Mortal Kombat 11 is here, and it’s bringing back a mixed character roster of returning brawlers, brutal newcomers, and guest fighters.
Ripping out spines is back – though if we’re honest, it never really left, right? Mortal Kombat 11 is here, and it’s bringing back a mixed character roster of returning brawlers and brutal newcomers.
In the previous game, Mortal Kombat mixed things up a little in terms of its character roster. While it had a standard character list, each character had three different ‘stances’ – essentially meaning that there were character variations within the basic character list.
We learned in our first hands-on session that Mortal Kombat 11 also has this system, so each character will be able to mix it up between three different ‘stances’ with slightly different moves and customization options.
Stances or no, one of the major things that makes a fighting game work is the cast of characters – and Mortal Kombat has been bold in introducing newcomers, ageing-up iconic staples and generally changing the fighter roster in the games since its 2011 reboot. On this page, we’ll be detailing all the characters in Mortal Kombat 11 that we know about so far, updating it with character reveals yet to come.
You can check out our Mortal Kombat 11 Fatality guide here.
Here’s a complete Mortal Kombat 11 character list so far – every officially revealed character, pictures of them and of course a little about them:
It wouldn’t be Mortal Kombat without Scorpion, and so, of course, he leads the character roster. A ninja who has already died but been resurrected, he’s one of the few characters who has appeared in every single Mortal Kombat game, inspiring fear in his opponents before getting them to “come over here” for a brutal beat-down.
While Scorpion has some fiery moves, Sub-Zero is trrue to his name, bringing ice-based elemental moves to the Mortal Kombat 11 cast of characters. He’s another of the lucky characters to have appeared in every Mortal Kombat game so far, and he returns once again in MK11.
Not all is as it seems with Raiden. Raiden has appeared in every major Mortal Kombat game, and though he’s the God of Thunder and originates from the heavens, Raiden doesn’t appear to be all that good any more in MK11 – though he is certainly still god-like. This new ‘dark’ form of Raiden brings red-tinted lightning magic to the MK11 roster.
All-new for the character roster of Mortal Kombat 11 is Geras – a powerful new warrior who can manipulate the time and the sands – which seems to be a reference to the sands of time, of course. His sand moves can be used for projectile attacks and to create decoys to distract enemies, while his manipulation of time allows for teleportation and other difficult-to-predict shenanigans mid-fight.
Another newcomer to the series, the Kollector was born into poverty and seized his collections duty “with a zeal” that impressed Shao Kahn. As one of the Emperor’s most feared associates, the Kollector stole riches from Outworld’s people, rewarding himself with wealth and status in turn. When Shao Kahn died, Kotal Kahn vowed to weed out the former regime’s corruption and the Kollector made the list.
General Sonya Blade returns, as tough and as brutal as ever. After marrying action man Johnny Cage and having a daughter, Sonya is back on the character list again in Mortal Kombat 11. She comes with her usual array of acrobatic moves, some helpful gadgets, and even has a stance named after noted pro MK player SonicFox. This time around, she’s voiced by Rhonda Rousey.
In Mortal Kombat 9 Baraka featured, but only as a non-playable story character. In Mortal Kombat 9, he returns to the playable character list proper with explosive violence. He still has his blades, his massive teeth and that same sense of brutality – and one of his new finishing moves sees him fish his opponent’s brain from their skull and then set to eating it. Food for thought indeed.
Mortal Kombat royalty is back, yes, Kitana will be a playable character – to no one’s surprise. Still, we’re excited she’s back. 10,000 years old, but still looking 20, Kitana was once the loyal stepdaughter of Shao Kahn before she freed her home realm of Edenia from his grip.
