Motaro

Motaro is a member of the Outworld race known as Centaurians and a villain from the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games.

History
Motaro was brought to Earthrealm by Shao Kahn after he invaded Earthrealm. The warlord had begun to favor the Centaurians over the Shokan and had helped the former to subjugate the latter. After Kahn formed his extermination squads, Motaro was named as leader of this group of warriors. After Kano's defeat at the hands of Sonya Blade, the Centaurian captured and imprisoned him to await punishment for his failure. However he was defeated by Sheeva, who freed Kano.

Motaro returned in Mortal Kombat Armageddon. His race had been cursed by the Shokan and transformed into bipedal versions of themselves, Minotaurs. In his ending, Motaro defeats Blaze causing the firespawn's power to consume him. As the fire dissipates, he realizes that he is once again walking on four legs and that the curse has been lifted. Motaro then vows that the Shokan would pay for their treachery.

Powers
Motaro possesses superhuman strength. especially in his lower body. His horse half allows him to run at incredible speeds and he possesses a powerful metallic tail that is razor sharp and that he can fire energy blasts out of. Motaro is also utterly immune to projectile attacks, reflecting them right back at his opponent. He can also teleport and smash his opponent from behind. In Armageddon, he lost a number of his more powerful abilities, such as his reflection powers.

Trivia

 * Similar to Kintaro, Motaro's name seems to be based off of a Japanese legendary character, in his case, Momotaro.


 * John Tobias said during an interview that Motaro was based on a toy he had as a child, a creature from "the Micronauts", the main antagonist, Baron Karza.