| 1 | The following characters are seen in ''Fanfic/MortalKombatDesperation'': |
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| 3 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 5 | [[folder: Earthrealm]] |
| 6 | |
| 7 | !!Fujin |
| 8 | * AFatherToHisMen: Is genuinely worried about his allies, specifically Sonya Blade after her daughter's kidnapping. |
| 9 | * GodIsGood: He is Raiden’s replacement as this trope for Earthrealm, becoming their new protector after his corruption. |
| 10 | * GoodCounterpart: To Raiden. |
| 11 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Pre-Corruption Raiden. |
| 12 | * TheLancer: To all of Earthrealm. |
| 13 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Or god, in this case, which is more than can be said for the Elder Gods. |
| 14 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: With Raiden. His biggest fear is becoming corrupted like him. |
| 15 | !!Johnny Cage |
| 16 | * ActionDad: Parenthood hasn't lessened his asskicking skills. |
| 17 | * BadassFamily: With Cassie and Sonya. |
| 18 | * BattleCouple: With Sonya, albeit a divorced one that still works together. |
| 19 | * CoolShades: His awesome shades as usual. |
| 20 | * TheChampion: ''Was'' Raiden's champion before he went nuts. |
| 21 | * MoralityPet: Is this to Sonya, keeping her from going insane until their daughter is rescued. |
| 22 | !!Sonya Blade |
| 23 | * ActionGirl: She's the first ever female Mortal Kombat character, so this goes without saying. |
| 24 | * ActionMom: Is the mother to Cassie and remains as badass as ever. |
| 25 | * BadassFamily: With Cassie and Johnny. |
| 26 | * BattleCouple: With Johnny, albeit a divorced one that still works together. |
| 27 | * BerserkButton: Kano and anyone else who threatens her loved ones. |
| 28 | * CryIntoChest: Does this with Johnny in Chapter 17. |
| 29 | * ColonelBadass: Is this to a T. |
| 30 | * GoodCounterpart: To Kano. |
| 31 | * IronLady: Her plan to conquer the Sky Temple certainly proves this, as does her quick thinking in bringing Orin to help repel an attack from Raiden. |
| 32 | * MamaBear: Anyone who threatens or hurts her daughter (in this case Raiden and Kano) will learn that this is a bad decision. |
| 33 | * MarriedToTheJob: What caused her and Johnny to split, as well as causing some issues with her relationship with her father. |
| 34 | * MyGreatestFailure: Sacrificed her marriage to Johnny and her relationship with Cassie for her career. |
| 35 | * StressVomit: Experiences this after dreaming of Cassie's torture. |
| 36 | * WorkingWithTheEx: While she and Johnny are divorced, Sonya fights alongside him in Earthrealm's defense. |
| 37 | ** AmicableExes: She also still trusts and respects him a great deal, which helps her stay sane during Cassie's captivity. |
| 38 | !!Cassie Cage |
| 39 | * ActionGirl: Is definitely her mother and father's daughter. |
| 40 | * BadassFamily: With Sonya and Johnny. |
| 41 | * DefeatMeansRespect: Kitana feels this way toward Cassie. |
| 42 | * DefiantToTheEnd: No matter how hard Raiden and Kano try to break her, she continues to curse them out and taunt them about what her mom will do when she finds out what they did to her. The only time she actually begs Raiden to stop is when he tries to kill Kevin and even that was immediately after she had given him a ReasonYouSuckSpeech that included her declaring that he couldn't break her. |
| 43 | * BadassInDistress: Kidnapped by Kano and Raiden to keep her parents and S-F from interfering in Raiden's plans. She still manages to put up a decent fight before Raiden electrocutes her, and is anything but a compliant captive despite being tortured for days. |
| 44 | * MadeOfIron: Endured over 2 days of torture from Kano and Raiden, including Kano's eye laser and Raiden's ElectricTorture. |
| 45 | * MommyIssues: She and Sonya don't have the best relationship due to Sonya's obsession with her job, but they are getting better. |
| 46 | * PromotedToLoveInterest: Kevin's love interest. |
| 47 | !!Kenshi |
| 48 | * ActionDad: Takeda's father. |
| 49 | * BadassFamily: With Takeda. |
| 50 | * BrokenPedestal: To Takeda, due to abandoning him. |
| 51 | ** RebuiltPedestal: Tries to be this to his son. |
| 52 | * MyGreatestFailure: Not being there for his son after his mother died. |
| 53 | * PapaWolf: When Raiden threatened to torture Takeda as he did with Cassie, Kenshi threatened to gouge his eyes out. |
| 54 | * HandicappedBadass: Is this to a T. |
| 55 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Scorpion, enough so to trust him to raise and train his son. |
| 56 | !!Takeda |
| 57 | * MoralityPet: To Scorpion, to the point that Raiden threatening the boy causes Scorpion to finally switch sides. |
| 58 | * BadassFamily: With Kenshi, his father. |
| 59 | * BattleCouple: With Jacqui. |
| 60 | !!Jax |
| 61 | * ActionDad: He's not half as rusty as he thinks. |
| 62 | * ArtificialLimbs: Has artificial arms. |
| 63 | * TheAtoner: Is still haunted by his past as a revenant. |
| 64 | * BackFromTheDead: is a former revenant. |
| 65 | * BadassFamily: With Jacqui. |
| 66 | * InterruptedSuicide: Attempted to kill himself once but Vera stopped him. |
| 67 | * PapaWolf: Do not threaten his daughter unless you're tired of living. Jax was visibly enraged when Raiden told that he'll let Kano torture her just as he did with Cassie, as well do worse than that. |
| 68 | !!Jacqui Briggs |
| 69 | * ActionGirl: Takes after her father in that regard. |
| 70 | * BadassFamily: With Jax. |
| 71 | * BattleCouple: With Takeda. |
| 72 | !!Kung Jin |
| 73 | * BadassFamily: With Kung Lao. |
| 74 | * {{Gayngst}}: Still fears Liu Kang and Kung Lao won't accept his homosexuality. |
| 75 | * MoralityPet: To Kung Lao. |
| 76 | !!Scorpion |
| 77 | * ActionDad: Due to having raised and trained him after Kenshi left the boy in his care for several years, Hanzo is basically Takeda's adoptive father and is referred to as such by other characters as well. |
| 78 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: Being an anti-villain makes you out to be this. |
| 79 | * AnOfferYouCantRefuse: This is what Raiden did to Scorpion - the former revenant contemplated suicide to atone for his rashness in Shinnok's revival, but Raiden talks him out of it and subtly manipulates Scorpion into becoming his right-hand man. |
| 80 | * AntiHero: He still uses ruthless methods to get what he wants, but still cares for his clan and Takeda. |
| 81 | ** AntiVillain: Before his HeelFaceTurn. |
| 82 | * TheAtoner: Is haunted by his past as a revenant as well the things he did for Raiden. |
| 83 | * BrokenPedestal[=/=]RebuiltPedestal: Is the former but struggling to become the latter now that he has defected from Raiden. |
| 84 | * DefectorFromDecadence: Raiden threatening Takeda and torturing his hostages one time too many finally makes Scorpion sick of him, and he defects. |
| 85 | * TheDragon: Shares this role with Kano until his defection and subsequent replacement by Hotaru. |
| 86 | * EasilyForgiven: Thanks to Cassie vouching for him after she and Kevin were rescued. |
| 87 | * {{Expy}}: Scorpion shares some traits of Regime Flash from ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' an Captain Phoebus from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'', as they defect from their bosses after seeing them cross the line too many times. |
| 88 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Kenshi. |
| 89 | * InterruptedSuicide: Remorseful for the role he inadvertently played in Shinnok's near-konquest of Earthrealm, Scorpion offers to commit hara-kiri. Raiden, however, had other plans: he makes Scorpion his pawn by manipulating his emotions. |
| 90 | * PapaWolf: His reaction to Raiden threatening Takeda confirms this. |
| 91 | * ParentalSubstitute: To Takeda. |
| 92 | * PetTheDog: Tends to Cassie's injuries following her torture. |
| 93 | * TokenGoodTeammate: Starts as this on Raiden's side until his defection. |
| 94 | * UnwittingPawn: To Raiden until his HeelRealization in Chapter 22 and subsequent defection in Chapter 24. |
| 95 | !!Sub-Zero |
| 96 | * TheAtoner: Like Jax and Scorpion, he's still traumatized by his past as a revenant. |
| 97 | * CainAndAbel: The Abel to Noob Saibot. |
| 98 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Smoke, whom he considers more of a brother to him than Bi-Han. |
| 99 | * SternTeacher: To Frost. |
| 100 | !!Frost |
| 101 | * ActionGirl: Was a very deadly fighter even before she became Sub-Zero's apprentice. |
| 102 | * AdaptationalHeroism: In the original timeline of the games, Frost is a villain, becoming obsessed with obtaining the Dragon Medallion from Sub-Zero to the point of attempted murder. This version does suffer from overconfidence and selfishness, but recognizes her flaws and ultimately stays loyal to Sub-Zero when Raiden offers to give her the Dragon Medallion if she joins him. She also genuinely regrets and is ashamed of her actions and attitude during her time at the death match fight club. |
| 103 | * AntiHero: Just like her teacher. She is ruthless yet fights for a good purpose. |
| 104 | * TheAtoner: Regrets her actions in the deathmatch fight club and truly wants to become better. |
| 105 | * TheApprentice: To Sub-Zero. |
| 106 | * DefiantToTheEnd: Refused to betray Sub-Zero and join Raiden in exchange for the Dragon Medallion. Even when Raiden is committing ElectricTorture on her. |
| 107 | * ItsPersonal: Seems to resent Tasia for killing two fellow Lin Kuei whom she was close to. |
| 108 | !!Kira |
| 109 | * ActionGirl: For the most part due to her HeelFaceTurn. |
| 110 | * AdaptationalHeroism: In the original timeline of the games, Kira was a villain. This version has long since retired from her days as a criminal and genuinely regrets her crimes and is struggling to find her place in the world. |
| 111 | * AbusiveParents: Her parents were extremely abusive and even sold her into sexual slavery when she was nine. |
| 112 | * AntiHero: Like most on this list she is ruthless yet fights to find a purpose in life. |
| 113 | * TheAtoner: Regrets her actions as a Black Dragon member and her treatment of Kabal when he left. She even tells him that she should have gone with him when he left the clan. |
| 114 | * DarkActionGirl: Formerly, though she still looks the part. |
| 115 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Not only were her parents abusive, but they also sold her into sexual slavery when she was nine. She later got revenge by brutally murdering both her slaver and her parents. Then there's obviously her past as a Black Dragon. |
| 116 | * DefectorFromDecadence: Left the Black Dragon Clan after growing tired of being Shao Kahn's lackeys as well as snapping when Kano kidnapped and raped Kabal's widow. |
| 117 | * FemmeFatale: Not as much so as others, such as Tasia, but still counts. |
| 118 | * GuileHero: Often uses deception to get what she wants. |
| 119 | * ItsPersonal: Tasia wants revenge on Kira chopping off her hands. |
| 120 | * LadyInRed: Mostly due to her blood red hair. |
| 121 | * LikeADaughterToMe: To Kabal. |
| 122 | * TheRival: To Tasia. |
| 123 | * SelfMadeOrphan: Killed both of her parents for selling her into sexual slavery. |
| 124 | * SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Has blood red hair and green eyes. |
| 125 | * WellDoneDaughterGirl: That's one way of putting it, considering how bad her parents were. They abused her from the moment she was born, maybe even conceived, and sold her into sexual slavery when she was nine. |
| 126 | !!Kevin |
| 127 | * BrooklynRage: His background, as he was born in Brooklyn. |
| 128 | * ChildByRape: His mother was kidnapped and raped by Kano. |
| 129 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Loses his mother to a drunk driver, ran away from foster homes, tried to kill himself several times (either by overdosing himself or suicide by cop) before being found by Kano, who proceeds to torture him and try to make a mini-Me of himself. |
| 130 | * DeathSeeker: Has been suicidal for several years. Luckily, Cassie snaps him out of it by convincing him to get revenge against his father for torturing him. |
| 131 | * DefiantToTheEnd: Despite being tortured for days by his own father and nearly killed by Raiden, he remains defiant. |
| 132 | * InterruptedSuicide: Tried to kill himself several times by overdosing or suicide by cop in the past. |
| 133 | * LikeASonToMe: To Kabal and to lesser extent to Stryker. He even tells Kabal that he wishes he were his father instead of Kano. |
| 134 | * LikeFatherUnlikeSon: While Kano is a criminal psychopath, Kevin is simply a troubled young man traumatized by the loss of his mother as a child and recovering from depression and suicidal thoughts. |
| 135 | * MadeOfIron: Endures several days of torture from Kano as well as Raiden's attempt on his life. |
| 136 | * PromotedToLoveInterest: Cassie's love interest. |
| 137 | !!Kai |
| 138 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Liu Kang and Kung Lao. |
| 139 | * JourneyToFindOneself: Went on this after Liu Kang and Kung Lao died years ago. |
| 140 | !!Khameleon |
| 141 | * AMotherToHerMen: Cares deeply for her people. |
| 142 | * BattleCouple: With Reptile. |
| 143 | * LadyOfWar: Fights with elegance and grace. |
| 144 | !!Chameleon |
| 145 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Toward Khameleon. |
| 146 | !!Shujinko |
| 147 | * AndIMustScream: Experienced this under Havik's control. |
| 148 | * TheAtoner: Regrets his part in Onaga's plans. |
| 149 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: With Hotaru. |
| 150 | !!Vera Briggs |
| 151 | !!Mokap |
| 152 | * InnocentBystander: Despite not even being in contact with Johnny Cage anymore and just being a humble dojo owner/former motion capture artist, Raiden still thinks he could be a threat and tries to kill him. |
| 153 | !!Nell |
| 154 | * DamselInDistress: Is kidnapped, raped, tortured, and held in captivity for days by Kano. |
| 155 | * MoralityPet: To Kira, as witnessing her traumatic experience sparked memories of her own DarkAndTroubledPast and eventually resulted in her helping Nell escape. |
| 156 | * PosthumousCharacter: Died years before the events of the story. Her POV chapter is a flashback that is revealed to be Kira's recollection of the events. |
| 157 | * RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Although Kano didn't just rape her, he did intend to make her a sex slave and unknowingly impregnated her with Kevin in the process. |
| 158 | [[/folder]] |
| 159 | |
| 160 | [[folder: Outworld]] |
| 161 | |
| 162 | !!Kotal Kahn |
| 163 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: See the BigGood trope. |
| 164 | * BigGood: The emperor of Outworld, and the main person in charge of the good guys in Outworld here. |
| 165 | * AFatherToHisMen: Is very worried for the wellbeing of his champions. |
| 166 | * TheGoodKing: Defintely better than Shao Kahn and Mileena, that's for sure. |
| 167 | * GoodCounterpart: To Raiden. Also technically to Shao Kahn and Mileena, being a much better leader to Outworld than they were. |
| 168 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Reptile. |
| 169 | * LastOfHisKind: The last of his people, something that drives him. |
| 170 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: As stated above, he's a much better leader than his predecessors with the loyalty and respect of most of his subjects. |
| 171 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: With D'Vorah. |
| 172 | !!Ermac/Jerrod |
| 173 | * ActionDad: Jerrod. |
| 174 | * MyGreatestFailure: For Jerrod, not being able to protect his wife and daughter from Shao Kahn and Quan Chi. |
| 175 | * SharingABody: Ermac and Jerrod share control of Ermac's body. |
| 176 | !!Erron Black |
| 177 | * BountyHunter: He hunts and kills professionally, and sees killing as nothing personal to him, just business. |
| 178 | * DeadpanSnarker: Pretty much speaks in deadpan. |
| 179 | * HitmanWithAHeart: He starts to become loyal to Kotal Kahn and forms a bond with Li Mei. |
| 180 | !!Reptile |
| 181 | * BattleCouple: With Khameleon. |
| 182 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: This is why he is so loyal to Kotal Kahn. |
| 183 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Kotal Kahn. |
| 184 | * TheLancer: Serves as this to Kotal Kahn. |
| 185 | * LastOfHisKind: He's the last Zaterran, but not the last Saurian. |
| 186 | * UndyingLoyalty: Is completely loyal to Kotal Kahn, even choosing him over his fellow Saurians. |
| 187 | !!Ferra/Torr |
| 188 | * HugeGuyTinyGirl: Torr is the huge hulking brute, while Ferra is the tiny dwarf. |
| 189 | * TheBigGuy: Torr, to a T. |
| 190 | * GentleGiant: Torr is this around Ferra. |
| 191 | * LittleMissBadass: Ferra, to a T. |
| 192 | * PapaWolf: Torr is quite protective of Ferra, as Skarlet and some Red Dragon mooks learned the hard way. |
| 193 | !!Rain |
| 194 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: His motives, like Scorpions', are unclear but are carried out with ruthlessness. |
| 195 | * AntiHero: He is the TokenEvilTeammate on the good guys side and fights with great ruthlessness. |
| 196 | * BerserkButton: Punches Taven for calling his mother a whore. ''Twice''. |
| 197 | * CainAndAbelAndSeth: The Seth to Taven and Daegon. |
| 198 | * EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Punches Taven twice for calling his mother a whore. He also greatly respects his adoptive father. |
| 199 | * GuileHero: Uses deception through wordplay, and he's heroic ''enough'' to qualify. |
| 200 | * HopelessSuitor: Is in love with Kitana, but is sensible enough to understand that she loves Liu Kang and will never return his feelings. Is very shocked to say the least when she reveals that she knows of his feelings for her. |
| 201 | * ObliviousAdoption: Was unaware that the man who raised him was not his true father until Raiden told him he was actually the son of Argus. |
| 202 | * TokenEvilTeammate: Is this on Kotal Kahn's side. |
| 203 | * WellDoneSonGuy: To Argus, but not as much so as Daegon. As far as he’s concerned, his adoptive father is his real father. |
| 204 | !!Ruby |
| 205 | * TheAtoner: Like Kitana and Jade, she is an Edenian who served Shao Kahn for years before joining the Edenian Resistance to atone for her actions as well to honor her dead friends' memory. |
| 206 | * ChildhoodFriends: With Kitana and Jade. |
| 207 | * DeadpanSnarker: Has a very sharp tongue, especially when dealing with Rain, which he {{lampshades}}. |
| 208 | * DefeatMeansRespect: Skarlet feels this way toward Ruby. |
| 209 | * DefiantToTheEnd: Refused to tell Raiden where Rain was even though he threatened to make her watch as he killed all the Edenian refugees. |
| 210 | * FemmeFatale: Not as much as the others, though. |
| 211 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Kitana and Jade. |
| 212 | * LadyOfWar: Has been working with Rain as one of the key figures of the second Edenian Resistance for years and also previously served Shao Kahn as a soldier. |
| 213 | * LadyInRed: Wears red. |
| 214 | * MaternalDeathBlameTheChild: Her father is said to have blamed her for her mother's death and hated her deeply. |
| 215 | * TheRival: To Skarlet. |
| 216 | !!Jade/Delia |
| 217 | * ActionMom: Delia qualifies as this. |
| 218 | * BackFromTheDead: Twice for Jade after being killed by Sindel, resurrected by Quan Chi as a revenant then killed by him before Delia helped resurrect her. Once for Delia who was killed by Daegon and is now SharingABody with Jade. |
| 219 | * ChildhoodFriends: Jade is this with Kitana and Ruby. |
| 220 | * DefiantToTheEnd: Quan Chi killed Jade because she refused to submit to his brainwashing and encouraged the other revenants to rebel as well. |
| 221 | * FakingTheDead: Jade/Delia stayed in hiding for several years to rebuild their strength and finally resurfaced to help prevent Armageddon. |
| 222 | * FemmeFatale: Delia and Jade both qualify as this. |
| 223 | * GoodCounterpart: Jade is this to Tanya. Delia is this to Shang Tsung. |
| 224 | * HalfTheWomanSheUsedToBe: Quan Chi kills Jade in a flashback via his Mind Game Fatality. |
| 225 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: Jade is this with Kitana and Ruby. It can be argued that Jade and Delia are this to each other. |
| 226 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Daegon kills Delia in a flashback by driving his sword into her heart. |
| 227 | * ItsPersonal: Delia is gunning for Raiden's head after he used mind games and BreakThemByTalking speeches on Daegon. Jade also has a rivalry with Tanya due to Jade being very loyal while Tanya has always been a traitor. |
| 228 | * ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Delia is awaiting a rematch with Shang Tsung, having defeated him in the past. |
| 229 | * IronLady: Delia and Jade both qualify as this. |
| 230 | * LadyOfWar: Delia and Jade both qualify as this. |
| 231 | * MamaBear: Delia is very protective of her children Taven and Daegon and still loves Daegon despite everything he's done. She also shows some protectiveness toward her stepson Rain. |
| 232 | * MoralityPet: Delia is this Daegon. Jade seems to have been this to Kitana and the other revenants, as her death for rebelling against Quan Chi’s control deeply affected all of them to the point that they stopped fighting and don’t like thinking about her. |
| 233 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Delia is the wife of Argus, Protector God of Edenia and takes a very active role in trying to save the world. |
| 234 | * SharingABody: They both share control of Jade's body. |
| 235 | * WhereDidWeGoWrong: Delia blames herself for what Daegon has become. |
| 236 | !!Taven |
| 237 | * CallingTheOldManOut: Blames his father Argus for not being there for his brothers Daegon and Rain. |
| 238 | * CainAndAbel: The Abel to Daegon. |
| 239 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Like his mother in that regard, though his paternity makes him a divine example. |
| 240 | * SiblingRivalry: Has this with Daegon. |
| 241 | !!Sheeva |
| 242 | * AMotherToHerMen: Cares for her people greatly. |
| 243 | * TheHighQueen: The new queen of the Shokans. |
| 244 | * LadyOfWar: As a Shokan (and their queen to boot), she is this. |
| 245 | !!Bo' Rai Cho |
| 246 | * LikeASonToMe: Feels this way toward Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kung Jin, and Kai. |
| 247 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: Is this toward Raiden. |
| 248 | !!Li Mei |
| 249 | * AMotherToHerMen: She's been protecting her people for years and sees them as her family. Naturally, she's heartbroken when Hotaru burns down her village under the orders of Raiden. |
| 250 | * DontYouDarePityMe: Refuses to listen to reason and is consumed by revenge after Hotaru burns down her village, which results her brutal defeat and near death at his hands. She seems to be on the road to recovery now, though, thanks to some help from Erron Black. |
| 251 | * FemmeFatale: Fits most of the tropes. |
| 252 | * ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Wants to kill Hotaru for burning down her village. |
| 253 | * LastOfHerKind: After Hotaru burns down her village. |
| 254 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Vows to go on this after Hotaru burns down her village. |
| 255 | !!Orin |
| 256 | * MagicalGuardian: To Taven. |
| 257 | !!Caro |
| 258 | * ParentalSubstitute: To Daegon in the past. Argus wasn't exactly father of the year. |
| 259 | * MagicalGuardian: To Daegon. |
| 260 | * MyGreatestFailure: Blames himself for what Daegon has become. |
| 261 | |
| 262 | [[/folder]] |
| 263 | |
| 264 | [[folder: Netherrealm]] |
| 265 | |
| 266 | !!Liu Kang |
| 267 | * AFatherToHisMen: Genuinely cares about his fellow ex-revenants. |
| 268 | * TheAtoner: Is haunted by his past as a revenant. |
| 269 | * AntiHero: Like most he is willing to kill for a good purpose, and uses extreme methods to deal with Raiden. |
| 270 | * BackFromTheDead: Freed from Quan Chi's spell by Jade/Delia. |
| 271 | * BattleCouple: With Kitana. |
| 272 | * TheChampion: Champion of the Mortal Kombat tournament before his death. |
| 273 | * TheEmperor: Emperor of the Netherrealm until Jade/Delia free him from Quan Chi's spell. |
| 274 | * GoodCounterpart: To Shang Tsung. |
| 275 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Kung Lao and Kai. |
| 276 | * ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Is awaiting a rematch with Shang Tsung. |
| 277 | * TheSmartGuy: Certainly the one with the brains in the group, often the one who plans ahead. |
| 278 | * UnholyMatrimony: Wth Kitana as rulers of the Netherrealm before being freed by Jade/Delia. |
| 279 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: Is this toward Raiden. |
| 280 | !!Kitana |
| 281 | * AMotherToHerMen: To her fellow now ex-revenants as Empress of the Netherrealm and now to her fellow Edenians as future queen of Edenia. |
| 282 | * AntiHero: She’s brutal to her enemies, but all her actions are used for the protection of both Edenia and the Netherrealm. |
| 283 | * TheAtoner: Is haunted by her past as an assassin for Shao Kahn and a revenant in the Netherrealm. |
| 284 | * BackFromTheDead: Freed from Quan Chi's spell by Jade/Delia. |
| 285 | * BadassFamily: With Sindel. |
| 286 | * BattleCouple: With Liu Kang. |
| 287 | * ChildhoodFriends: With Jade and Ruby. |
| 288 | * DefeatMeansRespect: Feels this way toward Cassie. |
| 289 | * TheEmpress: Empress of the Netherrealm until Jade/Delia free her from Quan Chi's spell. |
| 290 | * FemmeFatale: Highly attractive and fully aware of it. |
| 291 | * GoodCounterpart: To Mileena. |
| 292 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jade and Ruby. |
| 293 | * LadyOfWar: Both as Empress and Princess of Outworld and Edenia. |
| 294 | * PrettyPrincessPowerhouse: She's the princess of Edenia and will become queen in the future. |
| 295 | * TragicKeepsake: Jade's staff, as Quan Chi allows Kitana to keep it as a reminder of what would happen if she crossed him. She later returns the staff to Jade after their reunion. |
| 296 | * TrueBlueFemininity: Counts as this, considering her outfits are generally blue. |
| 297 | * UnholyMatrimony: Wth Liu Kang as rulers of the Netherrealm before being freed by Jade/Delia. |
| 298 | * WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: She is noted as being very beautiful. |
| 299 | !!Kung Lao |
| 300 | * AntiHero: He's a revenant who would kill to get what he wants for a good cause. |
| 301 | * TheAtoner: Is so overwhelmed with guilt and trauma for what he did as a revenant that he starts cutting. Luckily, Kung Jin gets him to stop. |
| 302 | * BackFromTheDead: Freed from Quan Chi's spell by Jade/Delia. |
| 303 | * BadassFamily: With Kung Jin. |
| 304 | * DontYouDarePityMe: Thankfully, Kung Jin manages to get through to his cousin. |
| 305 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Liu Kang and Kai. |
| 306 | * ParentalSubstitute: To Kung Jin. |
| 307 | !!Smoke |
| 308 | * AntiHero: He seeks to atone for his actions, but will use whatever methods no matter how ruthless to achieve redemption. |
| 309 | * TheAtoner: Is overwhelmed with guilt for what he did as a revenant. |
| 310 | * BackFromTheDead: Freed from Quan Chi's spell by Jade/Delia. |
| 311 | * DontYouDarePityMe: Luckily, Sub-Zero manages to get through to his friend. |
| 312 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Sub-Zero. |
| 313 | * ReplacementSibling: Sub-Zero considers Smoke to be more of a brother to him than Noob Saibot ever was. |
| 314 | !!Sindel |
| 315 | * ActionGirl: Kitana had to get her skills from someone. |
| 316 | * AMotherToHerMen: Cares deeply for her people. |
| 317 | * AntiHero: Brutal and ruthless to her enemies, but works for a good cause. |
| 318 | * TheAtoner: Is more haunted and traumatized than any of the other revenants, seeing as she was resurrected and brainwashed twice by Quan Chi. |
| 319 | * BackFromTheDead: Freed from Quan Chi's spell by Jade/Delia. |
| 320 | * DarkIsNotEvil: Wears dark and is a revenant but is still a good person. |
| 321 | * FemmeFatale: A highly attractive Outworlder with mad powers. |
| 322 | * TheHighQueen: After her HeelFaceTurn. |
| 323 | * MamaBear: Harm her daughter and she'll scream your brains out like a banshee. |
| 324 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: A royal queen of Outworld who does things. |
| 325 | !!Nightwolf |
| 326 | * AntiHero: A hero turned anti-hero who now works to get rid of Raiden using whatever method at his disposal. |
| 327 | * TheAtoner: Is overwhelmed with guilt for what he did as a revenant. |
| 328 | * BackFromTheDead: Freed from Quan Chi's spell by Jade/Delia. |
| 329 | !!Stryker |
| 330 | * AntiHero: An atoner who wants to repent for his actions and will kill to get this redemption. |
| 331 | * TheAtoner: Is so overwhelmed with guilt for what he did as a revenant. |
| 332 | * BackFromTheDead: Freed from Quan Chi's spell by Jade/Delia. |
| 333 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Kabal. |
| 334 | * ParentalSubstitute: To Kevin, alongside Kabal. |
| 335 | !!Kabal |
| 336 | * AntiHero: A former Black Dragon who kills for a cause. |
| 337 | * TheAtoner: Is haunted by his actions as a Black Dragon member and revenant. |
| 338 | * BackFromTheDead: Freed from Quan Chi's spell by Jade/Delia. |
| 339 | * DefectorFromDecadence: Left the Black Dragon after looking into the eyes of a boy whose father he murdered right in front of him. |
| 340 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Stryker. |
| 341 | * ItsPersonal: Not only did Kano arrange his disfigurement at Kintaro's hands, but he also tried to have Stryker killed and he also kidnapped and raped Kabal's wife while he was a revenant which resulted in Kevin's conception. |
| 342 | * LikeASonToMe: Sees his stepson Kevin this way. |
| 343 | ** LikeADaughterToMe: Sees Kira this way. |
| 344 | * MyGreatestFailure: Not being able to protect his wife from being kidnapped and raped by Kano while he was a revenant. |
| 345 | * ParentalSubstitute: To Kevin and Kira. |
| 346 | !!Sareena |
| 347 | * ActionGirl: Since betraying Quan Chi. |
| 348 | * TheAtoner: Deeply regrets her actions under Quan Chi's service. |
| 349 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Bi-Han spared her life, so she helped him defeat Quan Chi. |
| 350 | * DarkActionGirl: formerly. She used to serve Quan Chi. |
| 351 | * DarkIsNotEvil: Despite being a demoness, she's not evil like most Netherrealmers. |
| 352 | * FemmeFatale: No one knows what her true form looks like, but her human form is quite attractive. Quan Chi made her serve him in exchange for hiding her true appearance. |
| 353 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Ashrah. |
| 354 | !!Ashrah |
| 355 | * ActionGirl: Since betraying Quan Chi. |
| 356 | * TheAtoner: Like Sareena, she regrets the things she did for Quan Chi. Her main goal is redemption. |
| 357 | * DarkActionGirl: formerly. She used to serve Quan Chi, but is now seeking redemption. |
| 358 | * DarkIsNotEvil: Despite being a demoness, she's not evil like most Netherrealmers. |
| 359 | * FemmeFatale: Attractive and aware of it. |
| 360 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Sareena, who inspired her to also rebel against Quan Chi. |
| 361 | * TheRival: To Nitara. |
| 362 | !!Quan Chi |
| 363 | * HeelFaceBrainwashing: The Elder Gods resurrect him and take away his free will in order to kill Raiden. |
| 364 | [[/folder]] |
| 365 | |
| 366 | [[folder: Seido/Orderrealm]] |
| 367 | !!Darrius |
| 368 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: See AntiHero/Anti-Villain. |
| 369 | * AntiHero: He considers himself to be this, but whether he's right or wrong about that is debatable. |
| 370 | * CoolShades: Wears golden sunglasses. |
| 371 | * GuileHero: Trickery is his main method of action. He will even resort to murdering innocents. He has the same methods as Hotaru, but an opposite goal. |
| 372 | * RebelLeader: Leader of the Seidan Resistance. |
| 373 | * TokenEvilTeammate: Is this on Kotal Kahn's side. |
| 374 | * WorthyOpponent: To Hotaru. |
| 375 | * WouldHurtAChild: Arranged the murder of Dairou's family, including his daughter. |
| 376 | |
| 377 | !!Dairou |
| 378 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: He’s a hitman who would kill nearly anyone this comes off as this. That said, he has standards, such as not harming children, and disapproves of Hotaru's obsession with order. |
| 379 | * AntiVillain: He's a mercenary who claims to only care about money, but is against harming children and does not support Hotaru's obsession with order. |
| 380 | * GuileHero: A mercenary with standards. |
| 381 | * HatesSmallTalk: This is hinted at in Chapter 49. |
| 382 | * HitmanWithAHeart: As his interactions with Viviana and refusal to harm children shows. He later tells Havik there is more to his reasons for allying with Darrius and Fujin than money. |
| 383 | * MyGreatestFailure: Blames himself for his family's, particularly his daughter, murders. |
| 384 | * NotInThisForYourRevolution: He makes this perfectly clear to Darrius in Chapter 49. |
| 385 | * OnlyInItForTheMoney: Or so he says at first. He later tells Havik there is more to his reasons for allying with Darrius and Fujin than money, as he is very disturbed by Hotaru's obsession with order and alliance with Raiden. |
| 386 | * ProfessionalKiller: He's killed his fair share of people as a mercenary. |
| 387 | * TokenEvilTeammate: Is this on Kotal Kahn's side. |
| 388 | * TookALevelInCynic: After his family was murdered. |
| 389 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: With Hotaru. |
| 390 | * WouldntHurtAChild: Dairou feels that there is a line that he would never cross while working as a mercenary - hitting or killing a child. This is because his family was murdered and he is justifiably cynical as a result. |
| 391 | !!Viviana |
| 392 | * MoralityPet: Seems to be this to Dairou, as she reminds him of his deceased daughter. |
| 393 | [[/folder]] |
| 394 | |
| 395 | [[folder: Raiden's Forces]] |
| 396 | |
| 397 | !!Raiden |
| 398 | * AmbitionIsEvil: After he CameBackWrong, Raiden intends to merge all the realms in order to "protect" Earthrealm. |
| 399 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: Raiden becomes a [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]], [[{{Jerkass}} taunting]] [[{{HeWhoFightsMonsters}} vengeful]] JerkassGod following his corruption and FaceHeelTurn. |
| 400 | * ArchEnemy: To all of his ex-allies, especially Johnny Cage, Liu Kang, Fujin, Scorpion, Bo' Rai Cho and Kotal Kahn. |
| 401 | * AxCrazy: He's a deranged MadGod with [[TheSociopath sociopathic]] tendencies whom you don't want to cross. |
| 402 | * BadBoss: He certainly doesn't discriminate when he treats someone awfully, even if they are his underlings/allies. It's clear that those who join him- even if it is just to satisfy their own sadistic urges- only obey him out of ''sheer terror''. |
| 403 | * BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: Many of Raiden's former allies now see Raiden as a tyrant no better than Shinnok or Shao Kahn, who's using the same brutal methods of merging the realms. |
| 404 | * BigBad: The one who pulls all the strings to the plot and is the main antagonist. |
| 405 | * BerserkButton: Woe to anybody who compares him to Shao Kahn and/or Shinnok - he zaps them to near-death. |
| 406 | * {{Blackmail}}: This is how he strong-armed Nitara into serving him, threatening to kill off her people if she said no. |
| 407 | * BrokenPedestal: Was once Earthrealm's God of Thunder and its protector, and as well as mentor to Liu Kang and Kung Lao. |
| 408 | * TheConqueror: Intends to conquer and merge Outworld and Netherrealm with Earthrealm. |
| 409 | * DarkIsEvil: Is this to a T. |
| 410 | * DisproportionateRetribution: Given that he attempts to merge realms and essentially ''cause Armageddon'' just because the other realms dared touch Earthrealm. |
| 411 | ** Is also horribly fond of electrocuting on anyone who dares compare him to Shao Kahn or Shinnok, or even ''question him''. |
| 412 | * TheDreaded: '''Nobody''', no matter on whose side they are, wants to get on his nerves. |
| 413 | * DidntThinkThisThrough: Didn't expect Sonya and Kira to rescue Cassie when he and Kano kidnapped Cassie to ensure that her parents and allies wouldn't interfere. Also, threatening to torture Takeda would lead to Scorpion changing sides. |
| 414 | * ElectricTorture: A favorite torture method of his. |
| 415 | * EvilGloating: When Raiden announces his plans to invade Outworld, Fujin, Team S-F and the Lin Kuei are absolutely horrified at this. Later on, when Scorpion objects to Cassie's torture, not only does Kano tell-tale on him, but Raiden threatens to kill Takeda if Scorpion dares to defect. And when Cassie mocks him for what he did to her, he instead tortures Kevin, [[KneelBeforeZod forcing her to grovel before him.]] |
| 416 | * EvilCannotComprehendGood: Raiden becomes enraged when Fujin calls him out for his atrocities in chapter 24. |
| 417 | * {{Expy}}: The corrupted thunder god shares many of the traits of [[FallenHero Regime Superman]] from ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs''. Also shares some traits with Anakin Skywalker from ''Franchise/StarWars'', Franz Oberhauser/Ernst Stavro Blofeld from ''Film/{{Spectre}}'', Judge Claude Frollo from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'', King Candy/Turbo from ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' and King Boo from ''VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon''. |
| 418 | * EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: He has a sick and twisted sense of humor when it comes to physically and psychologically abusing and torturing his ex-allies. |
| 419 | * EvilCounterpart: To Fujin, Kotal Kahn, Liu Kang, and many of his ex-allies. |
| 420 | * FaceHeelTurn: Raiden becomes a [[TheSociopath violent and cold-blooded]] [[MadGod killer god]] following his corruption. |
| 421 | * FauxAffablyEvil: Polite, charming, composed — as a SmugSnake to his former allies. When the mask slips due to pride or rage, on the other hand, he proves himself to truly be cruel, sadistic and AxCrazy. |
| 422 | * FromNobodyToNightmare: Was once the mentor to many of his champions and the defender of Earthrealm, but after he CameBackWrong, he's now the biggest threat to all realms and by extension, the Elder Gods as he's close to triggering a Class Z ApocalypseHow. |
| 423 | * ForcedIntoEvil: What drove Raiden to a path of villainy? After his HeroicSacrifice at the end of Mortal Kombat X, Raiden CameBackWrong as an EvilOverlord with a mix of the OmnicidalManiac and HeWhoFightsMonsters personalities, and will not stop at creating an UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans empire (by merging Outworld and the Netherrealm) in order to [[KnightTemplar "protect" Earthrealm]], no matter the body count that may result from the ensuing violence. |
| 424 | * GodIsEvil: Pretty much a self-centered god at this point, having been corrupted to the core. |
| 425 | * HangingJudge: How he sees himself and how he acts to his enemies. |
| 426 | * HatedByAll: Raiden is feared and hated by all of his ex-allies as well as most of his current allies. |
| 427 | * HeWhoFightsMonsters: Starts off in this territory, slowly descends into full-blown villainy. |
| 428 | * {{Hypocrite}}: All his talk about doing everything in the name of protecting Earthrealm comes off as him being this, given how he's now a mad, sadistic, selfish sociopath whose only goal now is to merge all the realms. |
| 429 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: Pre-Corruption With Fujin |
| 430 | * IControlMyMinionsThrough: Manipulation, Corruption, and Fear. This is especially the case with Scorpion, Nitara, and Daegon. |
| 431 | * IDidWhatIHadToDo: When Fujin berates Raiden for all the things he did so far in Chapter 24, the thunder god retorts that he's [[KnightTemplar protecting Earthrealm at all costs]], [[WellIntentionedExtremist even if the methods are extreme]]. |
| 432 | * IgnoredEpiphany: In chapter 18, Raiden has moments reflecting that he's gone over the edge and starts doubting his actions, especially once he realizes that Armageddon has not been averted, but it doesn't stick and he immediately starts [[NeverMyFault blaming his problems on the Elder Gods]]. |
| 433 | * ItsPersonal: Raiden himself is one big target for his allies because of his list of crimes so far: invading Outworld, kidnapping and torturing Cassie, allowing Kano to torture his own son Kevin, psychologically and physically abusing his ex-allies, mass-zapping the Lin Kuei or Team S-F, attacking the Edenian Resistance, threatening to torture Takeda or Jacqui, berating his own minions, tricking and strong-arming Scorpion, Daegon and Nitara into serving him and ordering the destruction of Li Mei's village. |
| 434 | * KarmaHoudini: He has, so far, gotten away with ''everything'' in this fic. |
| 435 | * KickTheDog: Does this several times: Mass-shocking Team S-F and the Lin Kuei, kidnapping and torturing Cassie and Kevin, blackmailing and manipulating Scorpion and Nitara and Daegon, threatening Jacqui and Takeda, ordering the destruction of Li Mei's village, etc. |
| 436 | * KneelBeforeZod: When Cassie objects to Kevin's torture by Raiden, the Thunder God forces Cassie to grovel before him in chapter 22. This, along with Raiden's threat to kill Takeda, becomes the breaking point for Scorpion to pull a HeelFaceTurn. |
| 437 | * KnightOfCerebus: Mortal Kombat would be bad enough on its own, but Raiden takes it up a notch in this fanfic. You do not want to cross a [[AxCrazy blood-thirsty]] [[TheSociopath and deranged]] MadGod. |
| 438 | * LackOfEmpathy: Raiden takes bone-chilling and sadistic glee when torturing Cassie and mass-zapping the Lin Kuei or Team S-F, and shows no remorse even when crossing the MoralEventHorizon by ordering the destruction of Li Mei's village. |
| 439 | * ManipulativeBastard: Raiden preys on Scorpion's guilt for his role in freeing Shinnok by manipulating the former revenant into serving him. Scorpion realizes how far gone Raiden has become over time and switches sides after the deity threatens Takeda and Jacqui. |
| 440 | ** Raiden preys on Daegon's feelings about being TheUnfavorite son of Argus and uses him as a pawn against Delia and Taven, who unsuccessfully try to convince Daegon to pull a HeelFaceTurn. |
| 441 | ** Raiden blackmails Nitara into serving him by using her devotion to protecting her people to his advantage. Nitara herself is well aware of the Thunder God's status as a master manipulator, but is terrified of what will happen if she betrays him, especially considering what he did to Li Mei's people. |
| 442 | * MaskOfSanity: Raiden will [[FauxAffablyEvil put off a charming and suave persona even when zapping his enemies]], but beneath that mask lies a [[AxCrazy cold-blooded,]] [[TheUnfettered deranged megalomaniac and insane]] [[TheSociopath sociopath]] who is not only a MadGod, but is willing to [[OmnicidalManiac incite Armageddon]] [[ForTheEvulz just for his]] [[ItsAllAboutMe own selfish gains]] [[KnightTemplar to "protect" Earthrealm]] at all costs, even if it meant eliminating and torturing anybody who crosses him, and is slowly breaking down. |
| 443 | * NiceJobFixingItVillain: Nice going, Raiden. Invading Outworld, kidnapping and torturing Cassandra Cage and how you plan to incite Armageddon has forced a big coalition of RagtagBunchOfMisfits to emerge and take you down. |
| 444 | ** He also threatens Hanzo that he'll do the same thing to Takeda as he did to Cassie, causing the former revenant to pull off a HeelFaceTurn. |
| 445 | * NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: It cannot be stressed enough that he did ''not'' pull a FaceHeelTurn of his own volition. He purified the Jinsei after Shinnok corrupted it in order to save Earthrealm, but had to take the corrupted essence into himself in order to do so--an unquestionably selfless and heroic act. Becoming a tyrannical overlord bent on conquest was neither anticipated nor desired. |
| 446 | * NightmareFace: While he most likely does not possess this by default, this is the effect that he conveys- nobody wants to look directly for too long at a sadistic MadGod bent on conquest and bloodshed. |
| 447 | * NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Raiden claims that he wants to "protect" Earthrealm from external threats. However, his real motive seems to be genocide against all those realms that he considers as a threat to Earthrealm, especially Outworld. |
| 448 | * TheParanoiac: He fits this personality type quite well, as years of war, the loss of many of his allies, feeling betrayed by your superiors and a big guilt slowly changed him, and after he CameBackWrong, he became a ruthless madman bent on destroying all realms at all costs, not caring who gets killed in the ensuing violence. |
| 449 | * PhysicalGod: Raiden takes it to a [[NightmareFuel nightmarish]] extreme. He is clearly more powerful than ''everyone'', and now he has no problem showcasing [[JerkassGod his]] [[ItsAllAboutMe superiority]] [[SmugSnake and]] [[ArrogantKungFuGuy arrogance]]. Jacqui even calls him thick-headed and arrogant for this reason. |
| 450 | * {{Sadist}}: Raiden takes bone-chilling and sadistic glee in torturing anybody who opposes him, whether it's mass-zapping Team S-F for stopping him from kidnapping Cassie, [[MoralEventHorizon electrocuting Sub-Zero and the Lin Kuei to near-death (and placing the Lin Kuei grandmaster in a comatose state)]], or torturing Cassie and Kevin [[ForTheEvulz just for]] [[ItAmusedMe amusement]]. |
| 451 | ** SlasherSmile: The creepy and blood-chilling smirk on Raiden when he mass-electrocutes Team S-F and the Lin Kuei, combined with an EvilLaugh. Also gives this look when he's torturing Cassie Cage and Kevin. |
| 452 | ** PsychoElectro: Raiden uses electricity to torture and silence his enemies with a [[SlasherSmile sickly grin]], and [[AxCrazy gleefully]] [[EvilLaugh cackles when]] mass-zapping them. He ups the ante when enraged enough, especially when Cassie [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls]] [[WhatTheHellHero him out]] ''twice'', and when he mass-electrocutes Sub-Zero and the Lin Kuei to near death. |
| 453 | ** PutTheLaughterInSlaughter: Whether he mass-electrocutes Team S-F and the Lin Kuei or tortures Kevin and Cassie, it's combined with a [[EvilLaugh blood-chilling cackle]] and a SlasherSmile. |
| 454 | * PrinciplesZealot: One of the reasons why he is so insane he won’t let let go of his ideals so he refuses to compromise even slightly. |
| 455 | * TheSociopath: [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative]], [[AxCrazy cold-blooded]], [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]], [[LackOfEmpathy remorseless]], [[TheUnfettered ruthless]], [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]], [[SmugSnake pompous]], [[NeverMyFault arrogant]], [[FauxAffablyEvil evil]]... yes, he's clearly one to a T. |
| 456 | * ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem and I Make Them]]: Raiden, whose actions make many of his former allies enemies. |
| 457 | * TragicVillain: Kung Jin sees him this way: evil as he may be, he did not choose to become like this. He was merely being selfless when he purified the Jinsei from corruption and now he's an irredeemably evil MadGod, all because he wanted to do good. Kung Jin even states that if this is what his sacrifice was rewarded with, Raiden should have died instead. |
| 458 | * TranquilFury: When he's not actually angry enough to show it, he'll gleefully torture you by zapping; this all goes away when Cassie pisses him off enough. |
| 459 | * TheUnfettered: Raiden has no qualms about invading other realms following his FaceHeelTurn, and using the same tactics to silence his enemies. |
| 460 | * UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: What Raiden plans to do after merging Outworld and the Netherrealm, though Sheeva (in chapter 7) thinks that the thunder god would actually create a DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans empire, after explaining to Ferra what could happen if Kotal Kahn loses the Mortal Kombat tournament. |
| 461 | * VillainousBreakdown: Though it's slowly emerging, Raiden is beginning to show signs of a breakdown. |
| 462 | * VillainousFriendship: With Hotaru. |
| 463 | * WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: After absorbing Shinnok's powers unto himself during his HeroicSacrifice at the end of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', Raiden CameBackWrong as an insane OmnicidalManiac just so he can "protect" Earthrealm from outside threats. Just ask him how he kickstarted the story. |
| 464 | * WhatTheHellHero: Kotal Kahn, Team S-F, the Lin Kuei, Liu Kang and Cassie Cage call out Raiden when he plans to merge Outworld and the Netherrealm with Earthrealm. Unsurprisingly, Raiden electrocutes them all, resulting in Cassie being kidnapped and tortured, many of Kotal Kahn's warriors being injured, while Sub-Zero and Torr are now in a comatose state - though Sub-Zero awakens from his coma in chapter 27, while Torr does the same thing in chapter 28. Cassie also manages to escape from Kano's clutches thanks to Sonya and Kira coming to the rescue. |
| 465 | ** Fujin also gives one in chapter 24. It also counts as a KirkSummation |
| 466 | * WouldHurtAChild: In chapter 16, when forcefully interrogating an Edenian named Ruby on Rain's whereabouts, Raiden threatens to kill all the Edenian refugees in the camp, particularly women and children. |
| 467 | ** Many of the Lin Kuei he either killed or maimed after crossing the MoralEventHorizon were in ''their early teens''. |
| 468 | * WouldHitAGirl: Raiden and Kano kidnap and torture Cassie Cage to ensure Johnny or Sonya won't interfere in their plans. |
| 469 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: White hair and a massive sociopath. |
| 470 | * YoureInsane: Many of his now-former allies call Raiden out, [[KickTheDog but Raiden just ignores them by mass-electrocuting his former allies.]] |
| 471 | * YouMonster: Raiden, once he mass-zaps the Lin Kuei (and is therefore responsible for Sub-Zero's comatose state until Chapter 27). Cassie Cage even calls him an outright villain, referencing the Harvey Dent quote about [[TheParagonAlwaysRebels paragon figures like]] [[BrokenPedestal Raiden]] [[HeWhoFightsMonsters turning rogue]]. |
| 472 | !!Hotaru |
| 473 | * ArchEnemy: To Darrius and Li Mei. |
| 474 | * BerserkButton: Havik and Darrius. |
| 475 | * BothOrderAndChaosAreDangerous: The order to Havik's chaos. |
| 476 | * BrokenPedestal: Used to be a good man before his obsession with order and killing Darrius turned him into a villain. |
| 477 | * TheDragon: Serves as Raiden's right hand man and Scorpion's replacement. |
| 478 | ** CoDragons: With Shang Tsung. |
| 479 | * EvilFeelsGood: Shows signs of this when eliminating Li Mei's people. |
| 480 | * {{Expy}}: Hotaru shares some traits with Max Denbigh from ''Film/{{Spectre}}'', as both are [[KnightTemplar Knight Templars]] who believe in total order at all costs. Also shares some traits of Sinestro from ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs''. |
| 481 | * HangingJudge: What happens when a lawman goes bad. |
| 482 | * LackOfEmpathy: Doesn't show any remorse while destroying Li Mei's village on Raiden's orders. |
| 483 | * LawfulEvil: Works within the laws no matter how evil those laws are. |
| 484 | * LawmanGoneBad: His whole backstory. |
| 485 | ** PrinciplesZealot: Why he’s so crazy anyway. |
| 486 | * TheRival: To Havik. |
| 487 | * VillainousFriendship: With Raiden. |
| 488 | * WorthyOpponent: Sees Darrius as this. |
| 489 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: With Dairou and Shujinko. |
| 490 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: A HangingJudge gone wrong with white hair. |
| 491 | |
| 492 | !!Shang Tsung: |
| 493 | * AffablyEvil: Seems to be a combination of both this and FauxAffablyEvil. For example, he sarcastically refers to his CurbstompBattle in Chapter 51 as a "little reunion". However, he proves himself to be a better boss than Quan Chi by resurrecting and treating Quan Chi's former servants Drahmin, Moloch, Kia, and Jataaka with respect. |
| 494 | * BackFromTheDead: Resurrects himself as well as Mavado, Havik, Mileena, Reiko, Baraka, Kobra, Drahmin, Moloch, Kia, and Jataaka. |
| 495 | * BenevolentBoss: To Drahmin, Moloch, Kia, and Jataaka. |
| 496 | * EvilCounterpart: To Delia and Liu Kang. |
| 497 | * TheDragon: Replaces Kano, who is demoted to EvilGenius after Cassie is rescued. |
| 498 | ** CoDragons: With Hotaru. |
| 499 | ** DragonWithAnAgenda: Yes, he plans to overthrow Raiden, and take over the other realms. |
| 500 | * EvilSorcerer: Is this to a T. |
| 501 | * FakingTheDead: Faked his death like usual. |
| 502 | * YourSoulIsMine: Well, he's the TropeNamer after all. |
| 503 | |
| 504 | !!Daegon |
| 505 | * AFatherToHisMen: Does not take kindly to any of his Red Dragon comrades being disrespected. Basically, he's trying to be the leader that his father Argus never was. |
| 506 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: He murdered his parents and committed many crimes, but he loves his followers and has standards. |
| 507 | * AntagonisticOffspring: Is this to Delia. Considering he killed his parents, that's not a shock. |
| 508 | * AntiVillain: He commits horrendous deeds, but all he does he does for his people no matter how twisted it may seem. |
| 509 | * BigLittleBrother: To Taven due to being revived several years before him. |
| 510 | * BattleCouple: Seeing as she's his DarkMistress, he and Skarlet are this. |
| 511 | * CainAndAbel: He is the Cain to Taven. |
| 512 | * DrivenByEnvy: Being TheUnfavorite son of Argus drove him to kill Argus and Delia after Shinnok manipulated him. |
| 513 | * EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas[=/=]EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Still seems to care for his mother, as his reactions to Kano threatening her indicate. |
| 514 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite being guilty of many crimes, including murder, he makes it clear that he isn't a rapist like Kano. He also hates betrayal and Shao Kahn, who gave him one of his scars. |
| 515 | * EvilGenius: He's clearly the brains of his forces and makes intelligent decisions typically as a commander. |
| 516 | * HeelFaceDoorSlam: Delia and Taven almost convince him to rejoin his family, but Raiden turns him against them. |
| 517 | * TheRival: To Kano. |
| 518 | * SelfMadeOrphan: Killed both of his parents. |
| 519 | * SiblingRivalry: Has this with Taven. |
| 520 | * TokenGoodTeammate: Subverted when Raiden manipulates him. |
| 521 | * TheUnfavorite: To say his relationship with his father was bad would be an understatement. |
| 522 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: Used to be loving and caring kid before his father's neglect/verbal abuse as well as Shinnok and Raiden's influences overtook him. |
| 523 | * UnwittingPawn: To Raiden. |
| 524 | |
| 525 | !!Mavado |
| 526 | * BackFromTheDead: Resurrected by Shang Tsung. |
| 527 | * EnigmaticMinion: Seems like one to Daegon. That said, he's very loyal to the Red Dragon Clan and is always there for his comrades. |
| 528 | * EvilGenius: He’s intelligent, disciplined, and cunning in his moves. |
| 529 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Daegon. In his own words, as long as Daegon is loyal to Raiden, so is Mavado. |
| 530 | |
| 531 | !!Skarlet |
| 532 | * TheBaroness: Sexpot. |
| 533 | * BattleCouple: Seeing as she's his DarkMistress, she and Daegon are this. |
| 534 | * BerserkButton: Mileena and Reiko. |
| 535 | ** Also hates being called a slave. |
| 536 | * BlindObedience: To Shao Kahn up until his death after which she began thinking for herself. She has a more healthy loyalty toward the Red Dragon Clan now. |
| 537 | * DarkActionGirl: Brutal, ruthless, and uncompromising. |
| 538 | * DarkMistress: Formerly to Reiko, currently to Daegon. |
| 539 | * DefeatMeansRespect: Feels this way toward Ruby. |
| 540 | * FemmeFatale: She’s very attractive and uses that to her advantage at a moments notice. |
| 541 | * InterplayOfSexAndViolence: Might as well be this trope ''personified''. |
| 542 | * LadyInRed: Both her name, hair color, and attire indicate as much. |
| 543 | * LadyOfWar: Graceful,elegant and deadly, she fits the entire criteria. |
| 544 | * IOweYouMyLife: To Daegon. |
| 545 | * ItsPersonal: Wants to kill Ruby for defeating her in Chapter 28. |
| 546 | * TheRival: To Ruby. |
| 547 | * ThePowerOfBlood: Is literally made up of blood and gets stronger by absorbing the blood of others into her skin. |
| 548 | * WellDoneDaughterGirl: Lets Just day her relationship with Shao Kahn wasn’t pleasant and didn’t leave with her fond memories. After he died, she began feeling resentment for her service never being rewarded and has lost all her loyalty to him. |
| 549 | |
| 550 | !!Goro |
| 551 | * ]ItAmusedMe: Laughed after killing Sheeva's champions. |
| 552 | * ItsPersonal: Wants revenge on Kotal for amputating his arms and killing his father, and on Sheeva for taking his rightful place as ruler of the Shokan. |
| 553 | |
| 554 | !!Kano |
| 555 | * ArchEnemy: To Sonya. |
| 556 | * AbusiveDad: To Kevin. |
| 557 | * ActionDad: Albeit not a very good father at all. |
| 558 | * ActuallyPrettyFunny: Said to have laughed for half an hour upon finding out that Cassie groveled before Raiden. |
| 559 | * AFatherToHisMen: Cares more for his Black Dragon comrades than his own son. |
| 560 | * AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Kano gets two; a general pardon for his past crimes? Good. Kidnap Cassie Cage? Even better. |
| 561 | * ArmsDealer: Sells weapons to anyone willing to buy. |
| 562 | * TheDragon: Initially shares this role with Scorpion until Cassie's rescue demotes him to EvilGenius and he is replaced by Shang Tsung. |
| 563 | * EvilGenius: Demoted to this after Cassie is rescued by Sonya and Kira. |
| 564 | * EvilOldFolks: At least in 60s and still a big threat. |
| 565 | * ItsPersonal: Kano has one big target on his back. If Johnny and Sonya don't kill him for aiding Raiden in kidnapping and later, torturing Cassie, then Kabal will, as Kano not only masterminded his maiming at the hands of Kintaro, but also raped his widow, resulting in Kevin's conception. Kevin also wants revenge on Kano for torturing him. |
| 566 | * KickTheDog: Tortures and abuses Kevin. |
| 567 | * LackOfEmpathy: Shows no remorse for torturing Cassie and Kevin, masterminding Kabal's disfigurement at Kintaro's hands and raping his widow, or any of his crimes in general. |
| 568 | * NiceJobFixingItVillain; Snitching on Scorpion ultimately leads to the former specter [[HeelFaceTurn to change sides.]] |
| 569 | * TheReveal: Responsible for Kabal being disfigured and raping his widow. This results in Kevin's conception. Kevin is kidnapped and tortured by Kano alongside Cassie until Sonya and Kira rescue them. |
| 570 | * TheRival: To Daegon. |
| 571 | |
| 572 | !!Tasia |
| 573 | * AnArmAndALeg: In this case, hands. Kira causes Tasia to amputate her own hands with her own weapons. |
| 574 | * ArtificialLimbs: Has her hands replaced with prosthetics after Kira causes Tasia to amputate her own hands with her own weapons. |
| 575 | * TheBaroness: Sexpot. |
| 576 | * BerserkButton: Being called a whore by Kira. |
| 577 | * DarkActionGirl: A sociopathic woman who takes glee in sadistic activities and proudly calls herself a psychopath. |
| 578 | * DarkMistress: To Kano. It's implied that she's also this to Jarek. |
| 579 | * FemmeFatale: Uses her charms to get what she wants. |
| 580 | * HoistByHerOwnPetard: Kira causes Tasia to amputate her own hands with her own weapons. |
| 581 | * ItsPersonal: Wants revenge on Kira for chopping off her hands. Frost also seems to want revenge on Tasia for killing two Lin Kuei members she was close to. |
| 582 | * LackOfEmpathy: In her EvilFeelsGood speech, she declares her pride in being a psychopath to Kira, claiming that she simply doesn't care about who suffers or dies because of her actions. |
| 583 | * {{Sadist}}: Her EvilFeelsGood speech to Kira confirms this. |
| 584 | * TheRival: To Kira. |
| 585 | |
| 586 | !!Jarek |
| 587 | * TheBrute: Primarily serves as the weapon for his teammates. |
| 588 | |
| 589 | !!Tremor |
| 590 | * TheBrute: He's typically used for his power by the black dragons, but to his credit he’s a very formidable enough to beat Rain. |
| 591 | |
| 592 | !!Kobra |
| 593 | * BackFromTheDead: Resurrected by Shang Tsung. |
| 594 | * TheBrute: He’s mostly used for his muscle. |
| 595 | |
| 596 | !!D'Vorah |
| 597 | * TheBaroness: Rosa Klebb. |
| 598 | * DarkActionGirl: Like most of the women on her side, she is this. |
| 599 | * FemmeFatale: Maybe there are some people who'd find her attractive, though she mostly relies on her brain. |
| 600 | * InsectQueen: To a T. |
| 601 | * {{Sadist}}: Loves pain and the unfortunates of others. |
| 602 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: With Kotal Kahn. |
| 603 | |
| 604 | !!Tanya |
| 605 | * AdaptationalSexuality: She was bi-sexual in canon, here she’s more leaning towards being a lesbian with Mileena. Doesn’t make her any less psychotic though. |
| 606 | * TheBaroness: Sexpot. |
| 607 | * BattleCouple: With Mileena. |
| 608 | * BerserkButton: Rain calling her a whore. |
| 609 | * DarkActionGirl: Brutal and vicious. |
| 610 | * DarkMistress: To Mileena. |
| 611 | * DepravedBisexual: Is this to a T. |
| 612 | * FemmeFatale: Uses her looks to get what she wants. |
| 613 | |
| 614 | !!Nitara |
| 615 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: Probably the least ambiguously evil with her motives, but she did join with Raiden and doesn’t have too much problem dealing with former allies of his. |
| 616 | * AMotherToHerMen: Is genuinely concerned about the future of her people and what will happen to them if she makes a horrible mistake with tragic consequences. |
| 617 | * AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Was strong-armed by Raiden into serving him, as it was either side with him in exchange for the chance to defeat Ashrah and keep her people safe or become the Thunder God's enemy and have her people suffer the same fate as his other enemies. Nitara herself is aware of the deity's status as a master manipulator, but is terrified of what will happen if she betrays him. |
| 618 | * AntiVillain: Shes joined Raidens side of lunatics, but only to protect her realm and protect her people. |
| 619 | * TheBaroness: Although she looks like a Sexpot, she's more of a Rosa Klebb. |
| 620 | * DarkActionGirl: She's willing to become one to protect her people, but her involvement with Raiden is mainly the result of him exploiting this to make her serve him. |
| 621 | * FemmeFatale: Although she prefers to use her brain over her looks. |
| 622 | * GuileHero: Is willing to do whatever it takes to protect her race. |
| 623 | * OurVampiresAreDifferent: Namely Nitara's species are called Moroi belonging to the realm of Vaeternus, a world that was long conquered by Shao Kahn. They are only weakened by Earthrealm's sun, and apparently only wooden stakes and the holy sword Ashrah carries can kill them. |
| 624 | * TheRival: To Ashrah. |
| 625 | * ThePowerOfBlood: She's a vampire. Enough said. |
| 626 | * TokenGoodTeammate: Generally the most heroic of all her teammates. |
| 627 | |
| 628 | !!Mileena |
| 629 | * ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Mileena is despised by her former allies and servants, particularly the Edenians for mocking Kitana. |
| 630 | * AdaptationalSexuality: Hinted at in canon, but she’s more explicitly into woman here if her relationship with Tanya sheds any light. |
| 631 | * TheBaroness: Sexpot. |
| 632 | * BattleCouple: With Tanya. |
| 633 | * BerserkButton: She has several. |
| 634 | ** Betrayal. |
| 635 | ** Anyone who insults Shao Kahn. |
| 636 | ** Her face being made fun of. |
| 637 | ** Not getting what she wants. |
| 638 | * BackFromTheDead: Resurrected by Shang Tsung. |
| 639 | * CainAndAbel: The Cain to Kitana and Skarlet. |
| 640 | * DarkActionGirl: Dark, deadly, sadistic, malicious and female. |
| 641 | * DepravedBisexual: Is this to a T. |
| 642 | * FemmeFatale: Uses her looks to get what she wants. |
| 643 | * GigglingVillain |
| 644 | * ItsPersonal: Wants to kill Kotal Kahn for stealing her throne. She also wants to kill Kitana. |
| 645 | * PsychopathicWomanChild: Her pet names and antics may seem cute, until you realize she’s an overemotional woman child who throws violent tantrums when she doesn’t get her way. |
| 646 | * {{Sadist}}: Loves pain and suffering to an unsettling degree. |
| 647 | |
| 648 | !!Baraka |
| 649 | * BackFromTheDead: Resurrected by Shang Tsung. |
| 650 | * BlindObedience[=/=]UndyingLoyalty: To Shao Kahn and Mileena. |
| 651 | * TheBrute: Used by Mileena as a muscle to dispose of her enemies. |
| 652 | * {{Yandere}}: Seems to be this to Mileena. |
| 653 | |
| 654 | !!Havik |
| 655 | * BackFromTheDead: Resurrected by Shang Tsung. |
| 656 | * BothOrderAndChaosAreDangerous: The Chaos to Hotaru's order. |
| 657 | * EvilGenius: He’s a corrupter and his knowledge of chaos enables him to be an okay at prediction of events. |
| 658 | * EvilSorcerer: Is this to T. |
| 659 | * TheRival: To Hotaru. |
| 660 | |
| 661 | !!Reiko |
| 662 | * BackFromTheDead: Resurrected by Shang Tsung. |
| 663 | * EvilGenius: Like in the prequel comics: He's very proficient at strategy and is TheChessmaster. |
| 664 | |
| 665 | !!Triborg |
| 666 | * AIIsACrapshoot: When Sonya tries to activate Triborg, he immediately goes rogue. It takes one hell of a struggle to put down the cyborg ninja. |
| 667 | * AllYourPowersCombined: Hosts the consciousness of Sektor, Cyrax, Smoke and Cyber Sub-Zero, though Sektor's consciousness is the dominant one in Triborg. |
| 668 | * GoneHorriblyRight: Activating an unstable robot led to disatrous consequences. |
| 669 | * SpockSpeak: Speaks robotically and maliciously. |
| 670 | * RoboticPsychopath: Has picked up Sektor's bad habits. |
| 671 | |
| 672 | !!Noob Saibot |
| 673 | * BrokenPedestal: Is seen as this by his brother Kuai Liang. |
| 674 | * CainAndAbel: The Cain to Sub-Zero. |
| 675 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Still cares about Sareena. |
| 676 | * EvilGenius: Highly intelligent and efficient, his ninja skills proves to be invaluable for his side. |
| 677 | * FakingTheDead: Faked his death and went into hiding until Chapter 61. |
| 678 | * HellHasNewManagement: Takes over as new ruler of the Netherrealm after Liu Kang and Kitana's revival. |
| 679 | * {{Yandere}}: To Sareena. |
| 680 | |
| 681 | !!Drahmin |
| 682 | * BackFromTheDead Resurrected by Shang Tsung. |
| 683 | * TheBrute: Used by Shang Tsung as a muscle to make up for the lack of brains. |
| 684 | |
| 685 | !!Moloch |
| 686 | * BackFromTheDead Resurrected by Shang Tsung. |
| 687 | * TheBrute: Not much for brains of the torture scene proved but still quite strong. |
| 688 | |
| 689 | !!Kia |
| 690 | * BackFromTheDead Resurrected by Shang Tsung. |
| 691 | * TheBaroness: Sexpot. |
| 692 | * FemmeFatale: Uses her looks to get her way. |
| 693 | |
| 694 | !!Jataaka |
| 695 | * BackFromTheDead Resurrected by Shang Tsung. |
| 696 | * TheBaroness: Sexpot. |
| 697 | * FemmeFatale: Same as Kia. |
| 698 | |
| 699 | !!Shao Kahn |
| 700 | * AndIMustScream: Is very aware of his actions but lacks control over them. |
| 701 | * BackFromTheDead: Resurrected and brainwashed by Shang Tsung. |
| 702 | * TheBrute: Is used by Shang Tsung as a muscle. |
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