo: Appears in ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne'' as an avatar disguise used briefly by co-protagonist [=Art3mis=]. As an extra little MythologyGag, she breaks out of him using a [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Chestburster]] hand puppet, which was of course possible to do to Goro as a Xenomorph Brutality in ''Mortal Kombat X''.
* TheChampion: Of Outworld. Was champion of the Mortal Kombat tournament 9 times in a row.
* CoDragons: Goro and Shang Tsung served as Co-Dragons under Shao Kahn.
* DeadGuyOnDisplay: Curiously, a long-deceased Goro can be seen resting on the chair he always sat in his lair in ''Mortal Kombat 11''.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Was Champion of Mortal Kombat for 500 years prior to the first game.
* TheDragon: To Shao Kahn, Goro is one of Shao Kahn’s strongest and most loyal servants. He's also literally a dragon-human hybrid.
* TheDreaded: The first game's title screen and the prequel comic build him up to be an undefeatable adversary. Prior to his defeat at Liu Kang's hands he had never lost a fight.
* DynamicAkimbo: He does a [[MultiArmedAndDangerous four-armed]] version of this, with the upper two arms usually making a bicep flex.
* EnemyCivilWar: [[spoiler:The prequel comics have revealed he's involved in Outworld's civil war and is allied with Mileena; in return for seeing the Shokan race restored to glory, he has vowed to kill Kotal Kahn, a desire that became Freudian when Kotal kills his father, King Gorbak, which sends Goro into exile]].
* EvilIsBigger: When allied with Shao Kahn and the like.
* FlungClothing: Goro arrives to battle in ''X'' wearing a cape, which he discards before the fight begins during his intro sequence.
* GoombaStomp: His Leaping Stomp, an attack which is shared with the other four-armed characters of the series.
* HalfHumanHybrid: The other half being dragon.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: His intro in ''MKX'' has him rip a random person ''in half'' if he's the second one to talk. Amusingly, due to a glitch in ''XL'' the person then regrows into two separate people.
* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:Even when armless, he still beats Red Dragon mooks into submission and managed to somehow beat up Kenshi]].
* HatesSmallTalk: His intro dialog in ''MKX'' is very curt and to the point, without any of the clever quips or flowery threats the other Kombatants trade with each other. It's pretty clear he would prefer not to trade words. Even his BadassBoast lines are as brief as possible.
-->'''Goro:''' Prepare yourself.\\
'''Erron Black:''' That's it? No stirring speech?\\
'''Goro:''' I fight. That is all.
* TheHedonist: Discussed. In a conversation with Sheeva and Fujin about Goro, Sheeva says Goro was the kind of person that chased every impulse that ran down his spine. Fujin compliments Sheeva being a very restrained ruler by comparison.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: The only constant in his motive is his desire to do right by the Shokan race, and he will ally himself with whoever can provide them with the best status. To wit: started out as Evil in the first ''Mortal Kombat'', then was more Neutral in ''[=MK4=]'', then turned Good at the end of ''[=MK4=]'' and ''Deadly Alliance'' (to the point of even making peace with Kung Lao over Goro's rivalry with Lao's ancestor; [[YankTheDogsChain he's then killed by Noob Saibot]]) then back to Evil in ''Deception'' by teaming up with Shao Kahn.
* AHeroToHisHometown: Goro is well loved by his people, when he was thought to be dead his Shokan army lost the will to continue fighting against Shao Kahn's forces.
* HiddenDepths: John Tobias intended for Goro to be a subversion of the brute character. Despite looking like a monster Goro is a prince, a general, and martial arts champion with a strong sense of honor. Doesn't always come through in the adaptations though.
* HulkSpeak: Averted, though when he refers to the humans he says "[[PunyEarthlings puny humans]]."
* IWillShowYouX: To Johnny Cage in ''X''.
-->'''Johnny:''' Don't you owe me some sunglasses?\\
'''Goro:''' ''Here'' is what you are owed!
* TheJuggernaut: He plows through all of the main heroes in the MKSM opening and the only people who aren't defeated with ease are those who dodge out of his path.
* LargeAndInCharge: He's huge (official data has Goro at an imposing 8'2" and 550 pounds), but he still answers to Shao Kahn and his father the Shokan King Gorbak.
* LargeHam: Especially in the first movie. Also this in the Malibu comics. ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' [[RuleOfThree as well]].
* LeftForDead: His appearance in ''Deception'' is explained in that Goro was defeated in battle, to the point a funeral was held for him, but was saved from dying by [[ActuallyADoombot a still alive]] Shao Kahn.
* LightningBruiser: His original appearance. The original comic states that his speed was incredible and his strength unmatched.
* {{Loincloth}}: Usually the only thing he wears. Occasionally, he'll put on something like chest armor or a helmet, but that's about it.
* MightyGlacier: In the later games. This was done in order to make him a balanced playable character.
* MonsterModesty: Subverted with his alt. in ''Deception'' and ''Armageddon'', which decks Goro out in armor and a shirt that covers most of his chest.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: A four-armed Shokan warrior prince and reigning Mortal Kombat champion for many centuries.
* MusclesAreMeaningful: One of the largest and most muscular characters in the series and also one of the strongest.
* NeutralNoLonger: Goro's ending in the Arcade mode of ''X'' (apparently ignoring the comic storyline) [[spoiler:explains his absence from the game as just him avoiding being involved with the Outworld Civil War entirely. But after the conflict with Shinnok he decides to conquer Outworld himself and crushes both sides of the war with a Shokan army]].
* NobleTopEnforcer: Goro only serves under Shao Kahn for the good of the Shokan race. Unlike most of the bloodthirsty or sinister warriors in Kahn's army, Goro is an honorable warrior despite his monstrous appearance. When Kung Lao wanted to avenge his ancestor the Great Kung Lao's death at the hands of Goro, he made peace with Kung Lao noting that his ancestor was a great man and a noble warrior. He also joined the side of good after ''[=MK4=]'' and waged war on Shao Kahn alongside Kitana.
** Even a few of his mid-combat lines in ''X'' showcase this, somewhat.
--->''"You will die with honor!"''
* NominalVillain: Fights for his people and is an honorable warrior, his people just happen to be under Shao Kahn's rule.
* OddFriendship: With Kitana. If ''Deadly Alliance'' is indication, the two are old friends, to the point that she attended his funeral at Kuatan Palace after he was slain by Noob Saibot sometime between ''4'' and ''DA''.
* OurGiantsAreBigger: There are others who embody this as well (such as his fellow Shokan, Moloch, and Onaga), but Goro is probably the most well-known example within ''MK''.
* PlayingWithFire: He can throw fireballs either from his hands, up to four in a row in some games, or [[BreathWeapon from his mouth]]. ''MKX'' gives him the "Tigrar Fury" Variation which especially focuses on this.
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* PokemonSpeak: Not ordinarily, but all he has to say in his comments on Cassie's Selfie Fatality in ''X'' is "Goro".
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: A member of the Shokan race.
* PunchClockVillain: Really doesn't have that much interest in Outworld politics beyond how it pertains to the Shokan race. He's only as involved with the conquest of Earth as he is because Shao Kahn needed a ringer to win the tournament. [[spoiler:Changes his tune regarding politics when Kotal Khan rises to power; when Goro's attempt to dethrone him leads to the loss of his arms and then his father. His ending in this game sees him defeat Kotal and take over Outworld as Emperor.]]
* ReallyGetsAround: In his profile on the official comic and instruction manual for the first game, he is stated to be a polygamist, having seven wives.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: At the time of the first ''Mortal Kombat'', he has already lived something like ''2000 years''.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: He has beady red eyes that make him look even more intimidating.
* RedHerring: The line that Goro could "eat you alive" from [[AllThereInTheManual the Sega Genesis instruction manual]] had many believing the Goro could perform a fatality in the first game. However, he gets fatalities of his own in the [=GameCube=] version of ''Deception'' and ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9''.
* TheRival: To Kung Lao and Liu Kang, since he was the one who killed their ancestor. He manages to make peace with Kung Lao in the end though.
** To Johnny Cage, mainly in the movie.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He is the son of the Shokan King Gorbak and was commander of Outworld's armies and also won 9 Mortal Kombat Tournaments for Outworld.
* SignatureMove: The Shokan Grab, where Goro lifts his foe with his two lower arms before beating them senseless with his upper arms. He's had it in every game except for the 2011 game.
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* SoreLoser: Moderate example. His pre-fight dialogue with Liu Kang in ''X'' shows he ''really'' doesn't like being reminded of their first fight.
-->'''Goro:''' I nearly bested you.\\
'''Liu Kang:''' With the aid of Shang Tsung's magic.\\
'''Goro:''' ''That is a lie!''
* SNKBoss: In the early games, Goro was far from balanced. All of his moves did way more damage than all of the other characters and certain special moves like Johnny Cage's Shadow Kick or Kano's Cannonball would only stumble him a little rather than knock him down, and because of that, he was notoriously difficult to defeat in the first game.
* SpinAttack: Goro's Spinning Slaps.
* StanceSystem:
** In ''Deception'', he has Shokan and Kuatan as unarmed styles, and Dragon Fangs as weapon style.
** In ''Armageddon'', he has drops Kuatan.
** In ''X'', his variations are [[BladeBelowTheShoulder Dragon Fangs]], [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown Kuatan Warrior]] and [[KillItWithFire Tigrar Fury]].
*** Dragon Fangs, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as its name implies]], grants him his Dragon Fangs to utilize in his attacks. His Shokan Grab is upgraded to stab the opponent rather than punch them, dealing slightly more damage. He also gains a low stab that knocks opponents off their feet, and a SpinAttack that sets up opponents for a juggle when amplified.
*** Kuatan Warrior gives him a helm and more brutish attacks. His [[ShockwaveStomp Tremor Pound]] is only available in this variation and coming back with a vengeance. On the other hand, he also gains the Chest Lunge, a DashAttack that, when amplified, is stronger and is executed faster.
*** Tigrar Fury is as close as one will get to playing as [[VideoGame/MortalKombatII Kintaro]]: Goro gains the Tigrar Shokan's fire-breathing moves, namely shooting fireballs from his mouth —either towards the opponent (repeteadly if amplified) or at the floor to knock them off their feet—, or {{breath|Weapon}}ing fire, which is very safe on block.
* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:Well, ''maybe''. In the comic books for ''X'', he originally served Kotal Kahn, betrayed him for Mileena, and Reiko speculates that he intends to backstab her to bring Outworld under Shokan rule. He may be the biggest WildCard right now.]]
* StopMotion: In his very first incarnation he was animated this way. This set the precedent for [[VideoGame/MortalKombatII Kintaro]], [[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 Sheeva, and Motaro]].
* StrongAndSkilled: He's monstrously strong but also an incredibly talented martial artist, those two traits combined make him one of the strongest fighters in the series.
* SuperStrength: Able to effortlessly rip a person in half and swing a giant stone pillar like a baseball bat.
* ThirdPersonPerson: In the Malibu Comics, Goro refers to himself by name. Like every other main character, by the way.
-->'''Goro:''' ''(as he prepares to [[PreMortemOneLiner "discipline" the staff]])'' You do not deserve to be guards for Shang Tsung. All you deserve is ''death''. Death at the hands of ''Goro''.
* UnderwearOfPower: In the first game, his design featured this. [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness He generally has gone without it since.]]
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He doesn't wear much, just a loincloth, a belt and some bracers.
* WarriorPrince: His official title is Prince Goro. You know what he's the prince of? ''[[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Kicking]] [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething your]] [[CurbStompBattle ass]].'' In the Malibu Comics, Goro is known as the "Prince of Pain". How appropriate.
* WildCard: In ''X'', his days of picking sides are through. All he cares about is leading the Shokan people, and he refuses to partake in the war against Shinnok on either side, or bow to either Kotal Kahn or Mileena.
-->'''Sonya Blade:''' Goro, help us against Shinnok!\\
'''Goro:''' I'll ''never'' aid Earthrealm!
-->'''Shinnok:''' Pleased to see you, my Prince.\\
'''Goro:''' I'll not ally with you, Dark Lord!
-->''' Quan Chi:''' You seek my aid, Goro?\\
'''Goro:''' '''Never''', deceiver!
-->'''Kotal Kahn:''' You attack your Emperor?\\
'''Goro:''' I serve no Emperor!
-->'''Mileena:''' You swore loyalty to my father!\\
'''Goro:''' But ''not'' to you!
* TheWorfEffect: Goro was originally a big deal in the early games and presented as a huge threat. In more recent games, he's typically beaten more often and with less effort.
* WorldsBestWarrior: Stated to be Outworld's finest warrior.
* WorthyOpponent: Considered The Great Kung Lao to be one. According to pre-fight dialogue, he views Ferra[=/=]Torr as this as well.
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Main series: [=MK1=] | [[Characters/MortalKombatII MK2]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat3 MK3]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat4 MK4]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatDeception Deception]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse MK vs. DC Universe]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat9 MK9]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatX MKX]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat11 MK11]]\\
[-Spin-offs: [[Characters/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero Mythologies: Sub-Zero]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatSpecialForces Special Forces]]\\
Non-video game: [[Characters/MortalKombatTheMovie The Movie]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatConquest Conquest]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm Defenders of the Realm]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat2021 2021 Movie]]\\
Individual Characters: [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Sub-Zero I/Noob Saibot]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKuaiLiang Sub-Zero II]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKitana Kitana]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatMileena Mileena]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShaoKahn Shao Kahn]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShinnokAndQuanChi Shinnok and Quan Chi]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKronika Kronika]]-]]]
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Here, we're going to list the characters introduced in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992''.
For [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion]]; [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Sub-Zero]]; [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage]]; [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]]; [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]]; or [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]], see their respective pages.
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[[folder:Kano]]
!!Kano
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Gotta stay sharp!"'']]
-> '''Debut game''': ''Mortal Kombat'' (Richard Divizio)
-> '''Other appearances''': ''Mortal Kombat II'' (cameo), ''Mortal Kombat 3'' (Richard Divizio), ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatSpecialForces Mortal Kombat: Special Forces]]'' (David Allen), ''Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance'' (Richard Divizio), ''Mortal Kombat: Deception'' (cameo), ''Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks'', ''Mortal Kombat: Armageddon'', ''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'' (Creator/MichaelMcConnohie), ''Mortal Kombat 9'' (Creator/MichaelMcConnohie), ''Mortal Kombat X'' (Creator/MichaelMcConnohie, English; Creator/RicardoTejedo, Latin American Spanish), ''Mortal Kombat 11'' (Creator/JBBlanc, English; Derek Pratt, Face Model; Luis Leonardo Suarez, Latin American Spanish)
-> '''Non-game appearances''': ''Mortal Kombat: The Movie'' (Creator/TrevorGoddard), ''Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm'' (Michael Des Barres), ''Mortal Kombat: Legacy'' (Darren Shahlavi), ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' ([[LawyerFriendlyCameo ...sort of]]; Brian Kesinger), ''Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge'' (Creator/RobinAtkinDownes), ''Film/MortalKombat2021'' (Josh Lawson), ''Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind'' (Creator/DavidWenham)
->Kano is the leader of the Black Dragon organization, a criminal empire of cut-throat madmen. A portion of Kano's face is covered with a metal plate as a result of wounds he sustained at the hands of Major Jackson Briggs prior to the events of the series, with the plated eye being a glowing red orb capable of emitting laser-like beams. He entered Shang Tsung's Mortal Kombat tournament after hearing rumors that Tsung's palace was filled with gold and other riches; after the final battle between Shang Tsung and Liu Kang, Kano teamed up with Sonya and Johnny Cage to fight Goro. During the battle, the island began to crumble because of Shang Tsung's defeat, and before they knew it, Kano and Sonya found themselves in a forest in Outworld. They were found and captured by Shang Tsung. Kano managed to save his own life by convincing Shao Kahn to accept him as a weapons instructor for his armies, and later, during the events of ''Mortal Kombat 3'', Sonya tossed Kano to his surmised death from the roof of a high building, only for Kano to be healed back to life by Motaro.\\\
Eventually, Kahn's forces were defeated. Earthrealm was free, and so was Edenia. Shao Kahn's act of promoting Kano, however, proved to be a lucky shot, as Kano was a very competent general. During the events of ''Deadly Alliance'' Kano declared his allegiance to the Sorcerers; however, he was attacked and apparently captured by Red Dragon member Mavado. In ''Armageddon'''s Konquest mode, Kano is found by Taven to have been held prisoner by the Red Dragon Clan for quite some time. Before escaping their facilities, Kano explains to Taven that the Red Dragon Clan had been experimenting on him, in an effort to create Human-Dragon Hybrids, yet without apparent effects on Kano.\\\
Kano is pretty much the same as in the previous games in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', but is a more willing soldier to Outworld than before, even going so far as to sell the forces of Outworld Earthrealm weapons to help in Shao Kahn's invasion of Earth. Pretty much, he's a race-betraying prick (although he gets his comeuppance late in the game by being frozen by Cyber Sub-Zero). During the lead-up to ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', Kano has been keeping on the down-low in Earthrealm following Shao Kahn's invasion and subsequent defeat but supplying various Outworld conflicts with weapons to keep himself in business. When Kotal Kahn overthrows Mileena as emperor of Outworld, he immediately offers to give Kotal Kahn consultation and weapon supply services to secure a place in the new regime. However one must never trust Kano too much as he also sells Mileena and her rebel armies his expertise as well, allowing him to supply both sides of the same conflict and reap the benefits all over. Mileena pays Kano to assassinate Kotal Kahn but ends up losing to him in a duel. Afterwards, he escapes to Earthrealm and winds up in an Outworld refugee camp where is discovered by Sonya. The two battle and Sonya nearly kills him until Johnny talks her down and instead he is arrested and leads the Earthrealm Special Forces to the whereabouts of Mileena's rebel encampment and Shinnok's amulet.\\\
Despite his arrest by Sonya, another Kano is later recruited by Kronika as part of her EvilPlan in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', while the present-day one is freed by her as well.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Not a single female kombatant is charmed by him, and his lecherous comments often mutate into a more murderous statement afterwards.
* AbusiveParents: His ending in ''MKX'' [[spoiler:shows him torturing and beating the crap out of his son as part of the Black Dragon initiation]].
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: In his arcade ending in ''11'', Kano quickly [[spoiler:gave up Kronika's powers due to a feeling of "VictoryIsBoring" and "WantingIsBetterThanHaving", and so reset the timeline so there's at least a chance of failure. In ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsSnowBlind'', he was no problem staying the top dog and even uses Kronika's power to try to keep his position.]]
* AdaptationalBadass: His counterpart in ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsSnowBlind'' is actually capable of [[spoiler:killing a fully-powered Shang Tsung.]]
* AdaptationalJerkass: While he's no saint, Kano ''never'' did the crimes he committed in ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsSnowBlind'', which included terrorizing small towns [[spoiler:and deliberating unleashing a hodre of revenants so he could TakeOverTheWorld.]]
* AdaptationalNationality: After Trevor Goddard's portrayal in the movie, he was [[RetCanon changed]] from [[ButNotTooForeign expediate American]] descent in the games to [[LandDownUnder Australian]]. While Goddard played Kano as Cockney English, his accent was misinterpreted as Australian, leading to the retcon.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Several interactions with Raiden have him express he never takes action against Kano because, in his eyes, he is simply a petty crook compared to the likes of some other villains in the series. However, he [[NotSoHarmlessVillain voices his regret]] in certain other intros and expresses he should have killed Kano long ago.
* TheAlcoholic: Many of his intros, taunts, and even one of his Fatalities in ''11'' feature him downing a large bottle of booze. His default intro and Brutality win pose even have him drunkenly urinating on the ground.
* AintTooProudToBeg: [[VillainousValor Averted.]] While he does many cowardly things to often save his skin, he is never going to stoop to this with his enemies or rivals.
-->'''Shao Kahn:''' Beg my forgiveness.\\
'''Kano:''' Sorry mate, I don't grovel.
* AndShowItToYou: His infamous "Heart Rip" Fatality. He holds the heart up for everyone to see, including the victim in several games.
** Notably got away with being able to do this [[WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph in a freaking Disney movie]]. ''On-screen'', no less.
* AnimalMotifs: ''11'' has a dog motif going on for him. He gets called such by Jade, calls himself a "dog with a bone" against Sonya and, against Kitana, says his pissing is a form of marking his territory.
* ArchEnemy:
** The Special Forces. He's quite... "invested" with his most personal enemy Sonya[[note]]in ''Deadly Alliance'', he hung a lock of her hair obtained by tearing it from her head during their battle atop the skyscraper in ''[=MK3=]'' around his neck as a symbol of their rivalry[[/note]], and Jax is responsible for the metal plate on his face.
** The Red Dragon clan. They're a longtime enemy of Kano's Black Dragon Clan.
** Since he has an eye for Sonya and Cassie, he becomes this with Johnny Cage as well.
* ArmsDealer: The primary market for the Black Dragon's operations are in weapons dealing. Kano is always looking for buyers for his wares, regardless of how they'll be used. He frequently deals with Outworld customers and sells weapons to any party in the realm, even if they're in conflict with one another or intend to use them against Earthrealm.
* AwesomeAussie: A brutal killer who comes from the land down under. ''11'' adds a significant amount of references to Australian slang and culture to his character. This is also reflected in the name of several of his ''11'' Skins, such as "Brisbane Brigand", "Melbourne Delinquent" and "Canberra Assassin".
* AxCrazy: Less obviously unhinged than some other villains, but Kano is still the kind of guy to rip out your heart with his bare hands and laugh about it, among many other creatively gory Fatalities involving careful extraction of hearts, skulls, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs hearts and skulls]], and entire skeletons.
* BadBoss: In ''Special Forces''. The other Black Dragon clansmen (barring the possibility of Jarek) [[UndyingLoyalty are unquestionably loyal to Kano]], who exploits them as distractions for Jax to deal with (and unlike [[PlotArmor Jarek]], they might all be dead by Jax's hands, too).
* BenevolentBoss: A twisted example. Despite his backstabbing tendencies, Kano cultivates certain loyalty in his clan through charisma and profit. Kabal trusts his lies without a doubt in ''11'', and other Black Dragons are seen to be decently loyal to him throughout the series. Even when being badmouthed or facing inevitable mutiny, Kano hardly drops his jovial demeanor and tries to recruit his underlings back. The only thing that makes [[BerserkButton Kano lose his cool]] is the prospect of his subordinates [[TheStarscream attempting to usurp him]].
* BaldOfEvil: Sports a shaved head appearance in ''[=MK3=]'', where he has gone from being an evil crook to an agent of Shao Kahn's invasion forces. The younger version of himself in ''11'' also has this appearance to contrast the more grizzled and bearded present self and likewise has joined forces with Kronika in her EvilPlan.
* BeardOfEvil: In most of his appearances he sports a beard to match his role as a grizzled criminal. It started out as a PermaStubble (shaven clean in ''[=MK3=]''), and became a full beard since ''[=MKvsDCU=]''.
* BeatStillMyHeart: The heart still beats when he first rips it out of the body.
* BerserkButton: Little ever fazes Kano. Even defecting Black Dragons that threaten or beat the crap out of him doesn't make Kano lose his snarky demeanor. However, what truly does make Kano [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness murderously angry]] is being confronted for leadership over his clan.
* BicepPolishingGesture: Kano's counter move in ''11'' has him flex his arm to catch the opponent off guard and ram a knife through their arm.
* BigBad: of Mortal Kombat: Special Forces, and Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Has elbow blades in ''MKX'', yet they appear to be mostly for show.
* TheBogan: Kano is a violent, depraved, uncouth Australian. Nowhere is this more prominent than in ''11''. He swears, he tries uncouth ways to chat up women, and he's prone to spitting, downing beer, and urinating whenever he enters the battlefield. Kitana actually says that [[IAmAHumanitarian Baraka]] is more civilized than him, and even [[EvilSorcerer Shang Tsung]], [[YourSoulIsMine of all people]], takes umbrage at his existence and refers to him as a "disrespectful cretin". One of his Skins in the game is literally named "Bogan".
* BoringButPractical: His Fatalities as a whole tend to lack the over-the-top spectacle of some of the other Kombatants, being simple, brutal, and sadistic.
* TheBrute: Serves as this somewhat to Outworld, selling them weapons. He's a go-to-guy in terms of direct combat and weaponry.
* BullyingADragon:
** Sure, Kano. Go ahead and [[RelativeButton threaten Cassie]] in [[MamaBear Sonya Blade's]] presence, while on [[TooDumbToLive her base and surrounded]]. [[SarcasmMode That sounds like a great idea.]] It goes about as well as you'd expect.
** During his fight with Sonya in the movie, Kano says "Gimme a break" after getting caught in Sonya's [[MurderousThighs signature leg grab]]. This proved to be [[NeckSnap a poor choice of words]].
** [[spoiler:Does it again in ''11''. Let's go ahead and remind Past Sonya that Past Johnny's murder would erase Cassie from existence, ''while she already has her boot pressed down'' on Past Kano's neck. It's not like she isn't in prime position to simply draw a gun, barely have to move it to aim, and blow his past counterpart's brains out and kill them both at once. Worse for him, his threat about Cassie's CessationOfExistence is precisely what reminds her she can do this. This time, it comes back to fatally bite his slobbery ass.]]
** Certain opening interactions with Raiden indicate Kano is aware the god does not see him as much of a threat. Kano [[SuicidalOverconfidence is determined to make him think otherwise]].
** One of his intros with Shao Kahn involves him stating he's holding Kollector for ransom. Not even Shao Kahn's threat of murder stirs him.
* CardCarryingVillain: ''11'' has him proud of being immoral. He agrees with Raiden's assessment that he lives a life of "sin and licentiousness", admits against Nightwolf that he hasn't and never will care about others and, against Geras, advises him not to "double-cross a double-crosser". Against Kotal, he bluntly says that, yes, his business is about cheating buyers.
* CarpetOfVirility: Since Trevor Goddard's portrayal in the live-action film, Kano has usually been shown having a rather hairy chest to match his reputation as a rugged criminal.
* CensoredForComedy: A variant; as a probable TakeThat to Australia's censorship laws prohibiting ''Mortal Kombat 9'' from being sold there, Kano in ''11'' has a number of expletives bleeped in his base game intro dialogues.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He will take any offer that allows his own preservation. Sonya even calls Kabal out in a ''11'' intro for being dumb enough to believe him.
-->'''Sonya:''' Who said I tortured you?\\
'''Kabal:''' Kano. He's got no reason to lie.\\
'''Sonya:''' Except, y'know, he's ''KANO!''
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: His different Variations in ''MKX'' give his bionic eye and heart different colors. Cybernetic gives him his classic red eye, his Commando variation colors it yellow, and his Cut-Throat variation colors it blue.
* CombatPragmatist: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The appropriately named]] "Dirtbag" variation Kano has in ''11'' sees him using every dirty street fighting trick to win.
* CounterAttack: The main thrust of his "Commando" fighting style in ''X'', which allows him to catch-and-return enemy attacks with a range of grapples.
* TheCorrupter: Kano promises extravagant wealth and a place of belonging to those he handpicks into the Black Dragon. He is so effective at this he instilled UndyingLoyalty in Kabal, to where his past self couldn't fathom Kano lying to him. He was also almost successful in corrupting Grey Cloud in the past before the latter barely broke free from his influence.
* {{Cyborg}}: Only insomuch as needing a synthetic eye that has also been outfitted with a heat-emitting beam (justified as the surgeon who gave it to him has a high proficiency in areas of technology). The rest of him is human. However, in ''[=MKX=]'', his robotic eye covers more of his head due to a bad altercation with Kuai Liang about a decade prior and he sports a loosely defined "heart" that seems to be a power source for his new eye. "Cybernetic" is even the name of one of his three Combat Variations. His younger self retains the power pack in ''11'' and can be customized with gear alongside his eye.
* DeadpanSnarker: He would give Johnny a run for his money in this department. At the end of the day, Kano rarely takes anything seriously despite his life of danger.
-->'''Kano:''' [[SayMyName Jackson Briggs]]...\\
'''Jax:''' Ready to end this, Kano?\\
'''Kano:''' ''Well, we ain't here to [[CensoredForComedy f*ck]] spiders.''
* DeadGuyPuppet: A variant; one fatality in ''11'' has Kano dance with the victim's body as they spew blood out of a beer bottle he stabbed into their throat.
* DeathByPragmatism: [[spoiler:Kano has the bright idea to kill young Johnny Cage so that both older Johnny and Cassie cease to exist, taking out three enemies at once. Unfortunately for him, Sonya exploits this idea as well and kills younger Kano, causing the old one to die as well.]]
* DemonicPossession: {{Inverted}}. [[spoiler:Quan Chi's non-canon ''Deadly Alliance'' ending sees Kano assist the Netherrealm sorcerer in betraying Shang Tsung, [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder and Quan Chi executes the Black Dragon mercenary in turn.]] However, a wayward soul released from Shang Tsung's corpse takes possession of Kano's body. Whose soul, you ask? None other than Liu Kang's! One can only imagine an alternate timeline where Liu Kang uses Kano's body to re-join the Forces of Light.]]
* DidNotDoTheBloodyResearch: In ''11'', Kano uses a lot more Australian slang than before but occasionally Netherrealm misses the mark; such as referring to money with 'quid' (a British expression, a 'quid' is £1)
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Not even gods and devils are spared his characteristic irreverence.
-->'''Kano:''' What are you, the Prince of Darkness?\\
'''Noob Saibot:''' I am Death's Hand!\\
'''Kano:''' Bugger off, mate!
* DisneyVillainDeath: His fate in the Battle of Armageddon.
* DirtyCommunists: His Kold War outfit in ''MKX'' evokes the image of one by giving him a trench coat and Red Star capped beret.
* TheDon: With the Black Dragon more or less having become TheMafia of the ''Mortal Kombat'' universe, Kano is this.
* DualWielding: His weapon style has him wielding a pair of Butterfly Knives.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the first three arcade games, he was bald (or at least balding in the first one) and either clean-shaven or with a stubble, wearing a karate Gi or a tunic. He was also portrayed as Japanese-American, and though he didn't have voiced dialogue, he wasn't conceived as having a Cockney or Australian accent. Starting with [[VideoGame/MortalKombatSpecialForces the Special Forces spin-off]], every appearance of Kano had him take after Trevor Goddard's portrayal in [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie the 1995 movie]], with full hair, practical clothing and the accent (and most times a beard too). Even when he does wear a tunic like in the arcade games (such as in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9''), he has the movie-styled look and behavior. In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', the present-day Kano (with a very movie-like attire) gets to [[MeetYourEarlyInstallmentWeirdness meet a past self that looks like the bald, clean-shaven MK3 Kano]].
* EnemyMine: In Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, he is forced to help the heroes stop Dark Kahn.
* ElectronicEyes: His right eye was replaced with a cybernetic prosthetic following an unfortunate battle with Jax. It's customizable in ''11'' as part of the gear system.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Entirely PlayedForLaughs. When Cassie makes a hilariously atrocious impression of an Aussie accent in front of Kano, he [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore negatively remarks of American tourists and their penchant for doing the same]].
** For a more straightforward variant, Kano clearly has no patience for the Joker and considers the anarchy he creates bad for the Black Dragon's prospects.
** He also isn't very fond of Skarlet's literal bloodthirst.
* EvilBrit: In the [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie 1995 film]], Kano was portrayed with a Cockney English accent, and the film expands upon his rivalry with Sonya, which began with Kano murdering Sonya's partner, causing Sonya to seek revenge against him. The accent was misinterpreted as Australian, then carried on to the game canon. The accent was misinterpreted as Australian, [[RetCanon then carried on to the game canon]].
* EvilCounterpart: He’s one to Jax, as both are being on opposing militaristic factions (Special Forces and Black Dragon respectively). Also, both Kano and Jax have cybernetic parts and in their respective [=MK9=] endings, they both enter into {{Cyberspace}} to kill each other. In addition to this, Jax and Kano have their own children as well, but while Jax loves and cherishes his daughter, Kano tortures and abuses his unnamed son.
* EvilLaugh: Though Kano frequently chuckles, he lets out an especially menacing laugh in one of his outros in ''11.''
* EvilSoundsDeep: He's a ruthless criminal and his portrayals by Creator/MichaelMcConnohie and Creator/JBBlanc give him a deep, Broad Australian accent.
* ExcrementStatement: His Brutality win pose and an intro in ''11'' have him lazily urinating on the floor.
* EyeBeam:
** It took three games, but he finally showed he was capable of doing it, in Fatality form, and later as a special move from ''Deadly Alliance'' onwards.
** In the intro to ''Armageddon'', he kills Stryker with one.
* EyeScream: Jax disfigured his eye once, hence his metal plate. It happens again in ''[=MXK=]'' issue 9 when it's shown Sub-Zero froze his cybernetic eye and shattered it, forcing Kano to get an upgrade.
-->'''Baraka:''' What happened to your eye?\\
'''Kano:''' Special Forces bastard took it.\\
'''Baraka:''' [[BlackComedy I'll take the other one!]]
** In ''11'', [[spoiler:Sonya kills the past version of Kano by shooting him through his left eye. Present Kano then stumbles around, [[TorsoWithAView a gaping hole through his head and eye]], before crumbling into dust]].
* AFatherToHisMen: A VERY VERY low-end version of this but while he is a complete sociopath who would subject his own son to gruesome and sadistic torture to harden him, he doesn't take kindly to his fellow Black Dragons being harassed or killed. He especially seems to take a liking to Kabal, even if the feeling there isn't mutual.
* FauxAffablyEvil: His casual demeanor towards his foes belies a nasty streak as wide as Outworld. For female fighters, it slips into perversion and feigned admiration, even if it's clear he intends on killing them.
-->'''Kano:''' Still mad as a cut snake.\\
'''Sonya:''' A lot of my guys got killed because of you.\\
'''Kano:''' ''But look how it brought us together.''
* {{Foil}}: ''11'' plays up the parallels between Kano and Johnny Cage. Like Johnny, Kano spends a significant portion of the story in the company of his own past self, but whereas the Present Johnny is embarrassed and contemptuous of his obnoxiously arrogant past self, Present Kano gets along swimmingly with his own "evil twin". This goes to show how much [[CharacterDevelopment Johnny changed and developed over the course of the series]], whereas Kano [[StaticCharacter stubbornly remained the same vain, rotten scumbag he was at the start]]. Kano has also always had a twisted psychosexual interest in Sonya, but Johnny worked on himself to properly earn Sonya's love and affection.
* GadgeteerGenius: He may seem like a lazy and uneducated brigand, but Kano certainly has some skill with surgery and technology, as he creates Kabal's respirator and is hinted to regularly upgrade his eye and battery.
* GatlingGood: [[spoiler:He attempts to gun down Sonya and Cassie with a minigun during the events of ''11'', and it nearly works, too.]]
* GiantSpider: Kano's Animality in ''[=MK3=]'' involves him turning into a giant tarantula, then squeezing his opponent to death.
* GrievousBottleyHarm: One of his Fatalities in ''11'' has him chug a beer bottle in one, smash it against the opponent's head and drive the broken bottle into their neck so that blood spews out of it while Kano dances with their corpse.
* GuysAreSlobs: ''11'' plays up the trashy side of Kano's personality. He's seen relieving himself in one of his intros and Brutality victory animations, takes a big swig out of a beer bottle in several of his animations, and his arcade ending has him overlook cage matches between Sonya and Cassie while the two are dressed in skimpy clothing. His disgusting habits are negatively lampshaded by Kitana ''and'' [[EvenEvilHasStandards Shang Tsung]].
* HandwrapsOfAwesome: He often wears these.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: In Nightwolf's Arcade ending, [[spoiler:we find that after Kano unsuccessfully tried to tempt Grey Cloud into betraying the Matoka, and Grey Cloud gained the mantle of Nightwolf as a reward for standing up to him, the Australian got cut in half at the waist. Presumably, he managed to get lifesaving surgery in time afterwards, but that doesn't happen when Grey Cloud chooses another, female Matokan to replace him as Nightwolf, and drive the Black Dragon out of their land]].
* HappilyAdopted: In the original arcade game, it mentioned in his origin that he was adopted by a rich Japanese woman and [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas it doesn't appear that he holds any dislike for her]].
* HatedByAll: By the time of ''11'', it's expressed through character banter that ''no one'', [[EvenEvilHasStandards not even the worst villains]], trusts or likes Kano. The only character on the roster to get a worse treatment is ComicBook/TheJoker, and for good reason.
-->'''Shao Kahn:''' Not even I trust [[ChronicBackStabbingDisorder the Black Dragon]].\\
'''Kabal:''' [[LampshadeHanging Can't say that's a bad call.]]\\
'''Shao Kahn:''' How does your clan survive?
* HonestJohnsDealership: If one of his intros with Baraka is any indication, he's not above selling faulty weaponry.
* {{Hunk}}: Of the Aussie, villainous kind.
* IFightForTheStrongestSide: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. One of his dialogues with Mileena in ''X'' suggests that he likes to align himself with the party that has the most advantage regardless of who it puts him up against (which explains why he's so ready to jump over to whatever invading force is visiting Earthrealm) but the reality is he'll play for any team that can line his wallet (hence why he's actually been selling weapons and consultation services to both Kotal Kahn and Kahn's enemy, Mileena, as regardless who comes out on top he'll be the one who profits from it).
* IAmTheNoun: In one match intro, where Kabal announces [[TheStarScream his intent to assume leadership]], Kano threateningly tells him he ''is'' the Black Dragon.
* ImageSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNFFTeAepw8 "Kano, Use Your Might"]], where the vocalist sings about how great Kano is, how she is on his side, and describes him as a fallen angel. Also doubles as TheVillainSucksSong.
* {{Jerkass}}: Kano tends to be rather snide and selfish with any casual and affable moments being a cover for his nasty habits of greed and betrayal.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: After escaping punishment by the end of ''9'', Kano gets beaten up and imprisoned in ''X''. [[spoiler:Taken even further in ''11'', when, after escaping prison with Kronika's help and finally outliving his ArchEnemy Sonya, Kano makes the mistake of taking Past Johnny captive when Past Sonya has a gun to the head of Kano's own past self. Sonya promptly fires a bullet through Past Kano's eye and erases his present-day self from history, killing him for good.]]
* KickTheDog:
** Taunts Cassie's parents about her possible fate while she's kidnapped in the comics. Sonya actually has to ''hold [[TheHeart Johnny]] [[PapaWolf Cage]] back from beating him up''.
** In Story Mode, "Uncle Kano" threatens to visit Cassie. [[{{Irony}} Johnny's the only reason]] [[MamaBear Sonya]] [[{{Irony}} doesn't straight-up murder his ass]]. You'd think he'd learn...
** Present Kano throws Past Sonya into a fighting ring without her gear, throws Past Johnny in there with her and orders them to fight to the death, ''then'' later abducts Past Johnny and threatens his and Cassie's lives while Sonya has Past Kano pinned by his neck.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Within the rules of Kronika's shenanigans, the current Kano undergoes a CriticalExistenceFailure after Sonya kills his past self and subsequently [[RetGone fades from existence]].]]
* LackOfEmpathy: This has been present through most of his story, but is made clearer in ''11''. When Nightwolf accuses him of thinking nothing of others, Kano replies that he never has and never will.
* LargeHam: Rich Divizio has stated he played Kano as over-the-top as possible. Trevor Goddard's portrayal in the live-action film famously makes him a boastful character who loves grandstanding. Creator/MichaelMcConnohie doesn't do too bad in ''9'' either, although he's more toned down in ''MKX'', while Creator/JBBlanc goes in a more energetic direction in ''11''.
* LaserBlade: ''[=MK3=]'' turned his knives into laser blades.
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:''X'' finally ends with him behind bars after he and the other rebels are apprehended by the OIA (and it's fully canon) giving Sonya's grudge against him some true closure.]]
** [[spoiler:And after '''years''' of being a thorn in everyone's side and being a constant threat to Sonya, Cassie and Johnny, Past Sonya puts a bullet in Past Kano's head in ''11'', causing the Present Kano to fade from existence, forever.]]
* LawyerFriendlyCameo: See the "sort of" under his ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' appearance in the list above? Well, the character in question is only listed in the credits as "Cyborg", and features plenty of subtle differences from Kano like a robotic arm in addition to his eye and a lack of an Australian accent, but is clearly supposed to represent him, even performing his signature Heart Rip Fatality (yes, [[{{Bowdlerization}} onscreen in a Disney movie]]). You'd assume, then, that it's just a CaptainErsatz of Kano, right? Except not only have the directors explicitly called him Kano on occasion, but he appeared in the film with the express permission of WB and [=NetherRealm=]. So he's a lawyer-friendly cameo that's actually fully endorsed by the original creators, if that makes any sense.
* LoonyFan: If the comic book is anything to go by, he was a ''huge'' fan of Johnny Cage's movies before the first tournament. [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame Johnny didn't take this well]], especially after Kano picked a fight on the way there, and Kano's admiration [[BrokenPedestal ended quickly]].
* MadeOfEvil: According to Noob Saibot and Cetrion, Kano is so evil his soul has decayed to become ''pitch black and void of light.'' It surprisingly [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness unsettles him to hear it from Noob]], but other intros have him broodingly claiming that [[CardCarryingVillain it doesn't matter]].
* MillionairePlayboy: He boasts to Shang Tsung he is the richest man in Earthrealm. Considering Kano can afford his cybernetic enhancements and a ''nuclear bomb'', it's somewhat believable he is insanely rich.
* TheMafiya: His fight club in ''11'' is stated to be in Russia. Although none of the named Black Dragon members is stated to be Russian (with Kano himself being Australian), an interaction with Johnny Cage has Kano say they set up there for his fans. Something which Johnny can't help but admire.
* MoeGreeneSpecial: [[spoiler:How Sonya kills ''both'' Kanos off in ''11'', the older Kano being {{retgone}} thanks to his younger self suffering this, complete with lovely [[GoryIndiscretionShot view of the hole on both]].]]
* MyFutureSelfAndMe: In ''11'', Geras introduces Kano to his own past self from the time of the second tournament. Unlike Johnny who sees his past self as an "evil twin", the two Kanos practically fawn over each other (though Present Kano sees himself as the better half of the duo). True to his word, the one person Kano never thinks to betray is himself.
* NeckLift: His Chokehold move.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain:
** In his ''[=MK3=]'' ending, his attempt to replace Shao Kahn's tyranny with his own backfires when, after annihilating Kahn and his forces, he is unable to take control of all the souls and suffers a violent death for his troubles. He dies unaware that "he saved the world he tried to conquer", his actions creating a power vacuum that the good can fill.
** In the rebooted timeline, he ends up being responsible for Kabal joining Raiden's champions. Stubbornly believing that Kabal will drop his quest to redeem himself for the atrocities he committed as a Black Dragon and join Outworld, Kano takes Kabal's body after it is mauled and burned by Kintaro and has him revived through technology and Outworld sorcery. The sorcery grants Kabal super speed, and Kano's actions give Outworld a new enemy.
** In ''11'', [[spoiler:after Past Sonya defeats him, his modern self tries to pull a hostage gambit by threatening to kill a wounded Past Johnny and reminding her that if he dies so does Cassie since she'll never be born. Once Sonya was clued into this she used it to ''her'' advantage, resulting in Sonya shooting Past Kano in the head through his good eye. Subsequently killing his modern self as well]].
* NoNonsenseNemesis:
** Cassie Cage will mock and degrade any of the other fighters, up to and including [[GodOfEvil Shinnok]]. When she's up against Kano, she's as dead-serious as her mother.
--->'''Cassie:''' Three strikes and you're dead, Kano.\\
'''Kano:''' I only need two strikes to gut you.\\
'''Cassie:''' Know what? ''That'' was Strike Three!
** Even Johnny has little patience with Kano in ''11''.
--->'''Johnny''': Stay away from Cassie and Sonya.\\
'''Kano''': Can't. I'm like a dog with a bone.\\
'''Johnny''': You're gonna be a dog with [[AssShove a fist up its ass]].
* NukeEm: He wiped out over ''half of Kintaro's besieging forces'' with a handheld device that launched a nuclear scaled blast.
* OlderThanTheyLook: He's ''60'' come the events of ''[=MKX=]'' (as he was 35 during the first tournament). Despite still fitting the trope, he clearly hasn't aged as well as Sonya or Cage, although in ''11'' his present self is rather youthful-looking.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: His reason for joining Shang Tsung's tournament [[spoiler:and for siding with Outworld and selling stuff for them]].
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He laments that Sonya was killed by "those Netherrealm stiffs", only because he would've rather been the one to do her in.
* OnlyOneName: Has only ever been known as Kano. It's not even clear whether that's his first name, his last name, or even just an alias.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: There are a few interactions where he drops his attitude and snark to actually consider what his opponent says. Best seen in one interaction with Noob, who is MadeOfEvil, [[EvenEvilHasStandards says that Kano's soul is black as pitch]]. Kano is taken aback by this. And, like everyone else, [[EvenEvilHasStandards even he is utterly repulsed by]] [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]].
* PetTheDog:
** In ''9'', he's the one who saves [[spoiler:Kabal (his former Black Dragon cohort)]] from dying and surgically implants him with [[spoiler:his mask and breathing apparatus after Kintaro roasted him alive]].
** When he heard of Kabal's [[NotQuiteDead apparent demise]] at the hands of Mavado, it is said that he would have most likely hounded the Red Dragon leader and had his head if not for his post in Outworld as the leader of Shao Kahn's armies. Kabal had long since forsaken the ways of the Black Dragon at that point though.
** In his arcade ending in ''11'', [[spoiler:he lets Kronika go after defeating her. Considering most other characters kill her and easily take control of her hourglass afterward, there's no real reason for him to do this]].
** He reacts negatively to Erron Black telling Kano that he killed a fellow Black Dragon member, Kobra, to his face.
* PlayingBothSides: Combines with WarForFunAndProfit. According to his ''[=MKX=]'' bio, Kano has taken the role of technical adviser and weapons supplier to Kotal Kahn after Mileena was deposed as Outworld empress, but also gives Mileena's rebel armies the exact same support in their campaign to reclaim her throne. Prior to that, he had also been involved in moving guns into Outworld to fuel regional conflicts around the realm.
* PragmaticVillainy: Kano is OnlyInItForTheMoney, and expresses wanton anarchy is bad for business when the Joker invites him in spreading chaos.
* PsychoForHire: He likes to get paid huge amounts of money, but also loves the killing.
-->'''Kano:''' Turning on Shao Kahn was pooor sport.\\
'''Jade:''' He hired you to punish me?\\
'''Kano:''' Hired? ''I'm doing this one for fun!''
* PsychoKnifeNut: Kano is an AxCrazy {{Sociopath}} who loves to use his knives to kill people in various gruesome ways. He uses knives for many of his attacks, and his "Cutthroat" variation in ''MKX'' focuses specially on knife-fighting.
* QualityOverQuantity: Unlike the Red Dragon, Kano's Black Dragon clan is comparatively very small and exclusive with membership. [[EvenEvilHasStandards He outright rebukes the Joker's attempt at joining]], claiming it's "invitation-only".
* TheQuisling: Basically, he's willing to sell out all of humanity.
* ResignationsNotAccepted: Of course, it doesn't stop most Black Dragons, but Kano tries to uphold this when confronting a defecting Tremor, Erron, and Kabal.
* RaceLift: He was originally concieved as Japanese American (hence the Japanese name Kano), but portrayed as British by Trevor Goodard in the 90s film. This lead to a misinterpretation of the cockney accent to be Australian and therefore Kano is portrayed as White Australian in all versions. [[note]] except for Mortal Kombat Legacy where he is portrayed British Iranian Darren Shahlavi using his natural British accent [[/note]]
* {{Retgone}}: In ''11'', [[spoiler: Past Sonya blows a hole through Past Kano's head, killing him. With his old version dead, Present Kano is effectively finished as he crumbles into sand.]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His ''[=MK3=]'' attire has him sporting a black tunic with red trim as part of Shao Kahn's invasion force. He retains similar outfits in the reboot trilogy.
* ReducedToRatburgers: One of his mid-fight taunts in ''11'' has him stab a lizard that was crawling nearby and munch on it for a bit. Of course, being [[GuysAreSlobs Kano]], it may have been less "reduced to" and more that he just [[ForTheEvulz felt like it]].
--> ''"Nice bit of tucker!"''
* RippleEffectIndicator: Just like Johnny Cage's example below, when his past self takes a notable injury in ''11'', the damage appears on the future self too. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for Kano, a bullet blowing out half one's brain is decidedly more fatal than a bullet grazing the cheek, and Future Kano [[RetGone Dissolves into dust]] for it.]]
* RollingAttack: The Cannonball attack, in which he tosses himself at the opponent while keeping arms and legs folded into his body.
* TheSociopath: Of the sadistic kind completely lacking in any empathy. Nightwolf calls him out for how unfeeling he is, and his response [[CardCarryingVillain is to brag about it]].
-->'''Nightwolf:''' [[LackOfEmpathy You think nothing of others.]]\\
'''Kano:''' [[{{Jerkass}} Never have, never will.]]\\
'''Nightwolf:''' No wonder [[HatedByAll you're an outcast]].
* SoreLoser: Even though a past encounter with Kuai Liang ends in a stalemate with the man fleeing, Kano is incredibly sore over the fight still ending in Kuai's favor. He hasn't gotten over it in the present, where he moans he would have won with his new cybernetics.
* ShoutOut: He quotes one of his movie lines in his intro dialogue against Sonya.
--> ''"Hello, baby. Did you miss me?"''
** [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom Let's not forget his fatality]], and the whole [[Film/TheTerminator "exposed metal plate with a glowing metal eye" look]]...
* SigilSpam: In ''Deadly Alliance'' and ''Armageddon'', the back of his vest sports the emblem of the Black Dragon clan.
* SlasherSmile: In his ''11'' fatality as he is beating his opponent's head in, it switches to a POV shot from the victim's perspective before the [[YourHeadAsplode final blow]]. Kano has a wide and manic grin across his face. The final shot of his other fatality in that game has one grow across his face as he dances with the victim's corpse.
* StalkerWithACrush: There's no two ways about it, Kano is creepily obsessed with Sonya, and she is equally driven to bring him to justice. In ''Deadly Alliance'', he steals a lock of her hair and wears it as a necklace. Yuck.
* StanceSystem:
** In ''Deadly Alliance'', he has Xing Yi and Aikido as his unarmed styles, and Butterfly Knives as weapon style.
** In ''Armageddon'', he drops Aikido.
** In ''X'', his variations can be made up [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience by the light color of his technological enhancements]]. They are [[EnergyWeapon Cybernetic]], [[WrestlerInAllOfUs Commando]] and [[DeviousDaggers Cutthroat]].
*** Cybernetic, appropriately enough, focuses on his EyeLaser and keeps his enhancements' signature red glow. His eye lasers can be shot either forward or upward; shooting it forward can stun the opponent for a few more hits. His Delinquent combo gains the ability to either blast the opponent away or set them up for a combo. Meanwhile, his knives during his Knife Throw are smaller, but it works for him because he can throw up to three when amplified. As a result, Kano is versatile both up close and from afar.
*** Commando makes him a pseudo-[[TheGrappler grappler]] and changes his enhancements' color to yellow. He gains the ability to parry high and low attacks and strike back with his knives. He also gains a few grab attacks, most notably a German suplex (making blocking him dangerous). Finally, his Delinquent and Kombat Boots combos end with him slamming the opponent on the opposite direction, meaning a cornered Kano can turn the tables.
*** Cutthroat focuses on his knives and changes his enhancements' color to blue. Many of his combos involve Kano putting his knives to excellent use, and he gains a special move that can also set the opponent up for more of these combos when amplified. He also gains a temporary damage buff that is CastFromHitPoints but ends if he receives damage, though considering his combo abilities during this move it's a small price to pay.
* StrawNihilist: A few interactions in ''11'' say that he lives his villainous life without regret because he doesn't think to be noble or heroic matter in the end.
* TattooedCrook: In ''MK vs. DC'', he has a tattoo of the Black Dragon emblem on his left bicep; but the trope was employed in full force since ''9'', where he has both upper arms and chest tattooed.
* ThroatSlittingGesture: A victory pose for him in ''3'', ''9'' and ''11''. It's also presentr in the character select screen in ''X''.
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:He holds Past Johnny hostage in order to stop Sonya from killing him, not a bad idea. He then [[StupidEvil reminds her that if he kills Johnny, then Cassie will have never been born because Johnny will be dead in the present]]. It doesn't even take Sonya ten seconds to piece together how to [[MoeGreeneSpecial kill him for good]].]]
* TookALevelInBadass: In-game, he gets a huge one compared to his debut. In the first game, he had two special moves (since everyone was almost the same in terms of normal attacks, it's the special moves that are the deciding factor), his iconic cannonball and knife toss attacks. And they both carried heavy drawbacks. The cannonball required a 360 motion with the joystick that was rather clumsy to do and doing the knife toss relied on a strange back and worth wiggle (improvements to this were made in the home versions). To top it off, his knives looked intimidating but did the least amount of damage for a normal projectile (Sub-Zero and Scorpion's did less but more than made up for it with special properties). After being brought back in [=MK3=], Kano becomes a lot more versatile with his different cannonball attacks and melee moves. Plus his attacks became more damaging compared to most other kombatants. Later games would give and take away his laser eye, but he's certainly much better than his first incarnation.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: According to Richard Divizio ([[InkSuitActor the actor who portrayed Kano in all of the titles using digitized actors]]), Kano enjoys White Castle hamburgers (it's probable that this is Divizio's favorite meal as well).
* {{Troll}}: While Kano has shown these traits before, ''11'' made it a huge part of his personality along with a penchant for BlackComedy, seen in his intro dialogues and the "Last Dance" fatality, where he dances with his opponent's corpse.
* TheUnapologetic: Chances of him expressing genuine remorse for anything are null.
-->'''Kano:''' I'd apologise, Kotal, but why [[BlatantLies insult you]]?\\
'''Kotal Kahn:''' [[ThisIsUnforgivable I would not stay my hand regardless!]]
* UnwittingPawn: Realizes this and [[ShipperOnDeck more]] during his mirror match in ''X''.
* UseYourHead: Kano has a hard noggin that he uses to inflict massive damage to his opponent and is even able to smash heads by headbutting people. Having a metal-plated eye probably helps, too.
* VictoryIsBoring: His arcade ladder in ''11'' depicts him [[spoiler:sparing Kronika for her powers over time, and for a while, he enjoys things like [[EvilIsPetty subjecting Cassie and Sonya to cage matches against each other]]. He eventually realises a lack of needed effort just takes the fun out of things, and seemingly gives up his powers to resume his original thrillseeking way of life (though he still stacks the odds slightly in his favour).]]
* VocalEvolution: His younger and older selves in ''11'' have notably different inflections, with his older self sounding much more grizzled and weathered.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Has had more than a few costumes, particularly in the live-action film, ''MKX'' and ''11'' that either have him go shirtless or wear a vest to expose his chest.
* WantingIsBetterThanHaving: In a surprisingly philosophical turn, this is the reason why he decides VictoryIsBoring; [[spoiler:in his rebooted timeline after his ''11'' arcade ending he sets things up so he ''mostly'' wins but not always. As such, he always has something to aspire to]].
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: One of his special moves in ''11'' is an exact replication of the "Lumbar Check" move used by wrestler Cedric Alexander, to the extent of being given the same name, and one of his normal throws is a scoop slam, particularly the variation used by Wrestling/RandyOrton.
* YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe!: Kano finds Joker's claim to criminality a load of bluster, and says that the Clown Prince sounds as arrogant as Johnny Cage. Perhaps why he wouldn't let Joker into the Black Dragon.
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[[folder:Sonya Blade]]
!!Sonya A. Blade
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Always gotta be the hard way..."'']]
-> '''Debut game''': ''Mortal Kombat'' (Elizabeth Malecki)
-> '''Other appearances''': ''Mortal Kombat II'' (cameo), ''Mortal Kombat 3'' (Kerri Hoskins), ''Mortal Kombat 4'' (Kerri Hoskins), ''Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance'', ''Mortal Kombat: Deception'', ''Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks'', ''Mortal Kombat: Armageddon'' (Christine Rios), ''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'' (Dana Lyn Baron), ''Mortal Kombat 9'' (Dana Lyn Baron), ''Mortal Kombat X'' (Creator/TriciaHelfer, English; Rebeca Patiño, Latin American Spanish; Creator/AngelicaSantos, Brazilian Portuguese), ''Mortal Kombat 11'' (Creator/RondaRousey, English; Bridgette Wilson, English (Voice and Face Model, Klassic MK Movie Skin Pack DLC); Rebeca Patiño, Latin American Spanish; Creator/AngelicaSantos, Brazilian Portuguese)
-> '''Non-game appearances''': ''Mortal Kombat: The Movie'' (Creator/BridgetteWilson), ''Mortal Kombat: Annihilation'' (Creator/SandraHess), ''Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm'' ([[Creator/OliviaDAbo Olivia d'Abo]]), ''Mortal Kombat: Rebirth''/''Mortal Kombat: Legacy'' (Creator/JeriRyan), ''Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge'' (Creator/JenniferCarpenter), ''Film/MortalKombat2021'' (Creator/JessicaMcNamee), ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsBattleOfTheRealms'' (Creator/JenniferCarpenter)
->''Mortal Kombat''[='=]s [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Smurfette]], at least at first. A member of a top United States Special Forces unit known as Outer World Investigation Agency (OIA), Lt. Sonya Blade is a beautiful, stern, tough-as-nails Earthrealm warrior. Her impulsiveness is catalyzed by her superior and good friend Major Jackson "Jax" Briggs. Sonya represents a very emancipated and headstrong woman, but for all her stubbornness and pride, she deeply cares about the lives of her friends and comrades.\\\
Sonya and her team were in hot pursuit of Kano at the time of the original game; after following him to a remote island they were ambushed by Tsung's personal guard. To keep her team safe, she agreed to compete in the Mortal Kombat tournament. Shang Tsung, however, had no intention of fulfilling his end of the bargain and had her unit killed. After Tsung's defeat, she and Kano were taken prisoner to Outworld to appease the emperor, Shao Kahn, only to be later rescued by her comrade Jax. The two privates were among the few chosen warriors left to oppose the invasion of Earthrealm in ''[=MK3=]''. Sonya meet her old nemesis Kano on top of a skyscraper during the invasion; in the fight that ensued, she managed to hurl Kano off the roof to his apparent death.\\\
In ''Mortal Kombat 4'', Sonya and Jax, having formed the Outworld Investigation Agency, team up with Raiden and Liu Kang to free Edenia from the Fallen Elder God Shinnok's grasp and prevent him from coming to Earth, as well as to capture the last known member of the Black Dragon Clan, Jarek, who apparently dies in his attempt to kill Sonya. Years later, Sonya would once again heed Raiden's call, this time to travel back to Outworld -- for Sonya, this coincided with her search for two missing OIA operatives, Cyrax and Kenshi. She is killed in a fight with the Deadly Alliance and its minions, only to be resurrected and enslaved by Onaga, along with her fallen comrades. She would eventually be freed from Onaga's control by Ermac and Liu Kang, in time to participate in the events of ''Armageddon''.\\\
''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' sees Sonya being pretty much the same tough lady she's always been, although her pursuit of Kano is ''massively'' derailed by the events of the game, making her take a much more active role in the defense of Earthrealm. Sometime after the events of ''9'' (which saw her remain as one of the only surviving Earthrrealm warriors from Shao Kahn's invasion), she and Johnny settled down and had a daughter named "Cassie" but divorced prior to the events of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX''. She eventually reconciles with Johnny in the end... only to pull a HeroicSacrifice later during the Special Forces' attack on Netherrealm at the start of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', to Cassie and Johnny's horror. This doesn't mean she's gone though, as another Sonya showed up as a result of Kronika's actions, oblivious to her future of having a family.
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* AbsurdPhobia: ''11'' reveals that she gets freaked out over having papercuts, of all things. Her daughter Cassie is not pleased to find out that she shares this particular fear with her mother.
--> '''Sonya''': Sorry, Cass. Must be genetic.
* ActionMom: She's a badass Special Forces soldier, and stays that way even after giving birth to Cassie.
* ActionGirl: The first one in the series and consistently a tough fighter. [[spoiler:She actually manages to make it through the events of ''9'' alive.]]
* AmazonianBeauty: Given she's a soldier, it's reasonable that Sonya is the most muscular of the women, while still having quite the curves and pretty face.
* AmicableExes: She finally warms up to Johnny after Cassie kicks Shinnok's ass in ''MKX''. To the point that they basically get back together by the time ''11'' rolls around.
* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: In her ''11'' tower ending, [[spoiler:defeating Kronika promoted her from Major to goddess, as the protector of Earthrealm. She soon realized however she cannot do it alone, so she turned her friends and family to gods as well as part of her "God Squad": Cassie, Jax, and Jacqui. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Oh, and Johnny too.]]]]
* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: She's promoted to {{Major|ly Awesome}} and given field command of the Special Forces after Jax's death in ''[=MK9=]''. In ''MKX'', she is a ''[[FourStarBadass General]]'', and she still can throw down with the best of them.
* AttackDrone: Her "Special Forces" variation in ''X'' gives her one that floats next to her until a command is given. If not used, its lights will flash after some time and then it will disappear. Her "Demolition" variation causes a drone to appear to give her more [[ThrowDownTheBomblet grenades]].
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Her concern comes to the fore whenever Johnny or Cassie's life is at stake.
* BadassBiker: In her Arcade Ladder ending from ''9''.
* BadassBookworm: One mirror match dialogue in ''11'' implies she has an interest in marine biology, with one of them coming from a timeline where she actually fulfilled that dream.
* BadassInDistress:
** In ''[=MKII=]'' she spent the Outworld tournament chained up and had to be saved by Jax. In ''[=MK3=]'', she was back on the frontlines, kicking ass and taking names.
** In ''[=MK9=]'' she's saved by Johnny Cage, then the second time by Jax. The latter occasion had her [[UnwillingSuspension chained up]] and [[DefiantCaptive mouthing off]] at her captors.
** In ''[=MKX=]'' Johnny rescues Sonya from revenant Jax. [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend She returns the favor when Johnny's in danger]] thanks to Quan Chi and his Revenants.
** In ''[=MK11=]'' she's rescued by Johnny from Cyber Lin Kuei.
** She's also spent some time as "damsel in distress" in the first movie, in ''Defenders of the Realms'', and the ''Malibu'' and ''MKX'' (with other characters) comic books, being captured probably more times then all the other characters combined. She's still one of the most iconic fighters in the series.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Her alternate costume in ''Deadly Alliance'' and ''Armageddon'' is a military dress uniform.
* TheBaroness: Her Kold War costume in ''MKX'' invokes the look of a classic Russian Sexpot villainess.
* BerserkButton: If her fight dialogue with Jax in ''X'' is an indication, she ''[[TheMaidenNameDebate does not ever]]'' want to be called "Mrs. Cage."
* BigDamnHeroes: Shares this with Raiden in saving Johnny's life from Quan Chi in ''X''.
* BraidsOfAction: Cammy would be proud of the single long braid Sonya rocks in both the ''[=MKX=]'' comics and the game proper.
* {{Brainwashed}}:
** To serve Onaga in ''Deception''.
** In the Malibu Comics' non-canon ''Mortal Kombat'' series, Sonya was kidnapped and hypnotized by Reptile into marrying Shao Kahn.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Corrupted by the Blood Code by Cassie in the ''MKX'' comics.
* CaptainErsatz: Very much one for Creator/CynthiaRothrock, a regular in the Hong Kong action films of the 80's and 90's which inspired Mortal Kombat.
* ColonelBadass: In the ''[=MKX=]'' comics.
* CombatStilettos: One alternate outfit in ''Deadly Alliance'' features this.
* CounterAttack: Her "Covert Ops" variation in ''X'' has a lot of parry moves that let her intercept opponent attacks. In an interesting twist, the parries have different followups.
* ADayInTheLimelight:
** In ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse MK vs. DCU]]'', she's the focus of the ''MK'' side's Chapter 2.
** In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', she's the focus of Chapter 2.
** In ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', she's the focus of Chapter 5.
** In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', her past self gets the focus of Chapter 8.
* DaChief: She commands the Special Forces' Earthrrealm Strategic Defense.
* DeadlyGaze: In her ''Armageddon'' ending, Blaze grants her the power to incinerate anyone with a look. Naturally, she immediately uses this power to kill Kano before quickly wiping out both the Black and Red Dragon clans the same way.
* DeadpanSnarker: Boy, is she ever in the rebooted timeline. Whereas Johnny is more of a humorist snarker, Sonya is more of a brutally honest one.
-->'''Sonya:''' Any last words, Ermac?\\
'''Ermac:''' We will destroy you!\\
'''Sonya:''' ''All those souls and that's the best you've got?''\\
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'''Sonya:''' In the future, we carry tiny [=TVs=] with us?\\
'''Cassie:''' Welcome to the Digital Age.\\
'''Sonya:''' ''More like the Distracted Age.''
* DeathGlare: Whenever Johnny is in the room making wisecracks and witty remarks, she directs them at him.
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:In her Arcade Ladder Ending in ''9'', she almost falls into this after the deaths of her friends and companions. Fortunately, an apparition claiming to be her father helped pull her out of it and encourage her not to give up. (This is later proven non-canon, given the events of ''X''.)]]
* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: Her younger self in ''11'' wonders aloud just how on Earth did she end up shacking up with Johnny Cage after the guy shamelessly wanted to "tap" her. The entire room full of SF operators and her own daughter didn't appreciate having to hear that.
-->'''Past Sonya:''' How the hell do I ever sleep with that guy? ''(looks at Cassie)'' ...who's your father. I can't believe I just said that.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: '''Heavily implied''' in her '11' tower ending. [[spoiler:After defeating Kronika and [[AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence becoming a goddess]], she realized she needs help in governing Earthrealm for eternity, but soon found out that in order to make a new god, ''an old one'' must be killed first in order to make room, so she searched for the oldest one, a god worshipped in a ''realm with an unpronounceable name'', and killed it. It didn't help that the imagery used was that of a planet-sized squid monster.]]
* DisappearedDad: According to ''9'', she's been searching for her MIA father, although she fears that he might already be dead. [[spoiler:In her Arcade Ladder ending, she encounters a ghost claiming to be that of her father, but it's unknown if the apparition is real or if it's an aftereffect of her PTSD in the aftermath of the battle with Shao Kahn.]]
* DivorceIsTemporary: By the time of ''11'' she is very happily back with Johnny again.
* DoingInTheWizard: In the original games, Sonya's "Armed Forces", "Energy Rings" and "Kiss of Death" moves seemed to be a result of SupernaturalMartialArts. In the reboot games, her energy blasts are due to a laser blaster she wears on each arm and her Kiss of Death is a powder she takes out of a pouch.
* DrillSergeantNasty:
** Her intro dialogues shows this to ({{iron|y}}ically) her sergeant:
--->'''Sonya Blade''': Sergeant...\\
'''Cassie Cage''': Damn it, Mom! I'm Cassie!\\
'''Sonya Blade''': Right now, ''you're just a disrespectful soldier''.
** And again to the Tarkatan in ''11''.
--->'''Sonya''': How do I earn your respect?\\
'''Baraka''': ''Beat me unmercifully.''\\
'''Sonya''': [[InvokedTrope Drill Sergeant Blade]], reporting.
* DualWielding: In ''Deadly Alliance'' and ''Armageddon'', she could use a pair of kali sticks in battle.
* DudeMagnet: A lot of men have given her their attention, almost all of them have flirted with her in their intro dialogues.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: At least Johnny would like to think so.
* FamilyVersusCareer: In ''MKX''. Unfortunately, her career won, which is the cause of much of the familial strife with her ex-husband and daughter.
-->'''Johnny:''' There was a time when you cared more about your family than your job... ''General.''
** In ''11'' she has reconciled the two options. She is very close with her daughter again and she's back together with Johnny.
* FanservicePack: In the original game, she was played by a dancer. In ''3'', she was played by a Playboy model. This trope is most prevalent in ''9'', since she manages to bear a NavelDeepNeckline with a bulletproof vest.] This is reversed in ''X'' and ''11'', which give her more modest outfits.
* FirstNameBasis: Hardly anyone refers to her using her last name and when not this, she usually goes for a FullNameBasis.
* FourStarBadass: As of ''MKX'', she's been promoted to General and hasn't lost her edge in combat.
* GoGoEnslavement: [[BigBad Shang Tsung]] abducts her on the pretext of challenging her, rather than [[TheHero Liu Kang]], for the final match. By the time Liu and [[TheLancer Johnny Cage]] show up, Sonya has, for no readily apparent reason, been dressed up in an unflattering leather dress (which actually covers more of her than the tank top and shorts she'd been wearing up to that point), is barefoot, and her hair has been thoroughly teased. Cage even teases her by saying the dress looks nice, which of course she responds with an eye roll.
* GoodIsNotNice: Present in ''MKX''. She's the FourStarBadass of the Special Forces, but is also one of the least friendly characters during the story proper (with [[HandicappedBadass Kenshi]] and especially [[TheHeart Johnny]] taking her place). Fortunately, [[JerkassRealization she realizes this during the middle of the story]], and by the end of the it, [[SoProudOfYou she gets better]].
* GreenEyedMonster: Not drastic as most examples, but Sonya is very much aware that Cassie [[DaddysGirl prefers to be with Johnny than her]]. This is part of the source of her animosity towards Johnny during the ''X'' storyline.
* GreenThumb: In her friendship in ''[=UMK3=]'', Sonya would salute and flowers would grow all over the floor.
* GroinAttack: Sonya gets in on the act by stepping on Quan Chi's Netherrealm nethers in her chapter of ''[=MKX=]'''s story to detain him while Raiden undoes the revenant spell.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Her fate in the Battle of Armageddon (it is not known who did it to her). In game, she can do this to her opponent with her "[[MurderousThighs Scissor Split]]" Fatality.
* HandBlast: She can fire pink energy blasts from her fists. Originally, this seemed to be an internalized ability but starting from ''[=MK9=]'' they are depicted as being generated by a high-tech weapon worn on her wrists.
* HeroicWillpower: Here's the situation: you're tied up, hanging by a hook over [[HollywoodAcid The Dead Pool]], with [[MultiArmedAndDangerous Sheeva]] watching you, and her boss has signed your death warrant, so it's clear what's likely going to happen here soon... and you still haven't lost your DeadpanSnarker attitude. ("What is it with you Shokan and underground cesspools?") Yeah, she ''definitely'' qualifies for this.
* HiddenDepths:
** In ''Legends: Scorpion's Revenge'', Sonya appears to be able to read Simplified Chinese. In the movie, she reads an invitation to the Mortal Kombat tournament and asks her contact if Kano will be there as opposed to asking for a translation.
** A MirrorMatch pre-match intro in ''11'' shows that Sonya once dreamed to become a marine biologist.
* [[HonoraryUncle Honorary Aunt]]: Is Jacqui's, although much like Sonya's own relationship with Cassie, she prefers to not have any familial ties mentioned while on duty.
* HotterAndSexier: She has a much more revealing outfit in ''[=MK9=]'' than in previous games. Inverted by ''X''.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: A dilemma she faces in ''X''. As a General Commander of the Special Forces is a demanding and rigid career, repelling Outworld enemies at bay and protecting Earthrealm's safety, she sacrificed being a [[FamilyMan family woman]] and time spent raising her daughter, a decision she isn't happy with, but ultimately satisfied.
-->'''Sonya''': I gave up my daughter's childhood to make her world safe. That was the right thing to do.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Appears in chains in Shao Kahn's arena in ''MKII''. [[BigBad Shang Tsung]] abducts [[ActionGirl Sonya Blade]] on the pretext of challenging her, rather than [[TheHero Liu Kang]], for the final match in the first movie. And almost became Shao Kahn's trophy wife in the Malibu comic books.
* IceQueen: In ''MKX'' and her younger self and intros in ''11'', Sonya sports a very grumpy attitude, especially towards Johnny Cage. According to Sub-Zero, Johnny even called her this trope verbatim - and [[LiteralMinded unfortunately for the cryomancer]], that was metaphorical.
* InkSuitActor: Like Kano, Sonya's model in the 3D games resemble her actresses in the movies. From ''Deadly Alliance'' to ''Armageddon'', she takes after Sandra Hess, whereas in ''[=MK9=]'', she takes a lot after Bridgette Wilson-Sampras. This tradition even carries on into ''11'', where she takes after her newest voice actress, Creator/RondaRousey (where there's also an even more straightforward case with a skin pack to downright turn Sonya into the Bridgette Wilson-Sampras version from the movie, complete with voiceovers by the actress).
* {{Irony}}: She's the {{Jerkass}} of the heroes in ''MKX'', taking over for ''[[TheHeart Johnny]]'', who was the biggest ([[JerkWithAHeartOfGold if still laid-back]]) example of this, especially in [=MK9=].
* KissOfDeath:
** Her main Fatality; it comes in [[PlayingWithFire fiery]], [[LudicrousGibs crushing]], [[UniversalPoison poisonous]], and [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe slicing]] varieties. In a variant on the trope, she blows her kisses at her foes.
** From ''Deadly Alliance'' to ''[=MK9=]'', she was given a short-ranged stun move where she blows pink dust [[AHandfulForAnEye into the opponent's face the same way]].
* LeeroyJenkins: ''Defenders of the Realm'' gives Sonya a tendency to rush head-first towards her enemies while yelling "Kombat Time!"
* LonelyAtTheTop: By the time she's a Colonel, she and Johnny are divorced, and her relationship with Cassie is strained.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Her energy rings are either supernatural (one of the [=MK3=] guidebooks states it's her focused chi) or one of her weapons (''[=MK9=]'' onwards had her equipped with wrist bands that visibly shoot lasers, which are customizable as a gear option in ''11'').
* MajorlyAwesome: Her rank during Shinnok's invasion of Earthrealm.
* MamaBear:
** In issue 9 of ''MKX'' comics, she leads an expedition into Outworld to rescue Cassie.
** Kano threatens to harm Cassie if Sonya does not negotiate with him. Sonya ends up almost strangling him to death before Johnny steps in and tells her not to go through with it.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Inverted. Her influence makes Johnny wiser and less insufferable. Cassie even tells her past self that she rubbed off on him.
* MarriedToTheJob: What cost her her marriage to Johnny and earned Cassie's resentment. One particular example is seen in the ''MKX'' comics, in which she chose to rescue Kenshi rather than attend Cassie's birthday party.
* MissingMom: Becomes this to Cassie due to her job. Johnny calls her out on this.
* MomLooksLikeASister: In ''11'', since her future self died and her past self was transported to the future. Cassie lampshades this.
* MoreDakka: In ''X'' and ''11'', Sonya has grenades and attack drones integrated into her gameplay.
* MurderousThighs:
** One of her earliest fatalities was a leg scissor hold that [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe literally cut the opponent in half]].
** The movie has a more restrained version of the leg scissor, which merely broke her opponent's neck.
* MsFanservice: She's stunningly beautiful, never visibly ages, and all of her outfits either reveal or accentuate her athletic physique. This came to a head in ''9'', and was dialed back for ''X'', where her default costume is a military outfit showing very little skin.
* MyGreatestFailure: Sees choosing her job over spending time with her daughter as this. She even admits this to Johnny in the comics.
-->'''Sonya''': "All I know for certain is if we fail, if we don't save her, then I gave up all those years for nothing. I never knew my own daughter, and she never knew how much her mother cares."
* MysteriousMiddleInitial: Her middle name has been confirmed to start with "A". Beyond that, we know nothing.
* NavelDeepNeckline: Her default attire in ''9'' is a ''bulletproof vest'' with a neckline that plunges to her abdomen.
* NeckSnap: A move from ''4''. She also uses a variant with her legs to [[NeckSnap break Kano's neck]] in the first movie.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: All evidence points to her being based off of Creator/CynthiaRothrock from looks to the various hairstyles she's worn since the early days.
* NoFlowInCGI: Her ponytail in ''[=MK4=]''.
* OfficialCoupleOrdealSyndrome: Despite being put through the wringer during the events of ''9'', she does eventually get together with Johnny Cage, as evidenced by their daughter Cassie Cage appearing in ''X''. They reconcile by ''11'', [[spoiler:only for her to perform a HeroicSacrifice in the opening chapter. Her past self's chapter leaves hope for their relationship to still happen and survive this time around]].
* OffWithHisHead: She does this to [[spoiler:''Kintaro'' while under the Blood Code]]. ''With her bare hands''.
** Her second Fatality in ''9'' has her pop off her opponent's head with a garrote and both of her finishers in ''X'' involve decapitation (for the first a drone blows off their head with a grenade and the second she garrotes their head off then feeds it to her drone's machine gun before taking it as a trophy on her belt).
* OlderThanTheyLook: She's 51 in ''MKX'' (as she was 26 during the first tournament), but you really can't tell.
* PaintedOnPants: Her earlier appearances.
* RageBreakingPoint: In ''MKX'''s story, Sonya intends to beat Kano into submission and get him to reveal the whereabouts of Shinnok's amulet, but when he makes the mistake of threatening Cassie's life, she throws caution (and the plan) to the wind and nearly ''kills'' him had [[TheHeart Johnny]] not interfered.
* RankUp: Several are mentioned in the various pieces of ''MKX''. First, in the time of the Netherrealm War (before the prequel comics and the main story of the game), she's MajorlyAwesome. Second, after the war but before the main story of the game, she's a ColonelBadass. Third, by the time of the main story of the game proper, she's a FourStarBadass who is also a FrontlineGeneral.
* RedOniBlueOni:
** The red to Jax's blue in general. Jax is ferocious but capable of staying focused and is laid-back when not on the battlefield, whereas she is much more confrontative and rather short-tempered.
** Also the blue to Johnny's red in [=MK9=]. In [=MKX=], however, the red and blue between her and Johnny Cage ''switches''.
* RelativeButton:
** We get this gem between Sonya and Jax:
---> '''Sonya''': Mr. Briggs.\\
'''Jax''': ''Mrs. Cage.''\\
'''Sonya:''' ''You'll pay for that one.''
** Also between her and Geras. Not that she'll admit it openly.
--->'''Geras''': I will kill Johnny Cage.\\
'''Sonya''': Do it. He's a pain in the ass.\\
'''Geras''': You bluff ''poorly'', Sonya Blade.
* RescueRomance: Her relationship with Johnny starts after they both took turns saving each others' lives: he saved her from Shinnok and then she returned the favor against Quan-Chi. [[spoiler:Past Sonya starts warming up to Past Johnny after he took a bullet trying to defend her and she saved his life against both Kanos.]]
* TheRival: With Frost, although neither of them has ever given a reason. The rivalry is given a small nod in [=MKX=] in her pre-battle dialogue with Sub-Zero.
--> '''Sonya:''' Why no female Lin-Kuei?\\
'''Sub-Zero:''' There are, Frost chief among them.\\
'''Sonya:''' I'll kick her ass next.
* SadisticChoice: She is given one in her ''X'' arcade ending: [[spoiler:in a dream, Kano gives her the choice between Cassie or Jax. She chooses the former and wakes up to Johnny Cage, who tells her that Jax was killed by an assassin's bullet]].
* SheFu:
** Her signature move starts with her doing a backflip, grabbing the opponent between her legs, and throwing them.
** In both ''4'' and ''9'' she has a fatality where she does a handstand and ''tears the opponent in half with her legs''.
* ShipTease:
** Hinted in various media, starting with the first movie, between her and Johnny Cage. ''[=MK9=]'' has Johnny trying to woo her.
** In ''Defenders of the Realm'', the teasing is instead directed at Jax, although it's ([[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther usually]]) of the BelligerentSexualTension variety.
* SilverVixen: For a woman in her early fifties, she surprisingly has a lack of grey hairs, stretch marks, and has a surprisingly still athletic body.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: It's implied that she fell for Johnny when he selflessly took a blast from Shinnok's amulet and fought Shinnok himself to defend her. She even started calling him Johnny from there on, signifying that she now sees him in another light.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: It's hard to remember with the existence of the female "{{ninja}}s" (such as Kitana) that Sonya was the first and ''only'' female character in the original game. [[spoiler:She is also the only surviving woman at the end of the story mode in ''[=MK9=]''.]]
* SoProudOfYou: Both the older and younger versions of Sonya make it known they're proud of Cassie.
* SpamAttack: Her Bicycle Kick move.
* StanceSystem:
** In ''Deadly Alliance'', she has Tae Kwon Do and Kenpo as unarmed styles, and Kali Sticks as weapon style.
** In ''Armageddon'', she drops Kenpo.
** In ''9'', she has the Military Stance.
** In ''X'', her variations are [[AttackDrone Special]] [[DroneDeployer Forces]], [[CounterAttack Covert Ops]] and [[ThrowDownTheBomblet Demolition]].
*** Special Forces grants her a drone that will attack opponents for various special moves. It can be placed at any part of the arena, which has laser and electroshock blasts as part of its arsenal and can attack the opponent themselves in a kamikaze fashion.
*** Covert Ops employs her Garrote to parry the opponent's moves and counterattack. In an interesting twist, the parries have different attacks that can be branched out of them once they catch an attack, offering varied responses (some of which are only available when amplified). Her Military Stance from ''9'' also returns.
*** Demolition grants her grenades of two types: Frag Grenades and Stun Grenades. Upon being thrown, they can also be detonated prematurely. Notably, this allows for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8NjSUjat2g multiple, highly damaging combo routes she wouldn't otherwise have]], but she can only have three grenades at a time before calling a drone to grant her more. The drone can also be amplified to throw the grenades directly at the opponent.
* StatuesqueStunner: Her [[WordOfGod official bio]] has her at 5'9".
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her costumes tend to show her chest and midriff and emphasize her legs, but she dresses somewhat more modest than the other women. Subverted in ''MKX''.
* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: After surviving to the ends of ''9'' and ''X'', [[spoiler:Sonya dies after the first chapter of ''11'' and is replaced by her past self. That said, Fire God Liu Kang might be able to fix that]].
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Shown to be cold and judgmental towards most people but has a soft spot for the people that she cares about.
* SuperCuteSuperPowers: She has a KissOfDeath fatality where she blows a kiss at her opponent. Sometimes the kiss takes the form of a floating fireball, but other games has it be a little pink heart that flitters towards the opponent, and once it hits, the enemy [[MoodWhiplash explodes bloodily]].
* TankTopTomboy: She wears some variation on a tank top, muscle shirt, or some kind of vest similar to either in each game.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With her ex. With a healthy dose of BelligerentSexualTension and [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther hints of lingering affection]].
* TheProtagonist: The first and only female main character to be featured and one of the few female characters to appear in almost every ''Mortal Kombat'' game.
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: Her "Demolition" variation in ''X'' is focused around grenades. She can toss frag or stun grenades and when she runs out, she can summon a drone who is able to supply her with more. The drone itself is also able to toss grenades (with the Enhanced version) and she has a back roll that lets her drop grenades on wakeup.
* {{Tomboy}}: The way she dresses seem to suggest this.
* TomboyishPonytail: More often than not since ''3''.
* TookALevelInBadass: Happens gamewise, when she first debuted she may be the worst character in gameplay and certainly the worst to use against Goro. The only move she had that really worked on him was her energy rings and that move was clumsy to do in the arcade (you had to hold punch and then make your joystick motion). After being brought back for [=MK3=] and the games after, she gained a number of special moves that eliminated the previous gaps in her gameplay and her character was generally made faster.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Dear God, with the way she treats both Johnny and Cassie in [=MKX=], it appears she took ''several''. You'd think she was an understudy for [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk General Ross]] or [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas Colonel Moore]] with her degree of jerkass-ness.
-->'''Sonya:''' ''(upon finding out that Kano is hiding in the camp)'' Kenshi, continue with Li Mei. I'm going to the refugee camp. Gotta get to him before he finds a way out.\\
'''Johnny:''' I'll come with.\\
'''Sonya:''' Go get an update on camp security from Colonel Flagg.\\
'''Johnny:''' Why?\\
'''Sonya:''' ''Because then you won't be here.''
* TookALevelInKindness: Her older self loses all of her hostility towards Johnny and strictness towards Cassie after the events of ''X''. [[spoiler:''11'' has her warmly congratulate her daughter while promoting her and smile proudly as Johnny throws in a congratulatory hug; and she's openly affectionate towards her husband.]]
* {{Tsundere}}: In her interactions with Johnny, as part of the ShipTease. Better seen in the movie, where she mostly acts annoyed at him, but EveryoneCanSeeIt.
* {{Tuckerization}}: Sonya is named after one of Ed Boon's sisters, as [[WordOfGod he]] confirms in a video interview in the special edition of ''Deception''.
* UnderwearOfPower: In the first game, she visibly has a thong over her pants (the actress added that it was inspired by what her aerobics students would wear).
* UnlimitedWardrobe: She's had some quite different outfits from time to time.
* VaporWear: In ''9'', it's clear she doesn't wear any undergarments, as her nipples can be visible under her tank top, and some Fatalities rips her pants to show the lack of anything down there.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: When Johnny gets stabbed and is on the brink of death, her reaction and subsequent beatdown of Quan Chi speaks volumes.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Sonya can morph into a hawk to finish her opponents as her Animality in ''[=MK3=]''.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: In regards to her hooking up with Johnny, [[RelationshipUpgrade she does]]. And they get divorced down the line.
* WholeCostumeReference: A DLC costume released alongside the Franchise/{{Terminator}} in ''11'' gives her the outfit worn by Sarah Connor in the second half of ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''.
* WorkingWithTheEx: She divorced from Johnny at some point. As much as he pisses her off (A LOT), it doesn't stop her from stepping up with him in Earthrealm's defense.
* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: ''Seriously''. Half the male cast is attracted to Sonya including three of the main villains Kano, Shang Tsung, and Shao Khan. Sonya is considered the most beautiful Earthrealm woman by the Outworld inhabitants, and due to lack of understanding of Earth customs, they assume Sonya is the Earthrealm's equivalent to Princess Kitana. Judging by interactions, Sonya is only surpassed by her daughter Cassie.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: During her rooftop battle with Kano in ''3'', Sonya feigned defeat in order to lure him to the edge of the building and throw him off of it.
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[[folder:Reptile]]
!!Reptile (Syzoth)
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/reptile_render.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"You will have my teeth at your throat!"'']]
-> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'' (Daniel Pesina)
-> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'' (Daniel Pesina), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' (John Turk), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' (John Turk/Dan Forden), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (cameo), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Tom Taylorson), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (Creator/SteveBlum, English; Creator/EduardoGarza, Latin American Spanish), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' (non-playable cameo in the Krypt)
-> '''Non-game appearances''': ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'' (Keith Cooke), ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' (Mark Caso/Sultan Uddin), ''Series/MortalKombatConquest'' (Jon Valera), ''WebVideo/MortalKombatRebirth'' (Richard Dorton), ''Film/MortalKombat2021''
->A green-garbed, human-like reptilian creature. Reptile is said to be physically hideous and repulsive, but he is renowned for his great stealth, impressive fighting skills and unquestioning loyalty. Reptile has an obsession about finding the last remaining member of his race, the Saurians, and freeing his homeworld Zaterra from Outworld's grasp; While well-meaning and sincere, this obsession is so important to him that it causes him temporary fits of insanity.\\\
After acting as a stealthy bodyguard to Shang Tsung during the first Mortal Kombat, he returned to his master, Shao Kahn, in order to aid him in the Outworld tournament, under the promise that Kahn would release the remaining members of Reptile's race from slavery if he would unquestioningly do his bidding. Such an opportunity arose During the Earthrealm invasion: he and Jade were to recapture an escaped Kitana, killing her if necessary. He did not succeed, as Jade betrayed him to help Kitana. After the war, he was bought to Edenia as a prisoner, and subsequently exiled to the Netherealm. Reptile grasped the opportunity to join Shinnok's army, hoping for the rogue Elder God to revive his race. Alas, when he found himself on the losing side once more, he decided to resume his service to Shao Kahn.\\\
Because of his state of separation from the other members of his race, especially his matriarch, Reptile had begun to show signs of devolution, becoming progressively more insane and saurian-like. When Reptile wasn't able to protect his master from the recently formed Deadly Alliance, he went into an even greater madness. Desperately looking for a new master, he eventually came across the vampire Nitara, who shared with him artifacts and knowledge of his lost people, the Zaterran. This was enough to gain Reptile's trust; she send him to fight Cyrax in order to advance her own agenda. Afterward, when Reptile realized that she was going to leave him behind, he tracked her down to an ancient incubating chamber, but she was already gone. All that remained was the almost fully incubated egg of Onaga the Dragon King. The egg hatched, a beam of light struck Reptile as the Saurian's body became the vessel for the reincarnated Onaga.\\\
After the fall of the Dragon King at the hand of the Forces of Light, Reptile found himself free from the villain's possession. At the time of the ''Armageddon'', he seems to be part of the Red Dragon clan's human-reptilian hybrids experimentations. It's not clear if he's willing, but this might have been another way, in his eyes, to get his Saurian race to be restored.\\\
Reptile is pretty much the same he's ever been in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'': an assassin for Shang Tsung and a foot soldier for Outworld. As a minor modification to his role, he no longer hides in the shadows of the Mortal Kombat tournament but is instead an official participant, fighting on behalf of Outworld. He is quickly eliminated but continues to offer his services to Shang Tsung in other areas as the tournament progresses. In ''VIdeoGame/MortalKombatX'', Reptile's real name of Syzoth is revealed and when Outworld plunges into a civil war, he's among the first to join up with the newly-appointed emperor, Kotal Kahn.
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* AcidAttack: Reptile can spit acid as a projectile attack. His fatality in ''[=UMK3=]'' has him vomit a gallon of HollywoodAcid on his opponent, melting their flesh clear off their skeleton and he has acid fatalities in ''[=MK4=]'' and ''Deadly Alliance''.
* AlienBlood: It's green. Averted in ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsScorpionsRevenge'', where his blood is clearly red, as you can tell when Sonya cuts off his head.
* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: His backstory in the games, while inconsistent at times, has remained largely the same. A lone Zaterran serving his masters after his home-realm was mysteriously destroyed and his race was driven to extinction. However, in the film ''Scorpion's Revenge'' his race is alive and he participates in the Mortal Kombat tournament for unknown reasons.
* AdaptationalJobChange: In the first game and the reboot, he works for Shang Tsung as his bodyguard and protector during the first Mortal Kombat tournament. However, in the film adaptation ''Scorpion's Revenge'' he loses this role, and only participates in the first tournament to combat Sonya Blade.
* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Before being part of the [[DownloadableContent Klassic Pack]], buying [=MKX=] from Amazon or Amazon UK gave you Reptile's Klassic outfit.
* AnimalThemedFightingStyle: In ''Deadly Alliance'', his fighting styles are Hung Gar (which has roots in the Five Animal Kung Fu styles) and Crab (which may or may not be based on a real life martial art).
* AntiVillain: A combination of Types II (a {{Woobie|Destroyer Of Worlds}} Anti-Villain) and III ([[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned]] Anti-Villain).
** Even though he sides with the likes of Shao Kahn and Shinnok, all he wants is to revive his extinct reptilian race. Later games suggest that over the centuries since his race's destruction, he's been ever so slowly going mad, and [[ExtremeDoormat attaches himself to whatever authority figure he can]]. After Shao Kahn's apparent death, he almost ''immediately'' enters Nitara's servitude. One of his endings also show him going mad from his abuse into OmnicidalManiac territory, and that none of his employers treats him with a hint of respect.
** In ''MKX'' Outworld has a new leader in Kotal Kahn, and Reptile is under his command as well, though Kotal has earned Reptile's respect instead of pressing him into service.
* TheArtifact: He was originally conceived as a composite version of Sub-Zero and Scorpion and wore a green ninja garb to reflect this. From ''II'' and onward, he gained his own moveset and backstory, and was no longer tied to Scorpion and Sub-Zero (he wasn't even a member of the Shirai Ryu nor the Lin Kuei). Despite this, he was still depicted as a palette swap of Scorpion and Sub-Zero until the switch to [=3D=] with ''4'', where he was given a more reptilian appearance better suited for his namesake.
* BadassBoast: He gets some nasty ones in ''MKX''.
-->'''Reptile:''' Spawn of Briggs.\\
'''Jacqui:''' "Spawn"? I'm not a fish.\\
'''Reptile:''' ''I will gut you as one.''\\
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'''Ermac:''' [[IAmLegion We are many.]]\\
'''Reptile:''' ''You will die one by one.''\\
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'''Reptile:''' I have found you.\\
'''Kung Lao:''' I was not hiding.\\
'''Reptile:''' ''You will wish you had.''
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The basis of his loyalty to Kotal, the first real BenevolentBoss he has served under.
* BilingualBonus: His ''Kirehashi'' blade from ''Deadly Alliance'': "Kirehashi" translates to "scraps", "cut end", or "cut-off piece", all of which [[OddlyShapedSword adequately describe the sword's shape]].
* BodyguardingABadass: At the beginning of the series, Reptile's job was to be Shang Tsung's personal bodyguard, which seems odd given Tsung isn't exactly a push-over himself. Reptile turned this to his advantage in ''MKX'', where he revealed that spending years shadowing Shang Tsung meant he was the only one left who knew Mileena's true origins.
* ButtMonkey: With the exceptions of ''MKII'' (as it's his first time), ''Armageddon'', ''9'' and [[spoiler: ''MKX'']], pretty much every other ending of his can be boiled down to "His employers screwed him over":
** In ''[=UMK3=]'', he [[spoiler:gets a promise from Shao Kahn to revive his race if he kills Kitana. He does it, but Shao Kahn breaks his part of the deal. Reptile kills him, but this denies him the chance to know what his true race is]].
** In ''4'', he [[spoiler:gets a denial, again, but this time from Shinnok. He succeeded during his fight against Earthrealm's warriors, so he talks to Quan Chi so that he may convince Shinnok to send Reptile back in time to his homeworld before it was destroyed. After a useless plea, Shinnok appears, does a NeckLift on him, and [[YourHeadASplode Reptile's head explodes]]]].
** And, in (surprisingly) the only canonical ending of ''Deadly Alliance'', [[spoiler:he finds Cyrax and Nitara's essence, but not any of them. Later, he's caught by an energy cascade around what was a dragon embryo, his body providing a host for [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception Onaga, the Dragon King]]]].
** In ''[=MK9=]'''s story mode, even though he survives the events of the game, he seems to exist solely to get his ass repeatedly kicked by the heroes. In fact, he loses to Johnny Cage at the very beginning of the game. [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential Which can be much more humiliating if the player]] [[CurbStompBattle beats him with a "Flawless Victory"]] [[GroinAttack or hits him with Cage's signature "Nut Punch" move]], the latter of which happens in the ''MKX'' Prequel Comic. That being said, in the non-canon Arcade Mode, [[spoiler:he DOES get what he wants when he forced Shang Tsung to recreate his race, and then (presumably) kills him before he gets screwed again. [[OmnicidalManiac And the rest of the existing races in Outworld]] before they can screw him]].
** [=MKX=], however, is better for Reptile. His boss and personal friend, Kotal Kahn, actually respects him, and in his ending [[spoiler: he finds a hidden enclave of Raptors hidden beneath Earthrealm, along with a new queen to serve.]] While he still shows up in story mode mostly to have his ass handed to him by the heroes once again, he has finally been given the respect he deserves and seems a lot more stable as a result of this.
* TheCameo: [[spoiler:In [=MK11=]'s Krypt. In fact, he's one of the few aversions of DeathByCameo in there.]]
* CanonName: ''X'' reveals his true name is Syzoth. Most everyone else still calls him Reptile.
* CompositeCharacter: In the 1992 original, where he was essentially Scorpion and Sub-Zero combined into one fighter, which is reflected by his color scheme (blue and yellow makes green).
* DevelopersForesight:
** The only time you're allowed to touch the block button to find Reptile in the first game is when inputting Sonya's Fatality, the only one in the game that requires block.
** As part of ''MKX'''s homage [=MK1=] Tower, Reptile is once again a hidden fighter for that one. What you have to do is [[spoiler:achieve a flawless victory in the winning round of fight 6, and perform a Fatality or Brutality]].
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: From ''II'' onwards, he gained his own moveset and a unique backstory.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: From ''Deadly Alliance'' onwards, Reptile tends to appear either barefoot or with wrappings that expose his toes and heels.
* DoesntLikeGuns: In an intro with Jax, Reptile tells him that "only cowards use firearms". Of course, Jax points out that spitting acid on people isn't exactly noble, either.
* TheDogBitesBack:
** In ''MKX'', as he defects to Kotal Kahn's side, Reptile lets it slip that Mileena is not really Shao Kahn's daughter, but was a clone made by Shang Tsung, further weakening her image in the eyes of Outworld.
** His ''9'' ending is this. After years of having {{Bad Boss}}es or otherwise getting screwed over in many of his endings, he finally lets that pent-up rage loose by slaughtering everything in sight with his race recreated. And it is ''horrifying''.
* DownloadableContent: In ''9'', his classic skin from ''[=MK1/2/3=]'' and his classic "Tasty Meal" fatality.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Besides, [[JustifiedTrope who, other than Raiden, even knows that Reptile's real name is Syzoth]]?
* FlashStep: His Running Serpent. Also pronounced in his Nimble variation in ''X''.
* GreenAndMean: He is a reptilian warrior clad in green clothing who fights for Outworld.
* GreenIsGross: On top of being green and spitting acid, His "Noxious" variation in ''[=MKX=]'' has him covered in a [[DeadlyGas green poisonous gas]] [[EvilSmellsBad and surrounded by flies]]. In some of his intro dialogues in that game, Jax and Johnny Cage comment on [[WiltingOdor his smell]]. Also, his "Force Ball" attack is green and slimey looking.
* GuideDangIt: ''[=MK1=]'' required sheer perfection and luck on one specific fight in order to obtain him. Every so often, the game would have him pop out and drop a hint on this. You are required to be on The Pit stage ("[[SdrawkcabName Tip eht fo mottob]]") when something passes by the moon, which happens every sixth game ("Look to la luna"), win with a double FlawlessVictory ("Perfection is the key") and finish the opponent with your character's fatality ("Fatality is the key") and NOT Block ("Blocking will get you nowhere").
* HollywoodAcid: His vomit is strong enough to melt someone down into a skeleton in under a minute.
** His fatality in ''[=UMK3=]'' and ''4'' has him vomit a gallon of "acid" on his opponent, [[ImMelting melting their flesh clear off their skeleton]].
** His fatality in ''Deadly Alliance'' has him reducing the enemy's head to a mere skull via acid. Immediately after, [[ToServeMan he eats it]].
** His fatalities in ''X'' employ his acid spit: one to melt the flesh off of his opponent's skull before splitting it like a watermelon, and another to reduce his opponent's body to a single hand (and making a snack of his victim's head before it can be melted away).
* ImagineSpot: Due to his [[SanitySlippage waning lucidity]], ''Deadly Alliance'''s Konquest Mode notes that Reptile's imagination tends to get out of hand frequently, causing him to daydream about hypothetical battles (such as thwarting the Deadly Alliance's assassination attempt on Shao Kahn).
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain:
** Reptile always ends each game no step closer to restoring his race, or even worse for wear. Even in half of his non-canonical endings [[ILied he gets screwed over by his employers]]. Even in his ''fantasies'' he thinks lowly of himself. On top of being a common {{Jobber}} of the series. [[ButtMonkey Poor guy can never catch a break.]]
** PlayedWith in ''X'', but in a significant way. While several intro dialogues between fighters show that they have no respect or feel remotely threatened by him, he finally gets a BenevolentBoss in the form of Kotal Kahn who repurposes him as a scout and to set up ambushes with his invisibility. While he still is a {{Jobber}} in the story mode, [[ThrowTheDogABone he finally has the respect he's been searching for]].
* {{Invisibility}}: He can turn invisible in nearly every game where he's playable. The ''MKX'' comics show him capable of applying it to an area of effect.
* IOweYouMyLife: After his failure in the Mortal Kombat tournament against Johnny Cage at the beginning of [=MK9=], Reptile fell out of favor with Shao Kahn, and was ordered executed by Kotal's hand. The Osh-Tekk saw purpose in Reptile, however, and recruited him to his personal unit, figuring Reptile's skills would be of far more use there than as a foot soldier. For this, and the personal friendship between the two, Kotal has earned Reptile's UndyingLoyalty.
* ItWasAGift: The Kirehashi blade that he uses in ''Deadly Alliance'' and ''Armageddon'' is an [[AncestralWeapon ancient Raptor weapon]] offered to him as a sign of peace by Nitara. While this was mostly done to get Reptile's guard down and gain his trust so that Nitara could lure him over to her side, this also suggests that there is some sort of shared history between the people of Zaterra and Vaeternus (the Vampire race is said to be a record-keeper of the history of other races, but it's unknown how deep their connection with other species were).
* {{Jobber}}: A side effect of not having a playable Story Mode Chapter in ''9'' and ''X'' is that he's turned into this. Almost everytime he shows up in the story is to get beaten up by whoever you're playing as at the moment. Hell, the first thing that we see of him in the New Timeline is being defeated by Johnny Cage '''in the very first round of the tournament'''. To add insult to injury, according to the Prequel Comics of ''MKX'' [[GroinAttack he was canonically punched in the dick by Cage]] in front of other participants and spectators. To be fair, [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential that's very likely something the player would have done themselves if they knew the move's input]].
** Add to that his many deaths [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie across]] [[Film/MortalKombat2021 various]] [[WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsScorpionsRevenge adaptations]], and it's easy to see why [[BadassDecay some fans feel that he has gone from the cool, mysterious character he was initially, to becoming the "Yamcha" of the series]].
* KiManipulation: His [[EnergyBall Force Ball]], a projectile sphere attack that is mainly used to set up the enemy for a juggle. However, later games make it a ball of poisonous slime instead.
* LastOfHisKind: Well, he and Khameleon. Other Saurians ''do'' appear in the ''MKX'' mobile game, but its canonicity is as debatable as Reptile finding his long-lost kin.
* LuckBasedMission: Even after knowing you need to win with a double FlawlessVictory at the Pit, a shadow has to fly past the moon for it to work ("Look to la luna"). It only occurs '''once in every 6 consecutive games'''! (Unless you're cheating on a console version, in whose case you don't get the bonus points.)
* NeckSnap: He has a non-lethal version of this.
* NoRespectGuy: Nobody ever gives him respect, until ''X'', and even then the good guys still enjoy taking potshots at him.
* NowBuyTheMerchandise: His Friendship in ''2'', in which he invites the player to "Buy a Reptile doll!"
* OverlyLongTongue: His Tasty Meal Fatality, and a few moves in ''MKX'', like his grabs and Heart Attack Brutality.
* OptionalBoss: The very first.
* PainfullySlowProjectile: His Force Ball has a slow version which takes its time as it floats across the screen. This means the opponent has to keep track of it for longer, and he can also mix things up with a faster variation or his very quick Acid Spit attack.
* RollingAttack: In some games, Reptile could curl himself up into a ball and roll forward, knocking the enemy down.
* SanitySlippage:
** Starting with ''Deadly Alliance'', it has been shown that Reptile is mentally unstable due to his separation from his race, and his mental state has continued to deteriorate. In Konquest he's having full-blown battles with hallucinatory opponents, even once mistaking his then-master, Nitara, as one of the sorcerors. At the end, he "fights" the enemy he thinks has been the source of all his failures to the death. It was [[spoiler:[[MirrorMatch himself]].]]
** ''9'' also brings up his insanity. [[spoiler:In his arcade ending, he finally snaps and becomes an OmnicidalManiac]].
* SecretCharacter: The first secret character in the series and in fighting games in general. [[PromotedToPlayable Later became a regular character.]]
* ShapeshifterDefaultForm: Inverted. Reptile prefers to take on a more human form, with his resemblance to a human or humanoid lizard varying from game to game. Yet, members of his race can lose their humanoid appearance when separated for long periods of time from their monarchal leader, with hints that Reptile's [[SanitySlippage temporary insanity]] is what caused his more bestial appearance in ''Deadly Alliance''.
* SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset: His alt in ''Deadly Alliance'' is a caveman-inspired look, with an animal skull as a chestpiece. In ''X'', he is wearing what looks to be splint mail made from bone and teeth.
* SlideAttack: He's had this move since the first game. In ''Shaolin Monks'', ''9'' and ''X'', he secretes a trail of slime when he slides similar to the ice trail the one Sub-Zero leaves when he does his Slide.
* TheSpeechless: In ''9'', he has no spoken dialogue during the story mode, though he "converses" with Shang Tsung using growls at one point. He does have a few text-based lines in the Challenge Tower.
* {{Sssssnaketalk}}: He had it in the comics, and it was carried over to ''4'' and ''X''. For some reason, however, he does not have it in ''Armageddon''.
* StanceSystem:
** In ''Deadly Alliance'', he has Hung Gar and Crab as unarmed styles and Kirehashi as weapon style.
** In ''Armageddon'', he has Pao Chui as unarmed style, while keeping his weapon style from ''DA''.
** In ''X'', his variations are [[DeadlyGas Noxious]], [[InvisibleMonsters Deceptive]] and [[SuperSpeed Nimble]].
*** Noxious, at first, doesn't look like anything special, as Reptile simply emits a DamageOverTime cloud of poisonous gas that affects opponents too close to Reptile. However, considering the game is about getting up close and personal, and that the damage is unblockable and constant, it will eventually add up nicely. The poisonous gas can also be augmented via a special move.
*** Deceptive removes his mask and brings back his {{invisibility}}, though simply for this variation. He gains two stages of it, and suffers no damage whatsoever if he's knocked out of it, even if such hit isn't blocked.
*** Nimble grants him the Basilisk ability, which slows down the opponent significantly for some time. This allows for significantly longer combo opportunities. It can be denoted by his snake-shaped belt.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In ''X'', he starts exchanging "pleasantries" with other kombatants.
* SuperSliding: Reptile has a sliding move similar to Sub-Zero's. But Reptile's version involves sliding on his own acid secretions instead of ice.
* ToServeMan: He can swallow an entire human head in one bite, and some of his fatalities have him ripping and eating [[OffWithHisHead the opponent's head]], chameleon-style.
* ThrowTheDogABone: ''MKX'' throws two to Reptile. Unlike Shao Kahn, Shang Tsung, Quan Chi and Shinnok, Kotal Kahn seems to genuinely care for Reptile, sharing the bond of being the [[LastOfHisKind Last of Their Kinds]], and sparing and recruiting him during the events of [=MK9=] as a valued member of his honor guard rather than a lackey. In turn, Reptile serves him with undying loyalty and much stabler than normal. Additionally, in his arcade ending, [[spoiler:he discovers the Zaterran still exist in Earthrealm, and he pledges his alliance to his race]].
* {{Troll}}: He can actually do this to ''[[MirrorMatch himself]]'' in ''MKX'' by proclaiming "It is I, [[ShapeShifter Shang Tsung!]]"
* UndyingLoyalty: This is Reptile's FatalFlaw. Mostly due to his status as an ExtremeDoormat and his misguided hopes that he'll eventually be rewarded with the revival of his race, but once Reptile enters the service of most his masters, he is violently determined to protect and serve them. Even more pitiable is the fact that what Reptile perceives as failure starts weighing heavily on his conscience. When he's unable to defeat Cyrax at Nitara's command and flees, Reptile (in an odd ''villainous'' variation of HeroicSelfDeprecation) starts beating himself up for being unable to carry out the wishes of another master.
** Reptile is extremely loyal to Kotal Kahn as well, probably more than he was to any of his previous masters, but as mentioned under ThrowTheDogABone, this is much healthier and more justified case since Kotal treats him far better and values him more than any of them ever did.
* UselessUsefulSpell: Invisibility sounds cool, but it's a fairly difficult move, and the [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard the AI is unaffected, since all it does is turn off the model display]]. [[spoiler:Not so much when you want to ambush some Red Dragon mooks alongside D'Vorah, Ferra and Torr.]]
* WalkingShirtlessScene: In ''4'', '' Deadly Alliance'', and ''Armageddon''.
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[[folder:Goro]]
!!Goro
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/goro_mk_render.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"I will grant you a warrior's death!"'']]
-> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992''
-> '''Other appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 Mortal Kombat Trilogy]]'', ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat4 Mortal Kombat Gold]]'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube version only), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Nigel Casey), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (Ken Lally), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (DLC; Vic Chao, English; Carlos Hernández, Latin American Spanish)
-> '''Non-game appearances''': ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'' (Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson and Creator/FrankWelker), ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsScorpionsRevenge'' (Kevin Michael Richardson), ''Film/MortalKombat2021'' (Creator/AngusSampson)
->Proud member of the half-dragon race, the Shokans, son of the Shokan King Gorbak and the Shokan Queen Mai, Prince Goro was the undefeated Champion of Mortal Kombat, being able to win nine consecutive tournaments over a span of 500 years. He helped Shang Tsung grow ever closer to achieving Shao Kahn's goal of domination over Earthrealm.
->In his tenth title defense, however, he faced and lost to Liu Kang. In the tournament's aftermath, he went missing after a battle where he fought Kano, Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade, and was believed to be dead. He would later resurface after Shao Kahn's defeat to lead his fellow Shokans in a war against the Centaurians. Kitana intervened and negotiated both races an uneasy truce and peace accord. When Shinnok and his legion were defeated and Edenia was once again free, Goro and the Shokan race decided to ally with the Edenians.
->Years later, during the time of the Deadly Alliance, the united Edenians and Shokans marched on Shao Kahn's weakened army. Goro was exhausted from battle and was struck from behind by Noob Saibot. He was mortally wounded, apparently dying from the injury. So, Princess Kitana held a royal funeral for her former ally. However, Goro was able to survive, being saved from death by Shao Kahn himself, with the promise to return the Shokans to their former glory and the banishment of the Centaurians in exchange for his allegiance. Agreeing to these terms, Goro resumed his place at Shao Kahn's side and helped him to become once again the Emperor of the Outworld during the time of the ''Armageddon''.
->Goro has a similar role in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', although he is much less important in the story and sticks around after his initial defeat to get [[VillainDecay beaten again and again]], culminating in him losing his four arms by Kotal Kahn's hand in the Outworld civil war, where the Shokan fought for Mileena in exchange for returning his race to its past glory. After losing his father and his claim to the throne due to his wounds, he went into exile, seeking Daegon after hearing of Onaga's supposed healing factor.
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* AdaptationalWimp:
** In the movie, he is beaten rather easily by Johnny Cage. He gives him a [[GroinAttack groin shot]] almost immediately as the bell rings and lures him outside to a cliff and ambushes him, knocking him off to his death.
** In ''Scorpion's Revenge'', [[spoiler:Goro gets killed in one shot by the titular character's kunai spear]].
* TheAgeless: Before the games, since being the Mortal Kombat champion meant that his already-slow Shokan aging came to an outright halt.
* AnArmAndALeg:
** One of his fatalities has him using his four arms to rip off his opponent's limbs.
** In the comics, [[spoiler: he was on the receiving end of it, as he lost ALL FOUR ARMS when fighting Kotal Kahn. And to rub salt on the wound? Kintaro told him that the loss of his arms now disqualify any claim he has to the Shokan throne after his father, Gorbak, fell against Kotal Kahn]].
* AmbiguousSituation: Due to the comics never receiving a continuation, it is unclear what exactly Goro's fate by ''11'' is. Sheeva makes it clear his alliance with Daegon was a success and he returned to Outworld with Onaga's powers, launching a campaign of terror before being somehow stopped. Kotal suggests he killed Goro for good, but Sheeva implies Goro is suffering some FateWorseThanDeath out of being on the wrong end of Onaga's wrath.
* AntiVillain: Type I (a {{Noble|Demon}}[=/=]{{Punch Clock|Villain}} Anti-Villain). Goro is the Champion of Outworld and once held a 9-time tournament win streak. However, unlike most of the bloodthirsty or sinister warriors in Kahn's army, Goro is honorable, and he is ultimately trying to protect his people.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Prince of the Shokan race and also their strongest warrior.
* BadassArmFold: Due to having four arms, he can even pull off this pose and DynamicAkimbo ''at the same time.''
* BaritoneOfStrength: Always portrayed with having a deep and menacing voice.
* BigEater: [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/mkwikia/images/b/bc/Screenshot_2015-03-15-17-13-46.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150901151430 As seen in the comic]], he tends to indulge. Although given his build, this is only natural.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: The Dragon Fangs, which he's used in ''Deception'', ''Armageddon'', and ''X'' as a variation.
* BloodKnight: He loves to fight more than anything else it seems.
* BreathWeapon: Able to shoot fireballs from his mouth or breathe a stream of fire from his mouth like a dragon.
* BringIt: In many of his intros in ''X''.
-->'''Ermac:''' Feel the wrath of Shao Kahn!\\
'''Goro:''' I am ready!
-->'''Sub-Zero:''' Defend yourself!\\
'''Goro:''' That I will, cryomancer!
* BrokenWinLossStreak: Goro was the undefeated champion of Mortal Kombat for nine consecutive tournaments. He was poised the win his tenth tournament when Liu Kang showed up and did was thought to be impossible.
* TheCameo: Appears in ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne'' as an avatar disguise used briefly by co-protagonist [=Art3mis=]. As an extra little MythologyGag, she breaks out of him using a [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Chestburster]] hand puppet, which was of course possible to do to Goro as a Xenomorph Brutality in ''Mortal Kombat X''.
* TheChampion: Of Outworld. Was champion of the Mortal Kombat tournament 9 times in a row.
* CoDragons: Goro and Shang Tsung served as Co-Dragons under Shao Kahn.
* DeadGuyOnDisplay: Curiously, a long-deceased Goro can be seen resting on the chair he always sat in his lair in ''Mortal Kombat 11''.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Was Champion of Mortal Kombat for 500 years prior to the first game.
* TheDragon: To Shao Kahn, Goro is one of Shao Kahn’s strongest and most loyal servants. He's also literally a dragon-human hybrid.
* TheDreaded: The first game's title screen and the prequel comic build him up to be an undefeatable adversary. Prior to his defeat at Liu Kang's hands he had never lost a fight.
* DynamicAkimbo: He does a [[MultiArmedAndDangerous four-armed]] version of this, with the upper two arms usually making a bicep flex.
* EnemyCivilWar: [[spoiler:The prequel comics have revealed he's involved in Outworld's civil war and is allied with Mileena; in return for seeing the Shokan race restored to glory, he has vowed to kill Kotal Kahn, a desire that became Freudian when Kotal kills his father, King Gorbak, which sends Goro into exile]].
* EvilIsBigger: When allied with Shao Kahn and the like.
* FlungClothing: Goro arrives to battle in ''X'' wearing a cape, which he discards before the fight begins during his intro sequence.
* GoombaStomp: His Leaping Stomp, an attack which is shared with the other four-armed characters of the series.
* HalfHumanHybrid: The other half being dragon.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: His intro in ''MKX'' has him rip a random person ''in half'' if he's the second one to talk. Amusingly, due to a glitch in ''XL'' the person then regrows into two separate people.
* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:Even when armless, he still beats Red Dragon mooks into submission and managed to somehow beat up Kenshi]].
* HatesSmallTalk: His intro dialog in ''MKX'' is very curt and to the point, without any of the clever quips or flowery threats the other Kombatants trade with each other. It's pretty clear he would prefer not to trade words. Even his BadassBoast lines are as brief as possible.
-->'''Goro:''' Prepare yourself.\\
'''Erron Black:''' That's it? No stirring speech?\\
'''Goro:''' I fight. That is all.
* TheHedonist: Discussed. In a conversation with Sheeva and Fujin about Goro, Sheeva says Goro was the kind of person that chased every impulse that ran down his spine. Fujin compliments Sheeva being a very restrained ruler by comparison.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: The only constant in his motive is his desire to do right by the Shokan race, and he will ally himself with whoever can provide them with the best status. To wit: started out as Evil in the first ''Mortal Kombat'', then was more Neutral in ''[=MK4=]'', then turned Good at the end of ''[=MK4=]'' and ''Deadly Alliance'' (to the point of even making peace with Kung Lao over Goro's rivalry with Lao's ancestor; [[YankTheDogsChain he's then killed by Noob Saibot]]) then back to Evil in ''Deception'' by teaming up with Shao Kahn.
* AHeroToHisHometown: Goro is well loved by his people, when he was thought to be dead his Shokan army lost the will to continue fighting against Shao Kahn's forces.
* HiddenDepths: John Tobias intended for Goro to be a subversion of the brute character. Despite looking like a monster Goro is a prince, a general, and martial arts champion with a strong sense of honor. Doesn't always come through in the adaptations though.
* HulkSpeak: Averted, though when he refers to the humans he says "[[PunyEarthlings puny humans]]."
* IWillShowYouX: To Johnny Cage in ''X''.
-->'''Johnny:''' Don't you owe me some sunglasses?\\
'''Goro:''' ''Here'' is what you are owed!
* TheJuggernaut: He plows through all of the main heroes in the MKSM opening and the only people who aren't defeated with ease are those who dodge out of his path.
* LargeAndInCharge: He's huge (official data has Goro at an imposing 8'2" and 550 pounds), but he still answers to Shao Kahn and his father the Shokan King Gorbak.
* LargeHam: Especially in the first movie. Also this in the Malibu comics. ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' [[RuleOfThree as well]].
* LeftForDead: His appearance in ''Deception'' is explained in that Goro was defeated in battle, to the point a funeral was held for him, but was saved from dying by [[ActuallyADoombot a still alive]] Shao Kahn.
* LightningBruiser: His original appearance. The original comic states that his speed was incredible and his strength unmatched.
* {{Loincloth}}: Usually the only thing he wears. Occasionally, he'll put on something like chest armor or a helmet, but that's about it.
* MightyGlacier: In the later games. This was done in order to make him a balanced playable character.
* MonsterModesty: Subverted with his alt. in ''Deception'' and ''Armageddon'', which decks Goro out in armor and a shirt that covers most of his chest.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: A four-armed Shokan warrior prince and reigning Mortal Kombat champion for many centuries.
* MusclesAreMeaningful: One of the largest and most muscular characters in the series and also one of the strongest.
* NeutralNoLonger: Goro's ending in the Arcade mode of ''X'' (apparently ignoring the comic storyline) [[spoiler:explains his absence from the game as just him avoiding being involved with the Outworld Civil War entirely. But after the conflict with Shinnok he decides to conquer Outworld himself and crushes both sides of the war with a Shokan army]].
* NobleTopEnforcer: Goro only serves under Shao Kahn for the good of the Shokan race. Unlike most of the bloodthirsty or sinister warriors in Kahn's army, Goro is an honorable warrior despite his monstrous appearance. When Kung Lao wanted to avenge his ancestor the Great Kung Lao's death at the hands of Goro, he made peace with Kung Lao noting that his ancestor was a great man and a noble warrior. He also joined the side of good after ''[=MK4=]'' and waged war on Shao Kahn alongside Kitana.
** Even a few of his mid-combat lines in ''X'' showcase this, somewhat.
--->''"You will die with honor!"''
* NominalVillain: Fights for his people and is an honorable warrior, his people just happen to be under Shao Kahn's rule.
* OddFriendship: With Kitana. If ''Deadly Alliance'' is indication, the two are old friends, to the point that she attended his funeral at Kuatan Palace after he was slain by Noob Saibot sometime between ''4'' and ''DA''.
* OurGiantsAreBigger: There are others who embody this as well (such as his fellow Shokan, Moloch, and Onaga), but Goro is probably the most well-known example within ''MK''.
* PlayingWithFire: He can throw fireballs either from his hands, up to four in a row in some games, or [[BreathWeapon from his mouth]]. ''MKX'' gives him the "Tigrar Fury" Variation which especially focuses on this.
%%* PointyEars
* PokemonSpeak: Not ordinarily, but all he has to say in his comments on Cassie's Selfie Fatality in ''X'' is "Goro".
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: A member of the Shokan race.
* PunchClockVillain: Really doesn't have that much interest in Outworld politics beyond how it pertains to the Shokan race. He's only as involved with the conquest of Earth as he is because Shao Kahn needed a ringer to win the tournament. [[spoiler:Changes his tune regarding politics when Kotal Khan rises to power; when Goro's attempt to dethrone him leads to the loss of his arms and then his father. His ending in this game sees him defeat Kotal and take over Outworld as Emperor.]]
* ReallyGetsAround: In his profile on the official comic and instruction manual for the first game, he is stated to be a polygamist, having seven wives.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: At the time of the first ''Mortal Kombat'', he has already lived something like ''2000 years''.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: He has beady red eyes that make him look even more intimidating.
* RedHerring: The line that Goro could "eat you alive" from [[AllThereInTheManual the Sega Genesis instruction manual]] had many believing the Goro could perform a fatality in the first game. However, he gets fatalities of his own in the [=GameCube=] version of ''Deception'' and ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9''.
* TheRival: To Kung Lao and Liu Kang, since he was the one who killed their ancestor. He manages to make peace with Kung Lao in the end though.
** To Johnny Cage, mainly in the movie.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He is the son of the Shokan King Gorbak and was commander of Outworld's armies and also won 9 Mortal Kombat Tournaments for Outworld.
* SignatureMove: The Shokan Grab, where Goro lifts his foe with his two lower arms before beating them senseless with his upper arms. He's had it in every game except for the 2011 game.
%%* SlipknotPonytail
* SoreLoser: Moderate example. His pre-fight dialogue with Liu Kang in ''X'' shows he ''really'' doesn't like being reminded of their first fight.
-->'''Goro:''' I nearly bested you.\\
'''Liu Kang:''' With the aid of Shang Tsung's magic.\\
'''Goro:''' ''That is a lie!''
* SNKBoss: In the early games, Goro was far from balanced. All of his moves did way more damage than all of the other characters and certain special moves like Johnny Cage's Shadow Kick or Kano's Cannonball would only stumble him a little rather than knock him down, and because of that, he was notoriously difficult to defeat in the first game.
* SpinAttack: Goro's Spinning Slaps.
* StanceSystem:
** In ''Deception'', he has Shokan and Kuatan as unarmed styles, and Dragon Fangs as weapon style.
** In ''Armageddon'', he has drops Kuatan.
** In ''X'', his variations are [[BladeBelowTheShoulder Dragon Fangs]], [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown Kuatan Warrior]] and [[KillItWithFire Tigrar Fury]].
*** Dragon Fangs, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as its name implies]], grants him his Dragon Fangs to utilize in his attacks. His Shokan Grab is upgraded to stab the opponent rather than punch them, dealing slightly more damage. He also gains a low stab that knocks opponents off their feet, and a SpinAttack that sets up opponents for a juggle when amplified.
*** Kuatan Warrior gives him a helm and more brutish attacks. His [[ShockwaveStomp Tremor Pound]] is only available in this variation and coming back with a vengeance. On the other hand, he also gains the Chest Lunge, a DashAttack that, when amplified, is stronger and is executed faster.
*** Tigrar Fury is as close as one will get to playing as [[VideoGame/MortalKombatII Kintaro]]: Goro gains the Tigrar Shokan's fire-breathing moves, namely shooting fireballs from his mouth —either towards the opponent (repeteadly if amplified) or at the floor to knock them off their feet—, or {{breath|Weapon}}ing fire, which is very safe on block.
* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:Well, ''maybe''. In the comic books for ''X'', he originally served Kotal Kahn, betrayed him for Mileena, and Reiko speculates that he intends to backstab her to bring Outworld under Shokan rule. He may be the biggest WildCard right now.]]
* StopMotion: In his very first incarnation he was animated this way. This set the precedent for [[VideoGame/MortalKombatII Kintaro]], [[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 Sheeva, and Motaro]].
* StrongAndSkilled: He's monstrously strong but also an incredibly talented martial artist, those two traits combined make him one of the strongest fighters in the series.
* SuperStrength: Able to effortlessly rip a person in half and swing a giant stone pillar like a baseball bat.
* ThirdPersonPerson: In the Malibu Comics, Goro refers to himself by name. Like every other main character, by the way.
-->'''Goro:''' ''(as he prepares to [[PreMortemOneLiner "discipline" the staff]])'' You do not deserve to be guards for Shang Tsung. All you deserve is ''death''. Death at the hands of ''Goro''.
* UnderwearOfPower: In the first game, his design featured this. [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness He generally has gone without it since.]]
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He doesn't wear much, just a loincloth, a belt and some bracers.
* WarriorPrince: His official title is Prince Goro. You know what he's the prince of? ''[[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Kicking]] [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething your]] [[CurbStompBattle ass]].'' In the Malibu Comics, Goro is known as the "Prince of Pain". How appropriate.
* WildCard: In ''X'', his days of picking sides are through. All he cares about is leading the Shokan people, and he refuses to partake in the war against Shinnok on either side, or bow to either Kotal Kahn or Mileena.
-->'''Sonya Blade:''' Goro, help us against Shinnok!\\
'''Goro:''' I'll ''never'' aid Earthrealm!
-->'''Shinnok:''' Pleased to see you, my Prince.\\
'''Goro:''' I'll not ally with you, Dark Lord!
-->''' Quan Chi:''' You seek my aid, Goro?\\
'''Goro:''' '''Never''', deceiver!
-->'''Kotal Kahn:''' You attack your Emperor?\\
'''Goro:''' I serve no Emperor!
-->'''Mileena:''' You swore loyalty to my father!\\
'''Goro:''' But ''not'' to you!
* TheWorfEffect: Goro was originally a big deal in the early games and presented as a huge threat. In more recent games, he's typically beaten more often and with less effort.
* WorldsBestWarrior: Stated to be Outworld's finest warrior.
* WorthyOpponent: Considered The Great Kung Lao to be one. According to pre-fight dialogue, he views Ferra[=/=]Torr as this as well.
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