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Villain Overview

I am Baraka, leader of the Tarkata! I fear no one, least of all a human!
~ Baraka to Shujinko.

Baraka is a Tarkatan warrior and a major antagonist from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series, acting as the leader of the Tarkatan race.

Portrayals[]

  • From Mortal Kombat II to Mortal Kombat Gold, he was portrayed by Richard Divizio, who also portrayed Kano, Kabal, Quan Chi and Shang Tsung throughout the same games.
  • He was played by Dennis Keiffer in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.
  • In Mortal Kombat: Deception and Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, he was voiced by Ryan Rosenberg, who also voiced Havik in both games.
  • He was voiced by Dan Washington in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.
  • He was voiced by Bob Carter in Mortal Kombat (2011), Greg Eagles in Mortal Kombat X, and Steve Blum in Mortal Kombat 11.
  • He was played by Lateef Crowder in Mortal Kombat: Rebirth and by Fraser Aitcheson in Mortal Kombat: Legacy.
  • In Mortal Kombat 1, he was voiced by Steve Blum, who also voiced Revenant Sub-Zero and Reptile in Mortal Kombat X, Emperor Velo XXVII in Crash Nitro Kart, Killer Croc and the Electrocutioner in the Batman: Arkham series, Ares in God of War, Hal Jordan in Injustice 2, the Shadow Broker in Mass Effect 2, Lex Luthor in Infinite Crisis, Starscream in Transformers: Earthspark, Blockbuster in Batman: The Telltale Series, Orochimaru in Naruto, Ghost in Iron Man 2, Vilgax in Ben 10, Green Goblin and Bullseye in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, Hobgoblin in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Ulik and Mangog in Thor: God of Thunder and Omega Red in X-Men Legends II.

Biography[]

Original Timeline[]

Mortal Kombat II[]

Baraka led the attack on the Shaolin Temple in the Earthrealm, which caused Liu Kang to seek vengeance and journey into Outworld, all according to Shao Kahn's plan. He teamed up with Mileena in an attempt to take down Shao Kahn, but they failed in the attempt. Baraka was sent to the lowlands of Outworld, but escaped after Kahn was defeated during the events of Mortal Kombat 3, left to wander the realms.

Mortal Kombat 4[]

Quan Chi found Baraka wandering through Edenia and offered him a chance to rule the realms at his side, if he fought for Shinnok. The Tarkatan agreed due to his need for combat, but planned to betray his masters yet again. However Shinnok was defeated before he got the chance to.

In his non canon ending, Barka aided Quan Chi in killing Shinnok, but considered the sorcerer a madman for wishing to rule a dead Realm. While he seemingly killed Quan Chi, this turned out to be a copy, and he was killed by the real Quan Chi.

Mortal Kombat: Deception[]

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Baraka in Mortal Kombat Deception.

As seen in the Konquest Mode, Baraka battled the rogue demon Ashrah, whom had slain many of Shao Kahn's Netherrealm allies. While she defeated him Baraka was left alive due to being only a bartial demon. Later, while attacking the walled city of Li Chen and being fought off by Hotaru's Seidan Guard, Baraka and his Tarkatans encountered Shujinko, who was the one who warned the city. Baraka was especially enraged at Shujinko's treachery and subsequent brazenness, and agreed to kombat the adventurer, confidently believing he could kill him. In the end however, Shujinko beat him, much to his shock, and Baraka was forced to teach him his fighting style in return.

During the events of the main game, Baraka found a new master, this time the resurrected Onaga, whom he had great faith in. The Tarkatan freed Mileena and recruited her to the Dragon King's side to pose as Kitana so as to misdirect Edenia's forces against Baraka's raiding forces, keeping them away from Onaga. But when Mileena gave Bo Rai Cho control of Edenia's army, many of the Tarkata were defeated, angering Baraka. When the two set up a meeting in the Beetle's Lair, the Tarkatan sent another of his race in his place, since he had grown suspicious of her. This proved to be an excellent decision since Mileena killed the Tarkatan in an attempt to get rid of Baraka.

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon[]

In the final battle of Armageddon, Baraka joined the Forces of Darkness to fight against Kung Lao once again. In his ending, Baraka defeated Blaze and gained godlike power. The Tarkatan then decided to be his own master and ordered Shao Kahn and Onaga to bow before him or die. They responded by attacking him, only to be impaled on Baraka's armblades, which grew to twice their normal size. Now ruler of Outworld, the Tarkatan made Mileena an offer to be his queen. She chose wisely, implying that she agreed.

As seen in the prologue of Mortal Kombat 9, Baraka seems to have killed Sub-Zero, as her arm was seen embedded in the Lin Kuei, but the Tarkatan was eventually been killed by Kung Lao, having been sliced in half by his hat.

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe[]

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Baraka as he appears in MK vs DC.

After the merger began, Baraka attacked Sonya at the Shaolin Temple, but was defeated. He then appeared as one of Quan Chi's allies, along with Shang Tsung after Scorpion managed to track down Kitana.

The Netherrealm sorcerer sent Baraka, Scorpion, and Shang to take out Captain Marvel, but they were defeated. Afterwards he and the other two appeared at Raiden's Sky Temple as Quan Chi freed Kitana from the rage. Baraka then joined forces with the other Mortal Kombat fighters so as to defeat Dark Kahn. Upon arriving, Baraka was surprised by what Outworld has become, since it had fused with Apokolips.

In his ending, the rage dissipated in all the inhabitants of the realms, except for the Tarkata. The rage brought them to a whole new level of bloodlust and they stormed through the realms, dominating all and marking their foreheads with the blood of their enemies.

Alternate Timeline[]

Main article: Baraka (2nd Timeline)

Mortal Kombat: Onslaught[]

to be added

New Era[]

Mortal Kombat 1[]

In the New Era created by Fire God Liu Kang, Tarkatans are not their own species. Baraka was instead born an Edenian, before becoming infected by the Tarkat plague, which mutated and disfigured him into a monster. Becoming incredibly ill, Baraka was banished from Outworld's society. He would outlive his wife and daughter, losing them to the disease. Despite his tragedies, this Baraka was a heroic figure, eventually allying with the Forces of Light.

That being said, alternate versions of Baraka feature as antagonists, such as one from Titan Shang Tsung's New Era, who joins his master in attacking Liu Kang's Hourglass. He fought the Fire God and the Titan Kitana together with Reptile, but they were defeated by the two. During the subsequent Battle of Armageddon, several versions of Baraka were aligned with the Forces of Darkness. Another alternate Baraka from Titan Havik's timeline features in Khaos Reigns, battling Sektor and Lt Colonel Johnny Cage along with Reptile and Ermac.

Other Media[]

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge[]

Baraka appears in the movie Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge as a minor antagonist. He is briefly seen in the movie fighting Johnny Cage when the tournament begins. He is eventually killed when the building he is in collapses.

Personality[]

Baraka was introduced as a mean, ruthless, unforgiving, unpredictable and destructive warrior in service of Shao Kahn before later games revealed his more honorable side. He belongs to a race of nomadic mutants, later revealed in Mortal Kombat: Deception to be called Tarkata, a crossbreed between vile and unpleasant Netherrealm demons and denizens of Outworld, apparently populating the vast wastelands of Outworld. Like most members of his race, Baraka possesses long blades extending from his forearms. Although he has had numerous incursions with the Earthrealm warriors, he doesn't appear to have any particular rivalry or hatred towards Earth or its inhabitants. As a loyal and nonviolent warrior, he fights for those whom he calls "master".

Mortal Kombat 11 reveals that Baraka is among the least corrupt of Shao Kahn's followers. Although still ruthless, most of his actions stem from caring about his race. He also shows compassion to some of his enemies, outright admitting to Jade that he felt sorry for those enslaved by Quan Chi. Despite serving Kronika, he eventually realized that Kotal and the rest of the Earthrealmers were right about Shao Kahn's uncaring nature towards the people of Outworld and turned against him. He even joined them in the final battle against Kronika and her remaining forces.

Powers and Abilities[]

Powers[]

  • Tarkatan Physiology: As a Tarkatan, Baraka possesses more powers and abilities than any peak human character. Tarkatans are known for their strength, agility, and fighting prowess, but they lack intelligence. Sheeva once mentioned to Kitana that no victory can happen without them.
    • Superhuman Strength: Baraka has a great level of super strength.
    • Superhuman Speed: Tarkatans possess greater speed and agility, but Baraka is more fast and agile than the other Tarkatans.
      • Superhuman Agility
      • Superhuman Reflexes
    • Superhuman Stamina: His stamina is so high that he can keep on fighting large groups of enemies without showing any exhaustion.
    • Superhuman Durability: Baraka is strong enough to withstand physical injury caused by other powerful Outworld races like Shokan.
      • Superhuman Endurance
    • Superhuman Senses: Baraka has greater senses than any other humans. He is also shown in many cases to have a highly acute sense of smell, as he can tell the true identity of targets by their scent.
      • Super Smell
    • Regenerative Healing Factor: Baraka is shown to have a potent healing factor, as he was able to survive Kung Lao's Body Slice Fatality in the events of Mortal Kombat Trilogy (though he required giant staples to hold his body together).
    • Longevity: Baraka was known to have lived for thousands of years and it is unknown how long he can live.

Abilities[]

  • Expert Martial Artist: Being recognized as one of the champions of Outworld, Baraka is a formidable fighter who has beaten very skilled martial artists. He uses a couple of martial arts into his fighting style and has trained Shujinko.
    • Silat
    • Hung Gar
  • Expert Acrobat: Baraka does have impressive acrobatic skills. He can perform flips and can leap great distances.
  • Swordsmanship: A Tarkatan's signature weapon is the retractable arm blades on his arms, and he can extend them really long. He is a master at using his arm blades in combat and is able to regrow them after they break off. He can also use his blades to fire spark projectiles at his opponents.
  • High Intelligence: Though Tarkatans are not really that intelligent, Baraka is the only Tarkatan who has a great level of intelligence like other Outworld champions.
    • Leadership: Baraka is the general of the Tarkatan tribe and servant of Shao Kahn. He is shown to have excellent leadership to the other Tarkatans.
  • Intimidation: Baraka can easily intimidate anyone because they hunger for flesh from anyone.
  • Indomitable Will: Baraka has great willpower who doesn't yield to anyone even after being defeated. Though he was afraid of Sho Kahn, Kitana helped him overcome his fear of him and learned that Tarkata has to be in control of their own fate.

Relations[]

Allies[]

Enemies[]

  • Kung Lao
  • Kitana
  • Sub-Zero
  • Liu Kang
  • Bo' Rai Cho
  • Ashrah
  • Shujinko
  • Forces of Light

Allies[]

Enemies[]

  • Fire God Liu Kang
  • Titan Kitana
  • Geras
  • Titan Raiden
  • Titan Kung Lao


Quotes[]

Shao Kahn's order is all the right I need! Overlord Zeffeero defied him. When Shao Khan discovers that our assault has failed, our punishment will be most severe.
~ Baraka to Shujinko after he brought reinforcements to
I am of the Tarkata, a savage race of nomadic warriors bred from denizens of Outworld and demons of the Netherrealm. My kind have served many masters: Shao Kahn, Shang Tsung, Quan Chi... All have fallen. All have been weak. But our new master is strong! Invincible! We will slay all who oppose him! We will follow him to gory victory! ONAGA! He has ordered us to ravage Outworld in order to distract the foolish allies and give him time to complete his plans. Mileena poses as Princess Kitana to confuse and misdirect the enemies of the Dragon King. She lies to them and tells them to attack our raiding parties. But our Lord will be nowhere near us. We draw their armies away from him. When my master's will is done, they will all be consumed!
~ Baraka's first person Deception bio.
Shao Kahn conquered my realm. I owe him my loyalty. I honor his will!
~ Baraka to D'Vorah, also his last words before he faces her in a fight that would cost him his life
No one's ever made Tarkatans such an offer. But there are your words, not his.
~ Baraka to Kitana.
We don’t need charity. We will share in Outworld’s rule.
~ Baraka to Kotal Kahn.
To savor the blood of its enemies.
~ Baraka after Kitana Khan promise to give the Tarkatans their desire
You offer equal rights to Tarkatans?
~ Baraka impressed with Kitana Khan's word but questions how true it is
I will not negotiate. Not with humans.
~ Baraka after Kitana Kahn told Sonya he would talk
You lead your tribe? Your death will be warning to them.
~ Baraka wanting to send a message to Special Forces Earthrealm after he kills Sonya
Beat me unmercifully.
~ Baraka telling Sonya how her, Special Forces and Earthrealm can earn his respect like Kitana Khan
My file, Earthrealmer?
~ Baraka asking Cassie why Special Forces has a file if Kitana Khan is their ally
We are at war, human.
~ Baraka to Jax Briggs about Outworlds war with Earthrealm
Outworld will claim Earthrealm. You won't say much without a tongue.
~ Baraka vs Jax Briggs
She's no friend to Tarkata.
~ Baraka ro Certrion about Kronika
Tarkata can handle the emperor.
~ Baraka talking about killing Kotal Kahn with Cetrion
You will leave in pieces stranger.
~ Baraka doesn't trust Cetrion
How is that, Skarlet?
~ Baraka asking why she thinks him leaving Shao Kahn was good for her
Enjoying being Shao Kahn's slaves.
~ Baraka telling Kollector that he and his people will always be slaves if they serve Shao Kahn
I can see you're jealous. First prove yourself in kombat.
~ Baraka telling the Kollector he must prove worthy to serve the Kahn
So Shao Kahn's replaced me. But he will not repay it.
~ Baraka talking about loyalty to Shao Kahn with Skarlet after joining Kitana Khan
Kotal gave us what he could not.
~ Baraka telling Skarlet that Kotal delivered on more promises under Kitana's rule rather than Shao Kahn
What about it?
~ Baraka wondering why Skarlet misses his camp now that he has joined Kitana Kahn
History won't repeat, D'Vorah.
~ Baraka telling talking about how she killed future older Baraka
Tarkata now controls its own fate.
~ Baraka after Kotal Kahn is glad that Shao Kahn no longer controls his people
They aren't sold on your loyalty.
~ Baraka and his people only trust Kitana Kahn not Kotal
We are not the dogs Shao Kahn thinks us.
~ Baraka to Kotal
Trust will not come easily. Then we should both be careful.
~ Baraka vs Kotal
Then it must be fought.
~ Baraka after Jade says she has bleak future as a revenant and he has one with his death
I prefer my fate to yours.
~ Baraka would rather die than be a revenant like Jade in the future
I'd think twice about being Kotal's bride. If he betrays Tarkata you will suffer.
~ Baraka to Jade
I will flay you for Kotal. It's enough you are Black Dragon.
~ Baraka wants to kill Kabal and all Black Dragon members because Kano betrayed Kotal
You move like Reptile.
~ Baraka to Liu Kang
My people won't starve, Kitana.
~ Baraka telling Kitana his people won't go hungry as she regretfully stops his flesh band trade
I dare a lot of things.
~ Baraka after Noob Saibot talks about him turning from Kronika's side
We will never give up the old ways.
~ Baraka telling Sub-Zero that even though the Tarkatan have new allies they will stay the same
Daughter of Eathrealm.
~ Baraka letting Jacqui know he doesn't like Earthrealmers
It doesn't mean our war has ended.
~ Baraka telling Raiden even though he joined Kitana Kahn the war with Outworld and Earthrealm isn't over
Only if it's in our interest.
~ Baraka telling Raiden that Tarkata will only work with earth if they gain something
You are not welcome in Outworld Raiden.
~ Baraka letting Raiden know that even though Kitana Kahn rules Outworld the people still don't trust him
Kitana demands I make peace with you.
~ Baraka following and trusting Kitana Kahn's word but not Raiden
Kotal has made Tarkata hole.
~ Baraka to Scorpion after his people gave up on vengeance
Our tribe is free from your leash.
~ Baraka to Shao Kahn now that they follow Kitana Kahn
It's possible to win Tarkata back. Learn from his example emperor.
~ Baraka telling Shao Kahn that he can learn from Kotal Kahn
Baraka: You are alone, emperor.
Shao Kahn: Outworld rallies to my standart.
Baraka: Even the Shokan desert you.
~ Baraka vs Shao Kahn intro dialogue
Kano: Better get right with Kronika.

Baraka: (in Tarkatan) Fuck you and Kronika!
Kano: Now that’s a bonzer attitude.

~ Baraka swearing Kano and Kronika out
Kronika's power was mine, mine to share with the tribe! In the new timeline I built, Tarkatans would be slaves no more. We would rule. We easily took Edenia, then Outworld and the Netherrealm. Last we challenged Earthrealm in Mortal Kombat. Within a thousand years, all realms fell to Tarkatan blade... And we have not run out of meat since! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
~ Baraka's ending in MK11
I smell weakness!
~ Dark Baraka after wining a round against Liu Kang, Mortal Kombat 1.

Trivia[]

  • Baraka and Mileena seem to have a romantic relationship that was settled in Baraka's Armageddon ending.

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Movies
Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins (1995): Shang Tsung | Goro
Mortal Kombat (1995): Shang Tsung | Kano | Goro | Sub-Zero | Scorpion | Reptile | Shao Kahn
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation: Shao Kahn | Sindel | Shinnok | Mileena | Motaro | Sheeva | Ermac | Jade | Baraka | Cyrax | Smoke | Scorpion | Sub-Zero | Reptile | Rain
Mortal Kombat: Rebirth: Shang Tsung | Sub-Zero | Reptile | Baraka
Mortal Kombat: Legacy: Gadsen | Liu Kang | Baraka
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Mortal Kombat (2021): Shang Tsung | Sub-Zero | Mileena | Reiko | Kano | Kabal | Goro | Reptile | Nitara
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms: Shao Kahn | Shinnok | Shang Tsung | One Being | Scorpion | Lin Kuei Grandmaster | Sektor | Cyrax | Mileena | Smoke | Reiko | Kintaro | Jade | D'Vorah | Baraka | Li Mei
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind: Kano | Shang Tsung | Kabal | Kira | Kobra | Erron Black | Ferra and Torr | Drahmin | No Face | Tremor | Jarek | Kronika
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match: Shinnok | Sareena | The Director | David Doubldy | Jataaka | Kia | Drahmin | Moloch

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