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The hellfire ninja whose spear line became one of fighting games' most repeatable pieces of theater.
Scorpion works because he is pure distilled vendetta. The mask, the chain, and the undead rage make him a perfect arcade-era design: instantly readable, slightly ridiculous, and impossible to forget.
Example
Even people who barely touch fighting games know what 'Get over here!' means, which is not normal character penetration.
Why it matters
Scorpion matters because some designs are so sharp they become cultural shorthand far beyond their genre.
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