Wednesday, October 24, 2007

MK info: Smoke




SMOKE

Appearances: Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat 3/UMK3/Mortal Kombat Trilogy, MK: Deception/MK: Unchained (as Noob-Smoke), MK: Armageddon
Realm of Origin: Earthrealm
Species: Cyborg (formerly Human)
Alignment: Good (forced into Evil)
Fighting styles:
Mi Tzu (MK:D, MK:A)

Judo (MK:A)
Weapons:
Axe (UMK3, MKT)

A former member of the Lin Kuei clan and a longtime friend of younger Sub-Zero, Smoke debuted in Mortal Kombat II as a hidden character to fight against. He was often spotted in the Living Forest stage in which he (along with Jade) peeked out of the trees. Like Reptile when he made his appearance, he was simply a grey clad version of Scorpion who moved extremely fast, and puffs of smoke emitted from his body. He would appear randomly before matches, offering clues that would enable the player to fight him, as Reptile had in the original Mortal Kombat.
Smoke accompanied Sub-Zero to Outworld on his mission to kill Shang Tsung, a mission that they could not accomplish. When Sub-Zero and Smoke returned to the Lin Kuei, they discovered that their clan had chosen to transform their best warriors into cyborgs, already performing the procedure on Sektor and Cyrax. Smoke and Sub-Zero turned on their clan and fled. Sub-Zero managed to escape, but Smoke was captured and converted into a cybernetic warrior, designated LK-7T2. Under the programming of the Lin Kuei, Smoke was forced to hunt his old friend. In this appearance, he was (and continues to be) a tortured, human soul trapped in the body of a cyborg. His most defining feature is the fact that he constantly seems to emit a smoke or vapor. This, combined with his power to teleport and turn invisible, once made him one of the Lin Kuei's top assassins.
During the events of
Mortal Kombat Trilogy and Shao Kahn's invasion of Earth, Smoke's fortunes continued to fail him. Although he discovered, with Sub-Zero's help, that he still retained his soul and was in fact one of Raiden's Chosen warriors and aided Sub-Zero in defeating Cyrax and Sektor, he was captured by Kahn's forces. The inert Smoke was transported to Outworld as a trophy and was locked away in the bowels of Kahn's fortress.
Nearly a decade later, however, he was discovered by
Noob Saibot. He reactivated the cyborg, whose nanotechnology set about repairing and improving his systems. Reprogramming Smoke to obey only him, Saibot turned the cyber-ninja into both his ally and template for a future army of cyber-demons that was to rise from the Netherealm. Although Ashrah's ending depicted Smoke's innate goodness battling his cyborg programming, Smoke remained paired with Noob until the next game.

SIGNATURE MOVES

Spear
In his human form, Smoke would send out a rope tipped with a Kunai at the end to impale the victim and pull them through the air towards him for a free hit and would cause minor damage, identical to Scorpion's version. In his cyborg form, Smoke would catapult a trident-like spear from his chest rather than his arm. (MKII, MK3, UMK3, MKT)
Teleport Uppercut / Smokeycut
Smoke would go underground and then reappear under the opponent's chin, hitting them on the way. (all games)
Air Throw

While in the air, Smoke could grab the opponent and throw them back on the ground. (MK3, UMK3, MKT)
Invisibility
Smoke disappears while a puff of smoke helps him become invisible. (MK3, UMK3, MKT)
Stinky Cloud
Smoke dodges back, leaving a cloud of black smoke in his former position, which chokes the opponent if they get caught in it. (MK:D, MK:A)
Stinky Fingers
Smoke waves his hands and a cloud of smoke is summoned a sweep away, which chokes the opponent if they are in its path. (MK:A)
Play Dead
Smoke falls flat on his back and vanishes in a puff of smoke then reappears behind the opponent. (MK:A)
Robo-Punch
Smoke dashes forward doing a straight punch. He did this move together with Noob Saibot in Mortal Kombat: Deception, as a part of Noob-Smoke. (MK:A)

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