
While Cyrax's normal outfit in Deadly Alliance shows him more robotic than human, his alternate costume shows him to be almost completely human with cybernetic parts in his body, although his "being human again" probably just refers to him regaining his memories and conscious, as he will always have cybernetic implants in his body no matter what, making him a cyborg. Although he stated he was human again after the process Jax and Sonya performed on him, he is clearly still a cyborg in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, giving a plausible explanation as to why he still bleeds oil or "black blood" in the game. His alternate costume depicted him in the same outfit, but lacking the front of his mask. Cyrax has separate combos in the Sambo style in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance named Ketchup and Mustard, a reference to this.Ĭyrax's face was first seen in-game during Mortal Kombat Gold. In the development stage of Mortal Kombat 3, Cyrax and Sektor were referred to as " Mustard and Ketchup" before their names were finalized.
MORTAL KOMBAT 3 CYRAX MOVES FREE
Initially, fans speculated that Cyrax was a robotic Scorpion, because of the latter's absence from MK3, their similar color schemes, and similar moves that involved hauling an opponent towards them for a free hit. However, they all have returned for Mortal Kombat: Armageddon as individual characters. Smoke was playable as part of a tag-team with Noob Saibot in Mortal Kombat: Deception. While Sektor and Cyrax were playable in Mortal Kombat Gold, only Cyrax was playable in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, while Sektor appeared in Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition. Of late, they have only appeared in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon together all in robotic form. Since their appearances in the MK3 series, each character's appearance has evolved independently. He and his robotic counter-parts, Sektor and Smoke, began as palette-swapped characters to work around technical limitations to increase the number of playable characters. He bleeds oil this time around too, much like in MK Deception and Deadly Alliance, represented by a dark bluish-black/black color. Underneath, the robotic shell reveals Cyrax to have dark skin. His helmet is also almost changed completely, still possessing the crude beak-like appearance. His chest cavity also opens up to reveal an energy core. In the latest Mortal Kombat, Cyrax is given an entire overhaul featuring more armor plating and visible scratches thanks to graphical improvements as well as green eyes. In Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance, Cyrax gains a redesign, courtesy of the Special Forces, now featuring new, shining armor, as well as a heartbeat regulator on his chest.

In the alternate timeline of MK 2011, he was automated and dutifully serves the Lin Kuei, but was visibly opposed to the process before being presumably automated against his will.Ĭyrax debuted as a palette swap of the cyborg ninja character with a yellow sheen, sporting bright armor and a helmet that slightly protrudes forward to produce a crude beak and wires from the back of his head. He has currently allied with them as a token of his appreciation. This is due to the efforts made by Sonya Blade and Jax Briggs. Of the three cyborgs, he has become the second to recover his humanity. He was assigned to hunt down the renegade, former Lin Kuei member Sub-Zero as designated unit LK-4D4. Making his debut in Mortal Kombat 3, Cyrax was one of the three cybernetic ninjas created by the Lin Kuei, in an effort to convert all members into unfeeling, cold-hearted, cybernetic assassins to improve their performance. He returns in Mortal Kombat X as a DLC character for Kombat Pack 4: Immortals. Mortal Kombat X (Kombat Kard material, DLC)Ĭyrax is a non-fanon character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series, who made his debut in Mortal Kombat 3.
