List of characters in the Mortal Kombat series

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This is a list of characters from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series produced by Midway Games and the games in which they appear. The series takes place in a fictional universe composed of six worlds labelled as realms, which were created by beings called the Elder Gods. Due to several wars between the realms, the Elder Gods created a fighting tournament called Mortal Kombat to reduce the wars.

The first Mortal Kombat game introduces a new tournament in which the Earthrealm can be destroyed if it loses once again. The Earthrealm warrior manage to defeat the champion Goro and the host Shang Tsung, but this leads to Shang Tsung to search 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 were killed by Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, but by Mortal Kombat: Armageddon all of them return as Midway wanted to make all the characters playable.

Contents 1 Introduced in Mortal Kombat 1.1 Johnny Cage 1.2 Kano 1.3 Liu Kang 1.4 Raiden 1.5 Scorpion 1.6 Sonya Blade 1.7 Sub-Zero (original) 1.8 Reptile 1.9 Goro 1.10 Shang Tsung 2 Introduced in Mortal Kombat II 2.1 Baraka 2.2 Jax 2.3 Kitana 2.4 Kung Lao 2.5 Mileena 2.6 Sub-Zero 2.7 Shao Kahn 2.8 Jade 2.9 Kintaro 2.10 Noob Saibot 2.11 Smoke 3 Introduced in Mortal Kombat 3 and updates 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 4.1 Fujin 4.2 Quan Chi 4.3 Sareena 4.4 Shinnok 5 Introduced in Mortal Kombat 4 5.1 Jarek 5.2 Kai 5.3 Meat 5.4 Reiko 5.5 Tanya 6 Introduced in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance 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 7.1 Ashrah 7.2 Dairou 7.3 Darrius 7.4 Havik 7.5 Hotaru 7.6 Kira 7.7 Kobra 7.8 Onaga 7.9 Shujinko 8 Introduced in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon 8.1 Daegon 8.2 Taven 9 Introduced in Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe 10 See also 11 References

[edit] Introduced in Mortal Kombat

[edit] Johnny Cage

[edit] Kano

[edit] Liu Kang

[edit] Raiden

[edit] Scorpion

[edit] Sonya Blade

[edit] Sub-Zero (original)

[edit] Reptile

[edit] Goro

[edit] Shang Tsung

[edit] Introduced in Mortal Kombat II

[edit] Baraka

[edit] Jax

Jackson "Jax" Briggs is a Special Forces major who first appeared in MKII to search for and rescue Sonya from Outworld. When Kahn invades Earthrealm in MK3, Jax prepared for battle by fitting his arms with bionic implants, and after helping foil Kahn's attempt to permanently claim Earth as his own, he and Sonya founded the Outer World Investigation Agency (OIA), which specialized in the exploration and cartography of other realms, as well as the destruction of interdimensional portals that could lead to Earth.

In Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, the OIA's underground facility was destroyed by Hsu Hao, who revealed himself to be part of the Red Dragon. During the final attack on the Deadly Alliance, Jax and the other Earth warriors are killed by the Deadly Alliance's Tarkatan warriors. After Onaga defeats Raiden and the Alliance, he resurrects the Earthrealm heroes as his slaves, but their mind control is later broken by Ermac and the spirit of Liu Kang. In MK: Armageddon, Sonya's bio stated that she sent Jax to lead a team of Special Forces to search for survivors after destroying Sektor's Tekunin Warship, but they were later vanished and captured by the Tekunin. His own cybernetic bio scanners send out mysterious readings before contact is lost, and Sonya fears the possibility of Jax's death.

Jax's first chronological adventure was depicted in 2000's Mortal Kombat: Special Forces, in which he was the game's only playable character and his mission therein was to capture the escaped Black Dragon criminals No Face, Tasia, Jarek and Tremor before capturing the Black Dragon leader who made them escape, Kano himself.

John Parrish played Jax in all of the digitized MK games, and endured a six-hour makeup session to have his arms painted for filming in MK3.^[1] He was played by Gregory McKinney in the original MK film, and by Lynn "Red" Williams in the sequel. In the 1996 animated series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, he was one of the main characters and voiced by Dorian Harewood. He also appears in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe voiced by Dan Washington.

[edit] Kitana

[edit] Kung Lao

[edit] Mileena

[edit] Sub-Zero

[edit] Shao Kahn

[edit] Jade

Jade first appeared in MKII as a non-playable hidden character who randomly appeared onscreen with clues on how to locate her. She was a green palette swap of Kitana who could only be accessed by players at a specific point in the game after winning a round using only the Low Kick button. It was not until UMK3 that she became playable, and was given a backstory as a fellow Edenian and childhood friend of Kitana. In MK: Deception, Jade assists Sindel in rescuing Kitana from Onaga's spell and attempts to seek justice against homeland traitor Tanya.

In Deception, she appears in Konquest mode in the Living Forest as having lost a battle with Shujinko over an unknown object he requires, but she is later unable to recognize him because he has since aged considerably. She orders Shujinko to bring Rain to her, and when he obliges, Rain is killed in ensuing combat by Jade, who in turn pays Shujinko for his services.

Jade was portrayed by Katalin Zamiar in MKII, and Becky Gable in UMK3 and MKT. She also appeared in the 1997 film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and was played by Siberian supermodel Irina Pantaeva.

[edit] Kintaro

Kintaro, 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, in which he challenged Liu Kang in combat during the second tournament but lost. In MK: Armageddon's Konquest mode, he is seen in the Netherealm along with Sheeva, Havik, and a legion of demons working in an attempt to overthrow Shinnok's rule, which was revealed as nothing more than a test for Taven, with Kintaro merely an illusion. Shang Tsung's third Fatality in MKII saw him transform into Kintaro before swiping his opponent in half.

Kintaro was initially conceived for MKII as an anthropomorphized bipedal tiger complete with a fur-lined costume, but the concept was scrapped due to the infeasibility of creating such a complicated outfit. He is the lone character from the first three games who has not appeared in any film or television adaptations of the series.

[edit] Noob Saibot

[edit] Smoke

Smoke first appeared in MKII as a non-playable hidden character spotted in the Living Forest. He was a gray palette swap of Scorpion who was accessible through a joystick combination on the Portal stage. Smoke made his playable debut in MK3 as a selectable character that could be unlocked only after entering the correct "Ultimate Kombat Kode" just before the end of gameplay, in addition to being given a backstory as a friend of Sub-Zero and fellow Lin Kuei assassin. Both fled the clan upon learning of their plans to convert their best warriors into cybernetic units, but Smoke was captured, transformed, and programmed with orders to hunt down his friend. In his MK3 ending, he discovers with Sub-Zero's help that he still retained his soul, and aided him in defeating Cyrax and Sektor. In MK: Deception, he falls under Noob Saibot's command after being reprogrammed, thus forming the tandem of Noob-Smoke. In MK: Armageddon's Konquest mode, Noob and Smoke launch an attack on the Lin Kuei temple, but Smoke is later beaten by Taven in battle.

Smoke was played by Daniel Pesina in MKII, with John Turk replacing him in the role thereafter; Sal Divita portrayed robot Smoke in MK3. He was played by Ridley Tsui in MK: Annihilation, and voiced by Jeremy Ratchford in one episode of MK: Defenders of the Realm.

[edit] Introduced in Mortal Kombat 3 and updates

[edit] Chameleon

Chameleon first debuts in the PlayStation version (and later Sega Saturn, and PC versions) of MK Trilogy as a male ninja with partial transparency. In the Nintendo 64 version, he is replaced by Khameleon, a female counterpart who is actually an entirely separate character. The game simply referred to him as "one of Shao Kahn's deadliest warriors."^[2] In MK: Armageddon, he is given a backstory, stating that he was present at events dating all the way back to Liu Kang's victory in the first Mortal Kombat tournament, biding his time while watching the events unfold.

John Turk play as Chameleon in MKT.

[edit] Cyrax

Cyrax first appears in MK3 alongside Sektor and Smoke as robotized Lin Kuei assassins sent to kill Sub-Zero, who had defected from the clan, but during Kahn's invasion of Earthrealm, Sub-Zero defeats Cyrax and reprograms him with orders to destroy Kahn. In MK Gold, Cyrax is recovered and repaired by the Lin Kuei, who again send him into battle with Sektor assigned to monitor him. After Shinnok's defeat, Sonya and Jax use their technology to restore his humanity. Grateful for their help, Cyrax joins the OIA as a scout in Earthrealm. During the events of MK: Deadly Alliance, Cyrax is ambushed by the Oni Moloch and Drahmin, and after driving the two demons off, he becomes stranded in Outworld, but Nitara helps him escape.

Sal Divita played Cyrax in the digitized MK games. During production of MK3, Cyrax was nicknamed "Mustard" by the programmers before his official name was determined. J.J. Perry played the character in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.

[edit] Ermac

[edit] Kabal

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 became a force for good. Between the events of MK3 and MK: Deadly Alliance, Kabal is wounded severely in battle by Mavado, a leading member of the rival Red Dragon. Havik visits Kabal at the brink of death and restores him, and then instructed him to revive the Black Dragon as a force of anarchy and decay. Kabal then also recruits Kira and Kobra, and all three join Havik on Outworld for the events of MK: Deception. He toughed up his charges by testing them in combat against Onaga's enemies. In Armageddon's Konquest mode, Taven refused his offer of membership in the Black Dragon before defeating Kabal in combat.

Richard Divizio played Kabal in MK3; John Tobias cited the character's inspiration as the Tusken Raiders from Star Wars.^[3] Kabal also appeared in an episode of MK: Defenders of the Realm, and was voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.

[edit] Khameleon

Khameleon's biography and ending screens in MK Trilogy describe her 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] This was alluded to by Raiden in the introductions to MK4 and MK Gold, though she was never mentioned by name.^[6][7] They found a new home in the realm of Zaterra, but they were soon discovered by Shao Kahn. After defeating them in Mortal Kombat, Kahn drove the Raptors to near-extinction and merged the realm with Outworld.^[5]

Khameleon informed Reptile that Kahn was responsible for their race's extinction,^[5] but Reptile fell under Kahn's influence once again and turned against her. Having failed in her attempts to kill Kahn, she wandered the realms while contemplating revenge against him.^[8] During the events of MK: Armageddon, she learned of the battle that would occur in Edenia and the gift of ultimate power that would be granted to the victor. Khameleon sought out to attain this power for herself, so as to keep it away from Kahn while exacting revenge on him for his actions against her race.^[8]

Becky Gable portrayed as Khameleon a secret character made playable only after the activation of a secret code in Nintendo 64 version of MK Trilogy. She became selectable in Nintendo Wii version of MK: Armageddon.^[9]

[edit] Motaro

Motaro first appeared in the series as the sub-boss from MK3. He is from a race of Centaurians who had come into conflict with the Shokan. Kahn favored the Centaurians and aided them in the defeat and subjugation of the Shokan race. Motaro was appointed by Kahn to head his extermination squads that were dispatched to Earthrealm to vanquish Earth's chosen warriors. After Sonya's defeat of Kano during the events of Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Motaro was supposedly killed by Sheeva. However, he returns in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, but since then the Centaurs have been put under a curse by the Shokan, turning him and the rest of his race into bipedal Minotaurs.

Motaro was portrayed by American Gladiators alum Deron McBee in the 1997 film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.

[edit] Nightwolf

Nightwolf debuted in MK3 as a Native American shaman who was also one of the chosen warriors of Earthrealm. In MK: Deception, he used the "Sin Eater" method (absorbing the sins of his tribe) to defeat Onaga, although he had to do it alone to protect his allies from harm. In doing so, he successfully separated Reptile from Onaga and banished the latter to the Netherealm. Nightwolf then returned with his allies to assist them in battle against Shinnok and his forces. Eventually, Nightwolf was met by Kitana and the spirit of Liu Kang. Still drained after using his shamanic powers on Onaga, Nightwolf used what magic he could to relieve Kitana of her burden, and took on the responsibility of looking after Liu Kang's spirit.^[8]

Sal Divita portrayed as Nightwolf in MK3. Litefoot played the character in MK: Annihilation, and Todd Thawley voiced him as one of the main characters in MK: Defenders of the Realm.

[edit] Rain

Rain is an Edenian who bore witness to Shao Kahn's invasion of his homeland as a youth. Many centuries later, he returned during the invasion of Earthrealm and forced to join Kahn's forces. During the events of MK: Armageddon, Quan Chi informed Rain that he was a direct descendant of Argus, the protector god of Edenia. Rain wished to kill both Taven and Daegon in order to be able to win the ultimate prize and power promised from defeating Blaze, but he is beaten in combat by Taven in the Arctika before escaping through a watery portal.

Rain was named after the Prince song Purple Rain by Ed Boon, and was first seen in the arcade version of UMK3 as a non-playable red herring included in the game's attract mode. He was playable on the SNES and Sega Genesis versions, and then in Mortal Kombat Trilogy as a full-fledged character; he was portrayed by John Turk in both instances. In the 1997 film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, the character was played by Tyrone Wiggins. Rain also appeared in one episode each of MK: Defenders of the Realm (voiced by Rino Romano), and Mortal Kombat: Conquest (played by Percy "Spitfire" Brown).

[edit] Sektor

Sektor was the first Lin Kuei ninja automated by the clan. Designated unit LK-9T9, he was sent to find and kill the rogue clansman Sub-Zero during MK3 and MK Gold, but was unsuccessful. In MK: Deadly Alliance, Sektor slew the Lin Kuei Grandmaster but was stopped from claiming the Dragon Medallion, the proof of the clan's leadership, by Sub-Zero. Sektor fled to Japan in defeat and formed the Tekunin, his own clan of cyborg ninja warriors.

In MK: Armageddon's Konquest mode, Sektor ambushes Taven when the latter is in his father's temple searching for his weapon that had been left there. Sektor brings him to his Tekunin warship, which is then attacked by Sonya and the Special Forces. Taven escapes captivity in the ensuing chaos.

Sektor was portrayed by Sal Divita in the digitized games. During production of MK3, he was nicknamed "Ketchup" by the programmers before his actual name was determined.

[edit] Sheeva

Sheeva first appeared in MK3 as a Shokan who had served as Sindel's personal protector. She 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 his 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, whose name was derived from Shiva, a Hindu deity of destruction, was introduced into the series due to fans' requests for a playable version of Goro.^[10] While the character was given Goro's offensive moves, she was made female so that she would be smaller in size and therefore the same height as the other fighters. She was played by Marjean Holden in MK: Annihilation, and voiced by Dawnn Lewis in MK: Defenders of the Realm.

[edit] Sindel

Sindel was the queen of Edenia before Kahn merged the realm with Outworld. Unwilling to serve under his oppressive rule, she soon took her own life. In order to merge Earthrealm and Outworld and thus start an invasion, Kahn (with the assistance of Shang Tsung) revived her on Earth, but turned her into his loyalist with no memory of her past. After Kahn's defeat, Sindel's daughter, Kitana, told her about her true past, causing Sindel to rebel against Kahn. With Edenia no longer a part of Outworld, Sindel took her rightful place on the throne. However, the forces of Shinnok soon storm the palace and she is captured. Edenia is once 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 was once again confined inside her own prison, this time guarded by her own daughter, but was freed by Jade.

Sindel was played by Lia Montelongo in MK3, and by Musetta Vander in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. While MK3 was in production, she was nicknamed "Muchacha" and "The Bride" by the programmers before her official name was determined.

[edit] Stryker

Kurtis Stryker first appeared in MK3 as the leader of a riot control brigade when Outworld's portal opened over a large (unspecified) American city.^[11] After all the human souls were taken by Kahn save for those of the chosen warriors, Stryker was initially ignorant of why he had been spared until he received a vision from Raiden, instructing him to meet up with the other combatants and learn about the importance of his survival.^[12] Stryker and the other Earth warriors assisted in liberating Earthrealm from Kahn's clutches.^[10] He did not appear in another original entry in the series again until MK: Armageddon, in which his character design was overhauled and his new outfit resembling modern riot gear.

Stryker was portrayed by Michael O'Brien in MK3 and voiced by Ron Perlman in MK: Defenders of the Realm as one of the main characters.

[edit] Introduced in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero

[edit] Fujin

Fujin 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^[13] and is the first of the gods that the elder Sub-Zero bests in order to acquire it.^[14] He remains inactive until the events of Mortal Kombat 4, joining Raiden in his battle against Shinnok, assisting the Earthrealm forces in raiding Shao Khans palace.^[15] After Shinnok's defeat Fujin became a new god for Earthrealm.^[16]

During the time of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, it is revealed that Fujin has been a friend of Taven's family for ages, and realizes their father Argus placed them on a quest. Fujin then goes to search 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.^[17] They do 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

Quan Chi is a sorcerer who convinces the elder Sub-Zero to retrieve the Shinnok's amulet for him to give to his lord. Unknown to the fallen Elder God however, Quan Chi replaced the amulet with a useless imitation. Shortly afterwards, Sub-Zero, who had been ordered to reclaim the amulet by Raiden, confronted Quan Chi, and defeated him with assistance from Sareena. Several years later, believing he would need a powerful warrior to defeat him, Quan Chi tricked Scorpion 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 revealed that he was the actual murderer. Enraged, Scorpion grabbed him, and the both of them were sent back down to the depths.

Quan Chi manages to trick the Oni Drahmin and Moloch into attacking Scorpion so that he can escape from Netherealm. A portal led Quan Chi alone to the tomb containing the mummified remains of the long forgotten Dragon King. With an idea in mind of the individual who could assist him in his aims, he journeyed to Shang Tsung's palace. Together, they would embark with determination to achieve absolute domination of all realms, forming the Deadly Alliance. Yet before they could enact their plans, they had to eliminate the only two people who could oppose them, this included Shao Kahn and Liu Kang. Returning to Outworld, the forces of Earthrealm, led by Raiden, attacked. Their attack was in vain, as each one 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 right 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. However, he was actually working under the direction of Shinnok to lead the other villains to the spot where Armageddon was supposed to take place.

Quan Chi is portrayed by Richard Divizio in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and Mortal Kombat 4. He was voiced by Nick Chinlund in animated series MK: Defenders of the Realm only appeared on one episode and was played by Adoni Maropis in TV series Mortal Kombat: Conquest.

[edit] Sareena

Sareena is one of Quan Chi's personal assassins ordered to kill Sub-Zero before he reached Quan Chi. After being spared by Sub-Zero, she assists him in defeating Quan Chi. After expressing her desire to escape the Netherealm with him, she is shot in the back by Shinnok. 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 Netherealm in her human appearance before Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. Sareena 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 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Sareena follows Sub-Zero into the Netherealm, saving him from being killed by Noob Saibot and Smoke. After the battle, Sareena loses control of her human form and returns to her true demon self. She is later ambushed by Quan Chi, who returns to her human form and convinces her to join him in spite of her resistance.^[8]

Sareena was portrayed by Lia Montelongo in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero.

[edit] Shinnok

Shinnok is a former elder god who desired to rule Earthrealm and thus acquire for himself 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, defeat Shinnok and strip him of his amulet. Trapped in the Netherrealm, he encountered a sorcerer, Quan Chi, who agreed 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 put into motion his new plot to escape the Netherrealm. Despite invading the Heavens themselves and killing many of the gods, Raiden and his warriors manage to penetrate Shinnok's defenses, and Shinnok himself is defeated by the Shaolin monk Liu Kang. In Mortal Kombat: Armageddon's Konquest mode, Shinnok is encountered by Taven in the Netherrealm, where it is revealed that 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 his rule. The demons that you face in the spire are later revealed to have been apparitions and was 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 conquer the realms, including with Raiden, though the thunder god intends to discover Shinnok's plans, and Onaga, who Shinnok had offered to free from the Netherrealm in exchange for his servitude.

Shinnok appears in the second film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, where the character is re-envisioned as the father of Raiden and Shao Kahn (a relationship that does not exist in the video games), where he was played by Reiner Schoene.

[edit] Introduced in Mortal Kombat 4

[edit] Jarek

Jarek makes his first chronological appearance as a boss character in Mortal Kombat: Special Forces. Kano proposed to reform the Black Dragon clan, but in reality merely wished to use them to slow down any Special Forces agents who may have followed him.^[18] During the events of Mortal Kombat 4, Jarek escapes to Edenia.^[19] He is pursued by Sonya Blade and Jax, who then decide to focus on the threat Shinnok, and Jarek agrees to help his enemies defeat this common foe.^[20] After the destruction of Shinnok's forces, he resists allowing himself to be turned over to the Special Forces, but is dropped off a cliff by Jax.^[21] Mortal Kombat: Armageddon reveals that he survived this brush with death by slowing down his fall enough with a weapon. Quan Chi finds Jarek and promises him that, in return for aiding the side of the Forces of Darkness, the sorcerer would give him the ability to enhance the strength and capabilities of his fatalities, and he would be given a chance to challenge all of his foes at once.^[8]

[edit] Kai

His biography screen tells that Kai is former member of the secretive White Lotus Society. He met Liu Kang who happened to be in America 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.^[22] After Shinnok was beaten, Kai decided to wander the Earth on a quest for self-enlightenment. He then reappears in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon as a playable character.

[edit] Meat

Meat's backstory in Armageddon stated that he was a horrific experiment created by Shang Tsung. He escaped the sorcerer's clutches before he could be fully completed.^[23] The official strategy guide for the game describes Meat as being "a fun character who assists Shinnok", although this relationship is not mentioned at all in the game's story.^[24]

Meat initially served as a "skin", created by art director Tony Goskie, for each fighter in Mortal Kombat 4.^[25] 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 a hidden Easter egg.^[25] Players first learned of the character's given name after the text "Meat lives!" was placed on Ed Boon's website promoting Mortal Kombat 4's 3rd arcade revision.^[26] The later released strategy guides also referred to the character as "Meat", subsequently making it an official moniker.^[27][28] Meat next appeared in the Konquest mode of Mortal Kombat: Deception, giving more credence to 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. However, Beran laments that he never made it into the game.^[25]

[edit] Reiko

Reiko serves in the series as a general for the armies from Shinnok, Shao Kahn and theBrotherhood of Shadow.^[27] During the time of Mortal Kombat 4, Shinnok is defeated and Reiko disappears.^[29] He later emergs in Shao Kahn's army.^[10] Reiko apparently has great aspirations to one day replace the emperor, as it is described in Mortal Kombat: Deception's Konquest mode that he likes to sneak into Kahn's chamber room and wear his helmet.^[30] In Mortal Kombat: Armageddon's 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 has none of this as he only intends to kill Quan Chi, and defeats Reiko.

Reiko appeared in the TV series Mortal Kombat: Conquest played by Jim Helsinger.

[edit] Tanya

Tanya is a slender, gloomy female from Edenia. Originally introduced as relatively innocent, she quickly turnes out to be corrupted by evil, as evidenced in her adherence to the worshipping 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. But when the Deadly Alliance is killed, Tanya is found, however, by Baraka, who gives her the choice of serving the newly resurrected Onaga or dying. 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 brought Onaga to her native realm.

[edit] Introduced in 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 background, fighting a character fans had nicknamed Hornbuckle.^[19][25] In Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance his in-game biography screen reveals that he is an elemental that 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 bound him to the task of protecting the last Great Dragon egg. After the egg hatched, Blaze was able to resume his past mission.^[31]

It is said that Blaze has been created to oversee the strength of all of the fighters in the realms. Upon being freed from the egg incubation chamber, Blaze discovered that, in his absence, the power and numbers of these fighters become too great and that Daegon has already been revived.^[32] He then goes to the plan to bring all the fighters together into one final battle, where the actions of the two brothers would end up determining their fates and prevent Armageddon.^[33] Sensing that something evil from the Netherealm 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 original mission. In his Mortal Kombat Armageddon ending, he defeated every warrior on top of the pyramid. Armageddon then began in Edenia and spread through the realms, shattering everything until there was nothing.

[edit] Bo' Rai Cho

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 Shang Tsung's 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 join the attack.

His back story is that he has trained warriors for centuries to compete in the Mortal Kombat 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.

[edit] Drahmin

Drahmin makes his debut in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance as one of two Oni, demons of the fifth plane of the Netherealm. The mask he wears is an artifact called the Face of Kun-Lo. Wearing it allows him to control his rage and fight with his disciplined Netherealm 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 Netherealm 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 He breaks in in a desperate attempt to defeat Quan Chi, but is stopped by the Oni. They soon defeat him and throw him into the portal to the Heavens. Scorpions body is then ripped apart by the purity of that realm.

In Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Konquest mode, Drahmin is seen again in the Netherrealm battling Taven but lost.

[edit] Frost

Frost was discovered by Sub Zero. Impressed by her skills, including abilities almost exactly like his, Sub Zero takes her as his protege and trains her personally. Sub-Zero was unable to teach her humility. When Raiden requests Sub-Zero's assistance in defeating the Deadly Alliance, Sub-Zero brings Frost along with him for assistance. It is revealed in the MK Deadly Alliance Konquest mode, 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 tore 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 bury her next to the ancestors of Cryomancers in Outworld forgiving her for the troubles. In MK: Unchained, Frost was awaken and realized she is still in Outworld believing that Sub-Zero took the Dragon Medallion from her. While returning to the Lin Kuei temple in Earthrealm, She had come with the intention of killing only Sub-Zero, but killed many of his clansmen and became delusional to the point of seeing him everywhere. Sub-Zero then froze her and placed her body in a shrine deep in the temple. Frost remain frozen until MK: Armageddon Konquest mode, when Taven enter the Lin Kuei temple he breaks open the block of ice and freed her. She at first thinks that he is Sub-Zero, but battles him. She mistakenly realize Taven is not him and runs off embarrassed.

[edit] Hsu Hao

For the events on Earthrealm leading up to MK:DA, Hsu Hao is of prime importance. 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. He is then instructed 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 blows up. 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

Kenshi is a born fighter who once who was tricked by Shang Tsung into using a powerful sword which leaves him blind. Kenshi spent the next decade retraining his senses, all while searching for his betrayer and the defiler of his ancestry. Kenshi's special abilities eventually caught the attention of Jax and Sonya, who were looking for members with special talents to join their side and venture into Outworld. In his travels across Outworld, Kenshi allied with the ninja Ermac, who awakened Kenshi's latent telekinetic power. Unknown to Kenshi, the Deadly Alliance knew of his presence and sent Mavado to eliminate him.

Sub-Zero finds the dying Kenshi and nurses him back to health. Despite being an ally of both, he relinquished his position in the Special Forces and choose to remain unaligned from Sub-Zero's Lin Kuei clan. Kenshi then returns to Earthrealm where, under the guidance of his ancestors' sword, he would hunt down the corrupt. While embarking on his mission to destroy the Red Dragon and exact revenge on Mavado, he receives a psychic premonition, becoming fully aware of Taven and Daegon's quest to defeat Blaze. Taking heed of this insight, Kenshi decides that he will be the one to lead the Forces of Light into battle.^[34] His name literally means "swordsman" in Japanese, a term often associated with kendo.

[edit] Li Mei

Li Mei's 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 gained the attention of Quan Chi, who promised her freedom if she could win a tournament. Around this time she befriended with Shujinko, captured by Kano during his 40 year quest for the Kamidogu. Shujinko offered to train her even though he felt that her chances in the Deadly Alliance's "tournament" were slim. She later journeyed to a nearby forest were she was attacked by Moloch and Drahmin. She escaped through the trees as Shang Tsung came and formed an alliance with the Oni.

Though her ending in Deadly Alliance depicted her winning Quan Chi's tournament, and "winning" the right to be imprisoned forever in one of the Dragon King's soldiers' bodies, Deception had Bo' Rai Cho rescuing her from this fate. However, he was apparently only partially successful, and Li Mei took on some of the aspects of one of these ancient warriors. In MK: Armageddon's Konquest mode, Li Mei is seen fighting Shinnok in the Netherealm. She begins to gain the upper hand on him until Taven (who is unaware that Shinnok turned evil) appears and makes her go away. Shinnok later reveals that this was all created as a test for Taven.

[edit] Mavado

Mavado's influence in the games' storyline began sometime 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,^[35] they decided to use the Special Forces to serve their own purposes. To that end, Mavado instructed 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 performed to great success.^[36] After the events of Mortal Kombat 4, Mavado was 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.^[35] They also requested 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 complied with these tasks. He instructed Hsu Hao to destroy the Outer World Investigation Agency's underground portal facility,^[36] shortly before traveling to Outworld himself through a secret inter-realm portal located in the Lost Sea.^[35] Mavado tracked down and defeated Kenshi,^[37] allowing him to have his fight with Kano; however, Mavado captured Kano and had his Red Dragon minions bring him to their headquarters. Shortly before MK:D, Kabal returned fully recuperated from his stay in Chaosrealm and seemingly killed Mavado, retrieving his hookswords back.^[38] In MK:A's Konquest mode, Mavado is seen in the Red Dragon's lair reporting to Daegon that the clan has located Blaze. Daegon then orders him to kill his brother Taven but is defeated.

[edit] Mokap

Originally introduced in MK:DA as a secret character, Mokap is described as being a motion-capture actor with a vast knowledge of martial arts and fighting styles. He seems to continually find himself inexplicably transported to and wrapped up in the battles that have transpired, simply by being in the wrong place at the wrong time.^[39] 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 in the game. 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.^[39][40] 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 had played Raiden early in the series.^[39]

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 "Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance", and he became the primary martial arts talent for motion capture in this film. Mokap was flown to Hollywood to begin his first session.^[41] It is unknown how Mokap participated in the events of Deadly Alliance. Although he fought on the side of good, he did not appear to have any effect 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 returned in MK: Armageddon, again fighting for the side of Earthrealm and for his life.^[39]

Mokap made two brief appearances in Mortal Kombat: Deception's Konquest mode. After collecting six pieces of the Kamidogu, he appears in the Chaosrealm and the Orderrealm. In the Orderrealm, he randomly appears and struts down a main pathway. When struck, he will fall into a seated position and drop an unlockable video icon. If you have completed Kabal's map side-quest in Chaosrealm, Mokap will ask you for it. If you strike him, he will yell "Ow, my balls!". The only details of his story revealed by the game is that he is lost.

[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 confronted Moloch and Drahmin with an offer to free them from the Netherrealm if they protected him from the ninja spectre Scorpion. It was no surprise to Moloch that Drahmin accepted the offer and so they smashed 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.

According to his ending in MK:A, he successfully destroys all of Edenia, including the portal that would've allowed him to leave again.

[edit] Nitara

Nitara spent a very long time trying to find a mysterious orb that bound 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 she sent Reptile to attack him. With the orb in her hands, she then smashes it into pieces on the floor, separating her realm from Outworld at last. The ordeal knocks her unconscious, but when she awoke, she was home.^[42] She then made it her mission to protect the realm's fragile stability.^[19]

During the events of MK: Armageddon, mass genocides of her people began to occur in her realm. Nitara is sent by her people's elders to a crater in Edenia so as to find a prophecized force of great power that would be able to destroy the blade of the murderer. While travelling there, she comes upon the demon Ashrah, the possessor of the blade. To protect the rest of her race, Nitara lures Ashrah out of her realm and continues on her journey into Edenia, planning to bring her attacker to the Edenian weapon where it may be used against her.

[edit] Introduced in Mortal Kombat: Deception

[edit] Ashrah

Ashrah is a demon from the Netherealm, even though she has the appearance of an elegant and humble woman. She was once a member of Quan Chi's Brotherhood of Shadow, which worshiped the fallen Elder God Shinnok. One day, Ashrah refused to carry out one of Quan Chi's orders. In response, he sent her sister to kill her. While escaping in the Netherealm, she found a holy sword known as a Kriss that cleansed her spirit of evil with each she killed. What she didn't know was that the blade was actually the "Datusha", a mystical vampire-slaying weapon that corrupts its wielder with the false belief that they are using it for a greater purpose in order to continue its genocide against vampires and other demons. She searched for Noob Saibot, whom she considers to be a powerful demon, as doing so would enable her to complete her ascension.

Ashrah's MK: Armageddon bio explains that, after slaying a multitude of demons in the Netherealm, she transcended that plane of hell and emerged in an unfamiliar realm, surrounded by celestial beings. The celestial beings made her into their chosen warrior - who would ascend into becoming "an angel of light", once she used the weapon to "consume the darkness". After submitting to their will, Ashrah was transported to Vaeternus to start slaying the vampire race, whom she saw as vile beings. However, she is defeated by Nitara, but then she manages to escape to Edenia to gain the power of Blaze in order to destroy Nitara and gain ascension.^[8]

[edit] Dairou

He was once a highly respected Seidan guardsman, much like Hotaru, but he was imprisoned when he killed the man who he was led to believe murdered his family. In Deception's 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. Dairou fails to kill Hotaru given his appearance in Armageddon.

[edit] Darrius

Darrius made his debut appearance in MK:D. 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 family murdered, who will then retaliate and be expelled from the Guard. They are then ripe for induction into the swelling ranks. During Deception, he hires fellow former guardsman Dairou to steal the Seidan government's Declaration of Order, a scroll depicting its laws.

[edit] Havik

Havik is a cleric from Chaosrealm. Neither good nor evil, his ambitions are to spread discord and he will ally himself with those who can seek to further his ends, regardless of their goals. He is known to be a frequent troublemaker in Orderrealm, where he formed 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 order. Along the way, he encounters a severely wounded Kabal, who had 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 lured 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 first appeared half way through Mortal Kombat Deception konquest-mode, when Shujinko requires his help. Hotaru then ventures into Outworld to confront Shao Kahn's Tarkatan armies laying siege to the walled city of Lei Chen to complete the task Shujinko payed him for. When Shujinko visits him for another task, Hotaru puts him in jail for walking in the city past curfew. Shujinko grows old in Hotaru's jail cells for years, then is broken out by Dairou. But 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 would be under the command of Onaga. Believing that this newly resurrected ruler would bring order to the universe, he 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 own 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 had disguised herself as a man, and sold weapons to terrorist organizations. During one such transaction in a cave, her gender was revealed, and she had no choice but to fight her way out. Emerging victorious, she encountered Kabal, who had been waiting outside to behold the victor. He had decided to reconstitute the Black Dragon, and observing how Kira conducted herself in executing her misdeeds in a cold and calculated fashion, he was reminded of the Red Dragon, the organization from which the Black Dragon split. Since the Black Dragon did not have this presence, Kabal offered to make Kira his first recruit. Accepting, Kira devoted herself to her new organization. She then went with Kabal to New York City to recruit Kobra. According to Kira's MK: Deception ending, Kira was made to fight Kobra to the death by Kabal as a test. Kira won. But in her MK: Armageddon ending, someone else had killed Kobra. Kira uses her power to restore Kobra, but Kobra drains all of the power from her.

It is rumoured that Kira was going to be revealed in a later MK game to be the daughter of Kano and Sonya. But the storyline was dropped after the if was deemed too improbable. (Sonya would not abandon her own child, and there is no way she could not have known about her existence). But both MK: Deception and MK: Armageddon describe her as the female version of Kano, hence her use of Kano's 'Butterfly Knives' and 'Xing Yi' fighting styles.

[edit] Kobra

Kobra is a wanderer who wants to use his martial arts in a real fight. The thrill and excitement of fighting started to consume him, and he started killing his opponents. Eventually, he was arrested, and at this point, Kobra had no clue as to how many lives he had destroyed. Kabal and Kira had found out about him and came to induct him into the new Black Dragon syndicate. After killing the officers and escaping, Kabal took Kira and Kobra to Outworld, where they worked 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, Kira was made to fight Kobra to the death by Kabal as a test. Kira won. But in her MK: Armageddon ending, someone else had killed Kobra. Kira uses her power to restore Kobra, but Kobra drains all of the power from her.

[edit] Onaga

Millennia ago, Onaga, also known as the Dragon King, was a ruler of Outworld. Shao Kahn, one of his chief advisors, had him poisoned and took over his rule 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 Shaolin Mortal Kombat tournament, Onaga communicated through death to Shujinko through an avatar named Damashi (which literally 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 hatched, the egg transferred its energy into Reptile, which fulfilled the prophecy of Onaga's return. The Dragon King, as such, used the transformed body of Reptile as a host.

He then revived the Earth warriors as his pawns and used them and a newly-forged alliance with the Tarkatan horde to keep Edenia's army at bay while he searched 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. Some time later, Onaga is approached by Shinnok in the Netherealm. Shinnok offers to restore Onaga's rule over Outworld if Onaga would help Daegon defeat Blaze and gain godlike power. He was released from his bondage and returned to his own body.

[edit] Shujinko

Depicted as a young teenager in Konquest mode of Mortal Kombat: Deception, Shujinko was trained by Master Bo' Rai Cho in the art of Kombat. Soon, Shujinko encountered Damashi, who claims to be an emissary of the elder gods, gives Shujinko the power to copy other fighters' abilities and tells Shujinko to embark on a quest. In order to be able to do his bidding, Damashi gives Shujinko the ability to absorb fighting styles and special attack patterns of warriors he encountered with great ease. Shujinko's mission takes him more than forty years to complete. When his mission was complete, Damashi reveals himself to be none other than the Dragon King, Onaga, speaking to Shujinko from beyond death. For this, Shujinko assumed full responsibility, and embarked on a desperate quest to destroy Onaga, believing himself the only person capable of doing so. After defeating Onaga, Shujinko becomes known as the hero of Outworld. Some time later, Shujinko allows himself to be captured by Mileena on purpose so to as to get closer to Shao Kahn, Onaga, Shang Tsung, and Quan Chi, whom he plans to defeat. Shujinko also appears in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, but a much older version of him. His name is derived from the Japanese word Shujinkō (主人公^?), which means "Protagonist", the main character or hero of a story.

[edit] Introduced in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

[edit] Daegon

The main villain of MK: Armageddon, 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 about the true nature of the quest and form the Red Dragon Clan. In later years, using the DNA of his dragon, whom he had imprisoned, he intended to create human-dragon hybrids. The quest required that both brothers take a weapon that was given to them by their father (the Drakeswords) and a gift from their mother (their armor). Taven and Daegon eventually reached Edenia, where Daegon is defeated, allowing Taven to fight Blaze.

[edit] Taven

Taven is featured as the main character in Armageddon's Konquest mode. He is a half-god and the oldest son of Argus and Delia. 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 his own brother.

Eventually, Taven defeats Daegon in battle and confronts Blaze. In the end, however, because Blaze's design has been corrupted by Onaga's holy men, his victory over Blaze does neither of the above, instead actually increasing the powers of the fighters below, potentially exacerbating the onset of Armageddon. As a result, Taven will make it his duty as a new god to delay Armageddon until a solution can be found.^[23]

[edit] Introduced in Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe

See List of minor Mortal Kombat characters#DC_Characters

[edit] See also

• List of minor Mortal Kombat characters

[edit] References

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