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MUGEN Universe: Tournament of Champions.
The water bubbled, and then rippled around.
With a mighty roar a behemoth covered on greenish skin jumped out, flexing his arms around.
"Bane...!" he said. "Batman...!"
His mind was a feverish maelstrom of confusing events unfolding one after another. Swamp Thing, the Joker, Baby Doll, Robin, the Lizard, Harley Quinn, Aaron Cash, Amanda Waller, King Shark, Killer Moth, Captain Boomerang, he remembered them all, and raged after all of them, since they all had wronged him. But none more than Batman.
The giant squinted towards the East, feeling a boy's voice in his mind. That voice called for him. "Someone's looking out for a beating!"
Killer Croc.
Origin: Batman.
Waylon Jones, born in the Deep South of the United States of America, most generally believed Florida. His mother perished in childbirth, and he was raised by an abusive aunt. Afflicted by an atavic physical condition that rendered his skin reptilian, Waylon was picked on by the children of his neighborhood, but he retaliated by using his primal strength, resorting to violence.
Jones tried a career fighting crocodiles in sideshows, and then as a professional wrestler. Defeated by a mysterious man known as the Masked Marauder, Jones fled to Gotham City, becoming a mob boss.
Waylon tried to kill Gotham's vigilante, the Batman, and failed. Ever since his mind has deteriorated into an animalistic state where he uses brutality and instinctive cunning, as well as his sharp claws and fangs, as his main weapons to struggle his way back on top of the Gotham criminal hierarchy.
Stage: The ruins of Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane. Graffitti reading 'Riddle me this' and 'Face 2 face' are written on the walls.
Opening Poses and Lines:
Croc walks in wearing a concealing hat and trenchcoat. He tosses them aside and says "Fear the King!"
A broken Batsignal projector is thrown on the battlefield from offscreen, and is reduced to dust. Croc jumps in. "Gotham's mine for the plucking, hah hah hah!"
Vs. Kusanagi Kyo:
Kyo smirks. "Boy, do they raise them ugly in America!"
"What's that to you, Pretty Face?" Croc growls. "Afraid I'll leave you like this?"
"For that, you'd have to touch me first, Frankenstein!"
"You'd be shocked! I'm way faster than I look!"
Vs. Hulk:
Hulk pauses at Croc. "Green man? Green man like Hulk! Is Green Man another Hulk?"
"Huh? The heck are you saying?"
"Feh! For a moment Hulk almost fooled! You are like Abomination, not like Hulk!"
"Are you brain damaged or something?"
"Hulk smash puny scaly Abomination!"
Vs. Shao Kahn:
Kahn laughs. "One of Reptile's people? You are far from your homeland..."
"I'm no one's people but my own. I stand alone! Now get out of my way!"
Kahn hits the ground with his hammer. "Insolent gnat! You will learn!"
"I always was bad at learnin'! Zip your trap, Horned Boy!"
Live and Let Die!
Vs. Mecha Fred Jones:
Croc wanders into Apocalypse's lair. "Wh-Where am I?"
Fred lands before him and pulls his wings in. "Oh, it's you!"
"You! You're one of Batman's friends... What have they done to you?"
"I was rendered into a better person, a more efficient crimefighter, Croc!"
"Not good enough to stop this criminal, boy!"
"I'll succeed where Mystery Inc failed and put a permanent halt to your kind, beast!"
Live and Let Die!
Heavy Moves:
Back Breaker: Croc grabs the opponent, jumps with them, and lands on both feet, snapping the adversary down on his knee.
Neck Breaker: Croc wraps his arm around the opponent's neck and twists it.
Two-Fist Slam: Croc brings his fists together and does a combination sucker punch.
Comeback Punch: Croc pulls a hand back, twirls his fist, and wallops with additional force.
Throat Slasher: Croc sinks his claws into the neck of his opponent.
Grab 'n Rip: Croc heaves his opponent above his head and pulls their legs and head into opposite directions.
Swampland Lariat: Croc spins around slashing with his claws in a circle motion, remarkably fast for his size.
Hug of Destruction: Croc takes a hold of his adversary and crushes them between his arms. This move can be finished with a headbutt or a bite.
Super Moves:
A Really Big Rock:
Croc produces a gigantic rock from somewhere and tosses it on the opponent. Slow, but very damaging, projectile attack.
Alligator Alleyway:
Croc briefly mutates into an even more towering and more lizardlike form and rips into the opponent.
A Tail of Gotham:
Croc sprouts a long tail out and swings it around, slamming at the adversary.
Crocodile Slam:
Croc jumps up and slams down on the opponent with open arms and smashing them under his body weight.
King Croc:
Croc plays dirty and cheats by whistling; this summons a half dozen of gangsters who spray the opponent with machinegun fire.
Crocodile Tears:
Croc calls on a giant crocodile that snaps at the adversary with its maws.
Urban Guerrilla:
Croc throws a molotov cocktail at the opponent. It explodes on contact, setting them on fire. If it doesn't hit the opponent, it leaves a brief burning zone on the ground, and the opponent is still hurt if they step on it while it is still blazing.
Victory Poses and Lines:
Croc pulls his head back and roars. "Who's the loser now!?"
Croc licks his claws and says, "I won't eat you. I'm fighting that urge...!"
Vs. Kusanagi Kyo:
"Not so smart mouthed now, are you, Pretty Face?" Croc says.
"Ugh, you were lucky, that's all. Stand back! I still got it in me to defend myself!"
"You don't even make for a good snack! Go away!"
"You're very strong, but muscle alone won't win this tournament!"
Vs. Hulk:
Croc raises his arms. "The winnah and still champeenh of the Heavyweight Superpeople Circuit... King Croc!"
"BAH! Hulk not even trying! Hulk took pity on puny Gecko-Man!"
Hulk suckerpunches Croc, sending him flying away, and leaps offscreen.
Croc rubs his jaw and gets up.
"That ugly bastard...! Next time we meet I'll fix his attitude!"
Vs. Shao Kahn:
Croc sits on Kahn's thone.
"The reign of Emperor Croc starts!" he boasts. "Let everyone in Outworld come and pay tribute!"
Several Tarkatans are shown kneeling before Croc's throne, but Baraka and Millena sneer and walk away.
They are next seen standing before Sindel in another Mortal Kombat location randomly picked by the graphic motor of the videogame.
With Croc's incompetent leadership skills, Shao Kahn's former empire quickly crumbled, and Sindel's alliance took over its fragments. Croc fled.
Before he could be seized and executed, he disappeared. No one has seen him since, but...
There is a cutaway to a coast line on planet Earth, near a sign reading 'You are Entering Gotham City'.
There is a line of bubbles traveling across the surface of the water, while something big and humanoid is swimming under it...
The End?
Vs. Mecha Fred Jones:
The newspaper show all kind of very controversial headlines after Croc's victory.
The Daily Planet: HAS GOTHAM VILLAIN TURNED A NEW LEAF?
The Daily Bugle: PRO WRESTLER TURNED CONVINCT ACCLAIMED AS HERO!
Croc sits on a throne surrounded by beautiful women and wearing gold chains all around his neck.
"So some crybabies don't think I'm the real deal!" he says. "So what? I finally got some respect from those who matter, that's what counts!"
Croc has won a fortune from paying others to write books based on his exploits, and he appears in talk shows and interviews to promote his return to professional wrestling.
He picks a phone up. "What? A fight with Mike Haggar? Hum! He's a bit old, but he's still got enough glut and fame! I think I'll do it!"
Croc is living the high life, but while his nemesis is hopeful he stays on the right path, he still has an eye on him...
Here, the camera pans away from Croc towards a window near him.
We see Batman standing on a rooftop and watching Croc through binoculars, his cape flapping in the breeze.
The End?
Next Challenger: You can tell that I'm making these up along while I go, right...?
