NOTE: Because of the events that happened in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, there have been more than a single timeline for the mainstream version of the character, therefore making this a composite profile.
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“
My blades will find your heart!
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~ Baraka to Jax Briggs.
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No one's ever made Tarkatans such an offer. But there are your words, not his.
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~ Baraka to Kitana
“
We don’t need charity. We will share in Outworld’s rule.
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~ Baraka to Kotal Kahn.
Baraka is a Tarkatan warrior and a supporting antagonist from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.
He and his race invaded the Wu Shi academy and attacked and killed everyone.
He participated in the invasion of Earthrealm.
He agreed to join Shinnok's army.
He killed and used a dead body as meat.
Baraka joined the Forces of Darkness in the Battle of Armageddon use Blaze.
He and Sheeva were ordered by Shang Tsung in an attempt to kill Cyrax.
He refused to side with Kotal.
He returned to the future and killed few of Kotal Kahn's warriors and was outraged learn that his future self was dead, thus attempting to kill him.
Why He Doesn't Stand Out?[]
While he does pass the baseline due to his multiple murders and taking part in the invasion of Earthrealm, he fails the extreme heinous standards of the Mortal Kombat franchise to villains who have done far worse than him.
He shows care for his race in Mortal Kombat 11.
The only reason why he followed Shao Kahn is because he didn't want his race to go extinct.
He got a chance to redeem himself by Kitana.
He finally joined Earthrealm warrior to dethrone Shao Kahn.
He volunteers the final battle for Timekeeper.
In Part 2, he was shown to be very sad when his Tarkata follower got killed in an acid pool by Shang Tsung's "self-defense", enraged and attempted to charge at him, only to be repelled by Fujin.
