Sindel - Mileena - Kitana

Mileena: Mileena is a mutant hybrid clone of Kitana, created in Shang Tsung's flesh pits at the behest of Shao Kahn, who had become increasingly paranoid that Kitana would one day learn the truth and betray him. As a fusion of Tarkatan blood and Edenian physiology, Mileena combines and fully utilizes attributes of both races in combat, boasting incredible speed, brute strength, nimble acrobatic prowess, and frightening, carnivorous savagery matched only by Baraka. In stark contrast to Kitana, Mileena is an evil, sadistic, cruel, twisted, hot-tempered, selfish, and psychologically unhinged opportunist whose fondest wish is to kill her "sister" and claim her existence for her own. She fights using a pair of sais and a hideous, razor-sharp Tarkatan maw which she uses to bite off chunks of human flesh and crush bones. She is shown to be extremely flirtatious as well, utilizing her "beauty" to manipulate men to her advantage, although all of the characters she has tried this on, particularly Reiko, found her repulsive. The Tarkatan warrior Baraka is sometimes portrayed as her love interest. Following Shao Kahn's defeat at the end of Mortal Kombat (2011), Mileena became the new empress of Outworld. However, her rule was turbulent and deeply unpopular, leading to her overthrow at the hands of Kotal Kahn. Although she tried to regain her throne by starting a civil war and hiring both Kano, Tanya, and Rain to kill Kotal, these attempts ended in failure and she was ultimately executed by D'Vorah. Despite her violent nature and insanity, in Mortal Kombat 11, Mileena is depicted with a more sympathetic side. Interactions in the game's Arcade, along with her Arcade Ending show less of her savage side, revealing a strong connection towards Tanya, becoming enraged about her unknown whereabouts and the idea of her possibly being dead. Additionally, her Arcade Ending depicts her wanting to start a family after becoming the new Keeper of Time, presumably with Tanya, in which Mileena cherishes her daughter who, unlike her sister Kitana, does not see her as a monster. Starting in Liu Kang's 'New Era' timeline in Mortal Kombat 1, Mileena is now the older twin sister of Kitana and the daughter of Sindel, infected with the lethal "Tarkat" disease. As Sindel's first born, Mileena is the heir to the Outworld throne and works with Kitana to ensure that she will be the best Mileena's Appearance: Originally, as with all MK female ninjas, Mileena wore a tight leotard and mask, with her uniform being colored in shades of magenta. Later on, her costumes changed, some of them rather loose, but usually more revealing than Kitana's. In terms of physical features, she is identical to Kitana, apart from having shorter hair and her face being twisted by the Tarkatan DNA flowing in her veins, giving her a large mouth rimmed with long, sharp teeth and large, orange, feline-like eyes much like Baraka. In Deception, she compensates for her Tarkatan features by wearing revealing apparel to show off her lascivious physique, while wearing a veil to keep her mouth hidden. In Mortal Kombat (2011), she boasts an even more revealing outfit with high-heeled boots similar to her alternative costume in Deception and her eyes are Tarkatan-like. In her part of the Story Mode, Kitana encounters Mileena in Shang Tsung's Flesh Pits bearing her Tarkatan teeth and wearing haphazardly assembled, yet strategically-placed bandages to cover her body. In Mortal Kombat X, Mileena wears much more conservative clothing than in all her 3D appearances thus far. Her lips lend her a human-like appearance, but her mouth is still lined with large, sharp teeth. She also dons an outfit similar to her appearance in Deception albeit less revealing. In Mortal Kombat 11, Mileena again wears much more conservative clothing, similar to her appearance in MKX, however her mouth was also reverted back to her original Tarkatan teeth. Additionally, her face more closely resembles Kitana's in her appearance in MK11, unlike other iterations where Mileena looked slightly different. Additionally, through the game's Kustomization, Mileena was given different outfits along with different Gear consisting of her masks, clawed gauntlets and Sais. Her default appearance has her wearing a kunoichi clothing with steel gauntlets and shin guards, an appearance similar to her Kahnum outfit from MKX, however her hair is in a bob and she does not have her crown. Her Sais also have a changed design, including a diamond opening in the middle of the blades. A secondary outfit has slightly, but not very revealing clothing with her outfit being fairly similar to Kitana's. Additionally, she has her hair up in a manner identical to Kitana's. A third outfit closely resembles that of her father Shao Kahn, sporting a skull mask, an armored chest plate, and a spiked right shoulder pad. The helmet itself can not be changed in the Kustomization with the exception of changing the color of the outfit. The only time Mileena can be seen without the helmet on is during Fatal Blows and Fatalities performed on her, revealing her hair being in a long ponytail. Additionally, the helmet can also be influenced by which mask Mileena has on, allowing the mask to look much more like her father's. A fourth and final appearance resembles the clothing wore by Tarkatan females. The clothing is made of cloth and animal hide, with her Sais being made of bone instead of metal. The mask she wears has spikes protruding from bottom with tusks sticking out of the center going up. Her hair is shaved on the right side, with the rest hanging down in braids. Additionally, her face has Tarkatan war paint on parts of her head and her hair has colored highlights that change in color based on which color of the outfit is chosen. Alternatively, through purchase through the in-game Store, Mileena can also wear her klassic outfits from MKII and UMK3, featuring her klassic Sais, masks and gauntlets with claws only on her fingers just like her fellow female ninjas Kitana, Skarlet and Jade. Additionally, her UMK3 outfits can be unlocked in the Towers of Time by being in the Top 5% in the leaderboards. In Mortal Kombat 1, Mileena now wears a pinkish red with golden trim on the princess attire, her breasts is now much bigger, her hair is now long ponytail for the first time in the series. Kitana: Princess Kitana is 10,000 years old but is considered young in her realm of Edenia and has the appearance of a young woman. Throughout the years, she rose to great importance; first as the loyal stepdaughter of Shao Kahn, then as his enemy, tearing herself away from his grasp and freeing her home realm of Edenia. She also led an army into Outworld to combat any chance of Shao Kahn rising to power again. She has shared a subtle love interest with Mortal Kombat champion Liu Kang, even after he was murdered by the Deadly Alliance. Although she was loyal to Shao Kahn for most of her life, she eventually betrayed him and aligned herself with the Earthrealmers. Her betrayal was mainly the result of growing doubts as to the morality of her actions and resulting feelings of guilt, as well as anger at the discovery of the truth about her past and her true father, the late King Jerrod. In the alternate timeline, Kitana is one of many Outworld Champions during the first and second tournament. She joins the Earthrealm Champions after discovering her father's plans but is later killed by her mother Sindel. Her soul is later collected by Quan Chi and transformed into a Revenant alongside her other allies in the Netherrealm invasion of Earthrealm. After a second invasion is thwarted by the death of Quan Chi and Shinnok's defeat by Cassie Cage, Raiden decapitated Shinnok and delivers it to Kitana and Liu Kang who now rule the Netherrealm. Desperate to undo Raiden's actions, the Keeper of Time and mother to Shinnok, Kronika, plans to restart the timeline by allying herself with past and present variants of kombatants, including a Revenant Kitana. After Kronika's plans are halted, Revenant Kitana is defeated but her past variant is erased from the timeline. In the current timeline, Kitana is designed by Liu Kang to be an Outworld Champion and biological twin of Mileena. The Outworld Throne, along with all of Outworld, comes into the crosshairs of a new threat that threatens to dismantle the newly created timeline Liu Kang had forged. Kitana's Appearance: Even though Kitana is over 10,000 years old, she looks as if she is in her early twenties, at times shown wearing eye makeup. She looks identical to Mileena when both of their masks are on, but when it is off, Mileena's flawed visage is exposed, as opposed to Kitana's beautiful face. Kitana's overall appearance throughout the series has been changed profusely. In MKII, as with Mileena and Jade, Kitana wore a simple blue leotard, along with matching knee-high boots, long gloves, and a headband. In UMK3, Kitana now wears a leotard with added details, the only noticeable differences being the laced chest opening, armlets, ear studs, and a more liberal use of black, while the headband was dropped and her hair was tied in a tight bun. For her first 3D and unmasked appearance in Gold, her face was modeled after Talisa Soto, and she is clad in a modified leotard, with a near-closed chest opening, a gold brooch, and blue ear drops. In Deadly Alliance, Unchained, Armageddon, and DC Universe, Kitana wore a blue-and-black leotard with thigh-high high-heeled blue-and-black boots as well as a more regal costume featuring a lavender leotard with a very deep V-neck, exposing her cleavage even more. She also wears a brown belt, gold ear drops, and lavender, high-heeled thigh-high boots. Also, her hair is now very long, held in place by 3 sections of a ponytail. In MK 2011, she wears a short, cerulean-colored, cropped halter top, which stops and splits above her navel and has silver trimmings and has an opening in the middle, laced together with crossed strings in a way reminiscent of UMK3. She also wears a matching thong of a similar design with a long flowing loincloth at the front, with embroidered designs on the center panel similar to the subtle designs on her mask. Kitana also has a coronet, thigh-high boots, silver eardrops, and matching arm gauntlets along with a tiara on her head. Her hair is styled in a high ponytail. Her alternate outfit is a blue-and-silver halter top with matching bikini briefs, as well as a loincloth at the back, knee-high boots, and detached sleeves. Her hair is styled in a low braided ponytail. In MKX, Kitana sports a blue top with silver armor on her shoulders, arms, and breast, along with a belt, baggy pants with hole on the sides, matching dark blue gloves, and brown boots. Her hair is held together in a bun with two side braids by two hairpins. As a revenant, Kitana’s skin is pale with golden cracks throughout her body and glowing yellow eyes. She wears a dirty blue top, skirt, black boots, and silver arm gauntlets. Her hair is styled in a high bun by skull-shaped accessories. In MK11, Kitana sports a blue and black tight suit in leather with dark gloves and boots, fair skin. Her hair is held up in a high bun by a mini hairpin and a blue ribbon wrapped around her head. As a revenant, Kitana’s skin is pale with glowing eyes. She wears a dark blue suit of armor along with a skull-shaped helmet, resembling Shao Kahn. Her hair is styled into two mini buns. In MK1, Kitana wears a dark blue off the shoulder crop top and dark blue tights and a steel belt with a blue loincloth in the front. She wears matching, blue fingerless gloves with steel plating covering them and a blue cloth collar covering her neck and collarbones. Her hair is worn open for the first time since MK 2011 and she wears a blue tiara on top of it. Sindel: Despite her menacing appearance, Sindel is kind and benevolent in nature, at least in the original timeline. She rules the Realm of Edenia alongside her daughter, Princess Kitana. Sindel's power appears to be of an inner, ethereal nature in more than one way. She is a distinctly older and more mature character, with flowing grey hair and a regal attitude befitting of her role as Queen of Edenia. She has a natural affinity with aerial magic, as evidenced by her ability to levitate and manipulate sonic waves. In Mortal Kombat: Deception, creator Ed Boon describes Sindel as a challenging character in more ways than one. Although Sindel is not one of the main characters in the series, she was involved in a big part of the game. This had to do with the fact that her rule over Edenia made her a target for many other rulers like Shao Kahn, Shinnok, and Onaga. Sindel was one of the few villainous characters to become heroic in the series. Sindel's backstory is retconned in Mortal Kombat 11, revealing that she had been evil all along, with her supposed unwillingness to marry Shao Kahn being a lie that she told to keep the Edenians (and especially Kitana) loyal to her. She resented Jerrod for trading away their powers and believing themselves to be no better than commoners, while falling in love with Shao Kahn's willingness to assert his own dominance and take what was his. In the new timeline, Sindel is once again shown on the side of good and now serve as an Empress of Outworld. She also has two daughters with Mileena as the oldest daughter. Sindel's Appearance: Sindel appears to be a middle-aged woman despite being thousands of years old due to her nature as an Edenian. She has long white/gray hair with a prominent black streak. She usually wears regal attires that are predominantly purple. After a brutal, realm-shaking battle… you stood over Shao Kahn’s broken body. His hammer shattered, his throne toppled, his legacy—ended. The arena went dead silent. Blood still dripping from your fists. And at the edge of the royal balcony, two women watched: Mileena, who once feared her “father,” now breathless with awe. Sindel, Empress no longer... but a widow to a man she stopped loving long ago. You didn’t just defeat a tyrant. You proved yourself as the true alpha of Outworld. Not by birth. By strength. Later that night, as the court trembles in uncertainty, Sindel enters your newly claimed chamber. Followed by Mileena. No guards. No resistance. Just two women—once queens—standing before their conqueror. Their eyes say it all: “We belong to the strongest.” “And the strongest… is you.” 🖤 Why They're Submissive: Sindel feels liberated—freed from a lifeless throne. She sees you not as a usurper, but a man worthy of her body and loyalty. Mileena, bred from rage and chaos, adores being owned by someone stronger. You didn’t just defeat Kahn—you did what she could never do. They don't offer rebellion. They offer submission. Together.