Erron Black
Erron Black is a male video game character who features in Mortal Kombat.
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Biography
Erron Black was a male human whose origins were not widely known except that he was born in Earthrealm.
Around 150 years ago, he came to be hired by the sorcerer Shang Tsung where he was tasked with the mission to murder an Earthrealm warrior in exchange for magic that would slow his aging process.
He was later responsible for commanding Kotal Kahn's army throughout Outworld with Ermac. When Mileena's army ambushed the convoy, Black is seen fighting the Tarkatans with his fellow teammates. After the Outworld emperor incapacitates Rain, Black steps on the ninjas neck and points the gun to his head. Just as he is about to pull the trigger, Mileena throws a sai into his hand, knocking his revolver out, Rain then quickly retreats as Mileena fights Kotal. Black confronts Cassie Cage, Jacqui Briggs, Takeda Takahashi and Kung Jin as they arrive in Outworld seeking Kotal Kahn to confirm what Li Mei told them. When Cassie tries to show him that they had received Raiden's blessing, Black does not believe them claiming that he could get a fake one in the marketplace. However, Jin convinces Black that he could get in trouble if they are who they say they are, and could get paid way more if he brings them to Kotal. Black agrees and brings them to him. However, while the group passes a large gathering of Outworlders preparing for the public execution of a thief, Jin intervenes and stops the execution. He ignores Black's warning and goes to free the thief. Black gets angry and fights him, but fails to stop Jin. After Jin and his teammates defeat the Outworld force, D'Vorah brings Kotal Kahn who gets upset when it is revealed to him that Mileena has Shinnok's amulet. After D'Vorah's betrayal of Kotal Kahn, where she kills two guards and steals Shinnok's amulet for Quan Chi, Erron, Reptile and Ermac discover the bodies and figure out that it was D'Vorah who had betrayed them. When Cassie's team escapes their cells, they find Black and the others. They try to stay silent and sneak past them but are quickly discovered by Reptile. Black gets into a fight with Takeda, but is defeated by the latter. Black, Reptile and Ermac later go to Kotal Kahn to inform him of D'Vorah's betrayal and believe she is allied to Earthrealm. Kotal, saddened and angered by her betrayal, orders them to prepare the armies with the intention of invading Earthrealm and taking the amulet back. Shortly after Shinnok corrupts the Jinsei, Black and the others enter Earthrealm and attack Cassie and her team, who later run into the woods. The team fight Kotal's forces and take out a majority of the fighters, but are soon surrounded by the rest of Kotal's army. Just when Black and the other Outworlders are about to murder them, Sub Zero and his clan attack the forces, allowing Cassie and her team to escape.
After Kano explains how he got his new implant, Erron notices they are no longer alone, and moments later two of their soldiers holding Cassie and Jacqui's unconscious bodies are killed, and Red Dragon forces led by Mavado make themselves known, demanding the women. Erron draws his pistols as Kano and Mavado face each other. Erron made it clear he would not bargain with Mavado and that the women belonged to Kotal Kahn. After Kano killed one of Mavado's soldiers, an all out brawl erupted between the two factions, with Erron firing both of his pistols into Mavado's forces. Erron quickly realizes that the Black Dragons are outnumbered and after spotting Cassie and Jacqui attempting to run, he frees them from their bonds, promising that he can get them all out of there, but if they want to live they must fight. Unfortunately for the gunslinger, Jacqui decides to attack him instead, sucker punching him across the jaw and beating him down to the ground, despite Erron trying to reason with her. Kano eventually punches Jacqui off of him, telling him they need to fall back and asks for the Portal Stone. Erron tells him which pocket the stone is in and after telling Kano that they still need to get the women, the Black Dragon leader chooses instead to mock Erron for trying to save people instead of exploiting them, saying that is the reason he could never be a Black Dragon. With that, Kano flees through a portal, leaving Erron cursing at him as he vanishes. Mavado mocks the gunslinger for trusting Kano and then cuts Erron's chest with both of his hook swords in a spray of blood, badly wounding him. Erron survives, however, and after Mavado is killed by Cassie and Jacqui, he is bound by to a tree top by the surviving Red Dragon forces, and is told to pass along a message to whoever comes searching for them. Later, Erron is found by Johnny Cage as he, Sonya Blade and a Special Forces team are led into Outworld's jungles by D'Vorah and Reptile. After being cut down and telling them of the battle between the Dragon factions, Erron tells them the message he was to pass along: They were invited to Shang Tsung's island, where Reiko's spiritual adviser Havik is holding the women.
A still wounded Erron pleads before Kotal Kahn that he was only trying to serve him, and begs for his emperor's mercy. Kotal briefly considers killing the gunslinger before harshly reprimanding him and telling him his actions almost caused another war that Outworld cannot afford. Kotal then orders Reptile and D'Vorah to take him back to the dungeon. Erron remains in the dungeon for some time until D'Vorah returns to Outworld from Shang Tsung's island, needing reinforcements. She frees Erron and takes him with her alongside Reptile, Ferra and Torr, Sheeva, and Kintaro. When they arrive in Shang Tsung's Palace, Erron shoots Shinnok's amulet from Havik's hand, making it clear that was only a warning shot. As Havik and his Blood Code enslaved champions confront D'Vorah and her forces, the Kytinn asks Erron if he is ready for redemption. The gunslinger simply tells her to tell him who to fight, and after D'Vorah orders him to keep Raiden occupied, and even die to do so, an annoyed Erron comments that he believed this to be a rescue mission. Opening fire on Raiden with both of his revolvers, Erron states, "Feels more like a suicide squad!" Erron continues to fire at Raiden, but is soon overwhelmed by the thunder god, who electrocutes the gunslinger with bolts of red lightning. Raiden is soon freed from Havik's control and ceases his attack on Black, who weakly asks if that's all the god has before collapsing unconscious.
Erron Black is seen leading Kotal Kahn's convoy through Outworld with Ermac. When Mileena's army ambushed the convoy, Black is seen fighting the Tarkatans with his fellow teammates. After the Outworld emperor incapacitates Rain, Erron is sent to finish him. Just as he is about to pull the trigger, Mileena throws her sai into his hand, knocking his revolver out, Rain then quickly retreats as Mileena fights Kotal. Later, Erron "greets" Cassie Cage, Jacqui Briggs, Takeda Takahashi and Kung Jin as they arrive in Outworld seeking Kotal Kahn to confirm what Li Mei reported to Earthrealm; Mileena obliterating entire villages with Shinnok's amulet. When Cassie tries to show him an insignia of Raiden's blessing, Erron does not believe them claiming that he could get a fake one in the marketplace. However, Jin convinces Black that he could get punished if they are who they say they are, and could possibly get paid more if he does bring the four to Kotal. Black agrees and starts to bring them to him. However, while the group passes a large gathering of Outworlders preparing for the public execution of a thief, Jin gets upset at the overkill of the punishment. He ignores Erron's warning and goes to free the thief. Erron begins kombat with him, but ultimately fails to stop Jin. After Jin and his teammates incapacitate the opposing force, D'Vorah brings Kotal Kahn who gets upset when it is revealed to him that Mileena is in possession of Shinnok's amulet. After Jin defeats Kotal in kombat, the Outworld emperor and his associates are indebted to Earthrealm to work together to stop Mileena.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Typically, he was dressed as a gunslinger of the Old West and depicted wearing black clothes under a brown leather vest, gauntlets, and boots, with a poncho around his shoulders and a mask covering the lower half of his face. His Stetson hat barely covered his light brown hair and various bandoliers were wrapped in his waist, upper arms, and hat. Holsters for his sidearms were strapped to his thighs.
When he picked sides, Black had said that he always picked the side that won.
Powers and abilities
An expert marksman, Erron was a crack shot with both his pistols and rifle, as well as a competent hand-to-hand fighter. His marksmanship was so superb that he could ricochet bullets off of coins and other surfaces and effortlessly shoot airborne targets without looking.
He had a penchant for firearms where he wielded a pair of revolvers with an almost superhuman degree of speed and accuracy. In addition, he also made frequent use of rifles, dynamite, beast traps, caltrops, and sand orbs. Another weapon he used was a severed Tarkatan arm blade strapped to a handle that he used to brutally stab and slash at his opponents.
The sorcerer Shang Tsung provided Black with magic that would slow his aging process allowing him to survive long past his normal lifespan.
Notes
- Erron Black featured in the reboot setting of Mortal Kombat where he was portrayed by actor Troy Baker.
Appearances
- Mortal Kombat X:
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