Mortal Kombat 2 FAQ

Kombatant Profile: Reptile

As Shang Tsung's personal protector the elusive Reptile lurks in the shadows stopping all those who would do his master harm. His human form is believed to disguise a horrid reptilian creature whose race was thought extinct millions of years ago.

Moves and Fatalities

*Mortal Moves*
Backhand	`HIGH PUNCH (closest to opponent)`
Acid Spit	`two forward - HIGH PUNCH`
Slide	`back + LOW PUNCH + BLOCK + LOW KICK`
Forceball	`two back - HIGH PUNCH + LOW PUNCH`
Invisibility	`two up - down - HIGH PUNCH (hold BLOCK)`

*Finishing Moves*
Pit/Spikes	`down - two forward - BLOCK`
Babality	`down - two back - LOW KICK`
Friendship	`two back - down - LOW KICK` Reptile attempts to sell you a Reptile doll.
Fatality 1	`two back - down - LOW PUNCH` Stand about a jump's length away. Reptile shoots his tongue towards the victims head, bringing it back where he goes about eating it.
Fatality 2	`two forward - down - HIGH KICK` You must be invisible. Stand close. While invisible Reptile cuts the torso off the victim.

Mortal Move Review

Uppercut: Weak
Jump Kick: Good
Roundhouse: Awesome

Reptile is a finesse fighter. You have to know how to play him to be effective with him. His Acid Spit takes off little damage but can come out very fast and often. It comes out high, which is good against jumpers. The Forceball comes out painfully slow. If the opponent gets hit with the Foreceball, they will get knocked into the air towards you, where you can combo them. An effective move is to do the Foreceball then fire the acid after it. The Slide is still a great move, good for close range fighting and at the end of a combo. Invisibility is his greatest asset, just as long as you keep your opponent guessing as to where you are. Once you are hit, even if it is a blocking hit, the invisibilty wears off. You can reappear by doing the invisibilty move again.

Combos

Jump Kick - Acid Spit
Jump Kick - Slide
Jump Kick - Hop Kick - Slide
Forceball - Crouch Punch - Uppercut
Forceball - Hop Kick - Slide
Forceball - Air Jab - Hop Kick - Slide
Air Jab - Acid Spit - Slide
Air Jab - Hop Kick - Slide

Jump Kick - Acid Spit
Jump kick your opponent low and immediately do the acid spit. Start the two forward motion right before you hit, then quickly press HIGH PUNCH.

Forceball - Air Jab - Hop Kick - Slide
Do the forceball move on your opponent. If they get hit by it, do two high punches as they are coming towards you. You need to be at the right distance for the high punches to connect. After the punches do a hop kick. After the kick complete the combo with the slide.

Air Jab - Hop Kick - Slide
Same as above combo, but without the forceball. Against opponents with a weaker kick, you can punch them out of the air using high punch. Follow this with a fast hop kick then slide.

Ending

Played by: Daniel Pesnia

Reptile has always loyally served as Shang Tsung's protector. While maintaining a very low profile in the first tournament he discovered Tsung's plot to force the remaining members of his near extinct race into slavery under Shao Kahn's rule. Reptile then devises a plan of his own.

He enters the Outworld tournament, defeats Shao Kahn and turns against Shang Tsung, ending his master's scheme. Now his race can live on in their own peaceful existence.

Original text form written by Paul McElroy.
HTML conversion (and new stuff) by Daryle Walker.