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| 12 | !![[center:''Franchise/MortalKombat'' '''[[Characters/MortalKombat Main Character Index]]'''\ |
| 13 | Original and Reboot Timeline: [[Characters/MortalKombat1992 MK (1992)]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatII MK2]] | [=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]]\ |
| 14 | The New Era: [[Characters/MortalKombat1 MK1]]\ |
| 15 | [-Spin-offs: [[Characters/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero Mythologies: Sub-Zero]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatSpecialForces Special Forces]]\ |
| 16 | Non-video game: [[Characters/MortalKombatTheMovie The Movie]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatConquest Conquest]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm Defenders of the Realm]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat2021 2021 Movie]]\ |
| 17 | Individual Characters: [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion I (Hanzo Hasashi)]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Sub-Zero I/Noob Saibot (Bi-Han)]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKuaiLiang Sub-Zero II/Scorpion II (Kuai Liang)]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKitana Kitana]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatMileena Mileena]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShao Shao Kahn/General Shao]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatQuanChi Quan Chi]]-]]] |
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| 19 | !! Spoilers for ''1'', ''2'' and ''Mythologies'' will be unmarked |
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| 21 | Here, we're going to list the characters introduced in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'', ''[[UpdatedRerelease Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3]]'', and ''[[DreamMatchGame Mortal Kombat Trilogy]]''. |
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| 25 | [[folder:Cyrax]] |
| 26 | !!Cyrax (LK-4D4) |
| 27 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cyrax_2.png]] |
| 28 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"Safeties disabled. Combat mode engaged."'']] |
| 29 | |
| 30 | -> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' (Sal Divita) |
| 31 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat4 Mortal Kombat Gold]]'' (Sultan Uddin), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (Rhassan Orange), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' (Creator/IkeAmadi, English; Guillermo Rojas, Latin American Spanish, non-playable), ''Videogame/MortalKombat1'' (Kameo) |
| 32 | -> '''Non-game appearances''': ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' (J.J. Perry), ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm'', ''WebVideo/MortalKombatLegacy'' (Shane Warren Jones), ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsBattleOfTheRealms'' (Artt Butler) |
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| 34 | -> A cyborg assassin for the Lin Kuei. Cyrax was one of four people chosen to become a new breed of soulless warriors for his clan. In time Cyrax regained his soul with the aid of Special Forces operatives. |
| 35 | |
| 36 | -> His first mission was to hunt down and destroy the deserter Sub-Zero, who had refused to be cybernetically enhanced, along with fellow cyborgs Smoke and Sektor. However, Cyrax soon found himself defeated by the combined force of a rogue Smoke and Sub-Zero. Reprogrammed to hunt down Shao Kahn by his former target, he ended up stranded in the desert. |
| 37 | |
| 38 | -> Recovered and repaired by the short-handed Lin Kuei, it soon become clear that Cyrax's was experiencing lost memories. The glimpse of the former life he had and what it was to be human prompted Cyrax to seek out aid to restore his soul. With the aid of OIA operatives Jax and Sonya, his humanity was restored and in gratitude he joined their ranks. |
| 39 | |
| 40 | -> Whilst scouting in Outworld, Cyrax's arm console was damaged by Reptile, leaving him unable to use it to return to Earthrealm. The vampire Nitara offered to send him home in exchanged for retrieving a lost artifact. As he had little choice in the matter Cyrax agreed. The cyborg retrieved her mysterious relic from a lake of lava and had time to give her a respectful bow before she sent him home as promised. |
| 41 | |
| 42 | ->In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', it's revealed that Cyrax was opposed to the cybernetic enhancement process the Lin Kuei were undergoing, but he was still a loyal member to them. He eventually rebelled against them at Raiden's suggestion, however, but it was for naught, as he was captured and transformed regardless. His whereabouts after the game are unknown, but he was not explicitly mentioned to die, so it is likely he's still around. Whether he will eventually recover his humanity or not remains to be seen. |
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| 44 | ->In the ''Videogame/MortalKombatX'' comic, he is revealed to be still active and Sektor's comrade in arms after the latter's takeover of the Lin Kuei. However, after Sub-Zero invades the hidden base of the Lin Kuei and uploads a virus into the main network, Cyrax's slaving protocols get disabled, which causes him to regain his memories as a human, upon which he turns on Sektor. After Sub-Zero kills Sektor, the remaining cyborgs swear fealty to him and he self-destructs to purge the cyber Lin Kuei for good, clearing the slate for Sub-Zero to rebuild the clan. Unfortunately, a copy of his memories and abilities which the Lin Kuei kept was used in an experimental cyborg template by the Special Forces along with Smoke's. This creation eventually rebelled and sought out Sektor's head from the Lin Kuei temple, giving birth to Triborg. |
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| 46 | ->Another Cyrax would later appear in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', but this time as one of Kronika's enforcers... And just like last time, Cyrax pulled a HeroicSacrifice to halt the production of the Lin Kuei cyborgs after Scorpion and Sub-Zero bailed him out again. |
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| 48 | !Tropes related to Cyrax (human) |
| 49 | * BreakingTheFourthWall: He leaves a "present" for the players as he teleports away in his winpose in ''[=MK9=]''. |
| 50 | * ContemplateOurNavels: ''9'' reveals that he, much like Sub-Zero and Smoke, had his qualms with the Lin Kuei automating its warriors and suppressing their free will. In his chapter, Raiden's words seem to make a breakthrough, causing Cyrax to actually defeat Sektor and tell him that he's resigning from the Lin Kuei... [[spoiler:but he apparently wasn't too successful]]. |
| 51 | * ADayInTheLimelight: In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', he's the focus of Chapter 4. |
| 52 | * HeelFaceDoorSlam: |
| 53 | ** He starts off loyal to the Lin Kuei, but is against the idea of giving up his free will and humanity. Raiden manages to get to him during the first Mortal Kombat tournament, slowly bringing out his better side, and in the end he decides to spare Johnny Cage, leave the Lin Kuei, defeating Sektor in the process, and presumably ally himself with Raiden. The next time we see him, the Lin Kuei have taken him by force off-screen and turned him into a soulless cyborg with no free will whatsoever. This could be justified that his ultimate HeelFaceTurn ''without'' the Door Slam should be at ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' era. |
| 54 | ** The MKX comics have him [[spoiler:defect from Sektor]] the moment [[spoiler:Sub-Zero's virus was fully uploaded]]. |
| 55 | * HiddenDepths: According to the ''Deadly Alliance''[='=]s Krypt extras, he seems to be a movie fan. He's not a fan of Johnny Cage's films, however, and specifically wants his money back from seeing ''[[RunningGag Ninja Mime]]'' and feeling "particularly robbed of his eight bucks". |
| 56 | * MagicVersusScience: To a degree, this contrast is shown between him and Sektor with their human forms in ''9''. Whereas Sektor uses modern weaponry like flamethrowers and missile launchers and somehow uses cyberspace to move around the terrain, Cyrax's arsenal is decidedly more low-tech and/or mystical by comparison. His standard bomb projectile utilizes an explosive substance encased in an orb that ignites when the shell is cracked open, his teleportation is a traditional ninjutsu SmokeOut, and his nets and buzzsaws can be found stored on his suit and wristbands. |
| 57 | * McNinja: He's from Botswana, a country in Southern Africa. |
| 58 | * NoCampaignForTheWicked: Averted. He receives his own chapter in ''9'' (Chapter 4) and begins to gravitate towards Raiden's side, [[spoiler:only to be captured off-screen and roboticized anyway]]. |
| 59 | * NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Cyrax's accent is American, despite the fact that he was later revealed to be from Botswana. Initially, you'd think that the American voice is something Cyrax gained due to being roboticized... but when you play as his human self in ''9'', his accent is still American, not African. |
| 60 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Cyrax apparently is a movie fan though he doesn't like Johnny Cage's movies. |
| 61 | * TeleportSpam: In his human form, he throws down a vial of an unknown substance before [[SmokeOut teleporting away]]. |
| 62 | * UnwillingRoboticisation: As of ''9'', [[spoiler:Cyrax wanted no part of having his humanity taken but it was still thrust upon him by the time Sub-Zero's chapter in Story Mode rolls around.]] |
| 63 | * WrestlerInAllOfUs: The finisher to his X-Ray attack in ''9'' is a skull-smashing jumping sitout piledriver. |
| 64 | |
| 65 | !Tropes related to Cyrax (cyborg) |
| 66 | * AndIMustScream: Avoided. His ''3'' ending involves him being stranded in a desert for an indefinite amount of time (you can even see him in the background on said stage) but he was rescued by the Special Forces in the next. |
| 67 | * AlienBlood: His blood is black, and appears to be oil. |
| 68 | * BecomeARealBoy: He wants to be fully human again. |
| 69 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: Happens to him quite a bit. |
| 70 | ** In ''3'', he is programmed by the Lin Kuei to hunt down the rogue younger Sub-Zero. Sometime later, however, he ends up malfunctioning and left to wander aimlessly in Jade's Desert. Fortunately, the Special Forces manage to find him and restore his soul. Grateful that he is free from his programming, he joins the Special Forces and becomes good. |
| 71 | ** ''9'' further establishes that Cyrax was turned into a cyborg against his will. This cyberization carries into the ''X'' prequel comic, where he is still programmed to carry out orders by the cyber Lin Kuei [[spoiler:until Kuai Liang manages to free him by using a virus]]. |
| 72 | ** Happens once again in ''11'', where a time displaced Cyrax is turned into a cyborg against his will and forced to carry out Kronika's orders. And once again, [[spoiler:Kuai Liang manages to reprogram Cyrax and restore his conscious]]. |
| 73 | * BreakingTheFourthWall: Same deal as above. |
| 74 | * ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Yes, his [[LaserBlade pulse blade]] is green. Yes, Sektor's are red. [[Franchise/StarWars Why do you ask?]] |
| 75 | * CyberneticsEatYourSoul: {{Subverted|Trope}}. ''[=MK3=]'' explicitly stated that he could not be detected by Shao Kahn because he had no souls for him to steal, but his soul resurfaces after he is lost in the desert during the aftermath of ''3'' (you can see him in one of the stages), and at the end of ''Gold'', Sonya and Jax fully restore it. |
| 76 | * DifficultButAwesome: Historically, Cyrax has been known for having plenty of gadgets to dominate matches, but requiring a lot of skill in order to use them. The epitome of this came in ''9'', where Cyrax became known for having absurdly powerful combo potential tied around [[ThrowDownTheBomblet his bombs]] -- on one hand, said bombs only explode after a fixed timer and must be positioned carefully to hit, and the player has has to account for three different fixed distances to launch them at. On the other hand, they're a completely unblockable LauncherMove, and make for exceptionally good setup ''and'' resets. |
| 77 | * DownloadableContent: For downloading Skarlet, either just as the update pack or to actually play as her, you get his ''[=MK3=]'' skin for ''9''. |
| 78 | * EarthShatteringKaboom: In ''Mortal Kombat 4'' as a Fatality, borrowed from Cyber-Smoke from [=MK3=]. |
| 79 | * {{Expy}}: Along with the other Lin Kuei cyborgs, of the [[Franchise/{{Predator}} Predator]] with his mask and dreadlock cables along with his razor net. His appearance in ''Mortal Kombat 9'' downplays the physical resemblance. |
| 80 | * GoodCounterpart: Becomes one to Sektor, his red colored human-turned-cyborg counterpart. They both started off as Lin Kuei warriors who were turned into cyborgs as part of the Cyber Initiative. Unlike Sektor, however, Cyrax never wanted to become a cyborg, eventually breaking free from his programming and aligning himself with the good guys while wishing to be restored as a human. |
| 81 | * HeelFaceTurn: After his ending in ''Gold''. In ''Deadly Alliance'', he's one of the good guys. |
| 82 | * HeroicSacrifice: In the new timeline, [[spoiler:he activates his self-destruct mechanism after Sub-Zero disables his slaving protocols, destroying the cyber Lin Kuei for good.]] |
| 83 | ** [[spoiler: He does it again in ''[=MK11=],'' this time simply shutting himself and a good chunk of the Cyber Lin Kuei down in order to weaken Kronika's forces with the hopes that one day the Lin Kuei will be able to restore the humanity of the unwilling cyborgs.]] |
| 84 | * ItHasBeenAnHonor: Makes a speech saying how privileged it was to fight alongside a restored Sub-Zero again [[spoiler:before he makes his HeroicSacrifice.]] |
| 85 | -->''"If anyone can restore the clan's honor, you can. Fighting alongside a real Lin Kuei warrior one last time was as good as it gets. Thank you."'' |
| 86 | * LaserBlade: His weapon from ''Deadly Alliance'' onwards has been a "Pulse Blade". In ''4'', it was instead called a [[Franchise/StarWars Sabre]] [[YouWannaGetSued of]] [[LawyerFriendlyCameo Light]]. |
| 87 | * NinjaPirateZombieRobot: He's a [[McNinja Lin Kuei]] cyborg with no soul. |
| 88 | * NotQuiteDead: Cyrax lives in Triborg's consciousness in ''X'', as one of the latter's Variations contains his moveset. [[spoiler:He's then revealed to still be alive in ''11'', sacrificing himself in order to deactivate the Cyber Lin Kuei much like he did in the ''X'' comics]]. |
| 89 | * PaletteSwap: Originally of Sektor, but later games changed this by making them more visually distinct from each other. |
| 90 | * PutOnABus: |
| 91 | ** He is given a lot of characterization and even his own chapter in ''[=MK9=]'', but in ''X'' [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse there isn't even a single mention of his whereabouts]] aside from Sub-Zero saying that he succeeded in fighting back against Sektor's forces. Sektor fairs far worse, though, as mentioned below. |
| 92 | ** The MKX comics expand on his fate: [[spoiler:He has his slaving protocols disabled by Sub-Zero, and kills himself via self-destruct when the Cyber Lin Kuei choose him as their master to get rid of them for good.]] |
| 93 | *** TheBusCameBack: He returns in ''[=MK11=]'' however, due to Kronika's TimeCrash altering history somewhat. |
| 94 | * SuddenlyEthnicity: His ''Mortal Kombat Gold'' ending revealed he's at the very least [[AmbiguouslyBrown dark-skinned]], which is at least a little unexpected since he's part of a Chinese assassin's guild. ''9'' confirms that he's of African descent (Botswana to be exact). |
| 95 | * TakingYouWithMe: |
| 96 | ** His Self Destruct Fatality. Sure, he blew himself up, but the opponent got caught too. |
| 97 | ** In the MKX comics, [[spoiler:this is what he does to the Cyber Lin Kuei. At least before Kronika's mucking about with time in ''11'' altered his fate.]] |
| 98 | * TeleportSpam: In his ''[=MK3=]'' debut. Unlike Sektor, he manually breaks his body apart and then reconfigures it in another location. |
| 99 | * ThreateningShark: His Animality. |
| 100 | * WeMeetAgain: [[spoiler:He makes this promise to Sub-Zero as he shuts himself and a good number of Cyber Lin Kuei down, hoping to wake up with his humanity restored.]] |
| 101 | * WrestlerInAllOfUs: See his human form's entry. |
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| 104 | [[folder:Sektor]] |
| 105 | !!Sektor (LK-9T9) |
| 106 | [[quoteright:271:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sektor_7.png]] |
| 107 | [[caption-width-right:271:''"I will show no mercy!"'']] |
| 108 | -> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' (Sal Divita) |
| 109 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat4 Mortal Kombat Gold]]'' (Sultan Uddin), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'' (Game Boy Advance version), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (Andrew Kishino), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (Vic Chao, English; Carlos Hernández, Latin American Spanish, non-playable), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' (Creator/DaveBMitchell, English; Carlo Vázquez, Latin American Spanish, non-playable), ''Videogame/MortalKombat1'' (Kameo) |
| 110 | -> '''Non-game appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm'', ''WebVideo/MortalKombatLegacy'' (Peter Shinkoda), ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsBattleOfTheRealms'' (Creator/DaveBMitchell) |
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| 112 | -> Volunteering for the automation process out of loyalty, Sektor was the first cyborg assassin created by the Lin Kuei. Utterly ruthless, uncompromising and having no hint of emotion. He was the embodiment of what the clan was attempting to accomplish. |
| 113 | |
| 114 | -> The assassin's first mission was to hunt down and kill the renegade Sub-Zero with his partners cyborgs Cyrax and Smoke. Despite several attempts on his life he failed to eliminate the deserter. His repeated battles with Outworld forces soon lead to his program being corrupted as he believed the Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei was now "inferior" and killed him. |
| 115 | |
| 116 | -> Only the intervention of Sub-Zero prevented Sektor from gaining the Dragon Medallion. After his defeat he fled to Japan to form his own clan of cybernetic ninjas, the Tekunin. |
| 117 | |
| 118 | ->It is revealed in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' that Sektor pretty much had no mercy or morals even before being cybernetically enhanced (his robotic personality did not differ much from his human one), as well as him actually being the Lin Kuei Grandmaster's son. Just like Cyrax, his status after the game is unknown, but he's probably still around. ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' reveals that he became Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei by killing his father, just like in the original timeline. Sub-Zero then swore to eradicate him and restore honor to the Lin Kuei. Unlike the original timeline where Sektor escapes, in this one, Sub-Zero kills him off for good. |
| 119 | |
| 120 | ->Unfortunately, Kronika's actions resulted with Sektor being brought back in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', and then recruited as one of her accomplices. He ends up dead after being used as a living bomb by Kano in an attempt to wipe out the Special Forces for Kronika. |
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| 122 | ->A new incarnation of Sektor is confirmed to exist in ''1'', but like Cyrax is only mentioned and not seen. He once again serves as a loyal member of the Lin Kuei. |
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| 124 | !Tropes related to Sektor (human) |
| 125 | * BeardOfEvil: Has a villainous goatee, much like Shang Tsung's younger form. |
| 126 | * CombatPragmatist: While Cyrax in his human form prefered to use more mystical devices and weapons as fitting a martial arts fighter, Sektor uses obviously more high tech weapons, such as wrist-mounted flame throwers (with a visible tank on his back) and portable missile launchers, showing that he was already embracing technology in his trade long before the Cyber Initiative. |
| 127 | * EnigmaticMinion: As shown in ''9'', although the original canon tells us that we should know better. |
| 128 | * FantasticRacism: In ''11'' he's revealed to have sold out his own clan to Quan-Chi on the promise that the sorcerer would ''slaughter the Shirai Ryu'' because of his hatred for their clan. |
| 129 | * FireBreathingWeapon: His flamethrowers. |
| 130 | * KillItWithFire: In his human form, he wears a pair of fuel tanks on his back and the flames launch from vents on his wrists. |
| 131 | * LoopholeAbuse: The deal with Quan Chi for his clan's lives was Quan Chi exterminating the Shirai Ryu down to the last child. When Sektor sees Scorpion resurrected as Quan Chi's bodyguard, he points out that is technically a breach of their deal and angrily tells him he is now owed nothing. |
| 132 | * MagicVersusScience: In contrast to Cyrax, Sektor falls firmly on the 'science' side. Even before becoming a cyborg, he uses a wide range of advanced military hardware compared to Cyrax's affinity for more traditional ninja weapons like smoke bombs. |
| 133 | * ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Even more so than the Elder Sub-Zero. In fact, he decides to go along with the Cyber Initiative and [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill have his free will eroded]] because he believes it will make the Lin Kuei more loyal and more efficient warriors. |
| 134 | * OverlordJr: He's the Grandmaster's son after all. |
| 135 | * TheSociopath: Even before literally losing his humanity, Sektor was a cold-blooded killer who enjoyed his work as an assassin who willingly colluded with Quan Chi to see the Shirai Ryu exterminated down to the last child, as well as showing no emotion at the death of Bi-Han. |
| 136 | |
| 137 | !Tropes related to Sektor (cyborg) |
| 138 | * AccidentalHero: Sektor's ending in ''3'' has him setting off an explosion in Shao Kahn's palace which closes the portal between Earth and Outworld and returns the Earth to normal. |
| 139 | * AdaptationalVillainy: The [=NetherRealm=] games exclude the justification that Sektor's programming was corrupted, leaving his agency intact and making it clear that he betrayed his father by choice. |
| 140 | * AIIsACrapshoot: Turns on the Grandmaster and takes over the Lin Kuei to establish an order of cyborgs. |
| 141 | * AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Sub-Zero keeps Sektor's severed head and arm kept on the bare essential life support in order to gain information from his memory banks. It's unknown how aware of his surroundings he is, if at all.]] |
| 142 | * ArchEnemy: |
| 143 | ** Cyrax, who hates him for forcibly converting him into a cyborg and whom Sektor hates for deserting the Cyber Lin Kuei. |
| 144 | ** Kuai Liang. They constantly clash for the position of the Lin Kuei Grandmaster. |
| 145 | ** To a lesser extent, Hanzo Hasashi. Once he found out that Sektor was the one who made a deal with Quan Chi to slaughter the Shirai Ryu, Hanzo hated Sektor ever since. |
| 146 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: When challenging Johnny Cage in ''11'', Sektor is confident he will win with the logic that 1) Cyrax once defeated Johnny when the latter was younger and in his prime, and 2) Sektor was Cyrax's superior and thus, Johnny's as well. Johnny shows the former Grandmaster how wrong he is. |
| 147 | * BatOutOfHell: His Animality in ''3''. |
| 148 | * BigBadWannabe: [[spoiler:His attempt to create an invincible army in the ''[=MKX=]'' comics barely even gets off the ground before Sub-Zero dismantles his entire operation, then dismantles Sektor himself.]] |
| 149 | * ButtMonkey: |
| 150 | ** In ''9'', he gets beaten up by Scorpion, then again the next chapter by Cyrax in his human form. After the Cyber Initiative, he gets beaten up three more times by Smoke, [[spoiler:Cyber]] Sub-Zero, and Nightwolf. The last time ends with him getting tomahawked in the chest, and we never see him after that. |
| 151 | ** In between ''9'' and ''X'', [[spoiler:despite having taken over the Lin Kuei from his father, Sub Zero dismembers the cyborg and puts his head and arm-console on life support. It's unknown if [[AndIMustScream he's still "alive"]], as his head is mainly used to see his old memories.]] |
| 152 | ** In ''11'', he is resurrected only to be killed by Sub-Zero or Scorpion. Kano repairs him only to get beaten up by Johnny and ends up being used as a bomb in a failed attempt to kill the heroes. Kronika promptly replaces him with Frost as leader of the Cyber Lin Kuei. |
| 153 | * ControlFreak: Sektor doesn't take "no" for an answer where the Cyber Lin Kuei are concerned; anyone who refuses to become a cyborg is either killed or forcibly converted, and once converted, slaving protocols keep them obedient to Sektor's will. |
| 154 | * CrosshairAware: His homing missiles do this. |
| 155 | * CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Literally; ''[=MK3=]'' explicitly stated that he could not be detected by Shao Kahn because he had no souls for him to steal. |
| 156 | * DownloadableContent: For downloading Skarlet, either just as the update pack or to actually play as her, you get his ''[=MK3=]'' skin for ''9''. |
| 157 | * DualWielding: His weapon style in ''Armageddon'' is a pair of short [[LaserBlade Pulse Blades]]. |
| 158 | * EvilCounterpart: |
| 159 | ** To Cyrax, his yellow colored human-turned-cyborg counterpart. Both are Lin Kuei clan members that became cyborgs but while Cyrax refused to become a cyborg, Sektor willingly accepted his new cybernetic enhancements as he was the son of the previous grandmaster of the Lin Kuei and viewed them as the next step in perfecting the Lin Kuei. Whereas Cyrax struggled with his initial programming before breaking free from it and becoming good, Sektor makes no attempt to break free from his own programming and stays firmly on the side of evil. |
| 160 | ** To the second Sub-Zero. Both are proud members of the Lin Kuei, but the difference between the two of them is that Sektor had embraced his cybernetic makeover (even personally volunteering to be one of the first earlier prototypes for the project itself) while Sub-Zero himself was horrified with the experience. Sub-Zero had personally defected to Earthrelam as soon as he had gotten his free will back while Sektor had continued to turn the remaining members of the Lin Kuei into cyborgs long after EvilOverlord Shao Kahn had bit the dust. Ironically, both Sektor and Sub-Zero are trying to rebuild their clan, though Sektor himself is just doing it in a bad way. |
| 161 | * EvilOverlord: Becomes one after Sub-Zero retakes the Lin Kuei from him. |
| 162 | * {{Expy}}: Like the other cyborgs, of the alien from ''Predator'', but more so in appearance than in abilities. His appearance in the reboot even amplifies his resemblance. [[spoiler: Now HilariousInHindsight since he came back as Triborg in Kombat Pack 2 of ''MKX'', and the Predator itself became a playable character in Kombat Pack 1.]] |
| 163 | * FireBreathingWeapon: His flamethrowers. |
| 164 | * GoneHorriblyRight: The Lin Kuei Grandmaster wanted to create a ruthless killer with no compunction. And the Grandmaster knows firsthand he succeeded. |
| 165 | * {{Hammerspace}}: Had one of the most memorably daft Fatalities in ''Mortal Kombat 3'' in which he crushes his opponent with a giant compactor that emerges from his chest. The question of how he fits such a giant mechanism in there is about as pertinent as how [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Jax inexplicably turns enormous for one of his Fatalities]], i.e. [[MST3KMantra not very.]] [[invoked]] |
| 166 | * JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Tries this with Taven aboard the Tekunin warship in ''Armageddon'' [[spoiler:until the Special Forces attack the warship]]. |
| 167 | * KillItWithFire: Sektor packs some flamethrowers in his wrists. When he was introduced in ''[=MK3=]'', he used these to incinerate his opponent as a [[FinishHim finishing move]]. In later installments, he can use them during the fight as well. |
| 168 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Sektor is [[LiteralDisarming disarmed]] and [[OffWithHisHead beheaded]] (in that order) in the MKX Comics, courtesy of Sub-Zero. [=MK11=] has his past version become reverse engineered as a nuke once Kronika's forces escape from the Special Forces.]] |
| 169 | * KlingonPromotion: |
| 170 | ** Becomes Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei by killing the old Grandmaster after his programming deteriorates. Made worse by his ''[=MK9=]'' bio stating that the Lin Kuei Grandmaster was ''his own father''. And even worse when ''[=MK9=]'' states that he was planning to kill his father even ''before'' he became a cyborg. |
| 171 | ** On the receiving end of this in both timelines, Sub-Zero wresting control of the Lin Kuei from him. In the original timeline, he relocated and started a new cyborg clan. [[spoiler: In ''X'' and it's prequel comics, not only Sub-Zero uploaded a virus on the clan's systems, but he trashed Sektor so hard, that all that is left of him is his head and one of his arms]]. |
| 172 | * LackOfEmpathy: Hoo boy! Even as a human Sektor didn't care much for anyone. |
| 173 | * MacrossMissileMassacre: Uses it as an attack and fatality in ''9''. |
| 174 | * MoreDakka: His fatality in ''9'', using missiles. His fighting style in general is zoner-based and revolves around suffocating opponents with projectiles and TeleportSpam. |
| 175 | * MoralMyopia: In ''11'', Sektor calls Sub-Zero's alliance with Scorpion an act of "dishonor", which rings more than a little hollow considering Sektor has been kidnapping and forcibly cyberizing Sub-Zero's followers to bolster his own army. |
| 176 | * NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Extremely close to that exact description, being a {{Cyborg}} [[McNinja Lin Kuei]] [[TheSoulless without a soul]] and, by ''Armageddon'', has a CoolAirship. |
| 177 | * NotQuiteDead: |
| 178 | ** Sub Zero was keeping Sektor's head barely alive to extract information from it. This means, however, that cybernetic loyalists could sneak in and whisk him away to be rebuilt. |
| 179 | ** The trailer for Kombat Pack 2 in ''X'' has his head being recovered by Triborg. In-game, one of Triborg's variations contains his moveset. [[spoiler:Like Cyrax, he's seen alive and well in ''11'', serving under Kronika out of his own volition, and self-destructing, taking a big chunk of the Special Forces Desert Base with him, though with no casualties]]. |
| 180 | * OffScreenTeleportation: He drops into a hole in cyberspace... or something. According to ''9'', he had this ability ''before'' he became a cyborg. |
| 181 | * PaletteSwap: Until later games, where he is much trimmer than Cyrax. |
| 182 | * RedIsViolent: He's basically pure evil and his cyborg armour is crimson. |
| 183 | * SelfMadeOrphan: An interesting example as it only becomes clear when you combine details from both canons. We know in the original canon that Sektor killed the Grandmaster to become the new Lin Kuei leader around the time of ''4'' but it's only until backstory from ''Mortal Kombat 9'' emerges that we learn the man who was killed was in fact his father. |
| 184 | * ShootingSuperman: If the player chooses Hanzo to fight him in ''Mortal Kombat 11'', Sektor tries incinerating him with his flamethrower. As we can expect, it does [[NoSell absolutely nothing]] to a man who can control fire |
| 185 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: |
| 186 | ** [[spoiler:He's totally inert in ''X'', but Sektor's preserved memories are what convince Hanzo to bury the hatchet with Kuai Liang, as well as to murder Quan Chi, no matter how bad of an idea the latter might be.]] |
| 187 | ** He is not playable in ''Mortal Kombat 11'', but he has more impact on the story than some playable antagonists. |
| 188 | * TheStarscream: To the Lin Kuei Grandmaster, who, as stated above, is ''his own father''. |
| 189 | * StartMyOwn: In the original timeline, after Sub-Zero exiles him from the rebuilt Lin Kuei, Sektor goes and forms the Tekunin. |
| 190 | * TookALevelInBadass: In the original timeline, he gloriously realised his ambitions of cyberizing his own branch of the Lin Kuei, the Tekunin, and rampaging across the Earth with a fully-armed, militarised war fleet with huge starships at his command. |
| 191 | * TranshumanTreachery: After being upgraded into a cyborg, Sektor ultimately decided that his human Grandmaster was no longer worthy of leading the Lin Kuei, which leads Sektor to kill him and take over for himself. |
| 192 | [[/folder]] |
| 193 | |
| 194 | [[folder:Sheeva]] |
| 195 | !!Sheeva |
| 196 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sheeva_render.png]] |
| 197 | [[caption-width-right:350:''[[BattleCry "For the Shokan!"]]'']] |
| 198 | |
| 199 | -> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' |
| 200 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (Creator/LaniMinella), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' (Creator/VanessaMarshall, English; Nik Stewart, Face Model; Gisela Casillas, Latin American Spanish) |
| 201 | -> '''Non-game appearances''': ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' (Marjean Holden), ''[[WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm]]'' (Dawnn Lewis) |
| 202 | |
| 203 | -> Appointed the personal bodyguard of the resurrected Sindel during Shao Kahn's invasion of Earthrealm, Sheeva is a powerful Shokan warrior. Despite the Shokan race having the emperor's favor for many years, she discovers that the extermination squads are being led by the Centaurian Motaro. Bitter enemies of the Shokan race, the insulting presence of Centaurs only serves to create anger and suspicion within Sheeva. |
| 204 | |
| 205 | -> When Kitana and Jade confront Sheeva in an effort to reach Sindel, the Shokan finds herself outmatched and defeated. Fleeing in shame, Sheeva arrives in Outworld to find Shao Kahn has betrayed her people and is in fact launching an offensive against them. After confronting her hated rival Motaro and leaving him for dead, she seeks out Kano. Sheeva releases him from his cell with the promise of riches if he aids her in Kahn's demise. |
| 206 | |
| 207 | -> However Kano betrays her and informs the emperor of her intentions. Sheeva finds herself easily defeated and ''apparently'' killed. |
| 208 | |
| 209 | -> Sheeva is pretty much unchanged in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9''. The MKX comics revealed her as the successor to King Gorbak's throne, after the latter's demise and Goro having lost his claim to the throne due to his wounds. |
| 210 | |
| 211 | ----- |
| 212 | |
| 213 | * EightiesHair: Sports a mohawk-mullet combo in all her appearances. |
| 214 | * ActionMom: Her ending in ''11'' reveals that she has sons and daughters, many of whom died in kombat. In fact, several of her intros talk about parenthood. |
| 215 | * AdaptationalModesty. In [[https://mortalkombat.fandom.com/wiki/File:Screenshot_2015-06-28-14-44-26.jpg the comic books]] and [[https://mortalkombat.fandom.com/wiki/File:Sheeva_in_Mk_Annihilation_.jpg the movies]], she tends to show much less skin. As of ''11'', she now wears a practical and regal set of armor rather than a slingshot bikini. |
| 216 | * AmazonianBeauty: Like the male members of her species, she's tall, muscular (especially in ''Armageddon''), and monstrous, though to a much lesser degree. [[{{Stripperiffic}} Most of her outfits were also extremely revealing]]. |
| 217 | * AntiHero: Sheeva's interests are only in her people's well-being. So much so, it ''outweighs value for her own life.'' Apart from her brutal fatalities, she harbors little malice or ill will even in comparison to her male counterparts. |
| 218 | -->'''Cetrion''': What kind of sovereign are you?\ |
| 219 | '''Sheeva''': The kind willing to die for her people.\ |
| 220 | '''Cetrion''': So be it, Queen of the Shokan. |
| 221 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: She becomes the leader of the Shokan by winning a Shokan-only fighting tournament [[DuelToTheDeath (same rules as the Kombat tournament, naturally)]] in the events of the comic book series, after Shao Kahn's death. This event is fully elaborated on in dialogue with Cassie in ''11'': |
| 222 | -->'''Cassie:''' How many fights did it take to win your Crown?\ |
| 223 | '''Sheeva:''' Twenty-four, all ending in fatalities.\ |
| 224 | '''Cassie:''' [[LampshadeHanging DAMN! Ever heard of tapping out?!]] |
| 225 | * BackFromTheDead: At the end of ''3'', she is betrayed by Kano to Shao Kahn, and he impales her with a sword. She is back in ''Armageddon'' with, all together now... [[UnexplainedRecovery no explanation]]. |
| 226 | * BodyguardBabes: Was appointed to be Sindel's by Shao Kahn. |
| 227 | * BodyguardingABadass: While Sheeva is Sindel's bodyguard, Sindel herself is a powerful kombatant. |
| 228 | ** One of Sheeva's ''11'' intros sees her accompanied by a platoon of Shokan, but they take no part in the fight. |
| 229 | * CuteMonsterGirl: Is somewhat more conventionally human-looking than Goro and Kintaro and embodies some Fanservice tropes. |
| 230 | * ADayInTheLimelight: She serves this in Chapter 14 of ''[=MK11=]'''s "Aftermath" expansion. |
| 231 | * DeathFromAbove: This was the name given to the move in which she leaps into the air and lands feet first on her opponent. In ''9'', the move's name was changed to "Jump Stomp" and to "Dragon Drop" in ''11''. |
| 232 | * DecapitationPresentation: In one of her intros in ''11'', she enters the battlefield carrying a HornedHumanoid head(possibly a Centaur). She then sticks her fingers into the head's mouth, and [[JawBreaker pulls off its lower jaw,]] spraying her uniform with blood. |
| 233 | * DestroyerDeity: Her ''Armageddon'' ending has her become a goddess of destruction, a nod to the Hindu deity after which she is named. |
| 234 | * DistaffCounterpart: She was created as a female version of Goro and Kintaro. |
| 235 | * DraconicHumanoid: As is expected of a member of the Shokan. |
| 236 | * DynamicAkimbo: Like Goro, she can do [[MultiArmedAndDangerous four-armed]] version of this, with the upper two arms usually making a bicep flex. |
| 237 | * EveryoneHasStandards: |
| 238 | ** Sheeva is downright ''appalled'' by the Joker, expressing he is a vile man devoid of any honor after catching wind of his deeds. |
| 239 | ** She is also horrified by Sam Trautman's role in making John Rambo a OneManArmy. |
| 240 | * FlayedAlive: "Stripped Down", her signature fatality, has her rip her opponent's skin off like a cheap sheet. |
| 241 | * FragileSpeedster: Not in the overall scale, but certainly compared to her {{Spear Counterpart}}s; she's faster than Goro or Kintaro, but nowhere as durable. |
| 242 | * TheGhost: Sheeva receives a brief mention in ''[=MK1=]'' as one of the opponents Raiden defeated off-screen. |
| 243 | * GoombaStomp: Like Goro and Kintaro, she can pull this off. |
| 244 | * GrievousHarmWithABody: An ''[=MK9=]'' fatality involves lethally bitch-slapping her opponent with their own arms. After they're down for the count, she uses their severed arms to clap comically. One must fight the urge to say "Give yourself a round of applause!" |
| 245 | * HasAType: When [[CasanovaWannabe Johnny]] asks Sheeva what it would take to get a Shokan girlfriend, she suggests he be more polite and submissive, implying these are traits she finds attractive. |
| 246 | * HaveIMentionedIAmADwarfToday: Most of her intros in ''11'' remind the player that she's a Shokan. |
| 247 | * HellishPupils: Added in ''9''. |
| 248 | * HornedHumanoid: Four small horns. |
| 249 | * IFightForTheStrongestSide: Only within the better interests of her people as queen of the Shokan. In Mortal Kombat 11, Kitana has to prove serving Kotal will yield better prosperity than Shao Kahn, especially with the Tarkatans on the latter's side. |
| 250 | * ItsPersonal: ''Big time'' with Kotal for killing Gorbak and Goro. She detests him so much over this, Kitana is sent to negotiate an alliance with her instead. |
| 251 | * JabbaTableManners: An outro in ''11'' sees Sheeva bring out a full goblet and messily down it, splattering her drink all over herself. |
| 252 | * {{Jerkass Ball}}: Despite being relatively benevolent to most Outworlders, she has moments of this in ''11.'' |
| 253 | ** She mocks Jax for Goro tormenting him and promises to break him where he failed. |
| 254 | ** Unlike Goro, who tremendously respected him, she mocks the memory of Kung Lao's ancestor to his face and generally has a negative opinion of Earthrealmers. |
| 255 | * {{Jobber}}: Has a tendency to repeatedly show up during ''9''[='=]s story mode to get beaten up, but Reptile, Baraka, and Noob Saibot all show up more than she does. |
| 256 | * KickChick: At least when compared with Goro and Kintaro, Sheeva does more kicking than any of them. Justified in that unlike them, Sheeva is a playable character rather than a sub-boss, so she has to make up for the gap of strength with faster punches and the addition of kicks in the arsenal. Even when her male counterparts become playable in ''Armageddon'', Sheeva still does more kicking than them, especially with her being the only member of the Shokan to do aerial combos where she can freely use her legs. By "9" she still does more kicking than Goro and Kintaro but she is more of a stomp version now. Most of her special attacks and even her X-Ray attack focused around stomping her opponents. |
| 257 | * LongHairIsFeminine: Subverted; she's anything ''but''. |
| 258 | * LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Her newest weapon in ''11'' is a round buckler with several blades sticking out of it that she uses to [[ShieldBash bash her opponents]], block attacks and [[ThrowingYourShieldAlwaysWorks throw it at them]]. |
| 259 | * MaleMightFemaleFinesse: The Finesse to Goro's and Kintaro's Force. |
| 260 | * MeaningfulName: Named after Shiva, a major deity in the Hindu pantheon who also possessed multiple arms and is sometimes interpreted as a destroyer god. Possibly given a ShoutOut in her ''Armageddon'' ending, where she's turned into a destroyer goddess. |
| 261 | * MiseryBuildsCharacter: In her ''Aftermath'' ending, Sheeva creates a timeline where the Shokan are builders rather than warriors. Unfortunately, this results in them becoming sloven and decadent. Sheeva comes to the conclusion that the wars the Shokan fought in, as painful as they were, are what made them a great people and thus she restarts the timeline again, restoring their warrior ways. She acknowledges that many Shokan will die but believes the sacrifices are worth it. |
| 262 | * MonsterModesty: Generally wears only the equivalent of a slingshot bikini. |
| 263 | * MsFanservice: While Sheeva tends to embody masculine traits more often than not (being part of a {{Proud Warrior Race|Guy}} might do that to you), ''9'' shows that Sheeva is no stranger to her own feminine charms; her win animation should she clench a match without using a Fatality has a camera-facing Sheeva, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skAX6NVYy5o#t=4m after performing two bodybuilding poses and grunting,]] make a suggestive moan, running one pair of hands through her hair as the other slowly snakes its way down her sides and thighs. If left idle, Sheeva, [[ThirdPersonSeductress still eyeing the player, and rather seductively at that]], continues to sway back and forth while posing with her arms behind her head and her hands on her hips. |
| 264 | * MultiArmedAndDangerous: Like all Shokan, Sheeva has four arms. |
| 265 | * MultiarmedMultitasking: She uses her four hands to play wine glass music in her Friendship in ''11''. |
| 266 | * OlderThanTheyLook: In the reboot, which states that Sheeva was Sindel's personal protector in the distant past, ''before'' she originally committed suicide. This actually creates something of a minor PlotHole, as it would make Sheeva somewhere in the neighborhood of 10,000 years old, which is ''significantly'' older than the only other Shokan whose age is known (Goro who is 2,000 years old and not implied to be particularly young). While elderly Shokan might be able to live to such a ripe age, Sheeva shows no signs of being so old (if she really is that old and it's not just a goof Netherrealm missed). |
| 267 | * {{Physical God}}dess: She becomes a goddess in her non-canon ''Armageddon'' and ''Aftermath'' endings. |
| 268 | * PlayingWithFire: Her projectile is a large fireball - notably, in defiance of MightyGlacier expectation, it is the most damaging non-x-ray projectile in Mortal Kombat 9. |
| 269 | %%zce* ProudWarriorRaceGirl: As is expected from the Shokan. |
| 270 | * PunchClockVillain: She seems this way in ''9''. See TokenGoodTeammate below. |
| 271 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler: As the acting ruler of the Shokan]], she's much more willing to negotiate and work with foreign powers, like Earthrealmers, than her predecessors. She's also laid back enough to let her soldiers have fun on the job. |
| 272 | * RedemptionEqualsDeath: In the original timeline, her turn against Kahn over the promotion of the centaurs resulted in her being betrayed by Kano and killed. |
| 273 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: As to be expected from a Shokan. |
| 274 | * ScaryScorpions: Her Animality. |
| 275 | * ShieldBash: ''11'' gives Sheeva a bladed shield that figures into a lot of her attacks. |
| 276 | * ShockwaveStomp: She traditionally has a 'localized earthquake' variation as a special move. |
| 277 | * StatuesqueStunner: |
| 278 | ** {{Justified|Trope}} in that the Shokan race dwarfs most species in terms of height; Sheeva is no exception, standing a little bit over seven feet tall. Even when compared to Goro and Kintaro, Sheeva isn't much shorter (if at all), meaning that either Shokan women are just as large as their male counterparts, or Sheeva's a statuesque stunner even for her own race. |
| 279 | ** Toned down in ''9'', where she is merely taller than human characters and much less muscular and large than in ''Armageddon''. |
| 280 | * StrawFeminist: In intro dialogue with Kano, she boasts, "Men are inherently the weaker sex." |
| 281 | * {{Stripperiffic}}: In ''3'', she wore a slingshot bikini that only barely covered her unmentionables. In ''Armageddon'', she at least has the decency to swap it out for a ChainmailBikini (which does a ''slightly'' better job of covering her up), but her ''3'' costume is still her alt. outfit. In ''9'', her ''3'' outfit remains as her default, while she gets an alt. that is just as lacking. Completely averted in ''11,'' where Sheeva now dons practical attire. Interestingly, a comment made by Shao Kahn claiming he misses her old bikini indicates [[AbhorrentAdmirer he enforced that dress policy.]] |
| 282 | * TinyGuyHugeGirl: As compared to most of the male cast, and the reason Sheeva was created. Players had wanted to play as Goro or Kintaro ever since the ''first'' game, but technical limitations at the time made that impossible due to their size. So, they make Sheeva as they naturally assumed the females of the species would be smaller. |
| 283 | * TokenGoodTeammate: |
| 284 | ** For the villains in ''9''. Factoring out those who lacked self-awareness or [[HeelFaceDoorSlam the choice to choose sides for themselves]] (i.e. Ermac, [[spoiler:Cyrax, Sindel]]), Sheeva's shown to be pretty cordial to her enemies, with no malice towards any of the heroes she faces. She seems pretty decent, and out of the three Shokans, she's the least bloodthirsty by a considerable degree. Also, many would say that Sonya was clearly TemptingFate by insulting her and the Shokan in general while being held prisoner at the Dead Pool; Sheeva didn't seem offended at all. An example showcasing this would be Jade's chapter of the story mode of ''9'', where at one point she claims that Kitana's execution is "the only means of regaining her honor". |
| 285 | ** In her arcade ending, after the defeat of Shao Khan, instead of ruling Outworld or slaughtering the enemy races, she and the Shokan choose to [[spoiler:leave Outworld and live in Earthrealm in peace, with the Shokan swearing to protect their new home realm.]] In the process, they received [[spoiler: [[ShinyNewAustralia Australia as their new homeland]].]] |
| 286 | ** The MKX comics goes further on that with [[spoiler: the reveal of her being the newest ruler of the Shokan and a newfound ally towards Kotal Kahn. Her alignment officially shifts from Evil to Neutral in this story]]. |
| 287 | ** [[spoiler:This gets to the point that, as the only remaining Shokan character in a leadership role, she allies with heroes mid-way through the story in 11.]] |
| 288 | * UndyingLoyalty: Sheeva is loyal to Sindel long past her death, viewing it as [[MyGreatestFailure her greatest failure.]] When offered to resurrect her by Shang Tsung and company in ''11,'' she is greatly reluctant to betray Kitana but goes through with it. However, this trope is subverted when Sheeva later discovers how evil Sindel is, staking her life to fight her for Kitana. |
| 289 | * UnexplainedRecovery: As with several deceased villains in ''Armageddon'', Sheeva returns with no fanfare on how she managed to come back from her death in ''3''. |
| 290 | * YourSizeMayVary: Shockingly, despite historically being a giant only slightly shorter than her male brethren (248cm), Sheeva in ''11'' is roughly only slightly taller than Baraka (198cm) for comparison. |
| 291 | * YouthfulFreckles: 11 gives her a dusting across her cheeks to give more of a sense of her as a young ruler and put the cute in CuteMonsterGirl. |
| 292 | [[/folder]] |
| 293 | |
| 294 | [[folder:Sindel]] |
| 295 | !!Sindel |
| 296 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mk11sindelrender.png]] |
| 297 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"Who's your Queen?"'']] |
| 298 | |
| 299 | -> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' (Lia Montelongo) |
| 300 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (Creator/LaniMinella), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (cameo) (Creator/KellyHu, English; Carla Castañeda, Latin American Spanish), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' (DLC) (Creator/MaraJunot, English; Ashley Heller, Face Model; Carla Castañeda, Latin American Spanish), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' (Creator/MaraJunot, English; Carla Castañeda, Latin American Spanish) |
| 301 | -> '''Non-game appearances''': ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' (Musetta Vander), ''WebVideo/MortalKombatLegacy'' (Beatrice Ilg) |
| 302 | |
| 303 | -> 10,000 years ago, Sindel was the queen of Edenia. When Shao Kahn invaded her realm, enslaved its people, killed her husband, Jerrod, and took her then-infant daughter Kitana as his own, she was DrivenToSuicide. Thus was the tragic end of her story... |
| 304 | |
| 305 | ->... Or was it? |
| 306 | |
| 307 | -> Aided by Quan Chi, Shao Kahn used dark magic to revive "his" queen, but not on Outworld. Instead, she was to be revived on Earth, thus allowing him to step through the portal between his realm and Earth and circumvent the rules of Mortal Kombat to claim her. She was brainwashed into forgetting her past and having complete loyalty to her "husband." But while Kahn may have partially merged the realms, his adopted daughter was the plan's undoing. Kitana convinced her mother of her true past, leading Sindel to complete a HeelFaceTurn. Earthrealm's victory also split Edenia from Outworld, and Sindel vowed to rebuild her once-great civilization and bring Shao Kahn to justice. |
| 308 | |
| 309 | -> Sindel's story changes heavily during the events of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9''. Sindel is not resurrected by Shao Kahn but by Quan Chi, and thus stays loyal to Outworld through the whole story. She mostly stays out of the events of the Outworld invasion of Earthrealm until the end, when Motaro is killed in battle. Shao Kahn, fearing that he may be pushed back, uses Shang Tsung's life energy to empower Sindel, to whom he sends to Earthrealm's base along with a squad of cybernetic Lin Kuei in the hopes they can thin out Earthrealm's forces. The plan works spectacularly, with Sindel killing almost every Earthrealm defender in a single battle (the only survivors being Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade with Raiden and Liu Kang not present). However Sindel is ultimately struck down by Nightwolf, who destroys himself in an effort to put an end to her rampage. Like the Earthrealm warriors she killed, her soul is given to Quan Chi and forced to serve in his Netherrealm forces. |
| 310 | |
| 311 | -> Sindel returns in ''11'' as part of the DLC Season Pass, with a completly retconned backstory. Sindel greatly valued her position as Queen of Edenia, and when Shao Kahn invaded, she sold out her husband Jerrod in order to retain her rule. She enjoyed the wealth and power granted to her through being Shao Kahn's empress, but her rule was not to last. Quan Chi, already someone who Sindel distrusted when he stated his intentions to ally with Shao Kahn, assassinated her. Her death was then framed to look like she committed suicide out of spite towards Shao Kahn for conquering her realm, in order to manipulate the emperor for Shinnok's (and Kronika's) plan. Quan Chi then used Sindel's soul as a seal in order to prevent Shao Kahn from invading Earthrealm. |
| 312 | |
| 313 | -> Sindel initially does not appear in the main story mode of ''11'', but she plays a major role in the ''Aftermath'' DLC expansion. As one of the most powerful warriors from the Outworld invasion, Shang Tsung seeks to revive Sindel from her undead Revenant state in order to aid in the mission to take Kronika's crown. After being defeated, she is freed from Quan Chi and Shinnok's corruption. Unfortunately, it's later revealed her true allegiance lies with Shang Tsung and Shao Kahn, not Earthrealm or Kronika. In her belief that Edenians should rule and conquer realms by divine right as descendants of the Elder God Argus, she betrayed her late husband Jerrod to Shao Kahn and instead married him to use as a means to achieve her goals of conquest, which were briefly thwarted by Quan Chi and Shinnok's intervention. In the end, however, she realizes too late that Shang Tsung has used her and Shao Kahn for his own purposes, and dies alongside her husband, her soul being consumed by the treacherous sorcerer. |
| 314 | |
| 315 | ----- |
| 316 | * AdaptationalVillainy: The original timeline Sindel is really a benevolent queen put through harsh situation. Once ''3'' ended, she resumed her position as the Queen of Edenia, ruling wisely and [[MamaBear even risks her life and teamed up with Jade in order to save Kitana from the brainwashing of Onaga]]. The second timeline reveals that [[spoiler:she was instead a power hungry [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen evil queen]]. Her only good 'deed' so far, which was committing suicide in the face of Jerrod being killed by Shao Kahn, turned out to be a lie, she actually preferred Shao Kahn and was the one murdering Jerrod.]] Averted in the third timeline by Fire God Liu Kang, where she's not dead yet and shows that she's genuinely benevolent like before. |
| 317 | * AffablyEvil: [[spoiler:In the new timeline, as one of Quan Chi's revenants. She gives a warm welcome to a revived Jax when he comes back to the Netherrealm, and promises her opponents that they will get along nicely under Quan Chi's control. She also promises to give Cassie a "proper upbringing" once she kills her (Cassie declines). Unfortunately... see FauxAffablyEvil below.]] |
| 318 | * AmbitionIsEvil: In ''11'', it's revealed that she enjoyed her position so much that she betrayed Jerrod in order to retain it as Shao Kahn's empress. |
| 319 | * AnimalThemedFightingStyle: She uses Fu Jow Pai ("Tiger Claw System") in ''Deception''. |
| 320 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Her ''Aftermath'' counterpart is revealed to have betrayed Edenia for Shao Kahn. She and Shao Kahn end up being betrayed by Shang Tsung who kills them and absorbs their souls.]] |
| 321 | * AssKicksYou: ''11'' gives her a move in which she uses her sonic scream to launch herself ass first at her enemy. Apparently using your ass to fight is hereditary given Kitana does a similar move. |
| 322 | * BackFromTheDead: As part of Shao Kahn's EvilPlan to bridge the gap between Earthrealm and Outworld. The whole scene is seen in ''Mortal Kombat 9''. [[spoiler:She is later revived by Quan Chi as a revenant.]] |
| 323 | * BarrierMaiden: Her death created a ward that prevented Shao Kahn from setting foot in Earthrealm. Her resurrection broke said seal. [[spoiler: Or so Quan Chi told Shao Kahn. In reality, it was Quan Chi himself who used Sindel's body as the seal.]] |
| 324 | * BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In the new timeline, [[spoiler:when Shao Kahn invaded Edenia, Sindel betrayed Jerrod to him in order to remain queen. She enjoyed her newfound power and wealth, but it cost her the approval of her people. Thus, regardless of the circumstances surrounding her death, almost no one in Edenia mourned her loss. 11 Retcons this slightly when she reveals that in order to retain some of her subjects loyalty she allowed a false rumor to spread suggesting that she had nothing to do with Jerrod's death and her loyalty to Shao Kahn was the result of brainwashing.]] |
| 325 | * BeeAfraid: Her Animality sees her transform into a giant purple bee/wasp insect. |
| 326 | * BerserkButton: In the new timeline, rejecting her orders. Turns out you don't have to worship her to either follow her or earn her wrath. |
| 327 | -->'''Sindel:''' Kneel and lick my boots.\ |
| 328 | '''Johnny Cage:''' [[SarcasmMode Maybe on our second date]], sweetheart.\ |
| 329 | '''Sindel:''' ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. Said.]] '''{{Kneel|Before Zod}}.''''' |
| 330 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: In the first two timelines, she is brought back under Shao Kahn's control to instigate his invasion of Earthrealm. [[spoiler:This is ''heavily'' emphasized in ''9'', where she delivers a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on the heroes and kills her daughter without remorse.]] In ''11'' [[spoiler:she reveals that she was not actually brainwashed by Shao Kahn when she betrayed her first husband. She simply allowed the story of her being bewitched to spread in order to hide her true intentions from the Edenian people who still looked up to her.]] |
| 331 | * BrainwashedBride: In the first two timelines, when Shao Khan conquered Edenia and killed their king, Sindel, the queen, killed herself out of grief. However, Shao later used dark magic to revive and brainwash her to be his bride and lethal weapon in his conquest of Earthrealm. As a result, she became completely loyal to her "husband" and became the biggest hero killers in the franchise. However, in ''[=MK11=]'', [[spoiler: it was retconned that she was not actually brainwashed by Shao Kahn, and she betrayed her first husband to retain her rule. She simply allowed the story of her being bewitched to spread in order to hide her true intentions from the Edenian people who still looked up to her.]] |
| 332 | * BreathWeapon: She sends fireball projectiles from her mouth. |
| 333 | * BrokenPedestal: ''11'' reveals her to have become this to Jade. Based on one of their intros, Kitana's bodyguard used to revere her as a child but claims to have "outgrown" Sindel as an adult, after witnessing what she has become. |
| 334 | * CombatStilettos: How she [[spoiler:kills Kabal and Jax in ''Mortal Kombat 9''; she stabs the former in his respirator and the latter in his neck]]. She also uses them in her Fatal Blow in ''11''. |
| 335 | * CutscenePowerToTheMax: In ''Mortal Kombat 9'', she effortlessly defeats 10 people at once. See NoHoldsBarredBeatdown. |
| 336 | * DarkIsEvil: In the second timeline. Sindel keeps dressing in purple and black outfits that would befit a villainess more, and ''11'' reveals that she is much more black-hearted that never had the intentions to be good no matter what. |
| 337 | * DarkIsNotEvil: In the first timeline, even after her HeelFaceTurn, she keeps dressing in purple and black outfits that would befit a villainess more. In the third timeline, she sports a vicious fighting style like her previous incarnations, but is still ultimately a benevolent and just Empress. |
| 338 | * ADayInTheLimelight: She became the focus in Chapter 16 of ''[=MK11=]'''s "Aftermath" expansion, along with Shao Kahn. |
| 339 | * {{Dominatrix}}: Has shades of this in ''[=MK11=]'', where she tells Johnny to "kneel and lick [her] boots", telling Sonya she'll have him as a pleasure slave, and so on. It serves to fuel her evil {{Retcon}}. |
| 340 | * DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff: Sindel promises to spank Cassie and Kabal until they bleed in ''11''. |
| 341 | * TheDragon: After being fully restored in ''Aftermath'', she unwittingly becomes this to Shang Tsung. |
| 342 | * DragonWithAnAgenda: Both Sindel and Shao Kahn try to steal Kronika’s power for themselves, but they fail to do so as Shang Tsung defeats them. |
| 343 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: In ''11'', where she is unquestionably villainous, she still holds attachment to her family, considering Mileena just as much a daughter as her legitimate child Kitana, starting a fight with D'Vorah to avenge her death in one pre-fight intro, and is very content with Shao Kahn. |
| 344 | * EvilAllAlong: It's revealed in ''11'' everything previously known about Sindel was a lie she fabricated to maintain the trust of people. In truth, she conspired to murder Jerrod with Shao Kahn and is HappilyMarried to him. At least, [[AdaptationalVillainy that's how it is in the new timeline.]] In the old one, she's still genuine. |
| 345 | * {{Expy}}: Of [[Characters/SupermanRoguesGalleryMToZ Silver Banshee]]. In fact, her fatality in [[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 MK3]] was referred to as "Banshee Scream." |
| 346 | * FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Sindel's villainous portrayal in ''11'' pairs her stunning good looks with a total lack of morals, to the point that her own daughter is worth discarding if she doesn't fall in line. |
| 347 | * FaceOfAThug: When Sindel is bought back in '' Deception '', she still has the dark color palette from her first appearance, as well as pure white eyes and a solemn expression. However, she’s shown to be compassionate and loyal to her daughter and subjects, stopping at nothing to protect both. |
| 348 | * FanservicePack: |
| 349 | ** Her outfits began relatively modest, but this slowly was thrown out of the window by ''Deception'', ''Armageddon'', and ''9''. Like Sonya, however, she still shows a fair deal of less skin than the others. She's even brought back naked (albeit without the sexy bits seen) in ''9''. |
| 350 | ** Her alternate costume in ''9'' is probably her sexiest yet, showing a lot of skin with fishnets. Possibly justified story-wise as she was under Shao Kahn's control, who seems to enforce this manner of dress code amongst his subjects. |
| 351 | * FantasticRacism: Towards Kollector, whom she constantly belittles as a slave and throws racist remarks at. Kollector even calls her out as a vile racist. Her ending and ''Aftermath'' reveal that it's even worse than just Kollector: she's racist towards ''everyone and anyone who isn't her, from her family, or from her realm'', considering [[HatesEveryoneEqually all of them equally]] as "lowly savages and [[IndenturedServitude serfs]]". |
| 352 | * FauxAffablyEvil: In the new timeline, [[spoiler:when not in control of Quan Chi as a revenant. As part of her retcon in ''11'', she is very much capable of speaking in a regal, gentle tone. Turns out, however, that due to her allying with Shao Kahn, she was never a good person to begin with, and she is [[TheChessmaster a mistress of deception]], capable of helping orchestate a plan to fall the realms alongside Shao Kahn and [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder betraying several of her allies]] in the process. Many of her intro dialogues also have her take on a {{Dominatrix}}-like tone, speaking softly while not breaking her evil character a bit, and breaking her cool whenever things don't go her way]]. |
| 353 | -->'''Sindel:''' You may have the privilege of serving me.\ |
| 354 | '''[[Characters/BatmanTheJoker Joker]]:''' [[HaHaHaNo ...heheHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!]]\ |
| 355 | '''Sindel:''' ''(her smug expression drops)'' [[BerserkButton ...did I say something funny?!]] |
| 356 | * FemmeFatalons: In ''3''. |
| 357 | * {{Flight}}: This sort of ability is rare in Fighting Games, and she was one of the first characters who could effectively do so. |
| 358 | * {{Foil}}: The ''Aftermath'' DLC of ''11'' reveals that she is one to Rain. As the Edenian race is descended from Argus, an Elder God, both Rain and Sindel believe their race has divine right. However, Rain uses his claim to godhood merely as a means to satiate his own ego, as he is a direct descendant of Argus. Sindel is a WellIntentionedExtremist who does wish the best for her people, but believes that in order for them to prosper, they must assert their divine right through power and conquest. |
| 359 | * FreudianSlip: There's a single moment in ''Aftermath'' that [[{{Foreshadowing}} foreshadows]] her eventual betrayal: an offhanded comment during her ''Aftermath'' chapter where she throws shade at Raiden. |
| 360 | * AGlassOfChianti: In ''11'', she's at her absolute wickedest, and her Friendship move has her enjoying a nice glass of red wine. |
| 361 | * GlassShatteringSound: Her Friendship in ''[=MK11=]'' has her attempt to shatter a wine glass with her scream, [[CameraAbuse but she breaks the TV screen instead]]! And since the glass didn't break, she just drinks the wine before tossing it offscreen. |
| 362 | * GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: In the second timeline, she is implied to be so much worse than Shao Kahn as a ruler that ''every last one of her former subordinates'' is glad Quan Chi killed her. She used to avert this in the original timeline, however; when she completed her HeelFaceTurn at the end of ''3'', she resumed to become a beloved [[TheHighQueen High Queen of Edenia]] that everyone respected. In the third timeline, this is gloriously averted, where Sindel has always been a good, beloved Empress looked up to by her daughters. |
| 363 | * GracefulLadiesLikePurple: In many of her default costumes. |
| 364 | * GroinAttack: Gives one to [[spoiler:Smoke]] in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9''. She then [[spoiler:[[NeckSnap snaps his neck]].]] It's also part of her X-Ray Attack. |
| 365 | * HappilyMarried: |
| 366 | ** In the original timeline, to Jerrod, before their deaths at the hand of Shao Kahn. In her endings she will usually try to resurrect him and peacefully protect and rule Edenia again alongside him and become a happy family with their daughter Kitana. |
| 367 | ** In the second timeline, [[AvertedTrope this is called into question]] in ''11'' with the reveal that Sindel betrayed Jerrod to Shao Kahn, with all indications suggesting that she lost faith in Jerrod's "bleeding heart" as a ruler and fell in love with Shao Kahn for his strength. |
| 368 | ** In the third timeline created by Liu Kang, Sindel is once again in love with Jerrod for real as in the original timeline. |
| 369 | * HatedByAll: Apart from Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung, everyone is taken aback by how horrible Sindel is in ''11.'' It says something when even Kano calls her out on her hypocrisy and evil in their interactions. Lampshaded by D'Vorah, who expresses she can't fathom why Shao Kahn values her when everyone else despises her. |
| 370 | * HeelFaceDoorSlam: In ''9''. At some point during the events of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'', she should've realized that Shao Kahn was manipulating her, but due to Raiden's interference with the timeline she ends up [[spoiler:being empowered by Shang Tsung's soul, brutally killing most of the heroes, and dying as a villain when Nightwolf sacrifices himself to stop her. And as it turns out, her Arcade ending was rendered non-canon for the timeline, so Sindel stays heel and not expecting any door slam during the event throughout this particular timeline. Averted with this timeline Sindel always having been villainous, as revealed in ''11'', so there wasn't really a chance of this Sindel reforming.]] |
| 371 | * HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Starts out Good, then is brainwashed into Evil when revived, and then returns to Good after Shao Kahn's defeat and stays that way for the rest of the series [[spoiler:until she is killed by the end of ''9'' and turned into one of Quan Chi's revenants in ''X''. Then it's revealed in ''11'' that she's actually been EvilAllAlong.]] |
| 372 | * HeroKiller: In ''9'', especially once she has [[spoiler:Shang Tsung's souls]]. Literally, even, as she kills '''eight''' different heroes in a single scene. |
| 373 | * TheHighQueen: To her homeland of Edenia after her husband's demise. [[spoiler: Goes on to take this role for ''both'' Edenia and Outrealm in her arcade ending. [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Unwillingly]] goes the GodSaveUsFromTheQueen route in ''9''.]] Was apparently leaning towards {{God Save Us From The Queen}} going from what ''[=MK11=]'' reveals on her current backstory combined with her intro dialogues in it. |
| 374 | * IWantGrandkids: One intro in ''11'' has Liu Kang invoke this to her as an insult: |
| 375 | --> '''Sindel''': Kitana will always belong to me!\ |
| 376 | '''Liu Kang''': Not her, not your grandchildren.\ |
| 377 | '''Sindel''': Now you've gone too far! |
| 378 | * LadyOfBlackMagic: Regal, gothic, and possessing vast mystical powers, manifesting in battle as PrehensileHair and powerful sonic screams. |
| 379 | * LadyOfWar: Always looks and acts regal, even when kicking ass. It's obvious where Kitana gets it from. |
| 380 | * LargeHam: While ''MK'' characters aren't known for their subtlety, Sindel stands out with her gothy makeup, regal persona, signature powers being a SuperScream and PrehensileHair, and purple outfits. She's a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYb1063yxr8 favorite]] among {{Drag Queen}}s. |
| 381 | * LeotardOfPower: Wears a purple leotard in all her appearances. |
| 382 | * LongHairIsFeminine: And capable of [[PrehensileHair killing people with it too]]. |
| 383 | * MamaBear: |
| 384 | ** In the original timeline, when she learned that Kitana has been killed, raised as an undead by Onaga and then made to be a prison guard, imprisoning ''her'', Sindel teams up with Jade to break out from her prison and then kick many of Onaga's minions in the ass in order to save Kitana. |
| 385 | ** Subverted in the new timeline. Sindel seems to be upset that Kollector fought Kitana for Shao Kahn, but she isn't upset that he tried to harm her, but [[AbusiveParents rather that he isn't family.]] |
| 386 | * MaskOfSanity: [[spoiler: ''Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath'' shows that she can still put up an effective facade of motherly niceness around Kitana and her Earthrealm allies, but her true nature is anything but good. This is best demonstrated in a scene in which she hugs Kitana; behind her daughter's back, [[TheSociopath she shows no emotion for her at all]].]] |
| 387 | * MeetTheInLaws: Some of her intros with Liu Kang in ''11'' revolve around their opinions on his and Kitana's relationship. For Sindel's part, she despises it, dismissing him as a mere "commoner" who [[ParentalMarriageVeto will never have her blessing]], and saying that Kitana will always belong to her. |
| 388 | * MonochromaticEyes: To date she has yet to be seen without them, even when not under Shao Kahn's control. Her human costume in ''11'' finally shows her with normal eyes. |
| 389 | * MrsRobinson: Her appearances from ''9'' to ''11'' are very flattering and ''11'' gives her a dominatrix-esque personality to match. |
| 390 | * MsFanservice: She's always been attractive, but ''11'' especially plays this up in both overt and subtle ways. Her default dress has a NavelDeepNeckline showing of her ample bust, the back of her skirt is cut in such a way that it shows off her plump rear, she wears [[HighHeelPower high-heels]] and has a [[TheVamp very seductive personality]]. |
| 391 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Subverted in ''11'' via retcon. She truly loved Shao Kahn, but Quan Chi framed it to appear as though she despised him for merging Edenia with Outworld. |
| 392 | * NaginatasAreFeminine: Sindel’s primary weapon is a Naginata and she's a graceful, LadyOfWar-type character, so this trope applies. |
| 393 | * NakedOnRevival: Her revival from nothing more than a skeleton in ''9'' leaves her alive, but without a stitch of clothing. She's only seen with ShouldersUpNudity and ToplessnessFromTheBack. |
| 394 | * NavelDeepNeckline: Starting in ''Deception'', Sindel's outfits usually incorporate a rather low neckline, which reaches its peak in ''9'', going all the way down to her abs. Since then, several of her outfits in future games also feature plunging necklines. |
| 395 | * NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Delivers a ''vicious'' one on the heroes in ''9''. Of the group assembled (Cage, Sonya, Jax, Cyber Sub-Zero, Smoke, Kitana, Jade, Nightwolf, Stryker, and Kabal), only [[spoiler:Cage, Sonya, Kitana, and Nightwolf]] survive. Kitana soon [[spoiler:succumbs to her wounds afterward]], and Nightwolf [[spoiler: sacrifices himself in a kamikaze attack]] to ultimately kill her. She kills [[spoiler:Cyber Sub-Zero in three hits, stomps Kabal in his respirator, puts her heel in Jax's throat, snaps Smoke's neck, rips out one of Jade's vital organs, punches a hole through Stryker's head, and slowly beats down Kitana and rips out part of her soul]]. |
| 396 | * OlderThanTheyLook: Aside from being over 10,000 years old, she's Kitana's mother but could probably pass as her older sister. |
| 397 | * OneWomanArmy: After being empowered with Shang Tsung's magic in ''9'', Sindel becomes ''unstoppable'', brutally slaughtering most of the heroes and needing a kamikaze attack from Nightwolf to finally be brought down. |
| 398 | * OurBansheesAreLouder: Her [[SuperScream scream powers]] are based on those of a Celtic banshee, and in ''11'', she can summon a spirit that resembles a classic banshee. |
| 399 | * PhraseCatcher: Awfully fond of using Shao Kahn's "Pathetic fool!" in several intros of ''11''. |
| 400 | * PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Though mainly a power-hungry tyrant who wishes to become Empress of all realms in ''11'', several of her intros display her bigotry: she actually gets called a "racist shrew" by Kollector after dismissing him as a "Naknadan dog", and looks down on Tarkatans as well. She is also very classist and mocks Liu Kang and Johnny Cage as being "commoners" to her. |
| 401 | * PowerFloats: As a special, Sindel is able to levitate. Also seen in her VictoryPose in ''3'', three times in ''Deception'' (her getting up pose, her victory pose if you didn't perform a Fatality, her Sonic Screech Fatality), and twice in ''9'' (her intro pose and non-Fatality win pose). |
| 402 | * PrehensileHair: She can use her hair to grab things, including unlucky enemies. This ability was shelved during ''Deception'' and ''Armageddon'', only to come back in ''9'' in both her X-Ray move and [[spoiler:her attempt to steal Nightwolf's soul in Story Mode.]] |
| 403 | * PunnyName: An unintended one on the part of the developers. Her name is very similar to the Japanese word "shindeiru" (as in "[[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar already dead]]"). |
| 404 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Kitana is young at over 10,000, so Sindel has be older than ''that''. And this is not counting the years she's been dead, too. |
| 405 | * ReforgedIntoAMinion: After Nightwolf [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices himself]] near the end of ''9'' in an effort to put an end to her rampage, she and the Earthrealm warriors she killed are turned into brainwashed revenants serving Shinnok and Quan Chi. [[spoiler:She remains a revenant at the end of ''X''.]] |
| 406 | * RequisiteRoyalRegalia: Wears the tiara-like Royal Crown of Edenia in her alt. from ''Deception'' and ''Armageddon''. The tiara (in a slightly altered form) reappears for her alt. in ''9''. |
| 407 | * {{Retcon}}: ''A very radical one.'' Before ''[=MK11=]'' came along, Sindel was described as an unwilling victim of Shao Kahn's conquest of Edenia - she was forced to become his new wife after her true husband, King Jerrod, was killed in Kombat. She couldn't bear living with the mad tyrant and took her own life to escape him before being forcibly revived by him. This backstory was mostly the same for the new timeline except her death was also a HeroicSacrifice to create a ward around Earthrealm. As of ''[=MK11=]'' itself, Sindel ''willingly traded Jerrod's life'' in exchange for being Shao Kahn's consort, both to keep her power, and also because of his strength. In addition, Sindel didn't actually kill herself, instead Quan Chi assassinated her and then framed it to look like suicide so that he and Shinnok could manipulate Shao Kahn. Sindel is NOT happy when recalling it during interactions. |
| 408 | * RetractableWeapon: Her Kwan Dao can retract into a shorter form in ''11''. |
| 409 | * ShadowArchetype: Revenant Sindel is this to her ''11'' counterpart. In ''11'', Sindel is depicted as a queen whose primary belief is that Edenia should embrace its divine heritage and use it to assert power and superiority over other realms. It is because of this belief that she is so compatible with Shao Kahn, as they both desire conquest and an eternal empire to rule over through superior might. Though while she may be evil, Sindel does have her own standards and pride, which she upholds to the letter. Revenant Sindel has none of those qualities, meaning she is what would happen if Sindel fought solely to see others suffer. Not for her own enjoyment or for what she perceives to be good for her people, but for the sake of a higher power controlling her, thus becoming no different than one of the lowly commoners her living self takes so much pleasure in lording over. |
| 410 | * {{Shoryuken}}: Gains one in ''9'' as a command normal named Rising Fist. |
| 411 | * StatuesqueStunner: Being an Edenian, she's no shorter than her daughter and equals many male kombatants in height. |
| 412 | * SuddenSequelHeelSyndrome: According to the writers of [=MK11=], she was turned evil to remove her "problematic" backstory of being a "tragic abused trophy wife" and it shows as it's never addressed how she went from good in the original timeline to EvilAllAlong in the rebooted timeline. |
| 413 | * SuperScream: Her signature fatality, as well as her stun move. |
| 414 | * SwappedRoles: In ''Deception'', Kitana is killed by the Deadly Alliance and then resurrected by Onaga as one of his undead slaves. This puts Sindel in the position of having to fight her daughter and free her from an evil emperor's control. |
| 415 | * ThatWomanIsDead: Tells Kitana that she is not her mother during the aforementioned NoHoldsBarredBeatdown. Sure, it was [[spoiler:the brainwashing talking, not Sindel herself, but the comment still hits Kitana pretty hard. Then it turns out in ''11'' that this is played straight, in a very cruel twist. The woman Kitana thought Sindel was '''never even existed'''. Her kindly queen persona is just that, a facade she made to hide how evil she really is, and it turns out the real Sindel ''is even worse than her Revenant!'']] |
| 416 | * TimeAbyss: As an Edenian, she's long-lived and given Kitana is young at 10,000, Sindel is likely even older without counting the years she was dead. |
| 417 | * TogetherInDeath: When called out by Cassie in ''X'' for being proud of [[spoiler:killing her own daughter along with the rest of Kitana's friends]] in the previous game, Sindel brushes off the accusation, stating that they're all "bonded in death" and Cassie herself will soon join them. |
| 418 | -->'''Cassie:''' [[ShutUpHannibal Nice offer, Mommy Dearest... but I'll pass.]] |
| 419 | * UndeathlyPallor: A grayish-white skin after being revived as a brainwashed minion. |
| 420 | * UnholyMatrimony: In the new timeline, with Shao Kahn, after she disposed of her former husband, King Jerrod. The chapter of the ''Aftermath'' expansion to ''11'', in which Sindel shares the protagonist role with Shao Kahn, makes clear that they both ''love'' each other. |
| 421 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Sindel and her husband Shao Kahn were this to Shang Tsung in the ''Aftermath'' DLC, Sindel and Shao Kahn tried to kill Kronika themselves and create a new empire but Shang Tsung betrays them and tells them that killing Kronika is his destiny and their’s is to serve him. After Sindel and Shao Kahn were defeated their souls were stolen by Shang Tsung, killing them instantly.]] |
| 422 | * TheVamp: She's deceitfully promiscuous, often flirting with her target and then trying to kill them afterwards. Her outfit is also skimpier when compared to the heroic women and she's too curious about other peoples' sex lives. |
| 423 | * VolcanicVeins: She gains these upon being [[ReforgedIntoAMinion revived as a brainwashed minion of Quan Chi]]. |
| 424 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: ''Aftermath'' reveals that Sindel is a Type 1. Her goal in making Edenia prosper is admirable, but her methods in doing so involve asserting Edenians' divine right as descendants of the Elder God Argus through conquering other realms. It is for this reason that she became attracted to Shao Kahn - a man whose goals were similar to her own - and betrayed her then-husband Jerrod who desired a peaceful rule and coexistence between Edenia and other realms. |
| 425 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Does not appear in the story mode of ''11'' alongside Smoke, Stryker and Nightwolf despite still being a Revenant… [[spoiler: until the ''Aftermath'' expansion, that is]]. She does, however, appear as a DLC fighter with her own Arcade ladder. Certain interactions, however, reveal that the vast majority of the other revenants, Sindel included, were KilledOffscreen by Dark Raiden. |
| 426 | ** [[spoiler: Bringing her back from the dead again becomes a plot point in the ''Aftermath'' story DLC.]] |
| 427 | * WorldsStrongestWoman: She is the most powerful female of the series (particularly for [[LadyOfBlackMagic her magical prowess]], [[BarrierMaiden which completely kept Shao Kahn out of Earthrealm]] until he [[BackFromTheDead revived her]] in ''3''), while her [[BodyguardBabes bodyguard]] [[MultiArmedAndDangerous Sheeva]] is the physically strongest. [[spoiler:Sindel also has the highest body count canonically, since [[HeroKiller she kills]] half the cast in ''[=MK9=]'', albeit only after receiving one ''hell'' of a power-up from Shao Kahn beforehand in the form of all the souls housed within Shang Tsung's body.]] |
| 428 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:This was done on her in ''Aftermath''. When she and Shao Kahn try to take Kronika’s power Shang Tsung betrays them and he was only using them for his own plans.]] |
| 429 | * YourSoulIsMine: Attempts this on [[spoiler:Kitana in the reboot, but is stopped short by Nightwolf, who she also attempts this on before he pulls a TakingYouWithMe on her. Unfortunately for Kitana and the surviving Earthrrealm warriors, Kitana still dies.]] |
| 430 | [[/folder]] |
| 431 | |
| 432 | [[folder:Kabal]] |
| 433 | !!Kabal |
| 434 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kabal_mk11.png]] |
| 435 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"Let's see what you're made of..."'']] |
| 436 | |
| 437 | -> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' (Richard Divizio) |
| 438 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Jarod Pranno), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (Creator/{{David Lodge|AmericanActor}}), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (non-playable), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' (Jonathan Cahill, English; Nathan Kamp, Face Model; Erick Selim, Latin American Spanish) |
| 439 | -> '''Non-game appearances''': ''[[WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm]]'' (Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson), ''Film/MortalKombat2021'' (Daniel Nelson (body); Creator/DamonHerriman (voice)), ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsSnowBlind'' (Creator/KeithSilverstein) |
| 440 | |
| 441 | ->A mysterious masked stranger who joins the Earthrealm warriors in their fight against Shao Kahn, Kabal is actually a former member of the Black Dragon, Kano's outfit. During Shao Kahn's initial assault wave on Earthrealm, he is heavily scarred by his annihilation squads, leading to his masked appearance. While initially helping the Earthrealm's warriors to face Khan, Kabal eventually reverts to his former criminal ways. During the events of '"Deception'', he reforms the Black Dragon and hunts down Mavado, the leader of the Red Dragon, who had wounded him and humiliated him between the events of the third and fourth games. |
| 442 | |
| 443 | ->''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' has a slight change on this. Rather than just being a strange Earthrealm defender, Kabal is actually a police officer who works as part of Stryker's riot control unit, having abandoned his lifestyle as a Black Dragon member to do some good in the world. During the Outworld invasion, he is severely injured by Kintaro's fire and left to die on the streets. He is rescued by Kano, who revives him with the aid of Shang Tsung's magic in Outworld, which is also how he is granted his super speed. Rather than join his former ally's cause, he escapes back to Earthrealm where he commits himself to helping Raiden. However, like many of the heroes, he is killed when Sindel and the cybernetic Lin Kuei descend on their base of operations. Quan Chi revives his soul as a Netherrealm soldier and by the time of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', he is still serving Quan Chi. |
| 444 | |
| 445 | ->An unburnt and still-living version of Kabal returned in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' alongside his revenant counterpart as a minion of Kronika, still a member of the Black Dragon and mistakingly accusing Sonya as "the skank who burnt him", which is actually a lie the older Kano made up. |
| 446 | ---- |
| 447 | * AffablyEvil: In a few intros in ''11'', he tries to be friendly and offer to work together with some of his opponents. Most of them end up failing. |
| 448 | -->'''Kabal''': Maybe not Kano, but you can trust me. \ |
| 449 | '''Kitana''': Give me a single reason, Kabal. \ |
| 450 | '''Kabal''': Ah, I can't. You got me. |
| 451 | * AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: [[spoiler:In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', Kabal's skin went from being naturally human (albeit disfigured) to ''grotesquely gray'', much like Jade, because he is still a revenant.]] |
| 452 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: [[https://i.redd.it/5ej2jyuh89l71.jpg His unscarred appearance]] in ''11'' gives him a dark skin tone and in one of their pre-fight dialogues, Johnny says to him “From now on your name is Carlos” in an imitation of a Latino accent. Meanwhile, his pre-fight dialogue with Nightwolf ("You could've gotten out, like I did") hints that he may be Native American. |
| 453 | * AmbiguousSituation: The Past Kabal doesn't seem to be originated from the same time period the other past characters are pulled from as he is still aligned with the Black Dragon. This however contrasted with him getting his powers after his injuries. |
| 454 | * ArchEnemy: To Mavado for his attempt on Kabal’s life. A mirror match intro in ''11'' even has him assume his duplicate is Mavado. |
| 455 | * TheAtoner: Hinted in his ''Deception'' bio, fully seen in ''9''. [[spoiler:Putting his skills to use to combat the underworld forces he once aided apparently eases his mind and helps him forget about his dark past.]] |
| 456 | * BadassLongcoat: From ''Deception'' onward. It was intended to be included in his design from the beginning, but had to be left out due to size constraints with the digitized actors. |
| 457 | * {{Balloonacy}}: His infamous balloon fatality in ''3'', where he pulls out a bike pump to inflate his victim's head until their eyes are almost popping out of their heads then they float up in the air and explode, it even hilariously works on the ''cyborgs'', whom as mechanical beings should be immune to it. |
| 458 | * BarbarianLonghair: Usually seen with long flowing hair that emphasizes his nomadic look, although sometimes it is kept in a ponytail. |
| 459 | * BluffTheImposter: Subverted in a mirror match intro in ''11'', where Kabal assumes his double from another timeline is Mavado tricking him, but still doesn't believe him when he corrects him. |
| 460 | -->'''Kabal 1''': Mavado, is that you?\ |
| 461 | '''Kabal 2''': I'm you, from an alternate timeline.\ |
| 462 | '''Kabal 1''': Yeah, right. That's what Mavado would say. |
| 463 | * BodyHorror: His ''entire body'' is ''littered'' with third degree burns. It’s a miracle that Shang Tsung's magic and Kano's enhancements were even enough to keep him alive at this point. |
| 464 | * TheBusCameBack: Returns in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' after being non-playable in ''MKX''. Notably, his pre-disfigurement Black Dragon self appears alongside his revenant counterpart. |
| 465 | * ColdBloodedTorture: The past version in ''11'' is told by Kano that Sonya tortured him and caused his future disfigured face. This is a lie. |
| 466 | * CoolMask: Which comes complete with a respirator and a pretty sweet [[PowerEchoes echo effect]]. It can be customized or even removed with the gear system. The games prior to ''11'' had it equipped with a laser device while that game swapped it out for poison gas. |
| 467 | * CoveredWithScars: Especially from ''9'' onwards, which made the source of his injuries burn scars. In ''11'', there are different skins that both have and don't have his burn scars for customization. |
| 468 | * ADayInTheLimelight: In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', he's the focus of Chapter 13. |
| 469 | * DeadpanSnarker: Much like just about everyone else, he occasionally gets a few snarks in his interactions in ''11''. |
| 470 | -->'''Kabal''': So [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude who the hell names their kid "Rain"]]?\ |
| 471 | '''Rain''': [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas Do not dare insult my mother!]]\ |
| 472 | '''Kabal''': ''She didn't do you any favors, friend.'' |
| 473 | * DefectorFromDecadence: Shades of it can be seen in his bio from ''Deception'', [[spoiler:but it's much more prominent in ''9''.]] |
| 474 | * DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: One of his interactions with Raiden in ''11''. |
| 475 | -->'''Kabal''': How fast are you, Raiden?\ |
| 476 | '''Raiden''': Only lightning strikes as quickly.\ |
| 477 | '''Kabal''': ''[[BadassBoast Oof, that's slow.]]'' |
| 478 | * DifficultButAwesome: Has historically been on the more technical side with a rough learning curve, due in no small part to the demanding execution of even his most basic tricks and especially his combos. Of particular note is his ‘[=MK9=]’ incarnation, where he gains the ability to fake out his Nomad Dashes, which is the crux of his pressure and combo games, and just prevents the opponent from punishing an otherwise unsafe move. When mastered, however, the player has one of the most consistently powerful characters in the series’ history. |
| 479 | * TheDragon: The human version we see in ''11'' before he underwent a HeelFaceTurn, back when he served as this to Kano in the Black Dragon. |
| 480 | * DragonAscendant: Kano's disappearance in ''Deadly Alliance'' gave Kabal room to revive [[MurderInc the Black Dragon]] as its new leader. At least in ''Deception'' anyway. |
| 481 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: It was implied in the earlier games, but stated flat-out in ''[=MK9=]'' that Kabal's amazing speed was gifted to him as the result of magic. [[spoiler:This is said to be the result of Kano getting Shang Tsung to heal Kabal from his burns.]] |
| 482 | ** Strangely, other sources including Mortal Kombat 11 imply that he always had this ability, even before [[spoiler:Shang Tsung's magic healed him]]. |
| 483 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: Noticeably averted in that he has no problems working with the ''Joker'' if he pays well, something Kano even doesn't want anything to do with. However, when he learns the Joker has no problem murdering his workers ForTheEvulz if he feels like it, Kabal does reject his offer. |
| 484 | * TheFaceless: |
| 485 | ** Unless you perform the appropriate Fatality. His mask can also be damaged in ''9'', revealing a sizable chunk. |
| 486 | ** When he's seen without a mask in ''Shaolin Monks'', he looks perfectly normal. Of course, the game takes place prior to the attack that scarred him. |
| 487 | ** ''Mortal Kombat 9'' reveals that [[spoiler:he was part of Stryker's riot control unit, until he was burnt by Kintaro and kidnapped by Kano to be operated upon]]. |
| 488 | ** Averted in ''11'', where Kabal can remove his mask as part of the gear system and one of his outfits capitalizes on it by showing his pre-disfigurement look. |
| 489 | * FairCop: [[spoiler:As seen in ''9'', before his EmergencyTransformation. Was BashBrothers with Stryker and appeared to be something of a CowboyCop.]] |
| 490 | * FlashStep: Part of his moveset since ''3''. Explained in ''9''; [[spoiler:when Kabal was dying of his burns from Kintaro, Kano got Shang Tsung to heal him up with his magic. As a side effect of said magic, he gained SuperSpeed.]] |
| 491 | * FreezeFrameBonus: He's seen with a ring on his finger before [[spoiler:he's viciously burned by Kintaro]], indicating that he's engaged at the very least. |
| 492 | * {{Gas Mask Mook|s}}: Served as an underling of Kano, and in the original timeline became boss of the Black Dragon. |
| 493 | * GasMaskLongcoat: From ''Deception'' onward, including the reboot. Points for being a sleeveless coat. |
| 494 | * GirlishPigtails: In ''9'', he sports two of these. Of all the hairstyles to have... |
| 495 | * TheGrotesque: |
| 496 | ** Not as bad as most, but still quite noticeable, especially in ''9'', where his design makes his injuries even more gruesome. A deformed face, mangled ''strips'' of flesh (think [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]), charred lungs, a blind left eye... Kabal's got it ''bad''. |
| 497 | ** His appearance in ''Mortal Kombat 11'' is somewhat better. While he still retains his burn scars, his face is fairly normal looking otherwise and he no longer appears to be half-blind. |
| 498 | * HandicappedBadass: He can't breathe without the aid of his facemask respirator and is half-blind in the reboot, but is one of the most effective and powerful of all the Earthrealm kombatants. Averted come ''11'', where his burned self can function without his mask and he appears to no longer be half-blind. |
| 499 | * HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Starts out evil before ''3'', becomes good in ''3'', ends up evil again from ''Deception'' onward (Havik's resuscitation of Kabal may have had to something to do with that last part, though). |
| 500 | ** In ''9'', [[spoiler:his backstory places him as Evil (one of Kano's Black Dragon buddies in the past), but he remains Good throughout the story (having renounced his past to start clean as a police officer). That is, until he's killed and forced to serve the Netherrealm as one of Quan Chi's revenants. He remains that way in ''11'' and his evil past self is brought back by Kronika.]] |
| 501 | ** In ''11'' [[AmbiguousSituation a version of Kabal]] having either escaped his predicament as a revenant or simply being done as a good guy mentions how his [[HeelFaceTurn reforming]] didn't stick in an intro with Jade. |
| 502 | -->'''Jade:''' You're as vile as your revenant. |
| 503 | -->'''Kabal:''' Tried a face turn. Didn't take. |
| 504 | ** Given other intros state he doesn't remember the events of the Earthrealm invasion suggest that it took multiple attempts to turn Face before it stuck. His Arcade ending backs this up, establishing that he's not exactly passionate about the Black Dragon and is just trying to figure out what will really make him happy. |
| 505 | * HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Implied from this exchange with [[MirrorMatch himself.]] |
| 506 | -->'''Kabal 1:''' Mama always said: life's like an armed robbery.\ |
| 507 | '''Kabal 2:''' Never know who you're gonna kill.\ |
| 508 | '''Kabal 1:''' Run, Kabal, run! |
| 509 | * HooksAndCrooks: He [[DualWielding dual-wields]] Chinese hookswords. |
| 510 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: In ''11'', the past Kabal actually believes Kano that Sonya will one day torture him via burning that resulted in the injuries his present self has. |
| 511 | * IAmAMonster: [[spoiler:His initial reaction to being revived by Kano in ''9'', and although it soon turns to pure rage because Kano didn't leave him to die. He later decides to put his skills to good use as one of Raiden's chosen defenders.]] |
| 512 | * InterspeciesRomance: With [[spoiler:Sareena]] in his [[https://i.redd.it/b30op9h610t21.png [=MK11=] ending]]. |
| 513 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy: [[spoiler:According to ''9'', [[IWasQuiteALooker this is what he looked like before his disfigurement]]. The latter trope also applies to his appearance in ''Shaolin Monks''. ''11'' shows that he is indeed quite a looker thanks to the ability to remove his gas mask with customization. This also carries over ''somewhat'' to his normal and revenant models. Removing his mask via damage shows that he is not nearly as grotesque as his injuries were portrayed in the previous game, even as a revenant. It seems that, much like Sub-Zero, Kabal too has received "benefits" from Quan Chi's resurrection process.]] |
| 514 | * MalevolentMaskedMan: Throughout most of the original timeline, he's been a rotten villain. [[spoiler:Downplayed in the rebooted timeline, where he starts out as a Black Dragon member before joining Raiden in Earthrealm's defense, at least until he is killed and made into a revenant.]] In ''11'', his past self falls on the malevolent side, but lacks a mask in story mode. |
| 515 | * MeaningfulName: A cabal generally refers to a group or organization and Kabal was part of the Black Dragon. This is particularly prominent in ''Deception'', where Kabal is focused on reviving the Black Dragon. |
| 516 | * MistakenIdentity: A mirror match intro in ''11'' has Kabal assume his duplicate is Mavado in disguise, but he remains unconvinced. |
| 517 | * NightmareFace: His Fatality in ''Mortal Kombat 3'', with one foot in ugly-cute territory in his ''[[WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm Defenders of the Realm]]'' appearance. |
| 518 | ** It reappears as a Brutality in ''Mortal Kombat 11''. |
| 519 | * NotMeThisTime: Kano's actions with [[HairTriggerTemper Kotal Kahn]] in ''MKX'' have caused the emperor to hate ''the entire Black Dragon'', Kabal himself included. His interactions in ''11'' with Kotal and Baraka imply he has no hard feelings towards them, and tells them to solely blame Kano; unfortunately, none of the two are convinced. |
| 520 | -->'''Kotal Kahn''': Surrender and death will be painless.\ |
| 521 | '''Kabal''': Like I told Baraka, ''your beef's with Kano.''\ |
| 522 | '''Kotal Kahn''': As he told you, [[DisproportionateRetribution all Black Dragon are culpable]]. |
| 523 | * ReforgedIntoAMinion: He was brainwashed to become one of Quan Chi's revenants near the end of ''9'', and [[spoiler: remains that way in ''X'' and carries onward into ''11''. Subverted with his living self in ''11'' due to being a Black Dragon member before the story began.]] |
| 524 | * {{Revenge}}: He mistakenly bought Kano's lies of Sonya "burning and torturing him to get dirt on the Black Dragon" in ''11''. |
| 525 | -->'''Kabal''': I hope you're ready for some pre-emptive vengeance! |
| 526 | -->'''Sonya''': What the hell are you talking about, Kabal!? |
| 527 | * RhinoRampage: His Animality ''seems'' to be this, though the morph is actually a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin Kirin]], a mythological Chinese beast. |
| 528 | * ShadowArchetype: Revenant Kabal is this to his past self in ''11''. It's revealed that in the past, while Kabal was a former member of the Black Dragon, he only joined as a sort of "get-rich-quick" plan, forgoing becoming a police officer under the impression that it "wouldn't pay the bills". Eventually, his better soncience would catch up to him, and he would abandon the Black Dragon to repent for his crimes, before being unceremoniously killed in the line of duty, resurrected, and then killed again. While a Black Dragon member, Kabal was very prideful and kowtowed to no one, not even Kano, as it's shown that Kano had to trick Past!Kabal in order to get him to fight Sonya. Revenant Kabal, by contrast, is fully subservient to those who command him and, whether he realizes or not, more in line with how Kano viewed him. |
| 529 | * SleevesAreForWimps. His regular look is a sleeveless trench coat or tunic while two alternate costumes in ''11'' have him go shirtless or wear a tank top. |
| 530 | * SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:He is among the many ''[=MK3=]'' characters killed off in the reboot. His revenant self and a time-displaced Black Dragon Kabal return in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''.]] |
| 531 | * SuperSpeed: His most well-known trait, along with his long [[HooksAndCrooks hookswords]]. He is able to run at such speeds that would even spin his opponents around. ''Mortal Kombat 9'' reveals he gained this as a side-effect of Shang Tsung's healing magic. [[VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse The crossover with DC]] implies that he had this ability around the events of the second game in the original timeline, though the game is non-canon. ''Mortal Kombat 11'', however, implies he had it before that even, and that his heart is strong enough to allow him to reach the highest speed possible. |
| 532 | * TheStarscream: [[ChronicBackStabbingDisorder In loving Black Dragon tradition,]] most of Kabal's explained reasons for fighting Kano in ''11'' versus matches is to murder him and seize control of the clan. In contrast to how Kano [[PetTheDog treated Kabal before,]] [[BringIt he does not]] take this well. |
| 533 | -->'''Kabal:''' Time for a regime change.\ |
| 534 | '''Kano:''' Back off, [[UngratefulBastard you ungrateful yobbo.]] |
| 535 | * StealthMentor: To Kira and Kobra. Their journey to Outworld at Havik's behest to deal with Onaga will help Kabal weed out members for the revived Black Dragon clan. It's revealed in Kira's ending that only one of them would be chosen and the two would have to battle to the death to receive that honor. |
| 536 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: While his height is unknown, Kabal is dark-haired and has been shown to have been quite the looker before his disfigurement. |
| 537 | * TattooedCrook: His living self in ''11'' sports the Black Dragon insignia on his right arm. It's present on both his burnt and unburnt living skins, but it's not quite as visible on the burnt versions. |
| 538 | * VillainRespect: As fast and prideful as he may be, an interaction with [[TheGunslinger Erron Black]] in ''11'' shows Kabal has respect for him. |
| 539 | -->'''Kabal''': I'm [[TooFastToStop too fast to shoot]].\ |
| 540 | '''Erron Black''': I've hit a hummingbird at ''[[BadassBoast 50 yards]]''.\ |
| 541 | '''Kabal''': That's actually impressive. |
| 542 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: Two alternate costumes in ''11'' have Kabal shirtless, one of his disfigured self and another of his pre-disfigurement appearance wearing a jacket zipped open. |
| 543 | * WeCanRebuildHim: His respirator saved his life. [[spoiler:His ending in ''9'' has this happen again, with Kabal's respirator being permanently damaged during his fight with Shao Kahn, forcing him to track down Kano and the cyberneticist who developed Kano's eye laser. He's saved in the nick of time, but now must fight to repay his hefty debt.]] He seems to be able to function with the gear piece that removes it in ''11'', however, possibly due to GameplayAndStorySegregation. |
| 544 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: Kano gives him this line in ''[=MK9=]'', and apparently truly believes it, as he went to the trouble of saving Kabal from Kintaro and getting Shang Tsung to heal him up. Kabal doesn't reciprocate the sentiment to the point of rejoining his old partner in crime, but he does opt to knock out Kano rather than kill him after forcing Kano to take him to Shao Kahn. |
| 545 | * WhatADrag: His "Road Rash" fatality from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' has him hook the opponent's leg with his hook sword and run at SuperSpeed, dragging the opponent behind him and rather graphically stripping away the skin on their face (including [[EyeScream ripping their eyeballs out]]) before throwing them in front of him, {{Flash Step}}ping forward, and slicing them in half. |
| 546 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In ''11'', both his revenant and past self disappear from the story following their fights, despite not seemingly having been killed. This is of course made irrelevant by [[spoiler:the timeline being erased again at the end of the game]]. |
| 547 | [[/folder]] |
| 548 | |
| 549 | [[folder:Nightwolf]] |
| 550 | !!Nightwolf (Grey Cloud) |
| 551 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nightwolfmk11.png]] |
| 552 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"Ancestors, give me strength!"'']] |
| 553 | |
| 554 | -> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' (Sal Divita) |
| 555 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (Paul St. Peter), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (Larry Omaha), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (non-playable), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' (Daniel Lujan, English; David Midthunder, Face Model; José Luis Rivera, Latin American Spanish; DLC) |
| 556 | -> '''Non-game appearances''': ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' (Litefoot), ''[[WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm]]'' (Tod Thawley), ''Film/MortalKombat2021'' (cameo) |
| 557 | |
| 558 | ->An Apache warrior, shaman and historian, Nightwolf learned of Shao Kahn's impending invasion from Raiden. He used his magic to set up protection for his people, then headed off to defend Earthrealm. He got [[PutOnABus put on a bus]] after ''MKT''... |
| 559 | |
| 560 | ->... [[TheBusCameBack then it came back]]. In ''Deception'', he began having visions again, this time of [[BigBad Onaga]] [[BackFromTheDead returning from the dead to wreak havoc]]. He chose the role of a Sin Eater, which basically meant that he would absorb all of his tribe's sins, then release them all at Onaga at once. The plan worked, and Onaga was stuck in Outworld to be beaten into submission by Shujinko. |
| 561 | |
| 562 | ->In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', Nightwolf's role gets heavily expanded. The story of ''9'' shows Nightwolf was in fact present at the tenth Mortal Kombat tournament to decide Earthrealm's fate. He faces off against Scorpion but loses. He is considered a close confidant of Raiden, to whom he refers to as "Haokah". He helps to recruit Stryker to Raiden's cause during Outworld's invasion and acts as the leading figure for the Earthrealm defense during Raiden's absence to try and broker a solution with the Elder Gods. Unfortunately, when Sindel arrives, he is forced to sacrifice his own life to stop her and his soul is claimed in the Netherrealm by Quan Chi, where he continues to serve as a slave to the sorcerer during the events of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX''. |
| 563 | |
| 564 | ->Nightwolf returns in ''11'' as part of the DLC Season Pass. Along with this, more details about his backstory are revealed. Formerly known as Grey Cloud among his people, he earned the title of Nightwolf by heroically protecting his homeland from being attacked by members of the Black Dragon. In recognition of his deeds, he was blessed by the Great Spirit with immense magical power, becoming the shaman of his tribe. |
| 565 | |
| 566 | ----- |
| 567 | |
| 568 | * AnimalisticAbilities: In ''11'', Nightwolf can call upon the animal spirits of the wolf and the bear to empower him. The wolf increases his strength and attack damage while the bear boosts his defenses. |
| 569 | * AnimalMotifs: As the name implies, wolves. He ends up adding a bear and eagle to this in ''11''. |
| 570 | * AttackReflector: As a special, he can create [[BattleAura a green aura around his body]] that redirects projectiles. |
| 571 | * TheAtoner: His "Sin Eater" role let him do this for HIS ENTIRE CLAN in the original timeline. In the rebooted timeline, he clearly is trying to make up for his troublesome days as Grey Cloud |
| 572 | * BadassBookworm: Makes his living as a historian. In ''Defenders of the Realm'' he is the heroes tech support and MissionControl. |
| 573 | * BadassNative: A Native American who serves as one of Raiden's chosen warriors. |
| 574 | * BearsAreBadNews: His appearance in ''11'' has him accompanied by a spirit bear, Komo, that assists in battle. |
| 575 | * BlueIsHeroic: His costumes in ''3'' and ''11'' give him a predominately blue palette. |
| 576 | * BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: His original design in a nutshell. Among the many Native American characters included in fighting games of the 1990s, Nightwolf was one of the most widely disparaged, but subsequent appearances have made him less of a one-note stereotype, more in line with the developers' original intentions. |
| 577 | * TheCameo: |
| 578 | ** He appears in a book illustration in the 2021 film. |
| 579 | ** While he isn't a Kameo ''fighter'', in ''Mortal Kombat 1'' Nightwolf is one of the characters who can execute you from offscreen if you fail Test Your Might. |
| 580 | * CanonImmigrant: Not Nightwolf himself, but one of his animal spirits in ''11'' is shockingly lifted from the old ''Defenders of the Realm'' cartoon, Kiba the wolf. |
| 581 | * CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Defied. While most of the Revevants take great pains to avoid killing their past selves and erasing themselves in the process, Nightwolf eagerly declares he’ll kill his counterpart to ensure Kronika can’t be stopped. |
| 582 | * CarryABigStick: In [=MK11=] he adds a Gunstock war club to his arsenal. |
| 583 | * TheChosenOne: He is the Great Spirit's chosen one and champion, in the same vein that Liu Kang is Raiden's. In the new timeline, both were chosen to defend Earthrealm in Mortal Kombat. In ''11'', the two even voluntarily spar to test one god's champion against the other. |
| 584 | * DarkerAndEdgier: In ''9'', Nightwolf is one of the nicer Earthrealm warriors and lectures Scorpion on letting go of the past, referencing the fact that his own people have also suffered. ''11'' gives him a more acerbic persona and intro dialogues indicate that he now seeks reparations for the Matoka's historic persecution. The latter game also implies that he has a DarkAndTroubledPast as Grey Cloud before he took on the mantle of Nightwolf. |
| 585 | * ADayInTheLimelight: In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', he's the focus of Chapter 15 and in Chapter 13 of [=MK11=]'s "Aftermath" expansion. |
| 586 | * DeadlyUpgrade: The Sin Eater ritual will allow Nightwolf to descend into the Netherrealm and use his clan's sins to attack Onaga's spirit, but the transformation will alter his temperament and eventually cause him to become a danger to his allies. Understanding the ramifications of such actions, Nightwolf works in seclusion during the events of ''Deception''. |
| 587 | * ADeathInTheLimelight: In ''9'', he [[spoiler:along with most of the other heroes]] dies in the same chapter in which he gets ADayInTheLimelight. |
| 588 | ** [[spoiler: ''Somewhat'' in case with ''[=MK11=]: Aftermath''. Nightwolf gets the MirrorMatch with his Revenant self - which is later promptly killed off by Shang Tsung who absorbs his soul.]] |
| 589 | * FacialMarkings: Wears red paint on his face. |
| 590 | * FusionDance: With Kiva [[note]] From ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm'' [[/note]] causing Nightwolf to assume his appearance from ''3'' and effortlessly kick the villains' asses from here to the moon. |
| 591 | * {{Geek}}: He's a computer whiz who provides MissionControl in ''Defenders of the Realm'', unlike his shaman portrayal in the games. |
| 592 | * GeniusBruiser: In ''[=DotR=]'' as a result of being a computer whiz, although being a historian in the games would imply he's this to begin with. |
| 593 | * HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Nightwolf's second fatality in ''11'', Komo-Tose. He subjects his opponent to a NeckSnap, then bats them into the air with his [[CarryABigStick gunstock warclub]], then snaps their spine with the help of Komo the spirit bear, and tears them in half. |
| 594 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:A [[TakingYouWithMe kamikaze variant]] in ''9''. As the only one on the heroes' side not currently out of commission, he faces down Sindel (and prevents her from immediately killing Kitana) but ultimately has no success. Sindel then attempts to steal his soul. In return, Nightwolf begins a chant as a last-ditch effort. The end result? The spiritual equivalent of a KillSat [[EnergyWeapon rains down destruction]] [[DeathFromAbove from the heavens]], [[MutualKill killing them both.]]]] |
| 595 | * {{Hunk}}: Much more so in ''11'', surprisingly enough. Then again almost every male fighter in said entry is rather Hunk-ish |
| 596 | * ILetYouWin: Pre-Fight dialogs reveal that he let Scorpion win their fight back in ''9''. Scorpion is not happy when he finds out. |
| 597 | * {{Jawbreaker}}: One of his fatalities in ''11'': he sticks a tomahawk into the side of his opponent's jaw, pulls off their jaw (and the entire front half of their body with it), then throws his tomahawk at their heart to slice it in half. |
| 598 | * KilledOffForReal: His Revenant version, as ''11'' reveals. |
| 599 | -->'''Nightwolf:''' Raiden destroyed my Revenant?\ |
| 600 | '''Sub-Zero:''' He took no prisoners in the Netherrealm War.\ |
| 601 | '''Nightwolf:''' He and I shall have words. |
| 602 | ** [[spoiler:While the revenant self was alive when shown in the Aftermath Story Mode... he immediately gets his soul sucked out by Shang Tsung after the former gravely wounded the latter.]] |
| 603 | * KillSat: Essentially a mystic version that he summons for his fatalities. In ''9'' he even uses a pair of daggers as an "aiming beacon" when summoning the light ray to eviscerate his foe. |
| 604 | * KnightInSourArmor: A bit jaded compared to most of the other Earthrealmers, but he still fights for the right causes. Important to note is that the "Sour Armor" was there before the "Knight". |
| 605 | -->'''Liu Kang''': So what were you, before becoming Nightwolf?\ |
| 606 | '''Nightwolf''': A broken man with a death wish.\ |
| 607 | '''Liu Kang''': You owe much to your Great Spirit.\ |
| 608 | \ |
| 609 | '''Nightwolf''': Stealing power from souls will kill you.\ |
| 610 | '''Shang Tsung''': What powers you, Nightwolf? Hope?\ |
| 611 | '''Nightwolf''': Despair and resolve. |
| 612 | * LegacyCharacter: ''[=MK11=]'' reveals that there were ''a lot'' of Nightwolves before Grey Cloud came along in ''[=MK3=]''. Geras claims to have fought some of them. [[spoiler:In his arcade ending, when he becomes the new Keeper of Time, [[PassingTheTorch his title becomes passed onto yet another Matokan worthy of the name.]]]] |
| 613 | * MageMarksman: The Arcane Archer variety. Nightwolf can create a bow and arrow of green spirit energy. |
| 614 | * MagicalNativeAmerican: Given his abilities include materializing tomahawks, spirit animals, bows and storms, he almost comes across as an exaggeration of this trope. |
| 615 | * MissionControl: In ''Defenders of the Realm'', he's a computer expert who largely stays behind to give technical support. |
| 616 | * NervesOfSteel: Particularly noticeable in ''9''. One such instance is during [[spoiler: Sindel's entrance to the heroes' stronghold in The Cathedral where she screams and manages to shake, distort, and knock down some of the warriors but Nightwolf's stance remains firm and he keeps a cool head throughout the attack.]] |
| 617 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: In [[GuestFighter Freddy Krueger's]] ending in ''Mortal Kombat 9'', Nightwolf is the one who recognizes Freddy as a malevolent spirit and, unaware of his modus operandi, quickly seals him back in the Dream Realm before he could cause harm with the power he gained from killing Shao Kahn. This allows Freddy to return to the Dream Realm (as he is immortal in that Realm), now capable of causing a global massacre without resistance. |
| 618 | * NobleWolf: Gains one- Kiba- as a spirit animal that assists him in ''11'', with which he howls in unison as an outro. |
| 619 | * NumberTwo: To Raiden in ''9''. Due to his status as one of the few humans with spiritual awareness, he knows Raiden on a personal basis and apparently goes looking for/recruiting Raiden's chosen warriors during the Outworld invasion (he's also seen with the [[TrueCompanions Nakama]] that is [[BadassCrew Raiden's warriors]] during the time of Shang Tsung's tournament). He even leads the heroes when Raiden [[spoiler:leaves with Liu Kang to enlist the Elder Gods' help and subsequently leads the charge against the Lin Kuei and Sindel.]] |
| 620 | * OffWithHisHead: His first Fatality in ''9'' has him throw an enchanted tomohawk into his opponent's skull then throws a second one horizontally to decapitate them, holding their severed head up with the first tomahawk still embedded. |
| 621 | * OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: In his arcade ending, after defeating Shao Kahn, [[spoiler:his soul attaches itself to Nightwolf's spirit wolf guide. His evil infects Nightwolf himself, turning him into a vicious werewolf and plans to infect each single mortal in Earthrealm]]. |
| 622 | ** In ''11'', Erron Black mistakingly thinks that Nightwolf ''is'' one. |
| 623 | * PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler:After becoming the Keeper of Time, Grey Cloud decides to pass Nightwolf's mantle to another worthy Matokan.]] |
| 624 | * ReforgedIntoAMinion: After his HeroicSacrifice to stop Sindel's rampage, his soul was brainwashed to become one of Quan Chi's revenants near the end of ''9'', and [[spoiler: remains that way in ''MKX'' and in ''[=MK11=]: Aftermath''.]] |
| 625 | * ReimaginingTheArtifact: Kiba was a wolf Nightwolf fused with in ''Defenders of the Realm'', but aside from that, she just seemed like the TeamPet (Who hated Stryker). In ''11'', she's reimagined as [[AdaptationSpeciesChange one of Nightwolf's spirit animals.]] |
| 626 | * {{Retcon}}: Originally, Nightwolf was an Apache warrior. In ''Aftermath'', he is retconned into being from the fictional Matoka tribe. Also, Nightwolf was originally believed to be his given name but in ''Aftermath'' his real name is Grey Cloud while "Nightwolf" is a moniker bestowed on a Matoka by their tribe's Great Spirit. |
| 627 | * RevengeBeforeReason: Calls out Scorpion for this in ''9'', telling the wraith that he's channeled his anger over his clan's fate and put it towards better uses. [[WarriorTherapist Nightwolf attempts to knock some sense into Scorpion himself]], but fails. |
| 628 | * ShadowArchetype: As with the others resurrected to serve Shinnok, Revenant Nightwolf is this to his past self. Years ago, Nightwolf had fallen from the righteous path and had been at odds with the faith of his people. Revenant Nightwolf is what would happen if he had remained a criminal and givne in to evil. He has completely renounced his faith in the Great Spirit and is now purely devoted to Shinnok. |
| 629 | * ShockAndAwe: His shaman magic lets him zap his foes with lightning, both as a special move and as a Fatality. He also gives himself a jolt in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' as his pre-fight intro. |
| 630 | * SinEater: In ''Deception'', Nightwolf undergoes a Sin-Eater ritual to absorb the sins of his entire tribe. This comes with the risk of being potentially corrupted by the sins he has absorbed and he can't even fall asleep. The ritual pays off when Nightwolf uses the sins to bind Onaga in the Netherrealm. |
| 631 | * SpontaneousWeaponCreation: Nightwolf can create bows and arrows made of green energy. |
| 632 | * SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:He is among the many [=MK3=] characters killed off in the reboot.]] |
| 633 | * SummonMagic: Nightwolf in ''11'' incorporates spirits of bears, wolves and eagles into his moveset. |
| 634 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: He's a dark-haired Native American who walks around shirtless, after all. |
| 635 | * TookALevelInBadass: In ''Deception'', he voluntarily descends into the Netherrealm and binds Onaga there using the sins of his ancestors, allowing Shujinko to finish off the Dragon King. Even more so in ''9''; How does he [[spoiler:stop Quan Chi's Soulnado? By beating the tar out of the sorcerer and then '''[[MemeticMutation Sparta-kicking]]''' '''[[HumanoidAbomination Noob Saibot]]''' '''into it'''. He then tramples Cyrax and Sektor when the Cyber Lin Kuei attack the heroes' stronghold. He's then one of '''four''' heroes to survive Sindel's initial onslaught and is ultimately the one to fell her (see HeroicSacrifice above).]] |
| 636 | * UndeathlyPallor: A grayish-white skin after being revived as a brainwashed minion. |
| 637 | * VolcanicVeins: He gains these upon being [[ReforgedIntoAMinion revived as a brainwashed minion of Quan Chi]]. |
| 638 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: How he turns into a wolf. [[spoiler:[[InvoluntaryShapeshifter Not so]] in his ''[=MK9=]'' ending thanks to Shao Kahn.]] |
| 639 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: Save for the ''DA-D-A'' trilogy, all he wears on top is an open vest. |
| 640 | * WarriorPoet: Serves as a shaman and historian when not fighting. |
| 641 | * WarriorTherapist: In some of his lines he does try to advise others, such as Scorpion. |
| 642 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Alongside Smoke, Sindel and Stryker, Nightwolf makes no appearance in ''11'''s story despite still being a Revenant. (As noted under KilledOffForReal, his Revenant may have been destroyed by Raiden.) |
| 643 | ** [[spoiler: ''Aftermath'' reveals that Revenant Nightwolf was still around during the events of the main story. After the MirrorMatch with his living self, he perishes when decaying Shang Tsung absorbs his soul.]] |
| 644 | * WitchDoctor: He is the shaman of his tribe and his powers invoke spirits. |
| 645 | * WolfMan: His Animality is a wolf. |
| 646 | [[/folder]] |
| 647 | |
| 648 | [[folder:Kurtis Stryker]] |
| 649 | !!Kurtis Stryker |
| 650 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stryker_mk9_versus_render.png]] |
| 651 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"[[CatchPhrase Police brutality, coming up!]]"'']] |
| 652 | |
| 653 | -> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' (Michael O'Brien) |
| 654 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (Creator/MatthewMercer), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (non-playable), ''Videogame/MortalKombat1'' (Kameo) |
| 655 | -> '''Non-game appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm'' (Creator/RonPerlman), ''WebVideo/MortalKombatLegacy'' (Tahmoh Penikett in the first season, Creator/EricJacobus in the second), ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsBattleOfTheRealms'' (Creator/MatthewMercer) |
| 656 | |
| 657 | ->Before the events of ''Mortal Kombat 3'', Kurtis Stryker was just a member of the NYPD's Special Riot Control Department. He was chosen by Raiden to be one of [[TheChosenMany a handful of mortals]] to survive Shao Kahn's genocide of the human race. Even Stryker himself doesn't know why. |
| 658 | |
| 659 | -> In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', Stryker is pretty much the same, although his joining Earthrealm's champions is not as ambiguous, since he is hand-picked by Nightwolf, who sensed his determination to protect Earthrealm and his skills as a fighter. ''9'' also shows that he was partnered with Kabal, who was working as a riot control officer to escape his past as a Black Dragon syndicate member. Like most of the other Earthrealm warriors, he is killed by Sindel's attack and his soul forced into the servitude of Quan Chi. |
| 660 | ----- |
| 661 | * BadassNormal: Is only a cop with grenades, stun batons and a gun against monsters and magic compared even to Sonya and Jax, who use laser weapons and high-tech equipment. |
| 662 | * BerserkButton: His ending in ''9'' has him become an overnight celebrity after defeating Shao Kahn, despite his insistence that he was just doing his job. He doesn't mind all the attention or merchandise that follows, but when Hollywood asks to make a movie about him, he tells them no. His reason? |
| 663 | -->''Never would he allow himself to be portrayed by Johnny Cage.'' |
| 664 | * BloodSplatteredWarrior: |
| 665 | ** His victory pose if he doesn't use a Fatality to end a match in ''9''. He simply throws a grenade at his foe's unconscious body, and ends up getting sprayed by their blood due to the ensuing explosion. One way or another, Stryker's opponent won't be leaving the battle alive. |
| 666 | ** It also appears in his second Fatality in ''9'', which is pretty much the same thing, only with Stryker jamming the grenade directly into their midsection. |
| 667 | * BoomHeadshot: For his first Fatality in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' he starts by shocking his opponent with a tazer then draws his pistol and [[YourHeadAsplode blows their head off]]. |
| 668 | * BottomlessMagazines: Apparently, his gun has infinite ammo, although he's shown reloading it if he wins a round in ''9''. |
| 669 | * ByTheBookCop: Gives off the impression of being one in ''9'', though he's not afraid to get his hands dirty if the situation calls for it. |
| 670 | * TheCameo: [[spoiler:In Robcop's Arcade ending in ''11'', we see him among the Special Forces agents who accompany [=RoboCop=] back to OCP to bring them to justice.]] |
| 671 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He is not seen or mentioned in [=MK11=] despite the major role the revenants have in the story. |
| 672 | * CombatPragmatist: Given that he's the most normal member of the cast, this was a given. He was the first kombatant in the series with the gall to outright whip out a gun and pop a cap in his enemy's head. His X-Ray move in ''9'' has him blind his opponent with a flashlight, smash the top of their skull in with it (causing the skull to actually cave in), and then knock them upside the jaw with his baton (breaking their neck) before finally tazing 'em. When he delivers the quote reproduced above, ''he's not kidding''. |
| 673 | * ComicbookFantasyCasting: In ''9'' he's a dead ringer for Wrestling/JohnCena. |
| 674 | ** In ''Armageddon'', he's a dead ringer of Music/{{Sting}} [[{{Pun}} (founding member of]] ''Music/ThePolice''). It helps that one of his main combat stances makes it look like he's telling his opponent "Don't stand so close to me"... |
| 675 | * CoolShades: ''Armageddon'' only. |
| 676 | * CowboyCop: Stryker originally veered closer to this. The backwards-turned cap was your first clue. |
| 677 | * CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption: Stryker is one of the few kombatants who seems to kill an opponent even if he does ''not'' use a Fatality. His non-Fatality victory pose in ''9'' has him toss a grenade over his shoulder in the fallen foe's direction, causing an explosion and a lot of blood. |
| 678 | * ADayInTheLimelight: In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', he's the focus of Chapter 12. |
| 679 | * DemotedToExtra: Out of the regular playable cast of ''[=MK3=]'', Stryker has had it the worst. He has two other playable appearances only because one is a DreamMatchGame and the other is a ContinuityReboot. After that, the rest of his appearances in the [=NetherRealm=] games are non-playable cameos or as an AssistCharacter. |
| 680 | * DoesNotLikeGuns: In the original ''[=MK3=]'', he couldn't use the gun he used in his victory pose. Ever since then, creators have been sure to let him use his gun... [[GameBreaker to the dismay of many players.]] [[invoked]] |
| 681 | * TheEveryman: Stryker's main appeal is that he's just a normal cop thrust into the madness of Mortal Kombat. He always wonders why Raiden and Nightwolf deemed an ordinary, superpower-less man like him worthy to be one of TheChosenMany to defend Earthrealm. |
| 682 | * FairCop: Moreso in the new timeline thanks to having a proper uniform and his biography painting him as the MK equivalent of [[Film/DieHard John McClane]]. |
| 683 | * FiringInTheAirALot / GunTwirling: How he celebrates winning a round in ''3''. |
| 684 | * FormerlyFat: He is noticeably slimmer in ''Armageddon'' versus his introduction in ''3''. |
| 685 | * GameplayAndStorySegregation: His X-Ray attack opens with him blinding his opponent with a flashlight to make them vulnerable for his attack. Apparently, this works on cyborgs, hellspawns with no real eyes, celebrities with sunglasses, and an ''already blind person''. |
| 686 | * {{Hunk}}: Especially by ''Armageddon''. |
| 687 | * ImprobableAimingSkills: [[spoiler:As a revenant under Quan Chi]], Stryker can [[BoomHeadshot cap]] a guy from several hundred feet effortlessly [[spoiler:while on zombie horseback]]. |
| 688 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: On top of all the ''probable'' weapons he uses, Stryker makes use of a flashlight in ''[=MK9=]'' for his x-ray move. Said flashlight is notable for being able to blind ''anyone'', as noted above. |
| 689 | * InformedOccupation: His bio card in ''Armageddon'' mentions that he was a former member of the United States Marine Corps and had served in the Gulf War, yet there has been no reference to him serving before or since. |
| 690 | * LanternJawOfJustice: As seen in both ''Armageddon'' and ''9'', Kurt has a nice, wide manly chin, which goes great with him being a cop and all. |
| 691 | * LastNameBasis: His first name usually isn't used. |
| 692 | * LawmanBaton: Stryker's main melee weapon is a nightstick. |
| 693 | * LudicrousGibs: A fatality in ''3'' and ''9'' revolve around him blowing up his opponent with explosives. |
| 694 | * MoreDakka: Capable of using his side arm and grenades in combat. His EX versions even allow to shoot more bullets and grenades. A fatality in ''3'' and ''9'' also revolve around blowing up his opponent. |
| 695 | * NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight: {{Subverted}} in the Midway-era games, in which his ability to use firearms in a hand-to-hand kombat game was as broken as you'd expect. [[NeverLiveItDown Some fans will still never let him live down his apparent dishonour (or pragmatism).]] [[invoked]] His gunfire attacks are more manageable in later games. |
| 696 | * PoliceBrutality: In ''9'', it's his CatchPhrase, and he certainly means it. [[invoked]] |
| 697 | * ReforgedIntoAMinion: He was brainwashed to become one of Quan Chi's revenants near the end of ''9'', and [[spoiler: remains that way in ''MKX''.]] |
| 698 | * ShoutOut: His ''9'' biography seems intent on making him one of John [=McClane=], going so far as to call him "a [[Film/DieHard die hard]] cop" with an additional reference to ''Film/{{Speed}}''. |
| 699 | * SilentAntagonist: As a Revenant, Stryker doesn't speak apart from some grunts and groans in combat. |
| 700 | * SociopathicHero: Probably more just another case of GameplayAndStorySegregation, but as noted above Stryker in ''[=MK9=]'' is literally incapable of showing any opponent mercy outside of babalities (as opting not to do a Fatality with him simply results in Stryker taking the matter into his own hands and finishing the deed as part of his win pose). As Stryker is apparently one of the heroic Earthrealm defenders, this heavily implies him to be this. The only non-lethal victory he makes is during a round of "Test Your Luck," where he'll simply fire a few rounds in the air and produce his CatchPhrase line. |
| 701 | * SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:He is among the many [=MK3=] characters killed off in the reboot.]] |
| 702 | * SuperCop: Especially in ''9'', which lists off his many exploits on the line of duty, even before Kahn invades Earthrealm, in his bio. |
| 703 | * StaticStunGun: As a Fatality since ''3'', a special in ''Armageddon'' and part of his x-ray in ''9''. |
| 704 | * TheTeamNormal: Of Raiden's chosen warriors. Even Sonya and Jax (the two other warriors closest to Stryker in terms of being regular Joes) have stuff like [[KissOfDeath death-dealing smooches]] and [[ArtificialLimbs cybernetic arms]] respectively. |
| 705 | * ThinkNothingOfIt: Of the AllAPartOfTheJob variety during his Arcade ending in ''9''. |
| 706 | * ThrowDownTheBomblet: Can throw grenades as an attack and uses one in a fatality and his win pose in ''9''. |
| 707 | * TookALevelInBadass: His portrayal in ''9'', which emphasize his BadassNormal attributes. During Shao Kahn's invasion of Earthrealm, [[spoiler:he singlehandedly takes out Reptile, Mileena, Kintaro, and Ermac]]. Outworld invaders, '''Stryker will have none of your shit'''. Prior to Kahn's Invasion of Earth, Stryker's badass credentials include [[Film/DieHard thwarting terrorists in the Greenberg Tower Incident]] and [[Film/{{Speed}} rescuing civilians on a city bus wired to explode]]. |
| 708 | * UndeathlyPallor: A grayish-white skin after being revived as a brainwashed minion. |
| 709 | * UnfazedEveryman: Relatively unfazed, though he does note that being an Earthrealm defender is above his pay grade. |
| 710 | * VigilanteMan: In his ''Armageddon'' ending, Stryker decides he is no longer bound by the law after acquiring Blaze's power. He traverses the realms delivering his own brand of vigilante justice to criminals and the corrupt. |
| 711 | * VolcanicVeins: He gains these upon being [[ReforgedIntoAMinion revived as a brainwashed minion of Quan Chi]]. |
| 712 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Alongside Smoke, Stryker does not appear neither in the story of ''Mortal Kombat 11'' or ''Aftermath'' despite still being a Revenant. If not for a single piece of dialogue between [=RoboCop=] and Jax, Stryker would be a victim of ChuckCunninghamSyndrome. |
| 713 | * WouldHitAGirl: With the armies of kombatants gawping at the Pyramid of Argus rising from the ground, Stryker is the first to take the initiative to thwack the nearest person, Mileena, on the jaw and make a dash for the top. [[BlackComedy It's hilariously unexpected.]] He also fights Mileena in his chapter in ''9''. |
| 714 | [[/folder]] |
| 715 | |
| 716 | [[folder:Motaro]] |
| 717 | !!Motaro |
| 718 | [[quoteright:297:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/motaro_4693.png]] |
| 719 | [[caption-width-right:297:''"Without your weapons, you are no match for Motaro!"'']] |
| 720 | |
| 721 | -> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' |
| 722 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (cameo), ''Videogame/MortalKombat1'' (Kameo, non-playable) |
| 723 | -> '''Non-game appearances''': ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' (Deron [=McBee=]), ''[[WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm]]'' |
| 724 | |
| 725 | ->Motaro is a Centaurian, a race of half-man, half-horse beings that reside in Outworld. His people are vicious enemies of the Shokan, the race of four-armed half-dragons that Goro, Sheeva, and Kintaro belong to. During the events of ''Mortal Kombat 3'', he is the commanding general of Shao Kahn's Earthrealm invasion squads and serves as the mid-boss before Shao Kahn, having been promoted following the defeats of Goro and Kintaro and Shao Kahn losing faith in the Shokan race. He returns during the events of ''Armageddon'', though his appearance now takes the form of a minotaur as a curse placed on his people by the Shokan have stripped them of two of their legs. He arrives at the pyramid in a gambit to make Goro and his people pay for what they wrought upon his race. |
| 726 | |
| 727 | ->He serves the same role in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' as he did in ''[=MK3=]'' but is reduced to merely a cameo. He is killed during the invasion of Earthrealm by Raiden, who does so to save Johnny Cage. This event does not change much of the timeline in itself but the consequences of it cause major alterations in the events to follow. |
| 728 | ---- |
| 729 | * ArtificialStupidity: In the iPhone port. On lower difficulties Motaro will ''literally walk into your punches'', all you have to do is stand still and repeatedly tap the punch button. |
| 730 | * AttackReflector: Unlike previous MK bosses who were all vulnerable to projectiles, Motaro was not only invulnerable to them, he would actually reflect them back at you. Certain ports changed this so that projectiles would simply pass through him, and he lost the ability when he was BroughtDownToNormal in ''Armageddon''. |
| 731 | * BackFromTheDead: It was mentioned that he died by Sheeva's hand in Kano's Konquest story in ''Deadly Alliance'', but is back without any explanation in ''Armageddon''. |
| 732 | * BewareMyStingerTail: Motaro can trip you with it as his sweep attack, and he has a powerful projectile that he fires from the tip of his tail while holding it arched over his head. |
| 733 | * BroughtDownToNormal: [[BroughtDownToBadass Sort of.]] He and the rest of the Centaurs are transformed into Minotaurs by a Shokan curse in ''Armageddon'', which reduces their fighting abilities. |
| 734 | * TheBusCameBack: He makes a return to battle in ''[=MK1=]'' as a Kameo fighter and non-playable character. |
| 735 | * DeathByCameo: He makes a surprise appearance in one of Sheeva's ''11'' intros as a severed, beaten head that she promptly tears apart before the fight begins. |
| 736 | * DemotedToExtra: In ''[=MK9=]''. He only makes a handful of appearances in the story and his role in the ''[=MK3=]'' portion has been downplayed. This is because of [[RealLifeWritesThePlot the difficulty in rendering and accommodating his 4-legged horse body]] once the games moved from sprites to models; when he did show up as playable again he was transformed into a Minotaur. |
| 737 | * TheDragon: He serves as the leader of the Earthrealm invasion for Shao Kahn in ''[=MK3=]'' and is the sub-boss. |
| 738 | * DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:Raiden rams him through a bridge (no pun intended) to save Cage, killing Motaro. Unfortunately, this action causes Shao Kahn [[GodzillaThreshold to take off his kiddie gloves]] and [[SuperEmpowering empower]] Sindel with Shang Tsung's soul, leading to her bloody NoHoldsBarredBeatdown of the heroes]]. |
| 739 | * {{Expy}}: According to ''Mortal Kombat'' co-creator John Tobias, Motaro's design was inspired by an action figure of the villain Baron Karza from ''Toys/{{Micronauts}}'', which came packaged with a horse that it could combine with to become a centaur. In addition to the character's basic concept, Motaro's segmented metallic tail [[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/baronkarzamv12.jpg also comes from Karza]]. |
| 740 | * FantasticRacism: He's apparently a victim of this, due to the Shokan and Centaurian's long standing blood feuds. Of course, once the Centaurs gain favor with Shao Kahn, they become the perpetrators. |
| 741 | * HeroKiller: In the original timeline, he kills Johnny Cage. [[spoiler: Tragically, Raiden's attempt to prevent this in the new timeline leads to Sindel becoming an even ''bigger'' HeroKiller.]] |
| 742 | * NinjaPirateZombieRobot: He's a rat-tailed, ram-horned centaur creature. |
| 743 | * NoSell: Motaro scoffs at the idea of being hurt by projectiles or being juggled (you ''can'', however, combo him if you can catch him in midair). Note that in ''[=MK3=]'', only ''most'' projectile attacks can't hurt him (Sindel's can, but still, she's better off with physical attacks against him). |
| 744 | * OurCentaursAreDifferent: Outworld's Centaurs have horns, scorpion-like tails, AttackReflector skin and the ability to teleport. |
| 745 | * OurMinotaursAreDifferent: In ''Armageddon'', the centaurians are cursed into losing their hind limbs by the Shokan, making Motaro resemble a minotaur. |
| 746 | * ProudWarriorRaceGuy: As evidenced by this line he spouts in ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'': |
| 747 | -->'''Motaro:''' Centaurians are known for their hunting prowess. As your general, I will personally hunt down every human soul, and spare no one! |
| 748 | * PutOnABus: His role since the games went 3D, as the difficulty of creating a four-legged opponent with models instead of sprites made it practically impossible to bring him back. This caused him to become two-legged in ''Armageddon'' and his role in the ''[=MK3=]'' portion of ''9'' to be heavily downplayed. |
| 749 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: He has only a cameo in ''9'', but [[spoiler:his death causes Shao Kahn to seek drastic measures that kill many of the heroes.]] |
| 750 | * SNKBoss: Not surprisingly, Motaro deals a lot of damage and has many tricky attacks and patterns. |
| 751 | * SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:He is among the many [=MK3=] characters killed off in the reboot.]] |
| 752 | * SuperStrength: On par with that of Shokans, as like them his normal punch will send an enemy flying across the screen. |
| 753 | * TeleportSpam: Quite fond of using it in ''[=MK3=]''. |
| 754 | * TheUnfought: In ''[=MK9=]'', likely due to the difficulty in programming a four-legged opponent. |
| 755 | * YourHeadAsplode: His Kameo Fatality in ''1'' involves him stabbing his opponent through the head with his tail and then firing off an energy blast from it, utterly obliterating the victim's skull.[[/folder]] |
| 756 | |
| 757 | !Characters debuting in ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' |
| 758 | |
| 759 | [[folder:Ermac]] |
| 760 | !!Ermac |
| 761 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b9c1b1150136e2c192036460b76c0939.png]] |
| 762 | [[caption-width-right:250:''"[[IAmLegion We are many]]. You are but one."'']] |
| 763 | |
| 764 | -> '''Debut game''': ''Ultimate VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' (John Turk) |
| 765 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (Creator/MichaelMcConnohie), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (Creator/JamiesonPrice, English; Salvador Reyes, Latin American Spanish) |
| 766 | -> '''Non-game appearances''': ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' (John Medlen), ''WebVideo/MortalKombatLegacy'' (Kim Do Nguyen) |
| 767 | |
| 768 | -> Ermac is a being composed of entire legions of souls, created by Shao Kahn to serve as one of his greatest warriors. A powerful telekinetic capable of manipulating all manner of physical objects and even levitation. |
| 769 | |
| 770 | -> His actions under direct control, he served Shao Kahn well during Outworld's invasion of Earthrealm. However after Kahn's subsequent defeat and weakening, Ermac found himself wandering Outworld without any commands. He was eventually severed from his bond to the emperor by the blind swordsman Kenshi and in gratitude he instructed him in the ways of Telekinesis. |
| 771 | |
| 772 | -> With his newfound freedom Ermac decided to dedicate himself to atoning for his past actions. Finding a literal kindred spirit in Liu Kang, he aided the shaolin monk's spirit in liberating his allies from Onaga's control. |
| 773 | |
| 774 | ->Ermac never gets to be free during the events of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', so he's an enemy of Earthrealm's warriors throughout the game. His whereabouts after the events of the game were unknown until ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', where he initially remains loyal to Shao Kahn's heir Mileena. However, he switches sides and joins Kotal Kahn. |
| 775 | ----- |
| 776 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: In his human form, before his design was made into an otherworldly creature in later installments. |
| 777 | * AmplifierArtifact: The emerald on his forehead from ''Deception'' onward (called the Gem of Ermac in its Relic description from ''Armageddon'') harnesses great telekinetic energies, increasing Ermac's powers tenfold. |
| 778 | * AndYourRewardIsClothes: Before being part of the [[DownloadableContent Klassic Pack]], buying the Kollector's edition of ''9'' gave you this item. |
| 779 | * AscendedGlitch: Ermac was created out of a false rumor that the first game had a rare occurence where Scorpion or Sub-Zero would appear in a red outfit, and the words "ERMAC" would appear over the life bar, as shown by a faked screenshot in Electronic Gaming Monthly. This was actually a hoax, which was done by hacking the game. The name is short for "error macros," only appeared on a debug menu, and the red costume was because, when the actors performed their moves, their costumes were usually colored red to avoid clashing with the green screen. The original sprites were red, with blue/yellow/green/whatever added on as a color palette to differentiate between characters. So the "Error Macro" coinciding with a complete lack of a color palette makes sense. In any case, the hoax became so famous that Ermac was made into a real character. |
| 780 | * TheAtoner: Part of the reason Ermac decides to assist Liu Kang in ''Deception'' is to atone for his past history as a villain. In ''X'', this serves for both Ermac and [[SealedEvilInACan Shao]] [[HeelFaceTurn Kahn]]. |
| 781 | * BadassLongcoat: His alternate costume in ''9'' and his default in ''X'' is a hooded, knee length, black coat with a red trim. |
| 782 | * CatchPhrase: |
| 783 | ** "[[IAmLegion We are many]], you are one." |
| 784 | ** A modified variant is said to Ferra/Torr instead. "We are many, you are but two." |
| 785 | * CharacterDevelopment: From just an extra under Shao Kahn's control in ''[=UMK3=]'' to a powerful force for good in ''Deception''. In the X Timeline, this goes to being a servant of Kotal Kahn, for both Ermac ''and'' [[SealedEvilInACan Shao Kahn]]. |
| 786 | * DeathByCameo: [[spoiler:His appearance in ''[=MK11=]'', where he is seen falling to his death in the Krypt and his amulet is acquired by his player to progress.]] |
| 787 | * DownloadableContent: Klassic Ermac from the 1992 ''[=MK=]'', a game he never appeared in but started off as rumored to be, is a selectable skin in ''9''. |
| 788 | * ForcedTransformation: His Friendship turns the foe into a rabbit. |
| 789 | * HeelFaceTurn: |
| 790 | ** Thanks to Kenshi who freed him from [[BigBad Shao Kahn's]] control. This is given a [[MythologyGag nod]] in ''X'', where Kenshi states to Ermac in one of their pre-fight intros that he wishes to free Ermac, not do battle with him. |
| 791 | ** In his ending in ''9'', it's [[spoiler:King Jerrod's soul imprisoned inside of him]] who prompts this. |
| 792 | ** Happens quite literally in ''X'' during [[spoiler:Kotal's coup against Mileena]]. Note that ''[[SealedEvilInACan Shao Kahn]]'' is also a part of this, even if [[SelectiveObliviousness Ermac themselves denies this fact]]. |
| 793 | --->'''Ermac:''' [[spoiler:"Our creator, Shao Kahn, is dead. '''We will serve whom we choose.'''"]] |
| 794 | * HeroicBuild: His heroic portrayals in ''Deception'' and ''Armageddon'' show him with a fair amount of bulk, made more apparent with his alternate costume. This contrasts with his evil counterpart in the rebooted timeline, where he becomes LeanAndMean by ''MKX''. |
| 795 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: Apparently, with Kenshi. It remains to be seen if the new timeline will follow suit. |
| 796 | * HumanoidAbomination: |
| 797 | ** He's an amalgam of countless souls in one body. According to his Arcade Ladder ending in ''9'', one of those souls is [[spoiler:King Jerrod, the fallen King of Edenia]]. |
| 798 | ** In his dialog exchange with Scorpion in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', another is implied to be [[spoiler:''Shao Kahn'']], which for Tremor, [[FromBadToWorse is sadly confirmed.]] |
| 799 | * IAmLegion: Ermac is a concentrated combination of many souls, not just a single "person," ''per se''. Consequently, he refers to himself as "We" and "Us," speaking for the whole instead of a singular persona. Averted at times, but only due to [[SealedEvilInACan Shao Kahn speaking.]] |
| 800 | * IncredibleShrinkingMan: His Pest Control Fatality in ''9'' involves shrinking his opponent before crushing them underfoot. |
| 801 | * InTheHood: His alternate costume in ''9'', and his default look in ''X''. |
| 802 | * KryptoniteFactor: |
| 803 | ** The Netherrealm drains Ermac of the souls that compose his being, severely weakening him. Otherwise, he would seem to be a borderline StoryBreakerPower for the heroes, as he was shown fighting off a {{brainwashed}} Kitana, Kung Lao, Johnny Cage, Sonya, and Jax with little effort. |
| 804 | ** While it crosses over to LogicalWeakness, anyone capable of draining souls can potentially kill him, just like [[spoiler:Shang Tsung did in his ladder ending]]. Also, according to Havik, a shot from Shinnok's amulet powered by Ermac's many souls can punch ''through Raiden's cosmic barriers that both blockade and protect the Netherrealm''. |
| 805 | * LeanAndMean: In ''MKX'', he looks borderline emaciated due to Shao Kahn's magic no longer existing to maintain his physical form. His personality is also more unstable and psychotic than before due to the long TimeSkip after ''9''. |
| 806 | * MakeThemRot: Without Shao Khan's magic to sustain him Ermac's body is beginning to rot away. |
| 807 | * MergerOfSouls: The souls comprising Ermac are people who died fighting Shao Kahn. [[AFateWorseThanDeath As punishment, he forced them to be his bodyguard instead of letting them move on to the afterlife.]] It's said that there are ''thousands'' of souls inside him, but they're in perfect accord. |
| 808 | * AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: His overwhelming quantity of souls is not conducive for mind-reading, as revealed in ''X''. Takeda is briefly stunned from the mental overload. |
| 809 | * MindOverMatter: Ermac can use psychokinesis to lift and slam their opponents, toss them around the arena, or just tear them apart, limb from limb. |
| 810 | ** He clarifies in ''MKX'' that his powers derive from [[SoulPower spirit energy]], as opposed to Kenshi's straightforward {{Telekinesis}}. |
| 811 | * MonochromaticEyes: White in ''3'', green from ''Deception'' onwards. |
| 812 | * MotorMouth: Should he engage in a MirrorMatch in ''X'', one of his potential lines: |
| 813 | -->'''Ermac 1:''' We are many.\ |
| 814 | '''Ermac 2:''' We are many more.\ |
| 815 | '''Ermac 1:''' We are [[NoYou manymoreplusinfinitytimesinfinitynopaybacks]]. |
| 816 | * PaletteSwap: Started as yet another Lin Kuei guy. |
| 817 | * PowerEchoes: Reflective of his multiple souls, his voice sounds like several people talking over one another, and mixes with BaritoneOfStrength when [[SealedEvilInACan Shao Kahn speaks]] |
| 818 | * PowerFloats: His telekinesis allows Ermac to levitate. This is best seen in ''X'', where Ermac hovers above the ground in his fights, fitting his warlock-like appearance. |
| 819 | * PronounTrouble: "Him" or "Them." |
| 820 | * RaceLift: Originally, he (his physical body, at least) was [[AmbiguouslyBrown dark-skinned]] when he was first introduced in ''Ultimate''. In ''Trilogy'', however, he had white skin; come ''9'', his human costume reverted back to tanner skin tone. He is now completely remade into a mummified-like creature since ''Deception''. |
| 821 | * RedIsHeroic: When he's good. |
| 822 | * RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: When he's evil. |
| 823 | * RedemptionPromotion: Pretty much the poster boy of it in ''MK''. After becoming an AscendedExtra and having a HeelFaceTurn, Ermac really started to shine. Sadly, [[SealedEvilInACan Shao Kahn shows otherwise.]] |
| 824 | * TheReveal: |
| 825 | ** His Arcade Ladder ending in ''9''. [[spoiler:King Jerrod (Sindel's husband and Kitana's father who was killed by Shao Kahn) is one of the many souls that comprises Ermac's being. When Shao Kahn is defeated, Ermac is no longer bound to him, resulting in the numerous souls fighting for dominance over the body; Jerrod's willpower ultimately overcomes them and he reunites with his family, acting as Edenia's protector.]] |
| 826 | ** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted horrifically]] in ''X'' where [[spoiler:both Jerrod ''and'' Shao Kahn remain in Ermac]]. |
| 827 | ** Then [[KickTheDog curbstomped like no tomorrow]] in his ''X'' ending, [[spoiler:where Shang Tsung steals all of Ermac's souls, King Jerrod and Shao Kahn included.]] |
| 828 | * SealedGoodInACan: Both [[spoiler:King Jerrod]] and [[spoiler:Shao Kahn]] reside in Ermac, with the two fighting to take control in a MirrorMatch in ''MKX''. |
| 829 | * SealedEvilInACan: Has both a major good and major evil character, [[spoiler:King Jerrod and Shao Khan]], residing among his many souls, fighting to take control in a MirrorMatch in ''MKX''. |
| 830 | * SinisterSchnoz: He has a rather large nose which protrudes from his bandaged mask in post-reboot designs. |
| 831 | * TeleportSpam: Posseses an attack where he telports behind the opponent and punches them. |
| 832 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Outside of DeathByCameo, he makes no appearance in ''11'' during the story, save for brief mentions by other characters regarding his fight with Jax in ''9''. |
| 833 | ** Subverted with later add-ons to ''[=MK11=]'' [[spoiler: where Shang Tsung reveals to Kitana that he killed Ermac and got Jerrod's soul that way]]. |
| 834 | * TheWorfEffect: In ''9'', save two occasions (the one which prompted [[spoiler:Jax's use of cybernetic arms]] and another [[CutsceneIncompetence cutscene in which Johnny Cage is taken down]]), [[{{Jobber}} the only reason he seems to exist is to be trashed]]. Granted this was a much better track record than pretty much every other villain [[spoiler:until the final act]]. |
| 835 | * YourSoulIsMine: His between-rounds victory animation in ''[=MK9=]'' has him do this on ''himself.'' Specifically, one of the many souls in his body flies out, and he catches it and sucks it back in. |
| 836 | [[/folder]] |
| 837 | |
| 838 | [[folder:Rain]] |
| 839 | !!Rain (Zeffeero) |
| 840 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mk11rainrender.png]] |
| 841 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"I am a son of Argus! I was not merely declared a god by befuddled commoners, [[Characters/MortalKombatKotalKahn Buluc]]."'']] |
| 842 | |
| 843 | -> '''Debut game''': ''Ultimate VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' (John Turk) [[note]]Only appears in the arcade version's AttractMode - playable in the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis versions.[[/note]] |
| 844 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (DLC), ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (cameo) (Andrew Bowen, English; Creator/EduardoGarza, Latin American Spanish), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' (DLC) (Dempsey Pappion, English; Dave Ramos, Latin American Spanish) |
| 845 | -> '''Non-game appearances''': ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' (Tyrone Wiggins), ''Series/MortalKombatConquest'' (Percy Brown), ''[[WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm]]'' (Creator/RinoRomano) |
| 846 | |
| 847 | ->The son of an Edenian general, Rain was smuggled away during Shao Kahn's invasion of Outworld and hostile takeover of Edenia. Thousands of years later, during Shao Kahn's attempted conquest of Earthrealm, Rain reappeared and was attacked by Kahn's extermination squads. Rather than die, Rain saved his own skin by pledging allegiance to Shao Kahn. In ''Trilogy'', Kitana revealed to Rain the valiant last stand of his father, sending Rain into a blind rage and a suicide mission against Kahn. By the time of ''Armageddon'', Rain discovered his true heritage as the illegitimate son of Edenia’s protector god, Argus, hidden away out of shame and given to the man Rain had believed to be his father. Still on the side of evil, but no longer in servitude to Shao Kahn, Rain now sets off to kill his half-brothers, Taven and Daegon, aiming to take the prize of Blaze's power for himself and reclaim his royal birthright. |
| 848 | |
| 849 | -> His backstory undergoes a few changes in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9''. A refugee orphan taken in by the Edenian Resistance, Rain's prowess in battle allowed him to quickly jump through the army's ranks. This shaped Rain into [[ArrogantKungFuGuy a very arrogant warrior.]] When he was denied command of his own charge, Rain, seething with anger, left their employ and offered his services to Shao Kahn. After Shao Kahn's death, he has been recruited by Reiko to help the fallen empress Mileena against Kotal Kahn, proving himself by weakening Kotal K'etz's sun powers in an ambush, allowing Goro to finish off his enemy's father. He's later incinerated by Kotal Kahn's solar beam, but WordOfGod states he survives this. After regaining consciousness, he tips off Mileena about Reiko. |
| 850 | |
| 851 | -> During Story Mode he is Mileena's number two general in her rebel army, alongside Tanya. Rain claims he is the architect of plan to steal Shinnok's amulet. However, like many things he involves himself with, it serves an ulterior motive: by using the amulet, Mileena kills herself a little more each time. While she uses it to thin the ranks of Kotal Kahn's regime, she is also decaying her own body and once she is no longer able to fight, [[TheStarscream he will assume the lead of her army and lead it to victory over Outworld, installing himself as the emperor of the realm]]. He meets D'Vorah and Cassie Cage in the Kuatan Jungle, where his rebel forces are camped. He squares off with D'Vorah but is defeated and has the amulet taken. He survives the events of the game and is likely still on the run from Outworld's army with Tanya. ''11'' clarifies Tanya and Rain parted ways with Mileena's death and that he is still an active fugitive while Tanya [[KilledOffForReal wasn't so lucky.]] He reappears as a DLC character for ''11'', as part of Kombat Pack 2 and the ''Ultimate'' expansion. |
| 852 | ---- |
| 853 | * AmbidextrousSprite: An odd example of a ZigzaggedTrope. For gameplay and balance purposes, Rain's katar in ''Mortal Kombat 11'' functions the same as Vega's claw in the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' games -- The weapon is equipped on whichever hand is closest to the foreground depending on which direction the player is facing. If Rain is facing to the right, the katar will be on his right hand, but if he switches stances, it'll switch to the left. |
| 854 | * AmbitionIsEvil: As his ''[=MK9=]'' bio puts it, "Power will be his, no matter the cost." Rambo cites this as a valid reason ''not'' to work with him. |
| 855 | -->'''Rambo''': Guys like you are never satisfied. |
| 856 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: As the son of Argus, Rain is quite confident in his abilities and believes he deserves to get whatever he wants no matter the cost. |
| 857 | * BadassCape: His redesign in ''Armageddon''. |
| 858 | * BastardBastard: [[spoiler:He's the bastard son of Argus, the Edenian version of Raiden, as well as a devious schemer who is only out for himself.]] |
| 859 | * BestServedCold: [[spoiler:His ''11'' ending has him take revenge on Argus for letting his mother die believing he was a stillborn by killing him, Taven, and Daegon, while leaving Delia to grieve their deaths]] |
| 860 | * BirdsOfAFeather: Surprisingly cordial with Frost from some of their intro dialogue, almost to the point of flirtation. Considering both are major egomaniacs, it's not surprising. |
| 861 | * BladeBelowTheShoulder: Rain uses a katar in ''11''. |
| 862 | * BlasphemousBoast: Proclaiming his godhood is already his speciality, but his ego is so massive that he considers himself Raiden's superior. |
| 863 | * BlatantLies: Several intro dialogues in ''11'' have him swear to his opponent that he would never, ever expand his proposed Edenian empire into Earthrealm. Nope, not in a million years. Few are convinced, especially those like Nightwolf who have heard such promises before. |
| 864 | * BohemianParody: His second Fatality in ''11'' briefly shows the heads of Reptile, Ermac and Smoke, all positioned like the album cover of ''Music/QueenII''. |
| 865 | * CainAndAbel: Although Taven and Daegon already had this dynamic, Rain aims to be the "Cain" for both of them. [[spoiler:He succeeds in killing them both in his ''11'' ending as revenge against Argus for betraying Amara, Rain's mother.]] |
| 866 | * ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: By the time of ''X'', ''everyone'' knows he's only serving himself and it's only a matter of time before he betrays whoever he is working with. Despite that, he's effective enough that they work with him anyway. By ''11'', Mileena is sour about his betrayals, and even [[Franchise/RoboCop Alex Murphy]] can tell he is untrustworthy. |
| 867 | * CoDragons: With Tanya, serving Mileena. [[spoiler:He is a DragonWithAnAgenda, however, which is [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder par for the course]] in Rain's playbook]]. |
| 868 | * CoolMask: Used to hide his identity as Edenian nobility [[spoiler:[[DivineParentage and Argus' son]]]]. |
| 869 | * CreepySouvenir: His first fatality in ''11'' sees him collecting his opponent's eyes in a water globe after he's killed them. |
| 870 | * DefectorFromDecadence: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPT4VjZd8G8 His backstory in the 2011 game,]] where he defected from the Resistance to serve Shao Kahn because they did not give him an army of his own to command. In his ending in ''9'', [[spoiler:he does it again to Shao Kahn, for the ''same'' reasons he did the Resistance.]] |
| 871 | * DimensionalCutter: A new ability Rain demonstrates in ''Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate'' is that he can rip lightning bolt-shaped holes in the fabric of spacetime for combat purposes; this includes doing so with his katar to directly attack opponents with the spacetime tears themselves, opening a rift in front of him to absorb projectiles (and doing do with two or more empowers the previous grounded attacks to inflict a krushing blow with their enhanced forms), and sending his opponents flying through them and coming out on the other side with either an enhanced water blast or—more famously—his signature roundhouse kick enhanced (which now seemingly explains how he was able to do this in previous games though no such explanation exists for other imitators/practitioners). Such moves where he attacks with the rifts themselves are flagged as being of the [[CastingAShadow darkness element]] instead of the [[ShockAndAwe lightning element]]. |
| 872 | * DownloadableContent: He was one of the DLC characters in ''9''. Notable for being one of the few characters from ''Trilogy'' to be absent in the base game, the others being the twin Chameleons. |
| 873 | ** He would become this again in ''11''. |
| 874 | * EntitledBastard: One of his most obnoxious traits is his extreme entitlement, [[FreudianExcuse the result of childhood neglect and lack of acknowledgement from his father]]. [[SmallNameBigEgo Although Rain really isn't anything special]], he believes that his divine heritage and noble Edenian blood entitles him to power, status and reverence, none of which he is equipped or deserving to handle. He remorselessly casts aside anyone who fails to meet his high expectations. |
| 875 | * EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He's quite the self-centered jerk, yes, but in his ''11'' ending, [[spoiler:when he learns that Argus lied to his mother that their son was stillborn and left her to die from grief, his first instinct is to take revenge on Argus for hurting her by killing him and his sons.]] |
| 876 | * EvilPlan: He sides with Mileena and has her use Shinnok's amulet which [[CastFromHitPoints kills her a little every time she uses it]] so he can take out both her and Kotal before claiming the throne for himself. |
| 877 | * TheEvilPrince: His heritage is divine, not royal, but in this universe there's little difference, and his father being an Elder God is all the excuse he needs to declare himself Edenia's prince. He naturally fits the trope like a glove, being charming and handsome while also being a cunning and ambitious cutthroat. |
| 878 | * EvilSoundsDeep: His voice has a metallic tinge in ''MKX'', likely augmented by his mask. Averted in ''11'', where his voice has a much softer, lighter tone to it. |
| 879 | * FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Rain's mask hides a very handsome face, which in turn, hides a man of pure evil. |
| 880 | * FauxAffablyEvil: Similarly to Shang Tsung. In his [=MK11=] intros he is always courteous, and even respectful, and often extends olive branches of friendship to his enemies... but dialogue always reveals that he schemes behind his would be "allies'" backs, not to mention that he turns violent whenever others don't interpret "alliance" as [[AGodAmI "shows constant devotion and subservience to Rain."]] |
| 881 | * AGodAmI: Rain is indeed a demigod by birth, but he insists on being referred to as a full-fledged god, demanding worship and validation from everyone he meets. He deems Kotal Kahn nothing more than a pretender to godhood, even though Kotal did far more to earn the loyalty and worship from his human disciples than Rain ever has. |
| 882 | * GratuitousNinja: The developers admitted that they were running out of colours for the palette-swapped ninjas by the time they invented Rain. Ironically, he is one of the few to not undergo much of a significant DivergentCharacterEvolution in terms of design; aside from having a more regal, Edenian-themed wardrobe in later games, he retains an overall ninja-inspired look. |
| 883 | * HatedByAll: As a result of being [[ItsAllAboutMe extremely egotistical]], [[EntitledBastard delusionally entitled]], [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder an incorrigible traitor]] and [[{{Jerkass}} overall a colossal douchebag]], you would be hard pressed to find anyone in the MK world ([[GuestFighter and beyond]]) who doesn't hate this guy. |
| 884 | * HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Kitana apparently turned Rain against Shao Kahn after ''Trilogy'' (after telling him of his [[spoiler:adoptive]] father's death), but he's back to Evil by the time of ''Armageddon''. In the reboot, he starts evil and stays that way, though he switches his exact allegiances constantly. |
| 885 | * HotConsort: In ''MKX''. Tanya's ending states that he served not only as muscle for Mileena's rebellion, but a consort on the side. |
| 886 | * HydroElectroCombo: While Rain mostly uses water attacks, he can also call down lightning from the sky. |
| 887 | * InTheBack: This is how he dropkicks Kotal Kahn in one scene of the Story Mode, shown in the trailer, no less. |
| 888 | * ItsAllAboutMe: After discovering his true heritage, Rain becomes ''extremely'' egotistical, calling himself the prince of Edenia and venturing forth to stop Taven and Daegon despite the realms being at catastrophic risk. He's also painted in this light in ''9''. Doesn't get command of his own army within the Resistance? Joins Shao Kahn. [[spoiler:Shao Kahn also doesn't give him an army? Kills Shao Kahn. Thanked by Raiden and finds out he's Argus' son? Decides that the right to rule is his and goes on a campaign to conquer all the realms, starting with Earthrealm.]] |
| 889 | * {{Jerkass}}: Since ''Armageddon'', Rain has been portrayed as a self-centered jerk who backstabs others with visions of godhood. See ItsAllAboutMe above. |
| 890 | * JerkassGod: Jerkass demigod, but the spirit of the trope still counts. True to form, Rain is disloyal, ungrateful, and self-serving simply because he has divine heritage. |
| 891 | * JerkassHasAPoint: While he ''is'' complicit in treachery against her, Rain calls Mileena out on her utter denial of Tanya using her during their interactions in ''11.'' |
| 892 | * KatanasAreJustBetter: Not quite proper katanas, but they certainly fit the basic aesthetic. And he has [[DualWielding two of them]]. |
| 893 | * KillItWithFire: Ironically, he is burned at the stake in Tanya's ''X'' ending after she rats him out. Why he doesn't try to douse himself is another question[[note]]Kotal Khan, having some skill with magic, probably had some KryptoniteFactor in place to make sure he couldn't[[/note]]. |
| 894 | * KillItWithWater: Both of his Fatalities from ''9''. The first involves him summoning a ball of water that surrounds the victim's head, they are then inflated with the water until they explode like a living water balloon (basically a watery variant of Kitana's infamous KissOfDeath fatality from ''II''[[note]]with the victim's poses even being near identical during the fatality [[/note]], albeit a less gory version). In the second, Rain uses a highly pressurized stream of water like a sword to decapitate his opponent. |
| 895 | * MakingASplash: As his name implies, Rain uses moves that involve water, including both his fatalities in ''9''. |
| 896 | * MeaningfulName |
| 897 | ** Several of his specials involve weather elements such as [[KillItWithWater water]] and [[ShockAndAwe lightning bolts]]. |
| 898 | ** His real name, Zeffeero, means "sapphire", a blue gemstone said to resemble a water droplet. |
| 899 | * MrFanservice: Sure, characters like Liu and Johnny go shirtless too, but Rain is a noted PrettyBoy garbed in gold jewelry. Curiously, Rain is the only major male Edenian we see, and his Stripperiffic clothing and beautiful appearance make him come off like a male version of Kitana and Jade. |
| 900 | * NoRespectGuy: Because of his [[ItsAllAboutMe unbearable ego]], [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder unrepentant treachery]], and [[JerkAss overall unpleasantness]], almost none of the other kombatants respect him. Good luck finding any willing to validate his grandiose claims of godhood. |
| 901 | ** There is some meta subtext to this. Rain was introduced late in the life cycle of the original trilogy, having been created as a joke by the developers with no intention of making him playable initially (see PromotedToPlayable and RedHerring below). As a result, he is consistently treated as an afterthought in later games, usually being relegated to DLC or NPC status; meanwhile, his vainglorious characterisation makes him something of a HateSink, saved only by his status as an suavely evil [[GratuitousNinja ninja]]. Yet, paradoxically, he has made more consistent appearances than some of the more popular ninja characters like Ermac, Reptile and Smoke, having appeared in all three Netherrealm reboot instalments (albeit in ''X'' as a non-playable story mode opponent) and having technically not missed a canonical instalment since ''Armageddon''. |
| 902 | * NotSoAboveItAll: He has an interest in ''starring in a Johnny Cage movie.'' Johnny, however, rebukes him as being too much of an asshole to work with. |
| 903 | * OneSteveLimit: He shares his real name, Zeffeero, with an NPC from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception''. |
| 904 | * PaletteSwap: Started out as a purple Lin Kuei palette swap; one of the last created for the series. |
| 905 | * ParentalIssues: With his father, Argus, who did not acknowledge him. Rain will use his father's name to justify his claim of godhood and right to rule Edenia, but otherwise he has nothing positive to say about him. |
| 906 | * PeoplePuppets: His Mind Control Orb special allows Rain to briefly control his opponent's movements. In ''9'', the move is changed to instead ensnare them [[FloatingWater in a bubble]] using Rain's hydrokinetic powers to control the path of the bubble. |
| 907 | * PowerFist: In ''[=MK11=]'', he uses a triple bladed katar to slice up his enemies. Two of the blades are springloaded and fan outward when triggered. |
| 908 | * PowerStereotypeFlip: [[MakingASplash Water powers]] are generally associated with [[HealItWithWater healing]], [[CoolClearWater purity]], [[ElementalMotifs calmness, life, creation, and creativity]], which generally points to a wizened, calm personality. Rain is '''''[[SmugSnake anything]]''''' [[{{Jerkass}} but]], to the point of being [[HatedByAll openly hated by most of the cast for his petulant behavior]]. |
| 909 | * PrettyBoy: A rare example within the series, but with his dashing good looks and princely features, he definitely qualifies. |
| 910 | * PromotedToPlayable: He was included in the attract mode of the arcade version of ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' as an intentional RedHerring to mislead fans into believing they could unlock him. As with Ermac and other rumoured characters, fans desperately tried to find him in the game to no avail. He was subsequently made playable in the console versions and ''MK Trilogy'' after the predicted fan demand. |
| 911 | * PsychoticSmirk: Removing his mask from his look in Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate will reveal that he does this quite a bit from some of his intro and victory animations to both of his fatalities having him do this. [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Par the course for Rain, of course]]. |
| 912 | * PunchedAcrossTheRoom: One of his signature moves, colloquially called the "around-the-world kick", is a roundhouse kick which causes the opponent to exit the frame on one side and get launched back in from the other. ''[=MK11=]'' finally made sense of this move using his newly-explained [[ThinkingUpPortals portal-making abilities]]. |
| 913 | * PunnyName: '''Rain''' wears a '''purple''' costume, and ''Armageddon'' reveals that he's a '''Music/{{prince}}'''. |
| 914 | * PurpleIsPowerful: Rather fitting as he can manipulate water [[spoiler: and is the son of Argus.]] |
| 915 | * RaceLift: His appearance in ''11'' gives him a darker skin tone similar to Jade's as well as mixed features and bone structure, [[SuddenlyEthnicity despite all other iterations of him being clearly fair-skinned; just like half-brothers Dagon and Taven]]. Plus, in ''X'' he was given clearly Asian-like shiny black hair and slanted eyes uder his mask from what is shown in the cinematics of the game. To be fair, his face has never been fully revealed before ''11'', thus it was never clear what he truly looked like until then. |
| 916 | * RagsToRiches: In Rain's revised story in ''11'', he was raised by a poor Edenian family and joined the army, working his way up to higher ranks. Then he learned about his [[spoiler:divine parentage]] and let his pride go to his head. |
| 917 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Kinda par the course for an Edenian. [[spoiler:Even more so for Rain, seeing as he's half-god.]] |
| 918 | * RedHerring: His appearance in the intro for ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' is this. |
| 919 | * TheReveal: His face was a complete mystery before ''11''. |
| 920 | * ShockAndAwe: Has the additional ability to summon a lightning storm. |
| 921 | * ShoutOut: Of Rain from ''Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina'', particularly in name and sword abilities and has the ability to use water, something Rain was accompanied by in his introduction. His appearance in ''Armageddon'' even gives him a ponytail to better resemble him. When he was created, he was a shout-out to Music/{{Prince}}; Ed Boon had been listening to the ''[[Music/PurpleRainAlbum Purple Rain]]'' album in the car one night, inspiring him to create a purple ninja named Rain. Later games specified his status as an Edenian prince to further the connection. |
| 922 | * SmugSnake: He isn't far behind the likes of Kano, Quan Chi and Tanya in his predilection for treachery, and constantly gloats about his ingenious scheming. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that only the most naïve and gullible, namely Mileena, place any trust in him. |
| 923 | * StatusBuff: His [=H2O=] Boost in ''9''. It gives Rain a damage boost, but removes his ability to block as a trade-off. |
| 924 | * {{Stripperiffic}}: His costume in ''X'' makes him a borderline WalkingShirtlessScene that really shows off his muscles. In ''Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate'', his third costume mesh has a simple sash going around from his back to the front which does little to conceal his tanned and chiseled physique. |
| 925 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: Par for the course as an Edenian. He gets an even more noticeable tan in ''Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate''. |
| 926 | * TeleportSpam: He can whisk himself away from one place to another via large splashes of water. |
| 927 | * TheUnfavourite: In regards to [[spoiler:half-brothers Taven and Daegon]], which prompted his FaceHeelTurn. |
| 928 | * VillainousCrush: His intros in ''11'' show Rain has an interest in Jade, evening outright telling her she should marry him over her lover Kotal. |
| 929 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: In ''X''. Apparently the Edenian tradition of going into combat while dressing like a stripper doesn't just apply to women.... |
| 930 | * WarElephants: His Animality turns him into a small elephant that [[SuperScream blows a loud sound from his trunk]], making the opponent's skin [[BodyHorror dissolve]]. |
| 931 | * WildCard: As of ''11'' Rain is a fugitive unaffiliated with anyone. As Kollector notes, he is practically wanted by ''all'' of Outworld. |
| 932 | * WeatherManipulation: He can control water and summon lightning and thunderstorms out of nowhere. This was instrumental in [[spoiler: defeating the [[ThePowerOfTheSun solar powered]] Osh-Tekks led by Kotal K'etz]]. |
| 933 | [[/folder]] |
| 934 | |
| 935 | !Characters debuting in ''Mortal Kombat Trilogy'' |
| 936 | |
| 937 | [[folder:Chameleon]] |
| 938 | !!Chameleon |
| 939 | [[quoteright:257:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chameleon_5782.png]] |
| 940 | |
| 941 | -> '''Debut game''': ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 Mortal Kombat Trilogy]]'' (John Turk) |
| 942 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' |
| 943 | |
| 944 | -> A seldom seen fighter, almost nothing is known about the enigmatic Chameleon. Whenever he appears, he’s a formidable doe, having the abilities of all other ninjas like himself, and yet he disappears just as quickly afterwards. His resemblance to the Saurian Khameleon and his green blood point to a Saurian origin, but nothing is concrete. He may have even played a role in the invasion of Earthrealm. |
| 945 | |
| 946 | -> In reality, Chameleon has always there, lurking in the shadows. He had watched Liu Kang’s first victory, the invasion of Earthrealm, the rise of the Deadly Alliance and the return of the Dragon King Onaga as he bided his time for a moment to finally strike and claim victory for himself. Unfortunately for him, when the moment finally came at the Pyramid of Argus, he fell like all the other fighters, and his legacy forever remained in the shadows. |
| 947 | |
| 948 | -> While he not make an appearance in ''9[=‘=]s'' brand new timeline, it can be inferred that nothing had changed for Chameleon, and even as events took a very unexpected turn it is likely that Chameleon spent his days observing and waiting until the timeline met its end at the battle for Kronika’s hourglass. |
| 949 | ----- |
| 950 | * BaldOfEvil: In ''Armageddon''. |
| 951 | * TheCameo: In ''Mortal Kombat X'', whenever there is a MirrorMatch between 2 Reptiles one of them will claim to be Chameleon. |
| 952 | * DittoFighter: Limited to the male "ninja" characters, not including unmasked Sub-Zero or the Cyber Ninjas. |
| 953 | * FlatCharacter: Chameleon had no story in his original appearance, and his backstory in ''Armageddon'' only establishes that he wants to be the true champion of Mortal Kombat. |
| 954 | * {{Invisibility}}: Borrowed from Reptile. |
| 955 | * MeaningfulName: Chameleons can blend in their surroundings by changing color and camouflaging; Chameleon constantly changes colors in battle. Additionally, a chameleon is a reptilian species, perhaps hinting at a connection to Reptile's Raptor/Saurian/Zaterran race (a connection that's more readily apparent with Reptile and Khameleon). |
| 956 | * OneSteveLimit: If you tried saying Chameleon and Khameleon's names aloud, you would have absolutely no way to tell the two apart. Plus, they only appear together in the Wii version of ''Armageddon''. |
| 957 | * PaletteSwap: Justified due to his powers. |
| 958 | * PutOnABus: Hasn't made a full appearance since ''Armageddon''. |
| 959 | * MysteriousWatcher: Chameleon is described as this in ''Armageddon''. |
| 960 | * SpearCounterpart: To Khameleon. |
| 961 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Sort-of. He's essentially what Reptile was in the original ''Mortal Kombat'' (a ninja who uses the special moves of all the other ninjas) before they decided to make Reptile his own character in ''II''. |
| 962 | * TeleportSpam: Borrowed from Scorpion. |
| 963 | [[/folder]] |
| 964 | |
| 965 | [[folder:Khameleon]] |
| 966 | !!Khameleon |
| 967 | [[quoteright:271:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/khameleon_6052.png]] |
| 968 | [[caption-width-right:271:''"I have spent a lifetime hidden from view..."'']] |
| 969 | |
| 970 | -> '''Debut game''': ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 Mortal Kombat Trilogy]]'' (Becky Gable) |
| 971 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Johanna Anonuevo; Wii version only) ''Videogame/MortalKombat1'' (non-playable) |
| 972 | |
| 973 | --> The last female of her race, Khameleon seeks revenge on Shao Kahn for the destruction of her people. Above all else she desires the restoration of her species. |
| 974 | |
| 975 | --> After searching for the longest time across the realms Khameleon discovered another of her kind, Reptile. Informing him of his races true fate at his masters hands, she hoped to take away the hold the emperor had on him. However Reptile soon fell under Shao Kahn's influence again and she barely escaped with her life. Khameleon now desperately continues to search for a means to resurrect her race and destroy Kahn for his crimes. |
| 976 | ----- |
| 977 | |
| 978 | * AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: ''Transparent-gray'' |
| 979 | * AdamAndEvePlot: The reason she was searching for Reptile. |
| 980 | * BittersweetEnding: Her ending in ''Armageddon'' has her turn Shao Kahn and the Forces of Darkness into subservient Raptors using Blaze's power, but she also unfortunately [[CollateralDamage turns the Forces of Light into Raptors as well]]. |
| 981 | * TheCameo: You can see her in her ''[=MK3=]'' attire in one scene of ''9''. This is also her first non-Creator/{{Nintendo}} appearance. She's also one of Reptile's support kards in ''MKX'''s mobile version. She also appears in ''[=MK1=]'' as a member of the Umgadi and Tanya’s NPC Kameo. |
| 982 | * CombatStilettos: Due to starting as a palette swap of the female ninjas. |
| 983 | * DistaffCounterpart: Of Chameleon (and to a certain extent, Reptile). |
| 984 | * DittoFighter: Limited to the female "Ninja" characters, not including Frost (in ''Armageddon''). |
| 985 | * FanservicePack: In ''Armageddon''. Still manages to be one of the more conservative ladies. |
| 986 | * LastOfTheirKind: Khameleon believes she and Reptile are the last Raptors (Chameleon may or may not be a third). Her motivation, besides getting revenge against Shao Kahn for destroying her realm, is getting Reptile on her side and... amending this situation. |
| 987 | * LeotardOfPower: Wears the same style of clothing as the female ninjas due to her origins as a palette swap. |
| 988 | * LongHairIsFeminine: In ''Armageddon''. |
| 989 | * MeaningfulName: See Chameleon's entry. |
| 990 | * MyNaymeIs: The only way to tell Chameleon and Khameleon apart without seeing pictures of them. |
| 991 | * OneSteveLimit: See Chameleon's entry. |
| 992 | * PaletteSwap: See DittoFighter; however, unlike Chameleon, she had grey as a standard color in ''Trilogy''. |
| 993 | * PrimAndProperBun: In ''Trilogy'', sharing her look with the other female ninjas. |
| 994 | * PutOnABus: Like Chameleon, hasn't made a full appearance besides a cameo since ''Armageddon''. |
| 995 | * VersionExclusiveContent: She's only playable in the Platform/{{Nintendo 64}} version of ''Trilogy'' (replacing Chameleon) and in the Platform/{{Wii}} version of ''Armageddon''. |
| 996 | * XtremeKoolLetterz: While Chameleon managed to escape the ''MK'' tendency for this, of kourse this female version pulled it! |
| 997 | [[/folder]] |
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