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The character roster for Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (excluding Taven, Daegon, and
Khameleon)
This is a list of playable characters from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series and the
games in which they appear. The series takes place in a fictional universe composed of six
realms, which were created by the Elder Gods. The Elder Gods created a fighting
tournament called Mortal Kombat to reduce the wars between the realms. The first Mortal
Kombat game introduces a tournament in which the Earthrealm can be destroyed if it loses
once again.
The Earthrealm warriors manage to defeat the champion Goro and the host Shang Tsung,
but this leads Tsung to search for other ways to destroy Earthrealm. Since then, every game
features a new villain who wishes to conquer the realms, breaking the rules of Mortal
Kombat. By Mortal Kombat: Deception, most of the playable characters had been killed by
Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, but by Mortal Kombat: Armageddon all of them return.

Contents

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1 Introduced in Mortal Kombat

o 1.1 Goro
o

1.2 Johnny Cage

1.3 Kano

1.4 Liu Kang

1.5 Raiden

1.6 Reptile

1.7 Scorpion

1.8 Shang Tsung

1.9 Sonya Blade

1.10 Sub-Zero

2 Introduced in Mortal Kombat II

o

2.1 Baraka

2.2 Jade

2.3 Jax

2.4 Kintaro

2.5 Kitana

2.6 Kung Lao

2.7 Mileena

2.8 Noob Saibot

2.9 Shao Kahn

2.10 Smoke

3 Introduced in Mortal Kombat 3 and updates

o

3.1 Chameleon

3.2 Cyrax

3.3 Ermac

3.4 Kabal

3.5 Khameleon

3.6 Motaro

3.7 Nightwolf

3.8 Rain

3.9 Sektor

3.10 Sheeva

3.11 Sindel

3.12 Stryker

4 Introduced in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero

o

4.1 Fujin

4.2 Quan Chi

4.3 Kia

4.4 Jataaka

4.5 Sareena

4.6 Shinnok

5 Introduced in Mortal Kombat 4

o

5.1 Jarek

5.2 Kai

5.3 Meat

5.4 Reiko

5.5 Tanya

6 Introduced in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance

o

6.1 Blaze

6.2 Bo' Rai Cho

6.3 Drahmin

6.4 Frost

6.5 Hsu Hao

6.6 Kenshi

6.7 Li Mei

6.8 Mavado

6.9 Mokap

6.10 Moloch

6.11 Nitara

7 Introduced in Mortal Kombat: Deception

o

7.1 Ashrah

7.2 Dairou

7.3 Darrius

7.4 Havik

7.5 Hotaru

7.6 Kira

7.7 Kobra

7.8 Monster

7.9 Onaga

7.10 Shujinko

8 Introduced in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

o

8.1 Daegon

8.2 Taven

9 Introduced in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

o

9.1 Dark Kahn

10 Introduced in Mortal Kombat (2011)

10.1 Freddy Krueger

10.2 Kratos

10.3 Skarlet

11 Unofficial characters
o

11.1 Belokk

11.2 Hornbuckle

11.3 Nimbus Terrafaux

12 References

13 External links

[edit] Introduced in Mortal Kombat

See also: Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)

[edit] Goro
Main article: Goro (Mortal Kombat)

[edit] Johnny Cage

Main article: Johnny Cage

[edit] Kano
Main article: Kano (Mortal Kombat)

[edit] Liu Kang

Main article: Liu Kang

[edit] Raiden
Main article: Raiden (Mortal Kombat)

[edit] Reptile
Main article: Reptile (Mortal Kombat)

[edit] Scorpion

Main article: Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)

[edit] Shang Tsung

Main article: Shang Tsung

[edit] Sonya Blade

Main article: Sonya Blade

[edit] Sub-Zero
Main article: Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat)

[edit] Introduced in Mortal Kombat II

Playable characters of the first two MK games, except of Shang Tsung

See also: Mortal Kombat II

[edit] Baraka
Main article: Baraka (Mortal Kombat)

[edit] Jade
Main article: Jade (Mortal Kombat)

[edit] Jax

Main article: Jax (Mortal Kombat)

[edit] Kintaro
Voiced by: Rhasaan Orange (MK2011)
Kintaro is a tiger-striped Shokan who joins Kahn's forces in order to avenge Goro's death,
debuted in MKII as the sub-boss from the game. He challenges Liu Kang in combat during
the second tournament but loses. In MK: Armageddon's Konquest mode, he is seen as an
illusion in the Netherrealm working in an attempt to overthrow Shinnok's rule, which is
only a test for Taven. Shang Tsung's third Fatality in MKII saw him transform into Kintaro
before punching his opponent's upper torso off his body. Kintaro is killed twice in the
series, first by Raiden in MKII and then in Armageddon.
Kintaro was inspired by the Japanese mythology character Kintar and initially conceived
for MKII as an anthropomorphic bipedal tiger complete with a fur-lined costume, but the
concept was scrapped due to the difficulty of creating such a complicated outfit.[1]

[edit] Kitana
Main article: Kitana (Mortal Kombat)

[edit] Kung Lao

Main article: Kung Lao

[edit] Mileena
Main article: Mileena

[edit] Noob Saibot

Main article: Noob Saibot

[edit] Shao Kahn

Main article: Shao Kahn

[edit] Smoke
Main article: Smoke (Mortal Kombat)

[edit] Introduced in Mortal Kombat 3 and updates

See also: Mortal Kombat 3, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and Mortal Kombat Trilogy

[edit] Chameleon
Portrayed by: John Turk (MKT).
Chameleon debuts in the PlayStation version (and later Sega Saturn, and PC versions) of
MK Trilogy as a male ninja with partial transparency. He imitates all moves, including
special moves, from other male ninja characters (in the Nintendo 64 version, he is replaced
by Khameleon, a female counterpart who is a separate character). The game simply referred
to him as "one of Shao Kahn's deadliest warriors."[2] In MK: Armageddon, his backstory
states that he was present at events dating to Liu Kang's victory in the first Mortal Kombat
tournament, biding his time while watching events unfold. There is no information to
suggest that he is from the same race of raptors as Reptile and Khameleon.

[edit] Cyrax
Main article: Cyrax

[edit] Ermac
Portrayed by: John Turk (UMK3), John Medlen (Annihilation)
Voiced by: Kevin Michael Richardson (DotR), Michael McConnohie (MK 2011)
Ermac is an entity composed of legions of dead souls created by Shang Tsung, most likely
out of souls he had previously taken; because of this, Ermac refers to himself in the plural
form. Ermac served as one of Shao Kahn's greatest warriors, taking even more souls for his
collection, and stays secretively in the shadows of the last Earthrealm Mortal Kombat
tournament, which Liu Kang won. He is also noted for participating in the invasion of
Earthrealm. On one mission for Shao Kahn in the Netherrealm, Ermac becomes acquainted
with Shujinko. However, after Shao Kahn's defeat and subsequent loss of power, Ermac
remains under Kahn's control and wanders Outworld without instructions. During the
events of MK: Deadly Alliance, Kenshi finds the wandering Ermac and frees him from
Kahn's control. Ermac's newfound freedom enables him to choose his own destiny, and he
decides to repent for his earlier ways and become a force for good. After making this
decision, Ermac meets Liu Kang, who is not only in need of another ally, but also of
assistance in freeing his enslaved comrades. Seizing the opportunity to atone for the evil he
committed in Kahn's name, Ermac helps Liu Kang, and the pair successfully free Liu's
allies from Onaga's control. In his ending in Mortal Kombat: Deception, Shujinko describes
Ermac as being capable of battling all five by himself with relative ease. MK 2011 reveals
that one of the souls within him is of King Jerrod, Sindel's husband and Kitana's father.
Although widely believed to be a 'secret character', Ermac's name actually means "Error
Macro". In the original game, he would be encountered in a secret area and would appear as
a graphically corrupted "Scorpion" with the name "Ermac". Due to this misconception, he
was later ret-conned into an actual character and added to the Mortal Kombat canon. Ermac
was ranked eight on the list of Top 10 Old School Mortal Kombat Characters by Game
Revolution in 2003.[3]

[edit] Kabal
Portrayed by: Richard Divizio (MK3)
Voiced by: Kevin Michael Richardson (DotR), David Lodge (MK 2011)
Kabal debuted in MK3 as a member of the Black Dragon who had survived an attack from
Kahn's extermination squads, and was left disfigured and kept alive by artificial respirators.
He temporarily leaves behind his life of crime with the Black Dragon and becomes a force
for good. Between MK3 and MK: Deadly Alliance, Kabal is wounded severely in battle by
Mavado, a leading member of the rival Red Dragon who stole his hookswords and kept
them both for himself. Havik visits Kabal at the brink of death and restores him, and then
instructs him to revive the Black Dragon as a force of anarchy and decay. He fights Mavado
again, defeats him and retrieves his hookswords. Kabal then also recruits Kira and Kobra,
and all three join Havik on Outworld in MK: Deception. He toughens his charges by testing
them in combat against Onaga's enemies. In Armageddon's Konquest mode, Taven refuses
his offer of membership in the Black Dragon before defeating Kabal in combat. In the 2011
reboot, Kabal was a former Black Dragon member who reformed and now worked with
Stryker as a cop. During an encounter with Kintaro, Kabal was severely burnt but was
rescued by Kano. However, from that day on he had to wear artificial respirators as his
lungs were severely damaged and could not be repaired. This version of Kabal is strongly
aligned with the forces of good and joined the Defenders of Earthrealm, following his MK3
incarnation. It also revealed the origin of Kabal's superspeed as being attributed to the
influence of Outworld magic. Kabal is killed with most of allies by Sindel.

[edit] Khameleon
Portrayed by: Becky Gable (MKT)
Voiced by: Johanna Aonuevo (Armageddon)
Khameleon has been described her (in biographies and ending screens in MK Trilogy) as
the last female of the Saurians (Reptile's race, also known as the Raptors),[4] who were
originally from Earthrealm but were either killed or driven out following a great war.[5]
Raiden alludes to this in the introductions to MK4 and MK Gold, though not mentioning
Khameleon by name.[6][7] They find a new home in the realm of Zaterra, but are soon
discovered by Shao Kahn. After defeating them in Mortal Kombat, Kahn drives the Raptors
to near-extinction and merges the realm with Outworld.[5] Khameleon informs Reptile that
Kahn is responsible for their race's extinction,[5] but Reptile falls under Kahn's influence
once again and turns against Khameleon. Having failed in her attempts to kill Kahn, she
wanders the realms while contemplating revenge against him.[8] During the events of MK:
Armageddon (Khameleon became selectable in the Nintendo Wii version of MK:
Armageddon[9]), she learns of the battle that would occur in Edenia and the gift of ultimate
power that would be granted to the victor. Khameleon seeks to attain this power for herself,
to keep it away from Kahn while exacting revenge on him for his actions against her race.[8]
Khameleon makes a sort-of cameo appearance in the 2011 reboot a female grey ninja
appears in the story mode in Khameleon's MKT outfit.

[edit] Motaro
Portrayed by: Deron McBee (Annihilation)
Motaro first appeared in the series as the sub-boss from MK3. He is from a race of
Centaurians (a race of centaur-like creatures with Capricornus-like horns and a long
metallic rat-like tail) Motaro's kind have come into conflict with the Shokan. Kahn favors
the Centaurians and aids them in the defeat and subjugation of the Shokan race. Kahn
appoints Motaro to head extermination squads dispatched to Earthrealm to vanquish Earth's
chosen warriors. After Sonya's defeat of Kano during the events of MKT, Sheeva
supposedly kills Motaro. However, he returns in Armageddon, but since then the
Centaurians have been put under a curse by the Shokan, turning him and the rest of his race
into a bipedal race of Minotaur. In the 2011 reboot, Motaro is killed during the invasion by
Raiden, who foresaw Johnny Cage's death at his hands.
Ed Boon called Motaro one of the oddest shaped Mortal Kombat characters.[10] The bipedal
version of Motaro was ranked as number one worst Mortal Kombat character by
ScrewAttack in 2011.[11] Same year, he was ranked as fifth goofiest Mortal Kombat
character by Topless Robot.[12]

[edit] Nightwolf
Portrayed by: Sal Divita (MK3), Litefoot (Annihilation)
Voiced by: Todd Thawley (DotR), Larry Omaha (MK 2011)
Nightwolf debuts in MK3 as a Native American shaman who is also one of the chosen
warriors of Earthrealm during Shao Kahn's invasion. In MK: Deception, he uses the "Sin
Eater" method (absorbing the sins of his tribe) to defeat Onaga, although he must fight
alone to protect his allies. In doing so, he separates Reptile from Onaga and banishes the
latter to the Netherrealm. Nightwolf then returns with his allies to assist them in battle
against Shinnok and his forces. Eventually, Nightwolf was found by Kitana and the spirit of
Liu Kang. Still drained after using his shamanistic powers on Onaga, Nightwolf used what
magic he could to relieve Kitana of her burden, and takes responsibility for Liu Kang's
spirit.[8] In the 2011 reboot, Nightwolf is responsible for destroying Shao Kahn's Soulnado
and is one of the few Earthrealm warriors to survive Sindel's initial onslaught. Ultimately,
Nightwolf sacrifices himself to destroy Sindel.
In 2008, GamesRadar featured him as on the list of "The Top 7 Native American
stereotypes" (representing "The Warrior" stereotype), concluding that "while this pro-Indian
sentiment is certainly heartwarming, much of Nightwolfs character is wide of the mark." [13]
Nightwolf was ranked as the 20th best Mortal Kombat character by UGO.com.[14] In 2012,
Complex ranked him as the most stereotypical character in video games (representing
stereotype "Native Americans"), calling him "the epitome of every red-skinned, featherwearing sports mascot and old cowboy movie serial" and commenting that "while other
characters can have a gallery of normal punches and kicks, Nightwolf, our resident shaman,
calls upon skills that even the old DC Comics Apache Chief would frown on."[15]

[edit] Rain
Portrayed by: John Turk (UMK3), Tyrone C. Wiggins (MK: Annihilation), Percy
"Spitfire" Brown (Konquest)
Voiced by: Rino Romano (MK:DotR), Henry Dittman (MK2011)
Rain is an Edenian who was smuggled away during Shao Kahn's invasion while his
adopted father stayed behind to perform his duties as a general in the Edenian army and
was killed. Thousands of years later, Rain mysteriously returned during the invasion of
Earthrealm and chose to side with Shao Kahn in the conquest of Earthrealm, either out of
fear, cowardice, or ulterior motives. During the events of Armageddon, Rain learned of his
true Edenian heritage from Quan Chi who informed Rain that he is actually a direct
descendant to Argus, the protector god of Edenia. Rain then started to refer to himself as a
prince of the realm, but he still chooses to fight on the side of evil, although he no longer
serves Shao Kahn. Rain confronted Taven in Arctika, but he is beaten in battle, eventually
escaping in a watery portal. In Rain's Armageddon ending, it is revealed that he is actually
the half-brother of Taven and Daegon, being the son of Argus. Imbued with the power of
Blaze after defeating him, Rain becomes a full god, and Argus proclaims him as the new
Protector of Edenia. However, Rain instead uses this power to enslave the realm. Rain has
the ability to control water. [16]
The character's name and outfit color were inspired by Prince's Purple Rain, according to
Ed Boon.[17]

[edit] Sektor
Main article: Sektor

[edit] Sheeva
Portrayed by: Marjean Holden (Annihilation)
Voiced by: Dawnn Lewis (DotR), Lani Minella (MK 2011)
Sheeva first appeared in MK3 as a Shokan who served as Sindel's personal protector.
Sheeva is insulted at Kahn's appointment of the centaur Motaro to lead his extermination
squads during his invasion of Earthrealm, since the Shokan and the Centaurs are mortal
enemies. After Kahn's defeat by the Earth warriors, Sheeva kills Motaro outside of Kano's
cell. Kano offers her assistance in assassinating Kahn if Sheeva frees him, but Kano betrays
her and informs Kahn of her plot, leading Kahn to stab her from behind with a sword.
Sheeva also appears as a playable character in MK: Armageddon, and an apparition of her
is fought by Taven. Sheeva, whose name was derived from Shiva, a Hindu deity of
destruction, was introduced into the series due to fan requests for a playable version of
Goro.[18] While she has Goro's offensive moves, she is female so that she would be smaller
in size and therefore the same height as the other fighters.

Sheeva was ranked as seventh goofiest Mortal Kombat character by Topless Robot in 2011.
[12]
That same year, Wirtualna Polska featured her among the top ten villainesses in gaming,
as "an attraction for connoisseurs of unusual beauty and even more unusual quantities of
the various parts of the body."[19]

[edit] Sindel
Portrayed by: Lia Montelongo (MK3), Musetta Vander (Annihilation), Beatrice Ilg
(Legacy)
Voiced by: Lani Minella (MK 2011)
Sindel was the queen of Edenia before Shao Kahn merged the realm with Outworld.
Unwilling to serve under his rule after Kahn kills her husband King Jerrod during battle,
she takes her own life. In order to merge Earthrealm and Outworld and thus start an
invasion, Kahn (with the assistance of Shang Tsung) revives her on Earth, turning her into
his loyalist queen with no memory of her past. After Kahn's defeat, Sindel's daughter,
Kitana, tells her mother about her true past, causing Sindel to rebel against Kahn. With
Edenia no longer part of Outworld, Sindel takes her rightful place on the throne. However,
the forces of Shinnok soon storm the palace, capturing her, but Shinnok is then defeated by
Earth warriors saving the peaceful realm. Edenia is again invaded, this time by the Dragon
King, Onaga, who had resurrected Kitana and her slain Earthrealm allies and placed them
under his control. Sindel is once again confined inside her own prison, this time guarded by
her own daughter, but is freed by Jade. In the 2011 reboot, Sindel plays a more antagonistic
role unaware of her true past. She kills several Earthrealm warriors, until she is destroyed
by Nightwolf.
While MK3 was in production, she was nicknamed "Muchacha" and "The Bride" by the
programmers before her official name was determined. Sindel was ranked as third goofiest
Mortal Kombat character by Topless Robot in 2011.[12]

[edit] Stryker
Main article: Kurtis Stryker

[edit] Introduced in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: SubZero

See also: Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero

[edit] Fujin
Portrayed by: Anthony Marquez (MKM:SZ)
Fujin is the Wind God who makes his first appearance in the spin-off game Mortal Kombat
Mythologies: Sub-Zero as one of the four guardians assigned by Raiden to protect

Shinnok's amulet[20] and is the first of the gods that the elder Sub-Zero beats in order to
acquire it.[21] He remains inactive until the events of Mortal Kombat 4, joining Raiden in his
battle against Shinnok, assisting the Earthrealm forces in raiding Shao Kahn's palace.[22]
After Shinnok's defeat, Fujin became a new god for Earthrealm given by Raiden.[23] Fujin's
bio for MK: Armageddon states that he witnesses Raiden's transformation uncertain of what
has caused the change. He and Kung Lao joined forces to bring their former comrades
Raiden and Liu Kang under control, with the God of Thunder becoming "as ruthless as
Shao Kahn" and Liu Kang's corpse selectively slaying various people. Fujin's bio states that
if no way was found to normalize the two corrupted warriors, both he and Kung Lao would
be forced to finish them. During Armageddon, it is revealed that Fujin has been a friend of
Taven's family, and realizes their father Argus sent them on a quest. Fujin searches for both
brothers, hoping to prevent their progress and learn the true purpose of their quest.[8] Fujin
reappears in Armageddon's Konquest mode, confronting Taven outside of the Red Dragon
Clan's headquarters.[24] They battle, but in the end Taven emerges victorious, allowing him
to continue his journey but feeling regret at having had to do this to a friend.

[edit] Quan Chi

Portrayed by: Richard Divizio (MKM:SZ), Adoni Maropis (Konquest), Michael
Rogers (Legacy)
Voiced by: Nick Chinlund (DotR), Ron Banks (MK vs DCU, MK 2011), Kevin
Michael Richardson (Annoying Orange)
Quan Chi is a sorcerer who convinces the elder Sub-Zero to retrieve Shinnok's amulet for
him to give to his lor. Unknown to the fallen Elder God however, Quan Chi replaced the
amulet with a useless imitation. Shortly afterwards, Sub-Zero, ordered to reclaim the
amulet by Raiden, confronted Quan Chi, and defeated him with assistance from Sareena.
Several years later, believing he needed a powerful warrior, Quan Chi resurrected Scorpion
and tricked him into believing that this younger Sub-Zero had killed his family and clan.
Scorpion's rage enabled him to defeat the Lin Kuei warrior, but Quan Chi admitted to the
crime. Enraged, Scorpion grabbed him, and the both of them were sent to the depths of the
Netherrealm. Quan Chi manages to trick the Oni Drahmin and Moloch into attacking
Scorpion so that he can escape from Netherrealm. A portal led Quan Chi alone to the tomb
containing the mummified remains of the long forgotten Dragon King. Imagining the
individual who could assist him in his aims, he journeyed to Shang Tsung's palace.
Together, they would achieve absolute domination of all realms, forming the Deadly
Alliance. Yet before they could enact their plans, they had to eliminate the two who could
oppose them: Shao Kahn and Liu Kang. Returning to Outworld, the forces of Earthrealm,
led by Raiden, attacked. Teir attack was in vain, as each was killed by the sorcerers and
their Tarkatan hordes. With all their enemies defeated, they turned on each other. Quan Chi
emerged victorious, but Onaga, the Dragon King, entered the chamber. Tsung awakened, as
did Raiden, and together, the three attempted to stop him. In Mortal Kombat: Armageddon,
Quan Chi is revealed to have teleported before the final blast; he now wishes to acquire the
ultimate godlike power granted from defeating the elemental Blaze. To that end, he has
formed an uneasy alliance with fellow villains Onaga, Shang Tsung, and Shao Kahn.

[edit] Kia
Portrayed by: Kerri Hoskins (MKM:SZ), Jaime Pressly (Konquest)
Kia is one of Quan Chi's three personal assassins in Shinnok's Fortress along with Sareena
and Jataaka. They each protected a crystal which, when combined together, allowed access
to a teleportation device that sent the elder Sub-Zero to Quan Chi's throne room. Kia fights
using razor-sharp boomerang blades. She was defeated by the elder Sub-Zero. Along with
Sareena and Jataaka, she makes a reappearance in Mortal Kombat: Armageddons Konquest
mode, still serving Quan Chi. Together they battle Taven in the Red Dragon's lair who
killed both her and Jataaka. After her death, her demon soul descended to the Netherealm.

[edit] Jataaka
Portrayed by: Rachel Herbert (MKM:SZ gameplay), Erica Grace (MKM:SZ FMVs),
Renee Tenison (Konquest)
Jataaka is one of Quan Chi's three personal assassins in Shinnok's Fortress along with
Sareena and Kia. They each protected a crystal which, when combined together, allowed
access to a teleportation device that sent the elder Sub-Zero to Quan Chi's throne room.
Jataaka fights using a laser sword from which she can fire blue bolts of energy. She was
defeated by the elder Sub-Zero. Jataaka, along with Sareena and Kia, makes a reappearance
in Mortal Kombat: Armageddons Konquest mode, still serving Quan Chi. Together they
battle Taven in the Red Dragon's lair who killed both her and Kia. After her death her
demon soul descended to the Netherealm.

[edit] Sareena
Portrayed by: Lia Montelongo (MKM:SZ), Dana Hee (Konquest)
Sareena is one of Quan Chi's three personal assassins ordered to kill Sub-Zero before he
reached Quan Chi. In Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero, she is "fractionally faster and
a more accomplished fighter than her fellow assassins."[25] After being spared by Sub-Zero,
she assists him in defeating Quan Chi. After expressing her desire to escape the
Netherrealm with him, she is shot in the back by Shinnok. As it is later revealed in Mortal
Kombat: Tournament Edition the attack destroyed her human form and that her essence was
then banished as punishment for her betrayal. After years of torture, Sareena escapes the
Netherrealm in her human appearance before MK: Deadly Alliance, during which she
encounters the younger Sub-Zero; the brother of the one she met before. Feeling he owed
her for helping his brother, Sub-Zero grants her sanctuary with the Lin Kuei back on
Earthrealm. In MK: Armageddon Sareena follows Sub-Zero into the Netherrealm, saving
him from being killed by Noob Saibot and Smoke. After the battle, Sareena loses her
human form and returns to her true demon self. She is later ambushed by Quan Chi, who
returns her to human form and convinces her to join him, despite her resistance. In MK:
Armageddon Konquest, Sareena, Kia and Jataaka are ordered by Quan Chi to kill Taven,

but all three assassins are defeated by Taven.[8] She also appears in Mortal Kombat (2011)
as one of the fighters in the Pit background, usually facing of against Daegon or Frost.

[edit] Shinnok
Portrayed by: Gary Wingert (MKM:SZ), Reiner Schne (Annihilation)
Voiced by: Steve Beran (MK4, MKG), Herman Sanchez (MK:A), Ken Lally (MK
2011)
Shinnok is a former Elder God who desired to rule Earthrealm and thus acquire immense
power by creating a powerful amulet. In the war against his fellow gods, he came into
direct conflict with Raiden, who, along with the Elder Gods, defeats Shinnok and strips him
of his amulet. Trapped in the Netherrealm, he encounters a sorcerer, Quan Chi, who agrees
to help Shinnok overthrow Lucifer, thus becoming ruler of the Netherrealm. During his
time in the Netherrealm, Shinnok built a massive army and a fanatical cult of demons called
the Brotherhood of Shadow, dedicated to worshiping him. Some time after Shao Kahn's
defeat, Shinnok puts into motion his plot to escape the Netherrealm. Despite invading the
Heavens and killing many gods, Raiden and his warriors manage to penetrate Shinnok's
defenses, and Shinnok himself is defeated by the Shaolin monk Liu Kang. In MK:
Armageddons Konquest mode, Shinnok is encountered by Taven in the Netherrealm, where
he had been a friend of Taven and his family for many years. Taven rescues him from Li
Mei, and then helps Shinnok regain control of his spire from an army of demons wishing to
overthrow him. The demons in the spire are later revealed to have been apparitions,
forming a test for Taven that Daegon had passed earlier. In MK: Armageddon, Shinnok
appears to make alliances with other characters as well, but only as a part of a plan to
conquer the realms, including with Raiden, though the thunder god intends only to discover
Shinnok's plans, and Onaga, who Shinnok had offered to free from the Netherrealm in
exchange for his servitude. In his Armageddon storyline, Shinnok sends a false duplicate of
himself to accompany Daegon to the pyramid. As a result, he is one of the few characters to
survive the final battle. Shinnok is revealed as Quan Chi's master at the end of Mortal
Kombat (2011) and is alluded to have a significant role in future installments.

[edit] Introduced in Mortal Kombat 4

See also: Mortal Kombat 4

[edit] Jarek
Debuting as a playable character in Mortal Kombat 4, Jarek was the brutish and shorttempered second-in-command of the Black Dragon clan. In the games, he initially utilized
special moves and Fatalities popularized by Kano, his teacher. Jarek's lack of originality
caused him to be labeled as a somewhat uninspired character by the series' fanbase. He
would later gain a unique moveset in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. His storyline in MK4
stated that he claimed to be the last member of the Black Dragon and was chased by Sonya
for crimes against humanity. Captured, he decided to join her and Earth warriors to help
eliminate Shinnok. After Shinnok's defeat, Sonya convinces Jarek to return to the Special

Forces with her, but he refuses and tries to save himself by killing Sonya. Jax interferes and
drops Jarek off the cliff. In MK: Armageddon, Jarek's bio explains that he survives, using
his weapon to climb to the top. Badly injured, he thinks that his death would help him
regain enough strength for revenge while traveling the realms searching for the ancient
texts that would show him a Fatality worthy of his betrayer. Impressing Quan Chi after
witnessing his new skills, he invites Jarek to join the Forces of Darkness in order to get his
revenge. Jarek was unable to take his revenge, however, as he perished in the final battle.
As with most of the warriors, he dies in battle. Jarek made his first chronological
appearance in Mortal Kombat: Special Forces as a boss, where he and other Black Dragon
members were freed from a United States Special Forces detention facility by Kano, who
had proposed to reform the Black Dragon clan but in reality, Kano merely wished to use
them as pawns to slow down any Special Forces agents who may have pursued him in his
quest to obtain an artifact called the Eye of Chitian.

[edit] Kai
Portrayed by: Sultan Uddin (MK4)
His biography screen explains that Kai is a former member of the secretive White Lotus
Society. He met Liu Kang who happened to be in the USA at the time, recruiting to train a
new generation of Shaolin warriors. During the events of Mortal Kombat 4, Liu Kang and
Kai join the Earth warriors in Edenia to assist Raiden in his battle against Shinnok.[26] He
then reappears in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon as a playable character, where he dies in
battle.

[edit] Meat
His backstory in Armageddon describes Meat as a horrific experiment created by Shang
Tsung. He escapes the sorcerer's clutches before he could be completed.[16] The official
strategy guide for the game describes Meat as being "a fun character who assists Shinnok",
although this relationship is not mentioned in the game's story.[27]

Quan Chi as Meat in Mortal Kombat 4

Meat initially served as a "skin", created by art director Tony Goskie, for each fighter in
Mortal Kombat 4.[28] The name "Meat" was simply a designation given to the model so it

could be used in the game. It was later decided to make him a playable character as part of
an Easter egg.[28] Players first learned of the character's given name after "Meat lives!"
appeared on Ed Boon's website promoting Mortal Kombat 4's 3rd arcade revision.[29]
Strategy guides also referred to the character as "Meat", subsequently making it an official
moniker.[7][30] Meat next appeared in the Konquest mode of Mortal Kombat: Deception,
establishing him in the series' canonical storyline. During the character's video in IGN's
MK Fighter of the Wiik series, Mortal Kombat art director Steve Beran humorously states
that Meat has a cousin named "Skully", who is just a skeleton with no muscle or tissue,
lamenting that he never made it into the game.[28]
Meat was ranked as fourth worst Mortal Kombat character by ScrewAttack in 2011.[11]
Same year, he was also ranked as second goofiest Mortal Kombat character by Topless
Robot.[12]

[edit] Reiko
Portrayed by: Jim Helsinger (Konquest)
Voiced by: Ed Boon (MK4)
Reiko is a general for the armies from Shinnok, Shao Kahn and the Brotherhood of
Shadow.[30] During the time of Mortal Kombat 4, Shinnok is defeated and Reiko disappears,
[31]
later emerging in Shao Kahn's army.[18] Reiko apparently has great aspirations to one day
replace the emperor. Mortal Kombat: Deception's Konquest mode states that he likes to
sneak into Kahn's chamber room and wear his helmet.[32] In MK: Armageddons Konquest
mode, Taven encounters Reiko in his war room in Shao Kahn's fortress. Reiko tries to get
Taven to join Kahn's army, impressed by his skills in combat, but Taven was not fazed by
Reiko's impression as he only intends to kill Quan Chi and defeats Reiko.

[edit] Tanya
Portrayed by: Lia Montelongo (MK4)
Voiced by: Lia Montelongo (MK4)
Tanya is a slender, gloomy female from Edenia. Introduced as relative and innocent, she
quickly turns out to be corrupted by evil, as evidenced in her worship of Shinnok and her
later service to both the Deadly Alliance and Onaga. She seems to view herself as more of a
survivor rather than anything else, justifying her choices as being the "right decisions".
During this time, she attempts to lure Liu Kang into a trap, but the attempt does not
succeed, and Shinnok's power base is soon destroyed. With her master gone, and herself a
wanted traitor in Edenia (having earned in particular the wrath of Jade), Tanya flees to
Outworld. Years later, Tanya resurfaces in the Deadly Alliance's ranks as an enforcer. She
imposes Shang Tsung and Quan Chi's will upon the denizens of Outworld. When the
Deadly Alliance is killed, Tanya is found, however, by Baraka, who gives her the choice of
serving the newly resurrected Onaga or death. She joins the ranks of the Dragon King, who
was searching for ancient incantations that would enable him to fuse the Kamidogu into
one, and thus acquire incredible power. Believing that such information still existed in

Edenia, Tanya brings Onaga to her native realm. Tanya survives a Tarkatan attack caused
by Jade, but does not survive the final battle in Armageddon. Tanya could be considered to
be the single most untrustworthy character in the series. She betrays Liu Kang in her
Mortal Kombat 4 ending. She has betrayed her entire home realm of Edenia, and important
key characters in the realm such as Sindel, Jade and Kitana. In her Deception ending, she
fulfills her duties to Onaga, but promptly seizes an opportunity to kill him as he is
distracted with his victory. She succeeds, killing Onaga and becoming the most powerful
being in the realms. Tanya can be seen chained in the "Khan's Coliseum" stage in Mortal
Kombat (2011).

[edit] Introduced in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance

See also: Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance

[edit] Blaze
Blaze makes his first appearance in Mortal Kombat II, visible only as a burning figure on a
bridge in the Pit II stage background, fighting a character fans had nicknamed Hornbuckle.
[28][33]
In MK: Deadly Alliance his biography screen reveals that he is an elemental who had
been pursuing a quest until he was attacked on a bridge by an ancient sect. The group of
holy men, described as still serving the dead Dragon King, capture Blaze using magic and
bind him to the task of protecting the last Great Dragon egg. After the egg hatches, Blaze is
able to resume his past mission.[34] It is said that Blaze was created to oversee the strength
of all of the fighters in the realms. Upon being freed from the egg incubation chamber,
Blaze discovers that, in his absence, the power and numbers of these fighters had become
too great and that Daegon had already been revived.[35] 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.[36] Sensing that something evil from the
Netherrealm was influencing Daegon, Blaze decides to travel there in order to find its
source.[8] In Armageddon's Konquest mode, Blaze appears confronting both Taven and
Daegon. When Taven defeats Daegon, Blaze prepares to face Taven. When he had been
enslaved by Onaga's Holy Men, the spell used on him corrupted his mission. Blaze is
finally defeated by Taven, but his victory fails to stop the coming Armageddon.

[edit] Bo' Rai Cho

Voiced by: Carlos Pesina (MK:DA, MK:D, MK:A)
Bo' Rai Cho is a native of Outworld who has trained many warriors. 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 the legendary
Liu Kang, who defeated Shang Tsung and became champion of the Earthrealm tournament.
He makes a cameo appearance at the end of the 2011 Mortal Kombat, where he trains
Shang Tsung as new protector against the corrupt god, Liu Kang. The character's name is a
play on the Spanish word "borracho", which in English means "drunk". He is usually
depicted 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 slip and getting up by flatulating.

[edit] Drahmin
Drahmin made his debut in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance as one of two Oni, demons of
the fifth plane of the Netherrealm. The mask he wears is an artifact called the Face of KunLo. Wearing it allows him to control his rage and fight with his disciplined Netherrealm
style. Removing it causes him to go into Oni style where he loses his focus and attacks with
murderous insanity. Centuries ago, he was a cruel human warlord in Outworld. For his
crimes, he was exiled to the Netherrealm where his body and soul were to be tortured for all
eternity. The two Oni known as Moloch and Drahmin are allies. During the time of the
Deadly Alliance, Shang Tsung fears treachery from his new ally, Quan Chi. He hires
Drahmin and Moloch to protect him. Quan Chi also hires Drahmin and Moloch. Scorpion
finds the palace where Shang Tsung and Quan Chi are. In a desperate attempt to defeat
Quan Chi he breaks in, but is stopped by the Oni. They soon defeat him and throw him into
the portal to the Heavens. Scorpion's body is then ripped apart by the purity of that realm.
In Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Konquest mode, Drahmin again battles Taven in the
Netherrealm but loses. Shinnok reveals later on Taven was merely tested by illusions,
causing uncertainty if Drahmin was really in hell. The real Drahmin dies during the final
battle in Armageddon. The original name for Drahmin was going to be Amon, after a
biblical demon in keeping with the tradition of Moloch. It was changed during
preproduction of Deadly Alliance.

[edit] Frost
Frost was discovered by Sub-Zero. Impressed by her skills, including abilities almost
exactly like his, Sub-Zero takes her as his protg. Sub-Zero was unable to teach her
humility. The MK Deadly Alliance Konquest mode reveals that Sonya had a brief fight with
Frost. Desiring to become Grand Master of the clan herself, she immobilizes Sub-Zero with
a freezing blast and tears the Dragon Medallion (an artifact which enhanced Sub-Zero's
abilities, as well as the symbol of Lin Kuei leadership) from his chest. Without the strength
and discipline required to control the medallion's power, she is consumed by her own
freezing ability. Sub-Zero buries her next to the ancestors of Cryomancers in Outworld,
forgiving her. In MK: Unchained, Frost was awakened and realized she was still in
Outworld, believing that Sub-Zero had taken the Dragon Medallion from her. She returned
to the Lin Kuei temple in Earthrealm with the intention of killing only Sub-Zero, but killed
many of his clansmen and became delusional to the point of seeing him everywhere. SubZero then froze her and placed her body in a shrine deep in the temple. Frost remained
frozen until MK: Armageddon Konquest mode, when Taven entered the Lin Kuei temple;

he breaks open the block of ice and releases her. At first, she thinks that he is Sub-Zero and
battles him; afterward she realizes Taven is not Sub-Zero and runs off embarrassed and
upset. Frost appears in the background of "The Pit" stage as one of several characters who
appear through cameos in Mortal Kombat (2011).

[edit] Hsu Hao

Hsu Hao is of prime importance for the events on Earthrealm leading up to MK4. Mavado
orders him to act as a Chinese Secret Militant for the Special Forces and aid them in
completely destroying the Black Dragon clan. Hsu Hao carries out his instructions without
question and helps the Special Forces for years until the entire Black Dragon clan is
seemingly eradicated after Jarek's death. Mavado then instructs him to destroy their
underground base and with it, their only means of inter-realm travel. He arms a miniature
nuclear weapon and just escapes through the portal before it detonates. As a result of his
betrayal, his former superior at the Special Forces, Jax, has a score to settle with him.
Mavado then sends Hsu Hao to kill Shang Tsung under orders from Quan Chi. On his way
to Tsung's palace he is cornered and killed when Jax rips out his artificial heart.

[edit] Kenshi
Main article: Kenshi

[edit] Li Mei
Li Mei made her debut in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. Her village was forced into
slavery to help construct Shang Tsung's palace around the Soulnado, which had been a
long-time 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 40 year quest for the Kamidogu. Shujinko offers to train her
even though he feels that her chances in the Deadly Alliance's tournament are slim. She
later journeys to a nearby forest where she is attacked by Moloch and Drahmin. She
escaped through the trees as Shang Tsung came and formed an alliance with the Oni. Her
ending in Deadly Alliance depicted her winning Quan Chi's tournament and "earning" the
right to be imprisoned forever in one of the Dragon King's soldiers' bodies. In Deception
Bo' Rai Cho rescues her from this fate. However, he is apparently only partially successful,
and Li Mei takes on some aspects of these ancient warriors. It is revealed that, upon the
return of the Dragon King, she is to be his queen. Her ending results in her willfully
becoming the Dragon Queen. In MK: 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. Li Mei can be seen chained in Kahn's
arena in the MK reboot.

[edit] Mavado

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,[37] they decide to use 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, a mission Hsu Hao performs to great success.[38] After Mortal Kombat 4,
Mavado is hired by the Deadly Alliance to fend off Kenshi, in return acquiring the
opportunity to be given the last Black Dragon member, Kano, at the time a general in the
service of the Deadly Alliance.[37] They also request that the Red Dragon destroy the Outer
World Investigation Agency's techno-portals to prevent the Special Forces from being able
to travel to Outworld. During the events of MK:DA, Mavado accomplishes these tasks. He
instructs Hsu Hao to destroy the Outer World Investigation Agency's underground portal
facility,[38] shortly before traveling to Outworld himself through a secret inter-realm portal
located in the Lost Sea.[37] Mavado tracks down and defeats Kenshi,[39] allowing him to fight
Kano; however, Mavado captures Kano and has his Red Dragon minions bring him to their
headquarters. Shortly before MK:D, Kabal returns fully recuperated from his stay in
Chaosrealm and seemingly kills Mavado, retrieving his hookswords.[40] In MK:A's
Konquest mode, Mavado reports to Daegon in the Red Dragon's lair that the clan has
located Blaze. Daegon then orders him to kill his brother Taven but he fails.

[edit] Mokap
Originally introduced in MK:DA as a secret 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.[41] 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.[42]
It is unknown how Mokap participated in the events of Deadly Alliance. Although he fights
on the side of good, he does not appear to affect on 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: Armageddon, again fighting for the side of
Earthrealm and for his life.[41] Mokap also made two brief appearances in Mortal Kombat:
Deception 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. The character had been added late in Deadly Alliance's development, so he
lacked many character-specific features such as his own fighting styles, a weapon stance,
and a Fatality.[41][43] However, he is slightly compensated with three fighting styles instead
of two (just like Blaze). Mokap is a tribute to Carlos Pesina, the actor who played Raiden
early in the series.[41] Mokap ("a f-ing guy with balls on his body") was ranked as second
worst Mortal Kombat character by ScrewAttack in 2011.[11]

[edit] Moloch

Moloch is the only known ally of his Oni counterpart, Drahmin. Unlike Drahmin however,
distorted and consumed by rage as he may be, Moloch has most likely always been a
demon from the Netherrealm. The sorcerer Quan Chi confronts Moloch and Drahmin with
an offer to free them from the Netherrealm if they protect him from the ninja spectre
Scorpion. It is no surprise to Moloch that Drahmin accepts the offer and so they smash
Scorpion whenever he came near Quan Chi. He appears as the sub-boss to MK:DA. Like
many bosses, he is immune to being thrown and most projectile attacks.

[edit] Nitara
Nitara, the only vampire in the Mortal Kombat series, spends a long time trying to find a
mysterious orb that binds her realm to Outworld before actually discovering its location.
The orb, however, was inaccessible to her, submerged under molten lava. At one point she
tricks the Outer World Investigation Agency agent Cyrax into retrieving the orb after
sending Reptile to attack him. Nitara smashes the orb into pieces on the floor, separating
her realm from Outworld at last. The ordeal knocks her unconscious, but when she
awakens, she is home.[44] She then makes it her mission to protect the realm's fragile
stability.[33] During the events of MK: Armageddon, mass genocides of her people begin to
occur in her realm. Nitara 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.
Nitara's character in Konquest Mode makes many references to different classic heavy
metal bands and songs, such as Def Leppard (which is where her primary style, "Leopard"
is derived from), Journey, KISS (also used to describe her alternate costume in
Armageddon), Guns n' Roses and Scorpions.

[edit] Introduced in Mortal Kombat: Deception

See also: Mortal Kombat: Deception

[edit] Ashrah
Voiced by: Johanna Aonuevo (Armageddon)
Ashrah, a demon from the Netherrealm with the appearance of an elegant and humble
woman, dressed in a white outfit with a large hat attached with a veil covering the back of
her head. She was once a member of Quan Chi's Brotherhood of Shadow, which worshiped
the fallen Elder God Shinnok. One day, Ashrah refuses to carry out one of Quan Chi's
orders. In response, he sends her sister to kill her. While escaping in the Netherrealm, she
finds a holy sword known as a "Kriss" that cleanses her spirit of evil with each kill. What
she does not know is that the blade is actually the "Datusha", 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. Ashrah's MK:
Armageddon bio explains that, after slaying a multitude of demons in the Netherrealm, she
transcends that plane of hell and emerges in an unfamiliar realm, surrounded by celestial
beings. The celestial beings make her into their chosen warrior - who would ascend,
becoming "an angel of light", once she uses the weapon to "consume the darkness". After
submitting to their will, Ashrah is transported to Vaeternus to start slaying the vampire race,
whom she sees as vile beings. She is defeated by Nitara, but then escapes to Edenia seeking
Blaze's power in order to destroy Nitara and gain ascension. She also assumes that
destroying Ermac would help her gain ascension, because his powers are common in the
Neatherrealm even though he is a force of good. Ever since they met, Ashrah has always
despised, and may be envious, of Ermac.[8]

[edit] Dairou
Dairou was once a highly respected Seidan guardsman, much like Hotaru, but he is
imprisoned when he kills the man who he was led to believe murdered his family. He
eventually escapes from prison during a riot caused by the resistance led by Darrius. After
escaping, he no longer follows the Seiden law and becomes a mercenary. In Deceptions
Konquest mode, Dairou is hired to free Shujinko from prison. In the present, he has been
hired by Darrius to steal the constitution of Seido and to kill Hotaru. It is unknown if
Dairou really did kill Hotaru, but both returned in Armageddon.

[edit] Darrius
Darrius made his debut appearance in MK:Deception. A former Seidan Guardsman who
became disillusioned with the oppressive nature of Seido, the Realm of Order, Darrius leads
a resistance movement which seeks to overthrow Orderrealm's senate. He takes advantage
of the strict laws of Orderrealm to manipulate individuals into joining his movement. One
tactic is to have a Guardsman's (apparently Dairou) family murdered, to drive him to
retaliate and be expelled from the Guard. They are then ripe for induction. During
Deception, he hires fellow former guardsman Dairou to steal the Seidan government's
Declaration of Order, a scroll depicting its laws.
Darrius was ranked as sixth worst Mortal Kombat character by ScrewAttack in 2011.[11]

[edit] Havik
Voiced by: Paul St. Peter (MK: D, MK: A)
Havik is a cleric from Chaosrealm. Neither good or 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 Orderrealm, where he forms an alliance with the revolutionary
Darrius, and is heralded as a hero by the populace of the Chaosrealm. He opposes the
Dragon King, Onaga, who rules by diktat. Along the way, he encounters a severely
wounded Kabal, who has just been defeated by the Red Dragon Mavado. Healing Kabal's
injuries, Havik manages to convince Kabal 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 his new Black Dragon 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. This 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.
Havik was originally designed as an alternate outfit for Noob Saibot, but was then given a
storyline of his own.

[edit] Hotaru
Hotaru is a general from Seido, the Realm of Order, and devotes himself to preserving law
and order at any cost. So much so that he could be described as a zealot. Hotaru is neutral
(equivalent to Havik, who spreads discord and chaos) because he preserves law and order
for those of a higher authority whether good, neutral or evil (most notably Onaga, the
Dragon King) regardless of their intentions. He first appears halfway through Mortal
Kombat: Deception Konquest mode, when Shujinko requires his help. Hotaru 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 task Shujinko paid him for. When Shujinko visits him for
another task, Hotaru jails him for breaking curfew. Shujinko grows old in Hotaru's jail cells
for years, then is broken out by Dairou. Hotaru thinks Shujinko killed the two guards and
escaped. They then battle and Shujinko emerges victorious, leaving his old friend lying on
the ground. Years later, however, the forces of Hotaru were under the command of Onaga.
Believing that this newly resurrected ruler would bring order to the universe, Hotaru helps
Onaga's hordes in their attacks and pursues those who would stand against them, such as
Sub-Zero. At the time of Deception, Hotaru has set out to bring the Lin Kuei Grandmaster
to justice before Onaga. He is, however, unaware that a bounty has been placed on his head.
In the past, Hotaru had served as a guardsman for Dairou while he was incarcerated. Dairou
now is under contract to murder Hotaru.

[edit] Kira
In the mountains of Afghanistan, Kira disguises herself as a man, and sells weapons to
terrorist organizations. During one such transaction in a cave, her gender is revealed, 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. She then goes with Kabal to New York City to recruit Kobra. According to
Kira's MK: Deception ending, Kabal makes her fight Kobra to the death as a test; Kira
wins. However, both return in Armageddon.

[edit] Kobra

Kobra is a young warrior from New York City. He's also a wanderer who wants to use his
martial arts in a real fight. The thrill and excitement of fighting starts to consume him, and
he starts killing opponents. Eventually, he is arrested, having no clue as to how many lives
he had destroyed. Kabal and Kira had found out about him and come to induct him into the
new Black Dragon syndicate. After killing the officers and escaping, Kabal takes Kira and
Kobra to Outworld, where they work for Havik, the cleric of Chaos. He appears in
MK:Armageddon's Konquest mode, 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. According to Kira's
MK: Deception ending, Kabal makes Kira fight Kobra to the death as a test; Kira wins.
Kobra somehow returns in Armageddon.
Kobra ("generic white guy") was ranked as fifth worst Mortal Kombat character by
ScrewAttack in 2011.[11]

[edit] Monster
Monster was originally set as Scorpion's "knight costume" but, Ed Boon felt that it wouldn't
fit with Scorpion's character. So they made Monster a character all his own with although
he wasn't playable he spoke to Shujinko of the true Champion of the Elder Gods.

[edit] Onaga
A millennium ago, Onaga, also known as The Dragon King, was the ruler of Outworld.
Shao Kahn, one of his chief advisors, had him poisoned and took control of Outworld.
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 (which
translates as "Deceiver" or "Deception"). He persuaded Shujinko to embark on a quest to
unite the Kamidogu from the six realms, claiming he was carrying out the will of the Elder
Gods. When the dragon egg hatches, the egg transfers its energy into Reptile, which fulfills
the prophecy of Onaga's return. The Dragon King, as such, uses the transformed body of
Reptile as a host. After defeating Quan Chi, Shang Tsung and Raiden, Onaga revives the
Earth warriors as his pawns. He forms an alliance with the Tarkatan horde to keep Edenia's
army 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. Then Nightwolf seals Onaga's
soul within the realm, separating it from Reptile's body. Some time later, Onaga is
approached by Shinnok in the Netherrealm. Shinnok 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 that took place in Edenia.

[edit] Shujinko

Voiced by: Max Crawford (MK:D, MK:A)

As a young teenager in Konquest mode of Mortal Kombat: Deception, Shujinko 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. Shujinko also appears in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon as a much older figure.
Shujinko was ranked as eight worst Mortal Kombat character by ScrewAttack in 2011.[11]

[edit] Introduced in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

See also: Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

[edit] Daegon
Voiced by: Tom Taylor (MK: A)
The main antagonist of MK: Armageddon Konquest mode, Edenian half-god Daegon is the
evil younger brother of Taven, and the second son of the Edenian protector god Argus and
the prophet Delia. 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. Daegon became unbalanced by the early awakening, and
killed 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.

[edit] Taven
Voiced by: Paul St. Peter (MK: A)
Taven made his first appearance in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon as the game's hero. He is
an Edenian half-god and the first son of Argus, the Protector of Edenia, and Delia, a
powerful sorceress who has the ability to see into the future. Taven's ability is mainly to
control fire, much like his younger brother Daegon. Taven is featured as the main character
in Armageddon's Konquest mode. 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 and confronts Blaze. After
defeating Blaze, Blaze's powers surged through Taven and he became a full god. In the end,
however, because Blaze's design has been corrupted by Onaga's holy men, his victory over
Blaze resulted in none of the fighters dying or losing their powers, but instead increasing
the powers of the combatants, potentially "exacerbating" the onset of Armageddon. As a
result, Taven made it his duty as a new god to delay Armageddon until a solution could be
found.

[edit] Introduced in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

See also: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
In Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, 11 of the DC Universe characters first appeared,
including Superman, Batman, Catwoman, Flash, Joker, Green Lantern, Deathstroke, Lex
Luthor, Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman and an unlockable character Darkseid.

[edit] Dark Kahn

Main articles: Darkseid and Shao Kahn

[edit] Introduced in Mortal Kombat (2011)

See also: Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)

[edit] Freddy Krueger

Main article: Freddy Krueger
Voiced by: Patrick Seitz
Freddy Krueger, a guest character from the A Nightmare on Elm Street horror franchise,
appeared as Mortal Kombat's fourth downloadable character on August 9, 2011.[45] Unlike
in the films, he uses claws on both of his hands in the game for gameplay mechanics.

[edit] Kratos
Main article: Kratos (God of War)
Voiced by: Terrence C. Carson

Kratos is an exclusive playable guest character in Mortal Kombat for the PlayStation 3 &
PlayStation Vita version. He has his own special moves, Fatalities, and God of War-styled
arena.[46] Most of his moves are based on the attacks he uses in God of War III.

[edit] Skarlet
Voiced by: Dana Lyn Baron
Skarlet is a warrior created by Shao Kahn using sorcery and the blood of countless
warriors, only released by Shao Kahn as a last resort. Her sole purpose is to discover Quan
Chi's true reason for attendance at the Mortal Kombat tournament.
Skarlet originated as a rumored character in Mortal Kombat II. During the game when
choosing Kitana and Mileena, the palette swap would turn to red instead of blue (Kitana) or
purple (Mileena) and so create an unnamed red female ninja. Netherrealm Studios
confirmed that the name of the character had been decided to be Skarlet,[47][48] and in March
2011, she was announced as one of Mortal Kombat's first two downloadable characters.[49]
She uses kodachi swords and kunai knives. She was released for download on June 21,
2011.

[edit] Unofficial characters

These characters were created by fans and sources other than Midway.

[edit] Belokk

Belokk (right) in a Mortal Kombat Gold leaked screenshot

Belokk was originally slated for Mortal Kombat Gold but was cut from the final release.[50]
[51]
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.[52] Nevertheless, Eurocom accidentally
sent information about the game with Belokk in it to Game Informer, and as a result, six
screenshots of him were leaked to the public in a preview, upon special request.[53]

[edit] Hornbuckle

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 all versions of
MKII, the 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 the source of many of these false
rumors and were eventually given the names Blaze and Hornbuckle respectively by gamers.
Hornbuckle was never named anywhere in Midway's plans because her name is derived
from Leanne Hornbuckle of Sculptured Software, who added Hornbuckle Who? to the
dozens of other cryptic messages in red text that would appear upon defeating Shao Kahn.
The Hornbuckle Who? phrase is exclusive to the SNES port - Sculptured Software added it
as a joke to see if fans read the end-game credits.[citation needed]

[edit] Nimbus Terrafaux

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,[54] though Ed Boon had
originally hinted at the character in an interview with the magazine. The magazine then
intentionally published false information on this character, complete with doctored
screenshots and a fabricated story-line.
Nimbus Terrafaux was named as the series' best hidden character by Game Revolution in
2003.[3]