RoboCop

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RoboCop
General Information
Real Name	Alexander James Murphy
Gender	Male
Status	Alive
Origin	RoboCop Franchise
Resides	Detroit, Michigan
Species	Cyborg (formerly Human)
In Mortal Kombat
Weapons	Pistol
Alignment	Good
Games	Mortal Kombat 11 (DLC)
Portrayers	Peter Weller

“	You are under arrest, dirtbag!	„
—RoboCop.

Alexander James "Alex" Murphy, also known as OCP Crime Prevention Unit 001 or better known as RoboCop, known for the franchise of the same name, is a playable guest character in Mortal Kombat 11.

RoboCop is set to make his debut as part of the Aftermath DLC expansion.

About RoboCop

RoboCop was formerly Alex Murphy. Alex was a dutiful, upstanding and mild-mannered Detroit Police Officer who was brutally killed in the line of duty by infamous crime boss Clarence Boddicker.

After his death, his organic components were later integrated into the cybernetic law enforcement entity: RoboCop - OCP Crime Prevention Unit 001, by the mega-corporation Omni Consumer Products.

Appearance

RoboCop's body, while incorporating portions of Alex Murphy's living tissue, was largely electronic and mechanical. This interior structure was protected by an armored shell composed laminated with kevlar, making RoboCop incredibly resilient against both bombs and bullets, as well as extreme impacts such as being hit by cars and falling off skyscrapers. The body armor could sustain multiple of high-caliber rounds before damage began to appear on the armor itself. It was also highly resistant to heat, as RoboCop was unaffected after being caught in a gas station explosion. His visor was made of the same material and a black strip of bulletproof anti-fog glass which protected the cranium apparatus and eyes. The visor also had an undercloth of Kevlar which protected the neck and covered up any wires. The visor was attached with screws. When the visor was removed, only the front of Murphy's face, from the top of the neck up, was exposed; the back of his head was entirely mechanical.

Biography

• Mortal Kombat 11: "Alex Murphy was a dutiful police officer who was brutally executed by a local gang. Brought back to life through OCP technology, Murphy was transformed into RoboCop, a highly advanced cybernetic police officer designed to uphold the law and protect the innocent. Now entering the Mortal Kombat universe, RoboCop has received a few upgrades and is ready to serve the public by apprehending any Kombatants that stand in his way".

Combat characteristics

Powers and abilities

As a human, Alex was known to be an exceptional officer, proficient with firearms and self defense and busting drug schemes.

Upon being revived as a robot, Alex was outfitted with state of the art experimental technology. His new body would grant him enhanced strength and his armor was bulletproof, enough to walk through a storm of bulletfire without even flinching or putting a dent in him, making him effectively invincible against conventional firearms. His optics were also enhanced greatly, allowing him to zoom in and enhance images or even perfectly calculate bullet trajectory, allowing him to precisely hit and kill a target without harming any hostages. He was also outfitted with the ability to record and store data from hard drives with a spike in his wrist, which was sharp enough to be used as a makeshift close range weapon.

While RoboCop is able to use any firearm with great precision, he is rarely seen without his signature Auto-9, an exceptionally powerful handgun with a three-bullet rapid fire burst. When not in use, he keeps it holstered within his left thigh. He was also outfitted with a rocket launcher to replace his arm and a jetpack to fly.

Despite all of RoboCop's technological advances, he was still limited to mechanical maintenance, which means he needed servicing and tune-ups from time to time. On top of that, his organic systems needed to be monitored as well, therefore the scientist working on him, such as Dr. Lazarus, would have to monitor both systems during his rest periods.

As strong as RoboCop is, he is not without weaknesses. Like Terminator, he can be reprogrammed. Meaning that in the wrong hands, he could be programmed to be incompetent, corrupted, or a dangerous threat to society. As he is still partially human, he requires sustenance, regularly needing to be fed baby formula due to his inability to effectively digest food. The experimental machinery also renders his mobility slow and awkward, walking in slow, robotic gaits as opposed to quick and natural human movement. While he was inherently programmed with the three directives, Serve the Public, Protect the Innocent and Uphold the Law, shady back end deals had him programmed with a fourth classified directive that prevents him from directly harming or acting against an OCP staff member, resulting in a forced shutdown or incapacitation, though RoboCop has muscled through this. In the event that an OCP member is fired, with or without due process, RoboCop then has free reign to act. This directive however had since been removed.

Brutalities

• The Klassic: RoboCop performs an uppercut, decapitating the opponent with their spine still attached. This Brutality is shared will every character. (MK11)
  • Must not block an attack for the entirety of the final round.
  • A button must be held.
  • Will not trigger on Krushing Blow, if it has not been activated during the match.

Ending

• Mortal Kombat 11: TBA

Trivia

• RoboCop is the third guest character to not outright be a villain. The first was Kratos and the second was Spawn.
  • The Terminator could possibly fall into this category, however the character's alignment in its origin franchise varies between films.
• Mortal Kombat 11 marked the second game where RoboCop and the Terminator have crossed-over, the first one being RoboCop Versus The Terminator, based off the comic of the same name.
  • It is also the second Mortal Kombat game where two guests characters cross over from their respective franchises and meet each other again in Mortal Kombat, this happening in Mortal Kombat X with the Alien and the Predator and Jason Voorhees and Leatherface.
    • The Alien and Predator hail from their respective franchises alongside their shared Alien vs. Predator franchise.
    • Jason and Leatherface have crossed over in several comic books, but never in film like the Alien and Predator.
• RoboCop is the third character in the Mortal Kombat franchise to have their original movie actor reprise their role in the games, the first being Freddy Krueger in Mortal Kombat (2011) and Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat 11.
  • He is also the third guest character where an original actor reprised the role for the character's guest appearance, the first being Freddy Krueger and the second being Spawn.
• RoboCop is the second cyborg guest character featured in the series. The first was the Terminator.
• Robocop's name was initially used as a placeholder for Cyrax in a beta version of Mortal Kombat 3.
• One of Jax's interactions with the Joker quotes RoboCop's famous line "Dead or Alive, you're coming with me".