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Place of Origin Earthrealm
Appearances MK: Deception
MK: Unchained
MK: Armageddon
Species Human
Allies Kabal
Kira
Enemies Unknown
Fighting styles Shorin-Ryu
Kickboxing
Weapons Kali Sticks
Alignment Evil
Kobra is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.
About Kobra
Kobra could be described as Mortal Kombat's stock street brawler character. Infamous for his brutality and savage nature, Kobra shows no mercy to his opponents. Introduced in Mortal Kombat: Deception as the second of Kabal's recruits for the new Black Dragon, he is a gifted young martial artist, eager to put his skills to the test.
Storyline
For years, Kobra wondered whether his martial arts training would work in a real fight. Even though he has been practicing his skills at his NYC karate school, no one was allowed to really hurt each other. So, he went to New York's back alleys in order for him to put his skills to the test.
At first, he started on street gangs. Then, he went to gangbangers and drug dealers. The thrill and excitement of fighting started to consume him, and he started killing his opponents. He continued his killing streak and added looting to his list when he robbed convenience stores and gas stations. Eventually, the NYPD caught him. At this point, Kobra had no clue as to how many lives he had destroyed.
When Kobra was being taken downtown, he heard gunfire and officers shouting. Kabal and Kira had found out about him and came to induct him into the new Black Dragon syndicate.
After killing the officers and escaping, Kabal took Kira and Kobra to Outworld, where they worked for Havik, the cleric of Chaos who had brought Kabal back from the brink of death.
Possible future
Kobra's ending depicts him fighting alongside Kira and Kabal in a victorious surprise attack against the Earthrealm warriors, who had defeated Onaga, and Kobra realized he would enjoy being a Black Dragon member.
However, Kira's ending seems to be a contradiction of this; Kabal forced his two recruits to fight to the death to determine who would actually become a Black Dragon. After a strong fight, Kobra lost and was killed. Whether this is canon or not will be determined in the upcoming Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, where all three Black Dragon are scheduled to reappear.
Memorable Moves
Windmill Kick – Kobra slides forward a bit and performs a devastating arcing Axe Kick which causes the opponent to bounce off the ground allowing for a juggle. (MK )
Burning Fist – He dashes forward with his fist (On Fire) extended forward, which knocks his opponents down. (MK)
Tele-Punch – He dissapears, leaving a trail of smoke behind, then reappears behind his opponent and punches them down. (MK)
Chi-Blast – He gathers Chi and releases a Flaming Projectile forward from the palms of his hands. (MK)
Crouching Chi-Blast – He crouches and releases a Flaming Projectile forward from the palm of his hands. (MK)
Fatalities
Heart Rip – He brutally rips the opponent's heart out of their chest and shoves it back to their face.
Kick Decapitation – He sets the opponent's head down under his elbow and flicks his leg up, kicking them in the face twice. He then releases the stunned opponent and lets them stagger briefly, before unleashing a vicious kick that sends their head flying away from their body.
Other Finishers
Organ Donor – As a Hara-Kiri, Kobra plunges his fist into his own chest and rips out his own heart. Dropping to his knees he holds the heart out in front of him before collapsing and dying. (MK)
Trivia
Kobra's attitude and outfit are reminiscient of William Zabka's character Johnny Lawrence in The Karate Kid wearing the exact same "Cobra Kai" outfit once Kobra became a Black Dragon.
In development, Kobra was called Ken Masters because of his resemblance to the Street Fighter character. A German magazine received a beta copy of Deception, and published screenshots that identified Kobra as Ken, making fans wonder if Ken was actually in the game. He was also referenced to as "Ben" by the Official Xbox Magazine. | |
