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15. Sektor. We are supposed to see Sektor as evil because he gets really excited and committed about the idea of turning into a robot. He gives up his humanity entirely. Is that really so bad? I want to be a robot. Sign me up.
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14. Smoke. Honestly, I didn't care that much about Smoke until everybody found out that he has beautiful silver flowing hair. I just want to see the beautiful hair that is hidden underneath all ninja masks. They all have it, right? At least, in Mortal Kombat's world, they seem to.
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13. Sonya Blade. I would put Sonya higher on this list, because she always seemed really awesome to me and she's been my main in most Mortal Kombat games, but … she keeps getting back together with Johnny Cage. Sonya: you can and MUST do better.
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12. Baraka. How can Baraka enunciate with those teeth? He should sound like Daffy Duck. Instead he has a creepy voice to go along with his face. Unrealistic, sure. But undeniably cool.
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11. Reptile. Early iterations of Reptile made him look like just a human dude in a green outfit; over time he has become more and more of a reptile, all the way up to MKX, in which he is a full-blown lizard man. He's still cool, and all, but maybe the designers need to stop reading David Icke books?
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10. Kitana. No one knows how to spell the name of the sword correctly anymore because of the way Princess Kitana spells her name. Plus she fights with fans, not a katana. Even so, her fans—and her outfits—are consistently delightful and deadly.
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9. Jacqui Briggs. I don't know why Jax thought it was acceptable to name his daughter after himself, and also to give her almost the exact same cyber-enhanced arms, but maybe he just wanted to be sure the world knew who her dad was. She's only been around for one game and she has already 100% overshadowed her dad, though. Nobody tell him.
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8. Cassie Cage. The best of her mom's moves, what little we could stand about her dad's attitude (that selfie Fatality), Ashly Burch's impeccable voice acting, a cute undercut, and a groin-smashing special move. Applause all around.
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7. Scorpion. Scorpion is fine, okay? He's fine. I like the kunai, I like the yellow outfit, and I even like that "get over here" has been a Mortal Kombat line that refuses to die. But he's never been my favorite.
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6. Sub-Zero II. Speaking of beauty hidden by ninja masks: holy shit, Sub-Zero in MKX. Plus, there's that scene where he invites Scorpion over for tea and the pair finally settles their differences. I can only assume the fanfiction pens are a-scratching.