In one of the most popular fighting games in the world, Mortal Kombat has a huge number of different characters, each of which has its own story. They all live in a harmonious world, thought out to the smallest detail, all interconnected, related to other heroes, so the gameplay turns not just into fights between characters, but into a real intriguing and interesting story. From the very first episodes, there was a storyline for each of the characters - naturally, it was incredibly rich in details, but you could learn something about each and also play through to the ending for this character. And in this article we will talk about a character called Reptile. Mortal Kombat would be completely different if he did not have this hero.
Who is a Reptile?
First of all, it is worth sorting out who Reptile is. Mortal Kombat is a game in which you can learn absolutely everything about your favorite heroes, so there should be no problems with such questions. However, it is worth noting that, from episode to episode, various characters change, acquire new features, both externally and in terms of character - what can we say about expanding the arsenal of techniques!
Naturally, the changes very much affected such a non-standard character as Reptile. In the very first games of the series, he looked just like an ordinary ninja (for example, like Scorpio or Sub-Zero), but he was different in color. From the very beginning, green was the color of the Reptile, and so this color stuck with it. However, over time, the appearance of the hero changed, gradually making it more like a real reptile. By the fourth part, he completely ceased to look like a ninja, found green scaly skin, spikes on his back, and then the tail. Thus, the developers made a reference to the biography of the character Reptile. Mortal Kombat is a game in which each character has a fascinating story that you really should know.
Reptile Biography
So, you imagine how this character looks and how the Reptile changed over time. Mortal Kombat does not leave any of the characters unchanged throughout the series, but this hero has undergone very serious changes. But what about his past? In fact, the story here is very exciting - after all, the Reptile is the last representative of its race of lizard people, so he left his destroyed world and moved to the service of Shao Kan, where he performed various espionage tasks thanks to his excellent disguise abilities.
However, his main goal is to somehow return his family and start all over again. Naturally, he relies on the help of the Emperor, so he is ready to carry out any orders. In Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition, the Reptile gets the most exciting development, as it challenges the Emperor himself, but this will be discussed in more detail later.
Reptile Abilities
First, pay attention to the fact that in Mortal Kombat 9 Reptile got its ninja appearance back, but during the game you will understand that this is just a mask, under which a real lizard is hidden, which has nothing to do with people. However, how did the techniques of this hero change throughout the series? It is important to know that always the main ability of this hero was spitting acid. Also, many players used a special tackle that knocks the opponent down, but in some versions it also leaves a trail of mucus.
Do not forget about one of the most useful abilities of the Reptile - its invisibility. It can become completely invisible to the enemy, until either he himself strikes or the enemy hits him. Naturally, the reptile has a huge number of different combinations, but these are very popular and are present in almost all games in the series in which the Reptile itself is. Mortal Kombat Wiki contains all the tricks of the character, you can also find them in each of the games along with how they can be performed. And now it’s better to talk about how the story for this hero can end in various episodes.
Good endings
In MK2, the story has changed a bit, and in the world there are still representatives of the Reptile race, who were enslaved to the Emperor, whom you can safely defeat. In MK: DA, everything was generally very much changed, because at the end of the Reptile turned into the Dragon King. In MK: A, after the victory, the pyramid on which the Reptile is located collapses, and the sarcophagus is visible in the wreckage, in which there is a living representative of the race, with whom the hero can revive her. Well, in the last game, the Reptile defeats the Emperor, takes everything under control, resurrects his race and creates an army of lizards that frightens the whole world.
Bad endings
Naturally, not everything ended happily for the Reptile. For example, in MK3, the hero fulfilled the Emperor’s order, for which he promised to resurrect the Reptile race, but did not fulfill the promise, for which the hero killed him, while at the same time burying the hope of the revival of the race. In MK4, Reptile falls prey to Shinnok's betrayal, which instead of sending the hero back to the past when the race was still alive, kills him.