Darrius

Darrius is a character in the Mortal Kombat series.

About Darrius
Darrius is an ambitious and unscrupulous man whose intricate schemes further his own ambitions. To his followers, he is a revolutionary and visionary. To his foes, he is a terrorist. Darrius is looking like an African-American man, but he's originally from the realm of Order.

Character Story
Darrius is a former Seidan guardsman, he became disillusioned with Seido's nature, he leads a resistance movement to overthrow Order's senate, taking advantage of the laws of Order to manipulate residents into participating in his movement. One tactic is to have a Guardsman's family murdered, who will then retaliate and be expelled from the Guard. They are then ripe for induction into the swelling ranks. Others joined him of their own volition, such as the cleric of Chaos, Havik.

He hired Dairou, a fellow Seidan guardsman to kill Hotaru, it is unknown if Dairou succeeded, though the three returned in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. More details would be revealed when Darrius' official bio is released by Midway.

Signature Moves

 * Tricky Blast: Darrius releases a bluish projectile at his opponent.
 * Twisty Kick: Darrius dashes forward and performs three spin kicks.
 * Chest Cruncher: Darrius dashes and punches his opponent on his chest.
 * Target Practice: Darrius sidesteps and performs a Chest Cruncher move.

Other Notes

 * In Deception's Krypt, an unlockable concept art depicts Darrius as the new leader of the Red Dragon.
 * It is also known that Darrius was the one who killed Dairou's family, whom was hired by Darrius to kill Hotaru.