Kitana (Mortal Kombat)
| Kitana | |
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| Mortal Kombat character | |
Kitana in Mortal Kombat X
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| First game | Mortal Kombat II (1993) |
| Created by | John Tobias |
| Designed by | John Tobias (MKII, UMK3/MKT) Mark Lappin (MK:SM) Cy Mandua (MKvDC) Atomhawk Design (MK2011) Ha Nguyen (first film) Lynell Forestall (MK:DotR) Jennifer L. Parsons (second film) Beverly Safier (Konquest) Allisa Swanson (Legacy s.1) Lisa Tomczeszyn (Legacy s.2) |
| Voiced by |
Cree Summer (MK: DotR) Lita Lopez (MK:SM) S.G. Willie (MKvDC) Karen Strassman (MK2011, MKX) Grey DeLisle (MKX (battle grunts)) |
| Motion capture | Lorrisa Julianus (MKvDC) Brenda Barrie (MK2011) |
| Portrayed by |
Katalin Zamiar (MKII) Becky Gable (UMK3, MKT) Talisa Soto (films) Lexi Alexander (as Lexi Mirai), Jennifer DeCosta (Live Tour) Audie England, Dara Tomanovich (Konquest) Rachelle Glover (MK2011 trailers) Samantha Jo (Legacy) |
| Fictional profile | |
| Origin | Edenia |
| Fighting styles |
Eagle Claw (MK:DA, MK:U) Ba Gua (MK:DA, MK:U, MK:A) SEA (Konquest) |
| Weapon |
Steel Fans (all media except the first film) Flying Blade (MKG) Glaive/Bo Staff (MKX) |
Kitana (also known as Princess Kitana and Lady Kitana) is a fictional character from the Mortal Kombat media franchise, where she was introduced as one of the new player characters in the fighting game Mortal Kombat II in 1993. Since then, Kitana appeared in a majority of Mortal Kombat series' video games and its other media, including the films Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, and the series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, Mortal Kombat: Konquest and Mortal Kombat: Legacy, becoming one of the most popular and recognizable elements of the franchise.
One of the lead characters of the Mortal Kombat saga, Kitana is the princess of the otherworldly realm of Edenia and the biological daughter of Queen Sindel, as well as an adopted daughter of the evil Emperor Shao Kahn. In the series' original storyline, Kitana serves Shao Kahn as an elite assassin before becoming one of the leaders of the good characters. She also has a role of suggested romantic interest for the series' primary hero Liu Kang and has an evil twin and nemesis named Mileena, as well as a longtime intimate friend in Jade.
Kitana has received much positive critical reception. Mileena and Jade, also some of the most popular Mortal Kombat characters, have debuted as a simple palette swaps of Kitana, as did some other characters.
As a member of the Edenian race in the fictional other dimension called Outworld, the character is over ten thousand years old, although she appears to be a young woman. Throughout the years, Kitana has risen to great importance, first as the loyal stepdaughter of Outworld's evil emperor Shao Kahn; then his enemy, tearing herself away from his grasp and freeing her home realm of Edenia; and then leading an army into Outworld to combat any chance of Kahn rising to power again. Kitana shared a subtle love interest with Earthrealm champion Liu Kang until his death, though they were briefly reunited prior to his resurrection. Despite her loyalty to Shao Kahn for most of her life, she has aligned herself on the good side after learning the truth about her past and her real family. A disfigured clone of Kitana, given the name Mileena, was introduced as Kitana's twin sister to become a prominent archrival in the original game series' timeline.
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