Kitana! The real princess of power, no matter what She-Ra says! Since Mortal Kombat 2, Kitana has been a mainstay in several games in the franchise. Quick, deadly and ridiculously potent when it comes to zone attacks thanks to her giant fans, she’s been a fan favourite member of the Edenian and Outworld royalty. She’ll be popping into Mortal Kombat X, so here’s a closer look at all of her fighting variations and gory finishers.
You’ve already read of Kitana’s upcoming styles in a previous Mortal Kombat X article. Well here’s a new set of official images for the character, because clicking hyperlinks and re-reading is for chumps. Hell, I’ll even throw in some new gameplay footage of Kitana, complete with a pro epsorts fighter gushing about how legit awesome she actually is:
Fun facts about Kitana: Originally, her name was Kitsune before it was changed, and she almost wore a different colour outfit in Mortal Kombat 3 as her moves were captured for the game with her actress wearing both a red and blue ensemble. During the production of Mortal kombat II, Kitana actress Katalin Zamiar needed double-sided tape for her mask and rubber bands for her boots, as the costume was incredibly flimsy and prone to malfunctions as she performed various moves.
Kitana’s infamous kiss of death fatality was also reportedly inspired by a scene from the James Bond movie Live And Let Die, where Bond shoves a pressurised anti-shark bullet into the mouth of the villain Dr. Kananga, resulting in him ballooning up and eventually exploding into grisly giblets. Neat. As much as I dig Kitana, I’ve always been more of a Mileena fan. I think she’s rad, deadly and unpredictable. She’s also gorgeous, and I hope that one day I can see what the rest of her face looks like underneath that fuchsia mask…
Last Updated: February 25, 2015
Victor "Vicky" Moolman
February 25, 2015 at 12:04
I see what you did there in the 1st paragraph with the whole “fan favourite” thing. :-l
Ranting Raptor
February 25, 2015 at 13:43
Darnit. Beat me to it… by 2 hours….
Loftus
February 25, 2015 at 12:16
Any news on Brutalities, Animalities, Friendships coming back into MKX ?
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2015 at 12:23
Brutalities would be cool.
Rock789
February 25, 2015 at 13:39
Lotta rumours they’ll be in it… Super keen to check ’em out. 🙂
Justin
February 26, 2015 at 15:23
Check the netherrealm feed today. Supposed to be announced
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2015 at 12:19
Mentioning She-Ra and looking Kitana she reminds me off Evil-Lyn which in turn reminds me of Sindel
http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/0/77/303463-196135-evil-lyn.jpg
RinceThis
February 25, 2015 at 12:20
Kitana Assassin FTW!
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 25, 2015 at 12:27
Does Mournful Kitana have a lightsaber? And is that why she’s mournful?
RinceThis
February 25, 2015 at 12:30
You’re mournful!
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 25, 2015 at 12:32
Your FACE makes me mournful!
RinceThis
February 25, 2015 at 12:33
My work here is done! https://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1yrureHYm1qdioey.gif
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 25, 2015 at 12:38
http://gph.is/1AUGPHh
RinceThis
February 25, 2015 at 12:39
Why is OvG scaring fat kids again?
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2015 at 12:41
Because the kid teased him with a truffle shuffle
http://38.media.tumblr.com/b65dceba7125b2b4349d76333c57b0f0/tumblr_n62v5o3N3y1s06ateo1_500.gif
Nikola
February 25, 2015 at 12:32
Maaan so excited for this game!! Going to whoop the NOOB @hammersteyn:disqus in this game all day!!
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2015 at 12:39
XD Hopefully you’re better at fighting games than GTA
Nikola
February 25, 2015 at 12:53
hahaha at least I don’t cheat in races and kill my teammates!!
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2015 at 13:05
I’ll say one thing though, it’s so much more fun than Destiny at the moment
Nikola
February 25, 2015 at 13:09
Fully agreed!! There is actually more to do and is more fun especially when heists hit will be great it will be like GTA raid’s.
Sageville
February 25, 2015 at 13:30
“….kill my teammates!!”
Did Nikola just say he didn’t kill teammates?
Was I whisked away to a parallel universe or summink?
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2015 at 13:44
I’m not saying anything out of fear of online reprisal
Sageville
February 25, 2015 at 15:59
Justice will be meted out tonight….
Pieter Kruger
February 25, 2015 at 12:50
Beware, IT’S HAMMERTIME!
Nikola
February 25, 2015 at 12:53
hahahah nice one!!
RinceThis
February 25, 2015 at 12:43
I loved playing this game at rAge, I beat Timmy! HAHAHA!
Sageville
February 25, 2015 at 13:28
I like the more classier lady characters, the cosplay will be awesome, however it will sadly will not be featuring in cospornplay weekly.
Ranting Raptor
February 25, 2015 at 13:43
“she’s been a fan favourite member”
Huehuehuehue
Sageville
February 25, 2015 at 16:05
Badumtiss?
Admiral Chief
February 26, 2015 at 08:26
Wow, that guy sure is a huge fan!
Geoffrey Tim
February 26, 2015 at 08:30
Incidentally, so is her weapon.
Admiral Chief
February 26, 2015 at 08:43
I know it is going to be a good day if you respond to one of my comments
Loftus
February 26, 2015 at 08:51
Admiral Chief is the chosen one!
* CHANTS CHOSEN ONE OVER AND OVER*