PicturesĪnother strange thing about Chameleon is his unusual lack of a story. But could they be thwarted by an imitator in their midst? Warner Bros. In Mortal Kombat, Scorpion and Sub-Zero duke it out as longtime rivals. During gameplay, Chameleon changes colors (a "palette swap") while being able to use all of the signature moves of the character Chameleon briefly imitates. He was accessible by inputting a specific button sequence when selecting any of the game's ninjas. (Both started out as secret characters, both are named after lizard creatures, and both have the power to imitate other characters.)Ī lesser-known ninja with the least fleshed-out story and history in all of Mortal Kombat, Chameleon is an imitator ninja whose most unique trait is copying the powers of the other Mortal Kombat ninjas, including Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Noob Saibot, Smoke, and more.Īfter his first unofficial appearance in home versions of Mortal Kombat 3 (playable only with a Game Genie), Chameleon made his official debut in 1996's Mortal Kombat Trilogy as a secret character.
In fact, you're probably already confusing him with Reptile, a different character with rather similar characteristics. Unless you're a hardcore Mortal Kombat fan, you've probably never heard of Chameleon. Amy Rose Longplays Who is Chameleon in Mortal Kombat? "Hiding in plain sight just like when he debuted in the video game."Ĭhameleon made his first real appearance in Mortal Kombat Trilogy as a secret character. "It's just a name, or is it?"Īs u/enonymous617 writes, "What if Cole is short for Chamel?" Chamel Young. "The first thing that struck me was his name: Cole Young," writes u/enonymous617, who says the name is too far afield from other Mortal Kombat monikers it "doesn't sound cool" like Liu Kang or "strike fear" like Shang Tsung. But on Reddit's r/FanTheories, lifelong fan u/enonymous617 theorizes that Cole Young is secretly another Mortal Kombat character who still has a very sparse backstory. While it's Liu Kang who often takes the role of the heroic lead in the story of Mortal Kombat, it's now Cole Young who acts as the audience's vehicle into the lore of Mortal Kombat. Cole aligns himself with Earth's greatest fighters, including the Shaolin monks Liu Kang ( Ludi Lin), Kung Lao (Max Huang), Lord Raiden (Tadanobu Asano) and Special Forces soldiers Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee) and Jax (Mechad Brooks), who enter the tournament to defend Earth from Shao Kahn. In Mortal Kombat, Tan stars as Cole Young, a washed-up MMA fighter whose dragon-shaped birthmark is his invitation into the Mortal Kombat tournament.
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Here's what you need to know.īut First: HOW DID TV AND MOVIES GET YOU THROUGH THE PANDEMIC? We want to hear from you! Take this quick Inverse survey. Cole Young, played Lewis Tan, is a new character invented for the 2021 film ( streaming April 18 on HBO Max) and a possible, if questionable, replacement for the cult favorite Johnny Cage.īut on Reddit, fans believe Cole Young is a secret legacy Mortal Kombat character in disguise. When the trailer for Mortal Kombat was released last week, fans were surprised to meet a new protagonist never before seen in the video games.
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