Mortal Kombat: Deception
Scorpion FAQ Version 1.0 (Final)
By: Anthony Ngo 'anigz @ gamefaqs.com' 'anigz @ neoseeker.com'
Date written: December 8, 2004
contact info: i_m_raven_x@hotmail.com
Table of Contents:
1) Biography (Parts 1 & 2, first person perspective)
2) Why Scorpion?
3) Moves
- Hapkido
- Moi Fah
- Mugai Ryu
- Special Moves
- Fatalities
w/ratings
4) Combos
- Hapkido
- Moi Fah
- Mugai Ryu
- Style Branching Combos
5) Strategies
6) Credits
1) Biography
Part 1: "In my haste to confront my nemesis, Quan Chi, I was ambushed by two
oni and cast into a powerful soulnado. I would surely have been
ripped
apart by the souls trapped there had I not managed to escape into
the
Void. It was there that I first set eyes upon the fabled Elder Gods.
I
would be forever changed by this encounter."
Part 2: "While in the Void, I witnessed, along with the Elder Gods, the
death
of Raiden and the re-emergence of the Dragon King. Suddenly aware of
my presence, the Elder Gods transformed me into their servant and
gave
me a new purpose: to prevent the Dragon King from merging the
realms."
2) Why Scorpion?
He's been around forever. He's lived, been murdered, returned to life to
avenge
his murder, survived Hell (the Netherrealm),
ressurected again to avenge
his
family's murder, discovers his true family/clan's murderer, and continues to
pursue his vengeance. Somebody THAT persistent should be on hell of a
fighter.
And he lives up to that reputation without question as one of the most
powerful
fighters in Mortal Kombat HISTORY!
3) Moves (as seen in the move lists)
Controls
(Abbreviation)           XBOX              PS2
Up (U)              D-Pad Up          D-Pad Up
Down (D)            D-Pad Down        D-Pad Down
Toward (T)        D-Pad Left/Right  D-Pad Left/Right
Back (B)         D-Pad Left/Right  D-Pad Left/Right
Attack 1 (1)              X              Square
Attack 2 (2)              Y             Triangle
Attack 3 (3)              A                X
Attack 4 (4)              B              Circle
Change Style (CS)      L. Trigger          L1
Block (BLK)            R. Trigger          R2
Throw (THR)              Black             R1
Pick Up Weapon (PUW)     White             L2
Distances (Abbreviation)
Opposite end of screen (OS)
Sweep (S)
Close (C)
- Hapkido
Name               Button Combination
Right Cross                   1
Twisting Palm               D + 1
Face Strike                 B + 1
Neck Chop                     2
Hammer Fist Uppercut        D + 2
Axe Kick                      3
Back Sweep                  D + 3
Hop Sweep                   B + 3
Knee Knockdown              T + 3
Snap Kick                     4
Front Sweep                 D + 4
Backside Kick               B + 4
Front Thrust Kick           U + 4
- Moi Fah
Name               Button Combination
Stone Hand                    1
Angry Wind                  B + 1
Ducking Knee Thrust         D + 1
Stong Fingers                 2
Blackout                    B + 2
Rising Uppercut             D + 2
Snap Kick                     3
Leaping Crescent Kick       B + 3
Turning Low Kick            D + 3
Pecking Toe                 T + 3
Stomach Smasher               4
Horse Shoe                  D + 4
- Mugai Ryu
Name               Button Combination
Bloody Tip                    1
Hilt Blunt                  B + 1
Ducking Horizontal Slash    D + 1
Horizontal Slash              2
Swinging Vengeance          U + 2
Dark Lifter                 T + 2
Double Handed Uppercut      D + 2
Fiery Sabre                   3
Speed Demon                 B + 3
Low Thigh Slash             D + 3
Agony's Edge                T + 3
Gut Slicer                    4
Ankle Slash                 B + 4
Toe Poke                    D + 4
-Special Moves
Name               Button Combination
Knee Launch                  THR
Bloody Spear               B,T + 1
Hellfire                   D,B + 2
Backflip Kick              T,B + 3
Teleport Attack            D,B + 3
-Fatalities
w/ratings
Fatality 1: T,B,T,B + 1 (C)
An upgrade to MK:DA's Scorpion Fatality. Scorpion uses the
Bloody
Spear to dismember his opponent, removing an arm and a leg. He
then
walks up to his opponent, who is begging for mercy, and without
much hesitation, snaps his opponent's neck, raising his own arm
in
victory.
anigz rates this: 5/5
Fatality 2: T,D,T,T + 1 (S)
Classic MK Fatality. Scorpion throws his hand into his
opponent's
neck. He then pulls off his opponent's head with the spinal cord
still attached. Isn't this fatality supposed to be Sub-Zero's
from
MK 1?
anigz rates this: 5/5 (for bringing back a classic!)
Hara-Kiri (Suicide): D,D,U,B + 1
Scorpion goes down on his knees, and snaps his neck. It
appears to be very ceremonial.
anigz rates this: 5/5 (I like ceremonies)
4) Combos
- Hapkido
Name
Button Combination            Hits/Damage
Flowing Water                  2,2,1                      3/17%
Inner Power                    2,2,4                      3/19%
Spectre Blast                 3,B + 1                     3/15%
Lethal Legs                   4,B + 4                     2/17%
Liftoff                       4,U + 4                     2/16%
Burning Soul                 2,3,U + 4                    4/22%
Sinking Leaf               T + 3, B + 3                   2/16%
Doom Bringer                 2,3,B + 1                    4/24%
- Moi Fah
Name                  Button Combination            Hits/Damage
Low Fury                      T + 3,3                     2/6%
Fingers of Death               1,1,1                      3/14%
Double Tap Kick                 3,3                       2/9%
Pain Taps                      3,3,3                      3/12%
Chain Kombo                  1,1,3,3,3                    5/18%
Sharp as Hell                1,1,B + 1                    3/16%
Krazy Rush                     1,1,4                      3/16%
- Mugai Ryu
Name                  Button Combination            Hits/Damage
Bloodfire                       2,2                       2/12%
Bloodbath                      2,2,1                      3/20%
Swift Fire                     2,2,4                      3/20%
- Style Branching Combos
Abbreviations
H - Start from Hapkido
Style: Name              Button Combination            Hits/Damage
H: Painless                2,2,CS,1,B + 1                 5/25%
H: Death Fingers             2,2,CS,1,1                   5/24%
H: Kruncher                  2,2,CS,1,4                   5/25%
H: Flurry Kicks            2,2,CS,1,3,3,3                 7/26%
H: Hell on Earth           2,2,CS,1,3,3,CS                7/28%
5) Strategies
Many players would suggest abusing the use of the Mugai Ryu because it has
an
insane amount of power.
I don't believe that it does. Considering the 3
combos
provided by the move list, the Mugai Ryu is not overly powerful at all. My
suggestion would be to stick to Hapkido, because you can style branch from
there for more devastating combos, or juggle with Hapkido combos. If you
manage
to pull of a bloody spear and connecting (easier against CPU, not against
veteran players), you can use the following juggle combos:
anigz Hapkido Combo #1: Bloody Spear,2,3,U + 4,U + 4,2,3,U + 4 (11/33%)
anigz Hapkido Combo #2: Bloody Spear,2,3,U + 4,U + 4,2,3,B + 1 (11/33%)
Scorpion was made to be a juggle crazy combo character. He was similarly
juggle
crazy in MK: DA. You can use the Bloody Spear to set up many combos, as has
been the case for all these years of Mortal Kombat. Hellfire can be used at
the
end of a combo, but it's highly dangerous if it misses. Backflip kick is a
powerful special move, and teleport attack is an easy surprise, and can also
(you have to be VERY quick) set up the Bloody Spear. To sum it up, Hapkido
is
obviously more powerful than the Mugai Ryu and doesn't have it's drawbacks
(weaker defense when weapon is drawn), so mastering how to juggle and combo
with Hapkido is much more useful.
Against Onaga: since you CAN'T juggle Onaga (imagine if you could?!?!),
stick
to style branching combos. As with most characters, you should
probably use combos after touching a kamidogu. Teleport kick
sometimes works well here as well, but if it's blocked, you're
in
for a Dragon Throw, a big uppercut, or the three hit Dragon
Combo
that Onaga uses a lot.
6) Credits
Thanks to Midway for adding another great game to an overall amazing
fighting
game series. Thanks to the overall FAQ/Move List of MZielinski for the X-Box
Controls. Thanks to The Faceless Master for his one page fatality list.
Thanks
to gamefaqs and neoseeker for putting this FAQ up. This FAQ is written by
Anthony Ngo (anigz @ gamefaqs.com/neoseeker.com) and cannot be posted
without
my consent.