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Place of Origin Earthrealm
Appearances Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat 3
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
MK: Special Forces
Mortal Kombat Advance
MK: Deadly Alliance
MK: Shaolin Monks
MK: Armageddon
Species Human
Fighting styles Xing Yi
Aikido
Weapons Butterfly Knives
Alignment Evil
Portrayers Richard Divizio (MK, MKII, MK3, UMK3, MKT)
Trevor Goddard (first film)
Joseph "Eddie" Acavedo (Live Tour)
Kano is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.
About Kano
Kano made his debut in the very first Mortal Kombat game. In it Kano is one of the incarnations of evil. A portion of Kano's face is covered with a metal plate, with the plated eye being a glowing red orb capable of emitting laserlike beams. Originally a mercenary and leader of the international crime cartel known as the Black Dragon, he rises beyond the level of mere brutality and aggression by also being sly and cunning. It was through his resourcefulness that he convinced Shao Kahn to spare his life, and it was through ruthless ambition that he later ascended to position of general of Outworld's armies. Kano combines the features of a cowardly minion, a lone survivor, a crazed madman, and an intelligent commander. His actions have earned him the enmity of Lt. Sonya Blade.
Storyline
Kano is a leading member of the Black Dragon organization, a criminal empire of cut-throat madmen. Making his first chronological appearance in Mortal Kombat: Special Forces, he freed fellow Black Dragon cohorts No-Face, Tasia, Jarek and Tremor from a U.S. Special Forces security facility, under the pretense that they would reform the Black Dragon organization. In reality, he intended to use them as pawns to slow down any Special Forces agents who might pursue him. Annihilating an entire squad at the site of the prison break, he and his cohorts escaped.
With his Black Dragon associates given their assigned tasks, Kano headed to Outworld where he recovered the Eye of Shitian, an artifact through which he would acquire incredible power. Unfortunately for him, however, Major Jackson Briggs had defeated his accomplices and caught up to him. The two fought, and Kano was defeated. Jax used the eye to transport them back to Earthrealm, and proceeded to bring Kano into custody, though Kano escaped soon after.
He entered Shang Tsung's Mortal Kombat tournament after hearing rumors that Tsung's palace was filled with gold and other riches: Kano intended to steal them for the Black Dragon. At that time, the Black Dragon was the primary target of the U.S. Special Forces and would remain so for a number of years. He was pursued by Lt. Sonya Blade, who held a personal grudge against Kano because he had killed a former partner of Sonya's. While Kano was free to take part in the tournament of his own accord, Sonya and her unit were captured by Shang Tsung's minions. Tsung offered Sonya an ultimatum: compete in Mortal Kombat, or she and her unit would be executed. If she won, they would all be free to go. Although Sonya and Kano survived the tournament, Shang Tsung took them both to Outworld as hostages. Eventually, both were rescued by Jax, but before Kano could be arrested, he escaped back to Outworld.
Kano in Mortal Kombat 3Although most Earthrealm warriors assumed Kano to be dead, he instead managed to save his own life by convincing Shao Kahn to accept him as a weapons instructor for his armies. As a man with a knowledge of Earthrealm weaponry, he was the most suitable candidate. Later, during the events of Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Sonya tossed Kano to his (surmised) death from the roof of a high building. He was found by Motaro, who healed and imprisoned him. In turn, Motaro was attacked and killed by Sheeva, who freed Kano from his prison. Although they originally hatched a plan to murder Shao Kahn, Kano turned on Sheeva in the decisive moments, with Sheeva's death as a result. Kano was then hastily promoted to general of Outworld's rapidly shrinking army.
Eventually Kahn's forces were defeated. Earthrealm was free, and so was Edenia.
Kano as he appeared in Deadly AllianceShao Kahn's act of promoting Kano, however, proved to be a lucky shot, as Kano was a very competent general. Even in the face of overwhelming odds and the tactical mastership of Princess Kitana and her Edenian-Shokan army, Kano stood ground and eventually managed to repel the invading army. He returned to Shao Kahn's palace just in time to watch from the shadows as Shang Tsung and Quan Chi sprung their attack on the weakened emperor. As soon as the battle was finished, Kano declared his allegiance to the new rulers of Outworld, the Deadly Alliance. The two had Kano oversee the enslavement of a small village, who would construct a temple over Onaga's tomb to house the Soulnado. During its construction, Kano was personally assaulted by Li Mei, but Quan Chi intervened.
His intervention was due in no part for any particular affinity for the criminal, however. The Alliance had made a deal with the Red Dragon member Mavado; he would eliminate the swordsman Kenshi in exchange for the opportunity to fight and defeat Kano. Mavado attacked and left Kenshi for dead, earning his battle.
Possible future
It is unknown whether or not Kano and Mavado battled each other, or if it is possible he faced Jax and/or Sonya during the events of Deadly Alliance, all of which would account for the character's absence during Mortal Kombat: Deception. Kano is nevertheless famous for eluding death, and has been confirmed to reappear in the upcoming Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, where details of his reappearance will be revealed.
Memorable moves
Cannonball – Kano would crunch into a ball and fly at his opponent. (MK, MK3, UMK3, MKT, MKDA)
Hovering Cannonball – Kano would hover in mid air spinning and attacking whenever he wanted. This move did automatically attack after a few seconds of spinning. (MK, MKT PSX)
Upwards Cannonball – Kano would aim his Cannonball upwards to an aerial opponent. (UMK3, MKT)
Psycho Cannonball – This version saw Kano flying all over the screen. (MKT)
Knife Throw – Kano would throw a pair of knives into his opponent's torso. (MK, MK3, UMK3, MKT)
Knife Swipe – Kano slashes his opponents with his knife in an upward swing. (MK3, UMK3, MKT)
Spinning Blades – Kano would use his knives and swing them around in circles. (MKT PSX)
Air Throw – While in the air Kano would use his legs to push the opponent to the ground. (MK3, UMK3, MKT)
Chokehold – Kano would grab his opponent and lift them in the air by the throat and proceed to shake them. (MK3, UMK3, MKT)
Eye Beam – Using his red eye, Kano would send a laser beam into the opponent. (MKDA)
Fatalities
Open Heart Surgery – Kano's signature fatality has him ripping the heart out of his opponent's chest, then hoisting it in the air in triumph. Variations of this fatality have also been used by other members of the Black Dragon. (MK, MKT PSX, MK:SM)
Laser Beam – Kano directs a focused laser beam at his opponent, turning his/her entire body red as it begins withering beneath the heat. The smoldering victim then finally explodes. (MK3, UMK3, MKT)
Skeleton Rip – Kano casually extracts his opponent's skeleton through the victim's mouth with his bare hands. (MK3, UMK3, MKT)
Major Surgery – Kano rips out his opponent's heart, then their liver, and finally both kidneys and kicks them in the chest to the floor. (MK A)
Other finishers
Bubble Gum – Kano blows a bubble with bubble gum only to have it pop all over his face. (MK3, UMK3, MKT)
Tarantula – Kano turns into a yellow tarantula and squeezes all the blood out of his opponent's body. (MK3, UMK3, MKT)
Movie appearance
In the first Mortal Kombat movie, Kano was played by the late British actor Trevor Goddard, who in his specific style, portrayed the character as Australian. The movie expanded upon Kano's rivalry with Sonya from the games; she now had a professional interest in seeking vengeance against Kano for killing her partner. Kano fought Sonya as her only on-screen tournament match, and died after she broke his neck with her trademark scissors grab.
Goddard's Australian interpretation of Kano was well-received enough that Kano was retconned as Australian (from his original American-Japanese) in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, as well as Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks and Deception's Konquest mode.
Trivia
Kano was left out of the Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System version of MK due to memory constraints.
Kano's red eye/metal endoskeleton was inspired by The Terminator movies.[citation needed]
It is possible to fight Kano in Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks by speaking to Kitana four times in her jail cell in the Foundry. Defeating him will free Sonya. Jax assists in this battle.
Deadly Alliance's Krypt CO contains a comedic ad for "Kan-Os", a breakfast cereal with a cartoonish image of Kano on the box.
Quan Chi's ending in Deadly Alliance shows that Liu Kang's soul possessed Kano's body, although this is not canon.
Kano and Reptile are the only characters from the first MK game who do not appear in the animated movie Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins.
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