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Shang Tsung
Name: Shang Tsung
Age: Unknown
Race: Human?
Title: Vanguard of Doom
Chosen Voice Actor: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (formerly Keone Young)
Stage: Shang Tsung's Courtyard from MK2011
Playstyle: Sinister Sorcery (Composite/Trickster)
- Ambiguously Human: Just look at his entry for "Race".
- Ditto Fighter: After using his "Soul Steal" move, Shang Tsung can transform into his opponent and copy them. If he takes too much damage then he reverts back to his usual self.
- Energy Absorption: He can steal part of his opponents soul to heal himself.
- Evil Mentor: He taught the Shokan prince, Goro.
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: He utilizes a sword that he can use to stab opponents.
- Leitmotif: Shang Tsung's Throne Room from the MK2011 Soundtrack
. - Palette Swap:
- Mortal Kombat 11 Appearance
- Mortal Kombat 9 Appearance
- Classic Shang Tsung from the original Mortal Kombat
- Old Shang Tsung from the original Mortal Kombat
- Deadly Alliance Appearance
- Power Copying: What he does in one of his fatalities.
- The Rival: To Akuma.
- Really 700 Years Old: Should be around 10,000 years old despite his age listing.
- The Starscream: He is more than willing to usurp his master, Shao Kahn.
- Your Soul Is Mine!: He is the Trope Namer after all. He utilizes this as both a special move and fatality. His outro even has him take his opponent's soul.
Lord Raiden
Name: Lord Raiden
Age: Immortal
Race: Eternal God
Title: Defender of Earthrealm
Chosen Voice Actor: Richard Epcar
Stage: Jinsei Chamber
Playstyle: Strike of Lightning (Agility>All-Rounder)
"In Japanese mythology, Raiden is the god of storms who, when angered, devours the entrails of sleeping children. In the Mortal Kombat universe, Raiden is the benevolent God of Thunder who protects Earth from the forces of evil. While he is immortal and formless most of the time, he must take on a corporeal (and mortal) form to interact with the physical world. Raiden is a wise leader and cunning strategist, willing to make any sacrifices necessary to achieve victory."- God of Thunder: He's the god of lightning.
- Leitmotif: The Tower from the MK2011 soundtrack.
- Palette Swap:
- Appearance as of Mortal Kombat 9
- Dark Raiden
- Raiden's hat-less form in "Deadly Alliance"
- Classic Raiden from the original Mortal Kombat
- Christopher Lambert Raiden from the movie
- Physical God: Justified, since he is a literal god.
- The Rival: To Thor. Being a fellow god of lightning and thunder and all.
- Shock and Awe: He is a god of lightning after all.
- Weather Manipulation: Has control over the weather, particularly lightning, due to being a thunder god.
Shao Kahn
Name: Emperor Shao Kahn The Konqueror
Age: Over 10,000 years
Race: Outworlder
Title: Konqueror of Outworld
Chosen Voice Actor: Bob Carter
Stage: Shao Kahn's Throne Room
Playstyle: Hammering Conqueror (Heavy/Slugger)
- Arch-Enemy: To Liu Kang and Raiden.
- Barrier Warrior: He can use Emperor's Shield to reflect attacks.
- Brutish Character, Brutish Weapon: His main weapon is his Wrath Hammer and he's a brutal warlord trying to conquer Earthrealm.
- Energy Weapon: His light Spear.
- Evil Overlord: The supreme ruler of Outworld.
- I Shall Taunt You: He just loves to taunt his enemies.
- Illegal Guardian: He forcefully adopts Lucy as his new daughter. He also intends to force Broly and Crona to serve him as well.
- Leitmotif: Kahn's Coliseum from the MK2011 Soundtrack.
- Multiversal Conqueror: He's taken over several realms and plans to make Earthrealm one of them.
- Palette Swap:
- Appearance as of Mortal Kombat 9
- Unmasked Shao Kahn
- Mortal Kombat Armageddon Alt. Costume
- Mortal Kombat Conquest Appearance
- Mortal Kombat 11 Appearance
- The Rival: To M. Bison, Akuma and Oni.
- Soul Power: He is able to absorb and weaponize souls.
- Would Hurt a Child: He has no problem cutting off Ben's arm to get the Omnitrix.
- Your Soul Is Mine!: He has eaten thousands of souls to fuel his powers.
Sektor
Name: Sektor
Age: Unknown
Race: Cyborg
Title: Defector of the Lin Kuei
Chosen Voice Actor: Vic Chao (formerly Keone Young)
Stage: The Subway
Playstyle: Rocket Power (Zoner)
- The Assimilator: In his ending, he turns several ninjas into his cyborg slaves.
- Cyborg: He transformed himself into one.
- Leitmotif: "Sektor's Theme" by Shinrei.
- Palette Swap:
- Mortal Kombat 9 appearance
- Classic Sektor
- Human Sektor
- MKX Model
- MK11 Model Sektor
- The Rival: To Fulgore.
Scorpion
Name: Hanzo Hasashi
Age: 32 at time of death
Race: Hellspawn (formerly human)
Title: The Specter of Shirai Ryu
Chosen Voice Actor: Patrick Seitz/Ed Boon
Stage: Shirai Ryu Ruins
Playstyle: Inescapable Hell (All-Rounder)
"Born into the Shirai Ryu ninja clan, Hanzo Hasashi was raised to be an expert assassin (much to the dismay of his father) and an eternal rival to the Lin Kuei clan. Tragedy would strike when his entire clan was wiped out, supposedly, by the Lin Kuei and he awoke in the fiery depths of the Netherrealm. Desiring revenge for the massacre of his clan, he struck a deal with the sorcerer Quan Chi and returned to the mortal plane as a hellspawn named Scorpion, swearing his deepest vengeance against the Lin Kuei warrior, Sub-Zero."- Grappling-Hook Pistol: His "Kunai-rope" is a variant.
- Leitmotif: "Scorpion’s Theme" by Shinrei.
- Palette Swap:
- Mortal Kombat 9 Appearance
- Klassic Scorpion
- Mortal Kombat X Appearance
- Injustice Costume
- Mortal Kombat 11 Appearance
- Playing with Fire: As expected of a Hellspawn, he can summon and manipulate flames.
- The Rival: To Ryu.
- You Will Not Evade Me: Like canon, he launches a spear to drag his opponent back to him.
Sonya Blade
Name: General Sonya A. Blade
Age: 51
Race: Human
Title: General of Outer World Investigation Agency
Chosen Voice Actor: Tricia Helfer
Stage: Military Crash Zone
Playstyle: Special Force (Footsie>Setups)
- Leitmotif: "Sonya (Go Go Go)" by The Immortals.
- Mama Bear: She is the mother of Cassie Cage and a fierce protector of children.
- Murderous Thighs: In one Fatality, she tears her opponent in half, with her leg strength alone.
- The Name Is Bond, James Bond: As usual in dialogue with James Bond:
- Remember my name. Blade. Sonya Blade."
- Palette Swap:
- Mortal Kombat 11 appearance
- MK9 Appearance
- White T-shirt, hat and sunglasses, hotpants
- MKX Appearance
- Original MK1 Sonya
- The Rival: To Cammy. They're both military women that come from fighting games.
Sub-Zero
Name: Kuai Liang
Age: Unknown
Race: Human
Title: Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei
Chosen Voice Actor: Steve Blum
Stage: Cold Forest
Playstyle: Frosty Ninja (All-Rounder/Setup)
- Blue Means Cold: He uses ice and wears blue.
- An Ice Person: As a cryomancer, this is kinda a given.
- Kill It with Ice: He is the Mortal Kombat character after all.
- Leitmotif: "Sub-Zero's Theme" by Shinrei.
- Palette Swap:
- MK11 Appearance
- Klassic Sub-Zero
- MK9 Appearance
- Mortal Kombat X Appearance
- Injustice 2 Appearance
- The Rival: To Glacius.
- Spontaneous Weapon Creation: Can create weapons out of ice, such as: Daggers, Sword and Hammer.
- Teleportation: Can use ice to the teleport. Somehow.
Johnny Cage
Name: Jonathon Carlton
Age: 50(?)
Race: Human
Title: The Hollywood Kombatant
Chosen Voice Actor: Andrew Bowen
Stage: The Red Carpet
Playstyle: Cage's Smooth Moves (Agility/Rushdown)
- Actor Allusion: If combatant's actor is someone popular then Cage will reference it.
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Awesome Ego: He's not Johnny Cage without it. - Casanova Wannabe: As expected, most of his lines against females characters involves flirting.
- Critical Status Buff: When Johnny's health drops to critical levels, his attack auras will go from green to red. His special moves will move faster and cause more damage.
- Groin Attack: He's legendary of this. Many of his opponents beg him not to hit them in the nuts.
- Leitmotif: "Prepare Yourself" from Mortal Kombat: The Album.
- Palette Swap:
- Classic Johnny Cage w/tattooed chest
- Mortal Kombat X appearance
- Mortal Kombat 11 Classic Attire
- Mortal Kombat/Netherrealm T-Shirt
- Ninja Mime
- Puppet Fighter: Can sumon duplicates out of golden energy that will follow him and replicate his attacks.
- The Rival: To Captain Falcon. They are both celebrities with super powers and both are showboats.
- Speaks in Shout-Outs: As a movie star, most of his lines contains movie references.
Sindel
Name: Sindel
Age: At least 10,000
Race: Edenian
Title: Queen of Outworld
Chosen Voice Actor: Marah Junot
Stage: Ruins of Edenia
Playstyle: Ruthless Queen (Footsie/Zoner)
- Heel–Face Turn: In her ending, she regains her former self's memories and becomes a hero again.
- Leitmotif: "Uproar" from Mortal Kombat 11.
- My God, What Have I Done?: Her reaction to what she has done, after her memories of her past self are restored.
- Older Than They Look: As noted above, she is over 10000 years and notes that Roshi (who is over 100) is actually younger than her.
- Palette Swap:
- MK11 Revenant Appearance
- MK11 Normal Appearance
- Klassic Sindel
- MKX Appearance
- Queen of Edenia
- Prehensile Hair: One of her Super Moves is to use her hair to grab an opponent.
- The Rival: To Black Canary.
- Silver Vixen: She is 10000 years old and still looks great.
- Super-Scream: She has a sonic scream.
Goro
Name: Goro
Age: >2,000
Race: Shokan
Title: Outworld's Monster Kombatant
Chosen Voice Actor: Kevin Michael Richardson
Stage: Goro's Lair
Playstyle: Shokan Krusher (Grappler/Heavy)
- Breath Weapon: As a part-dragon Shokan, he is capable of breathing fire breath.
- Leitmotif: Goro vs. Art (ft Buckethead) from the Mortal Kombat Soundtrack.
- Multi-Armed and Dangerous: He has four arms and will not hesitate to tear his opponent to pieces.
- Mythology Gag: Johnny brought up the time he smashed his sunglasses.
- Palette Swap:
- Traditional Appearance
- Armored Goro
- MK9 Appearance
- Klassic Goro
- Kintaro color scheme
- Playing with Fire: He can shoot fireballs from his hands, light his arms on fire, or shoot a fiery Breath Weapon.
- The Rival: To Machamp.
- Warrior Prince: He's the prince of the Shokan and champion of Mortal Kombat.
