Goro’s Many Mortal Kombat Tournament Wins Listed By Co-Creator

After fans accused long-time Mortal Kombat antagonist Goro of jobbing, series co-creator John Tobias reveals the villain’s impressive record.

You Are Reading :Goros Many Mortal Kombat Tournament Wins Listed By CoCreator

John Tobias, the co-creator of the Mortal Kombat series, has mapped out Goro’s long list of victories in the titular tournament. The iconic fighting game franchise began with 1992’s Mortal Kombat, which was created by John Tobias and Ed Boon. While Boon continues to develop the series with NetherRealm Studios, Tobias no longer works on the series.

The Mortal Kombat series has become a staple of the fighting game genre, with the franchise spanning three decades and more than ten major titles. Early entries in the series were known for their infamously graphic violence, over-the-top attacks, and graphics that use real actors to portray the colorful cast of fighters. Other the years the franchise has gained a huge ensemble of memorable characters, and the narrative has risen from practically non-existent to a grand cinematic story. NetherRealm Studios, the developer responsible for reviving Mortal Kombat with a 2011 reboot, is led by series co-creator Ed Boon. The studio also creates the Injustice fighting game series, which pits DC Comics’ pantheon of heroes and villains against each other, and some rumors suggest that a Marvel fighting game is also in the works from the same team.

Mortal Kombat artist and co-designer John Tobias has taken to Twitter to dispel a common misconception about reoccurring series antagonist Goro. After many fans claimed that the four-armed prince of the Shokan is a “jobber,” or a character that frequently loses fights, Tobias revealed a timeline that had been created during the series’ early development. The timeline shows that Goro won the Mortal Kombat tournament nine times in a row, making him a champion for 400 years. Goro’s win streak is longer than any other character’s, with his defeat at the hands of the series protagonist Liu Kang being a major upset.

-MK~1450 – GKL – W -MK~1400 – GKL – W -MK~1350 – GKL – W -MK~1300 – GKL – W -MK~1250 – Great Kung Lao – W -MK~1200 – Shang Tsung – W (Outworld) -MK~1150 – Shang Tsung – W (Earth) -MK~1100 – ???? – W (Outworld) -MK~1050 – ???? – W (Outworld) -MK~1000 – ???? – W (Outworld) (2/3)

While John Tobias gives Mortal Kombat fans these previously unknown bits of lore through Twitter, fellow co-founder Ed Boon also frequently interacts with the community. Boon recently spoke out on Twitter to support a fan-casting of WWE superstar The Miz as Mortal Kombat’s cocky Hollywood superstar Johnny Cage. While Cage did not appear in the recently-released film adaptation of the fighting game series, the character’s popularity and importance to the franchise’s story leads many to believe that he will appear in an expected sequel.

The Mortal Kombat series provides players with an abundance of humorous and graphic violence, but the franchise has also established complex lore within its fictional universe. Figures such as Goro and Shang Tsung are often seen as mere punching bags for the series’ protagonists, but the games’ creators are quick to remind fans that these characters are actually quite ancient and deadly.

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/goromortal-kombat-tournament-wins/