History Characters / MortalKombatKitana

-> '''Other appearances''': ''Ultimate VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' (Becky Gable), ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat4 Mortal Kombat Gold]]'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'', ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception Mortal Kombat: Unchained]]'', ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon Mortal Kombat: Armageddon]]'', ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks]]'' (Lita Lopez), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'' (S.G. Willie), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (Creator/KarenStrassman), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (Creator/KarenStrassman, English; Mireya Mendoza, Latin American Spanish), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' (Creator/KariWahlgren, English; Kaprice Imperial, Face Model; Toni Rodríguez, Latin American Spanish)

* ContraltoOfDanger: Her voice in ''[=MK11=]'' is noticeably deep.

* ContraltoOfDanger: Her voice is much deeper after becoming a revenant, combined with PowerEchoes.

* PowerEchoes: Her voice sounds more metallic, and is combined with ContraltoOfDanger.

* InflatingBodyGag: On the giving (and receiving) end taken to lethal extremes in ''MKII'' where her infamous KissOfDeath fatality inflates her victims to their literal bursting point before they violently explode, she later swaps out that for BigHeadMode upon her return in ''MKIII Ultimate''' though would regain a shoddy version of it in one of the 3-D entires.

* KissOfDeath: Which [[PopGoesTheHuman inflates]] the victims 'til they explode, this even includes herself if both Kitanas are pitted against each other.

* InflatingBodyGag: On the giving (and receiving) end taken to lethal extremes in ''MKII'' where her infamous KissOfDeath fatality inflates her victims to their bursting point literally, she later swaps out that for BigHeadMode upon her return in ''MKIII Ultimate'''.

* KissOfDeath: Which [[PopGoesTheHuman inflates]] the victims 'til they explode.

Main series: [[Characters/MortalKombat1 MK1]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatII MK2]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat3 MK3]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat4 MK4]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatDeception Deception]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse MK vs. DC Universe]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat9 MK9]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatX MKX]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat11 MK11]]\\

* BareYourMidriff: In ''9'' and ''X''.

[[folder:Kitana (Human)]]

* [[CombatHandFan Kombat Hand Fan]]: Her WeaponOfChoice is a pair of folding fans with blades in them.

* PaperFanOfDoom: Her WeaponOfChoice and IconicItem. They appeared to just be paper fans in ''MKII'', but in more recent versions they strongly resemble [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_war_fan Japanese war fans,]] most likely ''tessen''.

* WeaponOfChoice: Her bladed fans.

* ShesGotLegs: Her outfits strongly accentuate her shapely legs.

* LongHairIsFeminine: Bet seen in her ending screen in ''II'', yet also in ''9''.

* OffWithHisHead: One of her Fatalities.

* TheMole: In ''II'' and ''X''.
* TheRival: Mileena.

* ThongOfShielding

* [[WarriorPrince Warrior Princess]]: Do not mistake her title for a lack of fighting ability.

* TheBaroness: Sexpot variety.

* SimpleStaff: Present in ''X'' in her "Mournful" variation. [[spoiler:It's from her friend Jade.]]

** Her variations in ''X'' are [[SimpleStaff Mournful]], [[BlowYouAway Royal Storm]] and [[ProfessionalKiller Assassin]].

Individual Characters: [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKuaiLiang Sub-Zero II]] | [=Kitana=] | [[Characters/MortalKombatMileena Mileena]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShaoKahn Shao Kahn]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShinnokAndQuanChi Shinnok and Quan Chi]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKronika Kronika]]-]]]

Main series: [[Characters/MortalKombat1 MK1]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat2 MK2]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat3 MK3]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat4 MK4]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatDeception Deception]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse MK vs. DC Universe]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat9 MK9]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatX MKX]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat11 MK11]]\\

-> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombat2'' (Katalin Zamiar)

Princess of the Realm of Edenia, Kitana has been Shao Kahn's step-daughter and personal assassin, and later an important member of the Forces of Light. Her most memorable trait is her ability to wield a pair of steel fans in battle.

Kitana was adopted by Kahn, as an infant, to strengthen his claims to the Edenian throne after he killed its king, Jerrod, and married Jerrod's wife, Queen Sindel, who were Kitana's parents. Kitana grew up dutifully loyal to Shao Kahn, whom she believed was her real father. She grew up to be one of Shao Kahn's personal assassins, alongside her good friend Jade and her evil "sister" Mileena. At some point in Kitana's life, she finally discovered the truth about her real father, Mileena's origins, and how Shao Kahn had conquered her realm. Devastated that her whole life had been a lie, Kitana vowed to overthrow the Emperor and restore Edenia to its former beauty. Kitana's chance finally came during ''Mortal Kombat II'', when Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung lured Earth's heroes into Outworld. Kitana entered the tournament and secretly contacted Earthrealm's heroes, but Mileena discovered her efforts and she was forced to kill her in self defense. Kitana was imprisoned and sentenced to death for killing Mileena, but managed to escape and rejoin her friends from Earth. Kahn sent Jade and Reptile after her, but rather than kill her childhood friend, Jade helped the Princess to defeat and capture Reptile. Then she converted her recently resurrected mother, Sindel, to her cause, and when Liu Kang managed to defeat Kahn had his invasion forces, Kitana and Sindel freed Edenia as well. But there was little time to celebrate, as a new threat presented itself in the form of Shinnok and his grand vizier Quan Chi. They invaded Edenia and imprisoned its legitimate rulers, then Raiden and his comrades come and saved the day. Kitana offered Liu Kang the chance to rule Edenia by her side, but the monk reluctantly turned her down because of his duty as the protector of Earthrealm.

Kitana would later negotiate an uneasy truce between the Centaurians and the Shokans, gaining Goro's trust. The combined armies of Edenians and Shokans, led by Prince Goro and Kitana herself, marched against Outworld's armies a few years later, with much success at first. However, in the decisive moments, Goro was mortally wounded, and the battle ended with a draw. Shortly thereafter, Kitana learned about the demise of both Shao Kahn and Liu Kang at the hands of the ''Deadly Alliance'', and their plan to resurrect the Undead Army of the legendary Dragon King. Unfortunately, the Forces of Light and the princess were killed along the other heroes, only to be revived by Onaga into his mindless slaves. After the fall of the revived Dragon King, Kitana would gather her Edenian forces once more and prepare to face the ''Armageddon''.

In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', Kitana gets involved with the story at an earlier time than the previous games' canon, actually meeting Liu Kang during the events of the first game, resulting in her and Liu Kang becoming much closer than in the previous games. Kitana is present at the Mortal Kombat tournament, assigned as an assassin to secretly weaken Earthrealm. However her target, Liu Kang, subdues her in combat and she fails but he denies to kill her as a warrior, which starts to sow seeds of doubt in her purpose. The doubt continues to build through the Outworld tournament as she encounters other Earthrealmers who start to lead her away from Shao Kahn. Finally, Kitana embraces her doubt and investigates Shang Tsung's flesh pits, a place she had been forbidden to visit. There she learns that Shang Tsung had been committing vile experiments that resulted in the merging of her genetic code with that of a Tarkatan to create a monstrosity. Thinking Shang Tsung had been trying to subvert the emperor, she brings him before Shao Kahn for punishment. However Kahn had in fact authorized Shang Tsung's experiments, which finally causes Kitana to feel fully betrayed and she defects to Earthrealm, along with her friend Jade. The pair serve as defenders of Earthrealm until they run across Sindel. Sindel violently attacks the Earthrealm's base and kills almost everyone inside. Kitana survives the initial onslaught but dies once Liu Kang returns to find his comrades all laying dead. Her soul, like the souls of all the other Earthrealm warriors felled in the conflict, is collected by Quan Chi and revived as a revenant under his control. As of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', she is still an undead revenant and remains that way throughout the story, ultimately ending up ruling the Netherrealm alongside Liu Kang.

Another Kitana would later show up in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', brought back from the past due to Kronika's machinations and working with the heroes to defeat Shao Kahn while her Revenant self allies with Kronika.

[[folder:Kitana (Revenant/Dark Emperess)]]

* AmbiguouslyBrown: More like Ambiguously Fair-Skinned. In the live-action film, Kitana was portrayed by a Latina actress, and from then on, Kitana's character model was based on her performance capture actress, making her appear to be a fair-skinned brunette. As of ''11'', she now has East Asian facial features, which makes more sense, since Edenia is a FantasyCounterpartCulture of various mixed East Asian countries.

Kitana was adopted by Kahn, as an infant, to strengthen his claims to the Edenian throne after he killed its king, Jerrod, and married Jerrod's wife, Queen Sindel, who were Kitana's parents. Kitana grew up dutifully loyal to Shao Kahn, whom she believed was her real father. She grew up to be one of Shao Kahn's personal assassins, alongside her good friend Jade and her evil "sister" Mileena. At some point in Kitana's life, she finally discovered the truth about her real father, Mileena's origins, and how Shao Kahn had conquered her realm. Devastated that her whole life had been a lie, Kitana vowed to overthrow the Emperor and restore Edenia to its former beauty. Kitana's chance finally came during ''Mortal Kombat II'', when Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung lured Earth's heroes into Outworld. Kitana entered the tournament and secretly contacted Earthrealm's heroes, but Mileena discovered her efforts and she was forced to kill her in self defense. Kitana was imprisoned and sentenced to death for killing Mileena, but managed to escape and rejoin her friends from Earth. Kahn sent Jade and Reptile after her, but rather than kill her childhood friend, Jade helped the Princess to defeat and capture Reptile. Then she converted her recently resurrected mother, Sindel, to her cause, and when Liu Kang managed to defeat Kahn had his invasion forces, Kitana and Sindel freed Edenia as well. But there was little time to celebrate, as a new threat presented itself in the form of Shinnok and his grand vizier Quan Chi. They invaded Edenia and imprisoned its legitimate rulers, then Raiden and his comrades come and saved the day. Kitana Offered Liu Kang to rule Edenia by her side, but the monk reluctantly rejected to keep his role as Champion of Earth.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Liu Kang. [[spoiler:The two serve as Quan Chi and Shinnok's CoDragons, and [[DragonAscendant later become the]] [[HellHasNewManagement Netherrealm's co-rulers]] after Shinnok's demise at the end of ''X''.]]

* BraidsOfAction: In the original timeline, by the time of ''DA'', Kitana's hair [[RapunzelHair had grown out to become so long]] that she tied and braided it up into a lengthy ponytail. She retains her hair in a ponytail in her alt. in ''9'' and both primary costumes in ''X'' have it braided in different styles. ''11'' brings back the hairbun from ''3''.

* RapunzelHair: Since ''Deadly Alliance'', Kitana has been portrayed with unusually long hair she frequently braids.

* DarthVaderClone: A female variant. Willfully became CoDragons alongside Liu Kang to Shinnok and Quan Chi in ''MKX''. Felt that Raiden was manipulating her, so she's now asserting her current status as a revenant. EvilCostumeSwitch, combined with coming to blows with her former allies after she was ReforgedIntoAMinion by Quan Chi. [[spoiler:[[DragonAscendant She and Liu Kang]] [[HellHasNewManagement take over the Netherrealm]] after Shinnok's downfall, adopting an [[EvilCostumeSwitch eviler costume]], reflecting her new role as the Netherrealm's revenant empress. And her ''MKX'' arcade ending shows that she received visions of the original timeline, and blamed Raiden for her current situation.]]

* RaceLift: Kitana sports Asian facial features in ''[=MK11=]'' after being portrayed as AmbiguouslyBrown in ''[=MK9=]''.

* HellBentForLeather: [[spoiler:When she becomes [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen the empress of the Netherrealm]]. The outfit looks very similar to Maleficent]].

* NeverMyFault: As a Revenant she has a bad case of this, if she is not blaming Raiden for her death [[spoiler: then she's blaming the recently deified Liu Kang, ignoring that it was her choice to defy and fight Shao Kahn]].

In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', Kitana actually gets involved with the story at an earlier time than the previous games' canon, actually meeting Liu Kang during the events of the first game, resulting in her and Liu Kang becoming much closer than in the previous games. Kitana is present at the Mortal Kombat tournament, assigned as an assassin to secretly weaken Earthrealm. However her target, Liu Kang, subdues her in combat and she fails but he denies to kill her as a warrior, which starts to sow seeds of doubt in her purpose. The doubt continues to build through the Outworld tournament as she encounters other Earthrealmers who start to lead her away from Shao Kahn. Finally, Kitana embraces her doubt and investigates Shang Tsung's flesh pits, a place she had been forbidden to visit. There she learns that Shang Tsung had been committing vile experiments that resulted in the merging of her genetic code with that of a Tarkatan to create a monstrosity. Thinking Shang Tsung had been trying to subvert the emperor, she brings him before Shao Kahn for punishment. However Kahn had in fact authorized Shang Tsung's experiments, which finally causes Kitana to feel fully betrayed and she defects to Earthrealm, along with her friend Jade. The pair serve as defenders of Earthrealm until they run across Sindel. Sindel violently attacks the Earthrealm's base and kills almost everyone inside. Kitana survives the initial onslaught but dies once Liu Kang returns to find his comrades all laying dead. Her soul, like the souls of all the other Earthrealm warriors felled in the conflict, is collected by Quan Chi and revived as a revenant under his control. As of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', she is still an undead revenant and remains that way throughout the story, ultimately ending up ruling the Netherrealm alongside Liu Kang.

* AmazonianBeauty: [[DependingOnTheArtist Some of the games]] make her into a muscular beauty. [[MortalKombat9 9]], especially, depicts her as ripped, broad-shouldered, and rocking a six-pack. This goes hand-in-hand with her being considered an enchantingly-beautiful woman InUniverse, in addition to the {{Stripperiffic}} outfits she is known to wear.

* AmazonianBeauty: [[DependingOnTheArtist Some of the games]] make her into a muscular beauty. [[MortalKombat9 9]], especially, depicts her as ripped, broad-shouldered, and rocking a six-pack.