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Hotaru




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Real name Hotaru
Age Unknown
Height 6' 4" (195 cm)
Weight 195 lb. (90 kg)
Resides The Realm of Seido
Appearances Mortal Kombat: Deception
Race Seidan
Weapon Naginata
Allies Onaga
Enemies Sub-Zero
Darrius
Fighting styles Ba Shan Fan
Pi Gua
Naginata
Alignment Evil

Hotaru is a character in the Mortal Kombat series of video games. Mortal Kombat: Deception is the latest game in the controversial and bloody Mortal Kombat video game series by Midway. ... Naginata of the Edo era A samurai wielding a naginata Naginata (なぎなた, 長刀 or 薙刀) is a pole weapon traditionally used by Japanese samurai. ... Onaga. ... Sub-Zero Sub-Zero is the name of two video game characters from the Mortal Kombat series. ... Darrius is a character in Mortal Kombat: Deception. ... Mortal Kombat has multiple meanings. ...


Storyline

The name Hotaru (ホタル) is Japanese for firefly, which his outfit reflects the exoskeleton of an insect. His special attacks evoke a firefly's glow and power of flight. Genera Curtos Cyphonocerus Drilaster Ellychnia Hotaria Lampyris Lucidina Luciola - (Japanese fireflies) Photinus - (common eastern firefly) Photuris Pristolycus Pyractomena Pyrocoelia Stenocladius Fireflies (family Lampyridae), also known as lightning bugs, are nocturnal, luminous beetles. ... An exoskeleton, in contrast to an endoskeleton, is an external anatomical feature that supports and protects an animals body. ... Classes & Orders Subclass:Apterygota Orders Archaeognatha (Bristletails) Thysanura (Silverfish) Monura - extinct Subclass:Pterygota Infraclass: Paleoptera (paraphyletic) Orders Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Diaphanopterodea - extinct Protodonata - extinct Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass: Neoptera Superorder: Exopterygota Orders Caloneroptera - extinct Titanoptera - extinct Protorthoptera - extinct Grylloblattodea (ice-crawlers) Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) Plecoptera...

Hotaru's fighting stance in Mortal Kombat: Deception.
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Hotaru's fighting stance in Mortal Kombat: Deception.

Hotaru is a hero from the realm of Seido or Orderrealm. He devotes himself to preserving law and order at any cost. He originally went to Outworld to confront Shao Kahn, but he instead allied himself with Onaga (the Dragon King) because he believes that this newly resurrected ruler will bring order to the universe. Because of his beliefs, he aids Onaga's Tarkatan hordes in their attacks and pursues those who would attack them, such as Sub-Zero. In the past, Hotaru served as a guardsman for Dairou while he was incarcerated; the latter now is under contract to murder him. Darrius dislikes Hotaru as well because he thinks that Seido is ruled too harshly and that Hotaru supports this oppressive régime. He is also the antithesis of Havik, a character from the Realm of Chaos who revels in creating and maintaining disorder. Havik wants to undo the order that Hotaru brought to the Outworld city of Lei Chen. Hotaru's future will be revealed, as he will appear in the upcoming Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. Image File history File links HotaruMK.jpg Summary http://kanephanmk. ... Image File history File links HotaruMK.jpg Summary http://kanephanmk. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Shao Kahn. ... Onaga. ... Sub-Zero Sub-Zero is the name of two video game characters from the Mortal Kombat series. ... Dairou as he appears in Mortal Kombat: Deception Dairou appears in Mortal Kombat: Deception. ... Darrius is a character in Mortal Kombat: Deception. ... Havik is a fighter from the recent Mortal Kombat game: Mortal Kombat: Deception. ...


Fighting style

Hotaru's fighting styles are Ba Shan Fan, Pi Gua, and Naginata. Naginata of the Edo era A samurai wielding a naginata Naginata (なぎなた, 長刀 or 薙刀) is a pole weapon traditionally used by Japanese samurai. ...


He has two special attacks: Grasshopper, in which he leaps and performs downward kicks while propelling himself forward, and Lava Burst, a powerful orange projectile that strikes the ground and launches opponents into the air.


Fatalities and Hara-Kiri

  • Assault: He grabs one of his opponent's legs and throws him violently into the ground twice. Afterward, he drags the opponent across the floor in a semicircle, and then he reaches over his head to slam the opponent into the ground one last time, during which the opponent explodes.
  • Neck-breaker: With his opponent kneeling, Hotaru snaps his neck. He then proceeds to twist the head two more times so that the head is rotated 180 degrees from its standard placement.
  • Hara-Kiri: In an homage to Sub-Zero's Fatality from Mortal Kombat, he decapitates himself and rips out his spine.
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