—Cyrax to Kuai Liang in Mortal Kombat 1 |
Biography
- Mortal Kombat 1: "Cyrax was born into the Zaki, one of the Lin Kuei's many sub-clans. For generations it has maintained a quiet presence in Niger's Aïr mountains, where it stands ready to defend Earthrealm. A martial arts prodigy, Cyrax was the youngest Zaki to ever become an active Lin Kuei warrior. That success earned her an invitation to serve directly under Sektor. Cyrax seized the opportunity with her trademark vigor. But while her skills have endeared her Sektor, her independent streak has not. Despite Sektor's best efforts to break it, Cyrax's will remains untamed. She will serve the Lin Kuei on her terms, or not at all."
Storyline
In restarting the timeline, Liu Kang wanted to ensure the realms would not fall into the same conflicts as he had previously experienced. In doing so, after seizing control of The Hourglass, Liu Kang forged the destinies of many past kombatants, such as Cyrax, making them a loyal Lin Kuei assassin under Bi-Han's leadership. Additionally, Cyrax is now female, originating from Niger's Aïr Mountains as part of a sub-clan in the Lin Kuei and is a student of Sektor. Through Sektor's progress in this timeline's Cyber Initiative, she and Sektor don cyberized exosuits that grant her similar abilities to her previous timeline counterparts.
Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns
Cyrax continues her training under Sektor. They are then sent on a mission by Bi-Han to assassinate his brother for his "treachery" against the Lin Kuei, while hiding the truth from Cyrax. The clan invade the Wu Shi Academy where Kuai Liang's wedding with Harumi is being held. Cyrax spares Harumi's life, but the truth about Kuai Liang is revealed and she turns on Bi-Han and Sektor. The Lin Kuei are repelled and Bi-Han and Sektor are taken into custody.
After Bi-Han and Sektor's trial was interrupted by a Titan variant of Havik that kidnapped Geras, Liu Kang has Cyrax team with Sektor under Kuai Liang's supervision to rescue Geras. They infiltrate Titan Havik's timeline where they encounter chaos variants of other kombatants. While venturing, they stumble across a variant of Johnny Cage and Rain that are part of a rebellion. The group head to the Khaoseum to rescue a variant of Tanya that knows of Titan Havik's timeline. Once at there, they are spotted by a chaos variant of Kenshi Takahashi, Titan Havik's closest lieutenant, and forced to fight in the Khaoseum. Defeating various kombatants, the group escape into a booby-trapped tunnel system known as The Maze and must fight to survive. The get through the tunnels at the cost of Rain's life, where Tanya interacts with a variant of the dragon Orin who teleports the group to Havik's Citadel to rescue Geras.
At the Citadel, the group encounter a transformed Bi-Han, now the chaotic Noob Saibot, who had been transformed by Titan Havik after trying to stop him from taking Geras. They defeat him and the group rescues Geras, retrieve Bi-Han and steal Titan Havik's Kamidogu, artifacts used to shape reality that Titan Havik intended to infuse with Geras's Time Crystals so he could shape the reality of the multiverse into a chaotic, anarchist utopia that he would rule. At the Fire Temple, Liu Kang frees Bi-Han of the chaotic influence but cannot restore his body. The Temple is then invaded by Titan Havik, who destroys most of the Temple and retrieves his stolen Kamidogu.
At The Gateway, Liu Kang and Bi-Han fight off Titan Havik's forces until only Havik remains. Tearing off his own limbs and cloning himself, Liu Kang's champions fend off the horde of Havik clones. Having knowledge of Titan Havik's abilities and thoughts, Bi-Han overpowers the Titan and severs his limbs until his healing factor could not keep up. Wanting to kill the Titan to end the madness, Liu Kang refuses as Titan Havik's death would destroy his timeline and all timelines the chaotic Titan has merged with. Bi-Han refuses and attacks Liu Kang but is stopped by Geras. Sektor is amended for her crimes and made the temporary Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei in Bi-Han's absence, but is told by Liu Kang that further interference by the Lin Kuei will result in severe punishment. Bi-Han is then transported in a comatose state to the Temple of the Elements to be restored. Cyrax, still racked with guilt over being deceived, is forgiven by Kuai Liang who offers her to join the Shirai Ryu as its newest initiate.
Endings
- Mortal Kombat 1 (Canonical): "Though Kuai Liang had accepted me as a Shirai Ryu, many of his warriors could not. The blood shed at the wedding had left many injured and scarred. Their hearts, understandably, simmered in bitterness. It boiled over one day as we trained. A push became a shove and suddenly I was fighting for my life. After he intervened, Kuai Liang banished the instigators. It made me ill, how my presence was disrupting the clan. It was no way to repay Kuai Liang's mercy. So I offered to resign, and asked for those who attacked me to be reinstated. But instead of ending my time with the Shirai Ryu, my gesture heralded a new beginning. It gave those still resentful of me pause. Enough for them to permit me a fair chance to prove myself. Given the circumstances, it is all I can ask."