#8 Mortal Kombat – Challenged by Reptile
This was one of those school-yard legends that actually could come true. Mortal Kombat was a popular topic of discussion during my elementary days, and the desire to challenge Reptile was at the top of the list. When you were fighting at “The Pit” stage, a certain ‘object’ would sometimes pass by the moon. This meant that you needed to complete the difficult task of a double-flawless-fatality. If you were successful, a green, poison spewing lizard-man would appear and proceed to kick your ass. You loved it though! Because it was awesome and you did something your school friends could not. Though they still didn’t believe you if you told them.
Honourable mention to Smoke who debuted in Mortal Kombat II as an unplayable secret character in human form, but became playable in Mortal Kombat 3 in cyborg form.
