KILLER INSTINCT 2 STORY FAQ Written by Chris Blaney (CBlaney@prodigy.com) Revision 1.1 (Added endings) FULGORE Height: 6' 5" Weight: 560 lbs. Age: Unknown Ultratech's prototypical cyborg unit was given a trial run in the last competition. It was sorely tested, in fact beaten, by the warrior Jago. Now, a deadlier and more efficient model has been activated. It's sole mission? Find and annihilate Jago. ENDING 1: Defeating Gargos opens the way toward a more robot-controlled Ultratech. Fulgore's task is incomplete, however, and his deadly nemesis is still alive. Jago and Orchid join forces and assail Fulgore, and the price is high. Fulgore's destruction at the hands of Jago and Orchid also seals the fate of Ultratech. GLACIUS Height: Variable Weight: Variable Age: Unknown An alien from a far distant planet, Glacius entered the first tournament in a deal with Ultratech for a chance to return back home. Ultratech planned to test him against their "projects," hoping to prove that the aliens were inferior. The results? Glacius beat his Ultratech opposite, the fiery Cinder, and returned home. Now, 2000 years in the past, a distress call summons a distant relative of the future fighter to Earth. Will he find his long-lost brethren and return home? If not, vengeance is told to be served best cold, making this Glacius perhaps its ultimate arbiter. ENDING 1: With Gargos defeated, Glacius starts the long search for his lost comrades. Frustrated, he resigns himself to a long trip home alone. Leaving Earth, his victory is hollow, as his mission is a failure and his people remain lost. JAGO Height: 5' 9" Weight: 190 lbs. Age: 22 This two-fisted battlin' Tibetian monk joined the first tournament to destroy the evil that lay inside. Possessed by the power of the mystical Tiger Spirit, Jago did accomplish destroying the original Fulgore unit. However, the fighter soon found himself betrayed by his inner master. The Tiger Spirit turned out to be the disguised demon lord Gargos, who used him to gain entrance back to the world. Jago swears vengeance on the creature. ENDING 1: Jago has risen to heights only a grand master can attain. After all the battles, Jago senses Fulgore has survived. He knows he must watch his back. The attack is quick to arrive, but the mysterious Orchid comes to Jago's aid once again, and Fulgore is destroyed. However, the new team must face a familiar enemy as Ultratech is rebuilt. The fight is not over yet. KIM WU Height: 5' 4" Weight: 130 lbs. Age: 17 This mysterious Eastern mystic is the descendant of the fighters who once drove off Eyedol and Gargos. To protect her people, Wu must now destroy the returned demon lord. ENDING 1: Her task as guardian complete, Kim can now return home. After a long trek back to her homeland, Kim is confident that she is safe from danger. Undefeated in combat, and with her enemies crushed, Kim has proven that she's the best guardian yet to bless her people. MAYA Height: 5' 10" Weight: 140 lbs. Age: 23 This Amazonian jungle woman was made queen of her land after taking part in banishing the evil Gargos. Now that the monster has reappeared, she has been banished herself. Maya must defeat Gargos once and for all to regain her former standing. ENDING 1: After Maya saves her homeland from Gargos, her life in the rain forest can resume, and she finds a new admirer. The two are soon married. Their reign is a long and peaceful one. ORCHID Height: 5' 7" Weight: 125 lbs. Age: 23 After a string of mysterious disappearances connected with the tournament, Orchid was sent to investigate the extent of corruption within the Ultratech corporation. How corrupt did she find them? Totally corrupt. When Orchid destroyed Eyedol, fierce energies were unleashed that ripped the Ultratech building 2000 years into the past. Now she must face even greater challenges than before: Confronting Gargos, the lord of demons, and finding a way back home. ENDING 1: Gargos is defeated, and the forces of good can rid the world of Ultratech. Cursing Orchid as he dies, Gargos reveals Jago is her brother, and they'll both soon be dead. Reaching beyond the grave, Gargos possesses Sabrewulf and attacks. However, Jago slays Sabrewulf, and the siblings return home to a new life. SABREWULF Height: 5' 11" Weight: 400 lbs. Age: 46 The man known only as Sabrewulf originally joined the tournament to win a cure for lycanthropy. Now, his chances for release seem even farther away. His recent capture and experimentation on by Ultratech may have totally pushed him over the edge. After all, what chance does Sabrewulf have for a normal life now that his arms have been replaced with cybernetic parts? SPINAL Height: 5' 5" Weight: 110 lbs. Age: 659 A major success in Ultratech's research in cell regeneration, Spinal was created by reworking the cells of an ancient fighter. Though destroyed by Chief Thunder in the present, Gargos resurrects and commands the combatant's past remains. A new, younger Spinal seethes for vengeance and freedom. ENDING 1: Freed of the chains of slavery, Spinal relishes his freedom. He is unable to recover the artifact that summoned him, however, and contemplates the future. Lost, he goes to consult with his ancestors. During the ceremony, he learns one important lesson: Never leave your enemies alive. T.J. COMBO Height: 6' 1" Weight: 220 lbs. Age: 26 Combo entered the fray to regain the fame and fortune he lost when it was revealed that the heavyweight champion's arms were cybernetically- augmented. After soundly beating Riptor, Combo attempted to destroy the Ultratech building, but was sucked back into the past along with it. His priorities have recently changed; he now simply wants to return home. ENDING 1: Having won the tournament and vanquished Gargos, Combo knows he can do anything. Rejected by modern society for cheating, Combo grabs the chance to win fame again - this time in the arena. Staying in the past, he puts his fighting skills to work and quickly becomes a great champion. TUSK Height: 6' 11" Weight: 380 lbs. Age: 31 The brutal and formidable ancient barbarian known as Tusk believes he must face all challengers before he'll have the right to face Gargos. Will he save the past, or destroy it? ENDING 1: With this challenge successfully completed, Tusk thirsts once more for battle, and begins the arduous journey back to the arena. For now, at least, he lives only for the fight. Tusk goes on to become the greatest undefeated champion ever seen.