MK info: Reptile

REPTILE

Appearances: Mortal Kombat I (as a hidden character), Mortal Kombat II, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3/Trilogy, Mortal Kombat 4/Gold, MK: Deadly Alliance/Tournament Edition, MK: Shaolin Monks, MK: Armageddon
Realm of Origin: Zaterra (Now part of Outworld)
Species: Saurian
Alignment: Evil
Fighting styles:
Hung Gar, Crab (MK:DA)

Pao Chui (MK:A)
Weapons
Battle Axe (MK4, MKG)

Kirehashi (MK:DA, MK:A)

Reptile is a green garbed, human-like reptilian ninja that embodies the archetype of the unhappy underling. Reptile is said to be physically hideous and repulsive, but he is renowned for his great stealth and unquestioning loyalty. Unlike many other henchmen of the lords he has served, Reptile does not strive for power. Rather, he is caught in a delusional state of mind, an obsession about finding the last remaining member of his race, the Saurians, or freeing his homeworld from Outworld's grasp. This obsession is so important to him that it causes temporary fits of insanity.

Based on his first appearance as a hidden character in the first Mortal Kombat game, Reptile was simply a merge between the original Sub-Zero and Scorpion characters. Mortal Kombat co-creators John Tobias and Ed Boon admitted in an interview that the "birth" of Reptile was when they took Sub Zero and Scorpion, fused the two into one and colored him green ( blue + yellow = green). They christened this character "Reptile" due to his green color and their reference to lizards. While he wasn't given a lot of character depth at the time, he was worked on more (character wise) and later, in Mortal Kombat II, Reptile was developed into a full character with his own special moves and would be available from the outset.

It is not quite clear how old Reptile is. Estimates run in the tens of thousands of years, or even millions. What is known, however, is that the Earthrealm was nearly destroyed by a battle between the gods millions of years ago. Reptile's race of raptors, or Saurians, escaped to another realm, Zaterra, where it was then invaded and annexed by Outworld's emperor, Shao Kahn. As was the usual process for Kahn conquering another world, most of the Zaterrans were killed in the ensuing battles, only leaving a handful of people left. Among those, or among those descended from these survivors, was Reptile. Unlike the others of his kind, who were forced into slavery, Reptile was trained to be a servant of both Kahn and Shang Tsung. Because of this, it is unclear exactly where Reptile's place of birth is - although Earth, Zaterra, or Outworld are the three likely choices.

Because of his state of separation from the other members of his race, and especially his matriarch, Reptile had begun to show signs of devolution. Where he used to mask his appearance by posing as a human in the earlier games, this proved to be no longer possible. By the events of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, Reptile had nearly gone insane and had a significantly changed appearance, including a tail. With his beastial look, he looks identical to the Lizard in the Spider-Man series.

Reptile's body became the vessel for the reincarnated Onaga at the start of the events of MK Deception. It was only towards the end of MK Deception that Nightwolf was able to separate Onaga's soul from Reptile's body and bound the Dragon King's soul in the Netherealm.

Signature moves

Acid Spit

Reptile removes his mask and spits acid at the opponent. Sometimes the jet of acid spit would hinder the opponent for a very short time as the steam from the acid burns away at the opponent. (all games)

Power Slide

Reptile slides across the floor to the enemy, hitting him/her and sending him/her flying into the air. In Shaolin Monks, Reptile secretes a trail of green fluid when he slides, similar to the ice trail that Sub-Zero leaves when he slides. (MK, MKII, UMK3, MKT, MK:SM)

Chameleon (invisibility)

Reptile disappears or reappears in a puff of smoke. In UMK3 , Reptile could not reappear unless he was hit. In Armageddon, Reptile can still turn invisible, though his weapon will remain visible. (MKII, UMK3, MKT, MK4/Gold, MK:SM, MK:A)

Running Serpent

Reptile swiftly runs behind the opponent and delivers a successful elbow into his/her face. (UMK3, MKT, MK:A)

Slow Forceball

Reptile projects a green ball of energy that slowly moves toward the opponent. When it hits the opponent, he/she is propelled toward Reptile. (MKII, UMK3, MKT, MK:SM)

Fast Forceball

Just a faster version of the Slow Forceball. (UMK3, MKT, MK:SM)

Dash Punch

Reptile slides and punches the opponent. (MK4, MKG)

Super Crawl

Reptile crawls under the opponent's feet knocking him/her over. (MK4, MKG)

Rolling Spikes

Reptile curls himself up into a ball and rolls forward, knocking the opponent off of his/her feet. (MK:DA, MK:A)