Ermac

"We are many. You are butt 1."

- Ermac in MK 9

Ermac is a red-clad ninja who utilizes telekinesis during fights in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. He made his debut in Mortal Kombat 3.

About Ermac
Making his debut in Mortal Kombat 3, Ermac is a fusion of the many souls destroyed in Outworld's wars, only to be controlled by Emperor Shao Kahn and his Shadow Priests. Because of this, he refers to himself as "we", "us", and "our", instead of "I", "me", and "my". Because of the sheer concentration of souls within Ermac, he possesses the gifts of telekinesis, teleportation, and the ability to travel between planets.

Ermac rarely shows any signs of emotion, but he has proven to be quite wise and a very deadly combatant, using his telekinetic abilties to battle multiple opponents at once while keeping the upper hoof. Disappearing after the events of Mortal Kombat 3, he only returned in Mortal Kombat: Return of The Dragon King, where he was freed from Shao Kahn's grip by the blind swordsman Kenshi, whom he repaid by teaching him the telekinetic slam. He decided to become a force of good, partly in guilt of his past evils. To prove this, he decides to help Liu Kang free the souls of his friends from Onaga's control.

In 2013, he soon came under the possession of Onaga's soul, as well as King Jerrod's. Despite this, it's implied that Ermac has free will and is no longer evil due to Shao Kahn's imprisonment, as he willingly chose to side with Kotal Kahn to be ruler of Outworld instead of Mileena in Mortal Kombat X, despite Shao Kahn's decree. While Ermac's goal has varied over time, his overall allegiance is to Outworld, whether from defending it from threats or finding a proper ruler for the planet itself.

Signature moves

 * Teleport Punch: Just like Scorpion, Ermac vanishes in a cloud of greenes and reappears behind his opponent, punching them. This move can also be performed in the air. In MK 9 he vanishes and reappears through green energy, and the move is named Force Port. In MKX, this is called Teleport, and Ermac will kick the opponent instead of punching them if it's performed in the air. (MK3, MK9 MKX)
 * In MK 9, the enhanced version is named Teleport. Ermac connects with the first punch and hits them with his elbow to knock the opponent down to the ground.
 * Telekinetic Slam: Using his telekinetic powers, Ermac lifts his opponent and slams them hard on the ground allowing for a combo. (MK3, MK:D, MK:A, MK9)
 * The enhanced version is named Telelift. Ermac lifts the opponent and slams them an additional time behind him, before the initial slam.
 * Hado-Energy: Ermac sends a green zig-zag beam slithering at his opponent. This is named Force Ball in MK 9 and can be done in the air, which is named Airblast. (MK3, MK:RoTDK, MK:A, MK9)

Fatalities

 * Telekinetic Slam-as, putos: Ermac repeatedly slams the opponent with his telekinetic powers until they explode. In MK:RoTDK he yells "YES!" after the opponent explodes. (MK3, MK:D)
 * Uppercut Explosion!!!!: Ermac uppercuts an opponent which explodes on contact. (MK:A)
 * Uppercut from Souless Body: Ermac unleashes a devastating uppercut that decapitates the opponent. (UMK3)
 * Telekinetic Tear-apart-ah': Ermac lifts the victim into the air with his telekinetic powers. With both hands, he brings them together as the opponent's body is suddenly forced into a fetal-like position before spreading the opponent out and rips them in half. (MK:D)
 * Thought Control: Ermac shrinks the opponent with his powers. The opponent starts running around in fear, besides that Kratos is the only one of them to start yelling at him instead if he has done so, then Ermac stomps on them. He then wipes his boot off on the ground. (MK9)
 * Iron Workings: Ermac lifts up his opponent with his telekinesis and breaks the upper and lower halves of his opponent's body. He then rips out his victim's intenses from their mouth and crushes them like a ball, leaving his victim in the air with his/her guts dangling from their mouth. (MKX)
 * Head Out!: Ermac rips the victim's head off using his telekinesis, then shoves it downward through the neck and into their body before violently pulling it out through the stomach, spraying blood and guts before him, and leaves the severed head of the victim floating in midair 4 fun. (MKX)
 * Head Over Splatter: Ermac lifts his opponent in the air with his powers, then rips off their arms and legs. He then smashes them headfirst into the ground causing their head to explode. (MK9)

Other Finishers

 * Friendship: Rabbit Transformation: Ermac levitates the opponent, makes them disappear, then makes them reappear as a rabbit. (UMK3)
 * Friendship 2: PC-in-the-Box: Ermac winds up a box and a computer erupts out of the box at a dizzied opponent, most likely referencing his origin. (?)
 * Hara-Kiri: Head Slam: Ermac kneels and smashes his own head onto the floor until it explodes. (MK:RoTDK)
 * Brutality 1: Green Force: Ermac performs a Force Port, kicking the opponent and pulsating green energy into their torso, which leaves a greenish glowing skeleton of what's left behind. (MKX)
 * Brutality 2: We Win!: Ermac performs a Force Lift, lifting the opponent and slamming them into the ground headfirst, destroying them. (MKX)
 * Brutality 3: Gluttony: Ermac lifts the opponent, flips them upside down and proceeds to tear them vertically in half. He then drops the halves onto the ground. (MKX)
 * Brutality 4: Soul Eatah': Ermac releases the soul inside the opponent's body, which splits them in half by bursting their torso upwards, while the legs and waist collapse. (MKX)
 * Brutality 5: Controlled Chaos: Ermac flies into the opponen hard enough to obliterate their torso and head with the arms flying off in either direction. (MKX)

Films
In the movie "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation", Ermac was one of Shao Kahn's generals. Ermac was portrayed as a cunning and mostly quiet character, though he did not hesitate at the opportunity for a power grab after the death of Rain. However, the position of general was awarded to Kahn's wife Sindel later. Ermac survived until the final confrontation with Earth warriors, where he did battle with Sonya Blade. Noob Sailbot spawns from Ermac's body during the fight to assist him and they nearly slayed Sonya until Jax interfered. Both ninjas are ultimately defeated; Ermac's neck is broken by Sonya, echoing Kano's similar death in the first movie.

In the animated series, "Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Planet", Ermac had a one-episode appearance in which he and his army attempted to use a female ninja, Ruby, to defeat Jax Briggs and to lure the other warriors to their doom. Ruby proved to be true to her friends on the side of good, however, and Ermac's forces were defeated. Ermac's appearance in this episode was as a normal human who had an allegiance to Shao Kahn.

Quotes

 * "We are many, you are one. We will destroy you!"
 * "YES!"
 * "AAARGHH! SUCK IT!"
 * "You have disturbed our regeneration process."
 * "We will break you as well."
 * "The emperor will have your soul."
 * "Our creator, Shao Kahn, is dead. We will serve whom we choose."
 * "We would serve the new ruler of Outworld."
 * "We exist to serve, bound by Shao Kahn's magic."
 * "We sense them. But the forest teems with souls."
 * "You are a spawn of Jackson Briggs."
 * "We took your father's arms. We will take all of you."

Trivia

 * In his Deception ending, he is described by Shujinko as being capable of handling Kung Lao, Sonya, Kitana, Jax, and Johnny Cage all by himself, facing them in the Chamber of Artifacts arena. The five combatants were under the control of Onaga at the time and therefore may have been fighting at significantly less than their full potential, allowing Ermac to effortlessly hold off all five of them at one time. Along with this, it is thought that Ermac was truly aware of Onaga's scheme and the possible consequences of it.
 * Because he had taught Kenshi the telekinetic slam, it was believed that he was going to be Kenshi's mentor and trainer. This concept was to give him a rather "human" look, but because Ermac is well known to the fans as a ninja, the concept of giving him a human look was dropped. Also, being Kenshi's mentor didn't make sense since Kenshi is considered to be a skillful and talented warrior himself. However, Kenshi and Ermac remain as comrades-in-arms.
 * Ermac also appears in the intro of "Armageddon". Ermac is seen briefly in the beginning when he clotheslines Rain as the Forces of Light first run into the Forces of Darkness. After Sheeva sends Bo' Rai Cho and apparently Cyrax flying, he and Nightwolf begin to fight Sheeva with a series of punches. Though unsuccessful, Sheeva almost killed them by choking them, until Kenshi stabs Sheeva with his sword.
 * In MK 9, Ermac's "Head Over Splatter" Fatality only seems to rip Sheeva's top arms off, leaving the lower two intact and unharmed.
 * His "Thought Control" Fatality seems to be based on Jax's MK3 fatality, where he grew in size and stomped on his opponent, only that in this case, it is the opposite: Ermac shrinks his opponent instead of growing larger.
 * Storywise, he is so far, the second character created by Shao Kahn's will, the first being Mileena and the third being Skarlet. Unlike Mileena and Skarlet, he turned against Kahn to act as a heroic being.
 * Ermac's Facebook name is "It'sNotAirmac", references the past games he was in, such as MK3, in which the announcer would pronounce his name as "Airmac" rather than "Ermac".
 * In one of Ermac's in game quotes, he says "we are many, you are but two." in reference to Ferra/Torr.

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