Read more about Reptile (Mortal Kombat) at: Wikipedia Official Site: Midway Reptile is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat series of video games. Created for Midway Games by John Tobias and Ed Boon, Reptile debuted in Mortal Kombat as a hidden boss and appeared in subsequent titles as a playable character. The character has also appeared on various merchandise, television media, and literature related to the series. Beginning with Mortal Kombat 4, Reptile has been voiced by series sound engineer Dan Forden. Reptile is a Raptor, a bipedal humanoid race of reptilian creatures that are nearly extinct in the series universe, and loyally serves recurring series villain Shao Kahn under the pretense his race will be revived. Reptile has been featured in almost every title in the series under the same pretenses, though he has yet to be rewarded for his efforts. Included in the first game late in the development process, Reptile's character concept was conceived while Boon was driving back to work from lunch. Noting the success of utilizing a palette swap method for Scorpion and Sub-Zero's character sprites he and Tobias decided to include a "super secret hidden feature" in Mortal Kombat, choosing Reptile's green color as a contrast to Scorpion's original yellow and Sub-Zero's blue colors. Developed with the premise of being "a cooler version of Scorpion", the character's concept was completed in a single evening. Reptile's inclusion was intended as a marketing tool for the arcade game: as extreme conditions must be met to encounter Reptile, the designers hoped to rely on word of mouth to spread rumors of the character's existence. However, the character was not included in the title until version 3.0 of the game. Reptile's appearance caused fans to speculate that he could be unlocked and used as a controllable character. Boon noted in a later interview that due to the popularity of the rumors surrounding the character, they decided to include Reptile in subsequent installments of the series as a playable fighter.
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