*Kintaro*

Kintaro, a tiger-striped Shokan who joins Kahn's forces in order to avenge Goro's death, debuted in MKII as the sub-boss from the game. He challenges Liu Kang in combat during the second tournament but loses. In MK: Armageddon's
Konquest mode, he is seen as an illusion in the Netherrealm working in
an attempt to overthrow Shinnok's rule, which is only a test for Taven.
Shang Tsung's third Fatality in MKII saw him transform into Kintaro before punching his opponent's upper torso off his body. In Kintaro's MK: Armageddon
ending, he wishes for and is given the swords of Scorpion, Sub-Zero,
Havik, and Hotaru (one for each arm), making him all but unstoppable.
Kintaro was inspired by the Japanese mythology character Kintarō and initially conceived for MKII
as an anthropomorphic bipedal tiger complete with a fur-lined costume,
but the concept was scrapped due to the difficulty of creating such a
complicated outfit.^[5] He is the lone character from the first three games who has not appeared in any film or television adaptations of the series.