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Place of Origin Orderrealm
Appearances MK: Deception
MK: Unchained
MK: Armageddon
Species Seidan
Fighting styles Ba Shan Fan
Pi Gua(MK , MK:A)
Weapons Naginata(MK, MK:A)
Alignment Neutral
Hotaru is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.
About Hotaru
The name Hotaru (ホタル, Hotaru?) is Japanese for firefly, which his outfit reflects, having the appearance of an insect's exoskeleton. His special attacks evoke a firefly's glow and power of flight. Hotaru is a hero from the realm of Seido or Orderrealm, and devotes himself to preserving law and order at any cost, so much so that he could be described as a zealot.
Storyline
At one point, Hotaru had ventured into Outworld to confront Shao Kahn's Tarkatan armies, who were laying siege to the city of Lei Chen. Years later, however, those same forces, would be under the command of Onaga (the Dragon King). Believing that this newly resurrected ruler would bring order to the universe, he aids Onaga's hordes in their attacks and pursues those who would stand against them, such as Sub-Zero. At the time of Deception, Hotaru has set out to bring the Lin Kuei Grandmaster to justice before Onaga.
He is, however, unaware that a bounty has been placed on his own head. In the past, Hotaru had served as a guardsman for Dairou while he was incarcerated; the latter now is under contract to murder him.
Possible future
Hotaru is present in several of MKD's ending scenarios. His own ending sees him successful in his goal, and murdering Sub-Zero, while Kenshi's ending depicts the blind swordsman slicing him in half from behind. He perishes as well in Dairou's ending, the mercenary having completed his mission. Ultimately, Hotaru's future will be revealed, as he will appear in the upcoming Mortal Kombat: Armageddon.
Moves
Grasshopper Kick Very similar to Liu Kang's Bicycle kick, he jumps in the air & repeatedly kicks opponent.
Lava Burst He throws a fire ball to the ground, accending opponent into the air, openned for an attack.
Finishing moves
Assault: He grabs one of his opponent's legs and throws him/her violently into the ground twice. Afterward, he drags the opponent across the floor in a semicircle, and then he reaches over his head to slam the opponent into the ground one last time, during which the opponent explodes.
Neck-breaker: With his opponent kneeling, Hotaru snaps his/her neck. He then proceeds to twist the head two more times so that the head is rotated 180 degrees from its standard placement.
Hara-Kiri: Hotaru decapitates himself ripping out his spine along with the head.
Trivia
Though "hotaru" does indeed mean "firefly" in Japanese, as a proper name, it is most commonly used for women, not men.
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10-24-2006 02:20 AM
