Sindel

Sindel
Mortal Kombat character
Sindel in Mortal Kombat (2011)
First game	Mortal Kombat 3 (1995)
Created by	John Tobias
Designed by	John Tobias (MK3/UMK3/MKT) Atomhawk Design (MK2011) Jennifer L. Parsons (Annihilation) Allisa Swanson (Legacy)
Voiced by	Lani Minella (MK 2011) Kelly Hu (MKX)
Portrayed by	Lia Montelongo (MK3, UMK3, MKT) Eileen Weisinger (Live Tour) Musetta Vander (Annihilation) Beatrice King (Legacy)
Fictional profile
Origin	Edenia
Fighting styles	Zha Chuan (MK:D, MK:U, MK:A) Fu Jow Pai (MK:D, MK:U)
Weapon	Kwan Dao (MK:D, MK:U, MK:A)

Sindel (or Queen Sindel by title) is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. She made her debut in Mortal Kombat 3 as the mother of Princess Kitana and the unwilling wife of the evil emperor Shao Kahn. Despite being a supporting character with few overall playable appearances in the games, Sindel plays a vital part in the development of the series storyline, especially in MK3 and the 2011 reboot of the series.

Sindel rules the otherworldly realm of Edenia alongside her daughter, Princess Kitana. Her storyline begins 10,000 years ago, when her kingdom lost ten consecutive Mortal Kombat tournaments, and was then invaded by evil Outworld emperor Shao Kahn, resulting in the forceful merging of the two realms. Sindel was forced to witness the enslavement of her people, the murder of her husband, King Jarod; and their then-infant daughter Kitana being adopted by Kahn and raised as his own. This proved too much for her, and she therefore committed suicide rather than becoming Kahn's consort. However, in the events of Mortal Kombat 3, Shao Kahn resurrected her with the assistance of the nefarious sorcerer Shang Tsung, but on Earthrealm instead of Outworld, which would in turn allow Kahn to invade Earthrealm without victory in Mortal Kombat while regaining his queen in the process. Sindel was successfully revived, but purposely in a brainwashed state with no knowledge of her past, and swearing complete loyalty to Kahn. Kahn was only able to garner a partial merger of the realms by her revival, however, before Raiden's chosen Earthrealm defenders defeated him. On top of that, Kitana—realizing that her mother was again alive—succeeded in procuring an audience with her and convincing her of her true past, thus turning Sindel against the emperor. As Kahn's defeat also succeeded in Edenia regaining its independence from Outworld, Sindel regained her rightful place on the throne, and vowed not only to rebuild their home, but to also bring down Kahn for his many crimes.