Goro was introduced in the very first Mortal Kombat game as the sub-boss, where he was infamously very difficult to defeat, much more difficult than the final boss Shang Tsung; not only did he inflict more damage with each hit than the other fighters, he also moved faster.
It was rumored that Goro was to be a playable character in Mortal Kombat II.
Goro in MK4 is hard to defeat, but does not cause as much damage as before and doesn't cause melee attacks.
Exhausted from battle, Goro was struck from behind and mortally wounded by Noob Saibot, apparently dying from the injury.
Goro appears in the first Mortal Kombat movie, in accordance with his original story, as the champion of Mortal Kombat.
In perhaps one of the most humorous scenes in the movie, Goro is sucker punched in the crotch by Johnny Cage's Splits Punch after crushing the mortal's very expensive sunglasses as a sign of contempt.