Goro (Mortal Kombat)

Goro, also known as Prince Goro, is a character from the Mortal Kombat series.
== Charactah Account ==
Goro is a proud member of the half-dragon race, the Shokans, son of the Shokan King Gorbak and the Shokan Queen Mai, Prince Goro was the undefeated Champion of Mortal Kombat, being able to win nine consecutive tournaments over a span of 500 years. He helped Shang Tsung grow ever closer to achieving Shao Kahn's goal of domination over Earthrealm.
In his tenth title defense, however, Goro faced and lost to Liu Kang. In the tournament's aftermath, he went missing after a battle where he fought Kano, Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade, and was believed to be dead. He would later resurface after Shao Kahn's defeat to lead his fellow Shokans in a war against the Centaurians. Kitana intervened and negotiated both races an uneasy truce and peace accord. When Shinnok and his legion were defeated and Edenia was once again free, Goro and the Shokan race decided to ally with the Edenians.
Years later, during the time of the Deadly Alliance, the united Edenians and Shokans marched on Shao Kahn's weakened army. Goro was exhausted from battle and was struck from behind by Noob Saibot. He was mortally wounded, apparently dying from the injury. So, Princess Kitana held a royal funeral for her former ally. However, Goro was able to survive, being saved from death by Shao Kahn himself, with the promise to return the Shokans to their former glory and the banishment of the Centaurians in exchange for his allegiance. Agreeing to these terms, Goro resumed his place at Shao Kahn's side and helped him to become once again the Emperor of the Outworld during the time of the Armageddon.
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* Bruce Lee
* Mortal Kombat
* Mortal Kombat 4
* Mortal Kombat Collector's Edition
* Mortal Kombat II Collector's Edition
* Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe
* Mortal Kombat Tournament Edition
* Mortal Kombat Tournament Edition II
* Mortal Kombat X
* Mortal Kombat: Battlewave
* Mortal Kombat: Goro, Prince of Pain
* Mortal Kombat: Kung Lao
* Mortal Kombat: Onslaught
* Ninja High School: Indie Wars
* Nintendo Power
=== Movies ===
* Ready Player One
=== Video Games ===
* Mortal Kombat
* Mortal Kombat (2011)
* Mortal Kombat 1
* Mortal Kombat 4
* Mortal Kombat 11
* Mortal Kombat Gold
* Mortal Kombat II
* Mortal Kombat Mobile
* Mortal Kombat Trilogy
* Mortal Kombat X
* Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
* Mortal Kombat: Deception
* Mortal Kombat: Onslaught
* Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
* Mortal Kombat: Tournament
* Mortal Kombat: Unchained
== Trivia ==
* Originally, Goro's name was Gongoro according to John Tobias, but the team decided to shorten the name. 
* Goro - The idea for a stop motion animated monster boss and a character with four arms came from the films The Thief of Bagdad (1940), Clash of the Titans (1981) and Jason and the Argonauts (1963) and from one of the The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) movies, respectively.
* In the original Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat Trilogy and Nintendo 64 port of Mortal Kombat 4, Goro's name was never announced after he won a fight. He is the only character to apply to the latter case, with the exception of Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat II, 3, Ultimate MK3 and Trilogy.
* Goro has the shortest Bio Kard video out of all the characters.
* In his profile on the official Mortal Kombat comic and instruction manual for the first game, Goro is stated to be a polygamist, having seven wives. Sheeva has often been theorized to be one of them, but this has not been proven. To date, Sheeva has never been seen interacting with Goro in any capacity.
* Goro is sometimes portrayed with two sets of pectoral muscles stacked on top of each other matching his arms. This was most notable with his design in Deception and Armageddon, but is typically the result of artistic liberty.
* Ed Boon said there were actually two Goro models made, one of which they kept changing over and over so it fell apart over time. He also said he had the other one stashed at his home; it is unknown if he still has it as of today (since Goro's Bio Kard, like many other characters, was recorded in 2004, the year Mortal Kombat: Deception was released).
** In April 2013, Ed Boon found the original stop motion models for Goro, Kintaro, and Sheeva after a flood hit the Chicago suburbs. They will be added to the MK collection in Netherrealm studios.
* In the movie, Goro's head and upper arms were an animatronic, while the bottom arms and walking movement were provided by an actor.
* In a Top 10 list hosted by Screwattack.com, Goro was placed at #3 of the Best Mortal Kombat characters in the Mortal Kombat Series.
* Unused sprites of Goro were recently discovered by a user named FLY. Among these sprites were of Goro falling to his knees and suddenly turned to stone with half of his body blasted off, which may have reinforced the idea that Goro was supposed to have been killed by Raiden. 
* In Kung Lao's ending for MK Gold, Goro mentions that he has a son.
* Goro is the first of two characters in Mortal Kombat history to be a downloadable pre-order bonus, the second being Shao Kahn.
** Goro was also part of Kombat Pack 2, being released fully with the additional characters in that DLC pack.
* Goro appears in the movie Ready Player One.
** It is later revealed as a costume by performing Alien's Chestburster victory pose. Pranking the main character. Both characters featured in MKX as DLC.
* Goro is one of the few characters to fight with bare feet. Others include Kintaro, Sheeva, Kobra, Drahmin, Moloch, Reptile, Meat, and Blaze.
* Like Kintaro, Sheeva, and Motaro, Goro was portrayed by a stop motion puppet.
* Goro makes a cameo appearance in an unreleased Judge Dredd game for arcades (also by Midway), using graphics from the original Mortal Kombat, where a background character is taking a miniature Goro for a walk as if he were a pet.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Goro at Mortal Kombat Wiki
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