Leaping Stomp: Goro jumps off the screen and lands on the opponent much like Kintaro and Sheeva.Additionally, when used in the corner of an arena, Goro has an extremely small window to continue combos with this attack otherwise the opponent is knocked away. Goro is much safer when this version is blocked by the enemy. The enhanced version, called Shokan Blast, shoots a larger green ball that can also hit ducking opponents with increased damage.In MK 2011 Goro returns to shooting one fireball from his arm as well as in MKX, where the move is called Shokan Bolt. In Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, Goro can shoot one from each hand, four in a row. In Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, the fireball is larger, redder, and does standard projectile damage. It also appeared in Mortal Kombat 4, but, this time, it was shot out of his mouth, similar to Kintaro. This attack is stronger than most projectiles, just like his physical attacks. Fireball: Goro shoots a green fireball from his arm.He could also manipulate fire in his hands if he needed to attack using them. In Shaolin Monks, he was able to shoot one fireball from each hand. Like Kintaro, he could either project fireballs either from his mouth or his hands. Goro is associated with the element of Fire. His current depiction is being powerful, but slow. In the 3D games, he was toned down to make him more balanced. All of his moves did far more damage than all of the other characters, and because of that, he was notoriously difficult to defeat in the first game. In the early games, Goro was an imbalanced character. Goro's fighting style always revolved around taking advantage of his brute strength and surprising agility. He also served as commander of Outworld's armies, crushing rebellions and aiding in the conquest of many new realms for the Emperor. Goro is one of the most powerful warriors in the history of Mortal Kombat, being able to win 9 consecutive Mortal Kombat tournaments, as well as defeating the Great Kung Lao in his first tournament - which Shang Tsung, in his younger form, couldn't do. Goro helped the emperor grow closer to dominating Earthrealm, but he lost at the tenth while fighting against Liu Kang, who later defeated the sorcerer Shang Tsung.Ĭombat Characteristics Powers and Abilities Goro is among Shao Kahn's favorite warriors and is well known for his power and brutality. He appeared as a four-armed Shokan warrior who had been the champion of the Mortal Kombat tournament for nine generations, remaining undefeated for 500 years. He first became playable in the Game Boy port of Mortal Kombat. Goro is a 4,000 year old half-human dragon man, the prince of the Shokan, and one of the original characters debuting in the first Mortal Kombat arcade game as the sub-boss, and later appeared as the sub-boss of Mortal Kombat 4, however only on home consoles. 5.3 Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge.While the CGI bringing Goro to life looks good, and he moves and fights accurately, that just isn't enough to do Goro justice. All in all, Goro just feels like a mere henchman, a sideshow attraction in Mortal Kombat 2021, whereas he felt like an actual important character with a mind of his own in the 1995 original. Sure, it takes Cole's magical Arcana powers and an unlikely assist from his wife for him to beat Goro, but still, this was not a fighter on Goro's normally exalted level. While Cole is the protagonist of the movie, he's also repeatedly shown getting his butt handed to him in most fights, whether by MMA opponents, Outworld fighters, or fellow champions of Earth during training. Goro gets no character moments like in the original, his background is barely mentioned, and he's ultimately killed by Cole. Goro is always a threat when onscreen, and clearly Shang Tsung's most prized asset.īy contrast, Goro in Mortal Kombat 2021 appears only once prior to his big fight with Cole Young and is almost completely mute. While Goro is defeated, he's done in by Johnny Cage, one of the most popular game characters, and Cage uses tactics like crotch shots and luring the monster onto a narrow ledge to get the victory. It's stressed how deadly Goro is, and he comes complete with a commanding baritone voice that clearly intimidates Kano. He even gets to destroy a fighter named Art Lean, who had befriended the main heroes. In the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie, Goro gets several big scenes, and he's shown dominating the competition.

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