Reptile (Mortal Kombat)

Reptile is a video game character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise. Created for Midway Games by John Tobias and Ed Boon, Reptile debuted in Mortal Kombat as a hidden boss and appeared in subsequent titles as a playable character, also appeared in the merchandise and other media related to the series. Beginning with Mortal Kombat 4, Reptile has been voiced by series' sound engineer Dan Forden. Reptile is a Raptor, a nearly extinct bipedal humanoid race of reptilian creatures and loyally serves the series' recurring villain Shao Kahn in hope that his race will be revived. Reptile has been featured in almost every title in the series under the same pretenses, and until the 2011 game, he had yet to be rewarded for his efforts. Critical reception to the character has been positive, several publications commenting on his evolution since his debut as hidden character