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About Kano

Kano made his debut in the very first Mortal Kombat game. In it Kano is one of the incarnations of evil. A portion of Kano's face is covered with a metal plate, with the plated eye being a glowing red orb capable of emitting laserlike beams. Originally a mercenary and leader of the international crime cartel known as the Black Dragon, he rises beyond the level of mere brutality and aggression by also being sly and cunning. It was through his resourcefulness that he convinced Shao Kahn to spare his life, and it was through ruthless ambition that he later ascended to position of general of Outworld's armies. Kano combines the features of a cowardly minion, a lone survivor, a crazed madman, and an intelligent commander. His actions have made him the enemy of Lt. Sonya Blade. The Black Dragon is a faction in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Sonya Blade is a video game character from the Mortal Kombat fighting games series. ...

Storyline

Kano as seen in MK: Armageddon

Kano is the leader of the Black Dragon organization, a criminal empire of cut-throat madmen. Making his first chronological appearance in Mortal Kombat: Special Forces, he freed fellow Black Dragon cohorts No Face, Tasia, Jarek and Tremor from a U.S. Special Forces security facility, under the pretense that they would reform the Black Dragon organization. In reality, he intended to use them as pawns to slow down any Special Forces agents who might pursue him. Annihilating an entire squad at the site of the prison break, he and his cohorts escaped. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is a list of minor characters from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series and related media, of varying canonicity. ... This is a list of minor characters from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series and related media, of varying canonicity. ... Jarek is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... This is a list of minor characters from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series and related media, of varying canonicity. ... The Special Forces is a fictional Government organization within the Mortal Kombat universe. ...

With his Black Dragon associates given their assigned tasks, Kano headed to Outworld where he recovered the Eye of Shitian, an artifact through which he would acquire incredible power. Unfortunately for him, however, Major Jackson Briggs had defeated his accomplices and caught up to him. The two fought, and Kano was defeated. Jax used the eye to transport them back to Earthrealm, and proceeded to bring Kano into custody, though Kano escaped soon after. Outworld (Mortal Kombat: Deception) Outworld is a realm in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Major Jackson Briggs, better known as Jax, is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Earthrealm (Mortal Kombat: Deception) In the Mortal Kombat video game series, Earthrealm is the name that is most frequently used for Earth. ...

He entered Shang Tsung's Mortal Kombat tournament after hearing rumors that Tsung's palace was filled with gold and other riches: Kano intended to steal them for the Black Dragon. At that time, the Black Dragon was the primary target of the U.S. Special Forces and would remain so for a number of years. He was pursued by Lt. Sonya Blade, who held a personal grudge against Kano because he had killed a former partner of Sonya's. While Kano was free to take part in the tournament of his own accord, Sonya and her unit were captured by Shang Tsung's minions. Tsung offered Sonya an ultimatum: compete in Mortal Kombat, or she and her unit would be executed. If she won, they would all be free to go. Sonya and Kano survived the tournament but many others died, including Sonya's men. After the final battle between Shang Tsung and Liu Kang, Kano teamed up with Sonya and Johnny Cage to fight Goro. During the battle, the island began to crumble because of Shang Tsung's defeat and before they knew it, Kano and Sonya found themselves in a forest in Outworld. They were found and captured by Shang Tsung. Eventually, both Kano and Sonya were rescued by Jax, but before Kano could be arrested, he escaped back to Outworld. Shang Tsung (last name pronounced sung) is a video game character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Sonya Blade is a video game character from the Mortal Kombat fighting games series. ... For the Modernist composer, see John Cage. ... Goro is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ...

Kano in Mortal Kombat 3

Although most Earthrealm warriors assumed Kano to be dead, he instead managed to save his own life by convincing Shao Kahn to accept him as a weapons instructor for his armies. As a man with a knowledge of Earthrealm weaponry, he was the most suitable candidate. Later, during the events of Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Sonya tossed Kano to his (surmised) death from the roof of a high building. He was found by Motaro, who healed and imprisoned him. In turn, Motaro was attacked and killed by Sheeva, who freed Kano from his prison. Although they originally hatched a plan to murder Shao Kahn, Kano turned on Sheeva in the decisive moments, with Sheeva's death as a result. Kano was then hastily promoted to general of Outworld's rapidly shrinking army. Image File history File links KanoMKIII.gif Kano in Mortal Kombat 3 This is a screenshot of a copyrighted computer game or video game, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the company that developed the game. ... Shao Kahn is a boss and recurring playable character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Johnny Cage performing his shadow kick while Raiden sends a lighting bolt Mortal Kombat Trilogy is a fighting game developed and produced by Midway. ... Motaro is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Sheeva is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ...

Eventually Kahn's forces were defeated. Earthrealm was free, and so was Edenia. Edenia (Mortal Kombat: Deception). ...

Kano as he appeared in Deadly Alliance

Shao Kahn's act of promoting Kano, however, proved to be a lucky shot, as Kano was a very competent general. Even in the face of overwhelming odds and the tactical mastership of Princess Kitana and her Edenian-Shokan army, Kano stood ground and eventually managed to repel the invading army. He returned to Shao Kahn's palace just in time to watch from the shadows as Shang Tsung and Quan Chi sprung their attack on the weakened emperor. As soon as the battle was finished, Kano declared his allegiance to the new rulers of Outworld, the Deadly Alliance. The two had Kano oversee the enslavement of a small village, who would construct a temple over Onaga's tomb to house the Soulnado. During its construction, Kano was personally assaulted by Li Mei, but Quan Chi intervened. Image File history File links Kano as he appeared in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is a video game developed and produced by Midway. ... Kitana (or Princess Kitana by title) is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... This page discusses the multiple species and/or subspecies/races found in the Mortal Kombat game universe. ... Quan Chi is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... The Deadly Alliance is a group of characters from the fighting game Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. ... Onaga is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... The Soulnado is a massive green swirl of tortured souls that are unlimited in number and is found in Shang Tsungs palace in Outworld. ... Li Mei is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ...

Kano VS his nemesis Sonya Blade in MK Armageddon

His intervention was due in no part for any particular affinity for the criminal, however. The Alliance had made a deal with the Red Dragon member Mavado; he would eliminate the swordsman Kenshi in exchange for the opportunity to fight and defeat Kano. Mavado attacked and left Kenshi for dead, earning his battle. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Mavado is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Kenshi is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ...

It would seem that Mavado won the fight, as in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, Kano is found by Taven to have been held prisoner by the Red Dragon Clan for quite some time. Before escaping their facilities, Kano explains to Taven that the Red Dragon had been experimenting on him, as well as their own clan members, in an effort to create real-life genetically engineered Dragons and Human-Dragon Hybrids. In his ending, when Kano defeats Blaze, the transformation completes and he becomes a reptilian black dragon.^[1] Taven is a character in the fictional Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ...

Combat characteristics

Signature moves

• Cannonball: Kano would crunch into a ball and fly at his opponent. (MK, MK3, UMK3, MKT, MK:DA, MKA)
• Upwards Cannonball: Kano would aim his Cannonball upwards to an aerial opponent. (UMK3, MKT)
• Psycho Cannonball: This version saw Kano flying all over the screen. (MKT)
• Knife Throw: Kano would throw a pair of knives into his opponent's torso. (MK, MK3, UMK3, MKT)
• Blade Swipe: Kano slashes his opponents with his knife in an upward swing. (MK3, UMK3, MKT)
• Blade Spin (MK1 Kano only): Kano spins both of his knives around his body, knocking the opponent up into the air if it connects. (MKT)
• Air Throw: While in the air Kano would use his legs to push the opponent to the ground. (MK3, UMK3, MKT)
• Chokehold: Kano would grab his opponent and lift them in the air by the throat and proceed to shake them. (MK3, UMK3, MKT)
• Eye Laser: Kano shoots a laser from his eye at the opponent. (MK:DA, MK:A)
• Inner Rage: Kano concentrates for a short amount of time before covering his hands in red energy. Using this move increases the amount of damage dealt. (MK:A)
• Fist of Power: Kano rapidly lunges forward and strikes the opponent with an energy covered fist (MK:A)

Recurring fatalities

• Open Heart Surgery: Kano's signature fatality has him ripping the heart out of his opponent's chest, then hoisting it in the air in triumph. In MK3 and its updates, Kano pulled out the victim's entire skeleton, and in MK:DA, he pulled out 4 organs, two at a time. Variations of this fatality have also been used by other members of the Black Dragon. (MK, MK3, UMK3, MKT, MK:DA, MK:SM, MK:A)

Appearances in other media

Film

In the first Mortal Kombat movie, Kano was played by the late British actor Trevor Goddard, who in his specific style, portrayed the character as Australian. The movie expanded upon Kano's rivalry with Sonya from the games; she now had a professional interest in seeking vengeance against Kano for killing her partner. Kano fought Sonya as her only on-screen tournament match, and died after she broke his neck with her legs. (In the movie's novelization, she spares him.) Mortal Kombat is a 1995 movie, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... Trevor Goddard (October 14, 1962 – June 7, 2003) was a former professional boxer turned actor who died from an accidental drug overdose of heroin, cocaine and the prescription drugs Valium and Vicodin. ...

Goddard's Australian interpretation of Kano was well-received enough that Kano was retconned as Australian (from his original American-Japanese) in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, as well as Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks and Deception's Konquest mode. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is a video game developed and produced by Midway. ... Mortal Kombat: Deception is the latest game in the controversial and bloody Mortal Kombat video game series by Midway. ...

Television

Kano appears in two episodes of the animated cartoon Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm. He's the main enemy in Episode 6 (Familiar Red) and also reappears in Episode 11 (Amends). The cartoon explain's Kano's past rivalry with Sonya, showing him in a flashback scene having killed Sonya's partner in a carefully rigged bomb (which almost killed Sonyas as well!) The flashback continues with a recreation of a scene in the first movie, where Kano loses to Sonya in the Mortal Kombat tournament. In Amends, they also touched Kano's relationship with Kabal, showing their past history as clan members in the Black Dragon clan. Kabal is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ...

Comic books

Kano appears on Malibu Comics series keeping his personality and history faithful to the early games' portrayal. He also was protagonist of a 3-issues miniseries alongside Raiden entitled Rayden & Kano. During the Blood & Thunder series it is shown the origin of Sonya's vendetta against him, when he kills Sonya's partner (called Lance/Sparky in the comics) during a tournament battle by means of a heart rip. His motivations to loot the island are replaced by his discovery of the Thao The Zan and the powers it grants. During the series' epilogue in the Tournament Edition issue, he's finally captured by Sonya and Jax and sent into custody. Malibu Comics was a comic book publisher in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. ...

He would later escape (as shown in the Breakout mini-story that came with the U.S. Special Forces issue 1°) and during the Battlewave series he would be disposed by his superiors in the Black Dragon due to his failure, only to be rescued by Raiden. Raiden would attempt to use Kano to eliminate Shao Kahn by means of a mystical sword that drew power from a bad guy turned to the side of good, but Kano betrays Raiden and joins Shao Kahn, remaining in his forces the following issues.

Character Development

Kano originally had a large helmet with 2 red eyes. The concept was dropped later on to be replaced by a metal piece over his right eye. In Kano's MKD Bio Card, Ed Boon mentions how Kano's bionic eye in the first MK (involving digitized actors) was created by cutting out a piece of a plastic mask and painting it a silver color, then glueing it to Richard Divizio's head.

Gaming Information

Kano was left out of the Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System version of MK due to memory constraints.

In MK:DA Kano had a move with his butterfly-knives called "ear to ear". This was based on a line in the first Mortal Kombat movie, where Kano said he used his knife to carve an "ear to ear" smile on the face of Sonya's partner. Mortal Kombat is a 1995 movie, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. ...

Trivia

• In Deadly Alliance, Kano hung Sonya Blade's hair around his neck as a symbol of their rivalry which he tore from her head during their battle atop the skyscraper in MK3.
• Deadly Alliance's Krypt CO contains a comedic ad for "Kan-Os", a breakfast cereal with a cartoonish image of Kano on the box.
• Kano and Reptile are the only characters from the first MK game who do not appear in the animated movie Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins, although he is referenced by Sonya.
• Kano retains the ability to rip out opponent's organs in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. Inputting any of several sequences ending with Attack 2 will allow the player to use Kano's organ surgery. However, these do not count as finishing moves.
• Kano and Sonya were the first Mk3 characters to be confirmed.
• Kano and Sonya were two of six chosen characters to be together for the Premium Edition special cover of Mortal Kombat Armageddon. (Also available were Johnny Cage with Goro, and Sindel with Shao Kahn, and a cover that only had the Dragon logo).

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