This is a list of characters from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series and the games in which they appear. Due to the large number of characters and games in the series, the list is presented in the following table. For other uses, see Mortal Kombat. ... Screenshot of The King of Fighters XI (2005, SNK Playmore). ...

Key:

• x - Playable Character
• b - Boss/Sub-Boss
• h - Hidden Character
• c - Cameo appearance/NPC

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An NPC from the video game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. ... Mortal Kombat was the first entry in the famous and highly controversial Mortal Kombat fighting game series by Midway, released in arcades in 1992. ... Mortal Kombat II (also referred to as MKII or Mortal Kombat 2) is an arcade game and the second title in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Mortal Kombat 3 (also known as MK3) is the third game in the Mortal Kombat series, released in arcades in 1995. ... Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is a fighting game in the Mortal Kombat series, released in arcades in 1995. ... Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is a fighting game in the Mortal Kombat series, released in arcades in 1995. ... Johnny Cage performing his shadow kick while Raiden sends a lighting bolt Mortal Kombat Trilogy is a fighting game developed and produced by Midway. ... Mortal Kombat 4 (1997) was the last game in the Mortal Kombat series to have an arcade version. ... Mortal Kombat Gold is a fighting game in the Mortal Kombat series. ... Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is a video game developed and produced by Midway. ... Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is a video game developed and produced by Midway. ... Mortal Kombat: Deception is the latest game in the controversial and bloody Mortal Kombat video game series by Midway. ... Mortal Kombat: Deception is the latest game in the controversial and bloody Mortal Kombat video game series by Midway. ... Not to be confused with Ashra. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Blaze is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Bo Rai Cho is a character in the fictional Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Not to be confused with Khameleon. ... Cyrax is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Daegon is a character in the fictional Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Dairou is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Not to be confused with Darius. ... Drahmin is a fictional character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Mortal Kombat character. ... Frost is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Fujin is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Goro is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... For village in Norway, see HÃ¥vik. ... Hotaru is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Hsu Hao is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Jade is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Jarek is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... For the Modernist composer, see John Cage. ... Kabal is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Kai is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Kano is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Kenshi is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Khameleon is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Kintaro is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Kira is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Kitana (or Princess Kitana by title) is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Kobra is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Kung Lao is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Li Mei is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... For the artist, see Liu Kang (artist). ... Mavado is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Meat is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Mileena is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Mokap is a character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Moloch is a character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Motaro is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Nightwolf is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Nitara is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Noob Saibot is a fictional character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Onaga is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Quan Chi is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... “Rayden” redirects here. ... Rain is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Reiko is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Reptile is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Sareena is a fictional character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Scorpion is a video game character appearing in the Mortal Kombat video game series. ... Sektor is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Shang Tsung (last name pronounced sung or soong) is a video game character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Shao Kahn is a fictional boss and recurring playable character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Sheeva is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Shinnok is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Shujinko is a video game character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... This article is about the Mortal Kombat character. ... Smoke is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Sonya Blade is a video game character from the Mortal Kombat fighting games series. ... Kurtis Stryker is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Sub-Zero is the name of two characters from the Mortal Kombat series. ... Tanya is a character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Taven is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ...

The following relates to changes made for different versions:

• Mortal Kombat - Reptile is not in the handheld versions; Johnny Cage is not in the Game Boy version; Kano is not in the Game Gear version.
• Mortal Kombat II - Baraka, Johnny Cage, Kung Lao, Noob Saibot and Raiden are not in the handheld versions; Kintaro is not in the Game Boy version.
• Mortal Kombat 3 - Jax, Kung Lao, Liu Kang, Motaro, Nightwolf, Shang Tsung and Stryker are not in the handheld versions; Noob Saibot is not in the Game Boy version.
• Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 - Sheeva is not in the 16-bit versions; Noob Saibot and Rain are playable characters in the 16-bit versions.
• Mortal Kombat Trilogy - Chameleon, Goro, Kintaro, and the "classic" versions of Jax, Kano, Kung Lao and Raiden are not in the Nintendo 64 version, and Sub-Zero's two versions were consolidated into one character sharing both's powers; Khameleon is not in the PlayStation or Sega Saturn versions.
• Mortal Kombat 4 - Goro is not in the arcade version. Goro, Jarek, Jax, Johnny Cage, Kai, Meat, Noob Saibot and Sonya are not in the Game Boy Color version.
• Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance - Blaze, Bo' Rai Cho, Cyrax, Drahmin, Hsu Hao, Johnny Cage, Mavado, Mokap, Moloch, Nitara, Raiden and Reptile are not in the Game Boy Advance version.
• Mortal Kombat: Deception - Goro and Shao Kahn are in the GameCube version only.
• Mortal Kombat: Armageddon - Khameleon is in the Wii version only.
• Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe - Includes combatants from both MK and DC universes.

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See Also

List of minor Mortal Kombat characters This is a list of minor characters from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ...