Mortal Kombat - History of Kano's Metallic Eye

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  • čas přidán 19. 10. 2016
  • Kano has been a Mortal Kombat character from the very beginning, and when gamers saw him the first thing that grabbed their attention was his metal faceplate containing a bionic eye, which allowed him to see in infrared.
    Of course, the Mortal Kombat lore has expanded greatly since then. In this video, we'll look at how Kano's infrared vision works in the games as well as the movies, MK Legacy webseries, and the upgrades in Mortal Kombat X (that allow for the different colors in Cutthroat/Cybernetic/Commando variations), and whether the MK team was inspired by popular movies such as Terminator 2. We'll look at the surgeon who gave Kano his eye in the first place, as well as the work he did for other characters such as Hsu Hao and Kabal. Some of the information comes from Ed Boon and John Tobias interviews over the years, as well as his (Tobias) original artwork. Finally, we'll briefly explore the real-life possibilities for someone to lose their eye and have it replaced or even "upgraded" with cybernetics.
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Komentáře • 144

  • @alienguy8957
    @alienguy8957 Před 7 lety +88

    Kano has so much creativity put into him though. He's a cyborg, has an Australian accent, is the leader of a clan, uses knives as his primary weapons, is enemies with an army general, and has the ability to curl up into a ball and LAUNCH himself all the way across the arena!

    • @KnightFallGaming82
      @KnightFallGaming82 Před 5 lety +3

      British Accent you mean 😎

    • @Cdr2002
      @Cdr2002 Před 5 lety +2

      Was the leader of a clan. Kabal takes over in later games.

    • @OhioBoy1440
      @OhioBoy1440 Před 5 lety +7

      AssassinBrotherhood He’s Australian you scrub.

    • @mike3x108
      @mike3x108 Před 5 lety +3

      AssassinBrotherhood it’s Australian

    • @kingpotato7183
      @kingpotato7183 Před 5 lety

      @@norgepalm7315 probably a yankee

  • @benjidaniel5595
    @benjidaniel5595 Před 5 lety +68

    All these videos are full to the brim with terrible puns, off beat punchlines and dry deliveries.
    ...and I love it!

  • @BizarrelyFunny
    @BizarrelyFunny Před 5 lety +23

    Omg thank you for making this video! (And all the others tbh) There's so much I've learned in such a short time about Kano through this and I'm living for them puns! 👏😄 I love how you go into the science of it too cause if Kano can somehow see in the dark that would make things even more interesting! Please keep up the great work!

  • @lodown505
    @lodown505 Před 6 lety +14

    Love how Kanos skin overlaps the plate. I believe somewhere it says that part of his skull is metal too. Well right in the area of the eye of course.

  • @vegetafan9922
    @vegetafan9922 Před 5 lety +8

    Always thought Kano never listened when told not to run with scissors. Also I'm glad that they didn't give Kano an eyepatch because that whould have made him look like Sagat.

  • @SackboyLBP
    @SackboyLBP Před 5 lety +7

    Kano is a cyborg. His wife is Kira. And they had a son together. The son is in a what if ending. The terminator is his cousin

  • @AlienSquidMonster
    @AlienSquidMonster Před 7 lety +31

    cutthroat color is blue. picking no variation is green.

    • @usamazahid3882
      @usamazahid3882 Před 5 lety +4

      true, the green version bears a similar resemblance to Superman's villain Metallo.

  • @catalinagatita
    @catalinagatita Před 5 lety +4

    "Puns are against humanity." - Cassie Cage 😂 Lol also, that Simpson's bit had me cracking up.

  • @floppykilgus3467
    @floppykilgus3467 Před 5 lety +4

    In MK11 there is an intro dialogue with Baraka and Kano where Baraka directly asks Kano “what happened to your eye” Kano replies “some special forces bugger took it” Baraka follows up with “I will take the other one” so yeah I wonder who it was. My guess would be Jax.

    • @SackboyLBP
      @SackboyLBP Před 5 lety

      And that "Special Forces Bugger" is in the Old Skool New Skool reveal trailer with his daughter

  • @kujo4388
    @kujo4388 Před 3 lety +2

    “He’s the only person to use a weapon in the game”
    *scorpion throws spear in my chest”

  • @l.b6906
    @l.b6906 Před 5 lety +2

    Lol, i like how calm u are with kanos eye on.... Really cool n chill as if ur not even wearing it !

  • @thesorrow4664
    @thesorrow4664 Před 5 lety +8

    This "Laser" 😆

    • @tabmok99
      @tabmok99  Před 5 lety +4

      Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation!

  • @augustusplebeian3268
    @augustusplebeian3268 Před 5 lety

    Awesome job! 👀

  • @damiannavarro9834
    @damiannavarro9834 Před 4 lety +1

    Tabmok99 "kano is the only person to use a weapon in the game"
    Scorpion: "am I a joke to you?"

  • @17thghost42
    @17thghost42 Před 5 lety +2

    I loved heading with Kano hahaha

  • @McDanieI
    @McDanieI Před 7 lety +10

    Amazing video as always Sir! great job!

  • @bruceaskew2107
    @bruceaskew2107 Před 5 lety +5

    A droopy/Simpson's joke and Austin powers an very educational as well ,,,,,,, welp i binge watching all night🤣🤣

  • @GSM22
    @GSM22 Před 5 lety +4

    Guy who played kano was also on jag and he died in real life RIP

    • @illkid86
      @illkid86 Před 3 lety

      He also boxed in real life

  • @s206014708
    @s206014708 Před 5 lety +2

    8:07 Dude. Prophetic.

  • @yazanshobaki7229
    @yazanshobaki7229 Před 5 lety

    Amazing

  • @grimmyag2
    @grimmyag2 Před 7 lety +7

    love your videos bro!!!

  • @russell7790
    @russell7790 Před 5 lety +2

    That nod to the simpsons lmfaoooo “who keeps saying that???”

  • @nexusninja8839
    @nexusninja8839 Před 7 lety

    love the vidz

  • @berkkarsi
    @berkkarsi Před 5 lety +2

    These eye puns...

  • @Noneyobusiness7822
    @Noneyobusiness7822 Před 4 lety +1

    good dr evil impression hahaha

  • @JRMAV1
    @JRMAV1 Před 5 lety +24

    Scorpion uses a weapon, kunai (spear)

  • @GhostFan-ev4di
    @GhostFan-ev4di Před 7 lety +15

    can you do a history of the elder gods?

  • @equinoxfan82
    @equinoxfan82 Před 7 lety +9

    New subscriber here, I'm really enjoying your videos! It's clear that you really know your stuff!
    Thank you for all of the all of the great "kontent". Keep up the awesome work!!!
    - Derek

  • @ChillerCrow
    @ChillerCrow Před 5 lety +5

    "Would have been cool to see kanos eye shot out" ... MK11 ENTERS THE CHAT

    • @tabmok99
      @tabmok99  Před 5 lety +2

      Hands down my favorite scene! Esepcially considering I have literally been asking for this for years

  • @Cdr2002
    @Cdr2002 Před 5 lety +5

    Further proof that Hsu Hao ISN'T the worst character. The stuff about the Chinese experiments and the heart implant is pretty interesting. Plus he looks more intimidating than his boss Mavado, lol

    • @Cdr2002
      @Cdr2002 Před 5 lety +1

      Oh, and the guy is also efficient. He got tasked with blowing up the Special Forces bases and he fucking did it. Plus infiltrated them for years without anybody finding out until it was blindingly obvious. His only shortcoming was having inferior hardware to Jax, and really, who doesn't?

  • @MortalKombatKollector
    @MortalKombatKollector Před 7 lety +2

    Love your vids bro! Keep them koming mate 😉

  • @joaquinjulian7
    @joaquinjulian7 Před 5 lety +2

    I've been watching your videos and damn you put a lot of effort in them, I mean I thought there was nothing else I could learn about mortal kombat, and every single video titled "things you didn't know" are the same one over and over again, and here you come with your badass research, and last but not least, the t-shirt and the EYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE come onnn that's gold!

  • @joshuawilliams71
    @joshuawilliams71 Před 5 lety +2

    Kano with eye patch looks like sagot from street fighter loll

  • @rodionchain9928
    @rodionchain9928 Před 2 lety +1

    You are beautyfull
    Real Man with bionic eye

  • @doomdoomerson6524
    @doomdoomerson6524 Před 5 lety +2

    I eat these movie references with a golden spoon!!!

  • @BubsArcadeFighters
    @BubsArcadeFighters Před 5 lety +4

    Lol this is one of the most underrated channels! Liked and Subbed! Lots of good lore also! Cheers

  • @anakinskywalker1631
    @anakinskywalker1631 Před 4 lety

    “He’s the only character to use a weapon in the game”
    *cires in scorpion*

  • @meziembamara4004
    @meziembamara4004 Před 5 lety

    Eye eye, captain.

  • @Amp1771
    @Amp1771 Před 7 lety

    More please, these are awesome!

  • @PlagueDucktorQuack
    @PlagueDucktorQuack Před 4 lety

    Wait, was the "laser" bit an Austin Powers reference?🤣

  • @giovahnnigucci9274
    @giovahnnigucci9274 Před 5 lety +4

    For real TABMOK's channel IS HUGELY UNDERRATED!!!!!!

  • @mxyzptlk3825
    @mxyzptlk3825 Před 5 lety +1

    I just started to watch you recently, and your puns are always on target :D

  • @usamazahid3882
    @usamazahid3882 Před 6 lety +1

    Hey tabmok99, Did you know that Kano's Metallic eye especially his green Cutthroat Variation from Mortal Kombat X bore a similar resemblance to Superman's villain Metallo?

    • @tabmok99
      @tabmok99  Před 6 lety +1

      Awesome info! Makes sense, since the MK team also does injustice. We will probably see an increasing number of nods to the DC Universe

  • @TheRealKaiProton
    @TheRealKaiProton Před 5 lety +3

    I love that Simpsons Yay and Nah Joke, lol Excellent... but you didnt touch on kano's origin, wasnt he originally a Brit, or Irish, and after movie everyone thought it was an aussie accent so he was made to be from aus.

    • @tabmok99
      @tabmok99  Před 5 lety +1

      Hey Kai Proton,
      Good point! True, I left that part out, but fear not -- I made another video where I covered it more in-depth called "5 Mortal Kombat Facts Everyone Gets Wrong." I think you'll like this one! Here's a link:
      czcams.com/video/SKgu4wGKSkw/video.html

  • @Nicksolo85
    @Nicksolo85 Před 7 lety +7

    Very well done.
    That moment in Mortal Kombat Legacy when Jax punched out Kano's eye had me going "Oh shit. I gotta see that again." (watched it again) "(Butt-Head voice) Whoa. That was cool."
    Ma, am I glad I bought both seasons on Blu-Ray.
    Also, the eye puns were funny.
    Did I ever show you an edit I made to 1 of my Facebook profile photos?
    It's me with a Kano eye.
    If you haven't seen it, I can show you it on Twitter.

  • @Sener
    @Sener Před 6 lety +4

    Scorpion uses a spear in MK1.

  • @AndrewGluck404pageloaderror

    Top notch video, and puns!

  • @thomaskphillips2582
    @thomaskphillips2582 Před 5 lety

    mortal kombat 11 & mortal kombat 2 there is a shang tsung fatality where Kintaro is used. Is there a history between Kintaro & Shang Tsung? a Friendship alliance? could you tell us more about it

  • @ljn1879
    @ljn1879 Před 5 lety +1

    Man I know Im high af when I start watching tabmok99 videos. This is comment 100 btw :)

  • @smilejenkins
    @smilejenkins Před 5 lety

    I think the mortal kombat legacy episode explains it perfectly

  • @psychoxsento3415
    @psychoxsento3415 Před 5 lety +1

    I love these videos

  • @szechuanseaman3657
    @szechuanseaman3657 Před 5 lety

    You did the Austin power thing

  • @RicoGda_boogeyman74
    @RicoGda_boogeyman74 Před 5 lety +1

    I think it's the 3rd possibility

  • @bigdaddy-chan8467
    @bigdaddy-chan8467 Před 5 lety +3

    Loved the Dr.Evil reference xD

  • @creativityplusstupidity4887

    considering scorpions rope dart is technically also a blade, i dont know if i would say kanos the "only character to use a weapon"

    • @tabmok99
      @tabmok99  Před 5 lety +1

      Yeah, I totally messed up there.
      What I should have said was that Kano is the only one to openly carry a weapon, Scorpion has a concealed weapon.

  • @smoothSnake23
    @smoothSnake23 Před 5 lety

    Lmao the "nay"

  • @Camscaper
    @Camscaper Před 5 lety

    Infrared doesn't let you see in the dark, unless there are infrared light in the ambience, just like regular light. There is also infrared darkness The infrared cameras turns on an infrared light, like a lantern. We just can't see that infrared lantern light so it still looks dark to us.

  • @BurnRoddy
    @BurnRoddy Před 7 lety +4

    Given his white Gi and goatie beard I've always believed Kano was inspired by Dae Han from the movie "Best Of the Best".

    • @tabmok99
      @tabmok99  Před 7 lety +4

      Finally got around to seeing that film. You know what jumped out at me - seeing that the American karate team's uniforms were essentially the Johnny Cage jacket, from MKII!

  • @kurlexchoi
    @kurlexchoi Před 5 lety +1

    I think the doctor who invented the cybernetic eye for Kano left black dragon and went to Lin Kuei to update the cyber ninjas there.

    • @Phoebe5448
      @Phoebe5448 Před 5 lety

      I also heard he set up Hsu Hao's cybernetic heart! Too bad it was wasted on Hsu Hao...

  • @Rockysbeats
    @Rockysbeats Před 7 lety

    do baraka next :)

  • @kobesystemyourwelcome8817

    This laser lol

  • @Phanhsackdy
    @Phanhsackdy Před 5 lety +1

    I really wished they continued the legacy series 😭

    • @wandabhala8516
      @wandabhala8516 Před 2 lety +1

      Those are the people that should've made the new movie.

  • @donniecope5859
    @donniecope5859 Před 5 lety

    Jai Courtney better be the new kano imagine him going full captain boomerang

  • @MrGoose-cv9tv
    @MrGoose-cv9tv Před 5 lety

    Can Kano see Sub-Zero because he doesn’t have a heat signature because all cold

  • @J.Aguilar
    @J.Aguilar Před 5 lety +3

    Scorpion uses a weapon

  • @lordsquid6652
    @lordsquid6652 Před 5 lety +2

    I wonder the doctor also provided the lin kuei cybernetics

    • @tabmok99
      @tabmok99  Před 5 lety +2

      There was definitely a connection, at least in MK Legacy.
      They never said in the game's canon, but honestly, it would make sense!

  • @Pop_Shepski
    @Pop_Shepski Před 5 lety

    I guess a spear, fireballs, ice balls, electric balls, green balls, and pink balls don't count as weapons

  • @Neo-R.
    @Neo-R. Před 3 lety +3

    Tabmok99 means 3 things
    1. Cool videos
    2. Awesome shirts
    3. Funny puns
    😁😁😁

  • @Amp1771
    @Amp1771 Před 7 lety

    lol "me..."

  • @rayyanali4471
    @rayyanali4471 Před 5 lety +3

    This video feels like something from 2008.

  • @shibocat8021
    @shibocat8021 Před 5 lety +1

    Don't get a car with this guy.

  • @rekius328
    @rekius328 Před 5 lety +4

    You have an eye for these small details dont you?

  • @stevenhibbert694
    @stevenhibbert694 Před 5 lety +3

    I thought jax smashes his face in

    • @tabmok99
      @tabmok99  Před 5 lety +1

      Originally the concept was that he got his eye shot out. MK Special Forces was originally going to show this scene!
      But it never really was firmly established, and in MKDA it was stated that Jax smashed his face in. And then in MK Legacy they actually show it happening!

    • @christopherfauver5657
      @christopherfauver5657 Před 5 lety +1

      @@tabmok99 Honestly I think him getting his eye punched out of his head is a better visual than him getting shot in the eye.

  • @Ranuyasha
    @Ranuyasha Před 4 lety

    Kano was obviously inspired by Dr. X from Action Man

  • @elliottryan13
    @elliottryan13 Před 5 lety +1

    Dude your videos are the shit PERIOD! (Even though that's an exclamation point at the end)

  • @jankowal6054
    @jankowal6054 Před 5 lety

    Kano widzi Kano ptrzy Kano zawsze cię zobaczy! #fightforkano

  • @misterrandem2078
    @misterrandem2078 Před 5 lety +1

    Lmao at the eye puns

  • @elphaba4674
    @elphaba4674 Před 5 lety

    Is that a terminator mask?

  • @ManyLegs
    @ManyLegs Před 5 lety

    more greenish? It's actually completely green in this picture. No offence, but are you maybe color blind with deuteranopia (red/green)?

    • @tabmok99
      @tabmok99  Před 5 lety

      Hey. I'm not colorblind as far as I know, but maybe the issue is I was paying more attention to his chestpiece and less attention to his actual eye. If you look at the RGB values on the chestpiece in this pic, even though it varies a bit, there is definitely a bluish glow to it. It's 60/255/222 (in one spot, at least).

    • @ManyLegs
      @ManyLegs Před 5 lety +1

      @@tabmok99 Yeah this color value is between green and blue. I only asked because some people have mild colorblindness and they live without knowing it. Anyway. Thanks for the videos. you are a Mortal Kombat encyclopedia.

    • @tabmok99
      @tabmok99  Před 5 lety

      @@ManyLegs Thanks, bro! Yeah I remember reading that something like 8% of people have colorblindness and that it's more common among men than women. Anyway, my color perception is on point... but I am nearly blind without my glasses! Had to wear a contact lens for this video.

  • @stevenwhuntva
    @stevenwhuntva Před 5 lety +1

    Rotwang.

  • @Ellipism.
    @Ellipism. Před 4 lety

    How did Kano lose a eye

    • @tabmok99
      @tabmok99  Před 4 lety

      Originally, he was going to have it shot out.
      Eventually that was changed so that Jax punched it out!

  • @HooKsONyou
    @HooKsONyou Před 5 lety

    Your left red eye is drooping lol

  • @FirstnameLastname-my7bz
    @FirstnameLastname-my7bz Před 3 lety +2

    Your pun game really makes me wish to go out and enforce Mortal Kombat on strangers.

  • @adamwebb9545
    @adamwebb9545 Před 3 lety

    Looks like he got that costume from the dollar store

  • @CaptainZeros
    @CaptainZeros Před 5 lety +1

    This dude is fucking hilarious! He needs more subs lol

  • @sergoldenhandthejust1495
    @sergoldenhandthejust1495 Před 5 lety +3

    You need some work on that Australia accent ;)

  • @balkcsiaboot3297
    @balkcsiaboot3297 Před 7 lety +2

    All the puns... AAAAAAAAAaaaargh

  • @leeleggat9976
    @leeleggat9976 Před 5 lety

    no way were you born in 99

    • @tabmok99
      @tabmok99  Před 5 lety +1

      I made my username in 1998. Back then '99 seemed so futuristic!

  • @bubbastevegarcia2459
    @bubbastevegarcia2459 Před 5 lety

    What even is that janky ass t-shirt hahaha

  • @qazmko22
    @qazmko22 Před 4 lety +1

    Lol.... the memes in these videos are also PEAK shitposting!!

  • @dragonballtalk8527
    @dragonballtalk8527 Před 4 lety

    Here for info and images why is the narrator showing himself that's why people are mad at the guy now

  • @malikholmes5045
    @malikholmes5045 Před 5 lety +1

    Your puns are cringy, yet fulfilling

  • @desireanthony2763
    @desireanthony2763 Před 5 lety +2

    Just stop with the puns lol

  • @frozenofferings8361
    @frozenofferings8361 Před 5 lety

    Dude please go eat some protein and lift something heavy and get you some kat

  • @shaebutler6745
    @shaebutler6745 Před 5 lety

    Stop making puns and wearing that kind of stuff please

  • @qazmko22
    @qazmko22 Před 4 lety

    Lol.... the memes in these videos are also PEAK shitposting!!