Darrius

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Darrius

Place of Origin	Orderrealm
Appearances	MK: Deception MK: Unchained MK: Armageddon
Species	Seidan
Fighting styles	Shinto Ryu (MK:D) Leopard (MK:D) Goju Ryu (MK:A)
Weapons	Gauntlets (MK:D, MK:A)
Alignment	Neutral

This article is about the Mortal Kombat character. For the Persian emperor, see Darius.

Darrius is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.

1 About Darrius
2 Storyline
3 Combat characteristics
- 3.1 Signature moves
4 Trivia
5 References

[edit] About Darrius

Darrius made his debut appearance in Mortal Kombat: Deception. He is an ambitious, calculating, and unscrupulous character whose intricate schemes further his own ambitions. To his followers, he is a revolutionary and visionary. To his foes, he is a terrorist.

[edit] Storyline

A former Seidan Guardsman who became disillusioned with the oppressive nature of Seido, the Realm of Order, Darrius leads a resistance movement which seeks to overthrow Orderrealm's senate. He takes advantage of the strict laws of Orderrealm to manipulate individuals into joining his movement. One tactic is to have a Guardsman's family murdered, who will then retaliate and be expelled from the Guard. They are then ripe for induction into the swelling ranks. Others joined him of their own volition, such as the cleric of Chaos, Havik.

During Deception, he hires fellow former guardsman Dairou to steal the Seidan government's most prized possession, the Declaration of Order, a scroll depicting its laws. It is also speculated that Darrius hired Dairou to kill Hotaru.

Though not explicitly stated, the similarities between Dairou's background and Darrius's method of recruitment seems to imply that he was the one to order the killing of Dairou's family.

In Darrius's Mortal Kombat: Armageddon ending, he defeats Blaze, causing the pyramid to shrink and turn into a ring. Darrius takes the ring, and with it, defeats Hotaru and creates a new world order for Seido. Because the ring was meant for Taven and Daegon, however, Argus sends them to retrieve it and work together to get what Darrius has stolen.^[1]

[edit] Combat characteristics

[edit] Signature moves

Tricky Blast: Darrius does a 180° turn and releases a bluish projectile towards his oppponent. (MK:D, MK:U, MK:A)
Twisty Kick: Darrius dashes forward a bit while he performs 3 spin kicks in succession. (MK:D, MK:U, MK:A)
Chest Cruncher: Darrius dashes and punches his opponent on the chest, knocking them down. (MK:D, MK:U, MK:A)
Target Practice: Darrius performs a side-step followed by a Chest Cruncher. (MK:D, MK:U, MK:A)

[edit] Trivia

Darrius' alternate costume appears to be inspired by the character Williams in Enter the Dragon, played by Jim Kelly.
On his biography card, John Vogel stated he would like to see Darrius in future games.
Darrius was originally supposed to be the new leader of the Red Dragon, as depicted by unlockable koncept art.
Darrius's name may be inspired by the ancient Perian king Darius, who was defeated by Alexander the Great. Darrius also has a slightly Persian appearance.