#Mortal kombat x scorpion series#

Then he turned on Kahn and went back to traversing the Netherrealm.ДЇurther reading: Mortal Kombat: Ranking All the Characters

The ninja joined the Outworld invasion until he discovered that Sub-Zero was one of the heroes. ScorpionвЂ™s storyline in the game began with Shao Kahn accidentally releasing him from Hell and recruiting him for his team. Unfortunately, Sheeva was given the ability to turn into a giant scorpion, so by the time Scorpion was playable again, he was stuck turning into a penguin who laid explosive eggs. Mortal Kombat 3 introduced Animalities, where the winning character would transform into an animal and slaughter the loser. Scorpion played as expected besides the axe that heвЂ™d pull out of nowhere during a match. Midway also hyped a purple ninja named Rain in the attract mode, but he wasnвЂ™t actually in the game and was merely an excuse to get people excited about the game, which is still lame as hell. Becky Gable played Kitana, Mileena, and Jade while John Turk played Scorpion, Reptile, Classic Sub-Zero, Human Smoke, and Ermac. In late 1995, a new version of the game, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, was released with eight new characters based on just two actors. Even though Kabal was a thematic replacement for Scorpion, the closest thing to the yellow ninja in the game was the new cyborg version of Smoke, who shot a harpoon out from his torso. Sub-Zero turned into Henry Rollins with giant, blue suspenders and Noob Saibot was just a palette swap of Kano. Mortal Kombat 3 was an odd one because not only did it not feature Scorpion, but it didnвЂ™t feature ANY male ninja characters who werenвЂ™t robots. Scorpion decided to become the new Sub-ZeroвЂ™s protector.В Years later, it would be revealed that super-secret character Noob Saibot was, in fact, an undead Bi-Han. In the game, Scorpion realized Kuai Liang wasnвЂ™t the Sub-Zero after Liang spared an opponent.

#Mortal kombat x scorpion series#

Eventually, the series would name the older/dead Sub-Zero Bi-Han and the younger one Kuai Liang. The new Sub-Zero explained that he was the younger brother of the original blue ice ninja. The mystery was quickly solved by the promotional comic, though. Surprisingly, Midway also resurrected Sub-Zero. Female ninjas Mileena and Kitana were also introduced! They just werenвЂ™t allowed to have pointy shoulder pads or pants.В Scorpion returned alongside Reptile as well as new ninjas Smoke and Noob Saibot, both of whom stole ScorpionвЂ™s spear attack. Scorpion and the other ninjas received much nicer, quilted outfits. That brings us to 1993вЂ™s Mortal Kombat II. Scorpion succeeded in killing Sub-Zero in the first Mortal Kombat game. Later games would retcon this so that they were dead too! The ending practically described Spawn (who also made his first appearance at almost the same time, so it was pure coincidence), with Scorpion victorious but broken by his failure to find his wife and child. His classic Fatality had him remove his mask to reveal a skull as he spat fire on his hapless victim. Regardless, ScorpionвЂ™s identity was explored through his Fatality and ending. This time, IвЂ™m going to talk about Scorpion strictly in the games and then go to his media appearances afterward because, while I find them both interesting, theyвЂ™re for two very different stories.

Normally when I do these character retrospectives, I like to combine the in-game stuff with the tie-in stuff and talk about it in chronological order. Popular character with a great design, but heвЂ™s not the guy you see leading everyone into battle against Galactus.

HeвЂ™s like if Marvel decided to make Venom its mascot. HeвЂ™s just the wildcard, smoldering in hellfire on the sidelines while reality hangs in the balance. Not that Scorpion isnвЂ™t one of the best characters on the roster and isnвЂ™t a total badass, but heвЂ™s neither the main hero nor the main villain. Scorpion is more like Mitsurugi from SoulCalibur, who happens to be on most of the box covers despite being little more than a supporting character. TheyвЂ™re not only the central characters of their respective series, but theyвЂ™re also the heroes (although things get a little gray in terms of Kyo post- KOF98). Street Fighterhas Ryu, King of Fighters has Kyo, and Guilty Gear has Sol Badguy. While Scorpion is the face of Mortal Kombat, itвЂ™s always been a curious choice.