Motaro (Earth-19999)

"Without your weapons, you are no match for Motaro!"

- Motaro

Motaro is a secondary character and antagonist in the Mortal Fighter Series. He made his debut in Mortal Fighter III, in which he also served as a sub-boss. A Minotaur who serves loyally to Shao Kahn, Motaro holds hatred of the Shokan for their war against his race. He and his kind are later cursed by Goro, reducing them to a bipedal species called the Centaurs.

Early Life
Motaro was born a Minotaur, meaning that he has the body of a bull and the torso of a man. He also has a pair of Capricorn-like horns and a long, metallic rat-like tail he can use as both an energy channeling point and a limb. He is nearly 9 feet tall. Minotaur are known for their hunting skills and their mystical powers.

Motaro, along with his entire race, harbors a deep-seated hatred for the Shokan, whom he sees as inferior. The two races struggled against each other in order to prove their value to Shao Kahn and to finally define which one is superior.

Mortal Fighter III
In Outworld, the conflicts between Minotaurs and Shokans grew to tremendous proportions. Shao Kahn, Emperor of Outworld, had begun to favor the Minotaurs over the Shokan, and had been punishing the latter, aiding the Minotaurs in the defeat and subjugation of the Shokan race. When Kahn formed special extermination squads to eliminate the chosen warriors of Earthrealm during his invasion, Motaro was appointed to head this elite group of savage warriors. He was the one who killed T. Hawk.

Physical Appearance
As an Minotaur, Motaro looked like most of his race (though he was notorious for being one of the tallest of his kind). Possessing the legs of a bull, and the body of an strong-like Human warrior. After he was cursed by Goro, Motaro no longer was an proud Minotaur, but rather, an miserable Centaur, a new race created upon the treacherous Sholan curse.

Personnality
Before being cursed, Motaro possessed an great sense of duty to Shao Kahn, Outworld and his personal beliefs, as well as holding a deep hatred for the Shokans, whom he believes must be wiped out from the realms. After being turned into a Centaur, Motaro's bad side grew aggresevely, as he joined the Forces of Darkness to simply kill Goro, Kintaro and Sheeva (those he saw as responsible for his curse).

Powers

 * Super Strength: Being a member of the Minotaur (and later Centaur) race, Motaro possesses incredible strength, so strong that he could knock Human opponents several feet away with a single punch.
 * Super Speed: His new four-legged lower torso gives him the speed of a horse, allowing him to travel vast distances with ease and possibly unleash powerful charge attacks, something he could not do while as a Minotaur.
 * Super Durability: Motaro's skin have a reflective surface that automatically repels long range attacks to the point of sending them right back at opponents, such as Nightwolf and Raven.

Abilities

 * Projectile Tail: He possesses a razor-sharp tail that fires energy blasts from its tip. Perhaps Motaro's most notorious ability is his absolute immunity to projectile attacks.
 * Teleportation: Motaro also possesses the power of teleportation so he can easily smash his foes from behind.

Subpages

 * Motaro's Quotes
 * Motaro's Gallery