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| “ | You Osh-Tekk may practice blood magic, Kotal, but I am its master. | „ |
| ~ Skarlet |
| “ | A few pints of blood...is all I ask. | „ |
| ~ Skarlet |
Skarlet is a supporting antagonist in the Mortal Kombat franchise.
She is a female ninja introduced as a DLC character, making her first appearance in Mortal Kombat (2011). She was created by Shao Kahn with the use of the blood of the Outworld emperor's fallen enemies and sorcery.
She was voiced by Dana Lyn Baron in Mortal Kombat (2011) and Beata Poźniak in Mortal Kombat 11.
Biography[]
Accidentally created as a buggy palette swap character of other female ninja characters in Mortal Kombat II, Skarlet was finally conceived as an entity in 2011 sequel/reboot. She worships and serves Shao Kahn.
Mortal Kombat (2011)[]
Skarlet cameo's in the story.
Skarlet first appeared as a DLC character in Mortal Kombat (2011). She was made by Shao Khan with the blood of warriors mixed with magic as a guard. Due to being able to become powerful quickly by draining the blood of her foes, she is usually chained up, only used when it's absolutely needed. Although Skarlet is just a DLC character she does appear in the story a few times; she can be seen standing around with other fighters on separate occasions.
In Skarlet's Arcade ending, she is controlled by Quan Chi to kill Shao Kahn, and was horrified when his spell wore off. However, she absorbed Shao Kahn strength from his spilled blood, and went after Quan Chi. Fighting her way through the Brotherhood of Shadow, strengthening herself with their blood, Skarlet went onto kill Quan Chi, and went into hiding to await Shao Kahn's rebirth.
Mortal Kombat X comics[]
Skarlet makes a appearance in the Mortal Kombat X tie-in comics. Reiko recruited her sometime around the Outworld civil war in secret. When the Shokan invaded Z'unkahrah, Skarlet snuck in to swipe Kotal Kahn's Kamidogu, which she gave to Havik. Havik was impressed in her courage, as she requested to learn Magik from the chaos cleric. He leads her to the cell of Cassie Cage, who he explains that she needs to fight her to gain her power.
Later on, Skarlet fights, defeats, and chains Jacqui Briggs while Cassie watches, as Reiko returns with Earthrealm's Kamidogu. As he gets ready for Kotal Khan, Johnny Cage, and Sonya Blade to arrive, she cuts Reiko with both Kamidogu under his request. With enhanced power due to his blood, Skarlet slashes Jacqui with on of the Kamidogu, and as so, enslaves her to the Blood Code. Skarlet then tells Cassie her parents are arriving, and making sure to give them a "Proper bloody welcome", slashing her with the Kamidogu as well.
Skarlet then joins Reiko along with some Red Dragon Clan members to fight Khan, Johnny, and Sonya, explaining her corruption of the two girls to the heroes after Reiko reveals his plans. And thus, the battle begins, with Kotal and D'Vorah easily beating the Red Dragon Troops, as Skarlet soon stabs the latter when she is distracted. However, D'Vorah's toxic blood stuns Skarlet, who attempts to help Reiko as he fights Kotal Khan as she sees Mileena arriving with her Tarkata army, much to her alarm.
Skarlet stands in Mileena's path to Kotal, both sarcastically calling the battle awkward before teasing that Reiko went with Skarlet after she was disappointed with Mileena. Mileena tries to convinceher that Reiko might betray her, she laughs it off as a jealous remark, before revealing her power with the Blood Code before attacking her and killing several of her soldiers.
Mileena does manage to land a blow with her sais, but Skarlet survives the blow and rushes at her, both calling herself a fellow child of Shao Khan and how she will share the throne with Reiko. However, as she does this, Ermac traps her in place, allowing Mileena to cut her legs off. Skarlet cries that the attack isn't lethal, but Mileena ignores as she knocks the ninja out.
Mortal Kombat 11[]
Two years after the events of Mortal Kombat 11, Kronika, the keeper of time, has become dissatisfied with how history has unraveled, and begins preparing to undo time itself to create a 'New Era'. During Kotal Kahn's attempted execution of the Kollector, Skarlet is one of the many warriors who are caught up in the collison of past and present and end up in the Kotal Koliseum. Alongside her master, Shao Kahn, Black Dragons Kano and Erron Black, and Tarkata war chief Baraka. Along with them are Earthrealm's protectors, the past versions of the thunder god Raiden, his champions Liu Kang and Kung Lao, and the traitor Edenians, Kitana and Jade.
Skarlet is one of the onlookers as Shao Kahn, Raiden and Kotal confront each other. During this exchange, Kotal laments on how she was one of the long-gone Outworld warriors, hinting that Mileena did indeed kill her. Skarlet then joins the battle to secure Shao Kahn back his throne after he challenges Kotal Kahn. After Kotal defeats Baraka, Skarlet uses her blood magic to pull Kotal into the lower catacombs of the coliseum. Kotal remarks on how she was once an orphan before becoming an assasin. Skarlet snaps back that it was better to thrive in Shao Kahn's courts then starve to death in the streets. She declares that though though the Osh-Tekk practice Blood Magik, she was the master, and battles the Kahn, but is defeated. Skarlet manages to escape between Kotal's reunion with Jade.
Skarlet is among Shao Kahn's warriors who are saved by the Kytinn D'Vorah's arrival, and is present with her master as he learns of his own death at Raiden and the Elder Gods hands, and D'Vorah's own slaying of his heir Mileena, when Kronika arrives, offering the deposed emperor a greater empire in her New Era if he will reclaim Outworld and use its armies to protect her as she prepares to undo history.
Skarlet remains by Shao Kahn's side as he moves his loyalists to the Tarkatan Kamp on the edges of Outworld's Wastelands, and after a failed attempt by Kotal and Jade to sneak into the kamp for a preemptive strike, resulting in their capture, convinces Shao Kahn to spare Jade. Shao Kahn, amused, asks why she wants Jade's blood so much, to which Skarlet eagerly replies that Edenian blood was "sweet" and a "rare commodity".
As Skarlet painfully drains Jade of her blood as she screams in agony, her feeding is interrupted by the arrival of Kitana, supposedly held prisoner by two of Kotal's soldiers who wish to offer her to Shao Kahn. Though Skarlet is amused to see the Kahn's high and mighty daughter seemingly brought in by lowly soldiers, Skarlet sees through the deception almost instantly, identifying the soldiers as Liu Kang and Kung Lao respectively. after they both refuse to let her feed on Kitana and demand to see Baraka. Skarlet orders the Tarkata warriors to attack them while the Blood Mage herself moves in for Kitana, but is repelled by the princess's superior skills, forcing her to flee the tent, but is unable to escape Kitana.
Skarlet snarls that the princess has betrayed her father, Kitana retorts that she was only Shao Kahn's daughter by conquest, the Kahn having stolen her from Edenia and the true father she never knew. To that, Skarlet mocks Kitana, saying the Edenian people and Kitana's own bloodline weak, before engaging the princess in battle, only to be vastly outmatched and defeated. After this, Skarlet vanished into the unknown.
In her arcade ending, desperate for Shao Kahn's appreciation Skarlet defeats Kronika and becomes a Blood God. Becoming increasingly drunk on power, she demanded to be worshipped as a god, even making Shao her slave, especially revelling in the blood spilled in the ritual sacrifices of all those who reject her.
Appearance[]
Skarlet has red hair (possibly blood) tied back in a low ponytail, and her clothing is primarily red and black with a tight red ninja half face mask. She has shoulder guards with a red top revealing cleavage and midriff and having slight muscular tone with abs. She has knives strapped to her thighs and wears red high heel boots.
In the Mortal Kombat X comics, she wears the same outfit from the game, but later in the story she wears a black skin tight suit with double katanas on her hips. She still retains her red cloth and mask.
Personality[]
In Mortal Kombat (2011), Skarlet is displayed with little to no emotion, only caring about serving her master and completing her mission to discover Quan Chi's motives. In her ending, Skarlet is shown to be vengeful. As after learning Quan Chi manipulated her into killing Shao Kahn. she instantly hunted him down and slaughtered him and the Brotherhood of Shadow.
In Mortal Kombat 11, Skarlet is presented as an addict. Feeling without her Blood-Magic she was worthless. Her loyalty to Shao Kahn and her need to prove herself to him is deeply expanded, to the point of obsession. She is vicious to anyone who betrays Shao Kahn, such as Kitana or Jade, believing they had everything and threw it all away. As an orphan who had nothing and starved daily, the concept of someone throwing everything away is shown to enrage her, as seen in her battle with Kitana.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
Genetic Experiment/Outworlder Physiology: Skarlet was a starving wretch roaming the streets of Outworld who was later adopted by Shao Kahn. She became an experiment created by Shao Kahn himself through magic. Being empowered through sorcery, she was taught the ways of blood magic by Emperor Shao Kahn and became a powerful and deadly combatant in the process. Skarlet's entire body is made of blood.
- Blood Magic/Blood Manipulation: As a mage of the deadly arts of Blood Magic, she can do many things with it like increase the blood flow of anyone's heart to explode and siphon the blood out of any combatant.
- Blood Empowerment: Skarlet can become stronger by the more blood she has on her body.
- Telekinesis: In some cases, she can telekinetically lift her opponents up while boiling their blood to damage their bloodstream.
- Regeneration: Any time she gets badly injured or losing any parts of her body, she can regenerate them back.
- Weapon Creation: She can create many weapons made of blood like scythes, daggers, and more.
- Teleportation: Skarlet has the ability to teleport through blood.
- Intangibility: She can make herself intangible to avoid any incoming projectiles.
- Superhuman Strength: Skarlet possesses supernatural strength to take on larger opponents and those that are divinely empowered.
- Superhuman Speed: Skarlet can move at supernatural speeds.
- Superhuman Agility: Skarlet has supernatural agility.
- Superhuman Reflexes: Skarlet can avoid very fast attacks with her incredible reflexes.
- Superhuman Durability: Skarlet is a lot more durable to withstand attacks from those who have supernatural strength like Kotal Kahn.
- Superhuman Endurance: Skarlet has supernatural endurance.
- Accelerated Healing Factor: Skarlet can recover from wounds very quickly.
- Superhuman Stamina: Skarlet can fight for long periods of time without needed to relax.
- Superhuman Senses: Skarlet's senses are greatly heightened.
- Longevity/Immortality: Skarlet's lifespan is very long and it's possible she is immortal.
Abilities[]
- Expert Martial Artist:
- Expert Acrobat:
- Tanto Mastery:
- Stealth Expertise:
- Extraordinary Intelligence:
- Intimidation:
- Indomitable Will:
Relationships[]
Current Allies[]
- Shao Kahn (killed by Raiden and the Elder Gods)
- Shang Tsung
- Mileena (killed by D'Vorah)
- Cyrax (formerly)
- Noob Saibot
- D'Vorah (MIA)
- Sektor (killed by Sub-Zero in the Mortal Kombat X prelude comics)
- Frost
- Quan Chi (killed by Scorpion in Mortal Kombat X)
- Shinnok
- Old Baraka (killed by D'Vorah in Mortal Kombat X)
- Goro (dead)
- Revenants
- Kintaro (killed by Sonya, Cassie and Jacqui in the Mortal Kombat X prelude comics)
- Mavado (killed by Cassie and Jacqui in the Mortal Kombat X prelude comics)
- Rain
- Tanya
- Kollector
- Young Erron Black
- Kano
- Black Dragon
- Jarek (MIA)
- Red Dragon
- Hsu Hao (killed by Scorpion in the Mortal Kombat X prelude comics)
- Daegon
- Onaga
- Geras
- Kronika
- Titans
Former Allies[]
- Sheeva
- Shokan
- Old Erron Black
- Ermac
- Young Baraka
- Tarkata
- Reptile
- Saurian
Enemies[]
- Kitana Khan
- Earthrealm heroes
- Raiden
- Johnny Cage
- Bo' Rai Cho
- Baraka
- Kotal Kahn (former leader)
- Jade
- Sonya Blade
- Old Jax Briggs
- Tarkata
- Reptile
- Cassie Cage
- Special Forces
- Old Erron Black
- Saurian
- Sheeva
- Scorpion
- Shokan
- Sub-Zero
- Kung Lao
- Liu Kang
- Scorpion
Quotes[]
| “ | I would make a better Kahn than Mileena. | „ |
| ~ Skarlet and Kotal Kahn agree on their hate for Mileena. |
| “ | Kronika's made me promises. What is my place exactly? | „ |
| ~ Skarlet questioning Shao Kahn's word. |
| “ | My aim is to be more than your minion. | „ |
| ~ Skarlet not happy that Shao Kahn will not promote her. |
| “ | Will quickly prove you wrong. | „ |
| ~ Skarlet after Shao Kahn tells her that she can't handle anymore. |
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