Mortal Kombat 2011 Characters Guide

Mortal Kombat is a fighting game with great history and some interesting background stories related to the featured fighters in the game. If you have been following the Mortal Kombat series then you will know about most of the characters except for the few that have been introduced for the first time.

This guide will provide you with all the information you need to know about each character in the game so that you can choose the one that suits your style that is if you haven’t already decided which one is your type.

Mortal Kombat 2011 Characters Guide

Baraka
Baraka first appeared in Mortal Kombat II as a leader of a group named “Tarkatan”. He has been in the service of an emperor “Shao Kahn” in MK2 to MK Trilogy. Aided with a blade on his hand, Baraka can perform some ruthless special moves like Chop Chop blades and X-ray.

Cyber Sub-Zero
Cyber Sub-Zero, a Cyborg is one of the two hidden characters in the game (other being Quan Chi). Although the character is a transformation of Kuia Liang (young sub-zero), Cyber Sub-Zero has its own fatalities like “Cold Shoulder”. His other special moves like the Ice ball and Ice Bomb result into some icy cold kills.

Cyrax
First appeared in MK3, Cyrax is one of the 3 Cyborgs (characters transformed into robots). He is a Ninja assassin who can execute typical assassin moves along with some mind moves (ninjutsu). Among weapons he seems to be a explosive specialist as he can use unlimited amount during fights.

Ermac
Emarc first appeared in Mortal Kombat 3 Ultimate. He is believed to be incarnated from the souls and legions destroyed in the world of Outworld. Since he is a collection of different souls combined in one body through magic, his most of the moves are telekinesis related or controlling living tissues.

Jade
She first appeared as an unplayable character in MK2 while she was made playable in MK3. She is equipped with Bo and Boomerang and she can use them to execute moves like Razor-Rang. Among her other special moves are Dodging Shadows, Blazing Nitro Kicks and X-ray attack.

JAX
He made his debut in MK2. This semi cybernetic soldier is the leader of Outer World Investigation. Since he is a soldier, his fighting style is based on physical attacks like shaking the earth with a single punch and crushing opponents health. His bionic arms boost the effect of his physical attacks.

Johnny Cage
Also known as Johny Carlton. He is one of the originals (featured in first Mortal Kombat game in the series). He is martial art specialist and being agile, he can execute variety of moves like some Uppercut moves and kicks. He has also mastered the Karate style of fighting.

Kabal
This fictional Mortal Kombat character first appeared in MK3. The strange respirator on his face is due to the damage he received during one of the attacks (he managed to survive that attack) guided by Shao Kahn. He is the quickest character in the Mortal Kombat series and with his pair of hookswords, he can tear enemy apart in ruthless manner. He can also use his mask to launch a projectile, “Plasma Blast”.

Kano
Kano’s face is covered with a red metal plate mask covering almost half of his face. He is an aggressive as well as a cunning character. The leader of the Black Dragon organization, Kano’s moves are weapon dependent. Like he can throw his butterfly knives at enemies or use them in hand to hand combat. One of his fatalities named “Heart Rip” is one of the most violent (and hence controversial) fatalities in the series.

Kitana
Princess Katana made her debut in MK2 as the step daughter of Shao Kahn. She acted as one of the personal assassins of Shao Kahn along with Jade. Although she is good at unarmed hand to hand kombat, many of her moves are based on the steel fan she holds in her hand. She can use this fan as both a melee weapon as well as a projectile weapon.