black. His Player 2 costume is representative of an Aborigine consisting of a dark brown vest with logos on them, brown leather trousers, brown shoes, and black shoulder-length hair. In later games, he no longer has hair and gains black gloves and sunglasses. Marduk is believed to be loosely based on pro wrestler Nathan Jones and MMA fighter Bob Sapp. His injured left ear is believed to be a reference to the Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II fight where Tyson bit Holyfield's ear. Marduk's name may be a reference to Craig Kukuk, the first North American native to receive a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, awarded to him by Royler Gracie. Gameplay and fighting style Marduk fights using Vale Tudo. On top of that he has background as a bodybuilder and strength athlete. Despite this he also has a technical side, having a long wrestling and grappling background and also a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Still he prefers utilizing strength and brawling. He is a character with strong moves, great throws and a unique Mount grapple, Marduk is a powerful fighter built around a high-risk, high-damage strategy. He has a strong and unique stance, which offers a number of good tackles and attacks. For a such huge fighter he moves like he was a welterweight fighter. Furthermore, his counter-hits are really good, and often provide crushing and/or launching properties. He has some moves taken from the Japanese mixed martial artist Kazushi Sakuraba. Like Mongolian Chop from the mount position, jumping stomp, etc. Marduk is the only character who uses a knee for a low kick. Reception In 2009 GameSpy names Marduk as one of the "25 Extremely Rough Brawlers" in video gaming, commenting "Believe it or not, a piledriver is far more spine shattering when the person delivering it is a mean SOB." GameDaily ranked Marduk as the "21st top baldie", adding "Our boy Craig has hair everywhere but on his head." In 2013, Complex ranked Marduk as the 20th best Tekken character, commenting "At 8 feet tall, with a chest like a beer keg, Marduk is a man's man – a hairy, barroom brawler. The angry Aussie killed the first Armor King, and although he's recently made peace with King II, it's difficult to see how that can last. Marduk is graceless, plodding, and brutal – he's pure fun to play. " PlayStation Universe included Marduk and