| 1 | !![[center:''Franchise/MortalKombat'' '''[[Characters/MortalKombat Main Character Index]]'''\ |
| 2 | Original and Reboot Timeline: [[Characters/MortalKombat1992 MK (1992)]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatII MK2]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat3 MK3]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat4 MK4]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]] | [=Deception=] | [[Characters/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse MK vs. DC Universe]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat9 MK9]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatX MKX]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat11 MK11]]\ |
| 3 | The New Era: [[Characters/MortalKombat1 MK1]]\ |
| 4 | [-Spin-offs: [[Characters/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero Mythologies: Sub-Zero]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatSpecialForces Special Forces]]\ |
| 5 | Non-video game: [[Characters/MortalKombatTheMovie The Movie]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatConquest Conquest]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm Defenders of the Realm]] | [[Characters/MortalKombat2021 2021 Movie]]\ |
| 6 | 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]]-]]] |
| 7 | ---- |
| 8 | !! Spoilers for the original timeline before Deception will be unmarked |
| 9 | |
| 10 | Here, we're going to list the characters introduced in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' and ''Mortal Kombat Unchained''. |
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| 12 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 13 | |
| 14 | [[folder:Ashrah]] |
| 15 | !!Ashrah |
| 16 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ashrah.png]] |
| 17 | |
| 18 | -> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (Johanna Añonuevo) |
| 19 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Johanna Añonuevo) |
| 20 | ->'''Non-video game appearances:''' ''Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match'' (Creator/KellyHu) |
| 21 | |
| 22 | ->Ashrah was once a member of Quan Chi's Brotherhood of Shadow, but she escaped after refusing to carry out orders. In her flight, she came across an enchanted Kriss sword called Datusha that seemed to grant purification to whoever wielded it. Emboldened, she began slaying Netherrealm demons with the belief that her soul would be purified and granted escape from the Netherrealm. As such, she made it a priority to slay Noob Saibot. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | ->Though she was unable to slay Noob, she eventually transcended the Neatherrealm. She was approached by ethereal forces with the task of becoming a champion by slaying various people of the vampire race. She did so, which earned the ire of Nitara. She joined the Battle of Armageddon to slay Nitara once and for all. |
| 25 | |
| 26 | ---- |
| 27 | %%* ActionGirl |
| 28 | * AllAsiansWearConicalStrawHats: She might not be Asian per se, but she definitely has an Asian-sounding name. Unlike Raiden's more simple sedge cap, Ashrah's gasa is more festive, complete with several kanji. |
| 29 | * AscendedDemon: She's a demon of the Netherrealm who ends up joining the Forces of Light through her quest to purify her soul with the Kriss. It gives her a more natural human form, exemplified by her all-white clothing. |
| 30 | * TheAtoner: Her life's work is to atone for her sins as a demon. |
| 31 | * BeautyEqualsGoodness: According to demons in the Netherrealm, Ashrah once resembled them, but as she began to purify herself with the Kriss, she soon took on the form she has now. |
| 32 | * CleavageWindow: Has a slight one in her default outfit. While all of the other ladies usually have their breasts exposed to some degree, this is notable because this is the ''only'' form of {{Fanservice}} present for Ashrah. Her alternate gives her a NavelDeepNeckline that makes her cleavage more notable, ditches the hat, turns her sleeves transplant, and shows off her legs, but ''still'' manages to be among the more conservative outfits for the women. |
| 33 | * DefectorFromDecadence: Like Sareena, she was a former "sister" of the Brotherhood of Shadow. Eventually, she decides to stop following Shinnok's orders and escaped. |
| 34 | * GoodWearsWhite: She is an AscendedDemon who wears white and fights evil-doers. |
| 35 | * HunterOfHisOwnKind: Ashrah is a demon who hunts other demons on a quest to purify herself. |
| 36 | * KnightTemplar: In her quest to become purified, she's gone a bit crazy, especially since even after becoming pure enough to be expelled from the Netherrealm, she continued to hunt "evil" beings, turning to attention to Nitara's vampire race. |
| 37 | %% Don't add any alignment here, as per Administrivia/TheGreatCharacterAlignmentDebate. |
| 38 | * LightEmUp: Thanks to the power of her [[CoolSword Kriss]], Ashrah uses weaponized light in battle. |
| 39 | ** DeathFromAbove: One of her specials fires a ball of light into the air, which then falls upon her opponent's head, much like Kai in ''4''. |
| 40 | * LightIsGood: Subverted by her KnightTemplar qualities. Played straight in the new timeline, where she is portrayed as being much more level-headed and committed to fighting against those who would threaten other realms. |
| 41 | * LadyOfWar: She's an elegant, well-dressed, deadly female warrior. |
| 42 | * NavelDeepNeckline: {{Downplayed|Trope}} with her alternate skin, which gives her a plunging neckline that just barely reaches her midsection. |
| 43 | * PrimAndProperBun: It can be a little hard to see as it is largely obscured by her hat, but her primary outfit has her hair being worn in this style. |
| 44 | * RuleOfSymbolism: It should come as no surprise that the character on the quest to purify herself has {{light|EmUp}}-based powers, is garbed in white, and [[TokenWholesome dresses in the most concealing, least racy outfits out of all the females]]. |
| 45 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: In earlier builds of ''Deception'', her name was occasionally spelled as Ashra. |
| 46 | * SpinAttack: Her Spin Cycle is the traditional variant. She also possesses a move called Nature's Torpedo, where Ashrah launches herself like... [[ShapedLikeItself a human torpedo]]. |
| 47 | * StanceSystem: Had Chou Jaio and Ba Gua in ''Deception'', the former which she keeps in ''Armageddon''. |
| 48 | * {{Stripperiffic}}: She has also averted this. Played straight with her alternate outfit, though it is still relatively conservative compared to pretty much any of the other female Kombatants. |
| 49 | * TokenWholesome: Of the 3D era, when she was the only female character whose default outfit was not revealing. |
| 50 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Her Kriss is using Ashrah to get its revenge on the Vampire race.]] |
| 51 | * VoodooDoll: Used in her second Fatality from ''Deception''. |
| 52 | * WasOnceAMan: Inverted, she is a demon that was eventually purified into human form. |
| 53 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: The Datusha itself. [[spoiler:In its eyes, the Vampire race is AlwaysChaoticEvil for draining the blood of other life forms.]] |
| 54 | [[/folder]] |
| 55 | |
| 56 | [[folder:Dairou]] |
| 57 | !!Dairou |
| 58 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dairou.png]] |
| 59 | |
| 60 | -> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' |
| 61 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1''[[note]]As Havik II[[/note]] (Jacob Craner, English; Raymundo Armijo, Latin American Spanish) |
| 62 | -> '''Non-game appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsSnowBlind'' |
| 63 | |
| 64 | ->Dairou was once an honorable guardsman from the highly advanced and pristine Orderrealm, which as its name suggests places law, order and structure above anything else. He was discharged and imprisoned after he killed a man that murdered his family in a fit of rage. After escaping and freeing a similarly imprisoned Shujinko, he became a mercenary for hire, with one his contracts ordering him to kill his former fellow guardsman Hotaru. |
| 65 | |
| 66 | ->For reasons unknown, he and Hotaru would put aside their differences, and join the Battle of Armageddon. |
| 67 | |
| 68 | ---- |
| 69 | * ApologeticAttacker: Apologetic Executioner would be a more appropriate phrasing. See Morality Pet below. |
| 70 | * BlingBlingBang: His ending in ''Armageddon''. Dairou is awarded with a golden, invulnerable suit of armor formed from the fires of Blaze that [[KillItWithFire burns]] [[ProtectiveCharm any who tries to attack him]]. He uses this gift to defeat Shao Kahn, claim the throne to Outworld, and then propose a truce between Edenia and Earthrealm. |
| 71 | * EyeScream: One of his Fatalities involves him ripping out two of his foe's ribs and then gouging their eyes out with them. |
| 72 | * FacialMarkings: On his forehead. |
| 73 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: On the side of his head. |
| 74 | * GroundPound: Has a move where he falls backwards and slams himself into the ground hard enough to knock his opponent into the air. |
| 75 | * HiredGuns: Once an honorable Seidan guardsman, Dairou spends his days working in Seido's underground as a mercenary, taking on assignments regardless of how inhumane they are. |
| 76 | * IgnoredEpiphany: His bio reveals this, as Dairou seems to fondly recall his days as a Seidan guard and all of the lives he saved while in service. However, he's become too embittered and cynical from his incarceration to return back to the path of Order ("For all the good I had done, the event that had come to define me was that one moment of Chaos"), nor does he want to follow the ways of Chaos, so he [[TakeAThirdOption chose neither]], embraced neutrality, and now lives the life of a hired sword. |
| 77 | * MoralityPet: His former guardsman Hotaru would seem to be this, as Dairou is hesitant to kill him. Subverted in that his ''Deception'' ending has him killing Hotaru anyway, but Dairou at least announces his intent to kill him beforehand. |
| 78 | * PetTheDog: In his Armageddon ending, he transforms Outworld into a utopia just as it was prior to Shao Kahn taking over. |
| 79 | * {{Revenge}}: His desire to avenge his family allowed Dairou to be tricked into unwittingly killing an innocent man in a fit of rage, leading to his imprisonment. |
| 80 | * StanceSystem: In ''Deception'' he was given Wing Chun and Escrima. Both are replaced by Mi Zong in ''Armageddon''. |
| 81 | %% Don't add any alignment here, as per Administrivia/TheGreatCharacterAlignmentDebate. |
| 82 | %% WhatCouldHaveBeen is a Trivia entry, and belongs in the Trivia tab. |
| 83 | * WildCard: As a mercenary, he doesn't care about the cause, [[OnlyInItForTheMoney as long as he's sufficiently paid]]. |
| 84 | [[/folder]] |
| 85 | |
| 86 | [[folder:Darrius]] |
| 87 | !!Darrius |
| 88 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/darrius.png]] |
| 89 | |
| 90 | -> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' |
| 91 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' (Kameo) |
| 92 | |
| 93 | ->Darrius, tired and oppressed by the strict structures of his home of Orderrealm, instigated various riots and acts of terrorism to unsettle the establishment. One of these acts was to have Dairou's family murdered and lead to the chain of events that led to his discharge from being a guardsman and become a mercenary. |
| 94 | |
| 95 | ->It was Darrius who hired Dairou on a contract to kill Hotaru, but the contract would not be enacted; all three of the Orderrealm denizens would join together in the Battle of Armageddon. |
| 96 | ---- |
| 97 | * AnimalThemedFightingStyle: Leopard Kung Fu ''Deception''. |
| 98 | * AntiVillain: His motivations to overthrow opression in Orderrealm seem to be reasonable and well-intentioned. The things he does to achieve his goals - not so much. |
| 99 | * BaldOfAuthority: He's bald and a RebelLeader. |
| 100 | * BladeBelowTheShoulder: He {{dual wield|ing}}s them as his weapons. |
| 101 | %% Don't add any alignment here, as per Administrivia/TheGreatCharacterAlignmentDebate. |
| 102 | * CoolShades: Wears orange sunglasses in his 3D appearances. As a Kameo fighter, he wears orange-rimmed dark sunglasses. |
| 103 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: Applies to all characters in Mortal Kombat, but Darrius in particular with his "Rearrange" fatality, where he swiftly [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin rearranges]] all limbs on his opponent before pondering it like it's an art piece. |
| 104 | * GrievousHarmWithABody: His Arm Bash Fatality. |
| 105 | * HiddenAgendaVillain: Given the moral ambiguity in regard to Seidan Guard vs Seidan Resistance conflict, he could be interpreted as one based on some of the underhanded actions he has done (including the murder of Dairou's family). |
| 106 | * {{Hunk}}: Check him out for yourself. |
| 107 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Clearly inspired by the likeness of Darius Rucker of Music/HootieAndTheBlowfish fame. They virtually share the exact same first name as well as facial features. His alternate is based on Jim M. Kelly's character from the 1974 martial arts film ''Film/BlackBeltJones''. |
| 108 | * PowerFist: He wields Bladed Gauntlets as his weapon stance. |
| 109 | * RebelLeader: He is the leader of a resistance movement that seeks to overthrow Seido's current regime and replace it with a more democratic system. Though Darrius [[InsistentTerminology prefers the term "Revolutionary"]]. |
| 110 | * ShoutOut: Let's see: A bald black leader guy who wears cool shades leading a resistance that seeks to take down an oppressive system? Sounds like [[Franchise/TheMatrix Morpheus]]. Darrius is also compared with Comicbook/{{Blade}} (of which ''Film/BladeTrinity'' came out the same year as this game), though that latter one is likely more coincidental. |
| 111 | * StanceSystem: Had Shinto Ryu and Leopard in his debut. Both are replaced by Goju Ryu for the final battle. |
| 112 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: Although his height is unknown. |
| 113 | * TokenMinority: Replaced Jax as the sole black male Kombatant on the roster for ''Deception'' (though Jax returned as a playable character in the ''Unchained'' UpdatedRerelease for PSP). Also, he's the only black Seidan to be seen in the series to date. |
| 114 | * TheVoiceless: He never speaks in ''[=MK1=]'' despite appearing in the game's Story Mode as Havik's partner. |
| 115 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: His alt has him wear orange karate pants akin to Jim Kelly in ''Film/BlackBeltJones''. |
| 116 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: He killed Dairou's family to [[ManipulativeBastard turn Dairou against the Seidan Guard]]. |
| 117 | * WickedCultured: Is implied to be this with his "Rearrange" fatality, where he mixmatches his opponents body parts and pauses to contemplate over it for a few seconds, as if he's looking at the statue on modern art exhibition, only to kick the messed up body to the ground. |
| 118 | [[/folder]] |
| 119 | |
| 120 | [[folder:Havik]] |
| 121 | !!Havik |
| 122 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/havik.png]] |
| 123 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[CrazyIsCool He's crazy!]] And for the same reason, [[EnsembleDarkhorse you gotta like him]]!]] |
| 124 | |
| 125 | -> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (Ryan Rosenberg) |
| 126 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Ryan Rosenberg) |
| 127 | |
| 128 | ->Havik is from Chaosrealm which, as its name suggests, values disorder and chaos above all else. When Onaga returned and intended to use the Kamidogu to bring order across the realms, the Cleric of Chaos saw this as a threat and saw to it to halt the Dragon King's schemes. Aside from instigating chaos in Orderrealm, Havik was also responsible for saving Kabal from Mavado's attack, giving him the suggestion to revive the Black Dragon Clan. Havik intended to use the heroes to fight Onaga and distract them long enough to consume Onaga's essence and use the ability to resurrect the dead. |
| 129 | |
| 130 | ->It is unknown if he succeeded in this, but he does show up alongside the Orderrealm denizens in the Battle of Armageddon. |
| 131 | |
| 132 | ->He plays a role in the comic book prequel to ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', as Reiko's adviser and the "Blood God" corrupter of the Kamidogu. Ultimately, he is decapitated by Hanzo Hasashi, with his head taken to the Netherrealm and subsequently crushed beneath Quan Chi's foot. |
| 133 | ---- |
| 134 | * AffablyEvil: He tends to display a polite disposition even when [[DissonantSerenity he is about to beat an opponent to death]]. |
| 135 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: He has half his face ripped off and he can bend in ways that would kill most people, but it's unclear if he's some sort of zombie or if that's normal for Chaosrealmers. |
| 136 | * AnArmAndALeg: PlayedForLaughs, in Joker's [=MK11=] ending where he pulls the fake handshake gag... except it's his actual hand. This is probably one of the many reasons why Joker connects with him easily. |
| 137 | * AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:He is decapitated in the ''X'' prequel comics, with his living head being in the possession of two oni that most likely tormented it. SubvertedTrope, as Quan Chi quickly [[KilledOffForReal stomps on it, turning it to mush for failing him]].]] |
| 138 | * AnimalThemedFightingStyle: He uses Snake Kung Fu in ''Deception''. |
| 139 | * ArchEnemy: With Hotaru [[OrderVersusChaos for obvious reasons.]] |
| 140 | %% Don't add any alignment here, as per Administrivia/TheGreatCharacterAlignmentDebate. |
| 141 | * BadassPreacher: He's a Cleric of Chaos and can easily hold his own in a fight. |
| 142 | * BirdsOfAFeather: Non-romantic example, he and Joker immediately hit it off when they meet in the latter's ending. |
| 143 | * BlueAndOrangeMorality: For him, Freedom and Chaos are synonymous and any sort of order is an affront to his definition of freedom. This is best demonstrated in why he seeks to aid Shao Kahn against Onaga. Despite the fact that both rulers are brutal in their governing style (with Shao Kahn possibly more so) and also share the goals of annexing other realms into Outworld, however Shao Kahn has no interest in the everyday activities of those he has subjugated (at least as long as they don't fail to pay him tribute nor seek to revolt against him) whereas Onaga is a VisionaryVillain who is very interested in organizing the realms to his liking. Thus, the latter's effort to suppress chaos leads him to join with Shao Kahn by default. |
| 144 | * BreakoutVillain: In contrast to his relatively small role in his debut game, Havik becomes a poignant threat in the VideoGame/MortalKombatX comics, bordering on being a BigBad by virtue of [[spoiler: corrupting the Kamidogu daggers with the curse of the Blood Code]]. [[spoiler: He jumps onto being a BigBad the moment he gains Shinnok's amulet by sacrificing Reiko.]] At the conclusion of [=MK1=], [[spoiler:an AlternateTimeline version of Havik is set up as the next BigBad as part of SequelHook after Shang Tsung is dealt with for good, showing how far he's come from being a 'bit' villain.]] |
| 145 | * CallForward: |
| 146 | ** Turns out Kung Jin wasn't the only one wondering [[spoiler:if the power Johnny Cage had skipped a generation.]] |
| 147 | ** In the MKX comics, [[spoiler:Scorpion tears his head off to take care of him (and even this doesn't kill him). Raiden would later do the same thing to Shinnok.]] |
| 148 | * TheCameo: |
| 149 | ** Appears in Noob Saibot's ''[=MK9=]'' ending. He also makes another reappearance in Joker's ending in ''[=MK11=]'' where they get along swimmingly, to the point that the clown prince of crime actually considers him his bestie. Havik makes use of their friendship and Joker now owning the Hourglass to wreak havoc on Hotaru's home turf. |
| 150 | ** [[spoiler:Has returned in the MKX comics as the advisor to Reiko.]] |
| 151 | * CatchPhrase: "May Chaos break the rules that bind". |
| 152 | * ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: |
| 153 | ** Given his whole purpose is to cause chaos, he is willing to do this without a second thought. For example, After Shujinko helped him out, Havik decides to attack him with the intent to kill. After Shujinko wins, Havik congratulates him on learning the Chaos way, which includes backstabbing. |
| 154 | ** In Kabal's ending in Deception, Kabal saw that Havik was going to use Onaga's heart to gain power and decides to backstab Havik for his own purposes, Havik was all too impressed by this Chaotic choice. |
| 155 | %%* ClothesMakeTheManiac |
| 156 | * TheCorrupter: Implied to be this for Kabal. Kabal had reformed since ''3'', but when Havik resuscitated him after Mavado's attack, he was somehow able to rekindle Kabal's anarchist ideals. |
| 157 | * DecapitationPresentation: |
| 158 | ** He rips his own head off in his hara-kiri. What's he's presenting it to? [[BreakingTheFourthWall The camera.]] |
| 159 | ** In issue #32 of the ''MKX'' comics [[spoiler:Hanzo does the same thing to him]]. |
| 160 | * DemBones: One of his specials is a phantasmal projectile in the form of a skull. His general appearance also leans towards this, given his head resembles a skull. |
| 161 | %% Don't add EnsembleDarkhorse, it's already in the YMMV tab. |
| 162 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: A notable aversion in that he seems to be the only person in the ''entire Mortal Kombat universe'' who likes hanging around ComicBook/TheJoker. |
| 163 | * FacialHorror: A striking part of his design is that the lower half of his face has his skull exposed. [[spoiler:In the ''MKX'' comics he possesses Forrest Fox and forces him to invoke the Blood Code through self-mutilation, leaving Fox with a face that's somehow even ''more'' mutilated than Havik's]]. |
| 164 | * ForegoneConclusion: One of his primary goals in the comics is to completely erase Hanzo Hasashi from the equation and bring back his vengeful, out-of-control Scorpion persona. [[spoiler: Given the events of the main game and Hanzo's large role in the storyline, this venture is destined to end in failure. And sure enough, Hanzo eventually tears his head off.]] |
| 165 | * ForTheEvulz: Or perhaps it would be better to say For The Chaoz. Havik only seeks to stir up as much chaos as possible, making him a {{foil}} to both the heroes and villains. |
| 166 | * GoodThingYouCanHeal: The Mortal Kombat X comics reveals that he has a healing factor, hence why he can snap various pieces of his body and make it out okay in battle. Good thing too, because if he didn't [[spoiler: Scorpion would have easily killed him at the Kang Temple.]] That said, he has trouble healing from [[spoiler:having his head torn off, even if it doesn't kill him outright.]] |
| 167 | * GrievousHarmWithABody: His Batter Up Fatality consists of Havik tearing off his opponent's leg and then using it to knock their head off. |
| 168 | * AHeroToHisHometown: He is hailed as a hero in Chaosrealm and considered a psychotic terrorist by all others. |
| 169 | * ImAHumanitarian: His Human Pencil Sharpener Fatality. [[DontExplainTheJoke His mouth is the pencil sharpener, by the way.]] When his meal is finished, Havik actually [[RefugeInAudacity chokes on and]] ''[[RefugeInAudacity regurgitates]]'' [[RefugeInAudacity some meat chunks.]] |
| 170 | * InTheHood: His alt. gives him a hooded cloak. |
| 171 | * IRejectYourReality: Fancies himself to be AboveGoodAndEvil and just going around to spread chaos and anarchy. |
| 172 | * KilledOffForReal: In the MKX comics and new timeline, [[spoiler: Quan Chi]] stomps on his severed head, reducing it to chum. |
| 173 | * LibertyOverProsperity: He, along with many other Chaosrealmers, desire absolute liberty (to the point of anarchy) without any sort of order to limit it. |
| 174 | * TheManBehindTheMan: To [[spoiler: Reiko]] in the second timeline. Keep in mind that Havik's main objective is [[spoiler: to spread chaos, something which the Outworld Civil War and the Kamidogu, that he corrupted, are doing well on their own.]] |
| 175 | * MeaningfulName: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, really. |
| 176 | * MonochromaticEyes: Has blank white eyes going with his skeletal face. |
| 177 | * NeckSnap: One of his moves has him do this ''to himself''. And it ''heals'' him. |
| 178 | * NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Despite having his head crushed and seemingly killed for good in the MKX comics, it's implied in [=MK11=]'s DLC ''Aftermath'' that he's still alive, as Shang Tsung mentions that Havik will keep Geras "entertained" as Shang Tsung sends Geras to Chaosrealm. Granted, since this was after the time-merger, Shang Tsung either could have been referring to [[TheGhost an unseen Past!Havik]] or was simply unaware that Havik was dead. |
| 179 | * OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:How Scorpion takes care of him in the MKX comics.]] |
| 180 | * RubberMan: To an extent. Havik can freely contort his body allowing him to do insane feats such as twisting his torso like a corkscrew and ''snapping his own neck to regain health''. [[CompetitiveBalance In order to keep things fair]], he's still affected by Fatalities that invoke breaking limbs. |
| 181 | %% Don't add Squick here, it's already in the YMMV tab. |
| 182 | * SavageSpikedWeapons: His main weapon style is using a giant spiked mace, it's not the most sophisticated weapon but considering Havik's chaotic nature and brutal fighting style. It's very fitting. |
| 183 | * SinkOrSwimMentor: For Shujinko in Konquest mode. In order to teach the man, he has to go all out and be unpredictable. Whereas Shujinko thought it was an unpredictable and unorthodox training exercise masked as a fight to the death, Havik explicitly tells him that he was indeed trying to kill him. |
| 184 | * StanceSystem: Had Snake and Tang Soo Do in ''MK:D''. Keeps the latter in ''Armageddon''. |
| 185 | * ThisIsGonnaSuck: If he's knocked off of the Sky Tower in ''Deception'', Havik will briefly stop screaming to proclaim, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQXItuLx21I "Man, this is gonna suck!"]] before resuming his scream. |
| 186 | * TheUnfettered: As noted under Blue and Orange Morality, he despises any sort of order of which includes moral restraint. |
| 187 | * VillainousFriendship: He strikes a chord with the Joker in the latter's tower ending in ''11'', presumably due to their very similar philosophies, and very notably is one of the few characters to ''ever'' be on [[HatedByAll the Joker's]] wavelength. |
| 188 | |
| 189 | [[/folder]] |
| 190 | |
| 191 | [[folder:Hotaru]] |
| 192 | !!Hotaru |
| 193 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hotaru_0.png]] |
| 194 | [[caption-width-right:350:"There is an order to the universe... laws that all of nature must obey."]] |
| 195 | |
| 196 | -> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (Paul St. Peter) |
| 197 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Paul St. Peter) |
| 198 | |
| 199 | ->Hotaru is a guardsman from Orderrealm. Hotaru takes order to an extreme level, to the point of zealotry, and is willing to resort to extreme measures to uphold it. One of these measures being to ally himself with the resurrected Onaga, whom Hotaru sees as the one to bring order to all realms. Under Onaga, Hotaru had two goals: defeat the Cleric of Chaos, Havik, who was spreading discord; and apprehend Sub-Zero and bring him before the Dragon King. |
| 200 | |
| 201 | ->Hotaru would eventually join the Battle of Armageddon, being the first to draw blood by slaying Li Mei. |
| 202 | ---- |
| 203 | * AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type III]] as his motivations are based on [[MyCountryRightOrWrong what he believes is in the best interest of his realm]]. |
| 204 | * ArchEnemy: [[OrderVersusChaos Havik.]] Another figure who is this to a lesser degree is Shao Kahn being that Hotaru and his comrades have fought against him in frequent clashes with the Outworld Empire. |
| 205 | * BlindedByTheLight: Delivers this to Sub-Zero in Kenshi's ''Deception'' ending. Unfortunately for Hotaru, [[BlindWeaponmaster Kenshi]] doesn't have a dependence on ''sight'' and proceeds to slay Hotaru. |
| 206 | * CoolHelmet: In his alt, which fittingly appears to be stylized on the Japanese kabuto. According to Deception's Konquest mode it is likely a standard issue helmet worn by most soldiers in Orderrealm. |
| 207 | * EnemyMine: Of the members of the Forces of Darkness he fights alongside with in the Battle of Armageddon, they include the Seidan Rebels Darrius and Dairou, who both sought to kill him in Deception, and [[{{Irony}} Havik]]. |
| 208 | %%* TheFettered |
| 209 | * TheFundamentalist: Hotaru, as with the rest of the Seidan Guard, believe that "Freedom leads to anarchy, anarchy leads to Chaos, Chaos leads to suffering." |
| 210 | * GenderBlenderName: While the name Hotaru is more associated with men in Japan, the name is primarily thought of as a woman's name in the United States. |
| 211 | * HeroKiller: [[spoiler: Slaps the SacrificialLamb label on Li Mei by {{impal|edWithExtremePrejudice}}ing her with his naginata at the beginning of the Battle of Armageddon, marking her as the first of many casualties.]] |
| 212 | * KilledOffForReal: What happens to him in two of Deception's arcade endings, those being [[spoiler: Kenshi Takahashi's and Dairou's]], but subverted by way of both being Non-Canon with his appearance in Videogame/MortalKombatArmageddon alive and well. Though it is played straight when his luck runs out as shown in the intro of Videogame/MortalKombat9 showing him among the deceased in the Battle of Armageddon. |
| 213 | %%* KnightTemplar: See the Fundamentalist above. |
| 214 | %% "See X above/below" is not context. Add actual context. |
| 215 | * LibertyOverProsperity: Inversion as one can read the Seidan Guard's motto above under the Fundamentalist. |
| 216 | * LightIsNotGood: He may have the bright thing about him, but he sides with his debut appearance's BigBad because he believes it will bring order. |
| 217 | %% Don't add any alignment here, as per Administrivia/TheGreatCharacterAlignmentDebate. |
| 218 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy: Long white hair and youthful looks. |
| 219 | * MagmaMan: In the form of his Lava Burst attack. |
| 220 | * MeaningfulName: Japanese for firefly, explaining his powers (evocative of a firefly's glow and flight) and the motif of his armor (an insectoid-like exoskeleton). |
| 221 | * MonochromaticEyes: Has blank white eyes, just like his Archenemy. |
| 222 | * NaginatasAreFeminine: His weapon style is the naginata and humorously he has a GenderBlenderName. |
| 223 | * NeckSnap: As a Fatality. ''[[RuleOfThree Thrice]]'' [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill to be exact.]] |
| 224 | * OddFriendship: With Shujinko, if Konquest mode is any indication. Hotaru trained Shujinko as a Seidan guardsman, and when Shujinko is thrown into jail, Hotaru had intended to come on his behalf to negate Shujinko's sentence... right as Shujinko was about to escape and Dairou had killed several of his men. Needless to say, BFF time ended there. |
| 225 | * OrderIsNotGood: Despite being an Orderrealmer, his focus on order turns him to be a KnightTemplar who allies with Onaga. |
| 226 | * PetTheDog: Although he arrested Shujinko for violating a curfew, he was planning to testify for him during his court trial in Orderrealm, at least until Shujinko escaped his holding cell with the help of Dairou. |
| 227 | * SpamAttack: His Grasshopper special, similar in effect to Liu Kang's Bicycle Kick. |
| 228 | * StanceSystem: Pi Gua in both of his appearances, and Ba Shan Fan exclusively to ''Deception''. |
| 229 | * TheStoic: Has a strick emphasis on upholding order that makes him appear very emotionless. |
| 230 | * StrawVulcan: He is made to be a very unfavorable stereotype of those who are involved in maintaining and upholding societies' norms and laws (e.g. police officers). Some may even consider it [[{{Anvilicious}} heavy handed]]. |
| 231 | * UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: His reason for choosing to serve Onaga as noted under the Well Intentioned Extremist entry below. |
| 232 | * WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Fitting his Samurai-aesthetic he wears two Seidan Guard Flags on the back of his armor as a testament to the Seidan Guard's code of ethics and discipline. |
| 233 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: He's willing to preserve order at any cost, including serving Onaga. |
| 234 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: He has white hair and while he's focused on upholding order, his actions to keep the peace make him practically villainous. |
| 235 | [[/folder]] |
| 236 | |
| 237 | [[folder:Kira]] |
| 238 | !!Kira |
| 239 | [[quoteright:209:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kira_59.png]] |
| 240 | |
| 241 | -> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (Christine Rios) |
| 242 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Christine Rios) |
| 243 | -> '''Non-game appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsSnowBlind'' (Creator/CourtenayTaylor) |
| 244 | |
| 245 | ->In the mountains of Afghanistan, there was a man who was selling weapons to terrorist organizations. During a deal that went wrong, that "man" was revealed to be a woman, named Kira. Kira fended off her attackers and was victorious, and to congratulate her was Kabal, leader of a reformed Black Dragon Clan. Impressed by her skills, Kabal offered Kira membership, which she gladly accepted. She and eventual recruit Kobra helped carry out the new Black Dragon's goal of total anarchy. |
| 246 | |
| 247 | ->Kira and Kobra would be fought by Taven on his quest, and the two fought alongside Kabal and original Black Dragon members Kano and Jarek in the Battle of Armageddon. |
| 248 | ---- |
| 249 | * AffirmativeActionGirl: [[VideoGame/MortalKombatSpecialForces Tasia]] is the first female Black Dragon member shown in the franchise. Kira is the second and is thus far the only one who has been playable in any of the fighting games. |
| 250 | * AmbiguousSituation: Unlike most other named members of the Black Dragon [[spoiler: the rebooted timeline doesn't mention her at all. While Kobra appears to have been slain by Erron Black, whatever happened to Kira after she was captured by Shao Kahn in ''9'' is left unknown.]] |
| 251 | * ArmsDealer: This was her job before Kabal recruited her. |
| 252 | * TheCameo: Shows up in ''9'', along with Tanya, as one of Shao Kahn's {{Defiant Captive}}s, shackled by the wrists to a pair of poles, next to his throne in the Battle Arena stage. |
| 253 | * CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: Her ''Deception'' ending indicates that she doesn't think very highly of Kobra, yet in her ''Armageddon'' ending, [[spoiler:the first thing she does with her newly attained power is resurrect the slain Kobra. Unfortunately, this makes ''him'' view ''her'' as a soft-hearted weakling and he kills her without a moment's hesitation.]] |
| 254 | %% Don't add any alignment here, as per Administrivia/TheGreatCharacterAlignmentDebate. |
| 255 | * CombatStilettos: Both of her outfits give her heeled boots. |
| 256 | * CompositeCharacter: Moveset-wise, she's Sonya and Kano rolled into one. |
| 257 | * CreepyCrossdresser: Before Kabal found her and recruited her for the Black Dragon, Kira was posing as a man in Afghanistan, [[ArmsDealer selling weapons to terrorists]]. |
| 258 | * DarkActionGirl: She's the first playable female member of the Black Dragon in the games. |
| 259 | * DistaffCounterpart: The developers referred to her as a "female Kano." |
| 260 | * TheDragon, EvilGenius, ''and'' the DarkActionGirl: In [[MurderInc the new Black Dragon]] (with Kabal as the BigBad, Kobra as TheBrute, and Havik possibly as TheManBehindTheMan), she kind of fulfills these roles by default. The latter is most prominent. Her ''Deception'' ending, in which she exploits Kobra's lack of focus and his blind ferocity to open him up for attack and subsequently kill him, causing Kabal to give her the chance to handpick two more recruits to be tested in the same manner she and Kobra were, ''does'' cement the former two tropes, though. |
| 261 | * DualWielding: Wields the Dragon Teeth, a pair of elegantly-designed knives. |
| 262 | * EvilCounterpart: Looks exactly like a redheaded Sonya Blade and even shares some of her moves, but she's aligned with the Black Dragon instead of Special Forces. |
| 263 | * EvilRedhead: She's a redhead working for the villainous Black Dragon organization. |
| 264 | * GirlishPigtails: [[LettingHerHairDown Missing in her alt.]] |
| 265 | * FemmeFatale: Shades of it, as seen in her SupermodelStrut and her getting-up animation between rounds should she lose. |
| 266 | * HellBentForLeather: Both of her outfits have her wearing tight, black leather. |
| 267 | * ImpossiblyLowNeckline: In her alternate costume. |
| 268 | * KissOfDeath: A variation in that she blows the kiss, much like Sonya would do in later games. |
| 269 | * ALighterShadeOfBlack: While still a violent mercenary and amoral arms dealer, Kira is undoubtedly a lesser evil compared to her male counterpart in the new Black Dragon, Kobra. To illustrate this, both of their ''Armageddon'' endings involve them resurrecting the other, but Kira does it out of the goodness of her heart and Kobra rewards her [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder with extreme prejudice]], whereas Kobra has Kira's resurrection [[JerkassGods pushed on him by the Elder Gods as a prank]], and it's implied that Kira kills Kobra unwittingly with a KissOfDeath. |
| 270 | * MsFanservice: The newest bit of totty introduced in ''Deception'', emphasised by many ThirdPersonSeductress animations. |
| 271 | * NavelDeepNeckline: Her alternative costume is an open top that exposes her cleavage and midriff, and just barely keeps her nipples hidden. |
| 272 | * NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: She goes to the effort of reviving Kobra with Blaze's power in her ''Armageddon'' arcade mode ending, only for him to kill her for showing such sentiment. |
| 273 | * PunnyName: Could be unintentional, but "Kira" sounds similar to how [[JapaneseRanguage a Japanese dialect]] would render the English word "killer." |
| 274 | * RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Kobra's Red, being primarily a weapons dealer in contrast to the violent and aggressive Kobra. Ironically, she's the one who has red hair and wears outfits with a good bit of red in them. |
| 275 | * RollingAttack: Directly lifted from Kano. |
| 276 | * SlapSlapKiss: It's implied that she and Kobra regularly alternate between attempted homicide and moments of BelligerentSexualTension, which culminates in both of their ''Armageddon'' endings. In both scenarios, [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder it ends very badly for them.]] |
| 277 | * StanceSystem: Xing Yi and Kenpo in ''Deception'', Yuan Yang in ''Armageddon". |
| 278 | * SupermodelStrut: During her Torso Rip Fatality in ''Deception'', she pins down her opponent by throwing daggers at their feet, then starts sauntering towards them while rolling her hips in a seductive fashion to taunt and intimidate them while they panic. When she's in range, she quickly drops the seductive facade and [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe tears off their torso]], before resuming a seductive persona and snaking her arms down her figure. It was memorable enough that Mileena copies it wholesale in ''9''! |
| 279 | * UnholyMatrimony: |
| 280 | ** In Kobra's ''Armageddon'' ending, [[spoiler:he takes her as his wife, though she (possibly unintentionally, given ''her'' ending) kills him with a KissOfDeath.]] |
| 281 | ** In her own ending, [[spoiler:she resurrects Kobra with her powers to take him as her lover but then HE betrays and kills her.]] |
| 282 | [[/folder]] |
| 283 | |
| 284 | [[folder:Kobra]] |
| 285 | !!Kobra |
| 286 | [[quoteright:289:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MK_Kobra_01_8706.png]] |
| 287 | [[caption-width-right:289:Any resemblance to [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ken Masters]] is purely coincidential.]] |
| 288 | |
| 289 | -> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' |
| 290 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Alex Brandon) |
| 291 | -> '''Non-game appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsSnowBlind'' (Creator/YuriLowenthal) |
| 292 | |
| 293 | ->Kobra was once a proficient fighter in New York, but years of fighting in dojos and mock fights made him wonder just how useful they were. He started beating up street thugs, but the bloodlust eventually led him to killing his opponents and making him a wanted criminal. He eventually got the attention of the new Black Dragon Clan under Kabal, and he and Kira sprung him from the police and inducted him. Kobra worked with his new clan members in making the Black Dragon Clan a feared name. |
| 294 | |
| 295 | ->Kobra would fight Taven during his quest, and Kobra would fight alongside the Black Dragon, old and new, in the Battle of Armageddon. |
| 296 | ---- |
| 297 | * AccidentalMurder: Kobra's bio suggests that the first kill he did was an accident. The others after that were clearly not. |
| 298 | * AndShowItToYou: In fitting fashion for a Black Dragon member, one of Kobra's Fatalities is this. He puts a unique spin on it by slamming the heart back in the opponent's face. He also inverts this with his Hara-Kiri, where he rips out ''his own heart''. |
| 299 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: Lives mainly for fighting and turned to evil over his belief his skills had a higher purpose. |
| 300 | * AxCrazy: He kills people purely out of bloodlust. |
| 301 | * BloodKnight: Again, he lives solely for fighting. |
| 302 | * BloodLust: At first, he tried to [[PayEvilUntoEvil sate his violent urges by going after]] scumbags, but he became addicted to the thrill of killing and eventually he gets to the point where he'd kill whoever was in sight. |
| 303 | %% Don't add any alignment here, as per Administrivia/TheGreatCharacterAlignmentDebate. |
| 304 | * CaptainErsatz: He's near-unanimously seen as Mortal Kombat's own version of [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ken Masters]], but he's a downplayed version of this trope since the reasons are purely aesthetic. ''Especially '''not''' helped'' by his placeholder name as seen in the MistakenIdentity entry below. He also takes more than a few cues from Johnny Lawrence of ''Film/TheKarateKid'' fame. |
| 305 | ** As another possible Creator/{{Capcom}} reference, his backstory as a former street-level vigilante who became obsessed with kombat to the point of criminality sounds awfully similar to Cody Travers' arc throughout the ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' and ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series. |
| 306 | * ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: In proud Black Dragon tradition, he remorselessly murders Kira in her own ''Armageddon'' ending after she went to the effort of using Blaze's power to resurrect him. |
| 307 | * CorruptedCharacterCopy: Like Ken Masters, Kobra is a blonde, American martial artist. But while Ken is a heroic SpiritedCompetitor who would never harm an innocent person, Kobra is a sadistic BloodKnight whose craving for violence drove him from fighting petty crooks to killing innocent and unarmed people. |
| 308 | * ForTheEvulz: His backstory consists of beating up and killing people solely for the thrill of the kill. |
| 309 | * FromNobodyToNightmare: By Mortal Kombat villain standards, he has an almost comically ordinary backstory as a dojo thug who used his karate skills for petty crime, namely robbing gas stations and convenience stores and beating random people to death in the streets. If Kabal and Kira hadn't rescued him, he'd be rotting away in some jail cell, but now uses his skills to enforce the will of the Black Dragon across the realms. |
| 310 | * {{Hammerspace}}: There are no kali sticks on his model. Or a machete. |
| 311 | * HateSink: Though he's too lowly to hate with much vitriol, he still ranks as one of the series' most petty and despicable villains, having absolutely no redeeming qualities. He's an incredibly arrogant, sadistic, thieving, and indiscriminately murderous thug who gets off on killing innocent people. |
| 312 | * IgnoredEpiphany: Some time after one of his sprees, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he wonders how many lives he's ultimately ended and ruined]], but then decides it really doesn't matter to him. |
| 313 | * InASingleBound: In the intro to ''Armageddon'', he can be seen high in the air fighting Shujinko. |
| 314 | * InTheHood: His alternate costume gives him a hooded gi. |
| 315 | * KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/MortalKombatX Erron Black]] mentioned how he killed Kobra in a pre-fight dialogue against Kano]]. |
| 316 | * MacheteMayhem: Gains one as his weapon stance in ''Armageddon''. |
| 317 | * MistakenIdentity: His placeholder name was [[Franchise/StreetFighter "Ken Masters"]] due to their aesthetic similarities. When images of this prototype footage were released, many believed that Kobra actually ''was'' Ken. |
| 318 | * OffWithHisHead: One of his Fatalities. |
| 319 | * PlayingWithFire: Capable of using ki energy in a fireball move similar to [[Franchise/StreetFighter a Hadoken.]] |
| 320 | * RedOniBlueOni: Red to Kira's Blue, being an overtly aggressive BloodKnight in contrast to the more calculating Kira. Ironically, between the two of them, his outfits are the ones with blue. |
| 321 | * SerialKiller: Over the course of his street fighting spree, he gradually becomes an outright serial killer who gets off on beating innocent people to death. To emphasise this sinister angle, ''Armageddon'' upgrades his kali sticks to a [[MacheteMayhem rusted, bloodied machete.]] |
| 322 | * {{Shotoclone}}: Has an advancing kick move, an uppercut and fireball projectiles, on top of wearing a karate gi. This was to the extent his placeholder name was [[Franchise/StreetFighter "Ken Masters"]], one of the most famous examples of this trope. |
| 323 | * ShoutOut: |
| 324 | ** A cocky, blond guy named Kobra who wears a sleeveless gi? There's absolutely no way in Hell that he ''wasn't'' modeled after '''C'''obra Kai bully Johnny Lawrence from ''Film/TheKarateKid''. His design outright spells this out; an omnipresent black and gold color scheme, a cobra design on the back of his gi, ''almost the '''exact''' same symbols on his outfit'' (not the same amount of symbols though) and a black gi for his second player outfit that is advertised quite often. Even one of his combos is called "Kobra Kai". After all of this you can't say that this wasn't intentional. |
| 325 | ** As detailed under {{Shotoclone}}, he also bears a number of similarities to [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ken Masters]], to the extent his placeholder name ''was'' Ken Masters. |
| 326 | * TheSociopath: As said, he had exactly one moment of realisation that he had unwittingly become a mass-murdering psycho, but decided that the many lives he had ruined meant nothing to him and continued down his path of destruction. On top of having an overall LackOfEmpathy, Kira's ''Armageddon'' ending reveals that Kobra [[VirtueIsWeakness views her act of saving him as a sign of weakness]] and ungratefully kills her for it. |
| 327 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He is seen as this to Johnny Cage, being a cocky white martial artist. |
| 328 | * UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler:Kira, despite not having a great deal of respect for him, still decides to save her comrade after getting Blaze's power. Kobra sees this as weakness and kills her without a second thought.]] |
| 329 | * UnholyMatrimony: |
| 330 | ** [[spoiler:In his ''Armageddon'' ending, he takes Kira as his wife, but she [[KissOfDeath ends up killing]] him. Unwittingly, actually, as the Elder Gods decided to turn Kira into a Goddess of Death to punish Kobra for his arrogance.]] |
| 331 | ** And in [[spoiler:Kira's ending, she uses her newfound powers to resurrect him and, to thank her, he betrays and kill her]]. |
| 332 | * VillainTeleportation: Inexplicably, his moveset contains a teleport punch similar to Smoke's, though it may be intended as more of a FlashStep. That said, name an MK character who doesn't have the ability to teleport, we'll wait. |
| 333 | [[/folder]] |
| 334 | |
| 335 | [[folder:Shujinko]] |
| 336 | !!Shujinko |
| 337 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shujinko.png]] |
| 338 | |
| 339 | -> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' (Max Crawford) |
| 340 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Max Crawford), ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' (Kameo) |
| 341 | |
| 342 | ->As a youth, Shujinko dreamed of fighting in Mortal Kombat and defeating Shang Tsung. His chance for glory came when an entity known as Damashi, an envoy of the Elder Gods, was looking for a mortal with the courage and strength to find the six Kamidogu. Shujinko accepted, and, through the decades, looked for them. Armed with a power bestowed by Damashi to observe and wield the abilities of various kombatants, Shujinko traversed many realms and met many kombatants before obtaining the six Kamidogu. Shujinko however, had been deceived. |
| 343 | |
| 344 | ->Damashi turned out to be the Dragon King Onaga, former emperor of Outworld. Onaga cast his pawn aside and took the Kamidogu for his own, intending to reshape the realms. Feeling immense guilt, Shujinko gathered remaining kombatants from the battle against the Deadly Alliance, helped them defeat Onaga, and banished Onaga's soul to the Neatherrealm. Shujinko would later partake in the Battle of Armageddon alongside many of the kombatants he has met throughout the decades. |
| 345 | |
| 346 | ->In the rebooted timeline of ''9''-''11'', Shujinko is head of the Kang Shaolin Temple, and in charge of guarding the Kamidogu of Chaos. Unfortunately, Havik deceives him into giving up his Kamidogu after convincing him that Raiden could not be trusted. Later, Raiden sends Cassie Cage to kill Shujinko in order to prevent him from waking Onaga and beginning the path towards Armageddon. He returns in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' as a Kameo fighter, retaining his PowerCopying abilities. |
| 347 | ---- |
| 348 | * AllYourPowersCombined: Uses his [[CursedWithAwesome ability]] [[PowerCopying to learn the skills of any fighter]] ([[HoistByHisOwnPetard given to him by Onaga himself]]) to unite the powers of the entire cast of ''Deception'' into himself. He then [[FinishingMove finishes off]] the Dragon King with a [[AllYourColorsCombined rainbow]] [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Falcon]] [[MegatonPunch Punch]]. |
| 349 | * AnimalThemedFightingStyle: Shujinko uses Mantis Kung Fu in ''Deception'' and ''Armageddon''. |
| 350 | * AscendedFanboy: It had been his dream since childhood to enter Mortal Kombat and defeat Shang Tsung. He was given the chance to enter this world, but at what cost? |
| 351 | * TheAtoner: Seeks to kill Onaga, who he helped, and save the Universe from the Realms merging via the Kamidogou, which he gathered. |
| 352 | * BeenThereShapedHistory: In ''11'' one of the pre-fight dialogue for a Liu Kang MirrorMatch has them state that, depending on the timeline, he was either their master or student. |
| 353 | --> '''Liu Kang 1:''' Master Shujinko taught me well. |
| 354 | --> '''Liu Kang 2:''' In my timeline, I trained ''him''. |
| 355 | --> '''Liu Kang 1:''' That is a paradox. |
| 356 | * BigGood: He lead the alliance of fighters that went against Onaga. |
| 357 | %% Don't add any alignment here, as per Administrivia/TheGreatCharacterAlignmentDebate. |
| 358 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Courtesy of Havik in the ''Mortal Kombat X'' comic.]] |
| 359 | * TheCameo: He is "mistaken" as Shang Tsung in Cassie Cage's ''Mortal Kombat X'' ending, and presumably dies at her hand. |
| 360 | * CharacterDevelopment: As noted below in IdiotHero, in his youth Shujinko was a gullible fool. Toward the end of the story mode though, he is a lot more critical of Damashi and begins to suspect that more is going on than he was told. The intro cutscene and post-arcade mode biographies reveal that he's becomes a bit wiser, and now acts with some awareness. |
| 361 | * DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:Cassie Cage's ''X'' ending implies that Shujinko had been secretly wanting someone to finish him for some time, as he reveals his name "with a mixture of sadness and relief" before passing away.]] |
| 362 | * {{Deconstruction}}: Of pretty much every action-adventure game protagonist trope, in that his entire mission is a deception by the mysterious quest giver, revealed to actually be the main antagonist. Rather than appearing heroic, Shujinko is portrayed as naïve and gullible for being swayed by the promise of a grand adventure. He also dutifully performs every errand asked of him by strangers out of some misplaced altruism, no matter how [[FetchQuest trivial]] or, in some cases, [[HeroicComedicSociopath needlessly cruel]] they may be. |
| 363 | * TheDeterminator: Say what you want about him, but Shujinko remains steadfast and determined to complete his quest even into old age, despite his increasing reservations about Damashi's ulterior motives. However, this is ultimately not portrayed as a positive thing -- Shujinko's blind determination to finish his mission at all costs makes him dumb to Onaga's manipulations and almost leads to the destruction of the very realms he was hoping to protect. |
| 364 | * DrunkOnPower: In his ''Armageddon'' ending, he absorbs the powers of all the other fighters and kills them all. He then decides to challenge the Elder Gods for control over the realms. |
| 365 | * FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:When Cassie kills him, he whispers her his name with "a mixture of sadness and relief"]]. |
| 366 | * FaceHeelTurn: Happens in his ''Armageddon'' ending where he uses [[DrunkWithPower his newfound power]] to kill all the other Kombatants and then challenges the Elder Gods. |
| 367 | * FaustianRebellion: He utilizes the power he gains from Onaga's PowerCopying ability to kill Onaga. |
| 368 | * GoodCounterpart: As a wizened old martial arts master with the powers of dozens of other kombatants at his disposal, he is essentially a good counterpart to Shang Tsung. Shujinko has a very brief confrontation with the evil sorcerer near the top of the Pyramid of Argus during the Battle of Armageddon, in which Shang Tsung [[PretenderDiss swiftly disposes of Shujinko]] [[CurbStompBattle with a single uppercut]]. |
| 369 | * TheHero: In ''Deception'', so much so that his name means "protagonist" in Japanese and he is described as the "next generation Liu Kang" by [[WordOfGod Ed Boon]]. [[spoiler:Even though it turns out he was duped by the BigBad all along, he is the one to actually beat him and his ending is canon]]. |
| 370 | * HeroicComedicSociopath: Depending on the NPC sidequests you choose to complete, Shujinko can come across as this. Throughout the game, he can perform various acts of theft and violence in return for small sums of money. The crowner arguably goes to the one where a mischievous boy asks Shujinko to repeatedly frighten his elderly uncle as a practical joke until, to the boy's disgust, the poor old man '''[[HollywoodHeartAttack dies of a heart attack]]''' (though [[InheritanceMurder it may have been the boy's plan all along]]). Jeez, no wonder Shujinko can get into the Netherrealm! |
| 371 | * IdiotHero: "I will do as you ask" is basically a CatchPhrase for him, and he allows himself to be tricked by Damashi, an entity whose name means "deceiver" in what is presumably Shujinko's native tongue. |
| 372 | ** In the rebooted timeline, he gives up the Kamidogu of Chaos to Havik, an ObviouslyEvil looking being who tricks him into thinking Raiden can't be trusted. In fairness to him, Havik [[BlueAndOrangeMorality isn't so much about evil so much as he is about chaos]], and Havik ''did'' aid him in the original timeline. In fact, he was one of the few who didn't end up betraying him. |
| 373 | * JumpedAtTheCall: Shujinko dreamed of being TheHero and gets his chance offered to him, to which he gladly accepts. |
| 374 | * MagikarpPower: When you first unlock him, he has no special moves of his own; you have to go back into Story Mode and progressively unlock his moves taken from other characters. |
| 375 | %%* {{Mentor|s}} |
| 376 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Falls into this after realizing that Damashi is Onaga, as he narrates solemnly in the game's opening cinematic. |
| 377 | * {{Narrator}}: He narrates all characters' endings in ''Deception'' except for Raiden and Onaga, who narrate their own though in Onaga's case, it didn't make into the final game. |
| 378 | * NiceGuy: Shujinko is generally very kind to everyone he meets, good or evil. He always seems to get on everyone's good side, and can come across as adorably naïve. |
| 379 | * NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: He unleashes one of these on Onaga after absorbing the powers of all the other kombatants. |
| 380 | * OldMaster: For Li Mei anyway. Shujinko is a rare example of the Old Master figure playing the role of main protagonist. |
| 381 | * OddFriendship: Considering he got trained and got along with people like Mileena and Baraka, Shujinko is a pretty personable guy. Even Shao Kahn seems to enjoy having him around. |
| 382 | * PowerCopying: His entire repertoire of special moves is assembled this way. He uses Scorpion's Spear, Sub-Zero's Freeze, Liu Kang's Bicycle Kick, Raiden's Flying Thunder God, Ermac's Telekinetic Slam, Sindel's Sliding Foot Grab, Li Mei's Flipping Heel Kick, and Kobra's Flaming Fist. Shujinko also borrows Havik's Chaos Axe Kick (his throw). As a Kameo Fighter in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'', he can copy one of the opponent's special moves when summoned. |
| 383 | * PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: Shujinko makes a brief but memorable cameo in the story mode of ''Armageddon'' in which the new player character, Taven, finds him in a prison cell and reluctantly sets him free. Although they are the main protagonists of their respective debut games' Konquest Modes, Taven and Shujinko seem to immediately dislike each other. |
| 384 | ** [[spoiler:He also makes a surprise appearance in Cassie's ''X'' arcade mode ending. Once again, the main protagonist of the most recent game comes into conflict with Shujinko, though Cassie was [[ArcWords deceived]] by Raiden into believing Shujinko was Shang Tsung.]] |
| 385 | * PunnyName: Sound innocuous at first, but in Japanese, [[MeaningfulName "Shujinko" means "Main Character."]] |
| 386 | * SanitySlippage: It's implied that the entire ordeal with Onaga combined with his advancing age caused Shujinko to go slightly senile. In the story mode of ''Armageddon'', Shujinko is last seen venturing forth to stop the [[LegionOfDoom four frontmen of the Forces of Darkness: Shang Tsung, Shao Kahn, Quan Chi, and Onaga]]. While he was strong enough to destroy Onaga after absorbing the powers of the Forces of Light, there's no way in hell that Shujinko could kill all four arch-villains alone. Taven contemptuously dismisses him as a crazy old fool in way over his head. Shujinko's non-canon arcade ending also reveals that he had gone DrunkOnPower from absorbing the abilities of so many warriors over the years. |
| 387 | * SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: He defeats Onaga at the end of ''Deception'', making up for the mistake he made in unwittingly aiding the Dragon King's return to full strength. As a bonus, Onaga's soul is pulled out of Reptile's body before Shujinko can land the final blow. |
| 388 | * SenselessSacrifice: [[spoiler: In the new timeline, Raiden has him killed to prevent Onaga's resurrection - but Reptile and Nitara's actions are what ''actually'' leads to that in the original timeline. All Shujinko did was gather the kamidogu for Onaga to use ''after'' being revived.]] |
| 389 | * StanceSystem: Mantis and Shaolin Monk in ''Deception'', the former he keeps for ''Armageddon''. In Konquest, you play as Shujinko travelling the realms and learning the fighting styles and stances of other characters. |
| 390 | * UnwittingPawn: In ''both'' timelines. |
| 391 | * WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: He meets Taven in Armageddon while locked away in Shao Kahn's dungeon and talks about a plan to destroy Kahn and his allies meeting in the throne room. As the cutscene ends, Shujinko has disappeared and isn't seen again for the rest of the story mode. Based on the opening cinematic, he makes it to the Battle of Armageddon and even comes close to the top of the Pyramid, but gets easily swatted aside by Shang Tsung and he falls to his apparent death. |
| 392 | * WorldsBestWarrior: As Shujinko has the ability to perfectly copy the abilities and powers of fighters that he engages with, he becomes this over time. He even earns the praise of many other martial arts masters throughout his life for learning so quickly. Specifically, he becomes this in his canon ending where he absorbs the fighting strength and techniques of basically everyone he's encountered up to this point. Altogether he's able to shatter the Kamidogu, overwhelm and beat Onaga to death and save the realms by his lonesome. |
| 393 | [[/folder]] |
| 394 | |
| 395 | [[folder:Onaga]] |
| 396 | !!Onaga |
| 397 | [[quoteright:274:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MK_Onaga_01_7913.png]] |
| 398 | |
| 399 | -> '''Debut game''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' |
| 400 | -> '''Other appearances''': ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' (Nigel Casey) |
| 401 | |
| 402 | ->Onaga, also known as the Dragon King, was once the emperor of Outworld. His undead army of soldiers was feared by many as being unstoppable. His rule would come to an abrupt end when he was poisoned and killed by his chief adviser Shao Kahn. For the next millennium, Shao Kahn ruled Outworld and Onaga was forgotten. His chance for a return came when, posing as an ethreal essence name Damashi, he tasked Shujinko with a false quest to find the Kamidogu and grant him power. At the same time, a delirious Reptile chanced upon a dragon egg that corrupted Reptile and allowed the soul of Onaga to inhabit his body. Revived, Onaga immediately went to reclaim his army and defeated the former Deadly Alliance of Quan Chi and Shang Tsung, and Raiden. He then revived all those killed by the former sorcerers and made them his slaves, and set about reconquering the realms. |
| 403 | |
| 404 | ->Shujinko, feeling immense guilt for the deception, gathered as many remaining kombatants as possible and defeated Onaga together, exorcising him from Reptile and locking his spirit in the Neatherrealm. Shinnok, also banished to the Neatherrealm, promised Onaga freedom and reclaiming Outworld by informing him of the power that Blaze held, and Onaga, alongside a reluctant alliance of Quan Chi, Shang Tsung and Shao Kahn, escaped from the Neatherrealm and partook in the Battle of Armageddon. |
| 405 | ---- |
| 406 | * AssimilationPlot: Unknowingly under the influence of the [[GreaterScopeVillain One Being]], [[TheAssimilator he has plans of fusing all reality into himself]]. |
| 407 | * AmbiguousSituation: According to one of Sheeva's intro dialogues in ''11'', Onaga attempted to return when he took Goro's body as his new vessal, in which he wreaked havoc in Outworld. Although Goro is mentioned to be dead, it's never stated on what Onaga's current status is. Assuming that he was killed, other intro dialogue indicates that he's ''still'' NotQuiteDead, as he continues to influence other characters like Sheeva and Kung Lao. |
| 408 | * BackFromTheDead: During his fight with Shujinko, Nightwolf casts a sealing spell that drags Onaga's essence out of Reptile's body and down into the Netherrealm. Shinnok later releases him in exchange for his cooperation. He also possesses the ability to constantly resurrect his mooks, thus their reputation for being invincible. |
| 409 | * BeneathTheMask: Under the guise of Damashi, he accidentally shows several subtle signs of his true form, such as speaking angrily about Shao Kahn, no doubt due to his betrayal of him. The most obvious sign of his more malicious side is revealed in this exchange: |
| 410 | -->'''Shujiko''': Damashi! Damashi, where are you?!\ |
| 411 | '''Damashi/Onaga''': ''(angrily)'' Who dares summon me to this... ''(recognizes who he's talking to and becomes suspiciously calmer)'' Oh... Shujinko! It has been many years since last we met. |
| 412 | * BerserkButton: Shao Kahn. His white-hot hatred for his backstabbing former adviser makes the Scorpion/Sub-Zero rivalry look '''tame'''. In the intro to ''Armageddon'', Onaga is nowhere to be seen while the other combatants duke it out in a battle royale. Where does he come in? Swooping down to interrupt Shang Tsung's battle with Shao Kahn just so that ''[[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou he]]'' can be the one to give Shao Kahn his just deserts. |
| 413 | * BenevolentBoss: Onaga's ''single'' redeeming trait is that he, unlike Shao Kahn, does not [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness kill off his servants the moment their job is done]] or [[ForTheEvulz at random intervals]], and nothing implies that he treated Kahn himself poorly... until of course, Kahn backstabbed him. |
| 414 | * BigBad: He is the main villain and FinalBoss of ''Deception''. |
| 415 | * BlowYouAway: The flap of his wings generates enough gust to push opponents away as the Dragon King propels backwards. |
| 416 | * BossArenaIdiocy: Both played straight and subverted. If you try to tackle Onaga head-on, he'll probably come across as an SNKBoss. However, if you walk into one of the six Kamidogu located in the corners of his arena, Onaga will immediately be knocked out of any attack he was attempting and will kneel over in a pain for a second, opening him up for a free combo. However, the Kamidogu don't regenerate between rounds, so you only get six shots in all of opening up a can of whup-ass on Onaga before you have to resort to fighting him fairly. Also, his arena contains a DeathTrap; you can't knock him into the spikes, but he ''can'' knock ''you'' into them if you're by the edge. |
| 417 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: He does this to the five fallen heroes in ''Deception'', making them his slaves. The five heroes being Kitana, Kung Lao, Jax, Johnny Cage, and Sonya Blade. |
| 418 | * BreathWeapon: He's the ''Dragon'' King. What did you expect? |
| 419 | * ButtMonkey: In Kung Lao's arcade ladder ending in Mortal Kombat 11, Onaga re-emerges after Shao Kahn is overthrown, only to immediately be bisected by the now god Kung Lao. The look on his face implies he had no idea what hit him or was coming. |
| 420 | * ChekhovsGunman: Mentioned in ''Deadly Alliance'', rises to prominence in ''Deception''. |
| 421 | ** He was originally planned to appear in ''Deadly Alliance'' but was cut as the designers wanted to focus on the titular villains. |
| 422 | * CoolHelmet: Wears an imposing helm that seems almost organic, considering the horns. |
| 423 | * CreateYourOwnHero: Onaga sent Shujinko on a quest to gather the Kamidogu and to make his quest easier, granted him the power to copy any power or special move he saw or acknowledged. After discovering Onaga's treachery, Shujinko defeated Onaga and foiled his plans using the same power the Dragon King had given him. |
| 424 | * CurbStompBattle: For a given definition of a fight. The opening movie of ''Deception'' has him show up to take Shinnok's amulet from Quan Chi. The Deadly Alliance put aside their differences to fight Onaga but they can't scratch him. Raiden got back up after the Deadly Alliance had beaten him and seeing the threat Onaga posed actually worked with the villains to stop him. Even with Raiden, none of them can damage Onaga, prompting him to attempt a self destruct attack to kill Onaga, which despite destroying the Deadly Alliance's fortress, does no damage to Onaga. |
| 425 | * TheDreaded: Implied. The Deadly Alliance had just turned on each other when Onaga shows up in the intro of ''Deception'' and his mere presence causes them to stop fighting each other to fight him. |
| 426 | * EldritchAbomination: Concept art indicates that he would have become the One Being in his ending. |
| 427 | * EvilOverlord: The one who preceded Shao Kahn as the ruler of Outworld. |
| 428 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Onaga is very evil, and has a ''very'' deep, growling voice that matches his imposing stature well. |
| 429 | * EvilerThanThou: Pulls this on the Deadly Alliance on Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, and in ''Armageddon'' gets into an argument with Shao Kahn over which of them is TheEmperor. |
| 430 | * FamedInStory: Even though he has been dead for thousands of years he is still infamous by the series proper. The Deadly Alliance, after they just betrayed each other, instantly put aside their quarrel to face him. |
| 431 | * TheGhost: He is referenced in some characters dialogue in ''Mortal Kombat 11'' but doesn't make an appearance outside of Kung Lao's arcade ladder ending, [[BackForTheDead where he is effortlessly dispatched by the Shaolin]]. Some intro dialogues involving Sheeva make mention of Onaga attempting to use Goro's body as a vessel rather than Reptile's in this timeline. We can only assume this was prevented somehow, [[NoodleIncident as we never hear about it anywhere else in the game.]] |
| 432 | * GodEmperor: Downplayed. Though he was mortal, he was very powerful and had control over life and death due to being able to repeatedly raise his army from the dead. He would have presumably qualify as this if he became the One Being in his deleted ending. |
| 433 | * GreaterScopeVillain: He was the original ruler of Outworld before Shao Khan and the goal of the titular villains in ''Deadly Alliance'' is make use of his army, but he has no presence in the game beyond making his return in Reptile's ending. Also, the Deadly Alliance immediately recognize him as this when he first appears in ''Deception'''s opening FMV, which is what prompts their subsequent EnemyMine with Raiden to fight him. |
| 434 | * HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: His fate at the hands of Kung Lao after the monk replaces Kronika in his ending in ''11''. |
| 435 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: His bio in ''Armageddon'' states that his defeat was caused by Shujinko the PowerCopying ability he gave him to become strong enough to break the kamidogu (making him no longer unbeatable) and then kill him. |
| 436 | * {{Hypocrite}}: In ''Armageddon'' he states "I will not join an alliance of traitors!" Li Mei's non canon ending in ''Deception'' shows he is fine with traitors as long as their actions benefit him, not to mention his manipulation of Shujinko which ended with him attempting to kill him when he served his purpose. |
| 437 | * {{Jerkass}}: He doesn't have a lot of screen time but if him rubbing in Shujinko's face about how he manipulated him is anything to go by, he definitely is. |
| 438 | * TheJuggernaut: All the dialogue states that while he had the six kamidogu, he was invincible. |
| 439 | * LargeAndInCharge: The largest playable character in the series, possibly rivalled only by Blaze. |
| 440 | %% Don't add any alignment here, as per Administrivia/TheGreatCharacterAlignmentDebate. |
| 441 | * ManipulativeBastard: "[[Film/TheRoom2003 Oh hai,]] [[IdiotHero Shujinko.]] [[TreacherousAdvisor My name's Damashi]], and I'm here to tell [[UnwittingPawn you]] that [[BlatantLies you're the Elder God's Champion, fated to embark on a great adventure]]!" This is ''Deception'''s Konquest mode in a nutshell. Onaga is undoubtedly one of the most cunning and patient villains in the series, as he plays Shujinko like a damned fiddle over the course of many years in order to achieve his goals. |
| 442 | * {{Mascot}}: Backwards dialogue from Netherrealm or Chaosrealm [=NPCs=] state that Onaga was the reason why ''Mortal Kombat'' has a dragon as its symbol (though it has also been said that the Elder Gods' true draconic forms are the real inspiration, which is backed up by the fact that they bear a much clearer resemblance to the logo). |
| 443 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 444 | ** He's the Dragon King, and his name is made up of the Japanese word for king and the Sanskrit word for serpent. |
| 445 | ** His disguise's name, Damashi, means "[[TitleDrop deception]]" in Japanese. |
| 446 | * MightyGlacier: Onaga is big and slow, but his blows are stronger than any character in the game and he is immune to projectiles. |
| 447 | * MonochromaticEyes: His eyes are of a pure yellow, although ''Armageddon'''s VS. render shows that he has white eyes. |
| 448 | * MonsterModesty: Doubles as ModestRoyalty, only wearing a helmet and few pieces of armor. |
| 449 | * MoralMyopia: In Armageddon when Quan Chi is making his case for organizing the Forces of Darkness, Onaga objects to allying with any of those present (Quan Chi, Shang Tsung, and Shao Kahn) stating "I will not join an alliance of traitors!" Of course in Li Mei's, admittedly non-canon ending, he's perfectly willing to reward somebody who betrayal is beneficial to him. The "alliance of traitors" thing is probably particularly a snub towards Shao Kahn for betraying Onaga long ago, but it doesn't make Onaga any less treacherous himself. |
| 450 | * {{Nerf}}: In ''Armageddon'' like previous bosses turned playable characters he is much weaker than when he was a boss. |
| 451 | * NoodleIncident: During an intro dialogue between them in ''11'', Sheeva and Baraka discuss a past incident where Onaga possessed Goro and went on a rampage across Outworld. This is not elaborated on whatsoever in the rest of the game or any tie-in media, not even the ''MKX'' comics. Whether or not it's at all canon to the main storyline remains to be seen. |
| 452 | * NoSell: Projectiles are damn near useless against Onaga. This is even foreshadowed in ''Deception'''s intro cinematic, where he takes the full brunt of the combined powers of Raiden, Shang Tsung, ''and'' Quan Chi and brushes it off quite effortlessly. |
| 453 | * OmnicidalManiac: Due to the influence of the One Being, he aims to merge all reality into himself. |
| 454 | * OurDragonsAreDifferent: He walks on two legs, is mostly humanoid in appearance, and the Shokan are supposedly his half-breed offspring. |
| 455 | * PayEvilUntoEvil: The first thing he does after becoming all powerful in his ''Armageddon'' ending? Condemn Shao Kahn to AFateWorseThanDeath. |
| 456 | * ProperlyParanoid: His bio in ''Armageddon'' states he cut a deal with Shinnok to work with the other Forces of Darkness to help Daegon defeat Blaze in exchange for being allowed to reclaim Outworld. Onaga rightly suspects the deal will end poorly and intends to take the power intended for Daegon for himself. |
| 457 | * PutOnABus: Aside from appearing in a single image of many in Raiden's visions in the beginning of ''MK 9'', Onaga is never directly present in the "reboot" games from ''9'' onwards, only appearing briefly in character endings or being mentioned in intro dialogues. |
| 458 | * SealedEvilInACan: Thanks to Shao Kahn's assassination, he's dead by the series proper until he Shujinko gathers the Kamidogu. |
| 459 | * UnholyMatrimony: With Li Mei in her non-canon ''Deception'' ending in return for aiding her against his enemies. |
| 460 | * VillainDecay: He goes from being the GreaterScopeVillain to Shao Kahn to getting ingloriously sliced in half by Kung Lao in ''11''. [[WorfEffect To be fair, Kung Lao had absorbed the power of a Titan at the time.]] |
| 461 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: Similarly to Shao Kahn, Onaga wears no real practical clothing; though considering that he is far from human, it's more justified in his case. |
| 462 | * WingedHumanoid: Onaga has wings that are almost as large as ''his entire body''! |
| 463 | [[/folder]] |
| 464 | |
| 465 | ![[NonPlayerCharacter Non Playable]] |
| 466 | |
| 467 | [[folder:One Being]] |
| 468 | !!One Being |
| 469 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_one_being.jpg]] |
| 470 | |
| 471 | ->One being, the One Being is considered to be the origin of the Realms of Mortal Kombat (Earthrealm, Netherrealm, Outworld, Orderrealm, Chaosrealm, Edenia, and others yet to be mentioned in the storyline). According to ancient legend, in the beginning of time, there only existed the One Being and the Elder Gods. |
| 472 | |
| 473 | ->The One Being fed off of the essences of the Elder Gods, but eventually, the Elder Gods defeated the One Being, and, in efforts to weaken the One Being's omnipotence, the Elder Gods separated the One Being's consciousness into the realms and created six Kamidogu, which held the essence of the One Being. The legend decrees that if one were to obtain all six Kamidogu with the Sacred Amulet, he or she would be granted ultimate power. |
| 474 | |
| 475 | ->The One Being's disembodied consciousness seeks to reunite all the realms in order to make itself whole again. It is implied that it has acted through beings such as Onaga and Shao Kahn, and is responsible for their attempts to merge all realms - particularly Earthrealm - into Outworld. |
| 476 | |
| 477 | ->Although the storyline of Deception would seem to hint that the One Being would be the villain of the next title, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, this was later proven false, as Blaze would end up as the final boss in this game. The One Being is only mentioned twice in Armageddon: once in a passing statement about the kombatants "tapping into the power that make the realms", which may or may not refer to the One Being, and more directly by name during Kai's game ending. |
| 478 | |
| 479 | ->In Mortal Kombat (2011), Shao Kahn is hinted at being under the influence of the One Being as he stands atop the pyramid, prepared to begin Armageddon and destroy the realms. This event, in the second timeline, is hastened to the final events of Mortal Kombat 3, when Shao Kahn has almost merged Earthrealm with Outworld, and at the same time he is ending all things in existence. However, the Elder Gods intervene and destroy Shao Kahn, thereby halting whatever plans the One Being may have had. In the Mortal Kombat X comic series, it is revealed that the six Kamidogu, now daggers in the rebooted timeline, have all tasted the blood of the One Being and its essence lives within them, serving as the source of the daggers' Blood Magik. In Shinnok's Mortal Kombat X ending, the fallen Elder God succeeds in re-merging all the realms to reawaken the One Being, allowing it to destroy all of reality and devour the Elder Gods. |
| 480 | ---- |
| 481 | * AbortedArc: Deception was building the One Being up to be the final antagonist of the original continuity, but come ''Armageddon'' onward it's been regulated to name drops. Most likely the writers realized you can't exactly beat a godlike being made up of different realms in a fistfight. |
| 482 | * AboveTheGods: Surpasses the Elder Gods in strength, forcing them to team up to stop it. |
| 483 | * AssimilationPlot: Wants to reunite the realms to make itself whole again. |
| 484 | * AwfulTruth: The Elder Gods concealed the true nature of the One Being from the denizens of the realms, namely the part asserting that none of them have any real individual consciousness of their own -- all sentient lifeforms are merely fragments of the One Being's dreaming mind. It's [[ExistentialHorror pretty existentially terrifying]] when you think about it so no wonder they hid this. ''MKX'' indicates TheConspiracy was part of the reason Shinnok rebelled against his brethren as he wanted to spread the truth and was denied. |
| 485 | * TheBadGuyWins: Subtly {{implied}} to have happened in the original witnessed timeline. While it has yet to happen in the new ones Shinnok's non-canon ending in ''MKX'' involves him awakening the One Being to achieve his RageAgainstTheHeavens. |
| 486 | * TheCameo: In ''Scorpion's Revenge'' it briefly shows up in the background during TheCameo of the Elder Gods. |
| 487 | * CosmicEntity: Its body was chopped up into separate universes and its return would force them to recombine with cataclysmic results. |
| 488 | * EldritchAbomination: The oldest entity in existence whose body apparently formed the realms, and for it to come back into existence would lead to the complete destruction of all life. |
| 489 | * EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce: Exactly how malevolent the One Being is (or if it is malevolent at all) is unknown, but for story purposes it is a GreaterScopeVillain who would supposedly cause the annihilation of all existence the instant it succeeds in its plans to restore itself. |
| 490 | * GenericDoomsdayVillain: Since it has no speaking roles the One Being has no known characterization beyond its apparent end goal of restoring its body and annihilating the realms. |
| 491 | * TheGhost: At least until ''Mortal Kombat X'' where it appears in Shinnok's arcade ladder ending. |
| 492 | * GodIsEvil: It is the most powerful being in ''Mortal Kombat'' and its goal is to destroy all of existence in order to restore its body. |
| 493 | * GreaterScopeVillain: It [[TheManBehindTheMan subtly manipulates powerful beings such as Shinnok, Shao Kahn and Onaga]] to achieve its goal of merging the realms so it could be whole again. However, the One Being's very nature prevents it from ever having a direct hand in the plot, let alone participating in kombat. |
| 494 | * OmnicidalManiac: Intentionally or not its goal would cause the end of all realms should it succeed. |
| 495 | * TheManBehindTheMan: Seems to be this for Shao Kahn and Onaga, whose obsession with expanding Outworld by merging realms expedites the One Being's return. ''Mortal Kombat X'' implies Shinnok is under the One Being's influence as well. |
| 496 | * TopGod: As ''THE'' primordial entity of the MK universe every God can trace their lineage back to the One Being. Jade in [=MK11=] refers to it as the "God before Gods" while Cetrion in a mirror-match identifies creation as "children of the One Being, as are all gods of the realms." However, with the introduction of the Titans who far outclass the Elder Gods in age and power it's unclear where it stands in relation to ''them''. |
| 497 | * PiecesOfGod: The One Being was split into the realms with each [[ArtifactOfDoom Kamidogu]] containing a part of its essence from which it can be reconstituted. |
| 498 | * YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: Quietly implied in both of its on-screen appearances-- ''Mortal Kombat X'' shows them only as a hellish face formed from the clouds while ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsBattleOfTheRealms'' briefly shows them as an indistinct humanoid silhouette made of pure light. |
| 499 | [[/folder]] |
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