Geras

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“	Duty is my highest calling.	„
	~ Geras, Mortal Kombat 1

“	Though the barrier between timelines had been rebuilt, there was no question that they could again be broken. Protecting this timeline would require eternal vigilance, so that it could not fall victim to further outside aggression. But nothing in my countless lifetimes had prepared me for this task. In none of them had multiple timelines ever coexisted. Monitoring them for threats was an entirely novel problem. It would require a novel solution. I discovered that, though the timelines no longer touched, their meeting had left them intertwined. I can now secretly surveil all timelines, keeping watch for potential danger. It pleases me to do this service for the new era. Lord Liu Kang may rest assured that it is secure.	„
	~ Geras' ending in MK1.

Geras is one of the main protagonists of Mortal Kombat 1, having previously served as a villain in Mortal Kombat 11. Having been created to serve the Keeper of Time, Kronika, he was forced to work for her in her previous timelines, although Geras showed signs of a more honorable side. After Fire God Liu Kang gained control of her Hourglass, Geras was given a second chance, choosing to aid him in creating a New Era.

Geras is voiced in Mortal Kombat 1 by Phil LaMarr, having previously been voiced by Dave B. Mitchell.

Biography[]

Mortal Kombat 11[]

Geras was an immortal construct, being millennia old, whose every death makes him stronger. With his long life, he has experienced many events, such as the Ice Age and the Great Kung Lao's defeat by Goro. During the events of Mortal Kombat 11, he directly aided Kronika in her scheme, before eventually being defeated by Raiden. In his Towers Ending however, Geras decides to turn against Kronika due to being broken at every reset of the timelines and never being granted any sort of peace. Becoming Keeper of Time, he attempts to create the perfect timeline, but every attempt leads to failure due to mortal free will. Instead, rather than acting as Lord of Time, Geras elects to sacrifice himself to allow the Hourglass to run itself, letting him rest in peace for the first time in eternity.

Mortal Kombat 1[]

Geras is reconstructed by Fire God Liu Kang at the dawn of his New Era, now acting as his right-hand man. With Liu Kang focusing on his role as defender of Earthrealm, Geras has assumed the mantle of Keeper of Time, watching over the hourglass to ensure Liu Kang's New Era is not undone.

Another villainous counterpart Geras exists in Titan Shang Tsung's timeline until the second Armageddon.

As Geras feared that relinquish the Time Titan's power cannot be undone and Titans cannot be resurrected upon their deaths, combined by the existence of multiverse came from a clash result between Liu Kang and Titan Shang Tsung's battle over the Hourglass, Geras was able to preserve Liu Kang's Titan power inside a jaded jaguar gifted from their universe's Great Kung Lao, with Liu Kang finally reuses it during multiverse-related crisis since Titan Shang Tsung's invasion.

Appearance[]

Geras is visually similarly to a well-built, black man with blue eyes.

Following his recreation by Liu Kang, his outfit is changed to mostly resemble a Shaolin warrior with red pants, black boots and a white and dark blue sash, resembling Liu Kang's color scheme from his mortal days. He also now bears a glossy dragon tattoo wrapped around his upper body, coiling twice around his left breast and lower back.

Personality[]

Geras also exhibits the traits of a scholar, as a witness of many lifetimes in many timelines. He studies and collects knowledge of events, cultures, and people and, as a result, has an impressive knowledge of the realms and the denizens that inhabit them that he puts to use serving Kronika.

In the new timeline, while retaining the same memories from previous timelines, Geras is reconstructed by Liu Kang, no longer a brutish enforcer but his wise and cherished friend. Alongside Liu Kang, he is a Keeper of Time alongside the Fire God, becoming the Guardian of the Hourglass after Liu Kang had relinquished his power over The Hourglass. After restoring Liu Kang's power, he later anoints Geras as the timeline's new Keeper, as Liu Kang again wanted to remain as the Protector of Earthrealm, thus making Geras one of the most powerful characters in the franchise as a result.

Powers and Abilities[]

Having the ability to manipulate time and sand, similar to his mistress, Geras can rewind or stop time's normal flow, erase someone from time, repeat his previous action, and can teleport. For his sand abilities, he can use it to make blockades, making weapons out of it, and can transform into sand, avoiding harm. He can also manipulate the earth around him similar to Tremor, and has superhuman strength, enabling him to easily burst heads or rip someone in two. Geras also has some sort of immortality and can never truly die, reviving himself from any lethal energy. The time it takes for this depends on the severity of the wound, him taking longer to come back from a decapitation or being blown to pieces compared to being shot. He also possibly, with each death, becomes stronger and smarter. Said cycle lets him take on Raiden in a fight. However, the Thunder God still beats him despite Gera's confidence. Even before one of his deaths at the hands of Cassie, he was able to match the likes of Liu Kang and Kung Lao (depending on what character the player chooses) with ease.

Geras like most kombantants, is also skilled at martial arts. As mentioned above, he can give the likes of Raiden and Liu Kang trouble. Furthermore, like his master, he is highly knowledgeable about what goes on in history. He even mentions important historical figures during several of his intros such as Joan the Arc.

Trivia[]

The word "geras" in ancient Greek is a term referring to that the more geras a man has, the more likely he would be famous, successful, and courageous.