Goro (Mortal Kombat)

Goro
Mortal Kombat character
Goro in Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (2005)
First game	Mortal Kombat (1992)
Created by	Ed Boon and John Tobias
Designed by	John Tobias (MK—MK4) Mark Lappin (MK:SM) Atomhawk Design (MK2011) Bernard Beneteau (MKX) Susan Mazer (The Journey Begins)
Voiced by	Ron Feinberg (The Journey Begins) Kevin Michael Richardson (film) Frank Welker (vocal effects; film) Ken Lally (MK2011) Vic Chao (MKX)
Portrayed by	Stop-motion (MK) Tom Woodruff, Jr. (film)
Fictional profile
Origin	Outworld
Fighting styles	Shokan (MK:D, MK:A) Kuatan (MK:D)
Weapon	Dragon Fangs (MK:D, MK:A)

Goro is a fictional character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. He first appears in the original Mortal Kombat as an unplayable boss character, challenging the player before the final fight with Shang Tsung. Goro is part of the four-armed half-human, half-dragon race, called the Shokan. In the original game he has been champion of the Mortal Kombat tournament for 500 years before being defeated by eventual tournament champion Liu Kang. Unlike most characters in the game, who were digitized representations of live actors, Goro was a clay sculpture animated through stop motion.

The character was not in the next two Mortal Kombat titles, which instead featured two other Shokan fighters, Kintaro and Sheeva. He returned in Mortal Kombat Trilogy, this time as a playable character. Goro returned in the home versions of Mortal Kombat 4 as a sub-boss and an unlockable character. In contrast to his previous role as a villain, in the storyline of Mortal Kombat 4 he aligns himself on the side of good. He returned to a villainous role as a playable character in the GameCube and PSP versions of 2004's Mortal Kombat Deception, forming a pact with Shao Kahn. Goro also made subsequent appearances in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, the 2011 Mortal Kombat reboot, and its 2015 sequel, Mortal Kombat X.

Goro is seen as one of the iconic characters of the series, with various publications listing him as one of the most memorable and difficult bosses in video game history. He has also appeared in other franchise media, such as comics and the live action film as well its animated prequel, Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins.