Hotaru

Hotaru is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series, who made his debut in Mortal Kombat: Deception.
The name is Japanese for "firefly". This is reflected in his outfit which has the appearance of an insect's exoskeleton. He even has red flags attached to the back of his armor, representing the wings of a firefly. His special attacks evoke a firefly's glow and power of flight. Hotaru is a General from the realm of Seido, the Realm of Order, and devotes himself to preserving law and order at any cost - to the point that he can be considered a fanatical zealot. Hotaru is more of a lawful type of neutral (equivalent to his opposite pole Havik, who spreads discord and chaos) because he preserves law and order and harshly punishes those who dare break it, but he is not above preserving it to a higher authority (such as the Dragon King Onaga).
== Return of the Dragon King ==
Hotaru had heard word of Onaga's resurrection, as he and his Seido soldiers waited several millennia for his return and the Eden of Order. He rallied up his troops with the Tarkatan army, Sonya and Jax after the massacre of the Sun Do village. As a spy, Baraka was disgusted as to why his clan would work for Onaga since he never preferred anarchy and he'd usually govern the undead. Luckily, as they went to Edenia, they were halted by the Saurians and their traps.
== Trivia ==
* It's ironic that Ikran likes Havik due to his ferocity, lethal, unique moves, and chaotic nature; contrary to Hotaru's persona, since she prefers organization over disarray. However, not to the point on being strict, monotonous, and perhaps a mix between a Soviet and Jehovah, as described by Hanzo in Return of the Dragon King.
== Gallery ==
File:HEAD HOTARU Deception.webp|Hotaru icon MKD
File:Hotaru render Deception.webp|Hotaru MKD render
File:HOTARU ALT render Deception.webp|Alt render
File:Shujinko and Hotaru.webp|Hotaru and Shujinko
File:Hotaru Copia.webp|Hotaru Copia
File:Ba shan fan Hotaru.webp|Ba Shan Fan Hotaru
File:Hotaru Pi Gua.jpg|Pi Gua Hotaru
File:Hotaru versus MKA.webp|Hotaru VS pose (MKA)
File:Hotaru's Flag.webp|Hotaru's Flag
File:Mka mug hotaru.webp|Hotaru MKA icon
File:Hotaru render MKA.jpg|Hotaru render
File:HotaruMK9.webp|Hotaru piercing Li Mei
File:Pwnedbyhotaru.webp|Hotaru's body in the intro of MK9
File:Jokerend3 MK11.webp|Hotaru in Joker's ending (MK11)
File:Hotaru by 80sfansincedayone.jpg|Hotaru by 80sFanSinceDayOne
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