The Black Dragon operative, Kano
So I'm old-school when it comes to videogame bad guys. Long before Ryuji Yamazaki came at us with his knives, we had Kano. Midway toned him down in later games, but he will always be my favorite.
Kano's Background
Age: 35 in Mortal Kombat 1, 45 as of Armageddon
Height: 6'
Weight: 205
Hair: Black (was bald in MK3)
Eyes: 1 Brown, 1 Infra-Red (built into metal implant)
Status: Deported from Japan, wanted criminal in 35 countries
Family: Orphaned as a small child by an American woman in Tokyo, later retconned to being Australian following the late Trevor Goddard's well-received performance as Kano in the movie
Fighting Styles: Xing Yi and Akido
Signature Weapons: Dual Butterfly Knives
Allies: His Black Dragon comrades (Kabal, Kobra, Kira, Jarek, Tasia, Tremor, and No-Face)
Enemies: He has plenty of those, but number one on his shit list is Sonya Blade
Favorite Drink: Milk...in a dirty glass
Birthplace: Unknown, later retconned to Australia.
Occupation: Black Dragon Operative
Portrayed By: Richard Divizio (all games); Trevor Goddard (first film)
Bios and Endings:
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Kano: "Oh, man...I so have to pee right now..."
Mortal Kombat 3/Ultimate/Trilogy
When Shao Kahn lets Kano live he fails to recognize the resourcefulness of the scheming human. Kano lures Kahn's armies away on a false mission: then nukes them using a stolen weapon. He fights the remaining warriors and finally defeats Kahn himself.
Kano's true intention is to take over the souls which Kahn once possessed. But Kano is unable to control the spirits as they escape and attack him. Rumored to have suffered a violent death, Kano was ignorant of the fact that he saved the world that he tried to conquer.
Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance
Kano and Sonya had fought before. Although Kano was humiliated by his defeat at her hands so many years ago, this time the outcome would be different...
Kano had stolen Quan Chi's amulet at the request of Shang Tsung. With the amulet in his possession, Kano came to the realization that he was now in total control of the revived undefeatable army. Rather than hand the amulet and the army over to Shang Tsung, Kano kept them for himself, and used the army to ambush Sonya, ending their long rivalry once and for all.
Mortal Kombat Armageddon Ending
For months the Red Dragon had kept Kano hidden in their mountain stronghold, an unwilling test subject for a new process designed to transform humans into dragons. Kano escaped, however, before they could finish. Infused with godlike energy from Blaze, the process was rejuvenated; Kano was transformed into a black dragon-human hybrid.