When was the character Kano introduced in the game Mortal Kombat?
Kano (Mortal Kombat)
Kano is a fictional character from the "Mortal Kombat" fighting game franchise. He is one of the series' original characters, having made his debut in "Mortal Kombat" in 1992. A calculating mercenary, and member of the international crime cartel known as the Black Dragon, Kano is also the top fugitive and persistent nemesis of Sonya Blade and Jax Briggs of the Special Forces, which has been his primary storyline throughout the course of his "Mortal Kombat" series appearances, and in "Mortal Kombat 3", he also becomes the general of Outworld emperor Shao Kahn's armies. In the 2011 series reboot, he additionally poses as a crooked Special Forces informant and serves as Kahn's arms dealer. His most recognizable feature is his cybernetic metal faceplate that houses an infrared eye laser.
Sonya Blade
Sonya and Kano were the least popular characters of the first game and so the team decided to replace them, saving image memory space and time for the new characters. Producers said Sonya was "chucked out" from the game in favour of the palette swapped Kitana and Mileena as part of revamping the game, so it would better compete against "Street Fighter II" and its popular female character Chun-Li"." Sonya and Kano were promptly dropped for the first sequel and appear in "Mortal Kombat II" only in one of the backgrounds, chained in Kahn's Arena. At the time, Tobias said: "We still wanted to include them in the story line, so we had them captured. I don't know where or when or in what form, but Sonya and Kano will be back." However, they both soon returned as playable character in the very next game and Sonya proved to be one of the most popular of "Mortal Kombat" characters. According to Midway's Mark Turmell, Sonya's "Mortal Kombat 3" actress Kerri Hoskins "started getting phone calls from kids at home because we'd published her name." Hoskins, whose martial arts training consisted of "some Tang Soo Do and a past of WWF wrestling and gymnastics," said she was asked to join the cast of "MK3" after establishing a working relationship at Midway with the producers of "NBA Jam". She later also voiced Sonya for "Mortal Kombat 4". Sonya's later voice actresses included Beth Melewski ("MK:SM"), Dana Lyn Baron ("MKvDCU", "MK2011"), Tricia Helfer ("MKX"), and Ronda Rousey ("MK11"). Her motion actor during the "Deception"-"Annihilation" era was Carlos Pesina.