Liste der Mortal Kombat-Charaktere

Dies ist eine Liste von spielbaren Charakteren der Mortal Kombat -Kampfspielserie und der Spiele, in denen sie erscheinen. Die Serie findet in einem fiktionalen Universum statt, das aus sechs Bereichen besteht, die von den älteren Göttern geschaffen wurden. Die älteren Götter haben ein Kampfturnier namens Mortal Kombat ins Leben gerufen, um die Kriege zwischen den Reichen zu reduzieren. Das erste Spiel Mortal Kombat führt ein Turnier ein, bei dem Earthrealm zerstört werden kann, wenn es erneut verliert.

Die Earthrealm-Krieger können den Champion Goro und den Turnier-Gastgeber Shang Tsung besiegen, aber Tsung sucht nach anderen Möglichkeiten, Earthrealm zu zerstören. Seitdem gibt es in jedem Spiel einen neuen Sterblichen, der die Reiche erobern möchte und damit gegen die Regeln von Mortal Kombat verstößt. Bis Mortal Kombat: Deception wurden die meisten Hauptfiguren von Shang Tsung und Quan Chi getötet (von denen keiner im Spiel spielbar war), aber bis Mortal Kombat: Armageddon alle von ihnen kommen zurück.

Eingeführt in Mortal Kombat (1992) [ ]

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Liu Kang [ Bearbeiten ]

Raiden [

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Sub-Zero [ ] [19456501] ]

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Reptile []

Mortal Kombat II [Mortal Kombat II] [ edit ]

Baraka [ edit ]

Jade [ [19599903]] "Jax" Briggs [ edit ]

Kintaro [ edit ]

Von: Rhasaan Orange ( MK2011 ) 19659036] Kintaro ist ein tigergestreifter Shokan (dieselbe Rasse wie Goro und Sheeva), der sich Kahns Streitkräften anschließt, um die Earthrealm zu erobern. Er debütierte in MKII als Sub-Boss aus dem Spiel. Er fordert Liu Kang während des zweiten Turniers im Kampf an, verliert jedoch; In dem von Midway vor dem zweiten Turnier produzierten Krawatten-Comic 1994 MKII führt er einen brutalen, wenn auch nicht schlüssigen Kampf mit Jax, bevor Kung Lao interveniert. MK: Armageddons Konquest-Modus wird im Netherrealm als eine Illusion betrachtet, als Teil eines Versuchs, Shinnoks Herrschaft zu stürzen, was nur eine Prüfung für Taven ist. Kintaro spielt seine größte Rolle beim Neustart von Mortal Kombat (19459007), bei dem er als aus der Tigrar-Linie der unteren Klasse ^[1] (daher seine Markierungen) der Shokan-Rasse stammend beschrieben wird. Er dient als Gegner für Kung Lao, Stryker und Sub-Zero im Story-Modus, während er nun für die Zerstörung Kabals verantwortlich war und später zu Goro und Kano kam, als er eine Gruppe von Earthrealm-Soldaten in einem Glockenturm als Geisel hielt. Er tritt als Bossfigur in der Ausgliederung 2005 Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks auf. Er hatte eine kleine Rolle in der 1995 Mortal Kombat Miniserie "Battlewave" von Malibu Comics, und in der 2015 Mortal Kombat X Comic-Miniserie von DC Comics dient er unter dem Kommando von Sheeva und wird von Sonya am Ende getötet, während sie unter dem Einfluss von Haviks "Blood Code" Fluch steht.

Die Figur war eine Stop-Motion-Figur, die von der japanischen mythologischen Figur Kintarō inspiriert wurde und ursprünglich für MKII als anthropomorpher zweibeiniger Tiger mit einem pelzbesetzten Kostüm konzipiert wurde, aber das Konzept wurde ausrangiert ^[2] und der Charakter wurde als Serien-Mitgestalter John Tobias als "Goro Spinoff" umgestaltet. ^[3] Shang Tsungs dritter Tod in MKII sah Er verwandelt sich in Kintaro und schlägt dem Oberkörper seines Gegners den Körper ab. In der 1995 erschienenen CD-ROM The Ultimate Guide to Mortal Kombat die von Threshold Entertainment produziert wurde, wird er nicht kanonisch als von Raiden nach den Ereignissen von MKII "verdampft" beschrieben ] [4]

Kintaro wird im Hinblick auf die kritische Rezeption häufig mit Goro verglichen. Er wurde in der UGO-Liste von 2012 unter den fünfzig besten Charakteren MK auf Platz 30 eingestuft, obwohl sie der Meinung waren, dass er "keinem wirklichen Zweck dient, es sei denn, er sei ein rekinnierter Goro, dessen einziger Zweck es ist, den zuvor genannten Tod zu rächen", und fügte hinzu "Wenn Goro und Tygra von ThunderCats es irgendwie geschafft haben, ein Kind zu zeugen, wäre es das." ^[5] In der von Dorkly 2013 von den Fans gewählten Umfrage belegte er den 34. Platz, in dem die gesamte Charakterliste der Serie bewertet wurde. 19659043] und Den of Geek platzierte ihn auf Platz 16 - eine Stelle unter Goro - in ihrer Rangliste der 73 Charaktere der Serie. "[He] hat praktisch keine Geschichte außerhalb des jüngsten Retschons [MK2011]dass er derjenige war, der Kabal verstümmelte," aber sein "Design, Modell und Animation" MKII ] waren Ligen besser, und er sorgte für ein besseres Spielerlebnis. "^[7] ScrewAttack nannte ihn 2014 zu den bevorzugten Ergänzungen des damals bevorstehenden Mortal Kombat X ." In der gesamten Serie Kintaro war immer noch die zweite Geige vor Goro ... ehrlich gesagt, ich hätte lieber Kintaro. "^[8] Sein" Reverse Rip "aus dem Neustart von 2011 wurde in Gameranx auf Platz neun der zehn grausamsten Fatalities der Serie gewählt. ^[9] und Prima Games belegten den 35. Platz in ihrer 2014-Liste der fünfzig größten Todesfälle der Serie. ^[10]

Kitana [ edit

Kung Lao [ ]

Mileena [ edit ]

Noob Saibot [ ]

Shao Ka hn [ edit ]

Smoke [ edit

Eingeführt Mortal Kombat 3 und Updates . edit ]

Chameleon [ edit ]

Dargestellt von: John Turk ( MKT ).

Chameleon erschien in der PlayStation 1 , Sega Saturn und PC-Versionen von Mortal Kombat Trilogy als teilweise transparenter männlicher Ninja, der alle palettengetauschten menschlichen Ninjas nachahmte. Das Spiel bezeichnete ihn einfach als "einen der tödlichsten Krieger von Shao Kahn". ^[11] In 19459007 Armageddon sagt seine Hintergrundgeschichte, dass er bei Veranstaltungen anwesend war, die auf den Sieg von Liu Kang beim ersten Mortal Kombat-Turnier mit Begeisterung zurückzuführen waren Seine Zeit, während er Ereignisse beobachtete, verlief, während sein Ende ihn einfach als den wahren Mortal Kombat-Champion beschrieb. Es gibt keine Informationen, die darauf schließen lassen, dass er aus der gleichen Raptor-Rasse stammt wie Reptile und Khameleon.

Chameleon beendete das Rennen in Dorklys Fankritt auf dem 37. Platz, das den gesamten Mortal Kombat -Roster ^[6] bewertet hatte, und belegte den 32. Platz - einen Platz vor Khameleon - in der UGO-Auswahl 2012 der Top 50 Serienzeichen. "Sie sagen, das Kopieren sei eine Form der Schmeichelei, deshalb macht Chameleon unsere Liste." ^[5] Complex brachte ihn bei der Auswahl der zehn meist unterschätzten Figuren der Serie im Jahr 2011 auf den zehnten Platz. ^[12] Chameleon war die einzige Serienfigur in Armageddon die keine eigene Midway-Grafikkarte erhalten haben.

Cyrax [ edit ]

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Ermac [ edit ]

Kabal [ edit ]

Khameleon [ ] Dargestellt von: Becky Gable ( MKT )

Sprecher: Johanna Añonuevo ( Armageddon )

Debut in der Nintendo 64-Fassung von MKT as Khameleon, ein Paletten-Tausch von Kitana, wird als das letzte Weibchen von Reptiles Rennen von Raptors ^[13] beschrieben, das von Shao Kahn fast aussterben gelassen wurde, der dann sein Heimatreich Zaterra mit Outworld verschmilzt. ^[13] Khameleon informiert Reptile dass Kahn für das Aussterben ihrer Rasse verantwortlich ist ^[13] aber Reptile fällt erneut unter Kahns Einfluss und wendet sich gegen Khameleon. Nachdem sie bei ihren Versuchen, Kahn zu ermorden, gescheitert ist, durchstreift sie die Reiche, während sie über ihre Rache nachdenkt. ^[14] Während der Ereignisse von Armageddon (in dem sie nur in der Wii-Version spielbar ist) erfährt sie von der Schlacht König unter den Kämpfern, die an der Pyramide von Argus in Edenia auftreten würden, und der ultimativen Machtgabe, die dem Sieger gewährt würde. Khameleon versucht, diese Macht für sich zu erlangen, um sie von Kahn fernzuhalten, während er sich für seine Aktionen gegen ihre Rasse rächt. ^[14]

Khameleon war eine von nur 17 Charakteren, die gegeben wurden eine offizielle Armageddon Biografie, ^[15] und laut Serien-Art-Regisseur Steve Beran aufgrund der großen Nachfrage der Fans in das Spiel aufgenommen wurde. ^[16] Sie belegte den 33. Rang in UGOs Auswahl der fünfzig größten Seriencharaktere , ^[5] und 47. Platz - zehn Plätze unterhalb von Chameleon - in Dorklys Fanabstimmung 2013 MK Charakterumfrage. ^[6]

Motaro [

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Rain [ edit ]

Sektor [ edit Sheeva edit ]

Sindel [ edit ]

Stryker [ edit

Eingeführt [194590] 07] Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero [ edit ]

Fujin [ edit

Dargestellt von: Anthony Marquez [ MKM: SZ ); Nic Toussaint ( MKX )

Sprecher: Troy Baker ( MKX )

Fujin (benannt nach dem japanischen Windgott Fūjin) ist der damals unbenannte Windgott erscheint in MK Mythologies als einer der vier Wächter, die von Raiden beauftragt wurden, Shinnoks Amulett zu bewachen, die alle Sub-Zero besiegen müssen, um es zu erwerben. ^[17] Er macht sein spielbares Debüt in Mortal Kombat 4 der sich Raiden in seinem Kampf gegen Shinnok anschließt und den Streitkräften der Earthrealm beim Angriff auf Shao Kahns Palast hilft. ^[18] Nach Shinnoks Niederlage wird Fujin der neue Beschützer der Earthrealm, nachdem Raiden ein älterer Gott geworden ist. ^[19] Armageddon, wo Fujin erstmals seit 1999 wieder spielbar ist Mortal Kombat Gold, er äußert seine Besorgnis darüber, was Raidens Abstieg in den Wahnsinn getrieben hat. Er und Kung Lao schließen sich zusammen, um Raiden und Liu Kang unter Kontrolle zu bringen. Wenn sich jedoch keine Möglichkeit zur Normalisierung der beiden jetzt korrupten Krieger ergeben würde, wären er und Kung Lao gezwungen, sie zu töten. Es wird auch enthüllt, dass er ein Freund von Tavens Familie war und erkennt, dass ihr Vater Argus sie auf eine Quest geschickt hat. Fujin sucht nach Taven und seinem Bruder Daegon, in der Hoffnung, ihren Fortschritt zu verhindern und den wahren Zweck ihrer Suche zu erfahren. ^[20] Fujin spielt außerdem eine untergeordnete Rolle im Konquest-Modus des Spiels, in dem er Taven außerhalb des Clan des Red Dragon Clans konfrontiert . ^[21] Taven besiegte dann Fujin im Kampf und erlaubte ihm, seine Reise fortzusetzen, aber er bedauerte, dass er dies einem Freund antun musste. Bei dem Neustart von Mortal Kombat von 1945 macht Fujin einen kurzen Auftritt in Kratos 'nicht kanonischem Ende neben Raiden. In einem komischen Prequel von Mortal Kombat X hilft Fujin Raiden bei der Suche nach einem fehlenden "Kamidogu" -Dolch, der von Quan Chi verflucht wurde. Später wird er jedoch angegriffen und von Takeda Takahashi gerettet. Fujin schenkt ihm eine Maske und Rüstung, die der seines Mentors Hanzo Hasashi (Scorpion) ähnelt. Als die Earthrealm-Helden im letzten Kampf im Story-Modus des Spiels Shinnok besiegen, geben Fujin und Raiden Shinnoks Amulett zu den älteren Göttern zurück.

Fujin belegte den 49. Platz bei Dorklys Fanwahlen von 2013, der die gesamte MK -Rechtsliste, ^[6] und den 40. Platz in der UGO-Liste 2012 der fünfzig besten Seriencharaktere bewertet. ^[5] WhatCulture nannte ihn unter den die zwölf Veteranen, die für Mortal Kombat X gesucht wurden: "In Anbetracht der richtigen Richtung könnte Fujin Popularität und Bedeutung haben, die ihm verliehen werden." ^[22] Im Jahr 2014 zählte Prima Games Fujin zu ihren zwanzig "billigsten" Charakteren in der Serie, in der er als "der Festzeltcharakter von Mortal Kombat 4 " beschrieben wurde, war es jedoch "seine an der Wand hebende, anti-air, super ärgerliche Armbrust [his designated weapon that Ed Boon admittedly regretted adding into the game]^[23] die die Massen wirklich verschlimmerte." ^[24]

Quan Chi [ edit ]

Sareena [ edit ]

Dargestellt von: Lia Montelongo ( MKM: SZ [9009007] MKM: SZ [9009007] ]); Dana Hee ( Konquest )

Sprecher: Danielle Nicolet ( MKX )

Sareena gehört zu den drei persönlichen Attentätern von Quan Chi sowie Kia und Jataaka töte Sub-Zero, bevor er Quan Chi erreicht hat. In MK Mythologies wird sie beschrieben als "um einiges schneller und ein besserer Kämpfer als ihre Mitstreiter." ^[25] Nachdem sie von Sub-Zero verschont geblieben ist, hilft sie ihm, Quan Chi zu besiegen. Nachdem sie ihren Wunsch geäußert hat, mit dem Netherrealm zu entkommen, wird sie von Shinnok in den Rücken geschossen. Wie später in Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition offenbart, zerstörte der Angriff ihre menschliche Form und dass ihre Essenz dann als Strafe für ihren Verrat verbannt wurde. Nach jahrelanger Folter entkommt Sareena in ihrer menschlichen Erscheinung vor MK: Deadly Alliance während der sie auf den jüngeren Sub-Zero trifft; der Bruder desjenigen, den sie zuvor getroffen hat. Sub-Zero hat das Gefühl, er sei ihr für die Hilfe seines Bruders schuldig und gewährt ihr Zufluchtsort mit dem Lin Kuei auf der Earthrealm. Sareena gibt ihr spielbares Debüt in MK: Armageddon, in dem sie Sub-Zero in den Netherrealm folgt und ihn davor bewahrt, von Noob Saibot und Smoke getötet zu werden. Nach der Schlacht verliert Sareena ihre menschliche Gestalt und kehrt trotz ihres Widerstands zu ihm zurück. MK: Armageddon Im Modus "Konquest" werden Sareena, Kia und Jataaka von Quan Chi angewiesen, Taven zu töten, scheitern aber; Während Kias und Jataaka getötet werden und ihre Seelen in den Netherreal absteigen, wird Sareena von Quan Chis Kontrolle befreit. ^[26] Sie wurde in MK2011, als einer der Kämpfer in der Grube gesehen Hintergrund gegen Daegon oder Frost.

In MKX hat Sareena rund um den Netherrealm beobachtet, was Quan Chi hinter den Kulissen vorhat. Zu der Zeit von D'Vorah hat Kotal Kahns treuer Vollstrecker bekannt gegeben, für Quan Chi und Shinnok gearbeitet zu haben, da sie nun Shinnoks Amulett hat. Sareena hilft der Special Force, die von Kenshi und Jax angeführt wird, um Quan Chi am Leben zu erobern.

Sareena erschien mit Kia und Jataaka in vier Episoden der Fernsehserie von 1998 Mortal Kombat: Konquest in der sie Originalfiguren waren, die in Siann, Mika bzw. Sora umbenannt wurden, während sie dabei dienten Quan Chi war unverändert. Obwohl Sareena nicht in der UGO-Auswahl der fünfzig besten Charaktere der Serie 2012 enthalten war, belegte sie in der von Dorkly 2013 geäußerten Charakterumfrage den 60. Platz (26) und höher (26.) auf Den of Geeks Wertung der 64 Spielercharaktere der Serie die Seite, die sie als "Sub-Zero's einen Moment der Menschheit" bezeichnete, der zu etwas Sinnvollem aufschlitterte. "^[7] WhatCulture nannte Sareena den zweiten Rang unter den zwölf Rückkehrern, die ihrer Meinung nach zurückkehren sollten Mortal Kombat X . "Auf jeden Fall eine Figur, die sich 19459796 durch das Gewebe des Guten und Bösen weben kann, eine Verschwörung, die einen gewissen Wert haben könnte, wenn die Entwicklung erweitert wird." ^[22] Bei Game Rant war 2011 Sareena in ihren fünf Auswahlen enthalten von gesuchten herunterladbaren Zeichen für eine Zukunft Mortal Kombat Titel. ^[27]

Shinnok [ edit

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Jarek [ edit ]

Geändert von: Mark Meyers ( MK4 )

Jarek machte sein erstes chronologisches Erscheinen in Mortal Kombat: Special Forces als Bosscharakter, in dem er und andere Mitglieder des Black Dragon von Kano aus einer Haftanstalt der United States Special Forces befreit wurden, der vorgeschlagen hatte, den Clan des Black Dragon jedoch zu reformieren Kano wollte sie lediglich als Bauern verwenden, um die Agenten der Special Forces zu bremsen, die ihn auf seiner Suche nach ihm verfolgen erhalte ein Artefakt namens Auge von Chitian. Jarek debütierte als spielbare Figur in MK4 und war der brutale und kurzlebige Stellvertreter des Black Dragon Clans. In den Spielen nutzte er zunächst spezielle Moves und von Kano popularisierte Fatalities. Seine Handlung besagte, dass er das letzte Mitglied des Schwarzen Drachen nach Kanos scheinbarem Tod war und von Sonya Blade wegen "Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit" verfolgt wurde. Gefangen genommen arbeitet er neben den Helden der Erde im Kampf gegen Shinnoks Truppen. In Jareks semikanonischem MK4 das nach Shinnoks Niederlage endet, konfrontiert Sonya Jarek mit einer Klippe und versucht, Jarek mit starken Waffen zu bewaffnen, aber er weigert sich, Sonya zu töten, aber Jaxk stört und lässt Jarek von der Klippe fallen. Jareks Armageddon Bio erklärt jedoch, dass er überlebt, und er glaubt, dass sein (gefälschter) Tod ihm helfen würde, genug Kraft zu sammeln, um sich zu rächen, während er durch die Reiche reiste und nach alten Texten suchte, die ihn als würdig würdig befunden hätten Verräter. Er beeindruckte Quan Chi, nachdem er seine neuen Fähigkeiten miterlebt hatte, und lädt Jarek ein, sich den Streitkräften der Dunkelheit anzuschließen, um sich zu rächen. ^[28]

Jarek kopierte alle Spezialbewegungen Kanos in MK4, sowie seine "Heart Rip" - und "Eye Laser" -Todesfälle, obwohl er keine kybernetischen Verbesserungen besaß, aber er war nicht so gut aufgenommen wie sein Vorgänger und Armageddon ist das einzige andere Mal, das er hat erschien als Spielerfigur. Sein Bildnis basierte auf dem Charakter des Midway-Zeichners Herman Sanchez. ^[29]

Jarek wurde 2013 in einer von Dorkly durchgeführten Online-Fan-Abstimmung, die das Gesamturteil beisteuerte, auf Rang zwei (65) geführt Mortal Kombat Charakterliste, ^[6] und wurde von der UGO-Liste 2012 der fünfzig besten Seriencharaktere ausgeschlossen. Für sein Ende MK4 das eigentlich eine Verschmelzung seines Endes von Sonya und Jax ist (er vereint alle drei mit dem nicht kanonischen Tod von Sonya und Jarek), ist er besonders negativ aufgenommen worden. Cracked fügte es 2013 in einem Feature mit dem Titel "6 Videospiel-Endungen, die eindeutig mit uns zu tun haben" zusammen, wobei Jarek um sein Leben bat, während Jax ihn über den Klippenabhang baumelt, "Was folgt ist einer der dümmsten Austausche, an die ich mich in einem Videospiel erinnern kann ... Es ist schwer in Worte zu fassen, wie schlecht Schauspielerei ist. "^[30] Im Jahr 2010 listete 4thletter.net die MK4 -Endungen. Exemplarisch für die Nintendo 64-Version von Jax 'Ende, unter den "Top Ten Ridiculous Things from Mortal Kombat" ^[31] und platzierte Jaxs Ende neunzehnter Platz 2013 in seiner Liste der 200 besten Endspiele. "Jax hat leicht das Beste, zumal es eine Erweiterung des Endes von Jarek ist, was eine Art Verlängerung des Endes von Sony ist. ... Es ist so schön beschissen." ^[32]

Kai [ edit ]

Dargestellt von: Kimball Uddin ( MK4 )

Kai ist ein ehemaliges Mitglied der geheimnisvollen White Lotus Society, die in den Vereinigten Staaten auf Liu Kang trifft, während Liu Kang einen neuen Mitarbeiter rekrutierte und ausbildete Generation der Shaolin-Krieger. Während der Ereignisse von Mortal Kombat 4 schließen sich Liu Kang und Kai mit den Erdkriegern in Edenia zusammen, um Raiden in seinem Kampf gegen Shinnok zu unterstützen. ^[33] Er macht seinen einzigen anderen spielbaren Auftritt in Armageddon.

Ed Boon erklärte, die Entwickler wollten einen "afroamerikanischen Charakter, der sehr flink wie Liu Kang ist", einschließlich des gleichen Feuerballgeschosses mit dem Unterschied, dass es stattdessen senkrecht abgefeuert wurde. Er war auch der erste Seriencharakter, der einen Handstand durchführte, der in MK4 zu anderen Spezialbewegungen führte; Boon hatte dies als Hauptkampfstil von Kai in Armageddon beabsichtigt, aber zeitliche Beschränkungen verhinderten ^[34]

Kai kam auf Platz 47 der UGO-Liste 2012 unter den Top 50 Mortal Kombat und 61. bei Dorklys Online-Fan-Abstimmung MK Charakterumfrage. ^[6] Garth Kaestner von G3AR ordnete ihn in seiner Liste der schlechtesten Charaktere der Serie von 2013 aufgrund seiner Ähnlichkeit mit Liu Kang an achte Stelle. "[G] gab ihm einen etwas anderen Moveset und einen afrikanischen Hautton und Sie haben einen brandneuen Charakter. "^[35] Robert Naytor von Hardcore Gaming 101 sagte:" Bei all seinen Projektilbewegungen ist er im Grunde der schwarze Liu Kang. "^[36] Obwohl Kai nicht in Mortal Kombat X erschien , WhatCulture nahm ihn in eine Auswahl von zwölf Veteranencharakteren auf. T Sie hatten sich für das Spiel gewünscht. "Mit etwas Liebe könnte Kai vielleicht zu einem noch größeren Patsy für die Lichtkräfte werden als Liu Kang; er hat definitiv das Potenzial, [him] in den Badass-Einsätzen zu übertreffen, wenn seinem neuen Entwicklungsstand Tribut gezollt wird." [19659158] Meat [ edit ]

Die Hintergrundgeschichte von Meat's Armageddon beschreibt ihn als ein schreckliches Experiment, das von Shang Tsung geschaffen wurde, der den Zauberköpfen entkommen konnte, bevor er abgeschlossen werden konnte. ^[37] Der Strategieführer von Prima Games für das Spiel beschrieb Meat als "einen lustigen Charakter, der Shinnok unterstützt", obwohl diese Beziehung in der Spielgeschichte nicht erwähnt wird. ^[38]

Meat diente ursprünglich als Skin, der von Art Director Tony Goskie für geschaffen wurde Jeder Kämpfer in MK4 . ^[39] Der Name "Meat" war einfach eine Bezeichnung für das Modell, so dass es im Spiel verwendet werden konnte, bis Midway ihn schließlich zu einem spielbaren Ostereiwitz machte. [19659164] Spieler erfuhren zuerst von den Charakteren von Offizieller Name nach "Meat lebt!" erschien auf der Website von Ed Boon, in der er die dritte Arcade-Revision von MK4 befürwortete. ^[40] Die Strategieführer bezeichneten den Charakter auch als "Meat", wodurch er zu einem offiziellen Moniker wurde. ^[41][42] Meat erschien in Deception's Konquest-Modus, der ihn in die kanonische Handlung der Serie einführte.

Meat platzierte sich vorletzte (49.) in der UGO-Liste von 2012 der fünfzig MK -Zeichen und 52. in der Online-Fanwahl von Dorkly 2013 MK . 19659168] ScrewAttack rangierte Meat auf Rang vier der zehn schlechtesten Charaktere der Serie: "Nehmen wir ein generisches Modell [character]nehmen Sie ihm das Fleisch und nennen Sie es einen Tag." ^[43] Ryan Aston von Topless Robot platziert Fleisch an zweiter Stelle in seiner Auswahl von acht Charakteren ", die sogar von Mortal Kombat Standards sind," doofy ", die ihn" ein blutiges Riff "auf Soulcalibur Charade nennen, und seine Handlung" ein wahrhaft schwacher " Entschuldigung für seine Existenz. "^[44] Im Jahr 2009 nahm Sam Ashurst von Total Film Meat in seine Auswahl von" 7 Nasty Characters "für einen dritten Mortal Kombat auf, weil" Meat Ich kann mich nicht bewegen, ohne überall Blut zu sprühen, und wir würden ihn gerne Mortal Kombat 3 von einem Teenie-Film in as verwandeln platter movie. "^[45]

Reiko [ edit ]

Dargestellt von: Jim Helsinger ( Konquest )

Geändert von: Ed Boon ( MK4) ); Alexander Brandon ( MK: A )

Reiko ist ein General der Armeen von Shinnok, Shao Kahn und der Brotherhood of Shadow. ^[42] In MK4, nach Shinnoks Truppen Sind besiegt, verschwindet Reiko, ehe er sich erneut dem Kampf gegen die Verteidiger der Erde anschließt. ^[46] Sein Ende ließ ihn lediglich durch ein Portal laufen und verschwanden, was später verbessert wurde, als er sich auf Kahns Thron setzte und den Helm trug wurde auch in Deception's Konquest-Modus erwähnt, wurde aber seitdem in der Serie Kanon nicht weiter erforscht. ^[47] Im Konquest-Modus für Armageddon begegnet Taven Reiko in seinem Kriegsraum in Shao Kahns Festung, und Reiko versucht, Taven in Kahns Armee zu rekrutieren, aber Taven weigert sich, seine einzige Absicht ist es, Quan Chi zu töten, und er schlägt Reiko im Kampf. Reikos nicht kanonischer Armageddon endet wieder mit dem Tragen von Kahns Helm, aber er wird mächtiger als Kahn, nachdem er Blaze besiegt hat, "ihn in einen Kriegsherrn von beispielloser Wildheit verwandeln". ^[48] Mortal Kombat 2011 reboot, macht er einen Cameo-Auftritt im Hintergrund der "Pit" -Stufe und kämpft entweder mit Daegon, Frost, Kenshi oder Sareena. Reiko spielte keine Rolle in Mortal Kombat X aber er war ein herausragender Antagonist in der 2015 erschienenen Comic-Serie, die sich auf das Spiel stützte, und diente Mileena als Berater, während er heimlich beabsichtigte, Mileena zu verwenden, um den Thron von Outworld für sich zu beanspruchen . Seine Hintergrundgeschichte zeigt ihn als Nachfolger von Shao Kahns Thron nach den Ereignissen von MK2011 einer falschen Prophezeiung, nachdem Quan Chi Kahn als Werkzeug für seine und Shinnoks beabsichtigte Herrschaft von Earthrealm und Outworld verwendet hatte. Reiko versucht daraufhin Selbstmord, bevor er von Havik gestoppt wird, was zu Ereignissen wie dem Mord an Scorpion, dem Fluch von Jacqui Briggs und Cassie Cage und der Bestechung von Shujinko und Raiden führt, alle mit den "Kamidogu" -Dolchen, aber er selbst wird anscheinend in der Schlacht von Kotal Kahn, Mileena und Ermac ^[49] getötet, bis Havik Reiko mit seinem besessenen Raiden rettete, um Johnny, Sonya, Kotal, Ermac und Mileena gefangen zu nehmen. Reiko überlebte und eroberte die fünf Krieger, die sich ihm widersetzten, und erfüllte schließlich seine Blutregierung als neuen Blutgott. Es stellte sich heraus, dass Havik ihn die ganze Zeit benutzt hatte, als die Kraft des Blutgottes Reikos Leben weggenommen und seinen Körper zum Schmelzen gebracht hat.

Der Name "Reiko" ist eigentlich ein weiblicher japanischer Name (wie später bei Hotaru in Deception ), und Ed Boon sagte, dass die Serienentwickler ihn mit Shao Kahn in Verbindung brachten seine Geschichte, die darauf aufbauend für sein Aussehen von Armageddon war. ^[50] Reiko debütierte in MK4 mit einem Outfit, das dem der palettengetauschten Ninjas aus den zweidimensionalen Spielen ähnelte Salz-und-Pfeffer-Koteletten mit schwarzen Haaren, aber er kehrte in 19459007 Armageddon mit einem Kostüm zurück, das Kahns ähnelte und sich beide Seiten seines Kopfes rasierten. Sein alternatives Kostüm darin war eine Kopie seines Designs MK4 .

Reiko wurde 42. auf der UGO-Liste 2012 der Top 50 von Mortal Kombat und 45. in Dorklys Online-Fanwahl der Figur: "Reiko trägt Shao Kahns Helm einfach gerne und ... er hat ein neues Outfit, das eher Shao Kahns ähnelt, und verwendet einen Hammer, genau wie sein früherer Meister. Reiko hat Probleme." ^[36] Gavin Jasper von Den of Geek bewertet Reiko als letztes (73.) in seiner Rangliste der spielbaren Charaktere der Serie für 2015, für das, was er als das verschwendete Potenzial seiner Handlung in Bezug auf seine Verbindung zu Shao Kahn ansah: "Reiko öffnet das größte Geschenk zu Weihnachten Nur um zu sehen, dass Sie ein Paar gebrauchte Socken haben. "^[7] WhatCulture ordnete ihn in seiner Auswahl der zwanzig schlechtesten Charaktere der Serie 2015 an 14. Stelle. "Reiko ist für das Verbrechen der Null-Individualität schuldig." ^[51]

Tanya [ edit ]

Durchgeführt von: Lia Montelongo ( MK4 )

Gesagt von: Lia Montelongo ( MK4 ), Jennifer Hale ( MKX )

Als gebürtige Edenia wie Kitana, Rain und Jade wird Tanya in MK4 eingeführt ] als unschuldig erscheinen, wird aber in der Folge danach regelmäßig als unzuverlässig dargestellt, da sie sich dafür entscheidet, auf der Seite des Bösen zu dienen, auch wenn es bedeutet, ihre Kameraden dabei zu verraten. MK4, ermöglicht sie Shinnok und Quan Chi, in ihr Heimatreich einzudringen, und versucht, Liu Kang in MK4 (was sie in ihrem nicht kanonischen Ende vollbringt) in eine Falle zu locken Scheitert, als Shinnok von Liu Kang und den Earthrealm-Verteidigern besiegt wird. Da ihr Meister gegangen ist und sich von ihrem Heimatreich für Verrat gesucht hat, flieht Tanya als Flüchtling in Outworld und tritt als Vollstrecker für die Deadly Alliance auf, die ihren Willen den Bewohnern von Outworld aufzwingt. Als die Tödliche Allianz getötet wird, schließt sich Tanya Onaga an, die die sechs Kamidogu zu einem einzigen verschmelzen wollte, um so eine unglaubliche Macht zu erlangen, für die sie ihn nach Edenia bringt. Tanya wurde zu Mortal Kombat X als herunterladbarer Charakter hinzugefügt, ^[52] und spielt eine kleine Rolle im Story-Modus des Spiels, in dem sie und Rain Mileena bei ihrem Versuch, den Outworld-Thron von Usurpator Kotal Kahn zurückzufordern, helfen nach Mileenas Versprechen, Edenia von der Fusion von Outworld zu befreien, ein Deal, der umsonst geht, wenn Mileena von D'Vorah getötet wird. Tanyas Ende lässt sie und Rain vor Kotal Kahns Truppen in Outworld fliehen; Wenn sie gefangen sind, übergibt sie Rain im Gegenzug für Milde Kahn und Rain wird am Pfahl verbrannt.

MK Co-Schöpfer Ed Boon benannte Tanya nach seiner jüngeren Schwester Tania. ^[53] Sie platzierte sich auf der UGO-Liste 2012 unter den Top 50 MK 34. und in Platz 50 Dorklys Online-Fan-Abstimmung 2013 MK Charakterumfrage. ^[5][6] Ihre "Triple Neckbreaker" Fatality aus MK4 wurde 2011 von ScrewAttack auf Platz 10 der Liste "Top Ten Worst Fatalities" gewählt ]Complex named Tanya seventh in their 2011 selection of the top ten underrated MK characters. "Our girl Tanya is the traitor of all traitors in the series, switching her allegiance more times than we can count."^[12] However, Den of Geek rated her 68th in their 2015 ranking of the franchise's 73 player characters, for being "a one-dimensional villain whose only quality is betrayal."^[7]Total Film named her among the seven "nasty" characters wanted for a third Mortal Kombat movie, citing her "Thighbone Stab" Fatality from Deception and suggesting she be played by Rosario Dawson.^[45] WhatCulture called Tanya "single-handedly the most devious and treacherous bitch in the history of the franchise."^[22]

Introduced in Mortal Kombat: Special Forces[edit]

Tremor[edit]

Voiced by: Fred Tatasciore (MKX)

A brown palette-swapped ninja who is one of Kano's Black Dragon cohorts and possesses the abi lity of geokinesis (earth manipulation), he escaped from Special Forces custody during a prison break orchestrated by Kano, to whom he was blindly loyal. Kano assigned him as his lookout and guardian of a portal leading to Outworld, but Tremor was eventually defeated by Jax.

Tremor was originally planned to be a playable in Mortal Kombat Trilogybut was replaced with Rain.^[55] He was a "Challenge Mode"-exclusive character in the PlayStation Vita port of the 2011 reboot, and made his official playable debut as a downloadable character in Mortal Kombat X.^[52] Tremor is portrayed as an earth elemental ninja who can manipulate lava and creates an earthquake. In Mortal Kombat XTremor is now wearing a ninja-like attire, in addition of being given variations based on the manipulation of crystals, metals, and boulders.

Introduced in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance[edit]

Blaze[edit]

Debuting as a hidden character in Deadly Allianceand later appearing as the final boss of ArmageddonBlaze is an elemental who had been pursuing a quest when he was attacked on a bridge by an ancient sect. This group of holy men, described as still serving the dead Dragon King Onaga, captures Blaze and binds him to the task of protecting the last Great Dragon Egg. After the egg hatches, Blaze is able to resume his past mission.^[56] It is said that Blaze was created to oversee the strength of all of the fighters in the realms, but upon being freed from the egg's incubation chamber, Blaze discovers that the power and numbers of these fighters had become too great in his absence, while Taven's brother Daegon had already been revived.^[57] He then plans to bring all the fighters together in one final battle, where the actions of the two brothers would end up determining their fates and prevent Armageddon.^[58] Sensing that something evil from the Netherrealm was influencing Daegon, Blaze decides to travel there in order to find its source. In Armageddon's Konquest mode, Blaze appears confronting both Taven and Daegon. When Taven defeats Daegon, Blaze prepares to face Taven. While enslaved by Onaga's sect, the spell used on him corrupted his mission. Blaze is finally defeated by Shao Kahn, causing Armageddon. The characters' Armageddon endings had them all gaining some measure of immense power after defeating Blaze.

Blaze originated in Mortal Kombat II as a nameless, distant burning figure on a bridge deep in the background of the Pit II stage, squaring off against a character wearing green and black pants. Fans nicknamed them Torch and Hornbuckle, respectively, and both were palette swaps of Liu Kang.^[59] Since they were unable to call him "Torch" for legal reasons (risk of copyright infringement on Marvel character Human Torch), Midway officially named him "Blaze" for his official series debut in Deadly Alliance. ^[60] Blaze made a cameo appearance in Mortal Kombat X in the background of the Pit stage fighting Rain.

He placed 35th on Dorkly's 2013 fan-voted poll that ranked the entire MK character roster,^[6] and 37th on UGO's 2012 list of the top 50 Mortal Kombat characters, with the site adding, "Although [guarding the Dragon Egg] doesn't sound like the job of a badass, you'll change your mind once you see Blaze steamrolling his way towards you."^[5] Garth Kaestner of gaming site G3AR named him among the series' ten worst characters (sixth): "Blaze was essentially created based on fan feedback since his first ‘cameo’ in MKII but ... this is an example of how some things should be laid to rest before they have begun."^[35]

Bo' Rai Cho[edit]

Voiced by: Carlos Pesina (MK:DAMK:DMK:A); Steven Blum (MKX)

Performed by: Chris Mathews (MKX)

Bo' Rai Cho is a corpulent and jovial native of Outworld who has trained many great warriors, including Liu Kang. Since he is originally from Outworld, he never enters the Mortal Kombat tournament as it would have meant competing on the behalf of Outworld and thus the brutal emperor Shao Kahn. Upon hearing that Liu Kang has been murdered by the Deadly Alliance, he takes Kung Lao under his wing. While a group of Earthrealm warriors prepares for a frontal assault on the Deadly Alliance, Bo' Rai Cho secretly enters the palace and escapes with the body of Li Mei. He regroups with the other Earthrealm warriors led by Raiden and retreats to safety rather than joining the attack. His back story is that he has trained warriors for centuries to compete in the tournaments. After many failures, success finally came when he trained Liu Kang, who defeated Shang Tsung and became champion of the Earthrealm tournament. He appears in Shang Tsung's MK2011 ending as having trained Shang Tsung for the role of Outworld's new protector against the now-corrupt god Liu Kang, and makes a brief appearance in the story mode and comic book prequel of MKX. In the story mode he is seen conversing with Raiden about Liu Kang and Kung Lao's deaths before he is nearly killed by Shinnok. Whether he survived the attack is unknown. Bo' Rai Cho was added as a playable character to Mortal Kombat X via downloadable content as part of "Kombat Pack 2".

The character's name is a play on the word "borracho" (Spanish for "drunk"), and he is indeed usually depicted as intoxicated and carrying a canister of alcohol. His fighting moves consist of drunken style fighting mixed with vulgar actions such as vomiting on the ground to make the opponent lose their footing, and propelling himself back up to his feet by flatulating, which itself is used in one of his Fatalities as well as his Hara-Kiri finisher in Deception. Character designer Herman Sanchez said that the word "broke itself up nicely into three Asian-sounding syllables," while the developers wanted a "slob" character for the series as well as the first one introduced who would be a teacher.^[61]

Bo' Rai Cho has received middling critical reception; he finished 40th in Dorkly's 2013 fan-voted MK character poll,^[6] and he placed 37th on UGO's 2012 list of the top 50 MK characters: "Having some comic relief like Bo' Rai was a breath of fresh air. Or, in his case, a belch of fresh air."^[5]Den of Geek ranked him 55th in their rating of the series' 73 characters. "He’s basically a Shaw Brothers Boogerman, and the gag wears thin after the third time you use his puke attack."^[7] Robert Naytor of Hardcore Gaming 101 unfavorably compared him to Virtua Fighter character Shun Di: "Make him a big, fat guy, take all the charm from him, and make him throw up and fart a lot, and you have Bo' Rai Cho."^[36]ScrewAttack rated him tenth in their 2011 list of the series' ten worst characters, particularly for his in-game weapon of a plain wooden staff ("a goddamn stick").^[43] Tony Searle of WhatCulture said of the character in 2014, "He has managed to procure for himself a cult following ... but he still seems ultimately like Marmite. [He] could finally be taken seriously when he isn’t dropping farts whilst beating his opponents."^[22] Joe Pring of WhatCulture, however, ranked Bo' Rai Cho seventeenth in his selection of the series' twenty worst characters. "Hey look, it’s the fat, drunken slob that’s also a martial arts master stereotype."^[51]Complex named him one of the series' most underrated characters in 2011.^[12] Dan Ryckert of Game Informer rated his "Fart of Doom" from Deception among the series' worst Fatalities,^[62] as did James Deaux of Earth-2.net, who ranked it seventeenth out of twenty.^[63] C.J. Smillie of Game Rant rated his Hara-Kiri finisher, in which he holds in his flatulence long enough that he explodes, seventh in his 2011 list of the worst finishers. "Bo' Rai Cho's farts are supposed to be pretty lethal, but this is really pushing it."^[64] Prima Games named him one of the "cheapest" characters in the series due to his vomit-projectile move,^[24] but rated the "Fart of Doom" 42nd in their 2014 list of the series' top fifty Fatalities.^[65] Brazilian gaming portal UOL Jogos, in 2015, rated the Fatality alongside Ermac's "Headbanger" Hara-Kiri as Deception's top finishers.^[66]

Drahmin[edit]

Drahmin is a grotesque creature known as an Oni, a demon of the fifth plane of the Netherrealm. He has a massive spiked club implanted in his right arm in place of a normal hand, wears a bizarre mask called the "Face of Kun-Lo," and constantly has an army of flies (which he uses as a projectile in the games) buzzing about his body. The mask allows him to control his rage and fight with his disciplined Netherrealm style, but without it, he loses his focus and attacks with murderous insanity. Centuries ago, he was a cruel human warlord in Outworld who was exiled to the Netherrealm where his body and soul were to be tortured for all eternity. He and fellow Oni Moloch become allies, and during the time of the Deadly Alliance, Shang Tsung fears treachery from Quan Chi and hires Drahmin and Moloch to protect him, promising revenge as compensation for Quan Chi having previously fled to Outworld without them after they had freed him from Scorpion's torture. Scorpion later futilely attempts to defeat Quan Chi and the Oni toss him into a Soulnado, where his body is ripped to pieces. In Armageddon's Konquest mode, Drahmin again battles Taven in the Netherrealm but loses. Shinnok reveals later that Taven was merely tested by illusions, causing uncertainty if Drahmin was really in hell. The real Drahmin is slain along with the other characters during the battle royal at the Pyramid of Argus.

Ed Boon revealed that Drahmin was one of the hardest characters to program, as he had to specifically write code that would prevent Drahmin's arm-mounted club from switching sides whenever the character turned around during gameplay.^[67]

Drahmin placed 56th in Dorkly's 2013 fan-voted MK character poll,^[6] and was excluded from UGO's 2012 list of the top fifty series characters. In 2013, G3AR named him among their worst series characters, citing his "hideous" appearance and lack of combo abilities.^[35] Den of Geek rated him 47th in their 2015 ranking of the 64 series characters. "Drahmin is like a collection of cool concepts that doesn’t make for much of a sum. ... His buddy Moloch does a lot more with less."^[7] Drahmin was not included in Mortal Kombat X,^[68] but WhatCulture included him in their 2014 list of the twelve incumbent characters they had wanted for the game: "NetherRealm Studios has the means to really allow Drahmin to become a more dimensional character and not so much a thread in another character’s storyline."^[22]

Frost[edit]

Voiced by: Christine Rios (MK:A); Kelly Hu (MKX)

Frost was discovered by Sub-Zero, who, impressed by her skills, takes her in as his protégé, but is unable to instill in her a sense of humility. The Deadly Alliance Konquest mode reveals that she desired to become the new Lin Kuei grandmaster, and therefore freezes Sub-Zero and steals the Dragon Medallion (an artifact that served as the symbol of Lin Kuei leadership and also enhanced Sub-Zero's abilities) off his person, but without the strength and discipline required to control the object's power, she is in turn consumed by her own freezing ability. Sub-Zero buries her next to his Cryomancer ancestors in Outworld, forgiving her. Frost was not playable in Deception but was added as an exclusive character to the PSP version of the game (MK Unchained), in which she realized she was still in Outworld and believed that Sub-Zero had taken back the Dragon Medallion from her. She returned to the Lin Kuei temple in Earthrealm with the intention of killing only Sub-Zero, but slayed many of his fellow clansmen instead and became delusional to the point that she saw him everywhere. Sub-Zero froze her and placed her body in a shrine deep inside the temple, where she remained until Armageddon's Konquest mode when Taven enters the temple and releases her, but she believes that he is Sub-Zero and battles him, then runs off embarrassed and upset upon realizing her mistake. In Mortal Kombat Xshe vainly attempts to ambush Scorpion as he looks to make peace with Sub-Zero on behalf of their respective clans, leading to a fight between them that ends when Frost again tries to attack Scorpion before she is frozen on the spot by Sub-Zero, who explains to Scorpion that Frost is strong but lacks judgement.

Frost was the first character designed (by Herman Sanchez) for Deadly Alliance, and the developers admitted that they had initially received fan backlash for including "a female Sub-Zero" in the game.^[69] She is one of several cameos featured in the background of the "Pit" stage in the 2011 series reboot. Frost briefly appeared in the second issue of DC Comics' Mortal Kombat X prequel comic miniseries, in which she was repackaged as a contemporary mixed martial arts fighter who loses to Cassie Cage in an illegal underground match that is interrupted by the Black Dragon.^[70] Her outfit therein consisted of simple fighting gear, while she had a more Westernized personality that sees her refer to Cassie as a "Beverly Hills brat."^[71]

She ranked 31st in Dorkly's 2013 fan-voted MK character poll,^[6] but was left off UGO's 2012 list of the top fifty series characters. Complex placed her eighth in their selection of the series' ten most underrated characters in 2011.^[12] Tony Searle of WhatCulture included Frost in a 2014 list of the top twelve series characters he wanted in Mortal Kombat Xbut said that her "special moves felt limited in gameplay, moves that Sub-Zero could have easily taken back for himself."^[22] Den of Geek placed Frost 37th in their 2015 ranking of the series' 73 player characters. "With Sub-Zero’s attempt to rebuild the Lin Kuei and give it legitimacy, adding Frost to the cast was a nice touch."^[7]

Hsu Hao[edit]

Hsu Hao is a cybernetically enhanced Mongolian member of the Red Dragon clan whom Mavado orders to both infiltrate the Special Forces and aid the Red Dragons in completely destroying the rival Black Dragon clan. He carries out his instructions without question and helps the Special Forces for years until the Black Dragons are seemingly eliminated following Jarek's death. Hsu Hao then detonates a nuclear device in the Outer World Investigation Agency's underground headquarters before escaping, taking out the OIA's only means of interdimensional travel in the process. Mavado later sends Hsu Hao to kill Shang Tsung under Quan Chi's orders, but Jax intercepts Hsu Hao en route to Tsung's palace, and kills him by ripping out his cybernetic heart. He returned with the rest of the cast for Armageddon, and during the free-for-all battle among the combatants at the Pyramid of Argus, he is briefly seen battling Johnny Cage before both are knocked off the pyramid, and his ending merely has him overthrowing Shinnok and becoming the new ruler of the Netherrealm.

Hsu Hao was unofficially named "Kublai Khan" while Deadly Alliance was in development.^[72] Series art director Steve Beran described him as "the anti-Jax" who had had experiments performed on him by the Chinese army, resulting in the heart implant, while Ed Boon explained that his "Hand Clap" special move was inspired by what he had read in "superhero" comic books.^[73] However, Hsu Hao was not well-received among the development team; lead storyteller John Vogel explained that his demise in Deadly Alliance was fully intended to be canon, but he was grudgingly included in Armageddon "much to my dismay" only because the game was featuring the entire playable cast.^[73] He was additionally the first series character whom Boon officially omitted from the Mortal Kombat X roster.^[68] Hsu Hao nonetheless appeared in the debut issue of DC Comics' prequel series based on the game, in which he goes after Kenshi under Daegon's orders for "betraying" the Red Dragon, but is then killed by Scorpion.

Fan and critical reaction has been just as negative. Hsu Hao did not make UGO's 2012 list of the top fifty MK characters, and was ranked 64th—third from last—by fans in Dorkly's 2013 online Mortal Kombat character poll.^[6] G3AR ranked him second in their 2013 list of the series' ten worst characters ("a Mongolian character with an Iron Man-styled chest").^[35]Destructoid named him the series' worst character in 2014: "Hsu Hao is so bad that even the creators of Mortal Kombat hate his guts ... in a game that was littered with lackluster new additions, he was without a doubt the runt of that litter."^[74] Robert Naytor of Hardcore Gaming 101 described the character as "a slightly racist take at a Village Person."^[36] He finished second from last (72nd) in Den of Geek's 2015 ranking of the series' 73 characters, with the site describing him as "completely redundant and ... ultimately forgettable. Makes sense that they already killed him off in the Mortal Kombat X comic."^[7]

Kenshi[edit]

Li Mei[edit]

Voiced by: Tara Strong (MKX)

Li Mei made her debut in Deadly Alliance as a sai-wielding substitute for Mileena. Her village was forced into slavery to help construct Shang Tsung's palace around a Soulnado, which had been a longtime legend of her people. In attacking Kano, she gains the attention of Quan Chi, who promises her freedom if she wins a tournament. Around this time she befriends Shujinko, captured by Kano during his forty-year quest for the Kamidogu. Shujinko offers to train her, even though he feels that her chances in the tournament are slim. She later journeys to a nearby forest where she is attacked by Moloch and Drahmin, but escapes as Shang Tsung forms an alliance with the two Oni. Her ending in Deadly Alliance depicted her winning Quan Chi's tournament and "earning" the right to be imprisoned forever in one of Onaga's soldier's bodies, but in Deception Bo' Rai Cho rescues her from this fate, but is apparently only partially successful as Li Mei takes on some aspects of these ancient warriors, and her ending results in her willfully becoming Onaga's queen. In Armageddon's Konquest mode, Li Mei fights Shinnok in the Netherrealm. She begins to gain the upper hand on him until Taven (who is unaware that Shinnok had turned evil) appears and makes her go away. Shinnok later reveals that this was all created as a test for Taven. In the game's cinematic prologue, and therefore its canonical ending, she is the first kombatant to be killed, impaled by Hotaru as soon as the battle begins between the Forces of Light and Darkness.
She makes a brief appearance in Mortal Kombat Xleading a number of Outworld refugees into Earthrealm due to a civil war between Kotal Kahn and Mileena and warning the Special Forces about Mileena's possession of Shinnok's amulet, as well as Kano's involvement in Outworld.

Li Mei was omitted from UGO's 2012 list of the top fifty franchise characters, and was ranked 42nd in Dorkly's 2013 fan-voted MK character poll.^[6] Tony Searle of WhatCulture ranked her fourth in his 2014 selection of the twelve returning playables wanted for Mortal Kombat X: "The inner conflict she has acquired from her botched soul transplantation could be the driving force for her to become an exemplary wildcard in a future installment."^[22] She has received a mixed reception for her Deception design; in 2009, Total Film named her among the seven "nasty" characters they wanted for a third Mortal Kombat movie, "because of her emotional and moving backstory, but mainly because her outfit makes her look like Batgirl after a fight with Wolverine."^[45] Den of Geek rated her 57th in their 2015 ranking of the series' entire 73-character roster, feeling she was "only distinguished by her ridiculous outfit of a bandana and underwear."^[7] Joe Pring of WhatCulture rated Li Mei sixth in his 2015 selection of the twenty worst Mortal Kombat characters for her "hilariously bad attire ... Anyone who wears a bandana while dancing around in metal-plated underwear deserves to be ridiculed."^[51]

Mavado[edit]

Voiced by: Alexander Brandon (MK:A)

Mavado's influence in the games' storyline began before the events of MK4. Since the Red Dragon's top priority is the extermination of the Black Dragon while still desiring to keep their existence secret,^[75] they decide to manipulate the Special Forces for their own purposes. To that end, Mavado instructs his subordinate, Hsu Hao, to infiltrate the Outer World Investigation Agency and help them in tracking down and killing the last members of the Black Dragon. Mavado is hired by the Deadly Alliance to fend off Kenshi in exchange acquiring the opportunity to take into custody the last Black Dragon member, Kano, who was then in the service of the Deadly Alliance.^[75] He enters into a rivalry with Kabal that has Mavado soundly defeating him in combat and stealing his hookswords. He then tracks down and defeats Kenshi and leaves him for dead,^[76] but in Deception, Kabal returns after being healed by Havik, and returns the favor to Mavado by defeating him and taking back his swords.^[77] In Armageddon's Konquest mode, Mavado is ordered by Daegon to kill his brother Taven but fails, and in Kabal's ending, Mavado loses to Kabal in final battle and kills himself, with Kabal then hoisting his disembodied head skyward as a symbol of the Black Dragon's superiority.

Mavado was originally named "Malvado" (Spanish for "evil") during development of Deadly Alliance,^[78] and character designer Steve Beran had originally conceived a matador-style look for the character,^[79] but the idea was nixed due to the belief that it didn't fit in with the Mortal Kombat universe.^[80] He gained the series' first body-propel special by use of a physical object, shooting two long, hooked bungee cords into the ground and slingshotting himself feet-first to dropkick his opponent,^[80] an attack that was incorporated into his "Boot Thrust" Fatality, in which he also has spikes attached to the soles of his shoes. Though Mavado was not included in Mortal Kombat Xhe had a minor role in the 2015 prequel comic series based on the game, when he and the Red Dragons kill Kotal Kahn's warriors during the latter's failed attempt to remove Mileena from the Outworld throne,^[81] and when the Red and Black Dragon factions fight each other over custody of the captured Cassie Cage and Jacqui Briggs, who are freed during the melee and kill Mavado with his own hookswords.^[82]

Mavado was omitted from UGO's 2012 list of the top fifty Mortal Kombat characters, and finished 48th in Dorkly's 2013 fan-voted character poll.^[6] Earth-2.net named the "Boot Thrust" fifth in their 2011 list of the twenty worst series Fatalities, describing the character as "completely useless, with a paper-thin backstory" and the Fatality "like Wile E. Coyote with an Acme slingshot."^[63] Robert Workman of GamePlayBook ranked him eighth in his 2010 selection of the worst MK characters, describing his Fatality as "stupid,"^[83] but Den of Geek, who placed him 39th in their 2015 ranking of the series' 73 playables, enthused that he "got added cool points for his bungee hook attacks and ... that he outright murdered Kabal [and] stole his badass weapons."^[7]

Mokap[edit]

Introduced in Deadly Alliance as a hidden joke character, Mokap is a motion-capture actor with a vast knowledge of martial arts and fighting styles. He continually finds himself inexplicably transported to and wrapped up in the battles, simply by being in the wrong place at the wrong time.^[84] Mokap's Deadly Alliance bio reveals that he is a former martial arts teacher on the North Side of Chicago. One day he was called upon by Johnny Cage to do some motion capture work for his new movie and became the primary martial arts talent for motion capture in this film. Mokap was flown to Hollywood to begin his first session.^[85] It is unknown how Mokap participated in the events of Deadly Allianceand although he fights on the side of good, he does not appear to affect the outcome of the battle. Some time after this, Mokap gained some telekinetic powers, although the source of these powers was not explained. Mokap returns in MK: Armageddonagain fighting for the side of Earthrealm and for his life.^[84] He was called "Mokap Man" in his MK:DA ending, and he made two brief appearances in Deception's Konquest mode.

Mokap's name is short for motion capture (with the "C" being replaced by a "K" as per Mortal Kombat tradition), as in the devices used by the actors to capture the movements of characters. He is a tribute to Midway graphic artist Carlos Pesina, who had played Raiden in the two-dimensional games and provided motion capture work for most of the characters in the three-dimensional titles. Pesina admitted it was "pretty flattering" being included in the game, but joked that it was weird seeing Fatalities performed on him.^[84] The "North Side of Chicago" reference in Mokap's bio was a nod to the Lakeshore Sport & Fitness athletic club located in the area, where many of the actors who were cast for the digitized MK games had worked as martial arts instructors and personal trainers.^[86] The character had been added late in Deadly Alliance's development process, so he did not have his own fighting styles, a weapon stance, nor a Fatality, but instead had three borrowed fighting styles instead of the standard two.^[84][87]

Mokap tied with fellow MK character Rain for third place in a 2013 list titled "5 Terrible Fighting Game Characters That Nobody Should Ever Choose" by WhatCulture, who simply described him as "lazy."^[88]ScrewAttack named him the second-worst Mortal Kombat character in 2011, calling him "a fucking guy with balls all over his body."^[43] He finished last in UGO's 2012 list of the top 50 MK characters, and fans rated him 59th in Dorkly's 2013 online MK character poll.^[5][6] Garth Kaestner of G3AR named Mokap the number-one worst character in the series, particularly because he "doesn’t even have his own fatality. Isn’t that a prerequisite in a Mortal Kombat game?"^[35] Den of Geek rated him 55th in their 2015 ranking of the series characters, as he "didn't really work well as a comedy character because the game did little to differentiate the characters in terms of personality."^[7] However, Total Film, in 2009, named Mokap among the seven "nasty" characters wanted in a third Mortal Kombat film, suggesting he be played by motion capture specialist Andy Serkis.^[45]Prima Games included his "Head Smash" Fatality from Armageddon at 50th in their 2014 list of the MK series' top fifty Fatalities. "Hardly anything fancy, but dying by the hands of a guy in a ping-pong ball-laden suit is embarrassing enough."^[65]

Moloch[edit]

The sub-boss of Deadly Alliance, Moloch is a mammoth blue-skinned, hunchbacked "Oni Destroyer" who is the only known ally of his counterpart, Drahmin. The sorcerer Quan Chi confronts him and Drahmin with an offer to free them from the Netherrealm if they protect him from the ninja specter Scorpion. They take him up on the offer by attacking Scorpion whenever he came near Quan Chi, enabling Quan Chi to escape his torture, but he then promptly abandons Moloch and Drahmin and escapes into Outworld. After the eponymous Deadly Alliance kills Shao Kahn and Liu Kang, Shang Tsung makes a deal with the two Oni behind Quan Chi's back, promising them revenge against Quan Chi for his actions. In his Armageddon ending, Moloch destroys the Pyramid of Argus with a single punch before turning Edenia into a wasteland, but ends up trapped there himself after destroying its portals in the process.^[89] Quan Chi is seen toting Moloch's severed head during his pre-match introductions in Mortal Kombat X.^[90] In the comic, Moloch is executed by revenant Kitana at the order of Quan Chi for failing to recapture Scorpion.

Moloch was designed by Allen Ditzig, with his concept changing little from his finalized design.^[91] He was ranked 54th in Dorkly's 2013 fan-voted Mortal Kombat character poll,^[6] but not included in UGO's 2012 list of the top fifty series characters. Bryan Dawson of Prima Games named Moloch in his 2014 selection of the "cheapest" Mortal Kombat characters, describing him as "generally displeasing to look at" and "the kind of cheap when you feel like your friend is playing as a boss character,"^[24] but Den of Geek rated him highly in their 2015 ranking of the series' 64 characters (21st): "[He] fit the Goro [sub-boss] role in Deadly Alliance and brought some utter brutality that hadn’t been felt in a Mortal Kombat boss since Kintaro."^[7]

Nitara[edit]

Nitara is a bat-winged vampire who spends a long time trying to find a mysterious orb that binds her home realm of Vaeternus to Outworld. The orb, however, was inaccessible to her, and so she tricks Outer World Investigation Agency agent Cyrax into retrieving the orb after sending Reptile to attack him and destroy a panel on Cyrax's arm in the process, thus trapping him in Outworld, but when Cyrax delivers the object, Nitara compensates Cyrax by sending him back to Earthrealm. Nitara smashes the orb into pieces, sealing her realm's independence from Outworld, but she is knocked unconscious in the process, and is back home when she awakens.^[92] She then makes it her mission to protect the realm's fragile stability.^[93] In Armageddona genocide of her race begins to occur, and she is sent by her people's elders to a crater in Edenia to find a prophesied force of great power that could destroy the murderer's blade. While traveling there, she comes upon the demon Ashrah, the blade's possessor. To protect the rest of her race, Nitara lures Ashrah out of her realm and continues to Edenia, planning to bring her attacker to the Edenian weapon where it may be used against her.

The character was designed by Midway character artist Luis Mangubat, and there were plans to have a male vampire counterpart in Deadly Alliancebut the developers were unable to add him to the game in time.^[94] She was featured in a fictional "Blood" energy drink advertisement that was unlockable in the game's Konquest mode.^[95]

She was ranked 46th in both UGO's 2012 list of the top fifty series characters and Dorkly's 2013 online fan-voted MK character poll.^[5][6] In 2011, Complex named her one of the series' most underrated characters. "Buffy would get her ass handed to her by this chick."^[12] Tony Searle of WhatCulture ranked Nitara tenth in his 2014 list of the twelve returnees wanted for Mortal Kombat Xin which she was not included. "In a future installment, Nitara could place emphasis on her desire for blood ... [and] her storyline could be further elaborated on."^[22]

Introduced in Mortal Kombat: Deception[edit]

Ashrah[edit]

Voiced by: Johanna Añonuevo (Armageddon)

Ashrah is a Netherrealm demon with the appearance of an elegant and demure woman, dressed in a white outfit with a matching flat, wide hat that has a train attached to the rear. She was once a member of Quan Chi's Brotherhood of the Shadow that worshiped the fallen Elder God Shinnok. When Ashrah refuses to carry out one of Quan Chi's orders, he sends her sister to kill her. In her ongoing attempt to escape from the Netherrealm, she finds a holy sword known as a "Kriss" that cleanses her spirit of evil with each kill, but the blade is actually a mystical vampire-slaying weapon that corrupts its wielder with the false belief that they are using it to fight vampires and other demons. She searches for Noob Saibot, whom she considers to be a powerful demon, because doing so would enable her to complete her ascension, but also wrongly assumes that destroying Ermac would help purify her soul, because his powers are common in the Netherrealm even though he is a force of good. In Armageddonshe successfully escapes, emerging in an unfamiliar realm surrounded by celestial beings who make her into their chosen warrior. Ashrah is then transported to Nitara's homeland of Vaeternus to start slaying its vampire race but is defeated by Nitara. She then flees to Edenia seeking Blaze's power in order to destroy Nitara and gain ascension.^[96]

According to series co-creator Ed Boon, the character was commonly misconceived as a female version of Raiden due to her outfit, while he believed at the time of Deception's release that she would have the "biggest impact" out of the new characters from the game in terms of her design and special moves.^[97]

Ashrah was ranked 45th on UGO's 2012 list of the top 50 Mortal Kombat characters: "Ashrah may look like she stepped off a Monet painting, but don't let that fool you."^[5]Den of Geek placed her 53rd in their 2015 ranking of the 64 series characters, opining that there was "nothing special about her ... design or play-style that grabbed anyone."^[7] WhatCulture placed the "well-embellished character" fifth in their list of the twelve returnees wanted for Mortal Kombat X,^[22] and Robert Naytor of Hardcore Gaming 101 remarked on her in-game costumes: "A modest outfit on [an] MK female, who could imagine?"^[36] Kevin Wong of Complex ranked Ashrah's "Voodoo Doll" Fatality from Deception seventh in his 2013 list of the top twenty finishing moves from the series, saying that while the character herself "didn't quite work," her finisher was "a lot of fun," yet he was surprised "that it took the franchise this long to exploit voodoo for its magical elements."^[98]

Dairou[edit]

Once a highly respected Seidan guardsman, like Hotaru, Dairou is incarcerated after killing the believed assailant responsible for the murder of his family. He manages to escape in the midst of a prison riot instigated by the anti-government resistance movement led by Darrius, and no longer follows the Seidan law thereafter, nor does he give in to Chaos. He instead becomes a mercenary, taking assignments both positive or negative in nature while he is revered among Seido's secret underground. One contract has Darrius hiring Dairou to steal the Seidan government's Declaration of Order (which he accomplishes in Darrius' Deception ending), but another involves the assassination of his former comrade Hotaru.^[99] In Deception's Konquest mode, Dairou is hired by Damashi (Onaga) to break Shujinko out of a Seidan prison, killing two guards in the process before disappearing; Hotaru believes Shujinko killed the guards himself while "consorting with known felons" in order to escape.^[100] He is also contracted to eliminate Kobra, but commissions Shujinko to do it instead since Kobra recognizes him and is therefore expecting the attack. In his Deception ending, Dairou mortally wounds Hotaru in combat but Hotaru dies before Dairou can reveal who had ordered the hit. In his noncanonical Armageddon ending, he defeats Blaze and Shao Kahn, claiming the rule of Outworld for himself and restoring it to its former glory, while he forms an alliance with both Earthrealm and Edenia.^[101]

Dairou was slated to appear in Deadly Alliance conceived by Herman Sanchez as an armored samurai-type character wielding a pair of katanas,^[102] but was left out of the game due to time constraints and the complexity of the design.^[103] Despite the character's name being Japanese in origin,^[104] his original design was eschewed for Deception in favor of a more classical Chinese appearance, which included a Manchurian queue hairstyle and "Autumn Dao" in-game weapon. Ed Boon deemed the character's "Tombstone Drop" maneuver—in which he slams backfirst onto the ground and sends his opponent airborne, setting them up for combos—one of the best moves in the game.^[105]

Though Boon considered Dairou a "cool-looking" character,^[105] general and critical reception was decisively negative, as he was omitted from UGO's 2012 list of the top fifty series characters. He was ranked 67th by Den of Geek in their 2015 rating of the series' 73 playable characters, with the site calling him "unbelievably generic."^[7] Dustin Thomas of Destructoid ranked him third in his 2014 ranking of the series' five worst MK characters ("there really isn't a whole lot to say about him").^[74] CJ Smillie of Game Rant named Dairou's "Backbreaker" Hara-Kiri finishing move in Deception among the ten worst Mortal Kombat Fatalities (sixth): "Bo’ Rai Cho's Hara-Kiri stretched the player's suspension of disbelief to its limits, but this one punched a hole right through it."^[64] However, his "Ribs to the Eyes" Fatality from Deception has received positive critical attention. Prima Games ranked it fourth in their 2014 list of the top 50 Fatalities in the franchise,^[106] while Game Informer's Dan Ryckert, in 2010, ranked it among the series' best finishers. "He may not be a classic character like Sub-Zero or Liu Kang, but Dairou seems perfectly adept at creative Fatalities."^[62] It was the lone Mortal Kombat finisher on a 2010 list of the top video game fatalities by Chris Plante of UGO: "Dairou may be a C-list celeb, but his fatality is A+." UGO included The Joker's "Censored" Fatality from Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe in the same list "as a reminder that Mortal Kombat went from Dairou's rib-ripping to censoring a headshot in half a decade."^[107]ScrewAttack placed it eighth on their list of the series' top ten Fatalities that same year.^[108] Thomas deemed it the "single high point" of the character.^[74] K. Thor Jensen of UGO ranked the "amazingly demented" Fatality fifth in his 2011 list of the 50 most gruesome video-game finishing moves,^[109]

Darrius[edit]

Having become disillusioned with the oppressive nature of his home realm of Seido, Darrius leads a resistance movement that seeks to overthrow the realm's senate. He takes advantage of its strict laws to manipulate individuals into joining his movement. According to his Deception biography, he resorts to having another Guardsman's (apparently Dairou, but this is never explicitly stated) family murdered, in order to provoke them into retaliating with force and therefore be punished with incarceration, after which Darrius springs them from prison and convinces them to join his ranks. In his ending, he hires Dairou to steal the Declaration of Order, a scroll depicting Seido's laws, then he leads his group of revolutionaries in defeating Hotaru's forces and annexing control of the senate.^[110]

Designed by Steve Beran, Darrius was the last new addition to the Deception roster, and his original role in the game was the new leader of the Red Dragon clan.^[111] His alternate costume—a pair of orange gi bottoms and a small Afro—was a nod to actor Jim Kelly in the martial arts films Enter the Dragon and Black Belt Jones. According to Beran, the character's look was inspired by 1960s and '70s comic book art, and "the end result was intended to be a mixture of those elements fused with a sleek modern approach." He additionally described Darrius as having "a 'take no B.S.' attitude, like a star athlete who had made his way to fame from a rough upbringing and humble beginnings."^[111] Darrius was described by Boon as a more "Americanized" fighting game character who had an indescribable "appeal" about him, and character artist Herman Sanchez enthused that he was "lean and mean, aggressive, [and with] style." Lead storyteller John Vogel expressed his desire to see the character in future MK installments.^[112]

Darrius did not make UGO's 2012 list of the top fifty series characters, but Gavin Jasper of Den of Geek rated him more favorably in his 2015 ranking of the series' 73 player characters (44th): "He immediately fell into Mortal Kombat obscurity, but ... he’s worth revisiting down the line."^[7]Prima Games rated it 26th in their 2014 list of the series' top fifty finishers.^[113]Gameranx ranked it seventh out of ten in a 2012 list of the series' most gruesome Fatalities. "It's a pity this fatality didn't make a reappearance in the latest Mortal Kombat."^[114] However, Game Informer named it one of the series' "most confusing" finishers.^[62]

Havik[edit]

Voiced by: Paul St. Peter (MK:D); Ryan Rosenberg (MK:A)

Havik is a cleric from Chaosrealm, and its lone representative in the games. Neither good nor evil, his ambitions are to spread discord and he allies himself with those who can further his ends, regardless of their goals. He is a frequent troublemaker in Orderealm and shares a bitter rivalry with its general, Hotaru, but Havik's role in the game is instead in connection with Kabal and the newly reformed Black Dragon. Havik opposes the Dragon King, Onaga, who rules by diktat. He encounters a severely wounded Kabal, who had been defeated by Mavado, the leader of rival clan, the Red Dragon. Havik restores Kabal's health and convinces him to restore the former glory that the Black Dragon clan once possessed in the name of anomie. He did this in order to promote chaos in Earthrealm. Havik, along with Kabal and new recruits Kira and Kobra, ventured into Outworld. There, Havik revealed his plans: lure the heroes into a battle with Onaga, and, once the Dragon King had been defeated, take down or distract the victors of the battle long enough so that Havik could consume Onaga's heart, which would grant him Onaga's ability to resurrect the dead. Havik lures the heroes to the Dragon King as planned and thus put his schemes into motion, though in Kabal's ending, Kabal kills Havik and steals Onaga's heart for himself. Havik made a cameo appearance in Mortal Kombat (2011), in Noob Saibot's ending. He served as a main antagonist in the Mortal Kombat X prequel comic, where he aligns with Reiko to in his attempt to take over Outworld. Havik is the mastermind behind the cursed "Kamidogu" daggers' curses that brainwash multiple characters and put them under his deadly power throughout the story arc, and he additionally uses Reiko as a vessel in which to store Shinnok's amulet (whose revelation is caused by Havik manipulating Reiko into killing himself), which he plans to use to descend all the realms into chaos. His plan is foiled by Scorpion, who rips Havik's head off panel—breaking the curse in the process—and presents his severed head to Drahmin and Moloch, then killed by Quan Chi by stomping Havik's head in the Netherrealm. It was revealed that Havik had a deal with Quan Chi in search for the amulet, but Havik had his own plan to use it for his full-scaled chaos.

Havik was designed by Steve Beran as an alternate outfit for Noob Saibot before being given a storyline of his own,^[115] though his original name during development of Deception was "Skab."^[116] Ed Boon said that the developers wanted a "decaying" character whose specials would look "disturbing," such as his knees bending the wrong way whenever he fired a projectile, or him breaking his own neck during battle.^[117]

He was ranked 38th on UGO's 2012 list of the top 50 Mortal Kombat characters. The character has received a positive reception as the top debuting character from Deception Hardcore Gaming 101 described Havik as "[p]robably the least lamest of the newcomers in Deceptioneven though that's not saying much." ^[36] Dustin Thomas of Destructoid said in 2014, "The only new character in Deception worthy of being a Mortal Kombat character is Havik."^[74] In ranking him 30th in their 2015 rating of the series' 73 characters, Den of Geek said, "While the whole Orderrealm/Chaosrealm subplot never quite caught on, Havik is strong enough to exist on his own."^[7] Sam Ashurst of Total Film named Havik among his "seven nasty characters" wanted for a third Mortal Kombat film in 2009, "because we like the idea of someone who looks like a zombie version of Genghis Khan walking around and doing the occasional good deed," adding that he should be played "by Jason Statham in a cheap Skeletor costume."^[45] Kabal's Deception ending was ranked at #135 in 4thletter's 2013 listing of the top 200 fighting game endings. "Despite dying, Havik is pretty jazzed about these developments. It’s chaos, baby!"^[118]

Hotaru[edit]

Hotaru is a tall, imposing general from Seido, the Realm of Order, and is zealously devoted to preserving law and order at any cost, even if it means aligning himself with the Dragon King Onaga to accomplish this. He is neutral because he preserves law and order for those of a higher authority regardless of their side or their intentions. He first appears in Deception's Konquest mode when Shujinko requires his help, and he then ventures into Outworld to confront Shao Kahn's Tarkatan armies who are laying siege to the walled city of Lei Chen to complete the mission Shujinko compensated him for. However, when Shujinko later returns to Seido to visit him for another task, Hotaru jails him for breaking curfew. Shujinko ages in captivity for years before Dairou takes out two guards positioned at Shujinko's cell and frees him before disappearing; Hotaru erroneously believes Shujinko himself had killed the two men and escaped, provoking a battle in which Shujinko emerges victorious over his former ally. Years later, Hotaru's forces were under Onaga's command; believing that this newly resurrected ruler would bring order to the universe, Hotaru helps the Dragon King's hordes in their attacks and pursues those who would stand against them, such as Sub-Zero and Kenshi, the former whom Hotaru has set out to bring to justice before Onaga. He is, however, unaware that a bounty has been placed on his head: Hotaru had in the past served as a guardsman for Dairou while the latter was imprisoned for murder. Dairou is now under contract to eliminate Hotaru, but no mention of this is made in Hotaru's bio, while the Sub-Zero/Kenshi tandem factors in his and Kenshi's noncanonical endings: Kenshi hacks Hotaru in two before he can kill Sub-Zero, and this scenario is reversed in Hotaru's conclusion that has him displaying Kenshi's disembodied head to Onaga before dispatching Sub-Zero.^[119][120] Additionally, in Darrius' ending, Hotaru's forces are unable to stop the coup of the Seidan senate by Darrius' revolutionaries,^[121] while in Dairou's ending, he is killed in battle,^[122] giving Hotaru the distinction of suffering death or defeat in three total endings. He fatally stabs Li Mei through the midsection with his naginata during the MK: Armageddon opening sequence, but his own mutilated body is prominently seen at the beginning of the story mode of the 2011 reboot, which depicts the aftermath of Armageddon.^[123]

Hotaru was conceived as a polar order-versus-chaos opposite to Havik.^[124] His name translates to "firefly" in Japanese,^[125] which was the inspiration behind his iridescent hard-shell armor costume (with sashimono banners mounted on the shoulders) that was designed by Midway character artist Jennifer Hedrick.

Hotaru was ranked 43rd on UGO's 2012 list of the top 50 Mortal Kombat characters. Den of Geek ranked him 60th in their 2015 rating of the series' 73 characters. "In the battle between order and chaos, order tends to be the more boring, but Hotaru has just enough of a cool factor."^[7] Robert Workman of GamePlayBook rated Hotaru tenth in his selection of the worst series characters for his using lava as a weapon in addition to "stealing" Liu Kang's Bicycle Kick for one of his special moves.^[83] His "Body Slam" finisher from Deception was placed tenth by C.J. Smillie of Game Rant in his 2011 selection of the series' ten best Fatalities: "Hotaru is not a guy you want to piss off, and if anyone can make you follow the law to a T, it’s him."^[126]

Kira[edit]

Voiced by: Christine Rios (MK:A)

In her backstory, Kira disguises herself as a man and sells weapons to terrorist organizations in the mountains of Afghanistan, but during one such transaction in a cave, her cover is blown and she has no choice but to fight her way out. Emerging victorious, she encounters Kabal, who was waiting outside to behold the victor. He decides to reconstitute the Black Dragon, and as Kira's cold and calculated moves remind him of the Red Dragon, the organization from which the Black Dragon split. Since the Black Dragon did not have this presence, Kabal offers to make Kira his first recruit. Accepting, Kira devotes herself to her new organization, and assists Kabal in recruiting Kobra. According to Kira's MK: Deception ending, Kabal makes her fight Kobra to the death as a test; Kira wins, but both return in Armageddon.

In her official Deception render, Kira is seen carrying the same "Raptor" knives that Kano has used throughout the series (called "Dragon Teeth" in the game). Series lead storyteller John Vogel described her as the "most disciplined" of the Black Dragons, while Midway programmer Jay Biondo called Kira "the Fatal Attraction character."^[127]

Kira was left off UGO's 2012 list of the top fifty series characters, but was among seven "nasty series characters" wanted by Sam Ashurst of Total Film in 2009 for a third Mortal Kombat film, suggesting she could be played by "Olga Kurylenko with a pencil mustache."^[45] Kira placed 32nd in Den of Geek's 2015 ranking of the franchise's 64 player characters, with the site calling her an "evil Sonya Blade" who was "a bit easier to take seriously" than Kobra.^[7] John Harty of WhatCulture ranked her Deception storyline fourth in his 2015 selection of the series' ten "Most Badass Backstories," saying of her pre-Black Dragon past, "Whether in reality or in fiction, that’s a concept that speaks to a person having some serious balls."^[128]

Kobra[edit]

Voiced by: Alexander Brandon (MK:A)

Kobra is a young martial artist from New York City who wants to use his martial arts in a real fight in order to experience the legitimate violence of the sport. The thrill and excitement of fighting starts to consume him, and he starts killing drug dealers and gangbangers, before moving on to convenience stores and gas stations. Eventually, he is arrested, having no clue as to how many lives he had destroyed, and while cuffed in the back of a squad car, he notices "some chick and a masked guy with bloody hookswords" engaged in a standoff with police.^[129] Kabal and Kira soon took him into the new Black Dragon syndicate after killing the officers. The trio escape to Outworld, where they work for Havik, the cleric of Chaos; in Kabal's ending, he has Kobra and Kira distract the Earth heroes while Kabal battles Havik, but in Kobra's own ending, he and the Black Dragon simply tear through the forces who had emerged victorious over the Dragon King.^[130] He appears in Armageddon's Konquest mode with Kabal and Kira, as Taven's first combatant, protecting a bridge with Kira in the Botan Jungle that Taven needs to cross. Kira abandons Kobra as he starts battling the newcomer, eventually escaping after he fails to stop him. In his Armageddon ending, Kobra ascends to godhood after defeating Blaze and wants Kira to join him as his queen; the Elder Gods comply, but convert her into a goddess of death who reduces Kobra to dust after she kisses him, which serves as a warning not to demand anything of the Elder Gods.^[131]

Kobra was jokingly nicknamed "Ben Masters" in his life bar while Deception was in production due to his physical resemblance to Street Fighter character Ken Masters, but a German video game publication that got to play an early unfinished version of the game later falsely claimed, much to Midway's ire, that Ken himself would be a guest character in the game.^[132] Like Liu Kang in the first generation of games, Ed Boon described Kobra's role in Deception as "the simple character that everybody can pick up and play" with easy-to-execute special moves.^[133]

GamePlayBook placed Kobra sixth in their 2010 listing of the ten worst MK characters. "He’s got a burning fist attack (Shoryuken, anyone?) along with a Windmill Kick (a lame variation of the Hurricane Kick) ... Sorry, Kobra, but you ain't got no bite."^[83] However, Den of Geek rated Kobra ("evil Johnny Cage") 35th in their 2015 ranking of the 64 series characters,^[7] while his Armageddon ending ranked 101st in 4thletter's 2013 ranking of the 200 best fighting game endings: "Kira’s ending has a similar situation where Kira becomes all-powerful, helps out Kobra and he kills her for it. Those two need a therapist in the worst way."^[132]

Onaga[edit]

Voiced by: Nigel Casey (MK:A)

The main antagonist of Deception, the massive Onaga, also known as The Dragon Kingwas the original ruler of Outworld until one of his chief advisors, Shao Kahn, fatally poisoned him and took control of the beleaguered realm himself, but Onaga actually was able to retain consciousness from beyond the grave. Quite some time before Liu Kang's victory over Shang Tsung at the Mortal Kombat tournament, Onaga communicated through death to Shujinko through an avatar named Damashi ("deceiver" in Japanese). He persuaded Shujinko to embark on a quest to unite the Kamidogu from the six realms, claiming he was carrying out the urge of the Elder Gods. When the Dragon Egg hatches, its transfers its energy into Reptile, which fulfills the prophecy of Onaga's return. The Dragon King, as such, uses Reptile's transformed body as a host. After defeating Quan Chi, Shang Tsung and Raiden, Onaga revives the Earth warriors, who were killed beforehand by the Deadly Alliance, as his pawns. He also forms an alliance with the Tarkatan horde to keep Edenia's armies at bay while he searches for the spells that would allow him to fuse the Kamidogu together and grant him supreme power. However, Shujinko defeats Onaga, leaving Onaga with only Shinnok's amulet as his sole form of protection. Nightwolf seals Onaga's soul within the realm, separating it from Reptile's body. Some time later, Onaga is approached in the Netherrealm by Shinnok, who offers to restore Onaga's rule over Outworld if Onaga helps Daegon defeat Blaze and gain godlike power. He is released from his bondage and returned to his own body. In MK: Armageddon Konquest mode, he is seen joining an alliance with Quan Chi, Shang Tsung and Shao Kahn for their plans to destroy Blaze.

Onaga was ranked 39th on UGO's 2012 list of the top 50 Mortal Kombat characters.^[5]

Shujinko[edit]

Voiced by: Max Crawford (MK:DMK:A)

The main protagonist of Deception's Konquest mode, Shujinko (literally Japanese for "protagonist") is trained by Master Bo' Rai Cho in the art of kombat. Soon, Shujinko encounters Damashi, who claims to be an emissary of the Elder Gods and tells Shujinko to embark on a quest searching for a Kamidogu from each of six realms. To enable Shujinko to do his bidding, Damashi gives him the ability to absorb fighting styles and special attack patterns of warriors he encounters with great ease. Shujinko's mission takes him more than forty years to complete. Afterward, Damashi reveals himself to be none other than the Dragon King, Onaga, speaking to Shujinko from beyond death. For this, Shujinko assumes full responsibility, and embarks on a desperate quest to destroy Onaga, believing himself the only warrior capable of doing so. After defeating Onaga, Shujinko becomes known as the hero of Outworld. Some time later, Shujinko deliberately allows himself to be captured by Mileena to get closer to Shao Kahn, Onaga, Shang Tsung, and Quan Chi, whom he plans to defeat. However, Raiden's Deception storyline has him blaming Shujinko's "vanity and desire for glory" for the revival of Onaga, and he kills Shujinko in his ending despite Shujinko's elimination of the Dragon King.^[134] Shujinko appears as a playable in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon in his elderly form.

Ed Boon deemed Shujinko the series' "next-generation Liu Kang" at the time of the game's release,^[135] but the character was not particularly well received by fans and critics. Shujinko ranked 41st on UGO's 2012 list of the top fifty Mortal Kombat characters. Den of Geek placed him 65th in their 2015 ranking of the series' 73 playable characters, calling him "one of the most gullible, susceptible dumbasses in video games."^[7]ScrewAttack ranked Shujinko the eighth of their ten worst Mortal Kombat characters in 2011.^[43] Bryan Dawson of Prima Games named him one of the series' "cheapest" characters due to his moveset that consisted exclusively of other combatants' moves. "Some of the combos ... you can pull off with [him] are insane. He's basically Shang Tsung with better hair."^[24] Hardcore Gaming 101 compared the aged version of Shujinko to Kill Bill character Pai Mei.^[36]

Introduced in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon[edit]

Daegon[edit]

Voiced by: Tom Taylor (MK:A)

One of only two new characters introduced in Armageddon, Edenian half-god Daegon is the main antagonist of the Konquest mode. He is the evil younger brother of Taven, and the second son of the Edenian protector god Argus and the prophet Delia, as well as the half-brother of Edenian traitor Rain. When Delia foretold the future of the realms as Armageddon, Argus had his sons put into incubation guarded by two dragons. They would be awakened one day to fight Blaze and save the realms from Armageddon. Daegon awoke prematurely due to an error by his guardian dragon. Unbalanced by the early awakening, he kills his parents after learning the true nature of the quest: forming the Red Dragon Clan. The quest required that both brothers accept a weapon from their father (the Drakeswords) and their armor from their mother. Taven and Daegon eventually reach Edenia, where Daegon is defeated and killed in battle, allowing Taven to fight Blaze. His distinctive facial feature, in addition to the dragon tattoo on his scarred face, is his missing right eye.

The character proved difficult to name, so he was initially called "Doug" during the game's production.^[136] Daegon can be seen fighting Kenshi, Frost, Sareena, or Reiko in The Pit Stage in MK 2011.

Daegon was ranked 62nd—fifth from the bottom and four spots ahead of Taven—on Dorkly's 2013 fan-voted poll that rated the Mortal Kombat series' entire character roster,^[6] but, unlike Taven, did not make UGO's 2012 list of the top fifty series characters, while he finished 56th in Den of Geek's 2015 ranking of the series' 73 characters.^[7] In 2013, he finished with the lowest vote percentage (9.3%) of any round in the three-year history of the annual "Supreme Mortal Kombat Champion" fan-voted polls hosted by Mortal Kombat Online.^[137] Hardcore Gaming 101 opined that Daegon's in-development name was "probably the most interesting thing about him."^[36]

Taven[edit]

Voiced by: Paul St. Peter (MK:A Konquest mode); Shaun Himmerick (MK:A)

The protagonist of Armageddon, Taven is an Edenian half-god and the other son of Argus and Delia, and the half-brother of Edenian traitor Rain. He has the ability to control fire, much like his younger brother Daegon. The Konquest mode revolves around a contest between Taven and his brother Daegon set by their father to save the realms from Armageddon by defeating a creature named Blaze. They are sent to Earthrealm and are kept in incubation by two dragons, until Blaze calls for them to be awakened and the quest to begin. The victor would succeed his father's place, becoming a full god and Protector of Edenia. When Taven is released by his dragon, he finds that Daegon had been awakened centuries ago, killed their parents and formed the Red Dragon clan, in order to locate Blaze sooner, as well as to eliminate Taven. Eventually, Taven defeats Daegon in battle, but is killed during the battle of Armageddon.

Taven has a cameo in the 2011 Mortal Kombat reboot, in one of Raiden's visions where Taven appears fighting Dark Raiden. Like Daegon, the process of naming him proved difficult, and so he was called "Bob" until his final name was determined. Ed Boon revealed that he initially opposed Taven's final name, before it made "perfect sense" to him.^[138]

Taven finished last (66th) on Dorkly's 2013 fan-voted character poll,^[6] but made UGO's list of the top fifty Mortal Kombat characters, coming in at 48th.^[5] Hardcore Gaming 101 called him "utterly generic,"^[36] and Destructoid named him the series' second-worst character behind Hsu Hao: "Taven is the most bland character in MK history."^[74] He placed 58th in Den of Geek's 2015 ranking of the series' 73 playable characters. "Showing up in a game based around including every single playable Mortal Kombat character, Taven’s generic design didn’t do him any favors."^[7]

Exclusive to Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe[edit]

Dark Kahn[edit]

Voiced by: Perry Brown and Patrick Seitz

Dark Kahn is a boss character that appeared exclusively in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe as the main antagonist of the game and the sole original character in the game. Dark Kahn is a monstrous being of pure rage created from the accidental merging of Darkseid and Shao Kahn. Though he does not appear in Injustice 2Dark Kahn is referenced by Sub-Zero and Raiden in pre-battle dialogue with certain characters.

Introduced in Mortal Kombat (2011)[edit]

Mortal Kombat included two exclusive guest characters: Freddy Krueger from the A Nightmare on Elm Street horror film franchise;^[139] and Kratos from the God of War series.^[140]

Skarlet[edit]

Voiced by: Dana Lyn Baron

Skarlet is a warrior created by Shao Kahn using sorcery and the blood of countless warriors, only to be released by Shao Kahn as a last resort. Her sole purpose is to discover Quan Chi's true reason for attending the Mortal Kombat tournament. Skarlet uses kodachi swords and kunai knives as well as her power to turn into, and absorb, the blood of her victims.

Similar to the Ermac rumors in the first Mortal Kombat but received with far less fanfare, Skarlet originated as a nonexistent character in Mortal Kombat II due to false reports of a glitch nicknamed "Scarlet" by players in which the palette swaps of either Kitana or Mileena would turn red.^[141] In March 2011, nearly two decades after the rumors originated, she was announced as one of the Mortal Kombat reboot's first two downloadable characters,^[142][143] released on June 21.

Den of Geek rated Skarlet 48th in their 2015 ranking of the series' 73 characters. "There’s something kind of lazy about having someone be 'Blood: The Character.'"^[7] The character was well received by Game Informer,^[144] and, in 2013, was ranked as the seventh "fiercest female in today's fighting games" by Gamenguide, who commented: "Nothing screams 'fan service' like when a developer takes an age-old game glitch and turns it into a key part of their franchise."^[145] She was deemed one of the game's "cheapest" characters by Prima Games,^[24] but Official Xbox Magazine included her among the top eight downloadable characters on the Xbox 360 for her "delightful" fighting style, even though "she wasn't the best-selling MK DLC character."^[146] Her "Make it Rain" Fatality was included among Gameranx's top ten gruesome series finishers: "Skarlet gives herself the most disgusting facial in history."^[147]

Introduced in Mortal Kombat X[edit]

Mortal Kombat X included four exclusive downloadable guest characters: Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th horror film franchise; Predator from the Predator franchise; a Xenomorph Alien from the Alien franchise; and Leatherface from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre horror film franchise.

Cassie Cage[edit]

D'Vorah[edit]

Voiced by: Kelly Hu

Performed by: Brenda Barrie

A member of an insect-like race called the Kytinn, from the island realm of Arnyek, which was merged with Outworld.^[148] She is a featured character in the game's story mode, in which she is first seen as Kotal's follower, but in reality, she is actually a follower of Shinnok, along with Quan Chi. During the story, she assists the Earthrealm defenders retrieve Shinnok's amulet from Mileena, Tanya and Rain. After their success, she herself kills Mileena, betrays Kotal Kahn and travels to Earthrealm to free Quan Chi, who frees Shinnok. After Quan Chi's death at the hands of Hanzo, she accompanies Shinnok to the Jinsei temple, where she is captured by Cassie Cage during the final battle. The prequel comic reveals by how D'Vorah recently switched side with Shinnok and Quan Chi secretly behind Kotal Kahn's back, is right after she witnessed the ultimate power of Shinnok's amulet, demonstrated by Havik.

CraveOnline rated her "Bug Me" Fatality, in which she unleashes a swarm of insects that eat her opponent, fifth in their 2015 selection of the game's ten best Fatalities.^[149]

Erron Black[edit]

Voiced by: Troy Baker

Performed by: Sorin Brouwers

An Earthrealm mercenary gunslinger in the service of Kotal Kahn who was respondent with the Black Dragon, until Kano's betrayal. In his ending it is shown that he was hired by Shang Tsung 150 years ago to murder an Earthrealm warrior in exchange for the slowing down of his aging process.

The character placed tenth in Den of Geek's rating of the series' 73 playable characters in 2015, with the site calling him "the Boba Fett of Mortal Kombat."^[7]

Ferra / Torr[edit]

Voiced by: Tara Strong (Ferra); Fred Tatasciore (Torr)

Ferra and Torr are a symbiote pairing consisting respectively of a young female rider and a giant masked brute, and were found wandering the Tarkatan wastelands before being made to serve as new Outworld emperor Kotal Kahn's personal bodyguards. They are of an Outworld species in which the rider bonds with its mount.^[148]

When fatalities or brutalities are performed on the characters, only Torr will be affected and killed, while Ferra survives, either by seemingly vanishing (during fatalities) or just lying in pain beside Torr's ultimately mutilated body (during brutalities).

The characters were designed by Justin Murray, with early concept art showing Ferra wielding different weapons ranging from tomahawks to telescoping arm-mounted serrated knives before her scythe blades were finalized.^[150] Ebenezer Samuel of the New York Daily News called Ferra and Torr a "highlight" of the game, with their in-gameplay mannerisms "distracting enough to take your eye off the battle, and quirky enough that it’s worth watching."^[151] Michael Garvie of G3AR rated their "Play Time" Fatality tenth in his 2015 ranking of the game's top ten Fatalities. "[It] puts them a cut above the rest with its side-splitting effects. Very easy to perform, and even easier to love."^[152]

Jacqueline "Jacqui" Briggs[edit]

Voiced by: Danielle Nicolet

Performed by: Emjoy Gavino

The daughter of Jax and his unseen wife, Vera, Jacqui is a member of Cassie Cage's Special Forces unit who had enlisted in the military against her father's wishes. She develops a romantic relationship with Takeda during the game's story mode.

Jacqui has the distinction of being the first African-American female character in the Mortal Kombat franchise. WhatCulture ranked her last in their 2015 selection of the "30 Greatest Female Fighting Game Characters".^[153] Den of Geek ranked her 47th in their ranking of the 73 series characters. "She's fun to play as, but she doesn't stand out nearly enough ... her role in story mode is to get into generic fights meant to pad out the plot."^[7] Ikhtear Shahrukh of The Daily Star described Jacqui as "fit[ting] into typical generic fighter game character stereotypes instead of being Mortal Kombat material."^[154]

Kotal Kahn[edit]

Voiced by: Phil LaMarr

Performed by: Stephan Scalabrino

An Aztec-inspired warrior whose realm of Osh-Tekk was merged with Outworld. He was additionally worshipped in Earthrealm and served Mileena before overthrowing her from the Outworld throne for treason.^[148] He is currently the ruling emperor of Outworld, and wins the civil war against Mileena during the game's plot. As an Osh-Tekk, his powers originate from the sun, and is physically much stronger than humans. He can call upon sunlight to heal and strengthen himself as well as burn enemies. With Outworld relics, he can use blood magic to further strengthen his already-potent abilities. His power over sunlight is then capable of burning through storm clouds. He also uses his signature weapon, a macuahuitl, in his War God variation. He also carries other weapons, particularly a tecpatl and two sickles. His final power is teleportation via smoke and flames, although this cannot be used in-game.

In Mortal Kombat X, he is first revealed as having led Reptile and D'Vorah in a revolt against Mileena. Reptile witnessed Mileena's creation in Shang Tsung's Flesh Pits some time prior, and has decreed that her status as Shao Kahn's daughter is moot. After a battle, Mileena is forced into hiding, Ermac joins Kotal Kahn, and Baraka is killed by D'Vorah. By the present time of the game's events, the civil war in Outworld has reached its peak, with Outworld refugees migrating to Earthrealm. Cassie Cage's team is sent to assist Kotal Kahn and inform him of local events, particularly the disappearance of Shinnok's amulet and its possession in the hands of Mileena. Throughout the first half of the game, he and Cassie's team force Mileena's group into hiding and then execute Mileena, ending the civil war. However, after securing Shinnok's amulet, Kotal Kahn immediately betrays the Earthrealmers, imprisoning them and allowing D'Vorah to bring the amulet to an unspecified location for safekeeping. D'Vorah is in truth allied with Shinnok, and begins to journey towards Quan Chi, who can free Shinnok, after slaughtering the Osh-Tekk convoy sent with her. Concurrently, Takeda breaks Cassie's team out of prison, and they begin journeying back to Earthrealm. This causes confusion among the Outworlders, including Kotal Kahn, who believes the Earthrealmers and D'Vorah are allied together. He leads a vicious attack against Earthrealm and refuses to help fight Shinnok, believing his best course of action is simply to buy more time for Outworld to survive. Shinnok is eventually defeated, and Kotal Kahn's ultimate fate is not shown, but it is highly likely he was pushed back to Outworld by Sub-Zero and his Lin Kuei forces. This scenario is confirmed in Sub-Zero's ending in Injustice 2 as Sub-Zero reveals he ended up in the Regime universe after forcing Kotal Kahn to retreat back to Outworld, though it is unknown if Sub-Zero's crossover appearance in this game is canon to the Mortal Kombat universe or not, thus putting doubt on what happened to Kotal Kahn.

Kung Jin[edit]

Voiced by: Johnny Yong Bosch

Performed by: Lawrence Kern

Kung Lao's younger cousin, a reformed thief turned Shaolin archer and member of Cassie Cage's Special Forces unit. He makes a cameo appearance in the 34th chapter of DC Comics' 2015 prequel miniseries based on the game, in which he is hired by Bo'Rai Cho and Sub-Zero to gather data on the Lin Kuei cyborgs' weaknesses, and then presents Sub-Zero with a stolen flash drive that contains a virus.

According to NetherRealm Studios, Kung Jin's primary costume was inspired by Mongolian nomadic archers, containing layers of leather and fur and "rough woven fabrics," with him wearing it as a symbol of his acceptance of his role as a hero, while his bow was designed to double as a staff.^[155] Kung Jin stands as the series' first homosexual character, which was confirmed by NetherRealm Studios cinematic director Dominic Cianciolo on his Twitter account in regards to a dialogue exchange in the game's story mode between the character and Raiden.^[156][157]

Den of Geek ranked Kung Jin 52nd in their 2015 ranking of the series' 73 playable characters, describing his revelation to Raiden as "sweet, well done, and very welcome," but deeming him the "most boring" of the game's newcomers: "[He's] just the guy with the bow and the plain appearance."^[7]

Takeda Takahashi[edit]

Voiced by: Parry Shen

Performed by: Nick Toussaint

Kenshi's son, and a member of Cassie Cage's Special Forces unit. After his mother was killed when he was a child, he was entrusted by his father to Scorpion, who raised him as an apprentice in the Shirai Ryu clan and taught him how to fight, in order for him to prepare himself against his mother's murderers, the Red Dragon clan. Takeda wears a metallic grey armored suit and a yellow and black headband to symbolize his connection to the Shirai Ryu.^{[citation needed]} He wields bladed whips given by Fujin that can be used at any range, and, like Kenshi, possesses telepathic powers, in addition to the ability to cause sensory overload to his opponents in the process.

Triborg[edit]

Voiced by: Vic Chao

The Triborg is a downloadable character featured as part of the game's second Kombat Pack.^[158] He is a combination of Sektor, Cyrax, and Smoke, as well as the cybernetic version of Sub-Zero from the 2011 reboot.^[159] Operatives from the Special Forces found hidden storage data for the Lin Kuei's Cyber Initiative, and in an S.F. facility, scientists proceeded to upload the data into a test body. This caused the minds of Sektor, Cyrax, and Smoke to intermingle, bringing the body to life. After killing everyone in the facility, Triborg now seeks to destroy all organic life.

Introduced in Mortal Kombat 11[edit]

Geras[edit]

Geras is Kronika's underling, and has powers based around sand and time. He is able to stop time in battle, and bank damage done to opponents, which will take affect once time starts again. He is also able to take seconds off the in-game timer.

Kronika[edit]

Voiced by: Jennifer Hale

A mysterious goddess of time that has overseen and controlled all the events in both timelines. With Raiden's defeat of Shinnok, she sets to reset the timeline and place proper balance in the universe. She will be the first female boss character of the series and the main antagonist of Mortal Kombat 11.

These characters were never featured in games, either because they never existed or were removed during development.

Belokk[edit]

Belokk was originally slated for Mortal Kombat Gold but was cut from the final release.^[160][161] He was created by Eurocom and, according to Ed Boon, was removed from the game as the developers did not have time to complete him.^[162] Nevertheless, Eurocom accidentally sent information about the game with Belokk in it to Game Informerand as a result, six screenshots of him were leaked to the public in a preview, upon special request.^[163]

Hornbuckle[edit]

Well after the home ports of MKII by Probe and Sculptured Software were released, rumors of extra hidden characters started to swirl around these and the original arcade versions despite the fact that all the secrets of the game were known by that time. In MKIIthe background of the Pit II stage depicts palette swaps of Liu Kang; one shrouded in flames and the other wearing black and green pants. As rumors started to circulate, these characters were eventually given the names Torch and Hornbuckle respectively. The name of Hornbuckle originated from the SNES port, in which Jade sometimes pops onto the stage right before a fight and says "Hornbuckle Who?".^[164] This was a reference to Leanne Hornbuckle, whose name appears in the "Special Thanks" section of credits by Sculptured Software.^[165][166]

Nimbus Terrafaux[edit]

Nimbus Terrafaux was rumored to be a playable character (a kickboxer) in the first Mortal Kombat game as an unlockable secret character. It was later revealed as a creation of Electronic Gaming Monthly as part of an April Fool's Day joke,^[167] though Ed Boon had originally hinted at the character in an interview with the magazine, which then intentionally published false information on this character, complete with doctored screenshots and a fabricated storyline. The character was included in Game Revolution's list of "Top 10 Old School Mortal Kombat Characters" in 2011.^[168]

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