Sagat (Earth-19999)

Sagat (สกัด) is a recurring antagonist in the Mortal Fighter Series. He was originally a NPC boss character in the first game of the series, a distinction he shares with few other characters. He was later turned into a regular, playable character. Sagat is also referred to as "The Emperor of Muay Thai", "The King of Muay Thai" or "The God of Muay Thai" in the progression of the games. Many Thais believe that Sagat is based on a real-life Muay Thai fighter named Sagat Petchyindee (สกัด เพชรยินดี), but Currybread Interactive has never confirmed this.

Early Life
Sagat was originally one of the creators of the King Iron Fist Tournament alongisde Heihachi Mishima as well as the first participant. He was, however, captured by Shadaloo, and with time, he begun to work with them to the point of joy. At one point, a warrior named Go Hibiki fought him and killed one of his fellow agents. Sagat was quick to dsipose of the same, as Go took of his right eye with a kick. Sagat would bear an distinctive eyepatch after those events.

At another point, Sagat trained Adon, and held the fifth edition of the King of Iron Fist Tournament to prove that he was not only the strongest Muay Thai fighter, but the strongest fighter in the world. Only one fighter managed to reach Sagat: a young martial artist named Ryu. Initially, Sagat was able to pin Ryu, and was sure that he was the winner of the match, even going to help Ryu up. However, Ryu became desperate to win the fight and was accidentally corrupted by the Satsui no Hado and his dark side and executed the Metsu Shoryuken, grievously wounding Sagat and leaving a massive scar across his chest. Sagat swore revenge on Ryu.