Cyrax
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{{Mortal Kombat character
| name = Cyrax
| image = Image:Cyrax.gif
| age =
| height = 5' 11" (180 cm)
| weight = 650 lb. (295 kg)
| origin = Earthrealm
| appearances = Mortal Kombat 3
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Mortal Kombat Gold
Mortal Kombat Advance
MK: Deadly Alliance
MK: Tournament Edition
| race = Cyborg
| allies = Sonya Blade
Jax
Nitara
| enemies = Sektor
Reptile
| weapons = Laser Sword (MK4)
Pulse Blade (MK:DA)
| fighting-styles = Ninjitsu
Sambo
| alignment = Good
| portrayers = Sal Divita (MK3, UMK3, MKT)
J.J. Perry (second movie)
}}
Cyrax is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.
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About Cyrax
Making his debut in Mortal Kombat 3, Cyrax was the second of three cybernetic ninja. Designated unit LK-4D4, he was assigned to hunt Sub-Zero for the Lin Kuei clan. He was one of the more popular characters in MK3, due to his plasma net and color being somewhat reminiscent of the then-absent Scorpion. Of the three cyborgs, he has to date become the only one to recover his humanity.
Storyline
In Mortal Kombat 3, Cyrax was working for the Lin Kuei clan, an organization of ninja-assassins who employ conventional martial arts, technology, and magic to eliminate opponents. He appeared alongside his partners Sektor and Smoke, and was ordered to track down and kill a renegade member of the Lin Kuei clan, the younger Sub-Zero. This Sub-Zero had disagreed with the decision to convert all its members into cyborgs and left the clan, and was thus marked for death by the headmasters.
During the invasion of Earthrealm by Shao Kahn and his minions, Sub-Zero defeated Cyrax and reprogrammed him with orders to destroy Shao Kahn. However, Kahn was defeated by the other Earthrealm warriors before Cyrax had a chance to do so. As a result of his reprogramming, he awaited new orders, and when these never came, he wandered and eventually became mired in the middle of a vast desert. In Mortal Kombat Gold, Cyrax was recovered by special agents Sonya Blade and Major Jackson Briggs (Jax). They brought him to the Outer World Investigation Agency (OIA) headquarters, and used its technology to restore his humanity. Grateful for their help, Cyrax joined the OIA as a scout in the realm of Outworld.
During the events of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, Cyrax became stranded on Outworld. His arm console, which allowed him to return to Earthrealm, was damaged in a surprise attack by Reptile orchestrated by the vampire Nitara. The failure of Cyrax to return to Earthrealm resulted in Sonya and Jax travelling to Outworld to recover him. Meanwhile, Cyrax managed to drive off Reptile but was later ambushed by the Oni Moloch and Drahmin. After driving the two demons off as well, he finally encountered the vampire Nitara, who offered to help him return home in exchange for his aid in recovering a lost artifact. They travelled to the underground chamber that housed the egg of the Dragon King. There, Cyrax submerged himself in the lake of molten lava and discovered the orb. Nitara wanted the orb because it bound her realm to that of Outworld. With it now in her possession, she honored her promise to Cyrax and used her necklace to open a portal and send him back to Earthrealm.
Possible future
At the moment, Cyrax's ending in Deadly Alliance is assumed to be part of established Mortal Kombat canon until his return in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon.
Fatalities
- Chopper: Cyrax begins to spin his head nonstop, with his ponytail as the propeller itself. He flies into the air, off-screen. He descends propeller-first, slicing up his opponent to bits. (MK3, UMK3, MKT)
- Self-Destruct: Cyrax uses his arm console to activate a self-destruct mechanism, which is timed. He detonates, killing both himself and his opponent. (MK3, UMK3, MKT)
- Grinder: A mechanical arm extends from inside Cyrax's chest and grasps his opponent by the head. The arm slams the opponent on the ground twice, before retracting into the chest along with the opponent. The chest compartment then reopens, spewing gore. (MK:DA)
Other finishers
- Jaws - Cyrax transforms into an enormous shark and swallows his opponent with one bite. (MK3, UMK3, MKT)
- Do The Cyrax - Cyrax dances. (MK3, UMK3, MKT)
Movie appearance
Cyrax appears in the movie Mortal Kombat: Annihilation as a reprogammed cyborg of the Lin Kuei. In contrast to his game storyline, here he has been re-wired by Shao Kahn, the emperor of Outworld, sent to kill Sonya Blade. In battle with her and Jax, Cyrax self-destructs. In the film, he displays the ability to shoot tiny, spike-studded spheres, and a corrosive, green plasma net.
Trivia
- Cyrax, Sektor, and Smoke began as palette-swapped characters, as the Mortal Kombat game designers had to work around technical limitations to increase the number of playable characters. Since their appearances in Mortal Kombat 3, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and Mortal Kombat Trilogy, each character's appearance has evolved independently. Of late, they have not even appeared in the same game together; Cyrax was playable in MK:DA, and Smoke was playable as part of a tag-team (with Noob Saibot, another character who was originally a palette-swap) in MK:D.
- Cyrax's Mortal Kombat Gold storyline — being recovered from the desert by the Lin Kuei and sent once more to kill Sub-Zero — was retconned by Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance's Konquest Mode, which stated that he was "recovered by Special Forces agents Sonya Blade and Jackson Briggs."
- 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.
- In most Mortal Kombat games, Cyrax bleeds a black oil (except during fatalities), whereas most other characters' blood is red or green.
- In the development stage of Mortal Kombat 3, Cyrax and Sektor were referred to as "Mustard and Ketchup" before their names were finalized. In Deadly Alliance, Cyrax has separate combos, in the Sambo style, named Ketchup and Mustard.
- Cyrax and Sektor were shown in human form in an episode of the cartoon Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm. In this cartoon, Cyrax did not appear to be black, but Sektor did.
- In his Mortal Kombat Gold ending, it is revealed that he is black.
- Cyrax is seen trapped in the sand in the background of Jade's Desert in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, despite also being a playable character. This foreshadows his ending in that particular game.
- Cyrax's self-destruct fatality, initiated via his arm console, closely resembles that of another fictional character, the titular antagonist from the Arnold Schwarzenegger film, Predator. Certain elements of both characters' armor are also similar.
- Cyrax loathes Johnny Cage and his movies, especially Ninja Mime.