Keep in mind: this isn't even all of them... well, it was all of them at first.
Here is a total list of fighters from the Mortal Kombat games. There are several different continuities, so the fighters below are all listed by the chapter in which they first appeared.
Main game series
- Individual Charactersnote Or "Kharacters", if you prefer.
- Mortal Kombat (1992)note Kano, Sonya Blade, Reptile, Goro
- Mortal Kombat IInote Jax, Baraka, Kung Lao, Jade, Smoke, Kintaro
- Mortal Kombat 3note Cyrax, Sektor, Sheeva, Sindel, Kabal, Nightwolf, Kurtis Stryker, Motaro, Ermac, Rain, Chameleon, Khameleon
- Mortal Kombat 4note Meat, Reiko, Tanya, Kai, Jarek, Elder Gods
- Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliancenote Bo' Rai Cho, Drahmin, Frost, Hsu Hao, Li Mei, Mavado, Nitara, Kenshi, Moloch, Blaze, Mokap
- Mortal Kombat: Deceptionnote Ashrah, Dairou, Darrius, Havik, Hotaru, Kira, Kobra, Shujinko, Onaga, The One Being
- Mortal Kombat: Armageddonnote Daegon, Taven, Argus, Delia, Orin, Caro, Wu Lae
- Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universenote While non-canon to the rest of the franchise, is officially considered by Netherrealm to be "Mortal Kombat 8"note The Flash, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Captain Marvel, The Joker, Lex Luthor, Superman, Catwoman, Deathstroke, Darkseid, Dark Khan
- Mortal Kombat 9note Cyber Sub-Zero, Skarlet, Kratos, Freddy Krueger
- Mortal Kombat Xnote Cassie Cage, D'Vorah, Ferra/Torr, Takeda, Jacqui Briggs, Kung Jin, Erron Black, Triborg, Jason Voorhees, Predator, Leatherface, Alien, Suchin, Forrest Fox, Kotal K'etz, King Gorbak
- Mortal Kombat 11note Geras, Cetrion, Kollector, Spawn, The Terminator, RoboCop, Rambo, Kharon, Descendant of Apep
Spin-Offs
- Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zeronote Sareena, Fujin, Lin Kuei Grandmaster, Earth God, Water God, Fire God, Jataaka, Kia
- Mortal Kombat: Special Forcesnote Gemini, No Face, Tasia, Tremor
Adaptations