Sonya Blade is a character from the Mortal Kombat series. She is known for being the first female character in the Mortal Kombat series and one of the first playable female fighting characters in video game history.
Kitana or Princess Kitana by title, is a primary hero in the Mortal Kombat saga, Kitana is the princess of Edenia and the daughter of Queen Sindel. She is over 10,000 years old, although she appears to be in her early to mid twenties. Through the years, she has risen to great importance, first as the loyal stepdaughter of Shao Kahn; then his enemy, tearing herself away from his grasp and freeing her home realm of Edenia; and then leading an army into Outworld to combat any chance of Shao Kahn rising to power again.
Mileena was brought to life by Shang Tsung using Tarkatan race's physiology to be a clone of Edenian Princess Kitana for the evil Emperor Shao Kahn. Mileena looks just like Kitana when her mask is on (especially since Kitana often also wears a mask), but when it is off, her true, flawed visage is exposed. She despises Kitana, and feels that it is her own right to rule Edenia as princess in her place. Her fondest wish is to kill her "sister", and claim her existence for her own. Something of an opportunist, Mileena will make use of any chance to seize power that comes within her grasp.
Sindel was the queen of Edenia before Shao Kahn merged the realm with Outworld. Unwilling to serve under his oppressive rule after Kahn killed her husband King Jerrod during battle, 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 queen 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 but Shinnok was defeated by Earth warriors and save the peaceful realm. 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.
Nightwolf debuted in MK3 as a Native American shaman who was also one of the chosen warriors of Earthrealm during Shao Kahn's invasion. 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
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. Yet 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.
Ashrah is a demon from the Netherealm with the appearance of an elegant and humble woman, dressed in a white outfit with a large hat attached with a veil covering her face. 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 Kris that cleansed her spirit of evil with each kill. 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. From her appearance and Kris sword, it is assumed she is Muslim possibly Malaysian or Moro Filipino.
Ermac is an entity composed of legions of dead souls created by Shao Kahn, most likely out of souls he had previously taken. On one mission for Shao Kahn in the Netherealm, Ermac became acquainted with Shujinko. He was also assaulted by Ashrah, who erroneously believed him to be a demon.
Jade first appears 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 and it was not until UMK3 that she became playable and was given a backstory as a fellow Edenian and childhood friend of Kitana. She once served as Shao Kahn's personal assassin along with Kitana and Mileena. During Shao Kahn's invasion, Jade was ordered by the Kahn to capture Kitana but turned against him to side with her friend and Earth warriors. Sometime after MK: Deadly Alliance, she witness Kitana and her allies were being resurrected and captured by the Dragon King Onaga, both of them were under a spell to serve him as slaves. In MK: Deception, Jade rescues Sindel from prison in Edenia after being guarded by Kitana under Onaga's orders but locked in the cell by Jade. She and Sindel escape to Outworld, but Jade attempts to seek justice against homeland traitor 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.
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 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.
Kenshi is a born fighter who once 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 after freeing him from Shao Kahn's control, who awakened Kenshi's latent telekinetic power. Unknown to Kenshi, the Deadly Alliance knew of his presence and sent Mavado to eliminate him.
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