This is a list of characters from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series and the games in which they appear. Due to a large number of characters and games in the series, the list is presented in the following table. There are 101 characters listed here.
Noob Saibot was revealed to be the original Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat after the release of Mortal Kombat: Deception. The current Sub-Zero is Noob's brother, who first appeared in Mortal Kombat II (see below).
Noob was not in the Sega Master System/Game Gear version or the Game Boy version of Mortal Kombat II.
Noob was only fully playable in Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Mortal Kombat Advance, and the SNES and Mega Drive/Genesis versions of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. He was a secret selectable character in Ultimate Mortal Kombat and the arcade verson of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and an unselectable secret character in most versions of the original Mortal Kombat 3 and the Sega Saturn version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. He was not included in the Sega Master System/Game Gear version and the Game Boy version of Mortal Kombat 3, as well as the Java Mobile version and the iPhone version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
Noob was not included in the arcade version or the Game Boy Color version of Mortal Kombat 4.
Noob was only available as an unlockable character in Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition. He was not included in any other version of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance.
Noob was paired up with Smoke in Mortal Kombat: Deception as a tag-team character (Noob-Smoke). He was fully playable in Mortal Kombat: Unchained and the GameCube version of Mortal Kombat: Deception, but had to be unlocked in other versions.
Goro was only unlockable in the Game Boy version of Mortal Kombat. He was also available in the SNES version due to a glitch. In every other version, he was an unselectable sub-boss.
Goro was not in Mortal Kombat 3 or Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. He was in most versions of Mortal Kombat Trilogy, except for the Nintendo 64 version.
Goro was not in the arcade version or the Game Boy Color version of Mortal Kombat 4.
Goro was not in the PlayStation 2 or the Xbox versions of Mortal Kombat: Deception, except as a cameo.
Goro is playable in Mortal Kombat (2011) during the 150th Challenge Tower Mission, Gor-owned.
Cage was not in the Game Boy version of Mortal Kombat.
Cage was not in the Sega Master System/Game Gear version or the Game Boy version of Mortal Kombat II.
Cage only appeared as a name on a tombstone in the original Mortal Kombat 3 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. He was a fully playable character in the Mortal Kombat Trilogy update.
Cage was not in the Game Boy Color version of Mortal Kombat 4.
Cage was not in the Game Boy Advance version of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance.
In Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Cage's grave can be seen in the background of the Graveyard.
Liu Kang was not in the Sega Master System/Game Gear version or the Game Boy version of Mortal Kombat 3.
Liu Kang was only fully available in the Mortal Kombat: Unchained update of Mortal Kombat: Deception. In other versions, he had to be unlocked to play.
Raiden was not in the Sega Master System/Game Gear version or the Game Boy version of Mortal Kombat II.
Raiden was referenced, but did not appear in the original Mortal Kombat 3 or Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. He was a fully playable character in the Mortal Kombat Trilogy update.
Raiden was only fully available in the Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition update of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. In other versions, he had to be unlocked to play.
Raiden was only fully available in the Mortal Kombat: Unchained update of Mortal Kombat: Deception. In other versions, he had to be unlocked to play.
Reptile was only playable in the Sega Genesis and SNES versions of Mortal Kombat with the use of a game-altering device. In most other versions, he was an unselectable secret character. He was not in the Sega Master System/Game Gear version, the Game Boy version, or the Tiger version of Mortal Kombat.
Reptile had to be unlocked in the Game Boy Color version of Mortal Kombat 4.
Reptile was not in the Game Boy Advance version of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance.
Reptile was arguably included in Mortal Kombat: Deception in the form of Onaga (who was possessing his body). See below for Onaga's appearances.
Jax was not in the Sega Master System/Game Gear version or the Game Boy version of Mortal Kombat 3.
Jax was not in the Game Boy Color version of Mortal Kombat 4.
Jax was not in Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition, and was only fully playable in the Game Boy Advance version of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. In all other versions, he had to be unlocked to play.
Jax was only fully playable in Mortal Kombat: Unchained. In all other versions of Mortal Kombat: Deception, he was only playable with a game-altering device.
Jade was not in the original Mortal Kombat 3. She was a unlockable character in the Java Mobile version or iPhone version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. She was in all versions of Mortal Kombat Trilogy.
Jade was fully playable in Mortal Kombat: Unchained and the GameCube version of Mortal Kombat: Deception, but had to be unlocked in other versions.
Kitana's "Mournful" variation in Mortal Kombat X is based on Jade, with Kitana using Jade's glaive and staff as weapons.
Kitana was not in the original Mortal Kombat 3, but was fully playable in all versions of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and Mortal Kombat Trilogy.
Kitana was only playable in the Nintendo 64 version and the PC version of Mortal Kombat 4 with a game-altering device. She was only fully playable in the Mortal Kombat Gold version.
Kitana was not in Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition.
Kitana was only fully playable in Mortal Kombat: Unchained. In other versions of Mortal Kombat: Deception, she was only playable with a game-altering device.
Mileena was not in the original Mortal Kombat 3. She was fully playable in the Java Mobile version or the iPhone version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. She had to be unlocked to play in Ultimate Mortal Kombat, the arcade version, and the Sega Saturn version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. She was fully playable in all other versions and Mortal Kombat Trilogy.
Mileena was not in Mortal Kombat 4, but was in its update, Mortal Kombat Gold.
Shao is only fully playable in some versions of Mortal Kombat Trilogy. In Mortal Kombat Advance, the Nintendo 64 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy, the SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis, and PC versions of Mortal Kombat 3, and the SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis, and Java Mobile versions of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Shao has to be unlocked as a character. He is a secret selectable character in the Sega Master System/Game Gear version of Mortal Kombat 3. In all other versions of Mortal Kombat 3 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, he serves as an unselectable game boss.
Shao was not in the PlayStation 2 or the Xbox versions of Mortal Kombat: Deception, except as a cameo.
Smoke was only available as a secret selectable character in Mortal Kombat 3. He was fully playable in the Java Mobile version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and was fully playable in all other versions and Mortal Kombat Trilogy.
Smoke was paired up with Noob Saibot in Mortal Kombat: Deception as a tag-team character (Noob-Smoke). He was fully playable in Mortal Kombat: Unchained and the GameCube version of Mortal Kombat: Deception, but had to be unlocked in other versions.
Cyrax was not in Mortal Kombat 4, but was in its update, Mortal Kombat Gold.
Cyrax was only fully playable in Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition. He was not in the Game Boy Advance version of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, and had to be unlocked in all other versions of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance.
Motaro was only fully playable in some versions of Mortal Kombat Trilogy. He was an unlockable character in the Nintendo 64 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Mortal Kombat Advance, the SNES and Mega Drive/Genesis versions of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and the SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis, and PC versions of the original Mortal Kombat 3. He was an unselectable sub-boss in the arcade and PlayStation versions of Mortal Kombat 3, Ultimate Mortal Kombat, and the arcade, Sega Saturn, and iPhone versions of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. He was not present in any other version.
Chameleon was only available as a secret character in Mortal Kombat Trilogy. He was not in the Nintendo 64 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy, nor Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, with the exception of the SNES and Mega Drive/Genesis versions, where he was playable with a game-altering device.
Ermac was unlockable in Ultimate Mortal Kombat, the arcade version, and the Sega Saturn version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. He was fully playable in all other versions and Mortal Kombat Trilogy.
Rain was only available in Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Mortal Kombat Advance, and the SNES and Mega Drive/Genesis versions of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
Rain was only fully playable on PlayStation Vita and Komplete Edition versions. In other versions of Mortal Kombat (2011), he was available through DLC purchase.
Quan Chi had to be unlocked in the Game Boy Advance version of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance.
Quan Chi was only fully playable on PlayStation Vita and Komplete Edition versions. In other versions of Mortal Kombat (2011), he was unlockable through Story Mode.
Frost was not in Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition. She was only fully playable in the Game Boy Advance version of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, and had to be unlocked in all other versions.
Frost was only fully playable in Mortal Kombat: Unchained. In other versions of Mortal Kombat: Deception, she was only playable with a game-altering device.
Frost was unlockable in Mortal Kombat 11 through Story Mode or via online purchase.
Kenshi was not in Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition.
Kenshi was only fully available in the Mortal Kombat: Unchained update of Mortal Kombat: Deception. In other versions, he had to be unlocked to play.
Kenshi was only fully playable on PlayStation Vita version and Komplete Edition versions. In other versions of Mortal Kombat (2011), he was available through DLC purchase.
Nitara was only fully available in the Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition update of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. She was not in the Game Boy Advance version of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. In other versions, she had to be unlocked to play.
Shujinko was only fully available in the Mortal Kombat: Unchained update of Mortal Kombat: Deception. In other versions, he had to be unlocked to play.
Cyber Sub-Zero was only fully playable on PlayStation Vita and Komplete Edition versions. In other versions of Mortal Kombat (2011), he was unlockable through Story Mode.
Freddy Krueger is a character from the Nightmare on Elm Street film series.
Freddy Krueger was only fully playable on PlayStation Vita and Komplete Edition versions. In other versions of Mortal Kombat (2011), he was available through DLC purchase
Skarlet was only fully playable on PlayStation Vita and Komplete Edition versions. In other versions of Mortal Kombat (2011), she was available through DLC purchase.
↑Several Tarkatans (referred to as "Goro's nomads") are seen, including one unnamed one amongst the kombatants that may be intended to represent Baraka.
↑The Tarkatan character Karbrac represents Baraka for an unknown reason. This could be most likely because the series is based on the movies, and Baraka was killed in the second one.
↑ 3.03.1An unnamed male tarkatan appears prominently in Scorpion's Revenge and Battle of the Realms. Whether he is meant to be Baraka, remains officially unconfirmed.
↑The character of Master Cho from Conquest was a prototype for Bo' Rai Cho.