FIGHTABASE | Scorpion (Fighter)

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Scorpion (He/Him)
Fighting Game Origin
Midway

Tags

2d-3d	axe	blank_eyes	broadsword
chained	fire_control	hooded	japanese
middle_aged	muffler	ninja	parent
pi-gua	rope_weapon	skulls	spit_moves
teleporter	undead	widowed	yellow_outfit

Variations

Mortal Kombat
Throw Moves

Scorpion grabs his opponent and plants a foot in their abdomen, falling backward and flipping them over his head.

Scorpion smashes his opponent in the face with a quick strike using the back of his hand.

Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.

Scorpion teleports off of the side of the screen and reappears on the other side with a jumping punch.

Scorpion removes his mask and reveals a hideous skull. He then turns to his opponent and releases the burning flames of Hell from his mouth, burning the clothing and flesh right off of them.

Mortal Kombat 2
Throw Moves

Airborne Tomoe Nage

Whilst in the air, Scorpion grabs his opponent and flips them over his head, tossing them across the screen.

Scorpion grabs his opponent and plants a foot in their abdomen, falling backward and flipping them over his head.

Scorpion smashes his opponent in the face with a quick strike using the back of his hand.

Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.

Scorpion teleports off of the side of the screen and reappears on the other side with a jumping punch.

Scorpion lowers himself to the ground and trips the opponent with his legs.

Scorpion slashes the opponent with a kunai through the throat, then again through the torso, slicing them in half.

Buy a Scorpion Doll!

Scorpion produces a miniature doll of himself and encourages the opponent to purchase it.

Scorpion removes his mask and reveals a hideous skull. He then turns to his opponent and releases the burning flames of Hell from his mouth, burning the clothing and flesh right off of them.

Scorpion removes his mask and reveals a hideous skull. He then turns to his opponent and releases the burning flames of Hell from his mouth, burning the clothing and flesh right off of them. "Toasty" version, can be done at any distance.

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Throw Moves

Scorpion grabs his opponent and plants a foot in their abdomen, falling backward and flipping them over his head.

Airborne Tomoe Nage

Whilst in the air, Scorpion grabs his opponent and flips them over his head, tossing them across the screen.

Scorpion hits his opponent with a battle axe.

Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.

Scorpion teleports off of the side of the screen and reappears on the other side with a jumping punch.

Jack-in-the-Box

Scorpion pulls out a jack-in-the-box from behind him, and turns the crank as the Friendship melody plays. Upon the end of the jingle, a giant skull pops out of the box and scares off the opponent.

Scorpion transforms into a penguin and waddles over to the opponent, where he lays an egg beneath them. He waddles away just in time for the egg to detonate, killing the opponent.

Yellow Ninja Brigade

Scorpion goes into his win pose and a cavalcade of identical ninja appear from the bottom of the screen (either clones of Scorpion, or members of his Shirai Ryu ninja clan). As the ninja rush to attack the opponent, the screen goes black. In some versions, Scorpion and the opponent are transported to Scorpion's Lair before the ninja arrive.

Scorpion removes his mask and reveals a hideous skull. He then turns to his opponent and releases the burning flames of Hell from his mouth, burning the clothing and flesh right off of them. This move must be performed at approximately half-screen.

[SNES/Genesis only]

Scorpion poses and whisks the opponent away to his lair, where the opponent burns to death.

Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Throw Moves

Scorpion grabs his opponent and plants a foot in their abdomen, falling backward and flipping them over his head.

Airborne Tomoe Nage

Whilst in the air, Scorpion grabs his opponent and flips them over his head, tossing them across the screen.

Scorpion hits his opponent with a battle axe.

Scorpion leaps forward with a punch.

Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.

Scorpion teleports off of the side of the screen and reappears on the other side with a jumping punch.

Scorpion transforms into a penguin and waddles over to the opponent, where he lays an egg beneath them. He waddles away just in time for the egg to detonate, killing the opponent.

Scorpion summons a gigantic bony hand from a hole in the ground, which squeezes the opponent and crushes them.

Jack-in-the-Box

Scorpion pulls out a jack-in-the-box from behind him, and turns the crank as the Friendship melody plays. Upon the end of the jingle, a giant skull pops out of the box and scares off the opponent.

Scorpion removes his mask and reveals a hideous skull. He then turns to his opponent and releases the burning flames of Hell from his mouth, burning the clothing and flesh right off of them. This move must be performed at approximately half-screen.

Yellow Ninja Brigade

[Nintendo 64 only]

Scorpion goes into his win pose and a cavalcade of identical ninja appear from the bottom of the screen (either clones of Scorpion, or members of his Shirai Ryu ninja clan). As the ninja rush to attack the opponent, the screen goes black. In some versions, Scorpion and the opponent are transported to Scorpion's Lair before the ninja arrive.

Mortal Kombat 4
Throw Moves

Airborne Tomoe Nage

Whilst in the air, Scorpion grabs his opponent and flips them over his head, tossing them across the screen.

Scorpion pulls off his mask and breathes fire on the foe.

Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.

Scorpion teleports off of the side of the screen and reappears on the other side with a jumping punch.

Scorpion the Scorpion

Scorpion transforms into a gigantic scorpion and grabs the foe with his pincers, then stabs his stinger through their chest and tears their torso off.

Scorpion removes his mask and reveals a hideous skull. He then turns to his opponent and releases the burning flames of Hell from his mouth, burning the clothing and flesh right off of them.

Mortal Kombat Gold
Throw Moves

Airborne Tomoe Nage

Whilst in the air, Scorpion grabs his opponent and flips them over his head, tossing them across the screen.

Scorpion pulls off his mask and breathes fire on the foe.

Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.

Scorpion teleports off of the side of the screen and reappears on the other side with a jumping punch.

Scorpion the Scorpion

Scorpion transforms into a gigantic scorpion and grabs the foe with his pincers, then stabs his stinger through their chest and tears their torso off.

Scorpion removes his mask and reveals a hideous skull. He then turns to his opponent and releases the burning flames of Hell from his mouth, burning the clothing and flesh right off of them.

Mortal Kombat Advance
Special Moves

Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.

Scorpion teleports off of the side of the screen and reappears on the other side with a jumping punch.

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Special Moves

Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.

Raising his hands, Scorpion summons the flames of Hell from the ground in the opponent's position.

Flaming backflip attack.

Scorpion tosses his Spear, and the kunai tip gets lodged into the opponent's head. He pulls on the rope a few times, and finally yanks it enough to pull it free, shattering the opponent's head in the process.

Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition
Special Moves

Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.

Mortal Kombat: Deception
Special Moves

Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.

Raising his hands, Scorpion summons the flames of Hell from the ground in the opponent's position.

Flaming backflip attack.

Teleport Attack

Teleporting kick attack.

Scorpion uses amazing strength to tear his opponent's head right off of their shoulders - along with their spine still attached.

Scorpion fires off his Spear and takes off one of the opponent's arms. He throws it again and rips off one of their legs. Then, as they plead for mercy, he walks over to them and breaks their neck.

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
Special Moves

Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.

Raising his hands, Scorpion summons the flames of Hell from the ground in the opponent's position.

Flaming backflip attack.

Scorpion performs a crouching teleport, leaving behind after-images, and punches the opponent in the back.

Mortal Kombat: Unchained
Special Moves

Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.

Flaming backflip attack.

Teleport Attack

Teleporting kick attack.

Raising his hands, Scorpion summons the flames of Hell from the ground in the opponent's position.

Scorpion uses amazing strength to tear his opponent's head right off of their shoulders - along with their spine still attached.

Scorpion fires off his Spear and takes off one of the opponent's arms. He throws it again and rips off one of their legs. Then, as they plead for mercy, he walks over to them and breaks their neck.

Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe
Special Moves

Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.

Raising his hands, Scorpion summons the flames of Hell from the ground in the opponent's position.

Scorpion performs a crouching teleport, leaving behind after-images, and punches the opponent in the back.

Double-footed slide attack.

Scorpion crouches slightly and catches himself on fire, burning the foe if they wander too close.

Drag Me To Hell

Scorpion shoots flames at his feet, creating a hole in the ground that he descends into. Another hole appears at the opponent's feet, and they are slowly dragged into the pit. Their skeleton is then flung from the boiling crevasse, and Scorpion pops out of a hole where he had initially stood.

Scorpion removes his mask and reveals a hideous skull. He then turns to his opponent and releases the burning flames of Hell from his mouth, burning the clothing and flesh right off of them.

Mortal Kombat (2011)
Throw Moves

Reel 'Em Back In

Scorpion grabs his foe by the neck, kicks them in the air, and then sticks them with his spear while they're in the air, pulling them sharply to the ground.

Scorpion grabs his foe by the throat and tosses them in the air behind him, then sticks his spear into them to bring them back down to the ground.

Scorpion grabs his opponent in mid-air and spins them a bit before flinging them to the ground.

Double sword slice followed by Scorpion's Backflip Kick from older games.

Two punches and a flaming uppercut.

Punch followed by a shoulder shove.

Raising his hands, Scorpion summons the flames of Hell from the ground in the opponent's position.

Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.

Scorpion teleports off of the side of the screen and reappears on the other side with a jumping punch.

Scorpion lowers himself to the ground and trips the opponent with his legs.

Scorpion's spear catches on fire as he throws it at his opponent

A slightly longer, more damaging Demon Fire.

Scorpion performs a Teleport Jab that leads into a flaming uppercut.

A faster Takedown with a longer reach.

Knockdown jaw-shattering punch, followed by stomping on the ribs.

Scorpion jabs his kunai into his opponent's chest and wraps the chain around their neck. A portal opens, and he kicks the foe into it. Another portal opens from above and the opponent's skinned, hanging corpse drops.

Drawing a sword, Scorpion slices the opponent horizontally at the waist, then at the neck. He kicks the opponent's top torso away from their body, then vertically slices their airborne head in two.

Scorpion removes his mask and reveals a hideous skull. He then turns to his opponent and releases the burning flames of Hell from his mouth, burning the clothing and flesh right off of them. Must have the pre-order/DLC Scorpion MK1 costume to unlock this Fatality.

Injustice
Throw Moves

Scorpion grabs his opponent in mid-air and spins them a bit before flinging them to the ground.

Shroud of Flames

Scorpion surrounds himself in flames for a short time, causing small amounts of unblockable damage to the opponent upon touch. If the move is activated right next to the opponent, they are burned and stunned.

A slightly longer, more damaging Demon Fire.

Raising his hands, Scorpion summons the flames of Hell from the ground in the opponent's position.

Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage. Scorpion automatically uppercuts the foe after reeling them in unless EX'd.

Scorpion teleports off of the side of the screen and reappears on the other side with a jumping punch.

Scorpion lowers himself to the ground and trips the opponent with his legs.

Flaming backflip attack.

Welcome to the Netherrealm

Scorpion teleports to the other side of the opponent and delivers a kick that sends them to a patch of land in Hell. Two stone walls rise up, and Scorpion stick his opponent with two Bloody Spears and sets them on fire. Using the spears, he flings the opponent against each wall, then leaps up and slams them against the ground.

Mortal Kombat X
Basic Moves

Shroud of Flames

Scorpion surrounds himself in flames for a short time, causing small amounts of unblockable damage to the opponent upon touch. If the move is activated right next to the opponent, they are burned and stunned.

Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.

Scorpion teleports off of the side of the screen and reappears on the other side with a jumping punch.

Scorpion lowers himself to the ground and trips the opponent with his legs.

A slightly longer, more damaging Demon Fire.

Scorpion flings a ball of hellfire. Can be delayed by holding Attack 1 or cancelled by dashing.

Scorpion summons a demonic minion from a flaming portal in the ground to grab the foe and hold them in place.

Scorpion summons a demonic minion to drop down from the sky with a kick.

A demonic minion rushes the opponent from behind.

Scorpion dives horizontally at the opponent with his hands aflame. If he connects, he'll shatter the opponent's jaw with his knee, which knocks them into the air so he can throw spears into their head and chest, and then yank on the chains to send them crashing to the ground head-first. Can be delayed by holding Flip Stance and Block, or canceled by pressing Backward or Forward twice. Pressing Backward while performing this move starts the move off with a teleport.

Mortal Kombat 11
Throw Moves

Scorpion's hand catches on fire and he grabs the opponent, spinning them around and as they drop, he smashes their face into the ground, then follows up by stabbing their back with a katana.

Scorpion spins his spear around vertically three times and then throws it straight.

Scorpion pulls off his mask and breathes fire on the foe.

Scorpion ignites his spear, increasing damage on all spear attacks. Amplifying Burning Spear creates a burst of Nether Flame around Scorpion.

Scorpion flings a ball of hellfire.

Scorpion pops off the side of the screen behind him, leaving an after-image of himself that fades away into cinders while he appears from the other side with a high kunai strike.

Scorpion becomes a flaming skeleton and glides forward. If he catches the opponent as his trajectory finishes, he'll grab the foe turn back to normal, with his hand turning back last with, with a firey detonation. If he reaches them before the end of the glide, he'll run through them first for additional damage, and grab them from the back.

Scorpion starts slowly drawing his katana, during which he has several attack options.

Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage. Now automatically follows up with a katana slash to the back.

Mortal Kombat 1
Basic Moves

Dynamic Entrance

Scorpion leaps in and kicks the opponent away with fire effects.

Scorpion crouches slightly and catches himself on fire, burning the foe if they wander too close.

Scorpion pulls off his mask and breathes fire on the foe.

Scorpion removes his mask and reveals a hideous skull. He then turns to his opponent and releases the burning flames of Hell from his mouth, burning the clothing and flesh right off of them.

Scorpion snags the player character with his rope and pulls them back, hopefully out of harm's way.

Scorpion swings two swords downward to knock down.

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