GENERAL/STORY:
In the realm of Outworld, Motaro's race of Centaurians had come into conflict with the Shokan. Shao Kahn, Emperor of Outworld, had begun to favor the Centaurians over the Shokan, and had been punishing the latter, aiding the Centaurians in the defeat and subjugation of the Shokan race. When Kahn formed special extermination squads to eliminate the chosen warriors of Earthrealm during his invasion, Motaro was appointed to head this elite group of savage warriors.

Sonya Blade's defeat of Kano during the events of Mortal Kombat Trilogy had resulted in the Black Dragon member being thrown from a skyscraper to the streets below. Motaro recovered the severely injured Kano, and brought him back to Shao Kahn's fortress. After reviving him with magic, Motaro then imprisoned the criminal so that he could later be punished by Kahn for failing to defeat Sonya. It is at this point that Motaro was assaulted and supposedly killed by Sheeva. However, he returns in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, but since then the Centaurs have been put under a curse by the Shokan, turning him and the rest of his race into bipedal Minotaurs.

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ORIGIN:
Mortal Kombat 3

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OTHER APPEARANCES:
Mortal Kombat 3 Ultimate, Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

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REVIEW:
Minotaurs have always been pretty cool and mysterious creatures, and Motaro seemed like a perfect fit for MK's cast of characters, and was a very effective monster sub-boss in MK3. It was nice to see him return in Trilogy, even though he had the same character sprite; but then the development team really screwed the design.

So they brought him back in MK: Armageddon as a selectable character, and cut off two of his legs... So he's no longer a Minotaur. That's right, the very thing that made him unique and cool, they took away... Most likely because they couldn't get the physics right and didn't want to make special 3D animations for him. Lazy ass designers. Geez, way to completely butcher a design. Literally.
 

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