![]() ![]() This in turn made the other male ninja characters therein-Sub-Zero, Reptile, and hidden characters Smoke and Noob Saibot-palette swaps of Scorpion, with the latter two also using Scorpion's spear when players fought them separately in secret battles. Their similar appearance but opposite nature "prompted the story behind them being these opposing ninja-clan-type characters." A third ninja swap, Reptile, was added in the third revision as a hidden non-playable character who was outfitted in green and used Scorpion's spear (along with Sub-Zero's freeze) as part of his offensive arsenal he was devised by Boon as "a cooler version of Scorpion." The original costume was created from a modified ninja-like outfit bought at a Chicago costume shop and was red for filming in the first game, but a different yellow one with a quilted vest and knee-high shin guards was utilized for Mortal Kombat II. Scorpion was given a yellow palette because the developers decided it symbolized fire in contrast to Sub-Zero's ice blue. In regards to the game's strict memory limitations, co-creator and programmer Ed Boon recalled: "A lot of attention went into the economics of it, and so we knew that if we could take a character and change their color and use basically the same memory to create two characters, we'd save a lot of money and we'd have two characters." Scorpion and Sub-Zero were simply described as " palette swap for 2 ninjas-a hunter and the hunted," while Tobias also considered the concepts of either one of them fleeing their clan, or a "revenge story" involving the then-unnamed characters being part of rival clans. His early origins were revealed by the series' original chief character designer John Tobias in September 2011 when he posted several pages of old pre-production character sketches and notes on Twitter. Scorpion appeared in the first Mortal Kombat as one of three palette-swapped ninja characters along with Sub-Zero and Reptile. Can you replace them? Sure, but why? The X-Men will always have Wolverine and MK will always have Scorpion and I don't think that's a bad thing. Q: Do you think it's possible to create new characters that can have the same impact?Ī: You can look at other franchises, like the X-Men for example, where there have been tons of new team members, but characters like Cyclops, Storm, Jean Grey, Professor X, Magneto, and Wolverine will always be the core of who they are. ![]() He is regarded as Mortal Kombat 's most iconic fighter series co-creator Ed Boon cites Scorpion as his favorite character. ![]() Scorpion has received critical acclaim since his debut and frequently appears in media outside of the games. Scorpion is also both a rival and ally of the younger Sub-Zero (Kuai Liang). Depicted as a neutral party in most games, Scorpion generally forgoes the franchise's main conflicts to pursue his personal missions, which sometimes results in him taking the side that will help his objective. Subsequent games reveal that his family and clan were murdered by the sorcerer Quan Chi, who becomes Scorpion's primary target for vengeance. The character's backstory establishes him as Hanzo Hasashi ( Japanese: 波佐志 半蔵), a warrior from the fictional Shirai Ryu clan who was killed by the elder Sub-Zero (Bi-Han) of the rival Lin Kuei clan. His primary weapon is a kunai- rope dart, which he uses to harpoon opponents, while his trademark fatality is named "Toasty!" (in which he removes his mask to reveal a skull right before immolating his opponent with fire). He is principally defined by his quest to avenge the deaths of himself, his family, and his clan. An undead ninja, Scorpion made his debut in the original game, Mortal Kombat (1992) and subsequently appeared in every main installment of the series (including updates) alongside Raiden. Scorpion is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. ![]()
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