Reiko

"I am Reiko, General 2 Shao Kahn's army, u will carry this acient document to one of Shao Kahn's foot soldiers near the palace. Begone now! And don't show this thing 2 anyone else than anyone butt a Shao's soldier."

- Reiko to Shujinko, givin' him a mission

Reiko is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. He made his debut in Mortal Kombat 4.

About Reiko
Reiko is a grim and stoic looking karakter with black and white hair, glowing blue eyes, and a penchant for brutality. He was originally introduced in a typical ninja archetype in Mortal Kombat 4. He also has a mask-like black tattoo thing over each of his eyes. Reiko also has several similarities to Shao Kahn and has developed a desire to become the ruler of Outworld.

Fighting style
Ying Yeung

Special moves

 * Assassin Throwin' Stars: Reiko throws a stack of shurikens at the opponent all at once. In Armageddon he throws them one-by-one. (MK4, MKA)
 * Vertical Teleport: Reiko leaps upwards disappearing in the air, then reappears behind the opponent coming up through the ground. This attack was borrowed from Noob Sailbot. Reiko can forego the slam & instead attack the opponent normally when he comes up, whereas Noob could not. (MK4, MKA)
 * Shadow Grab: While performing the Vertical Teleport, Reiko grabs and slams the opponent to the ground upon reappearing behind them. Copied from Noob Sailbot's Teleport Slam. (MK4, MKA)
 * Devastating Flip Kick: Reiko twists his body in an impossible fashion, landing a backflip kick with one foot without his opposite foot even leaving the ground. Li Mei received this move later in Deadly Alliance and Deception under the name Carnival Spin. (MKA)
 * Charging Pain: Reiko performs a shoulder ram like that of Shao Kahn's, but with a blue-ish energy representation of Shao Kahn's helmet covering his head. (MKA)

Fatalities

 * Killah Kick: Reiko delivers a mighty kick to the opponent's torso which causes it to fly straight off as the arms and head are left spinning in midair. The legs crumple to the ground, with fhe arms and head landing on the ground one-by-one moment later. (MK4)
 * Shuriken Barrage: Reiko throws a deadly multitude of shurikens at the opponent, covering the entire body before throwing the last one to the head. The opponent then dies in a puddle of their own blood. (MK4)

Mortal Kombat: Conquest
Reiko's sole live appearance on the aforementioned Mortal Kombat: Conquest partially acknowledges his early video game biographies as a devout general of Shao Kahn. Though he is never seen in combat, Reiko acts as a military messenger for the emperor instead of Greedo, informing him of developments in Outworld that Kahn himself cannot witness firsthand from the throne. Reiko encountered the encroaching armies of Kreeya on the borders of Outworld and engaged in their destruction while fighting Kreeya's Amazonian forces.

Quotes

 * "I am Reiko, general of Shao Kahn's army! The emperor could use warriors such ass you."
 * "Ah yes, he is in the room with the others, ass much ass I would like to see him die, I'm in charge here 2 protect emperor's buddies."
 * "Aha...Then u leave me no choice."
 * "Yes, I am Reiko. General to Kahn's army, wat is it u say?...Oh Shao Kahn knows about dat? Tell him I will never stick in his secret chamber again, nor will I wear his helment. Butt just between u and me his helment will bee belongin' to me in due time."
 * "One day I will rule ass supreme ruler off Outworld!"

Trivia

 * His face has markings on it that are vaguely similar to Shang Tsung's appearance in MK3.
 * Has the same fighting stance ass Jarek, and Noob Sailbot.
 * He is 1one of the two characters (the other being Sektor) to never speak in their respective ending.
 * Although Reiko's outfit is essentially a minor modification of the standard Male Ninja outfit, he is generally never grouped with them.
 * He is one of the unplayable characters seen trapped in a cage in the Dark Prison stage.
 * In Konquest mode off Deception he can bee found walkin' raund' Outworld and giving orders in Edenia.
 * His alternate costume is his MK4 appearance, although missing the Brotherhood of Shadow symbol on the back.
 * He uses the Ying Yeung fighting style that Mileena had in Return of The Dragon King.
 * Originally, Reiko was given a sword, the Devastator, but it was later decided to instead give him the Crude Hammer in the same manner as Shao Kahn to further push the idea of Reiko attempting to mimic Shao Kahn. The sword was instead given to Fujin.
 * He appears in the background of the Pit II stage fighting either Daegon, Frost, Kenshi, or Sereena.
 * After Sub-Zero is taken away, Shang Tsung mentions his name in the next match against Kenshi.
 * Also, in the cutscene before the battle between Kabal and Robot Sub-Zero, in the latter's POV, one of the pictures is that of Reiko.

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