Kitana
KITANA
Kitana was born 10,000 years ago, the daughter of King Jerrod and Queen
Sindel of Edenia. At that time, Edenia was a
beautiful and peaceful land, but when Kitana was very young it was invaded by
Shao Kahn. Kahn's armies captured the royal family
and had Jerrod executed. Sindel was brainwashed and made Kahn's queen, and the
infant Kitana was adopted as his daughter. Edenia became a barren wasteland,
closely resembling the nearby Outworld. Kitana grew up remebering nothing of
Edenia's former glory or even her own true heritage.
Kitana became her father's personal assassin, and her favorite weapon
were concealed fan blades. Her partner was Mileena,
whom Kitana believed to be her twin sister. Mileena was in fact a clone
created by the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung, and was
grotesquely deformed. Kitana loyally served Shao Kahn for milennia, however,
over the course of time, she learned the truth about her past. Knowing that
she was the rightful heir to the Outworld throne, she began planning for the
day she could overthrow Shao Kahn. This opportunity came when Shang Tsung lost
control of the Mortal Kombat tournament. The competition had been an integral
part of Shao Kahn's plot to take control of the Earth realm, and he quickly
arranged for a second tournament to be held in the Outworld. Kitana entered
herself in the tournament, a move which aroused Kahn's suspicions of her.
Mileena and Kitana's childhood friend Jade were
assigned to watch the princess for any sign of treachery. During the course of
the tournament, Kitana met Mileena in battle, during which she defeated and apparently killed her evil clone. His suspicions confirmed, Kahn ordered his guards to arrest Kitana, and she was found guilty of treason by Kahn's courts. She managed to escape, but had no one to turn to and was forced to flee to the Earth realm through a hidden portal.
Shao Kahn was defeated in the tournament, but Kitana was forced to
remain hidden on Earth. After some time, Kahn was successful in opening the
portal between the Outworld and the Earth realm and invaded. Kitana watched as
the Earth was turned into an extension of her former home. Realizing that her
mother, Sindel, was the key to Kahn's invasion, Kitana knew she had to reach
Sindel and turn her against Shao Kahn. Before she could do this, however, her
hideout was discovered by Jade and Reptile, who had
been assigned to find her. Reptile attempted to kill her, but Jade intervened
and the two defeated the would-be assassin. With the help of Jade and the
Earth warrior Liu Kang, Kitana was able to reach
Sindel and restore her memories. Sindel rebelled against Kahn, a move which
weakened his hold on the Earth and eventually led to his defeat.
In the wake of Kahn's demise, Sindel became the ruler of Edenia. With
Kitana's help, she restored the realm to it's former greatness, and it became
a beautiful land once again. Edenia's restoration would last only a few years,
however. Tanya, the daughter of Edenia's ambassador, appraoched Kitana and
Sindel about a group of refugees fleeing another realm. Sympathetic to the
group's plight, Sindel allowed them to come to Edenia, and learned too late
that one of their number was the fallen Elder god
Shinnok. The evil Shinnok invaded Edenia through the portal Sindel had
opened, and the land was soon overwhelmed once again. Sindel was executed, and
Kitana was forced to flee once again. Her current objective is to locate her
allies on Earth, and gain their support in her fight against Shinnok.
APPEARANCE LIST
1. Mortal Kombat 2
2. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
3. Mortal Kombat Trilogy
4. Mortal Kombat 4 (N64 secret character)
5. Mortal Kombat Gold
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