Ermac

Subject: *Ermac* Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:30 pm

Ermac is an entity composed of legions of dead souls created by Shao
Kahn, most likely out of souls he had previously taken. Ermac refers to
himself in the plural rather than in the singular. Ermac served as one
of Shao Kahn's greatest warriors, taking even more souls for his
collection, and stays secretively in the shadows of the last Earthrealm
Mortal Kombat tournament, which Liu Kang won. He is also noted for
participating in the invasion of Earthrealm. On one mission for Shao
Kahn in the Netherrealm, Ermac becomes acquainted with Shujinko.
However, after Shao Kahn's defeat and subsequent loss of power, Ermac
remains under Kahn's control and wanders Outworld without instructions.
During the events of MK: Deadly Alliance, Kenshi finds the
wandering Ermac and frees them from Kahn's control. Ermac's newfound
freedom enables them to choose their own destiny and they decide to
repent for their earlier ways and become a force for good. After making
this decision, Ermac meets a warrior soul who, like Kenshi, understands
their suffering - Liu Kang, who is not only in need of another ally, but
also of assistance in freeing his enslaved comrades. Seizing the
opportunity to atone for the evil he committed in Kahn's name, Ermac
helps Liu Kang, and the pair successfully free Liu's allies from Onaga's
control. In his ending in Mortal Kombat: Deception, Shujinko describes Ermac as being capable of battling all five by himself with relative ease. In Ermac's ending in MK: Armageddon,
it is said that after defeating Blaze, the many souls contained within
Ermac are released and form new bodies; they are connected to each other
in a collective consciousness, making Ermac no longer a fusion of
souls, but an army.
John Turk plays Ermac in UMK3 and MKT. Ermac appears in the film MK: Annihilation played by John Medlen. He also appears in one episode in MK: Defenders of the Realm, voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.
Ermac originally appeared in the Arcade version of the first Mortal Kombat
game as a glitch where Scorpion, Sub-Zero and the hidden character
Reptile were displayed red instead of yellow, blue and green
respectflly. As a result of this error, an internal error counter
indicated as "ERMAC" (ERror MACro) was incremented.

*Ermac*

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