Being a Crisis Crossover that brings together four of the biggest Fighting Game franchises, The Ketsueki Quadrilogy will be grouped based on the games they appeared in. Please only add tropes that apply to this fic rather than their respective media.

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Street Fighter

Abel

Man with No Past

Identical Stranger: Bares a striking resemblance to a crush from Juni's past, both sporting blond hair and blue eyes, causing the woman to become distant towards him, even blowing a planned date together.

Adon

The Muay Thai "God"

Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: As in canon, he's still as egotistical and prideful as always. It is this arrogance, that ultimately leads to his downfall, after he is defeated, and then killed, by Havik.
A God Am I: As ever he has this mentality throughout the series. Though once he loses, his pride takes quite a blow, right up until his last battle with Havik.
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: How he meets his end, at the hands of Havik.

Alex

The Bold Wrestler

Hot-Blooded: He has an ugly temper and a bitter dislike for authority. When summoned by Zafina to meet Liu Kang, he quickly becomes impatient when he doesn't receive answers at first. Once the fire god shows up, he becomes immediately hostile towards him, leading to a dragged out fight.

Balrog

The Violent Boxer

Choosing Neutrality: Decides not to join either the Zaibatsu or G-Corp during their whole war, performing instead to simply stick to claiming Jin Kazama's bounty, much to the surprise of Sagat.

Chun-Li

The Agent of Justice

Action Girl: It is Chun Li after all.
Happily Married: After dating Lei Wulong in the first story, she ends up being proposed to by him at the start of the second. The two later married by the end of the second story.

Cody

The Redeeming Hero

This Is Unforgivable!: Still harbors a bitter grudge towards Poison for getting him thrown in jail. Even after she attempts to redeem herself.

Dan Hibiki

The Saikyo Master

Bear Hug: Dan does this a lot in the series whenever he's relieved to be alive. At the end of the second story, he receives one himself from R. Mika after he offers her and a few others to come to his mother's house so they can call their families to let them know they're okay.
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: While he's still clumsy and goofy like his canon counterpart, he's still shown to be a creditable fighter this time around. He not only wins his first match on his own, but grows stronger through his training with Nightwolf.
Took a Level in Badass: Thanks to some guidance from Nightwolf, his skills and fighting have increased quite a bit. He's still seen as a Butt-Monkey by some, but is actually able to fight alongside his fellow Choseon Ones.
Vision Quest: As his final test of Nightwolf's training, he is put into a deep sleep in order to enter his mind and face off against a shadowy opponent, using all that he's learned.

Dhalsim

The Prophet Yoga Master

Defiant to the End: Continues to fight even after his village and family was killed, and even battle Sheeva during the final battle, until she eventually manages to kill him.
Heroic Sacrifice: Gives up his life, facing down an army of Shokans and eventually being killed by Sheeva, in order to buy his allies time to escape and face the armies of Outworld.
Sole Survivor: Is the only one from his village, who survives Shao Kahn's invasion of Earthrealm and his army's attack on his home.
Together in Death: Before being killed by Sheeva he sees a vision of dead his wife and son, implying that he was reunited with them, shortly after dying.

Doctrine Dark

The Psychotic Tactician

Trauma Button: Kano describing his brutal and ruthless killing and butchering of Sonya's partners, causes Dark to re-experience the events that made him what he is today, resulting in him screaming loudly in front of everyone and running out of the room, much to their shock.

Guile

The Sonic Typhoon

Action Dad: He doesn't hesitate to protect his family from invading Demons, Tarkatans, or Shao Kahn's general Motaro.
Arch-Enemy: Doctrine Dark is this to him.
Parental Substitute: Becomes one to Wagner, after he loses his family.

Guy

The Bushin Warrior

Brainwashed and Crazy: Ends up under Shao Kahn's control, by the end of first story; a state he remains in until the end of the second story.
Detect Evil: Seemingly has gained this ability as a side affect of his time under Shao Kahn's control, as he can now sense the evil radiation off an unconscious Tira, being overwhelmed and mystified by it and the profound sadness coming from her, that he neglects his fight and gets knocked out by Juri.
Easily Forgiven: Suffers very little consequences for his past actions under Shao Kahn's control, and everyone seems willing to forgive him for it. Justified, as he was under minder control, and most of his victims were already his friends who understood his situation.
Guilt Complex: He is deeply regretful for all the actions he did under brainwashing, even though he didn't have any control over his actions, despite many times his friends assure him it wasn't his fault.
It's All My Fault: Despite being completely under Shao Kahn's mind control and almost everyone forgiving him for what he's done, Guy still deeply regrets his past actions during that time and has trouble forgiving him.
Past Experience Nightmare: Since being freed some his mind control, Guy is slowly regaining his memories, which have lead to several traumatizing nightmares of his past deeds under Shao Kahn's influence.
My God, What Have I Done?: Blames himself for his actions under Shao Kahn's control. In particular nearly killing Maki.

Ibuki

The Shinobi of The Summer Breeze

Inconvenient Summons: Becomes a victim of this, when Raiden summons her alongside the rest of his chosen ones, while in her underwear.
Kill the Cutie: She becomes the first one to die, right in the first story, as her soul gets taken by Shang Tsung.

Ken Masters

The Martial Arts Champion

Action Dad: When he's not fighting or saving the world from invasions, he is a devoted husband and father to Eliza and their son Mel, respectively.
The Matchmaker: He becomes this in the second story to Ryu and Julia following the latter two's awkward first meeting.
Shipper on Deck: He feels that Julia is a perfect match for Ryu, whom he feels needs a girlfriend. He arranges for their second meeting, in which they have a much more friendly conversation. In the third story, he helps Ryu on his first real date with Julia, and is fully supportive of them waiting before taking the next step.

Mike Haggar

Metro City Hero

Action Politician: After spending the first two stories running Metro City as Mayor and building up a campaign in order to run for President of The United States, in which he kept his citizens after during the Universal War, Hagger joins the Shikoken Tournament in Majin Seiryu Ku to protect his city from the ongoing war between Jin & Kazuya.

Rose

The Card of Destiny

Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Raiden - The two of them constantly bicker & argue with each other, which usually results in Rose, throwing mugs at him, but there are still a few moments of attraction between them, which finally comes through in chapter 57.
Brutal Honesty: During her introduction to her Chosen Ones, Rose takes the opportunity, to point out the various flaws of each of her recruits. However, this is not done out of malice, but rather as a means to show how even the ones, with past mistakes and flawed personalities, can still be pure of heart.
Crystal Ball: One of Rose's main tools, which she uses in her introduction to sense something's happening.
Hypocrite: She often berates Raiden for his alcoholic tendencies, but is shown to take and drink his liquor herself when no one is around.
Sage Love Interest: Raiden eventually becomes this to her.

Ruby Heart

The Clairvoyant Pirate

Never Be Hurt Again: Since losing her crew and her newfound friend Dhalsim, Ruby has become very withdrawn from other people, including her fellow Chosen Ones, not wanting to lose anymore people again.
Sky Pirate: Her ship is capable of traveling on the seas and in the air. The Chosen Ones use her ship to travel between the different realms, at various points during the first story.
Survivor Guilt: During Majin Seiryu Ki, she's deeply affected by the death of her friend and ally Dhalsim, during the final battle in Any Sentaku Bou. The pirate wishes he were alive, as he had so much to offer the world, while she feels that she doesn't.

Ryu

The Wandering Warrior

Never Bareheaded: He never takes off his red bandana and feels quite uncomfortable without it. Ken manages to get him to remove it for this date with Julia, but he quickly puts it back on as soon as his friend leaves him alone.

Sagat

The Muay Thai King

Arch-Enemy: Is this to Vega.
The Atoner: Comes to deeply regret his former actions while working for Shadoloo and even during Chishio No Me, and has since tried to make up for it, by joining the Chosen Ones.
Heel–Face Turn: He intitally joins Shao Kahn's forces as an attempt to regain his lost honour, but over times grows disilluioned by them, and leaves, eventually joining the Chosen Ones in Ano Sentaku Bou.

Vega

The Ninja Matador

Arch-Enemy: Is this to Sagat.
Attempted Rape: Does this to Xianghua in the first story.
Unholy Matrimony: From the moment he meets Anna, they're both drawn in by their beauty and later their shared bloodlust, becoming one of the core villain couples of the series.

Mortal Kombat

Ashrah

The Demon Huntress

Ascended Demon: During the first appearance, she had managed to become this, after finally defeated Noob Saibot. She then joins the Chosen Ones in their quest for the Chishio no Me.
Demon Slaying: Spent much of her time in the Netherrealm doing this, in order to achieve humanity and escape.

Bo' Rai Cho

The Drunken Master

The Mentor: On top of training such fighters as Liu Kang, Kung Lao and Li Mei, he also becomes the mentor for Hwoarang and Seong Mi-na.

Cyrax

The Motswana Cyborg

Disproportionate Retribution: Cyrax intends to make Johnny Cage pay for wasting his time and money on Ninja Mime. While his plans are unknown as of now, the lengths he goes to and the amount of fear he puts Johnny through, even refusing a refund from the actor, borders on the over-the-top.
Once Done, Never Forgotten: Cyrax hold a strong grudge against Johnny Cage, ever since he watched Ninja Mime in theaters, wanting not only his money back but some kind of payback for it.

Ermac

The Mystic Enigma

Big Damn Heroes: Has one of these moments in chapter 20 of the first story, where he saves Alex Walker from being kidnapped by Tanya by knocking the assassin out.
Mind Hive: As in canon, Ermac's body is comprised of hundreds of souls. And in Majin Seiyru Ki, the souls are starting to fight for dominance as a result of his disconnect from Shao Kahn, causing him occasional pain.

Fujin

The God of Wind

God's Hands Are Tied: Becomes an Elder God by the end of Ano Sentaku Bou, and thus is able to directly help the Chosen Ones during Majin Seiryu Ki, as they are barred from getting too involved in mortal affaris.

Havik

The Cleric of Chaos

Affably Evil: For an undead cleric of chaos and destruction, he can be quite the amicable guy. This is shown during his fight with Ado, where he compliments the chaotic spirit in the fight.
Arch-Enemy: Is this to Hotaru.
Confusion Fu: The Cleric's main fighting style, involves weirding out his opponents with moves like breaking his arms, leaving them open to attack.
For the Evulz: Being a cleric of chaos, he usually doesn't have any real motives or goals behind his evil deeds, other than to just spread mayhem wherever he can.
Grievous Harm with a Body: Havik is prone to using his own body in combat, such as when he tore off his own arm while fighting Hotaru, catching everyone off guard.
Troll: He certainly has his moments throughout the series; such as when he toys with Adon during his match and when he seemingly decides to help Heichachi escape in the second story... only to drop him to his doom.
Use Your Head: Defeated Hotaru using this method, taking himself out in the process.

Jade

The Stealthy Warrior

Arch-Enemy: Tanya is this to her.
Boomerang Comeback: With it being her primary projectile weapon, she gets a few of these moments.
Just Friends: Jade claims her friendship and relationship with Kilik is this. But Xianghua has her doubts about it.

Kabal

The Raging Flash

Cop Hater: Kabal reveals to Stryker that he was this, even when he was part of the Police Force, hoping to change it form the inside only to be further disgusted by how some cops were more cruel than criminals. This ends up being part of the reason why he joined the Black Dragons, telling Stryker he was the only cop he ever respected.

Kenshi

The Blind Swordsman

Arch-Enemy: Shang Tsung is this to him.
Blind People Wear Sunglasses: Sports a pair of shades during his introduction in CNM.
Disabled Snarker: Becomes much more of a snarker in MSK.
Dreaming of Times Gone By: Throughout MSK, Kenshi suffers from frequent nightmares of Dhalsim's Death, which motivate him to keep fighting in the tournament, and hopefully confront Jin Kazama.
Fist of Rage: He clenches his fists the first time he senses Shang Tsung.

Kira

The Tactical Killer

Blood Knight: During a Tag Fight with Bruce against a pair of wrestlers, she took great delight in cutting and play with them using her knives. Once they won, she briefly considered killing them right then and there, before sheathing her knives as they weren't a challenge in her eyes.

Kitana

The Edenian Princess

Amicable Exes: She & Siegfried get together during the first story, but end up going their separate way by the second.
Love at First Sight: Experiences this, when she first encounters Siegfried, who returns the gesture later on.

Kurtis Stryker

One-Man SWAT Team

Double Agent: Serves as this for the Special Forces under Jax's orders, infiltrating G-Corp to learn more about Kazuya and his plans for his allies.
We Used to Be Friends: Just as in Mortal Kombat 9, he and Kabal used to be friends until the accident that left the latter scarred. Unlike in the game though, Kabal did not end up being killed by Sindel, instead the two departed on good terms. When Stryker sees his old partner now as a member of the Black Dragon Clan, he is quite disturbed by the sight.

Li Mei

The Outworld Defender

Liu Kang

God of Fire

Dynamic Entry: Is quite fond of these during his new role, appearing in front of others with a burst of fire.

Noob Saibot

The Demon Wraith

Adaptational Weapon Swap: Instead of using the Troll Hammer from Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, Noob Saibot uses a wicked-looking psyche. At the time the fanfics were released, Mortal Kombat 11 hadn't come out yet and thus Noob Saibot hadn't used the game's sickle.
Arch-Enemy: Becomes this to both Ashrah & Sub-Zero.
Dark Is Evil: Like with canon, he's depicted wearing black clothing and using shadow/dark based abilities.
Sinister Scythe: He uses two, throughout the series. The first one, being a traditional scythe, in place of his Troll Hammer, and a sickle reminiscent to the one in Mortal Kombat 11.
That Man Is Dead: When Sektor is about to call him Bi-Han, Noob interrupts him, stating that it is no longer his name.

Quan Chi

The Demon Necromancer

Arch-Enemy: Is this to Scorpion.
Bad with the Bone: Frequently uses bones and skeletons in combat. Fitting given his necromancer abilities.
Bald of Authority: Already one of the rulers of the Netherrealm, Quan-Chi takes it a step further, when he becomes the new Emperor of Outworld in MSK.
Big Bad: Becomes one of the main antagonists of the second story alongside Azazel, Jin, and Kazuya.
The Starscream: Despite pledging his loyalty to Shao Kahn and giving him the powerful Chishio No Me, Quan Chi secretly plots to overthrow the Emperor of Outworld, and take his power for himself. He initially fails in the first part but continues his plot in the second one, and ends up succeeding by the end of it, officially becoming the Emperor of Outworld by the third story.
The Usurper: Happily took the throne and title as Emperor of Outworld from Mileena, almost as soon as he got confirmation that Shao Kahn was dead, thus forcing the rightful princess and her loyal followers into exile.

Raiden

The God of Thunder

Adaptational Comic Relief: Raiden is given a lot more jovial and sassy moments in here, than he otherwise would in his later installments, in particular in Chisino No Me during his rivalry with Rose.
Adaptation Personality Change: As opposed to the more sage-like and stoic god he is in the Mortal Kombat series proper, this Raidan is based more on his film counterpart, being more immature and sarcastic.
Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Rose — the two of them constantly argue with each other, which usually results in Rose throwing mugs at him, but there are still a few moments of attraction between them. They finally fall in love in chapter 57.
Do Wrong, Right: When he sees the drunken antics of McCoy and his friends, he's more angry that they didn't invite him to drink along with him than the fact that they drank.
Mr. Exposition: He becomes this in Chapter 9 when he explains the true goal behind the Blood Tournament to the Chosen ones, along with telling them about Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung.
Sage Love Interest: With his fellow sage, Rose. Though they often bicker and get on each other's nerves, they eventually grow to deeply love each other. Her death is one of the main factors in Raiden's transformation into Dark Raiden.
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: He has continuously broken the Elder Gods' customs of not interfering with mortals whenever Earthrealm has been threatened, mostly through the Mortal Kombat Tournaments. He does so once again during the Blood Tournament, relinquishing his Elder God status in order to protect the realms.
Sdrawkcab Name: Briefly enters the Blood tournament, under the name Nediar.

Rain

The Royal Storm

Belligerent Sexual Tension: Is often seen courting and dating Tanya, though due to his arrogance, their relationship is often toxic and complicated for both parties.
A God Am I: Arrogantly and fully believes this, due to his father being the Elder God Argus

Scorpion

The Ninja Spectre

Aloof Ally: In all three books, Scorpion mostly keeps to himself and his personal quests, only stepping in to help the rest of the Chosen Ones when he needs to.
Berserk Button: Insulting Scorpion's family and cause is a big one for him, as Akuma finds out.

Sindel

The Queen of Edenia

Adaptational Heroism: As the Ketsueki Quadrilogy was written during the old Timeline, Sindel is still a just & kind ruler as opposed to her recent incarnation.
The High Queen: As stated above, this is the Sindel of the original Timeline, so she remains this to Edenia.

Shao Kahn

The Emperor of Outworld

Big Bad: Of both the first and second stories.
Defeat Equals Explosion: This ends up happening to him at the end of Ano Sentaku Bou, after the Four finally manage to defeat him.
Orcus on His Throne: He spends most of his time in his throne room while letting his minions fight for him. Even after absorbing the Satsui No Hado and Soul Edge at the end of the first story, he doesn't fight anyone personally until the final battle of the second story.
A Villain Named Khan: Goes without saying.

Shang Tsung

The Dark Sorcerer of Outworld

Shao Kahn's traitorous Right Hand.

Arch-Enemy: Is this to Kenshi.
Attempted Rape: He tries to force himself onto Alex during the second story, despite being disgusted when Master Christopher tries doing the same thing to Maxi.
Even Evil Has Standards: He's completely disgusted by Master Christopher's lust for Maki, demands Master Christopher to stop his Attempted Rape of Maki, then takes him to be tortured by Berserk after his match. Though given his own history involving women, it's likely he simply didn't want Christopher to harm a potential addition to his harem.
Hypocrite: The sorcerer is disgusted by Master Christoper's attempts to rape Maki during their fight, yet he keeps a large harem of women to serve and please him, having his way with them without their consent on a daily basis. He even directly attempts to force himself onto Alex in the following story.
Mind-Control Device: Uses enchanted chokers, in order to control his female harem, and keep them forever young.
Secret Identity: Song. It was briefly used during the Blood Tournament as a means to acquire the Chishio No Me medallion, and afterwards betray Shao Kahn and his forces. He is discovered by Quan Chi in chapter 45, and forced to forfeit the tournament soon after.
Your Soul Is Mine!: Continues his trend in this story. Most noticeably, he takes the souls of Master Christopher and Ibuki.

Sheeva

The Shokan Leader

Destroy the Evidence: Killed Kintaro and burned his body, so he could never reveal she killed Goro after hearing him wanting to make peace with their enemies.
The Infiltration: Joins Jin during Majin, both as a means to kill her enemy Quan-Chi and to eventually kill him as revenge for him and the rest of the Four killing Shao Kahn.

Sonya Blade

The Agile Soldier

Back from the Dead: Sonya is killed during the final battle in the first story. But was resurrected to serve in Shao Kahn's army, for the following story. She got better.

Sub-Zero

Ice Wielding Grandmaster

Arch-Enemy: Noob Saibot is this to him.
Asskicking Leads to Leadership: As this takes place, shortly before Deadly Alliance, Sub-Zero by this point has become the leader of the Lin Kuei, having claimed it from Sektor.
Harmless Freezing: It's kind of his thing.
An Ice Person: As expected given his connections to the Lin Kuei.

Tanya

The Conniving Enforcer

Belligerent Sexual Tension: Describes her relationship with Rain as complicated.
The Vamp: Is not above using her looks, flirtatious attitude and revealing clothing to catch her opponents off guard and manipulate others, as she briefly did with Bruce Irwin during her interview.

Tekken

Alisa Bosconovitch

The Friendly Android

Enemy Scan: Does this to Alex and Wagner, before their fight in Round 3.
Off with His Head!: One of her weird, signature moves is taking off her head and tossing it at the opponent, at which point it explodes. Does this to Wagner, who freaks out upon catching it, before it blows up and takes him out.

Anna Williams

The Lady In Red

Arch-Enemy: Is this to Nina Williams.
Cain and Abel: As in canon, she and Nina have a tense animosity with each other, which leads to them having several fights throughout the story.
Starting a New Life: By MSK, she starts longing to retire from her life as an assassin and working for Quan-Chi, to move to Italy with Vega and begin a new life with a new identity.
Unholy Matrimony: Has a deeply passionate romance with Vega, as they are both equally vain, cruel and bloodthirsty.

Bryan Fury

The Resurrected Fury

Back from the Dead: He killed in his final battle with Yoshimitisu at the end of the second story, but comes in the third story, with some help from Sektor.
Defeat Equals Explosion: Meets this fate at the end of the second story at the hands of Yoshitmitsu, in a manner almost identical to the Majin leader's ending from Tekken 5.He gets better in the next story.
No One Should Survive That!: Despite being cut through by Yoshimistu and blown up in the second story, Bryan's robotic generator manages to survive intact. In the third story, he is found by Sektor's Tekunin Clan and brought back to life, good as new.

Christie

The Rhythmic Dancer

Socially Awkward Hero: With the exception of Chun-Li and Lei Wulong, she initially kept to her herself as she felt intimidated by the other Chosen Ones, in particular her partner Jade, due to them coming off as being much more serious than her. Thankfully, Chun-Li is able to encourages her to give them a chance when she invites her over for a Girl's Night.

Ganryu

The Sumo Veteran

Nobody Calls Me "Chicken"!: The sumo initially turns down E. Honda's offer of a game of Blackjack, due to his Gambling Addiction, but gets suckered into it, when his rival calls him Niwatori. ^note
Recovered Addict: Much like his Tekken 1 depiction, Ganryu used to have a massive gambling problem, that was so terrible, it lead to him losing career and reputation. After Michelle Chang rejected him, he turned his life around, quitting his former life of crime and gambling, moving to Hawaii, starting a sumo stable and recently opened his own restaurant. He's been reluctant to gamble ever since, and while he briefly slips back into old habits during a game of Blackjack with E.Honda and Hakan, the pair soon set him straight when they see what's up.

Heichachi Mishima

The Head of the Mishima Zaibatsu

Abusive Parents: He infamously threw his own son off a cliff when the latter was a child, and then later on, off a volcano (not to mention attempting to kill his grandson Jin). He is shown to have no remorse for his actions.
Arch-Enemy: Is this to Kazuya Mishima and Jin Kazama.
Archnemesis Dad: Is this to Kazuya Mishima.
Dirty Old Man: He has several occasions, where he displays perverted tendencies towards women younger than him. He reads bikini magazines (most notably the Mishima Magazine: Bikini Edition), has a forceful kiss with Ivy in Chapter 20 and during his stay at the Keisei village was more than happy, to request that the women there dance for him.

Hwoarang

The Blood Talon

Conditioned to Accept Horror: Remains completely unfazed by the reveal of Alisa being an android or Scorpion having a falling skull for a head, after all he's seen.
The Unpronounceable: His name is very hard to pronounce for many. In particular the announcer who mispronounces it as Ha-Rung and Hoe-Rang, much to his annoyance.

Jin Kazama

Black Wings of War

Bad Boss: While generally a decent boss towards his men, he mercilessly beats up Doctrine Dark after he nearly kills Cammy during their fight.
Face–Heel Turn: Upon inheriting the Mishima Zaibatsu and receiving the vision of Azazel's return, Jin declares war on the world and becomes a monster, in order to stoke up the flames needed to bring out the monster.
Freudian Excuse: His whole motivation for turning on his friends and declaring war on the whole world, is to stop Azazel, an even bigger, more dangerous monster who will no doubt threaten all realms upon his awakening.

Julia Chang

The Nature Lover

A-Cup Angst: Played for Laughs. When Julia hears that Rainbow Mika is jealous of her, she's quite confused over why she ever would, commenting that she herself should be the one who's jealous as Mika has a bigger bust size than her.
Can't Hold His Liquor: After a few drinks, during an awkward date with Ryu, she becomes a clumsy, loud and whiny girl, that the warrior is forced to take home.
Cute Bookworm: One of her hobbies include reading.
I Will Find You: After her mother disappeared, she has been attempting to track her down. Upon receiving a mysterious letter informing her that she'll get her answers at the tournament, she drops everything and signs up.
Missing Mom: Two years prior to the events of the stories, Julia's adopted mother Michelle mysteriously left her and never returned. Michelle's disappearance is the main reason she ends up joining the Blood Tournament.
Seeking the Missing, Finding the Dead: After years of searching for her lost mother, she learns from Sagat that she was killed in battle.

Kazuya Mishima

The current CEO of G Corporation. The son of Heihachi Mishima & Father of Jin Kazama.

Arch-Enemy: He is this to Jin Kazama and Heihachi Mishima.
Archnemesis Dad: Is this to Jin Kazama.
Big Bad Ensemble: With his son Jin in Majin Seiryu Ki though Azazel serves as the Greater-Scope Villain to both.
Redemption Rejection: Played with. During the invasion, Kazuya ends up in a Keisei village where he stays with a kind man named Aiguo, who has a daughter by the name of Seiko. Throughout the story, she attempts to get Kazuya to open up and even seems to have a crush on him. It doesn't help that she looks suspiciously like Jun Kazama. At first it looks as if she's going to help redeem him, but Kazuya continuously and coldly rejects her advances, and she dies around halfway into the story. Though Kazuya does seem to mourn her, helping with her burial and even writing a letter to her family about her passing, his morality remains mostly unchanged by the encounter.

Lars Alexandersson

The Resistance Leader

Mr. Smith: Went by the Alias John Doe, when his memory was lost. Eventually changes it back to Lars upon regaining it.

Lei Wulong

The Super Cop

Can't Hold His Liquor: Managed to get completely drunk after only two small cups of Outworld Liquor.
Happily Married: To Chun Li, after the second story.

Ling Xiaoyu

The Dancing Phoenix

Squee: Is a big fan of Carnivals, with dreams of building on of her own, and so has a big fangirl moment, when she sees her fight in Round 2, is taking place at Wonder Eggs Carnival in China.

Nina Williams

The Cold-Blooded Killer

Arch-Enemy: Is this to Anna Williams.
Cain and Abel: She and Anna are still bitter enemies, trying to kill and/or fight each other at various points.
Defrosting the Ice Queen: Though she starts off as a loner, she begins to open up and become more sociable. Especially when she and Raven start forming a relationship. Though by the time the second story starts, she has once again become more distant and cold.
Face–Heel Turn: She was originally one of the Chosen Ones destined to defeat Shao Kahn and stop his invasion. She would ultimately betray them in the third story, joining Jin in his crusade.

Paul Phoenix

Hot-Blooded Judo Master

A Fool and His New Money Are Soon Parted: Happens to him and Law in between the second and third stories. While the two makes quite the fortune out of selling gold from Outworld by the end of ASB, by the time MSK rolls around the money's all dried up. It's later revealed he donated the medallion money anonymously to Kenshi and Alex as 'compensation'.
Refusal of the Call: Raiden attempts to recruit him in Chapter 22, warning him about the impending threat to the Realms, but he is disbelieving of the Elder God's claim and turns down the offer. However, he claims that he'll consider it if he gets more proof, caring more about proving his might as the strongest in the universe.

Raven

The Dark Talon of Death

Cold-Blooded Torture: On the receiving end of this, when he's becomes captured by Shao Kahn and fed to Berserk.
Curb-Stomp Battle: In his introduction, he manages to quickly kill a group of terrorists while remaining unharmed.

Sergei Dragunov

The White Angel of Death

Beware the Quiet Ones: An esteemed member of the Russian SPETSNAZ and a master of Sambo, he is able to hold his own against many of Shao Kahn's soldiers.
Suddenly Voiced: After spending three fourths of the story, never saying a word to Raven or anyone, Sergei finally speaks his first line in Chapter 75... and it's to condescend Raven as the latter is trying to teach Yoshimitsu hand signs.
The Voiceless: Much like his game counterpart. He is capable of talking, but hardly ever says a word throughout his appearances. In fact, since his first appearance in Ano Sentaku Buo, he has only said one line thus far.

Yoshimitsu

The Manji Clan Leader

An Arm and a Leg: During the time he wielded the Chishio No Me, he was forced to cut off his own arm in order to prevent himself from being corrupted by its power.
Artificial Limbs: Forced to cut off his right arm. He has since gotten a mechanical replacement from his friend Dr. Boskonovitch.
Bond One-Liner: After apparently finally killing Bryan Fury, the man who murdered many of his Manji comrades, Yoshimitsu utters one as the cyborg blows up: "Retribution."
Composite Character: As both Tekken & the Soul series have their own Yoshimitsu, this one is a combination of both, though leaning more towards the former.
Cool Gate: He's able to move between different locations and realms by creating temporary portals with his sword.
Ninja: The leader of the Manji Clan, a centuries old Robin Hood-esque ninja group.
Really 700 Years Old: Looks relatively young for someone well over 400 years old. Justified as prolonged exposure to the Chishio No Meamulet has granted him and a few of his clansmen an extended lifespan.
Secret-Keeper: He's fully aware of the Bloody Eye's true nature and abilities, but decides to keep it a secret from the rest of his allies for the majority of the story.
Spared by the Adaptation: Played With. In the original games, it's been stated by Word of God that the Soul series' incarnation of Yoshimitsu is the ancestor of the one in Tekken. This time however, the two incarnations have been combined into one character, with this Yoshimitsu having gained extended life through the exposure of the Chishio No Me.
This Is Something He's Got to Do Himself: Played straight and later subverted. He enters the tournament without any of his fellow Manji Clansmen to destroy the Chishio No Me, having been its original wielder and was almost corrupted by it. However, he soon joins the rest of the Chosen Ones in order to destroy it.

Zafina

The Spiritual Guardian

In the Hood: Wears one while spying on Alex in Chapter 24.

Soul Calibur

Ivy Valentine

The Blade of Solitude

Adaptational Villainy: While she is usually a neutral-aligned character in her native series, this version of her has a lot more villainous. She allies herself with Shao Kahn in order to get closer to the Bloody Eye and eventually becomes his queen, murdering and conquering alongside him in Ano Sentaku Bou.
Aloof Ally: Becomes one in Majin Seiryu Ki, wanting to make up for her action as the Empress of Outworld, but knowing that the other Chosen Ones are hesitant about trusting her, she mostly keeps to herself and stays far away from the others.
The Atoner: Her main arc in Majin Seiryu Ki is attempting to make up for the many atrocities she committed during her time as the queen of Shao Kahn.
Bathing Beauty: Ivy is frequently shown to be bathing in both CNM and ASB.
Easily Forgiven: Played with. While Yoshimitsu and a few others are able to forgive her actions in Ano Sentaku Bou, most of the other Chosen Ones are distrustful of her, causing Ivy to become a bit of a loner and distant from them.
Forgiven, but Not Forgotten: While Cody seems to have come around to her, since their previous encounter in Ano Sentaku Bou, he tells her she still has much to do to fully earn his and the other's forgiveness.
God Save Us from the Queen!: She joins Shao Kahn early in Chishio No Me and by the end she becomes his queen after he gain the powers of the Satsui No Had & Soul Edge. From there, she spends most of the story loyal to him. She later end up betraying him by the end and joins the Chosen Ones in defeating him.
If You're So Evil, Eat This Kitten!: In order to see if she truly is loyal or not, Ivy is ordered by Shao Kahn to kill a random servant. She does so without hesitation.
New Powers as the Plot Demands: As revealed during her second match with Yoshimitsu in MSK, she learned how to open short distance portals during her isolation.
Pet the Dog: Even after becoming queen, she displays some redeeming moments that keep her from becoming completely evil. This includes attempting to break one of Shao Kahn's mind control fighters out of their trance, but to no avail.
Reformed, but Rejected: Many of her former enemies are still understandably bitter and angry with Ivy, even after reforming and helping them stop Shao Kahn. Notably, when she arrives at a gathering of the Chosen Ones in Chapter 34, many of them there are quick to lash out at her for her former actions, only agreeing to work with her due to Fujin & Liu Kang's trust in her.

Seong Mi-na

The Heart and Soul

Arranged Marriage: Her father, Hong Yun-Seong, had plans to arrange one between her and a rich farmer named Reeh Tak. However, Seong learns that he killed his previous wife and ran away to escape it. Fortunately, she's able to stop the marriage after the events of Ano Sentaku Bou.
Beat Them at Their Own Game: As she's losing her fight against Midnight, Mi-na is soon able to turn the tables by using his discarded staff against him.
The Runaway: Runs away from home before the beginning of Chishio No Me to join the Blood Tournament. It is later revealed she did so in order to escape an arranged marriage by her father to a potentially abusive husband.

Shura

Bringer of Carnage

Robosexual: Goes on a romantic date with a human-looking cyborg Smoke, and has no worries about having sex with him, despite know of his mechanical parts. In fact, it seems to turn her on.

Sophitia

The Virtuous Holy Warrior

Action Girl: Though, she recently went on a break, in order to raise her family, Sophitia returns to her roots, when her homeworld of Keisei becomes Shao Kahn's next target.
Action Mom: She's the mother of future Soul Series characters Pyrrha & Patroklos, and comes out of her retirement in order to find help to defend her village, and her family.
Official Couple: With her husband Rothion.

Talim

The Wind Priestess

Wise Beyond Their Years: Is surprisingly mature, wise and reasonable for her age, with Steve noting she's wise enough to rival many monks from Earthrealm.

Original Characters

Alex Walker

Soldier of Perseverance

Boom, Headshot!: Does this twice in ASB to Outworld guards in order to protect her friends in Chapter 14 and Chapter 58.

Berserk

The Undead Torturer

The Brute: He stands at 7'1" feet tall and is one of Shao Khan's most powerful minious, able to rip a man in half with his bare hands.
Cold-Blooded Torture: He spends most of his time in the cells as Shao Kahn's torturer. In particular, he's put in charge of torturing Raven after he is captured.
Dumb Muscle: He isn't much of a thinker or talker, and isn't seen doing much else outside torturing and fighting.
Removing the Head or Destroying the Brain: Meets his end via the latter, when Yoshimitsu plunges his sword through his head.
Renevant Zombie: Much like zombie Liu Kang from Mortal Kombat: Deception and Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, Berserk looks and acts like a typical zombie, but is shown to be more intelligent and able to use tools efficiently.
The Undead: Once a man, now he's turned into a zombie under Shao Kahn's control.

Lisa "Viper" Wagner

The Former Doll of Bison

Brainwashed and Crazy: For the most of Chishio No Me, having been turned into a shadow doll by M. Bison. She eventually gets better.
Cain and Abel: Served as the Cain to Scott's Abel during her time under M.Bison's control. By the end of Chishio No Me however, she has since repaired her relationship with her brother.
Demoted to Extra: While never a main character, Lisa played a big role in Scott's arc in Chishio No Me. Once she was rescued and freed from her mind control, she became mostly a minor character, only making a few appearances throughout the rest of the series.

Matrik

Seeker of The Past

Amnesiac Hero: She's unable to remember a thing from her past since her cybernization. Her main motivation is to find out who she was before all that.
Arch-Enemy: Sektor is this to her.
Armed Legs: Has a saw in her foot.
Came Back Wrong: Was originally a human warrior of the Tengu Clan named Mujina. She was killed in battle while fighting Sektor, who was so impressed by her skill, that he had her corpse reanimated as the cyborg Matrik to serve by his side. She would spend a good number of days serving loyally by his side until a malfunction during an upgrade caused her to regain her humanity.
Chameleon Camouflage: She possesses a cloaking ability that allows her to fade into the background unseen.
Identity Amnesia: After being turn into a Cyborg by the Tekunin Clan, Matrik has no idea of her old life, who she used to be, or even her name. Fourteen years and two stories later, she still isn't any closer to remembering her old identity.

Scott Wagner

The Ultra Soldier

Accidental Pervert: He accidentally trips at the start of Chapter 12 and rips up Sonya's pajama pants. She takes it surprisingly well, mostly just stealing his jeans and then walking off. Later in Chapter 15, he accidentally walks into Alex's room while having a hangover, and ends up seeing her in the midst of hooking her bra.
Family of Choice: Guile, Chun-Li and their respective families have become this to Wagner, after losing his parents and being separated from his sister for so long.
I Will Find You: His main quest in the first story, is to find and rescue his lost sister Lisa, after she's been turned into a Shadow Doll. By the end of the chapter, he succeeds in doing both.

Yin

The Chef Extraordinaire

Camp Cook: Takes up this role for the Chosen Ones, during their tournament in Outworld.

Characters / The Ketsueki Quadrilogy

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