Bio:
After winning back the Shaolin Tournament from Shang Tsung's twisted clutches and returning him to the outworld in disgrace, Liu Kang returned to his temples. He discovered his sacred home in ruins, his Shaolin brothers lost in a vicious battle with a horde of Outworld warriors, a parting salvo from Tsung and his minions. Now he travels into the dark realm to seek revenge.
Kung Lao
Bio:
A former Shaolin monk and member of the White Lotus Society, Kung Lao is the last descendent of the great Kung Lao who was defeated by Goro 500 years ago, allowing the tournament to fall into Shang Tsungs evil hands. Realizing the danger the Outworld menace posses to all Earth, he joins Liu Kang in entering Shao Kahn's contest.
Johnny Cage
Bio:
The world was shocked when martial arts movie star Johnny Cage disappeared from the set of his latest film. But in truth, he was following his ally Liu Kang into the Outworld where he plans to compete in a twisted tournament in which lies the balance of Earth's existence - as well as a script for another blockbuster movie.
Reptile
Bio:
Shang Tsung's personal protector, Reptile lurks in the shadows stopping all those who would do his master harm. His human form is believed to disguise a horrific reptilian creature whose race was thought extinct millions of years ago. He enters the contest hoping to defeat all and protect his master.
Sub-Zero
Bio:
Thought to have been vanquished in the Shaolin Tournament, Sub-Zero mysteriously returns. It is believed this secretive member of the Lin Kuei, a legendary clan of chinese ninjas has traveled into the Outworld to again attempt an assassination of Shang Tsung. To do so, he must fight his way through Shao Kahn's tournament.
Shang Tsung
Bio:
After losing control of the Shaolin Tournament and returning to the Outworld in disgrace, the shapeshifter Shang Tsung promised his ruler, Shao Kahn, that he could still unbalance the furies and allow Kahn to take over the Earth. His plan was the lure the Earth warriors to compete in the Outworld, and then, win or lose, never to let them return. Convinced of this plan, Shao Kahn restored Tsungs's youth.
Kitana
Bio:
Kitana's beauty hides her savage role as a personal assassin for Shao Kahn. Seen talking to an Earth realm warrior, her motives have come under suspicion by her twin sister Mileena, but, only Kitana knows her own true intentions.
Mileena
Bio:
Serving as an assassin along with her twin sister Kitana, Mileena's dazzling appearance conceals her hideous intentions. At Shoa Kahn's request, she is asked to watch for her twin's suspected dissension and must put a stop to it at any cost.
Baraka
Bio:
Baraka let the attack against Liu Kang's Shaolin temple. He belongs to a nomadic race of mutants living in the wastelands of the Outworld. His fighting skills and dreaded Blade Fury gain the attention of Shao Kahn who then recruited him into his army of destruction.
Scorpion
Bio:
This reincarnated specter is back after learning of Sub-Zero's return. He again stalks the ninja warrior, following him into the dark realm of the Outworld where he continues his personal mission - to avenge the loss of his family at the hands of the Lin Kuei clan.
Raiden
Bio:
Watching events unfold from high above, the mystic Raiden realizes the grim intentions of Shao Kahn. After warning the remaining warriors from the Shaolin Tournament, Raiden soon disappears. He is believed to have ventured into the Ourworld alone.
