MK info: Kitana

KITANA

Appearances: Mortal Kombat II, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3/Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Mortal Kombat Gold, MK: Deadly Alliance, MK: Shaolin Monks, MK: Unchained, MK: Armageddon
Realm of origin: Edenia

Species: Edenian
Alignment: Good
Fighting styles:
Eagle Claw (MK:DA, MK:U)

Ba Gua (MK:DA, MK:U, MK:A)
Weapons:
Steel Fans (all games)

Flying Blade (MKG)

A primary hero in the Mortal Kombat saga, Kitana is the princess of Edenia and the daughter of Queen Sindel. She is over 10,000 years old, yet she appears only to be in her mid twenties to early thirties. Through the years, she has risen to great importance, first as the loyal stepdaughter of Shao Kahn; then his enemy, tearing herself away from his grasp and freeing her home realm of Edenia; and then leading an army into Outworld to combat any chance of Shao Kahn rising to power again. Kitana is a strong combination of discipline, intelligence, love, and perseverance. She shared a subtle love interest with Earthrealm champion Liu Kang, until he was murdered by the Deadly Alliance. She has aligned herself on the good side, despite her loyalty to Shao Kahn for most of her life until learning the truth about her past and real family.

She was introduced as Shao Kahn's personal assassin and daughter, but it was hard to guess her true feelings or alignment, which were revealed to the Earthrealm warriors during the tournament. She was not the daughter of Shao Kahn, but was in fact his stepdaughter, adopted by Kahn after he seized the realm of Edenia. To strengthen Kahn's claims to the Edenian throne, he killed its king, Jerrod, and married Jerrod's wife Sindel, who was Kitana's mother and would later commit suicide, when Kitana was still a child. Suspecting Kitana would someday learn the truth, Kahn instructed Shang Tsung to create a twin for Kitana, Mileena; although she was actually a grotesque and evil clone originally meant to replace her, she was instead used to keep watch over Kitana.
Kitana grew up dutifully loyal to Shao Kahn, whom she believed was her real father. She grew up to be one of Shao Kahn's personal assassins, alongside her "sister" Mileena, and her good friend Jade. At some point in Kitana's life, she finally discovered the truth about her real father, Mileena's origins, and how Shao Kahn conquered her realm through constant visions in her dreams.
Appalled, disgusted, and devastated that her whole life had been a lie, Kitana vowed to do all in her power to overthrow Shao Kahn and restore Edenia to its former beauty and perhaps by doing so, redeem herself for all the evil she committed while serving him. Kitana's chance finally came during Mortal Kombat II, when Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung lured Earth's heroes into Outworld. Kitana entered the tournament, but secretly began to contact one of Earth's heroes (most likely Liu Kang) trying to help them defeat Kahn. However, Kitana's efforts were discovered by her clone Mileena. Mileena attacked her traitorous "sister", forcing Kitana to defend herself. She defeated and killed Mileena but this act revealed that she was no longer loyal to Shao Kahn.
After the Earthrealm warriors escaped from Outworld, Kitana found herself accused of treason and sentenced to death for killing Mileena. However, after Sindel's resurrection and Shao Kahn's subsequent invasion of Earthrealm, she managed to escape and rejoin her newfound allies from Earth. Her main purpose was to convert the resurrected Sindel and remove the evil taint in her soul, but also had to contend with her friend Jade, who was sent by Kahn to capture her. Kitana managed to convince her to also turn against Kahn and join the forces of good. Jade then helped Kitana defeat Reptile, another assassin sent by Kahn to capture her. Eventually, Kitana succeeded in freeing her mother Sindel from Kahn's grasp, which ultimately was crucial to his subsequent defeat at Liu Kang's hands. Kitana and Sindel were able to separate Edenia from Outworld. Before leaving Earthrealm, Kitana thanked Liu Kang for all he had done.

Signature moves

Fan Toss / Ground Fan

Kitana throws one of her steel fans to her opponent. Because the move could be executed both on the ground and in mid-air, it was a great way to finish off a combo, making Kitana a deadly character in Mortal Kombat II. In Deadly Alliance, Kitana also has the option to throw her steel fan, but there's a catch: if the thrown fan connects, it would impale the enemy; if it missed or was blocked, it was gone entirely. Whether it connected or missed, Kitana was only able to throw her fans once per round. This has been altered in Armageddon, as she can use multiple fan tosses in a single round, and the thrown fan only cuts the enemy and falls away, as her original fan projectile from the second game did. (all games)

Square Wave Punch

Kitana jumps into the air and attacks incoming foes with a flying punch. This attack is taken from Sonya during her absence in Mortal Kombat II, however, in later games where they both appeared, both of them kept this attack (with the exception of Deadly Alliance, in which neither of them had this attack). Interestingly, Sonya has this attack with a name change, "Face Planter", in Armageddon, while Kitana still has this attack with its original name. (MKII, UMK3, MKG, MK:SM, MK:A)

Fan Lift

Kitana spins her fans, levitating her opponent helplessly in the air. This attack served as both an anti-air attack and a set-up for juggle combos. This was one of the most devastating moves in MKII as players could avoid jump attacks and handicap the player for a limited time, yet the effectiveness of the move has decreased significantly in each game since then. In Deadly Alliance and Armageddon, performing this move while in an unarmed fighting style will automatically switch the player into Steel Fan style. (all games)

Fan Swipe

Kitana slashes at her enemy with her razor sharp fan. (MKII, MKG)

Pretty Kick

Kitana flies toward her opponent, kicking him/her multiple times. (MK:DA, MK:U, MK:A)

Pixie Dust Teleport

Kitana disappears in a violet cloud and reappears behind her opponent. This move is taken from Jade. (MK:A)