Character History
Kintaro is a bright character of the Mortal Kombat Universe. The hero is striking with a powerful texture, frightening appearance, a huge force and spectacular combat techniques. With a height of 230 cm and weighing 249 kg, this warrior in battle is terrible and dangerous. In versions of the game, the appearance of the hero is modified.History of character creation
Kintaro was created as a representative of the Schokanov races, belonged to the lowest genus of tigers. Shokani in the Mortal Kombat Universe are one of the powerful races. Unlike the famous and aristocratic collections of Goro and Shiva, the character is endowed with more power, fast and hardy. At the same time, the monster is not characterized by intellectual abilities. The main task of a warrior in the outside world is the protection of the royal persons.
The appearance of the character is unforgettable and color. Initially, designers wanted to create an image of a fighter as a human-like tiger. It was planned that Kintaro would be a secondary player character. However, in the development process, it became clear that the detailing of a hero's costume with wool would be difficult, so the character of the warrior was revised. In the new version in the appearance of the monster left feline features.
Like Goro, Kintaro has a prototype - a creature from Chinese mythology. Externally, the monster retains characteristic traits - growth of more than 2 meters, a large mass, four hands. The hero is aggressive, like other shockans, has thick, durable skin on the back and legs. It makes a character almost invincible. However, creatures are still present on the body vulnerable places that are easily pierced with sharp spears. On the hands of a warrior 3 fingers, on the legs - 2. In addition, it is known that the monster does not know how to swim.
The appearance of the hero varies over time. In earlier games, the character is depicted as a shochan with tiger stripes on the body. Later, the appearance of Kintaro was supplemented with cat features - the face of the warrior became like a cat face, claws appeared, fangs, wool. Then in MKa enhances the similarity of the hero with a tiger. The creature acquires a weapon that resembles the type of fangs of the saber-toothed tiger. Also known weapons "Claws Tiger", which this shochan applies in battles.
For a long time, the hero held the status of one of the complex bosses in Mortal Kombat, since he had the ability to instantly teleport, capture the opponent during a series of shocks, produce a number of fire balls. The Monster Arsenal uses techniques showing the similarity with the cat - "Babali".
Biography and image of Cintaro
Boss Shao Kahn decides to collect fighters from shokanov and centavrov in their army. To pass a cruel selection, each of the representatives of their race should fight the opponent in bloody battle. Speech by Kintaro affects brightness and merciless. The warrior easily kills in the match of the opponent, marking victory to animal roar. These actions make the rest of the centaurs go to the ring and take revenge on the death of the fellow. However, Shokan is striking and other enemies.Such behavior was impressed by Shao Kana - Kintaro received the status of the personal bodyguard of the boss. Among the warriors of their race, the hero became friends with Goro. According to the plot Mortal Kombat II, Moro bibnet from the hands of Liu Kana, protecting the Earth from the representatives of the outside world. After the death of a friend, the monster swars out to take revenge on him and destroy the monk. Later, the character helps Shao Kana when he invades Earth with Tarkatans to find Johnny Cage.
The monsters were prevented by earth warriors, Kintaro himself fought in a duel with Liu Kan, but lost to the opponent. Death overtakes the hero during the battle of the Pyramid of Argus. For the history of the game, the character became one of the bright and memorable warriors. This was facilitated by technology and techniques that Shokan enjoyed in battles. Among them are a lot of those associated with fire. For example, "Fire Respiration" - when the hero directs fiery breathing on the enemy, "Fireball" - when the fireball is escaping from the mouth and flies horizontally and others.
The character appeared not only in computer games, but also in comics. So, the audience met the adventures of a warrior in a collectible comic book, who released Midway. The publication has become a prequel to Mortal Kombat II - here it was told about what was happening after the completion of the 10th lastant battle tournament. The comic not disclose the details of the biography of Kintaro, but it seems a story about the entry of the monster to the post of General Army of Shao Kana.
The character put a record in the history of Mortal Kombat - was absent in a series of games for 9 years: with MK4 and MKD. Also, a warrior, unlike other representatives of the first 3 games of the series, did not appear in media films, TV shows, cartoons. The shock can be seen outside the game only in comics from Midway, as well as in the cycle of illustrated novels from Malibu, which is not considered canonical. In the 2011 game, the character was given the opportunity for his own achievement.
Computer games
- 1993 - Mortal Kombat II
- 1996 - Mortal Kombat Trilogy
- 2005 - MK: Shaolin Monks
- 2006 - MK: Armageddon
- 2011 - Mortal Kombat