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| “ | As the life trickled from my body, a stranger rescued me: a cleric of Chaos who called himself Havik. He convinced me to return my clan to its former glory. Never again will I deny my devotion to the Black Dragon. Inspired by Havik, I set out to find and kill Mavado of the Red Dragon. His organization is secretive, but not invisible. It feels good to have hookswords in my hands once again. | „ |
| ~ Kabal's Deception bio. |
Kabal is a warrior who is the leader of the Black Dragon Clan, and a supporting character of the Mortal Kombat franchise.
In Mortal Kombat 3, he was portrayed by Richard Divizio, who also portrayed Kano and Baraka in the same game and Shang Tsung and Quan Chi in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero. He was voiced by Jarod Pranno in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon.
History[]
Mortal Kombat 3[]
Kabal was the leader of the Black Dragon Clan until Shao Kahn's invasion of Earthrealm. His soul was spared and he discovered that he was one of the chosen fighters. Kabal was attacked by one of Kahn's extermination squads and severely mutilated, surviving only through artificial respirators. He still had an unbroken will to fight, and joined the heroes to take revenge against his attackers. After the invasion was defeated Kabal elected to leave behind his life of crime, swearing to become a force of good.
Between Mortal Kombat 3 and Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance[]
At some point before the events of Deadly Alliance, Kabal targeted by Mavado, who was a leading member of the Red Dragon Clan, due to being an ex-Black Dragon. Kabal fought and was wounded severely by Mavado, who took Kabal's hookswords as trophies, leaving him for dead.
Mortal Kombat: Deception[]
Havik found Kabal on the brink of death and saved him, in exchange for him bringing back the Black Dragon as a force of chaos and anarchy. Kabal was convinced to return his clan to it's former glory. Kabal first of all returned to Earthrealm to reclaim his hookswords from Mavado, seemingly killing him in retribution.
He then began searching for new recruits and eventually found Kira, a weapons dealer whose ruthlessness in battling her enemies impressed him. Afterwards Kabal and Kira rescued rouge martial artist Kobra from imprisonment. Kabal and his recruits accompanied Havik to Outworld, Kabal secretly wanting to test the pair of recruits and he then tested their progress in the battle against the Dragon King.
In his non canon ending, while Kobra and Kira lured the heroes away from Onaga's corpse, Havik sought to take his heart, which could be used to raise the dead. Kabal proceeded to betray and kill the Cleric of Chaos to use Onaga's heart for his own purposes. In Kira's ending, after complimenting them on defeating the heroes, Kabal pitted Kira and Kobra against each other, to see which was truly worthy. After Kira won, Kabal gave her the honour of recruiting two new members and testing them in the same way.
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon[]
In the Konquest Mode, Kabal led the Black Dragon in an ambush in the Botan Jungle, and encountered Taven in Argus's temple after the demigod beat Kobra and most of the other Black Dragon. He offered him a place in the clan, but was turned down and defeated by Taven.
Kabal joined the Forces of Darkness in the battle of Armageddon, and was seen fighting Ermac. When the Pyramid of Argus emerged, Kabal sped up the steps, trying to stop Stryker. However, it backfired and Kabal was thrown off of the pyramid along with Kira. Along with most of the kombatants, he was killed.
In his non canon ending, he defeated Blaze, imbuing his hookswords with great power. Kabal challenged Mavado to battle and overpowered him easily, causing him to perform Hara-kiri. He held Mavado's head as a sign of the Black Dragon's superiority.
Powers and Abilities[]
Kabal's dash move.
Kabal is a ruthless, but level-headed fighter and wields his hookswords with great skill. His face is so hideous it can scare people to death, as evidenced by one of his fatalities. Kabal can also fire a plasma blast from his mask and use his superhuman speed to perform a dash, that spins his opponent around like a top. As shown in one of his fatalities, he can move up to speeds far quicker than the speed of sound though his top speed is unknown.
Powers[]
- Superhuman Strength: Kabal has proved to be very strong enough to take on super-powered characters. He is strong enough to pull the top of someone's head off. He is also capable of kicking opponents to send them flying at greater distances than how a peak human can.
- Superhuman Speed: Kabal's most defining trait is his immeasurable speed. He's able to run at such blinding speeds that makes him appear as a blur, making him one of the fastest characters in the series.
- Superhuman Durability
- Superhuman Endurance: Kabal is able to resist large amounts of physical pain that could severely injure him.
- Superhuman Reflexes: With his speed, Kabal is able to evade projectiles with his reflexes.
- Magic: Kabal has magic capabilities like firing purple energy projectiles.
Abilities[]
- Master Martial Artist: Kabal is a formidable combatant even without using his speed. He can use his speed combined with his martial art skills in order to defeat his opponents.
- Sun Bin
- Goju Ryu
- Acrobatics: Kabal does have impressive acrobatic skills. Besides his agility, he can also perform flips.
- Weaponry: Kabal is very proficient in wielding hook swords and sending saw blades toward his opponents.
- High Intelligence: Kabal does have impressive intelligence when making strategies and analyzing his opponents' movements and skills
Quotes[]
| “ | I have since recruited young, skillful warriors to fill the ranks of the new Black Dragon clan. I will now lead my fellow Dragons to Outworld, where Havik has a task for us. It will be an excellent opportunity to test the abilities of my young comrades -- and weed out the weak ones. | „ |
| “ | You fight well. I don't know who you are but there is always room in the Black Dragon clan for another ruthless warrior. | „ |
| ~ Kabal makes an offer to Taven to join the Black Dragon, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. |
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- Black Dragon Clan
- Kano (formerly)
- Havik
- Kira
- Kobra
- Forces of Darkness
Enemies[]
- Red Dragon Clan
- Mavado
- Special Forces
- Taven
- Ermac
- Stryker
- Forces of Light
Gallery[]
Images[]
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- One of the hints in Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is "Kabal says thank you very much". This may be a reference to a side mission players can perform, where he will reward them with his hookswords.
- While all the other characters must perform "mercy" to use their Animalities, Kabal can do so automatically on the Sega Genesis ports, however, this makes his head fall off.
External Link[]
- Kabal on the Heroes Wiki
