[Mortal Kombat] Reptile
Reptile’s original appearance in Mortal Kombat is the definition of a palette swap character. This super-secret ninja is adorned in green to reference him having a combination of Scorpion and Sub-Zero’s abilities.
Nearly two decades later, Netherrealm Studios would bring back this version of Reptile in 2011's Mortal Kombat (same name, different game) as an unplayable secret challenger.
Thankfully, Reptile would become a much more unique character in the following games. He’d share some sprites with the other MK ninjas, but he at least had some of his own unique attacks and animations!
After the developers of Mortal Kombat stopped using 2D graphics, Reptile and the other ninjas started to really differentiate themselves from each other. Nowadays, the ninjas feel wholly different from one another, with no shared models or animations. Notably, Reptile's appearance has become much more reptilian post-Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
Sub-Zero and Reptile would continue to share one special move, slide, in Mortal Kombat 2 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. Reptile would continue to have slide or a slide-like technique in the following games, but they no longer shared an animation with Sub-Zero’s versions.
(All screenshots, images, videos, edits, etc. come from me unless otherwise noted below the cut. Feel free to use without any credit.)
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Mortal Kombat (Arcade): "10,000,000 points if you beat me" screenshot. (website: TV-Games.ru) (thread: "По умолчанию Mortal Kombat: аркадный оригинал" by Leonis)
Mortal Kombat (Arcade): The Pit sprite sheet. (website: Spriter's Resource) (section: The Pit by Mica)
Mortal Kombat (Arcade): Reptile sprite sheet. (website: Spriter's Resource) (section: Reptile by Mica)
Mortal Kombat (Arcade): Scorpion sprite sheet. (website: Spriter's Resource) (section: Scorpion by Mica)
Mortal Kombat (Arcade): Sub-Zero sprite sheet. (website: Spriter's Resource) (section: Sub-Zero by Mica)
Mortal Kombat (Arcade): Font sprite sheet. (website: Spriter's Resource) (section: Font by Mica)
Mortal Kombat (2011): Scorpion vs. Reptile screenshot (website: Mortal Kombat Secrets) (section: Mortal Kombat 9 [2011] - Kodes and Secrets)
Mortal Kombat (2011): Ermac, Noob, Reptile, Scorpion, Smoke and Sub-Zero versus screen renders. (website: Creative Uncut) (section: Mortal Kombat [2011] art gallery)
Mortal Kombat II (Arcade): Reptile sprites. (website: Mortal Kombat Warehouse) (section: Mortal Kombat II - Reptile)
Mortal Kombat II (Arcade): Sub-Zero sprites. (website: Mortal Kombat Warehouse) (section: Mortal Kombat II - Sub-Zero)
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (Arcade): Reptile sprites. (website: Mortal Kombat Warehouse) (section: Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 - Reptile)
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (Arcade): Classic Sub-Zero sprites. (website: Mortal Kombat Warehouse) (section: Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 - Classic Sub-Zero)
Mortal Kombat X (2015): Reptile render. (website: Creative Uncut) (section: Mortal Kombat X - art gallery)
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When did this happen? I need to know!
Depends on which part you're asking about in this post.
If it's the part about Scorpion's vow...he makes it at his ending in MK2.
In UMK3, Scorpion does turn on Shao Khan when he sees that Kuai is on the side of Earth realm though I will say that I may or may not have gotten him ripping Shao Khan's heart out. I just sort of assumed that because.... well, it's Scorpion whose ward is being threatened, lmao. I forgot where I heard the heart being ripped out but yeah.
He was always Kuai's protector...until Quan Chi had to ruin it in MK4 I believe.
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