Kobra

Kobra is one of Kabal's new Black Dragon recruits and a villain from the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games.

History
Kobra learned martial arts in a school in New York, but wasn't alowed to hurt anyone else. He had long wondered if any of his martial arts skills would prove to be useful in an actual fight. Thus Kobra headed for the backstreets of New York to truly test his skills and started with street gangs, eventually moving up to drug dealers and gangbangers. Kobra's excitement and thrill that came from fighting began to consume him and sure enough, he started killing his opponents. His bloodlust grew stronger and stronger and started to rob convience stores and gas stations, adding looting to his list. Kobra was eventually caught by the N.Y.P.D. now not even knownign how many people he had killed. As the police were bringing him in, Kabal and Kira attacked and freed him, inducting him into the new Black Dragon Clan. Kobra joined them as they journeyed into Outworld to aid Havik, cleric of Chaos, who had saved Kabal from the brink of death.

In Mortal Kombat Armageddon, he and Kira guarded a bridge in the Botan Jungle while Kabal was busy doing some investigations. Taven showed up and demanded to cross, but Kobra refused to let him pass and they fought. Kira left as they were battling and after being defeated, Kobra escaped.

In his ending, Kobra defeated Blaze and becomes a god, but demands that the Elder Gods give him control over all realms. They agree to this, but tell him he must select a queen and he chooses Kira. She is transformed into a goddess of death and when Kobra kisses her, he is reduced to ash, as a lesson to those who make demands of the gods.

Abilities
Kobra is a skilled martial artist and is able to charge his attacks with fire, as well as use blasts of it. He can also teleport in a trail of smoke and strike his opponent.

Trivia

 * In the American version of the games, the flag patch on his alternate outfit is backwards.


 * Kobra's machete in Armageddon was originally going to be given to Kai, but Kai was given a spiked club instead.


 * Kobra's appearance and outfit is very similar to that of Ken from Street Fighter.


 * Kobra's name and appearance may have come from his resemblance to members of the Cobra Kai Karate Dojo in the movie, the Karate Kid.