Hanzo YellowEye – Scorpion, Hanzo Hasashi from the Mortal Kombat games
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Hanzo_YellowEye
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Kombat_Skorpion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Kombat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpion_(Mortal_Kombat)
Edric ExaltedBlade sends you to find Amelia StarDust, guardian of the now ruined Zodiac Shrine. Hanzo YellowEye and his Kombat Scoprpions are the first creatures you encounter.
“Greetings, trespasser. The Shadow Queen ruled this place off-limits to all beings over a hundred years ago. She sent us here to make sure that any who were lucky enough to survive the Maelstrom would die a painful death. We’ve been here a long while, and have a lot of anger to work out. Get over here!” – Hanzo YellowEye
Mortal Kombat is a media franchise centered on a series of fighting video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992. Mortal Kombat, the original game, spawned a franchise with several action-adventure games, a comic book series, a card game, films, an animated TV series, and a live-action tour.
The series has a reputation for high levels of graphic violence, including, most notably, its fatalities, which are finishing moves that kill defeated opponents instead of knocking them out. Controversies surrounding Mortal Kombat, in part, led to the creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) video game rating system. Early games in the series were noted for their realistic digitized sprites and an extensive use of palette swapping to create new characters. Following Midway’s bankruptcy, the Mortal Kombat development team was acquired by Warner Bros. Entertainment and reestablished as NetherRealm Studios.
Scorpion is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. An undead ninja, he is principally defined by his quest to avenge the deaths of himself, his family, and his clan. His primary weapon is a kunai spear, which he uses to harpoon opponents.
Debuting in the original 1992 game, Scorpion has appeared as playable in every main installment except Mortal Kombat 3 (1995). The character’s backstory establishes him as Hanzo Hasashi (Japanese: 波佐志 半蔵), a warrior from the fictional Shirai Ryu clan who was killed by Bi-Han of the rival Lin Kuei clan. Subsequent games reveal that his family and clan were murdered by the sorcerer Quan Chi, who becomes Scorpion’s primary target for vengeance. Depicted as a neutral party in most games, Scorpion generally forgoes the franchise’s main conflicts to pursue his personal missions, which sometimes results in him taking the side that will help his objective. He is also both a rival and ally of Kuai Liang, the franchise’s main Sub-Zero.
Scorpion yells, “Get over here!” when he hurls a harpoon-like spear (described as a kunai) attached to a length of rope at his opponents. The spear impales his opponents through the chest before Scorpion then pulls them in to close range for a free hit.
Scorpion has received critical acclaim since his debut and frequently appears in media outside of the games. He is regarded as Mortal Kombat’s most iconic fighter; series co-creator Ed Boon cites Scorpion as his favorite character.
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