Yaray has been doing quite well so far in the Mortal Kombat Kreate A Kharacter Kompetition, but it’s not over yet.
You can tell he's excited.
His creator, Leif Conti-Groome, has come up with such an engrossing concept, and I hope his imagination is rewarded.
I had to do a few sketches before I got it right.
Leif's main idea was clear from the beginning. It just took a few tweaks to get the details right.
Personally, I like how he turned out.
“But this is a Mortal Kombat character,” you’re probably saying. “What are his moves?”
From Leif’s notes:
Fatalities:
Lepers repel: Yaray bisects his body and his tendrils hold the opponent up. The camera then splits into two angles each one showing one side of Yaray. His left, balanced side efficiently pulls out the opponent’s right arm and leg. Simultaneously, his chaotic left side starts breaking and dislocating the opponent’s left arm and leg. The camera returns to one shot and the mangled victim hangs off of one of Yaray’s tendrils like a macabre Christmas decoration; the rearranged arm bent backwards and acting like a hook. The opponent is still alive and begins to yell in agony but Yaray promptly snaps their neck. The head now dangles along with the body.
Side-Splitter: Yaray splits open and his tendrils grab his opponent. The victim is dragged face first towards Yaray’s open innards. It looks like the opponent is going to be ingested into this maw. Instead, tendrils start to cover the opponent’s mouth and nose. The stench from Yaray’s wound causes the victim to vomit uncontrollably but since their orifices are blocked, the bile builds up. Eventually there is no more space left in the opponent’s throat and sinuses and the bile pours out their eyes and ears. The vomit is so toxic that it dissolves the opponent’s face. Yaray drops his victim and mugs for the camera.
Since there’s no way I’m drawing that, I’ll just give you my interpretation of Yaray splitting open.
Whatever happens, whether the contest ends in defeat or a Flawless Victory, I certainly hope that this is not that last we’ll see of Yaray.
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