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216-404: A kunai ) attached to a length of rope at his opponents. The spear impales his opponents through the chest before Scorpion pulls them in to close range for a free hit. His other incumbent special move throughout the series, save for Deadly Alliance, has been his Teleport Punch, where he flies offscreen during battle and then reappears to strike his opponent from behind. Scorpion additionally gained

324-406: A 15" base and light-up eyes; and a smaller bust with an 11" base that featured a detachable head. Pop Culture Shock distributed a life-sized bust in 2011 that featured removable shoulder pads and light-up eyes, as well as a 19" statuette based on his UMK3 design, as part of their "Mortal Kombat Klassics" collection. A 16.5" mixed-media statue was released by the company in 2012, in which Scorpion

432-585: A 2006 Shaolin Monks figure that was also included as part of a Hot Topic -exclusive two-pack with Sub-Zero, in addition to a collection of figures in 2011: a 4" figure from their MK2011 line, a "Klassic" four-incher, and a "Retro" figure that featured an interchangeable skull head and was packaged with Sub-Zero, Reptile, and Smoke in a box set. Syco Collectibles released a host of Scorpion merchandise in 2011-2012: 10" (with glow-in-the-dark eyes) and 18" polystone statues, along with two busts —a 1:2 scale with

540-482: A Netherrealm ferryman he had met while he was a revenant, and convince his younger self to defect to Earthrealm's side. Though Hasashi is killed by Kronika's agent, D'Vorah , Scorpion agrees to help Earthrealm's defenders stop Kronika in his stead. Four incarnations of Scorpion appear in Mortal Kombat 1 , with Kuai Liang appearing as a playable character and via the story mode; Hasashi as an assist character, or "Kameo Fighter", and an alternate timeline variant via

648-473: A boss in the prequel Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero (1997), Scorpion's history is expanded on. Years prior, Hanzo Hasashi was a Shirai Ryu clan ninja who was enlisted by the sorcerer Quan Chi to find a map hidden in a Shaolin temple, unaware that the sorcerer also tasked Bi-Han of the rival Lin Kuei clan with the same task. During their subsequent fight, Bi-Han kills Hasashi, allowing Quan Chi to slaughter

756-493: A collection of 2.5" super-deformed figures released by Jazwares in 2012. Scorpion has made several cameo appearances in television programs, such as Drawn Together , Robot Chicken , and The Cleveland Show . The character was featured along with Raiden, Ermac, Jax, and Shang Tsung in a 2014 animated short film produced by Comedy Central that parodied the Mortal Kombat games. Scorpion, along with Sub-Zero,

864-461: A false rumor that it got him fired by Midway. All this led to the use of new actors for Liu Kang (Eddie Wong), Sonya Blade ( Kerri Hoskins ), and Shang Tsung and Sub-Zero (both played by John Turk) in MK3 . Richard Divizio (Kano) also took over the role of Noob Saibot (as the character was a recolored Kano in this version). Carlos Pesina, who played Raiden in the first two games, did not appear in MK3 as

972-410: A feud with Bi-Han's younger brother and second Sub-Zero, Kuai Liang, that spans most of the franchise before discovering the sorcerer Quan Chi is the real murderer. While Hasashi has been depicted as a neutral figure focused primarily on seeking revenge, he will side with those who can help him achieve his goals. Following two reboots, Kuai Liang ( Chinese : 奎凉 ; pinyin : Kúi Liáng ) becomes

1080-439: A firm fan favorite nineteen years since his debut." Special moves and fatalities have been mostly well received. IGN regarded Scorpion's "Flaming Skull" as the second-best MK Fatality without specifying any particular title in the series, due to how the player's perception of the character changes when he removes his mask. They called it an "enduring classic", noting that the finisher was notably unchanged in future games as

1188-608: A further two years later, Hasashi has become the Shirai Ryu's grandmaster. When the keeper of time, Kronika , attempts to erase Raiden from history, she brings a past version of Scorpion to the present and recruits him, promising to resurrect his clan and family. Upon learning of her plot, Hasashi and Kuai Liang join forces to thwart the cyborg Sektor 's efforts to build an army of cyborgs for Kronika. Hasashi later takes in Earthrealm's defenders before leaving to recruit Kharon,

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1296-475: A ground combo would result in a level change. Kung Lao's "Whirl Wind Spin" move would also have the same effect. However, if the character is defeated by an uppercut, there is no level change. All of the different styles of finishing moves featured in Mortal Kombat II ( Fatalities , including the non-lethal Babality and Friendship moves) return in MK3 . Additionally, the rumored Animality, where

1404-426: 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

1512-455: A hidden opponent. The development team considered making Mortal Kombat 3 using 3D graphics , but opted to stick with the sprite graphics of the previous games. The game has a different tone overall than its predecessors and uses a noticeably more muted color palette. Characters were heavily digitized, as opposed to the hybrid digitized/hand-drawn style of MKII . Many of the game's backgrounds were created using pre-rendered 3D graphics for

1620-477: A new leg-takedown maneuver in MKII that was not well-received ( Sega Saturn Magazine called it a "ridiculous" move that "no one ever used"). He was considered a lower-tier character by GamePro in their 1993 MKII character rankings, rating him eighth out of the game's twelve playables and describing both him and Sub-Zero as "formerly a top-tier character [who] doesn't have much of a chance in MKII since all of

1728-494: A penalty for his involvement in the rival game BloodStorm , but was still employed by Midway and his character would return in Mortal Kombat Trilogy , although through the use of recycled sprites from MKII and new sprites performed by Sal Divita. Q: The abandonment of icons like Scorpion and Kitana ultimately provoked revisions to the MK3 game. What was the impetus for leaving them out, and did you feel it

1836-650: A playable character in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (2008); a guest character in NBA Jam Tournament Edition (1995), The Grid (2000), MLB Slugfest: Loaded (2004), and Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy (2004); and a downloadable playable character in Injustice: Gods Among Us . Scorpion appears in Malibu Comics ' Mortal Kombat miniseries "Blood and Thunder" (1994) and Battlewave (1995). This version

1944-524: A result of its connection with the character. His spear attack was ranked ninth in was called single most powerful yet balanced attack in the original game, as well as for its initial shock value, furthermore deeming it "the definitive Mortal Kombat move." The "Nether Gate" from MK2011 was included by FHM on their list of the game's nine most brutal Fatalities. His MKII Friendship, shared with Sub-Zero and Reptile, placed in Prima Games ' list of

2052-553: A role in the fabrication of the then-nonexistent character Ermac when Electronic Gaming Monthly published a doctored screenshot of Scorpion from the original game in 1993. This subsequently spawned false player rumors of a glitch that would turn Scorpion's sprite red, with the name "Error Macro" appearing in the energy bar. Ermac became playable in UMK3, in which he was a red palette swap of Scorpion who shared his Teleport Punch. First appearing in Mortal Kombat (1992), Scorpion

2160-543: A rope tied to his belt in Deadly Alliance, and a set of ornate shoulder epaulets in Deception, in which his alternate costume was a throwback to the two-dimensional MK titles. Scorpion's MK2011 costume was inspired by his namesake , such as the character's abdomen-shaped shoulder pads, the two stinger-handled swords crisscrossed on his back, and the exoskeletal pattern on his hard-shell face mask. Scorpion

2268-448: A skull right before immolating his opponent. A variation of this finisher was included in MKII : entering a different button/joystick combination added the spoken "Toasty!" phrase that simultaneously appeared on the screen. While the "Fire Breath" was brought back for Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe in 2008, his spear has otherwise served as his primary tool in his fatalities in the three-dimensional games, from impaling his opponents through

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2376-460: A traditional juggle combo . To please players of various skill levels, a "Choose Your Destiny" screen appears in the single-player mode to allow player-selectable difficulty. For the first time, certain levels were interactive by allowing characters to uppercut each other through the ceiling where both characters would continue the battle in a different stage. This could alter the game's level cycle. Both normal uppercuts and uppercuts that are part of

2484-421: A truce. Though Hasashi killed Bi-Han's younger brother Kuai Liang off-screen, they attempted to maintain their truce until Quan Chi assumed Bi-Han's form and killed Hasashi's clan and family before killing Hasashi himself so the necromancer could resurrect him as his undead servant. Dale, who has a background in kung fu , said that after rehearsals, his "arms and shoulders felt like they had daggers in them", while

2592-617: A video game" in the 2011 Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition ), Mortal Kombat 3 was originally released to the North American arcades in April 1995. The game was soon ported to three home consoles, namely the Genesis , Super NES , and PlayStation . The PlayStation version was described as identical to the arcade original by Ed Boon . As part of a deal with Midway, Sony Computer Entertainment gained exclusive worldwide rights for

2700-614: Is a regular specter who wields a morning star . In the former, he seeks to solve all the riddles inside Shang Tsung's mystical tome, the Tao Te Zhan , in order to gain absolute power. In the latter, Shao Kahn uses a mystical gem called the Deathstone to restore Scorpion's human form and place him in charge of an undead army. Additionally, Scorpion appears in DC Comics ' Mortal Kombat X : Blood Ties (2015). Scorpion appears in

2808-680: Is a voluntary prisoner of the Deacon City Police Department. Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion appears in Mortal Kombat: Legacy , portrayed again by Ian Anthony Dale. In flashbacks, he was a family man who served as the Shirai Ryu's leader and worked to train his son, Jubei. Additionally, he was a childhood friend of Bi-Han / Sub-Zero of the Lin Kuei clan before their mutual hatred towards each other's clans drove them apart. Two decades later, their clans have formed

2916-399: Is also reflected in the soundtrack, in which all Asian motifs have been dropped in favor of electronic music instrumentation. Some of the characters from previous Mortal Kombat games who returned in Mortal Kombat 3 were portrayed by new actors since their original portrayers left Midway due to royalty disputes over the use of their likenesses in console versions. Ho Sung Pak (Liu Kang in

3024-591: Is an MS-DOS version, which does not closely resemble any of the other ports. This version contains a hidden redbook audio track ( Track 47 ) with a narration of a story in reverse. The second is a port of the PlayStation version to Microsoft Windows . Mortal Kombat 3 was originally slated to be released for the Atari Jaguar in the second quarter of 1996, according to a joint press release issued by Atari and Williams Entertainment on March 13, 1995, but

3132-526: Is defeated by Taven amidst the titular Armageddon. In Mortal Kombat (2011), Earthrealm defender Raiden alters the timeline to avert the events of Armageddon . Amidst the titular tournament, he tries to convince Scorpion to spare Bi-Han in exchange for the Elder Gods resurrecting the Shirai Ryu and his family, but Quan Chi provokes Scorpion into killing Bi-Han. This leads to Kuai Liang fighting and defeating Scorpion before Lin Kuei cyborgs apprehend

3240-484: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mortal Kombat 3 The third installment of Mortal Kombat retains the blood and gory attacks that defined the series. It introduces new types of Fatality finishing moves, including Animalities . Other features new to the series are combos , predefined sequences used to perform a series of consecutive attacks. The new "Run" button allows players to briefly dash toward

3348-421: Is drained both by running (the character cannot run backward, only forwards) and by performing combos . "Chain combos", also known as pre-programmed combos (labeled "dial-a-combos") were also introduced. Chain combos are button sequences that cannot be interrupted once one hit connects; some chain combos end with an uppercut or another move that knocks the opponent into the air so that more damage can be dealt via

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3456-667: Is in color and features Noob Saibot as a hidden character. It is the only Game Gear Mortal Kombat game to not have blood and gore. There is also a port for the Master System , which is nearly identical to the Game Gear version with the addition of blood and a wider view of the stage and fighters, although it was only released in Brazil by Tec Toy , distributor of Sega's products in that country. There are two different versions of Mortal Kombat 3 for IBM PC compatibles . The first

3564-506: Is killed as well. Nonetheless, Raiden rescues Hasashi's daughter. Banished to the Netherrealm as a vengeful specter, Hasashi eventually returns in the present to aid his descendant Cole Young in defeating and killing Bi-Han. While he was initially unfamiliar with the Mortal Kombat franchise, while conducting research on Scorpion, Sanada refers to him as "a very tasty role for an actor: family man changed to fighting machine." Along with

3672-447: Is no easy task, and Williams has done a respectable job of keeping all the key elements intact." PC Gamer itself, despite the later negative opinion, gave the PC version of MK3 a review score of 89% upon the release, calling it "yet another excellent arcade experience from the king of fighting games." Next Generation at the time called it "one of the best fighting games ever released for

3780-562: Is not included. The sole Game Boy game to be rated M by the ESRB , this version does not include much of the overt gore and violence seen in its parent systems but kept some of the "burning" Fatalities (immolating a defeated opponent down to a burnt skeleton). A scaled-down Game Gear version of Mortal Kombat 3 was released only in Europe. It is very similar to the Game Boy version, although it

3888-508: Is often regarded as one of the most popular and iconic characters in the Mortal Kombat franchise, and in the fighting-game genre in general. Game Informer rated Scorpion the third-best fighting game character in 2009, while UGO Networks ranked Scorpion second only to the series' main protagonist, Liu Kang, in their 2012 list of the top characters in the franchise. PLAY magazine ranked him fourth on their list of top ninja characters in 2013. Lucas Sullivan of GamesRadar ranked him as

3996-565: Is partially merged with Outworld. Shao Kahn has unleashed extermination squads to kill any Earthrealm survivors. Also, Raiden's protection only extends to the soul, not to the body, so his chosen warriors have to fight the extermination squads and repel Shao Kahn. With his final defeat, every human on Earthrealm is restored. The game also contains several subplots: The game includes 14 playable characters, with one additional secret character. New characters: Returning characters: Boss characters: Noob Saibot (Richard Divizio) also returns as

4104-730: The Mortal Kombat: Conquest episode "The Serpent and the Ice", portrayed again by Chris Casamassa. This version comes from the Great Kung Lao 's time period and was in a relationship with a woman named Peron. Additionally, he displays a rivalry with his time's Sub-Zero, which stems from Peron killing the latter's sister, leading to Sub-Zero killing Peron in turn. Hanzo Hasashi appears in Mortal Kombat: Rebirth , portrayed by Ian Anthony Dale . This version

4212-571: The Nintendo DS . The DS version features the "Puzzle Kombat" minigame originally from Mortal Kombat: Deception . Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 itself was updated to include content from previous games in the series and serve as the basis for the console-exclusive title Mortal Kombat Trilogy in 1996. It was also remastered to be released as part of the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection in 2011. Plot elements from

4320-413: The original 1992 game , Scorpion has appeared as a playable character in every main installment except Mortal Kombat 3 (1995). The series' original Scorpion is Hanzo Hasashi ( Japanese : 波佐志 半蔵 ), an undead Japanese warrior principally defined by his quest to avenge the deaths of himself, his family, and his clan. After killing Bi-Han / Sub-Zero , whom he believed to be the killer, Hasashi develops

4428-463: The "Invasions" mode; and a variant of Harumi , also via the "Invasions" mode. In the aforementioned story mode, Fire God Liu Kang creates a third new timeline, where Kuai Liang became Scorpion. After Bi-Han betrays them to join forces with Shang Tsung and learns Bi-Han allowed their father to die, Kuai Liang and Smoke leave the Lin Kuei and escape to Japan. There, they gain Harumi's help in founding

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4536-570: The 1996 compilation Mortal Kombat Trilogy , while Sal Divita played the character in MK: Mythologies . While his ninja-outfit template from the first generation of games has remained relatively unchanged over time, the improved graphics of the post- Mortal Kombat 4 three-dimensional releases have allowed more details to better differentiate the male ninja characters, and Scorpion's costumes were duly enhanced with objects such as two katana swords strapped to his back and his spear attached to

4644-478: The 32-bit version of the game up through the end of the first quarter of 1996 (hence why the Sega Saturn , 3DO Interactive Multiplayer , and Atari Jaguar versions were all slated for release in the second quarter of 1996). According to a Sega spokesperson, Sony paid Midway $ 12 million for these timed exclusive rights. Continuing a tradition of simultaneous home version releases from the first two games in

4752-464: The Genesis version as being a weak approximation of the arcade version, particularly the character sprites and sound effects. They assessed the PlayStation version as a much more accurate conversion aside from the lag during Shang Tsung's morphing, but concluded it to be "An awesome home version of a game that wasn't so great to begin with." Next Generation similarly felt the arcade-perfect quality of

4860-412: The Netherrealm, becomes a servant to the Elder Gods, and joins Earthrealm's defenders in fighting the dragon king Onaga . In Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (2006), Scorpion offers to serve the Elder Gods in exchange for them resurrecting the Shirai Ryu and his family, only for the Elder Gods to turn them into undead beings. Enraged by this, Scorpion seeks the elemental Blaze 's power to destroy them, but

4968-546: The Outworld, but in Earthrealm. This would allow Shao Kahn to cross the boundary lines and reclaim his queen. When Sindel is reincarnated in Earthrealm, Shao Kahn reaches across the dimensions to reclaim her and, as a result, Earthrealm gradually becomes a part of Outworld, stripping billions of their souls. Only a few are spared, protected by Raiden . He tells them that Shao Kahn must be stopped, but he cannot interfere; due to his status, he has no power in Outworld, and Earthrealm

5076-591: The PC" and "a title you must own" for the fans of the genre, awarding it four out of five stars. GamePro panned the Game Boy version in a brief review, venturing that "even portable power players will find the soft controls and eye-straining graphics unbearable." In 1996, GamesMaster ranked the Mega Drive version as the best game for the system. In the same issue, GamesMaster rated the SNES version 5th in its "The GamesMaster SNES Top 10." Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

5184-403: The PlayStation version was overshadowed by the game's lack of innovation: "There is little, outside of a few new, conspicuously uninspired characters, a run feature, and a new combo system, which simply mirrors its competition, to differentiate MK3 from its predecessors." Maximum praised the PlayStation version's wealth of customization options and "eerie combat music tracks", but remarked that

5292-512: The SNES version, the four reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly concurred it to be by far the best "16-bit version" of the game. They especially praised the challenging enemy AI, accurate graphics, and high number of special options. While they listed some problems with the AI and sound, GamePro had a similar reaction, concluding that "Converting a mammoth arcade game like MK 3 to the 16-bit Super NES

5400-426: The Shirai Ryu and Hasashi's wife Harumi and son Satoshi. Following this, Quan Chi resurrects Hasashi as Scorpion. In Mortal Kombat 4 (1997), Quan Chi sends Scorpion to kill Kuai Liang, only for Scorpion to learn the truth behind his clan and family's deaths and drag Quan Chi to the Netherrealm. In Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (2002) and Mortal Kombat: Deception (2004), Scorpion loses Quan Chi, but escapes

5508-531: The Shirai Ryu clan and becoming Earthrealm's new guardians. Additionally, Hasashi appears in Smoke's ending, in which he is a young thief who the latter recruits into the Shirai Ryu. In the "Khaos Reigns" DLC, Bi-Han leads an ambush on the Shirai Ryu during Kuai Liang's marriage to Harumi, but they are able to fend them off after Scorpion reveals Bi-Han's deception to Cyrax . He later works with Cyrax and Sektor to rescue Geras and Bi-Han from Titan Havik , discovering

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5616-658: The Subway, the Bell Tower and the Pit 3. Another concept introduced in this game is the "Kombat Kode", a six-symbol code entered at the VS screen in a two-player game to modify gameplay, fight hidden characters or display certain messages. Also introduced in this game was the "Ultimate Kombat Kode", a 10-character code using symbols, that could be entered on the game over screen after the continue screen disappears in single player mode. It

5724-639: The Super NES and Genesis versions, reported combined sales of 250,000 copies in the first weekend they were available, placing them among the best-selling games of 1995. The Super NES version had sold more than one million copies by November 23, 1995. It went on to be the best-selling home video game of 1995 in the United States. Mortal Kombat 3 was nominated for the Video Software Dealers Association 's "Video Game of

5832-605: The United States, RePlay reported Mortal Kombat 3 to be the most-popular arcade game in May 1995. Mortal Kombat 3 was one of three 1995 recipients of the American Amusement Machine Association 's Diamond Awards (which are based strictly on sales achievements), along with Sega 's Daytona USA and SNK 's Neo Geo MVS . It was the highest-grossing arcade conversion kit of 1995 in the United States. Williams Entertainment, which published

5940-769: The Windows (this title includes a 'making of' documentary about the game); and Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play for the PlayStation Portable . In 2021, Mortal Kombat 3 was re-released by Arcade1Up along with Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 on one of their Countercades. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first Mortal Kombat game, Arcade1Up released in 2022 an arcade machine with Mortal Kombat 3 along with Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Toobin' , Rampage , Joust , Tapper , Wizard of Wor , Gauntlet , Defender , Bubbles , Paperboy and Klax . In

6048-534: The Year" for 1995, losing to Donkey Kong Country 2 . Although Mortal Kombat 3 was commercially successful, many disliked the inclusion of arguably less-appealing new characters (especially Stryker) in place of established stalwarts such as Scorpion and Kitana. The new combo system was also often criticized, as were, to a lesser degree, the run mechanics and some finishing moves. According to PC Gamer in 1998, "While Mortal Kombat 2 managed to improve upon

6156-522: The character as "a well-rounded character that has strengths in combos as well as in special and normal moves." They additionally described the spear as "useful as ever" in Armageddon , adding, "Between [that and his] other special moves ... Scorpion pretty much has everything covered." Prima Games ' MK2011 strategy guide considered Scorpion to be well-balanced with no distinct weaknesses or advantages, while winning more than half of his fights against

6264-413: The character transforms into an animal in order to kill their opponent, is featured for the first time. To perform an Animality, the player must first perform a Mercy, another new feature where the character can restore a tiny amount of their opponent's health bar after winning two rounds. If the opponent is defeated again, an Animality can be performed. Finally, three new Stage Fatalities can be performed in

6372-439: The console ports of the previous titles), although Acclaim still handled the publishing for Mortal Kombat 3 in Europe. On the Game Boy, only nine of the original 15 fighters (Kano, Sonya, Sub-Zero, Cyrax, Sektor, Sheeva, Sindel, Kabal, and Smoke) are available, only five stages exist, there are no button-link combos, and no finishers outside of Fatalities and Babalities. Shao Kahn uses his moves from Mortal Kombat II , and Motaro

6480-645: The contacts he wore were "cumbersome". Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion appears in Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge and Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms , voiced by Patrick Seitz . After succeeding in killing Quan Chi and avenging his family in the former film, Scorpion chooses to die on Shang Tsung's island. In the latter film, however, Scorpion finds himself in the Netherrealm, where fallen Elder God Shinnok confronts him for killing Quan Chi and tells him his soul contains

6588-489: The eighth worst finisher in the series according to GamePro . The Escapist called the Scorpion and Sub-Zero-themed episode 7 "one of the best episodes" in the series, lending an emotional weight to the most famous tale in the franchise. On the other hand, Film School Rejects bemoaned the series' expectation that its viewers be knowledgeable about the franchise's history, explaining that without previous knowledge of

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6696-460: The fast-paced, gore-galore formula of the original, the third incarnation didn't fare nearly as well. MK3 suffered from monkeywrenched gameplay, needlessly stupid finishing moves like 'Animalities,' and unbearably campy character designs." Next Generation reviewed the arcade version of the game, and stated that "in an industry which depends on innovation to keep it fresh and interesting, MK III just doesn't deliver." A Retro Gamer article on

6804-416: The first MK game's release, Boon included creating the spear move as well as the character itself among his personal high points of the franchise's history, adding: "I remember people sitting in my office all day just doing this uppercut [on a speared enemy] again and again, like 'Oh my God, that feels so good.' It just became the cornerstone of [the game]." MKII saw the debut of the phrase "Toasty!", which

6912-488: The first time. Its overall style was also differentiated from the previous Mortal Kombat games; instead of the heavy ancient East Asian influences the first two games had, the imagery of MK3 is more Western and contemporary: the game's stages are set in modern locations such as urban highways, bank buildings, and rooftops; three of the characters are cyborgs; and traditional martial art clothing designs, such as Sub-Zero's garb, have been replaced by modern clothing. This change

7020-593: The first two games, as well as Shang Tsung in the first Mortal Kombat ), Phillip Ahn (Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat II ), Elizabeth Malecki (Sonya Blade), Katalin Zamiar (Kitana/ Mileena / Jade ) and Daniel Pesina ( Johnny Cage and Scorpion /Sub-Zero/ Reptile /Smoke/Noob Saibot) were not involved in the production of MK3 . Prior to the release of Mortal Kombat 3 , Daniel appeared in an advertisement for another fighting game, BloodStorm , which resulted in

7128-594: The former and J. J. Perry in the latter. This version works for Shang Tsung. Additionally, Scorpion makes a non-speaking appearance in the prequel, Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins . Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion appears in the Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm episode "Sting of the Scorpion". This version is an independent entity who wields a length of chain tipped with a snake-like head. An original, unidentified incarnation of Scorpion appears in

7236-552: The former on their grandmaster's orders, allowing Scorpion to escape. Two years later, in Mortal Kombat X (2015), Scorpion continues to serve Quan Chi until Raiden and his allies restore his human form and free him from the necromancer's control. Over the course of the following two decades, Hasashi reformed the Shirai Ryu to better protect Earthrealm, trained Takeda Takahashi , learned the truth behind his family's murder, and befriended Kuai Liang before going on to kill Quan Chi. As of Mortal Kombat 11 (2019), which takes place

7344-536: The former, Scorpion decides to become the latter's guardian. In Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 , Shao Kahn enlists Scorpion's aid, but the latter eventually defects to Earthrealm's defenders due to his work pitting him against Kuai Liang. Additionally, Scorpion appears as a boss in Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (2005), which serves as an alternate take on Mortal Kombat II and sees him attempting to kill Liu Kang and Kung Lao . Appearing as

7452-488: The game for delivering on the elements most important to the Mortal Kombat fanbase, but added as a final note that "as a whole, the MK series is getting stale and in dire need of some major reworking." In their review, GamePro similarly said that Mortal Kombat 3 is "just not original enough (like Tekken ) or deep enough (like SF [ Street Fighter ]) to warrant space on the casual Genesis gamer's shelf." They also criticized

7560-468: The game received largely positive reviews at the time. Electronic Gaming Monthly ( EGM ) gave the PlayStation version their "Game of the Month" award. EGM and IGN both criticized the heavy lag during Shang Tsung's morphing while assessing the conversion overall as a near-perfect replication of the graphics, content, and controls of the arcade original. However, IGN gave it a negative assessment based on

7668-452: The game was outdated with Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 already out in arcades and slated for release on the Saturn. They also took strong issue with the lack of PAL optimization, saying that as a result "The characters move very slowly as if wading through treacle, and this detracts from the overall feel of the game as well as changing the timing for the special moves and combos." Reviewing

7776-416: The game were used in the 1997 film Mortal Kombat Annihilation , the sequel to the first Mortal Kombat film adaptation . Scorpion (Mortal Kombat) Scorpion is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios . A ninja dressed in yellow, his primary weapon is a kunai rope dart , which he uses to harpoon opponents. Since his debut in

7884-466: The game's other characters. He is also a playable character for both the versus and story modes in Shaolin Monks , where his move sets in this game are largely identical to Liu Kang's with some original techniques. Scorpion's signature finishing move from the original game up until Mortal Kombat 4 was his "Fire Breath" Fatality, in which he removed his ninja hood and face like a mask to reveal

7992-424: The games and both feature films, but only one of them ("Come here!") was included in the home ports of MK and MKII due to memory constraints. According to Boon, the second of the character's phrases originated because he thought "it would be funny to have him yell out 'Get over here!' when he [threw the spear]," and he was thus encouraged to get behind the studio microphone and record the taunts. Twenty years after

8100-487: The games, the viewer is left with too many questions that may never be answered. Critical reception of Scorpion's role in his spin-off was the subject of mixed commentary, as Alessandro Fillari of GameSpot as it excelled when it focused on Scorpion, but felt the character-heavy storyline "makes for an overstuffed plot". Sam Stone of Comic Book Resources praised its development of the protagonist's backstory, However, Bob Chipman of The Escapist opined that Scorpion's

8208-495: The head and then decapitating them in Deadly Alliance , using it to yank off their limbs in Deception , and plunging it into their chest before kicking them through a portal that left nothing but a skinned corpse hanging from the spear's chain in MK2011 ("Nether Gate"). His second Fatality in the reboot, "Split Decision", had Scorpion using one of his back-mounted swords to hack his opponent to pieces. Scorpion would indirectly play

8316-436: The history of the series stated in 2007: "Although many hardcore fans will decree Midway's third Mortal Kombat game to be the best in the series, just as many felt it was beginning of the end for the still massively popular franchise ... While Midway had been constantly adding subtle gameplay tweaks to its franchise since the release of Mortal Kombat , its once exciting series was suddenly looking rather tired." Nevertheless,

8424-421: 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. 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

8532-518: The key to freeing Shinnok. Scorpion consults Raiden, who informs him of a powerful magical artifact called the Kamidogu. While looking for it, Scorpion forms an uneasy alliance with Kuai Liang / Sub-Zero before joining Earthrealm's warriors in killing Shinnok. Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion appears in Mortal Kombat (2021), portrayed by Hiroyuki Sanada . Following his clan and most of his family's deaths at Bi-Han's hands, Hasashi tries to avenge them, but

8640-436: The latter had been transformed into Noob Saibot in the process. After Titan Havik's defeat, Kuai Liang forgives Cyrax for her role in the wedding ambush and allows her to join the Shirai Ryu. In the "Invasions" mode, a variant of Hasashi / Scorpion travels across multiple timelines to find a living version of Harumi before Liu Kang sends him to one where he died and Harumi became Scorpion. Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion appears as

8748-424: The male ninjas have some poor matchups," with Scorpion faring the worst against Jax and Mileena. Ed Lomas of Sega Saturn Magazine described the character as having "simple yet effective" special moves in UMK3 that "make him good for beginners, [which] doesn't stop him from being a useful character," while his "trusty" spear was "perfect for setting up combos." GameSpy , in their Deception walkthrough, described

8856-717: The new Scorpion in Mortal Kombat 1 (2023), while alternate timeline variants of Hasashi make minor appearances. Scorpion has received critical acclaim since his debut and frequently appears in media outside of the games. Scorpion appeared in the first Mortal Kombat as one of three palette-swapped ninja characters, along with Sub-Zero and Reptile . 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 and Sub-Zero were simply described as "[a] palette swap for 2 ninjas—a hunter and

8964-472: The non-canon prequel novel Mortal Kombat (1995), written by Jeff Rovin and set before the events of the first game. This version is a young man who acquires his powers after the soul of his deceased father merges with his body in the hopes of using it as a vessel to seek revenge against Sub-Zero for his murder. Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion makes minor appearances in Mortal Kombat (1995) and Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997), portrayed by Chris Casamassa in

9072-459: The opponent, and the new "Kombat Kodes" system allows players to enter various symbols before two-player matches to unlock certain additional features of the game. Mortal Kombat 3 was a commercial success and received generally positive reviews, but drew criticism for omitting several popular characters from previous games. It is the only main installment to not feature franchise mascot Scorpion . Characters omitted from this game were included in

9180-400: The original series characters, Scorpion was highlighted on an individual track from The Immortals ' album Mortal Kombat: The Album (1994), titled "Lost Soul Bent on Revenge". Scorpion has appeared in various types of merchandise during his tenure in the MK series, mostly action figures and sculptures. Hasbro released the first Scorpion figures in 1994: a 3.75" version in which his mask

9288-415: The same memory to create two characters, we'd save a lot of money and we'd have two characters." Scorpion was given a yellow palette because the developers decided it symbolized fire in contrast to Sub-Zero's ice blue. 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

9396-448: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MK3&oldid=1177074482 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

9504-484: The series third best palette-swapped video game characters, adding that Midway Games "has turned the art of making new characters from other, different-colored characters into a science." Scorpion's catchphrase, "Get over here!" was listed in PLAY ' s joke list of ten best chat-up lines. According to PlayStation Universe in 2011, Scorpion "has spawned one of the most iconic catchphrases in gaming history" and "remains

9612-413: The series' top 50 fatalities, in addition to the "Nether Gate", his stage fatality from MK2011 , and the "Flaming Skull" from the original MK . Paste rated it the fourth-best Fatality from MK2011, in addition to rating the "Flaming Skull" as the third-best finisher from the first game. However, his Animality from UMK3/Trilogy (a penguin that lays an exploding egg) tied with that of Rain as

9720-517: The series, it was announced that the Genesis, Super NES, Game Boy , and Game Gear versions would all be released on "Mortal Friday", October 13, 1995. However, not all of the versions made the planned date, and the Game Gear version was never released in North America at all. The publishing for the 16-bit console ports and portable versions in North America was handled by Williams Entertainment , rather than Acclaim Entertainment (who handled

9828-551: The series, they have often been paired together in regards to the critical reception being praised by PC World , GameRevolution , and a GamesRadar article discussed their evolution across the Mortal Kombat series, citing them as its two most popular characters. Together, Scorpion and Sub-Zero were voted the fifth most iconic characters in the two-decade history of the PlayStation by readers of PlayStation Official Magazine – UK in 2015. GamePro ranked ninjas from

9936-412: The seventh best fighting game character in the genre's history due to the "coolness of his 'undead antagonist' factor. Despite the fact that he started out as a mere palette swap, Scorpion's appeal made him a frontrunner in every major MK game to date." in addition to Complex naming him the fourth-"most dominant" fighting game character. As Scorpion is regularly intertwined with Sub-Zero throughout

10044-460: The shortcomings of Mortal Kombat 3 itself, recommending Street Fighter 2D fighting games over it unless one is a "die-hard MK fan". According to a later IGN retrospective, "Despite the evolutions in gameplay, Mortal Kombat 3 was simply not met with same kind of enthusiasm as its predecessor. While the new 'cyber-ninja' characters were popular, the loss of so many favorites from the roster left many players feeling left out. A new Mortal Kombat

10152-424: The text messages in this game were intended to lead players to the hidden codes in those games. Weary of continuous losses in tournament battle, Shao Kahn , who lost to Liu Kang in the Outworld tournament in the previous game , enacts a 10,000-year-old plan. He would have his Shadow Priests, led by Shang Tsung, revive his former Queen Sindel, who unexpectedly died at a young age. However, she would not be revived in

10260-409: The two titles produced to update it, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1995) and Mortal Kombat Trilogy (1996). Mortal Kombat 3 builds further on the gameplay of the previous game. A "Run" button, accompanied by a corresponding meter, was introduced. This was primarily to address concern from fans who thought that the previous games gave too much of an advantage to the defending player. The Run meter

10368-434: Was a warrior with a wife and child who was killed by Bi-Han / Sub-Zero before being allowed to return to the physical realm as an undead specter to seek revenge by killing him in turn. In Mortal Kombat II (1993), Scorpion is manipulated into believing Bi-Han has returned and joins the titular tournament to kill him once more. However, he learns the new Sub-Zero is Bi-Han's younger brother, Kuai Liang. As atonement for killing

10476-400: Was blue and he was packaged with a plastic scorpion accessory, then a twelve-inch figure whose design and packaged weaponry were more in line with the games. Toy Island distributed a Scorpion figure in 1996 as part of their MK Trilogy collection, which included a pair of hookswords , and Infinite Concepts put out a Scorpion figure in 1999. Jazwares released a 6" Deception figure in 2005, and

10584-431: Was impossible to ignore, but the response wasn't quite what Midway had hoped for." Reviewing the Genesis version, a Next Generation critic remarked that the game actually looks better on a last-generation console, where it finds company with other 2D games and is better-looking than most of them, than it did in the arcade, where it seemed outdated against the increasingly prevalent polygon-based games. He complimented

10692-412: Was included with Sub-Zero, Reptile, and Ermac in a bundle of classic costumes from the first Mortal Kombat that was released as downloadable content for the 2011 reboot. For Injustice: Gods Among Us , he received a new costume designed by comic artist Jim Lee . In the original Mortal Kombat ' s fighter-selection screen, Scorpion had regular human eyes, as his identity as a resurrected specter

10800-476: Was meant to be a mystery, but he was given solid yellow or white eyes for every release thereafter starting with MKII , while actors portraying Scorpion in live-action media such as the feature films and the Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series were outfitted with opaque contact lenses in order to achieve this effect. Scorpion yells one of two taunts — "Get over here!" and "Come here!" — at his opponents when he hits them with his spear. They were voiced by Boon in

10908-676: Was never released. A port for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer was also announced for an early 1996 release, touted on magazine covers, and reportedly complete, but was also never released. A port for the Sega Saturn was also announced for early 1996, but was canceled in favor of a port of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 . Mortal Kombat 3 is also included in Midway Arcade Treasures 2 for the GameCube , PlayStation 2 and Xbox ; Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition for

11016-492: Was released to arcades in 1995. It is an update of Mortal Kombat 3 , featuring altered gameplay, additional characters, and new arenas. Various home versions of the game were released soon afterward, although none of these were completely identical to the arcade version. Several more home versions followed between 2002 and 2010, including Mortal Kombat Advance for the Game Boy Advance and Ultimate Mortal Kombat for

11124-457: Was sculpted in a spear-throwing pose and was outfitted in all black. Scorpion was one of thirteen MK2011 characters depicted on life-sized standing cardboard cutouts from Advanced Graphics. Funko released a Scorpion bobblehead in 2011, and he was one of twenty characters featured on 2.5" x 3.5" collectible magnets by Ata-Boy Wholesale that year. He appeared along with other Mortal Kombat series villains, Kabal , Quan Chi, and Shao Kahn, in

11232-431: Was the film's only grace, as he overshadows the rest of the cast of the film. Joshua Yehl of IGN commented, "The movie’s biggest problem is that it tries to do the epic Mortal Kombat tournament arc on top of a more personal Scorpion story and ends up doing justice to neither." Meanwhile, Scorpion's backstory from the 2021 live-action film was praised how violent it was without ruining the film. IGN in particular liked

11340-428: Was the right move to add them back in? A: Actually, leaving them out had nothing to do with provoking UMK3 . UMK3 was done to appease arcade operators and make up for the sooner than usual release of MK3' s home version by keeping the arcade version fresh. — John Tobias for Mortal Kombat Online Accompanied by a massive promotional campaign (given the world record for the "largest promotional campaign for

11448-681: Was used to unlock a robotic version of the character Smoke ; it can be done by either the player or the arcade operator. The arcade owner could reset this code by accessing the game's diagnostic menu and resetting the game to the factory settings within the MK3 cabinet (except in version 2.1, which can only be done by accessing the EJB menu). The codes were revealed through gaming magazines, promotional material, and other Mortal Kombat media; three pinball machines released around this time by Williams/Bally/Midway, Jack-Bot , No Fear: Dangerous Sports , and Theatre of Magic , also provided codes, and some of

11556-429: Was utilized for Mortal Kombat II . 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. Scorpion and the ninja characters were first played by Daniel Pesina , who was replaced by John Turk for Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and

11664-418: Was voiced by series sound designer Dan Forden during a variation of Scorpion's "Flaming Skull" Fatality or at random when any of the game's characters landed an uppercut. According to Tobias, it first originated as "You're Toast!", which was a taunt bandied among the designers during game-testing sessions. Scorpion's signature special move throughout the series has him hurling a harpoon-like spear (described as

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