This is a list of characters from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series and the games in which they appear. Due to the large number of characters and games in the series, the list is presented in the following table. There are 64 characters listed here.
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.
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 version or the Xbox version of Mortal Kombat: Deception, except as a cameo.
Goro is playable in Mortal Kombat (2011) during the 150th Challenge Tower Mission, Gor-owned.
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.
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.
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 SNES version 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.
Jade was not in the original Mortal Kombat 3. She was a unlockable charcter 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.
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.
Shao Kahn 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, Kahn 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 Kahn is not on the PlayStation 2 version or the Xbox version of Mortal Kombat: Deception, only on the Gamecube Version of the game.
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.
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.
Sheeva was not in Mortal Kombat Advance, the SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis version, but was fully playable in the Java Mobile version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
Stryker was not in the Sega Master System/Game Gear version or the Game Boy version of Mortal Kombat 3. He was in every other version of Mortal Kombat 3 and Mortal Kombat Trilogy.
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.
Classic Sub-Zero was fully playable in the Java Mobile version or iPhone version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. He was only available after unlocking in Ultimate Mortal Kombat, the arcade version, and the Sega Saturn version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
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.
Human Smoke was only fully available in most versions of Mortal Kombat Trilogy. He had to be unlocked in the Nintendo 64 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy and the iPhone version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. He was a secret selectable character in all other versions.
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.
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.
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.
Freddy Krueger is a character from the Nightmare on Elm Street movie 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.
In The Journey Begins, several Tarkatans (referred to as "Goro's nomads") are seen, including one unnamed one amongst the kombatants that may be intended to represent Baraka.
In Defenders of the Realm, 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.
References to the Great Kung Lao, who has never fought in any of the games, is generally not included here, although he was the main character in Conquest. In The Journey Begins, the Great Kung Lao is represented dressed up as his descendant from the games, with the token razor hat.
The 1995 film, The Journey Begins, Defenders of the Realm, and Rebirth feature references to the original Sub-Zero, who would later become Noob Saibot in the games.
Noob Saibot appears as the Original Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat: Legacy