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Kitana

For other uses, seeKitana (disambiguation).

Kitanais a fictional character in theMortal Kombatmedia franchise originally byMidway Gamesand later byNetherRealm Studios.Debuting inMortal Kombat II(1993) as aplayer characterand as a royal from the fictional realm of Edenia. She usessteel fansas her primary weapon. In the series, Kitana is aligned with multiple characters, especiallyMileenawho originally served as herclone,however, as the series evolves, Mileena suddenly becomes the older sister of Kitana and takes her place being the empress of Outworld. Kitana also shares the relationship as the love interest for the series'protagonistLiu Kang.

Kitana
Mortal Kombatcharacter
Kitana inMortal Kombat 1(2023)
First gameMortal Kombat II(1993)
Created byEd Boon
John Tobias
Designed by
Various
  • John Tobias (MKII,UMK3)
  • Allen Ditzig (MK:DA,MK:A)
  • Mark Lappin (MK:SM)[1]
  • Cy Mandua (MKvsDCU)
  • Atomhawk Design (MK2011)[2]
Portrayed by
Various
Voiced by
Various
Motion capture
Various
  • Katalin Zamiar (MKII)
  • Becky Gable (UMK3)
  • Lorrisa Julianus (MKvsDCU)[4]
  • Brenda Barrie (MK2011)[5]
  • Emily Marso (MK11,MK1)[6][7]
  • Kaprice Imperial (MK11,facial)[8]
  • Quynh Chi Nguyen (MK1,facial)[9]
In-universe information
SpeciesEdenian
WeaponSteel fans

During the development of the originalMortal Kombat(1992), a character known as "Kitsune" was intended byMortal Kombat'sco-creatorJohn Tobiasto be in the game but was removed, that character later came into existence under the name "Kitana", which is derived from two words "Kitsune" and "Katana". Throughout theMortal Kombatseries, she eventually becomes one of its mainstays. Kitana is depicted as a warm-blooded woman, fighting for the protection of her realm and its people. Kitana has been featured in various media outside of the games, such as films and comics. She is well received by critics for her appearance, personality, and character development.

History and development

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John Tobias' sketch of unused character "Kitsune" from the originalMortal Kombat,and his concept art for Kitana inUltimate Mortal Kombat 3

Early development of the originalMortal Kombatfeatured a character named "Kitsune", conceived by series co-creator and character designerJohn Tobiasand inspired by the character of Princess Mariko fromJordan Mechner's 1984 computer gameKarateka.[10]She was intended to be an unplayableherald-like character who wielded a single ornamental fan and was "Shang Lao's princess daughter — the spoil of victory for winning the tournament "who would ultimately betray her father after she fell for the game's protagonistLiu Kang.Kitsune was ultimately omitted from the game but included in the sequelMortal Kombat II,with her storyline revised as her being the stepdaughter of the game's main antagonist Shao Kahn.[11]Tobias renamed the character "Kitana" as her original name was rejected for being Japanese and thus not compatible with "Shang and Shao who were both Chinese in origin" (before the games "ultimately became a hodgepodge of nonsensicalAsian mythologicalhooha anyway "), with Kitana serving as" a combo ofKitsune&Katana"that sounded" generically Asian enough. "[12]She was originally outfitted with a pair ofsaibeforeEd Boonsuggested that the character could bepalette-swapped,which resulted in the creation of Kitana's twinMileenaand her being given the sai while Kitana instead brandishedwar fans.[12]In 2009, Boon included Kitana among the series' most recognizable characters alongside Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Liu Kang.[13]Skarlet,a female ninja who debuted as a playable character in the 2011Mortal Kombatreboot, originated inMKIIby way of false player rumors of a glitch that would turn Kitana's outfit red.[14]

Martial artist Katalin Zamiar played Kitana and the game's other palette-swapped female ninjas inMKII,[15]with Kitana's steel fans used for filming constructed from a reflective paper material.[16]She was hired for the role after meeting Boon and Tobias, who were members of her fitness center at the time.[16]Zamiar did not return forUltimate Mortal Kombat 3due to legal issues with Midway Games, and was replaced by Becky Gable.[17][18]Kitana was included in early versions ofMortal Kombat 4before being replaced by new characterTanya.[19]For the series' transition into 3-D beginning withMortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance,Kitana and the other ninja characters were given their own distinct redesigns.[20]

Most of Kitana's special moves utilize her fans either as a melee weapon, a projectile, or to lift her enemies airborne.[note 1]InMortal Kombat Xand onward, Kitana's play style is split into three fighting variations like those of the game's other characters.[22]According to Boon, Kitana's "Kiss of Death"Fatality,first seen inMKII,was inspired by the demise of villain Mr. Big (Dr. Kananga) in the 1973James BondfilmLive and Let Die.[23]Kitana's other most commonly recurring finisher has her decapitate opponents with her fan, which has been featured in almost all of her game appearances and is expanded inMortal Kombat 2011where she cuts off the defeated opponents' arms before beheading them.

Gameplay

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Kitana was chosen as the bestMortal Kombat IIfighter by the editors ofSega PowerandSuper Playfor being "good all around" and due to her quick attacks and perceived similarities toChun-Li.[24]Amiga Powertoo called her "a really good character to pick"[24]and Cinema Blend stated Kitana "could absolutely dominate" the game.[25]However,GamePro'sstrategy guide ranked Kitana as only the seventh best of the 12 fighters inMKII(citing her devastatingcombos,powerful "Fan Throw" move, and good sweep and reach hindered by slow release of the fan-based special moves and limited attack patterns); it was her clone Mileena who landed on the top of their chart.[26]According to a retrospective byComplex,Kitana "had the most powerful projectile attack, and along with Mileena, the fastest throws and sweeps."[27]"Kitana's big combos in the corner" were among Ed Boon's own personal favourite things in the game: "When I saw people do Kitana's combos I knew there was something special, because people were taking the game to a new direction."[28]EGMdescribed Kitana as "a force to be reckoned with" and predicted she would "make a big impact as her Fan Wave leaves foes open to combos."[29]In theGame Gearversion ofMKII,however, Kitana's fan lifts the opponent too low and too far away for an easy combo.[30]

Kitana's combo abilities were severely downgraded forUltimate Mortal Kombat 3(and, by extension,Mortal Kombat Trilogy), for which she received no new special moves unlike most of the other characters. According toNintendo Power,"with such a small repertoire, Princess Kitana will be sorely challenged by experienced warriors," even as her fan toss is faster than many other projectile attacks.[31]Sega Saturn Magazineopined that "Kitana's lack of enhancements doesn't make her as exciting to play as some of the other characters, though her excellent juggle combos still work - and they can do loads of damage,"[32]According toTotal 64,"her moves are a little unfriendly and her combos are a touch difficult."[33]EGM Strategy GuideforUMK3stated: "She had deadly corner traps with damage in up to 90 percent [inMKII]. Now, her fan-raise combos have been severely crippled to almost not being worth it. "Nevertheless,X360called theCPUKitana "the worst possible character to come up against" in the single-player Tower mode ofUMK3,as she is "fast, impossible to sweep, and capable of rendering any opponent incapable with a waft of her fan."[34]According toDreamcast Magazine,Mortal Kombat Gold's returning "old favourites like Sub-Zero, Kitana and Baraka" too had by then "dated moves and fatalities."[35]Her combos improved in the later games, and according toBradyGames' official guide forMortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance,"Kitana stays at the top of the heap as far as kombatants go. In any stance, she can pump out over 30% with relative ease, making her one of the deadliest in the hands of a beginner or a master."[36]Kitana was later found to be capable of infinite-loop corner combos in her "Mournful" variation inMortal Kombat X.[citation needed]

InMortal Kombat:Shaolin Monks,Kitana is fought as aboss charactertwice in the game's main story mode and is one ofunlockableplayer characters for the versus mode.Prima Games' guide toShaolin Monksstates she is "quick enough for moderate damage, and has some of the most potent special moves in the game," but her limitation is she needs to be fighting at close range to make use of it.[37]RegardingMortal Kombat: Armageddon,however, Prima declared Kitana "a tough character to win with" and "like many of the other low tier character types, she's lacking in almost every aspect" (even as she "is a little better on defense than she is on offense" ). She was rated overall only 4/10 for this game.[38]Their official guide forMortal Kombat vs. DC Universe,on the other hand, called her "one of the more dangerous characters in the game due to her speed and extremely effective move-set."[39]Prima's official guide for 2011'sMortal Kombatdeemed Kitana a capable fighter who once again "is at her deadliest in the corner" and is also especially good if played againstBarakaandCyber Sub-Zero.[40]Prima observed Kitana inMK2011as her "cheapest" (unduly overpowered) incarnation so far, stating "Kitana is not only one of the most damaging characters in the game, but in addition to the Fan Lift and Square Wave Punch, she can combo her Air Fan almost any time an opponent is airborne."[41]According to Prima's guide toMKX,"Kitana is one of the more unique characters in the game" due to her inheriting many of Jade's special moves, and she "is a zoning character at heart, but she can play offensively or defensively" depending on a variation chosen. The guide recommended the "Mournful" variant for former Jade players, and the "Assassin" variant, which "tries to take the generally defensive style Kitana has inMKXand add some offensive firepower to it, "for veteran Kitana players.[42]

Appearances

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Kitana debuts inMortal Kombat II(1993) alongside her sisterMileenaas Outworld emperorShao Kahn's personal assassins.[43]While she is ten thousand years old, she resembles a younger woman.[44]In her ending, Kitana turns against Kahn after learning that her parents were once rulers of Outworld until they were forcefully overthrown by Kahn, while Mileena is actually an evil clone created by the sorcererShang Tsung.[45]

Kitana and the series' other ninja characters were excluded fromMortal Kombat 3(1995), but her backstory is expanded therein with the introduction of new characterSindel.Kitana is revealed as the daughter of Queen Sindel and King Jerrod, who ruled the Outworld realm of Edenia until it was invaded by Kahn and his forces, during which Kahn kills Jerrod and takes Kitana as his daughter.[44]After Sindel commits suicide rather than serve as Kahn'sconsort,she is resurrected and used by Kahn as a means to illegally invade Earthrealm.[46]Realizing her life had been a lie, Kitana turns against Kahn and allies with Earth's champions to defeat him.[47]The ninjas returned as playable characters in the 1995 upgradeUltimate Mortal Kombat 3,in which Kitana is tried for treason after killing her evil twin Mileena, but before a verdict is reached, Kitana escapes and joins the Earth heroes to reach Sindel and warn her of her true past.[48]Kitana and fellow EdenianJadefree Sindel from Shao Kahn's mind control, which enables reigning Mortal Kombat championLiu Kangto defeat him and results in Edenia and Earth returning to their peaceful states.[49][50]

During the events ofMortal Kombat Gold(1999; aDreamcast-exclusive upgrade ofMortal Kombat 4), fallen Elder GodShinnokand his cohortQuan Chiinvade Edenia, aided by the traitorous EdenianTanya.[51]When Quan Chi and his forces later leave the realm to focus on attacking thunder godRaidenand the Earth heroes, Kitana escapes to aid her allies in defeating Shinnok.[52]With Edenia freed once again, Kitana offers Liu Kang the chance to rule Edenia by her side, which he reluctantly rejects due to his duty as Earth's champion.[53]In a special-editionMK4comic book released with the 1998 PC version of the game, Kitana arranges peace between the warringShokanandCentaurianraces.[54]

InMortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance(2002), Kitana leads a preemptive strike against Shao Kahn's forces, but Kahn is killed by unknown assassins later revealed as the titular Deadly Alliance of Quan Chi and Shang Tsung, who had formed an alliance to kill Kahn and Liu Kang before attempting to revive the mysterious Dragon King. Despite her grief, she leads the Earth warriors into an assault on Shang Tsung's palace, where she faces Quan Chi but is outmatched and killed alongside her allies.[55]

As a result of her death in the previous game, Kitana is unplayable inMortal Kombat: Deception(2004),[note 2]in which she and her slain companions are resurrected and controlled by the game's final boss, the Dragon KingOnaga,[56]who additionally uses her to defeat and imprison Sindel and then install Mileena to pose as Kitana.[57]However, Jade frees Sindel before imprisoning Kitana, and together they flee to Outworld to figure out how to free Kitana from Onaga's influence.[58]Meanwhile, Liu Kang's spirit is able to remain amongst the living after his murder, and he enlists the reformed ninjaErmacto help him free Kitana and his friends from Onaga's control, a mission in which they are successful.[59]

In the spinoff gameMortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks(2005), after Kitana was found to be no longer loyal to Shao Kahn, she was placed into a spell-induced trance and forced to fight the Earth heroes, Mileena, and Jade before being freed by theShaolin warrior monksLiu Kang andKung Lao.Eventually, Kitana slays Mileena.

Following this warning, Kitana returned inMortal Kombat: Armageddon(2006), accompanied by Liu Kang's spirit in order to keep him whole until she found a way to reunite him with his body. They later meet withNightwolf,who offers to relieve Kitana of her burden by absorbing Liu Kang's soul, allowing her to fight against the coming evil.[60]Kitana ultimately perishes alongside the rest of her allies during the battle.[61]

In the non-canonical crossover gameMortal Kombat vs. DC Universe(2008), Kitana was transported toMetropolis,where she encounteredWonder Woman.As she was suffering from "kombat rage" at the time, Kitana hallucinated Wonder Woman as an assassin sent from Outworld and challenged her. After being defeated, Kitana fled to a different section of Metropolis, where she was found and defeated byScorpionand brought toRaiden's temple, where she reveals she had a vision ofDarkseidto become Dark Kahn. Following this, Kitana joined the rest of the combatants in traveling to the fused realms of Outworld andApokolipsand fighting theDC Universe's heroes and villains while Raiden andSupermandestroyed Dark Kahn.

In the rebooted timeline ofMortal Kombat(2011), which retells the events of the first threeMortal Kombatgames,[62]Shao Kahn sends her and Jade to participate in a Mortal Kombat tournament. Kitana tries to defeat Liu Kang, but ends up being defeated. Anticipating her death, she is shocked by his choice to let her live. In the second tournament, Raiden approaches Kitana and reveals that her belief that she is Shao Kahn's daughter is false. Riddled with uncertainty, she secretly entered Shang Tsung's flesh pits and came across the recently made Mileena. Prior to meeting Kahn, she blames Shang Tsung for replacing her, only to be surprised by the revelation that the Emperor was the one who created Mileena. Before carrying out the execution, he locks Kitana in the palace and demands for his real daughter to be brought to him. Liu Kang quickly helps Kitana to be liberated, and they, along with Jade, flee to Earth to team up with their new comrades in the fight against Outworld's army. They help in the fight for Earth, but are slain by Kitana's evil mother, Sindel, along with other warriors. Ultimately, it is revealed that she is among the fighters brought back to life by Quan Chi in the Netherrealm to fight against Raiden.

InMortal Kombat X(2015)[63]Kitana returns as one of Quan Chi's revenants. She foughtJaxandCassie Cage.Following Quan Chi's death and Shinnok's defeat, she and fellow revenant Liu Kang became the Netherrealm's new rulers.

InMortal Kombat 11(2019), Kitana's revenant aligned herself with the keeper of time,Kronika.[64]As a result of Kronika's actions however, a past version of Kitana and Liu Kang were brought to the present. While he traveled to Earthrealm to find out more about what happened, she stayed in Outworld to find Shao Kahn, who had also been brought to the present.[65]To aid the new Outworld emperorKotal Kahn,Kitana forged alliances with Outworld's disparate factions before leading them into battle against Shao Kahn; personally defeating and maiming him herself. Kotal, who had been crippled during the fight, appointed Kitana as the new Kahn of Outworld in recognition of her skills in combat.[66][67]After Kronika kidnaps Liu Kang, Kitana and her Outworld army aided Earthrealm's allied forces against Kronika's army until Raiden merged himself with Liu Kang to become Fire God Liu Kang.[68]As the rest of her allies fought off Kronika's forces, Kitana joined Liu Kang in breaching Kronika's keep. However, Kronika reverses time for everyone except Liu Kang, who faces her and his allies' revenants alone.[69]In one of the game's endings, Liu Kang defeats Kronika and is able to bring Kitana back to help him forge a new timeline. In the DLC story expansionAftermath,Kitana was brought back to life byFujinand Shang Tsung to join forces with Sindel in the battle against Kronika.[70]Nevertheless, she was shocked to discover her mother's real character when she was unable to prevent her from betraying Earth and Outworld.[71]

InMortal Kombat 1's rebooted timeline, Mileena is biologically her older twin sister at birth and they have a steady relationship with each other as well as their mother, Sindel. Due to being slightly older, Mileena is set to inherit the throne, but her family fears her potential banishment from the throne due to her affliction with the Tarkat disease. They are initially deceived by Shang Tsung and General Shao into believing Earthrealm is plotting against them until Fire God Liu Kang and his allies expose their atrocities. Though they are reunited with their father, Jerrod, after he takes control of Ermac's body, Sindel is killed shortly afterwards by her evil counterpart from Titan Shang Tsung's timeline and passes the throne to Mileena. To defeat Titan Shang Tsung, Liu Kang brings over Kitana from an alternate timeline where she defeated Kronika and became a Titan, and they passionately embrace each other before recruiting more Titan allies to face off against the threat. After Titan Shang Tsung's defeat, Titan Kitana returns to her own timeline, and the Kitana from Liu Kang's timeline replaces Shao as the General of Outworld's army while continuing to advise her sister.[72]

Other media

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Kitana had a brief appearance in a Midway-publishedMortal Kombat IIcomic book prequel that was written and illustrated by series co-creator John Tobias and served to introduce the game's new characters.[73]She is a minor character inMalibu Comics' 1994-1995Mortal Kombatcomic book series, first appearing in the three-issue miniseriesGoro: Prince of Pain(1994), joining otherMKIIcharacters in searching forGoroin Outworld.[74]Kitana's role in the six-issue miniseries "Battlewave" (1995) has her attempting to rebel against Shao Kahn.[75]She was additionally the subject of the 1995 one-shot "Kitana and Mileena: Sister Act", in which her background from the games is intact, except she is already an adult when Shao Kahn kills Jerrod and seizes the realm and then bewitches her into believing she is Kahn's daughter.[76]

Talisa Sotoas Kitana inMortal Kombat(1995)

Kitana was a supporting character in the 1990sMortal Kombatfeature films, unmasked throughout and portrayed byTalisa Soto.She is introduced as a companion of Shang Tsung and described only as his adversary due to her being the rightful heir of Outworld and thus a threat to his rule should she ally herself with the Earth fighters. Kitana eventually joins main protagonist Liu Kang and the Earthrealm heroes in defeating the sorcerer.[77]The film's producer Lauri Apelian commented that the two main female characters (Kitana andSonya Blade,played byBridgette Wilson) "needed to have a strength and an independence and an intellect that went well beyond their beauty and being sexy."[78]Kitana has a lesser role in the 1997 sequelMortal Kombat Annihilation,in which she is mostly kept in Shao Kahn's captivity before being freed by Liu Kang. She joins the Earth heroes in their victorious final battle over Kahn's forces.[79]Soto underwent five weeks of martial arts training for the first film,[80]and additionally learned Brazilianstick fightingfor her use of the character's steel fans inAnnihilation.[81]Kitana was not included in the 2021 feature filmMortal Kombat,but will appear in the2025 sequelplayed byAdeline Rudolph.[82]

Kitana is a main character in the 1996 animated television seriesMortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm,a loose adaptation ofMortal Kombat 3.She was voiced byCree Summer.[83]

She appeared in three episodes of the 1998 syndicated live-action television seriesMortal Kombat: Conquest,with the role split byAudie Englandand Dara Tomanovich.[84]She is fully aware of her Edenian past and the deaths of her parents at Kahn's hands but has no direct relation to Mileena.[85]

Kitana was featured in a two-part episode of the 2011 web seriesMortal Kombat: Legacy,which combined live action and animated sequences.[86]She was played by martial artist and stuntwomanSamantha Jo,in her acting debut.[87]The episodes are another retelling of Kitana's past from the games but with changes such as Sindel fusing her soul with Kitana's in hopes to avoid Shao Kahn's corruption before she commits suicide. When Mileena kills a man who is actually their father King Jerrod, Kitana learns the truth after her past and decides to turn against Shao Kahn in the upcoming Mortal Kombat tournament. Jo reprised the role in one episode of the 2013 second season.[88]

Kitana was voiced byGrey DeLislein the animated filmMortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge(2020), featuring in a fight scene against Liu Kang in the Mortal Kombat tournament.[89]DeLisle reprised the role in theLegendssequelBattle of the Realms(2021), in which Kitana works alongside Kahn's forces in invading Earth before rebelling against him and allying with the Earth fighters.[90]

Merchandise

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Action figuresof Kitana were released in the UK by Toy Island in 1996,[91]Mezco Toyzin 2015,[92]and byFunko,as both a Funko Pop! vinyl figurine in 2017 and a traditional figure the following year.[93][94]Syco Collectibles released a 1/6-scale limited-editionpolystoneKitana statue in 2012,[95]while Pop Culture Shock Collectibles released a 1/4-scale character statuette in 2013 and a 1/3-scale version in 2018.[96][97][98]Other items included a character mousepad,[99]a life-sized cardboardstandee,[100]and Halloween costumes.[101][102]

Reception

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Critical reception

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Critical reception of Kitana has varied, often with emphasis placed on her good looks and sometimes on her relatively complicated personality. Ben Kendrick ofGame Rantnoted that "apart from possessing one of the cooler weapons" in the series, she "lacks the entertaining/alluring oddity" of her counterpart Mileena.[103]GameFrontopined the same year that Kitana has "not [been] a very compelling character."[104]Though she and Mileena were included inGamePro's 2009 list of the seventeen best palette-swapped video game characters alongside the series' male ninjas,[105]Dan Ryckert ofGame Informerwrote in 2010 that he did not want these characters, aside fromScorpionandSub-Zero,in future series installments.[106]Kitana's "Kiss of Death" Fatality fromMortal Kombat IIhas met with critical praise.[104][107][108][109][110][111]

Response to Kitana's alternate-media incarnations have been variably received. Laura Evenson ofSan Francisco Chroniclenoted Talisa Soto's attractiveness in the 1995Mortal Kombatfilm, but found her character otherwise uninteresting as compared toRobin Shou's Liu Kang.[112]Ben Steelman of theStar-Newsdescribed her as "basicallyPrincess Leiain black leotards, "[113]but Jim Sterling ofDestructoidnoted Kitana's "more sensible makeover" therein in contrast to her in-game designs.[114]Michael Saunders ofThe Boston Globewrote in his 1997 review ofMortal Kombat Annihilationthat Soto "never seems to do much more other than look exotic in the role."[115]The 2011Mortal Kombat Legacyfirst-season episode "Kitana & Mileena" was nominated for aWriters Guild of America Awardin the category of "Outstanding Achievement in Writing Derivative New Media".[116]

Sex appeal

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Kitana is considered a prominentsex symbolin theMortal Kombatseries, in a display of what one author described as manifestation of "pseudo-JapaneseOrientalistfetishes."[117]According to Joey Esposito ofMTV,"it's obvious thatMortal Kombat IIadded in some more, let’s say,sexually suggestivecharacters in Mileena and Kitana, "[118]Danny Gallagher of MTV'sGuy Coderanked Kitana among the "best babes in video games" of 2011, but commented that she had "the deepest emotional core of any of theMortal Kombatcharacters. "[119]Den of Geekcommented that "Kitana became one of the breakout stars of the series" upon herMKIIdebut, "easily having more meat on her character thanSonyaever did. "[120]

Gender criticism and Fatalities

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There have been controversies and mixed or negative critical reception of the character. In 1994, she was one of the fighting game characters cited byGuy AokiofAsianWeekas allegedly perpetuating existingstereotypes of Asiansas martial arts experts.[121]In thevideo game violence controversythemed bookInteracting With Video,Patricia Marks Greenfield and Rodney R. Cocking used the "two Asian twin sisters, Kitana and Mileena" as an example of "highly eroticizedDragon Lady"stereotyping in video games.[122]WhenMarsha KinderaccusedMortal Kombat IIofmisogynyin its handling of female characters, she alleged that "some of the most violent possibilities are against women," whose own "fatality moves are highly eroticised."[123]Patrick Sunnen's bookMaking Sense of Video Gamesjudged their portrayal as "formidable female opponents" to be potentially progressive, yet arguably made just to increase "thesexistpotential of the individual fights ", and described Kitana's Fatality of decapitation with a" deceptively feminine razor-sharp fan "to becastration-like.[124]Chad Hunter ofComplexchose Jade and Kitana to represent the "women who fight" stereotype in his 2012 list of the fifteen most stereotypical characters in video games, for being "half-naked skanks who can fight, hurl lasers and perform aerobatic attacks while wearing thongs, high-heeled boots and keeping their giant breasts under scarves," claiming that this has caused "female gamers [to] slide away from this series."[125]

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Notes

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  1. ^During early production runs ofMortal Kombat II,Kitana's "Fan Lift" special move could be used to completely immobilize opponents in the corner of the screen and allow players to connect with a series of uncontested attacks, resulting in changes being made to eliminate this and balance out the game.[21]
  2. ^Kitana is selectable inMortal Kombat: Unchained,the 2006PSPport of the game.

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