Tuesday, December 4, 2007

MK info: Nitara


NITARA

Appearances: MK: Deadly Alliance/Tournament Edition, MK: Armageddon
Realm of Origin: Vaeternus
Species: Vampire
Alignment: Good
Fighting styles:
Leopard (all games)
Fu Jow Pai (MK:DA)
Weapons: Kama (all games)

The winged Nitara is a vampiress who has to prey on the blood of others in order to remain alive. Rather than being evil, however, Nitara is depicted as being rather self-serving and morally neutral. She has a distinctly gothic appearance, and has long been on a quest to separate her own realm, known as Vaeternus, from Outworld.
Nitara spent a very long time trying to find a mysterious orb that bound her realm to Outworld before actually discovering its location. The orb, however, was inaccessible to her, submerged under molten lava. Fortunately for her, at one point she had spotted the Outer World Investigation Agency agent Cyrax travelling across Outworld. With his cybernetic body, he would be able to descend into the lava and come back with the orb, unharmed.
But she realized she would need to offer the cyborg something in exchange for his services. Seeing Reptile as an easily exploitable fool, she presented him with a Kirehashi blade, an artifact of Reptile's Zaterran realm, and revealed to him the location of Kitana's military encampment. This was merely a deception, as it gave Quan Chi and Shang Tsung sufficient time to team up and kill Shao Kahn. After Reptile discovered the dead body of Shao Kahn he offered his services to Nitara, grateful for her apparent kindness. He pledged to serve her, and she commanded him to attack Cyrax, describing him as an Earthrealm invader, and explaining he could be weakened by destroying his arm console, which Nitara was aware the cyborg used to travel between realms.
Reptile did as instructed, and fled after being frightened away by one of Cyrax's attacks. Nitara introduced herself to Cyrax immediately after, and made her proposal: Having the ability to traverse realms through the powers of her gemstone (her race uses these to travel the realms in search of sustenance), she would send him home, under the condition that he retrieve the orb for her. Although hesitant to trust her, Cyrax accepted, having little choice. The two journeyed to the orb's location, Onaga's incubation chamber. There, both parties held up their end of the bargain: Cyrax descended into the lava and retrieved the orb, and Nitara sent the cyborg home via a portal. With the orb in her hands, her plans had come to a successful conclusion. She then smashed it into pieces on the floor, separating her realm from Outworld at last. The ordeal knocked her unconscious, but when she awoke, she was home. She then made it her mission to protect the realm's fragile stability.

Signature moves

Unicorn Kick
Nitara performs a front flip, kicking the opponent. This move is taken from Tanya. (all games)
Blood Spit
Nitara spits blood at the opponent, causing damage. (all games)
Jumping Blood Spit
Nitara jumps up and performs the Blood Spit move. (MK:A)
Air Blood Spit
While in the air, Nitara performs the Blood Spit move. (MK:A)
Quick Escape
Nitara quickly flies away from the opponent. In Deadly Alliance, this move is not listed as a special move, although it can still be performed. (all games)

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