

Mk9 was when they decided that it was apparently a great idea to make Goro a big dumb hulking beast who pulled a game of thrones and "just kind of forgot" about his honorĮdit: tl dr: Sonicfox's hot take is only valid if you only consider the new timeline or non-canon material. And that point was when they decided to redo the entire timeline, yet they decided to put in random extra changes that did not have to do with Raiden's premonitions. Beyond that, he was shown to be honorable and even an advocate for peace.

The Prince of Pain trilogy revolves around the storyline. Lost twice in the entire original saga, only once in a fair fight. Browse issues from the comic book series, Mortal Kombat: Goro, Prince of Pain, from Malibu Comics. He loses his second fight in over 500 years completely unfairly, but survives.Īfter being rescued by Shao Kahn, his old friend, they work together to help bring down the dragon king, the greatest threat to every character on both sides.

Goro is ambushed by Noob unfairly in a sneak attack assassination attempt. He works with Kitana to forge peace with his race's greatest enemy, the centaurs, and apparantly makes peace with the descendant of the Great Kung Lao, the new Kung Lao. Goro eventually finds himself, comes back, and becomes a great diplomat. Goro is so ashamed of his failure and overconfidence that he goes into self-imposed exile for several years, letting Shang Tsung and Shao Kahn think he's dead. Goro loses in a fair fight for the first time in over 500 years. Liu Kang realizes Goro has become overconfident and exploits this to defeat him. Modern day - after 500 years winning easily against all of earth's best fighters, Goro has grown tired and overconfident. Let's reiterate what happened with Goro in the original timeline.ĥ00 years ago, Goro defeats Eath's greatest champion, the Great Kung Lao.
