#Tarkatans

[ash-shark]

She's overrated brutal

[cienie-isengardu]

I imagine Tarkatan teeth are like shark teeth where some fall off and they regrow them over time as the new set come in.

Johnny : Mileena, several teeth of your's are missing!

Mileena: Oh don't worry, they'll grow back in about...twenty four hours.

It sounds possible for older timelines. In case of Mileena, as the construct, the regrowing teeths could be also Shang Tsung's improvement.

[mortalkombartwistedreflectionau]

Mirror Onaga/TR Onaga Bio

Many centuries ago, the dragon known as Onaga was born as a mutant due to mysterious causes, having a humanoid appearance none other member of his species had ever had. His case was one very discussed among his people. Many wished to cast him out due to ignorance or fear of what an individual with his strange nature could become, an action which would have had disastrous consequences… luckily, other dragons were wiser, and decided to look after him while also trying to unravel the mystery of his mutation.

Those dragons took the young Onaga to meet with numerous sorcerers of Outworld willing to help solve the mystery, even with their protector god, Shao Kahn, eventually. Together with their knowledge and abilities they discovered that something, or someone, was influencing Onaga’s body and mind, even though they couldn’t tell what it was, nor how to make it stop. While this revelation worried the kindest dragons who had decided to help Onaga, it didn’t stop them either. As they were advised by Shao Kahn, the best way to combat what seemed to be a negative influence was with positive influence.

Many kept looking after Onaga, adapted to his differences, made sure he wasn’t alone, and advised him every time it seemed like he was developing dangerous ideas, knowing that it was likely due to whatever was influencing him. They also made sure he could visit different places of Outworld, hoping there he could meet wise people to learn from, and he did. Outworlders, Tarkatans, Shokan, Centaurs. All of those people had at least someone willing to help, to share his experiences, to guide Onaga in the right path. Although it took time and effort, it really worked, allowing Onaga to surpass what was affecting him definitely.

The years Onaga spent learning from other Outworld communities also led to him developing respect and understanding for them, as well as sympathy for the problems many of them were facing. The isolation of Tarkatans, the seemingly unstoppable conflict of Shokan and Centaurs as well as other many territorial conflicts, etc. He wished to help the poor people affected by those problems in some way. With the powers he had learned from his many years of study, he could have easily started a quest to conquer his world to try and stop those problems by force, but he had also learned enough to know tyranny wasn’t the way. He decided to search for those who he knew shared his ideals in the different communities of Outworld, to form an alliance.

Onaga’s alliance is one based on negotiation, cooperation and respect, meant to offer a home for those who don’t wish to be involved with their communities’ conflicts any longer, and protection to communities of lower resources which have unfortunately been caught up in the middle of another’s conflict. Onaga himself, while the most known representative of the alliance, is just one of many representatives chosen by the citizens of the communities which form the alliance, his voice being just as important as the others. Although their main objective is to offer refuge to others, they have also tried to negotiate peace for the most violent conflicts of Outworld, especially the one between Shokan and Centaurs, which have earned them enemies.

Many have it clear that if the Edenian Regime haven’t been able to conquer Outworld yet, it has been mainly thanks to the combined effort of Onaga and those who decide to fight alongside him for Outworld, including Shao Kahn himself. Nonetheless, they know that the more this conflict continues, the more it is likely to become even worse, especially knowing that now Edenia has obtained the support of gods like Raiden and Cetrion. Onaga just keeps fighting for his realm while helping his different allies in all he can, hoping the obsessive search for ‘peace’ of the Edenian Regime and its allies can be stopped before it is too late.

And here it is an special one, especially done because yesterday was the 20th anniversary of Mortal Kombat: Deception! 🥳

For this one it is a must to once again mention my friend @cdr2002, since the backstory you have read is but a reflection of the backstory he came up with for Onaga in his fanfic Mortal Kombat: Requiem (which I will share below alongside a link to his fanfic if I may). I really recommend you to check up his stuff becuase it's incredible, and a personal inspiration. 💖

[scaryspears]

Coming from a card-carrying Kitana stan who also thinks Jade is super dope:

You forgot the part where Kabal accuses Jade of torture and we have no reason not to believe him.

Seriously, you are the second person I've seen hold Jade accountable for anything. Kitana deserves every bit of condemnation she gets (and possibly more) for how cruel she can be, but Jade gets off easy because people only see the Super Chill Bestie and not someone with very low regard for Tarkatans and their lives.

Having said that, what /do/ you admire about Jade and Kitana? I'm not sure what would be more dope than "at least somewhat racist" and "despot in training" are crappy. (Personally, I think it's super badass that Kitana defeated Shao Kahn, gained a masculine title, and led armies into battle. And Jade, well, who wouldn't want Jade as their bestie? Other than a Tarkatan, obviously.)

This is a mouthful, I know, but it's been driving me nuts and I'd be remiss not to address the seamy side of my favorite dynamic duo.

P.S. God tier username. Britney Spears and the Spice Girls were my jam as a kid, and I'm glad to see someone else remembers them. My sister and I had the Scary Spice doll with the tongue piercing lol

Thank you for the compliments on my user name, I listened to them a lot growing up.

When writing the headcanons I had to try my best to not be distracted by the fact that I'm a Mileena stan, and even then I will hold Mileena accountable, so Kitana and Jade do not get a free pass.

There's many occasions where they've shown that they are pretty terrible, and even though they are cool characters, they are unlikable people. Golly, I'd even say that they are hypocrites. They call everyone else out for their ego when they themselves are egotistical. To be fair, it's not just them that have a holier than thou attitude, but quick reminder that Sonya beat them both one on two in MK9 and they both continued showing hostility towards Earthrealmers and a sense of underestimating others.

Kitana is more Outworld than she is Edenian regardless of blood, and if she grew up thinking her father to be Shao Kahn then how did she even know she was Edenian? How did Jade know?

Edenian supremacy is just wild because their realm got conquered and are living in servitude to Shao Kahn or any big bad that comes along. Jade's parents literally gave her away for their own skin.

I pictured the alliance Kitana had with the Tarkatans not going well because she clearly still holds some discriminating views against them. It doesn't help that the Tarkatans are only shown to be servants meaning they (Kitana and Jade) grew up with the mentality of looking down on them.

The only thing I admire about Jade and Kitana is that they are fun to play as and have nice wardrobes, but that's it. I'm supposed to be rooting for her, yet she has a poor attitude. Don't get me wrong, a lot of the good guys have flaws that I can't look over. It's hinted that Sonya abused Cassie by randomly attacking her and Jacqui with arm bars (what the...), and she also looks down on people who don't have similar interests as her (from what I've interpreted). She's also terrible at parenting. I also headcanon that Cassie joined the special forces in order to impress Sonya, not because she actually wanted to.

I could say a lot about the characters, not just Kitana and Jade. And don't get me started on Kotal Kahn, he is such a clown. He and Jade deserve each other, honestly.

[awholelotofladybug]

tarkatan Chloe: Hey chloe did anyone your age get the disease?

"There are a few. Honestly, there are many age gaps here, but we have learned to live together, to comfort each other. We have become a tribe."

[mawapeach]

Someone requested to draw someone with Tarkan disease so I picked the one and only Johnny Cage 🙌 Might do more too, who else should be in the roster?

[guardianofthedawn]

Johnny Cage: *running into the room* Kenshi doesn’t love me anymore!

Raiden and Kung Lao: *confused*

Kenshi: *entering the room* That is not what I said, Cage. I said you cannot bring your new agent to Outworld so Baraka and the Tarkatans can eat them.

[munster0us]

Hear me out-

[bloodyxroyal]

It's Tradition at this point

MERRY CHRISTMAS

// My first OC, Millikan(Baraka/Mileena son) Happy holidays Yall

[sevenshades7]

MK1 GIF PART9

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Tout en dessous de 5MO et 3MO

[odditycircus-2002]

Medusa!Reader and Shang Tsung MK 1 (Part 2)

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Shang Tsung and Syzoth rushed to rinse the elixirs and glass off your body. This was made difficult by how you continued to writhe around, blinded and sensitive to the point that running water felt like glass being rubbed against you. Eventually, your voice would become hoarse and bloody from your screaming, and then, finally and mercifully, exhaustion would take over. You were unaware of the claw marks you left on Shang and Syzoth in your blind panic.

You slept for the entire night and most of the next day. When you woke again, you were met with darkness and the feeling of something covering your body. You figured Shang must've bandaged you.

The Sorcerer confirms this and informs you that he's putting you on bed rest for the next few days, given the extensive damage that accident caused your body's nerves and muscles. While you may lose sight, he assured you it shouldn't be likely that it's permanent, much to your relief.

Shang Tsung was the one who primarily cared for your health. This included tending and disinfecting your wounds, changing your bandages, gently bathing you, having you drink a strong-smelling elixir to supposedly speed up the healing process daily, and even helping you relearn to use your muscles. Sometimes Syzoth would assist and talk with you, but these visits would often be cut short as Shang Tsung insisted that you needed rest.

Fortunately, you had Mileena and Kitana from time to time. You weren't surprised to hear from the sisters that Sindel couldn't come in person but sent condolences and flowers from the Hanging Gardens. This made you feel a little better, at least. It was better than the constant smell of disinfecting elixirs. However, your little ember of morale was smothered out when Shang took the bandages off you, Syzoth ready nearby with a mirror.

You were blinded by the light after days of nothing but darkness. When your eyes adjusted, you immediately gasped at the figure before you. Her skin was reddened and marred with rough patches that were a completely different color from the rest of her. She had no hair but a head full of hissing and writhing snakes with long fangs jutting from her mouth. Her eyes were snake-like with slit pupils that blinked with a second eyelid. As you touched yourself simultaneously as the stranger before you, you realized that the creature before you was… you!

"By the Elder Gods! What's happened to me?!"

You screamed before hiding your face in your hands with long claws at the ends before starting to weep. Shang Tsung attempted to comfort you as he held you close and petted your head, assuring you he didn't care what your form looked like. He knows it's still you. You both remained like that until you fell asleep from exhaustion.

For the next few days, you remained held up in your room to obsessively look in your mirror to try and imagine what you used to look like. You took up wearing a mask you purchased from the last festival you went to to retain some sense of your old beauty. You didn't allow Shang Tsung, Syzoth, or anyone to look at your face, refusing to look any of them in the eye. Yet, during those days, you had time to think without Shang whispering in your ear.

It's unbelievable to think that while you confronted Shang about the floor beneath, you'd happen to have your "accident" right in the middle of it. And how chivalrous the man you've been suspicious of would also nurse you back to health. You concluded that it couldn't be a coincidence; Shang Tsung purposefully caused your accident. Yet, seeing how your last confrontation with him alone went, you weren't going to approach him with your accusations immediately. For all you knew, you were infected with a new form of Tarkat.

It wouldn't stop you from doing your damn job, though. So you gathered the essentials, your belongings, and as many medical supplies as you could carry before slipping from the laboratory in the dead of night to head toward the nearby Tarkatan colony. Unbeknownst to you, Syzoth saw you leave but said nothing to Shang Tsung, silently wishing you well.

When you arrived, the colony appeared to be in better condition the last you looked at it. It isn't much, but it wasn't precisely the chaotic cesspool you remember. As you were "escorted" by other Tarkatans, you soon learned that the credit for the Colony's improvement goes to former tribune and merchant Baraka. Who now led the Tarkat Colony.

At first, the Tarkatan was wary when you claimed to have come out here on order from the Royal family, even when you presented the scroll stamped with the Royal House's seal that proves this claim true. At least, until you showed an ungloved arm with spikes forming where they shouldn't. You understood his paranoia and explained that you and your research partner, Shang Tsung, had a laboratory nearby to study Tarkat; however, you left to continue your research here because of your current affliction and possible infection. As a show of good faith, you present the supplies you took from the lab and offer to share them with the rest of the colony.

Baraka allowed you to stay within the camp and continue your work for a cure as long as you did your part within the colony. You accepted and soon set up shop within one makeshift adobe house. Wasting no time, you got to work. You soon set up a system to divide the work between you and any other Healers or anyone with extensive medical knowledge who can treat the sick as best as possible.

Often, you have to patch some of them up when bloodlust overtakes their minds, and others have to hold them down. Some days, you're mostly trying to find ways to ration the remaining medical supplies and treat your patients' symptoms. You even went as far as to set up regimens to help soothe the Tarkatans and keep morale up.

For months, you worked with Baraka to improve the colony's life to the best of your abilities. Eventually, because of this and your role as an Imperial Healer, you unofficially began to become a second figure of authority among the Tarkatans. It helped that you didn't take bullshit from any of your patients, no matter how difficult they can be(i.e., how strong and bloodthirsty they can be). Thanks to your mutations, you can match the strength of most of your patients. You're not above wrestling them into submission to take their medicine, including Baraka. Fortunately, you rarely had to with Baraka.

In fact, you and Baraka would come to appreciate each other because you can rely on each other for support. Especially since neither of you has anyone else to do so for the positions you found yourselves in. In fact, other colony residents couldn't help but notice the fondness and affection you both began to show one another as moons passed by.

You often could be seen conversing with Baraka, whether or not you are busy with your healing duties. Baraka usually would choose to share meals with you. You constantly check on each other's well-being. Once, Baraka gifted you a piece of jewelry from his merchant days that you now continuously wear. Anyone with eyes could see the herculean task for you to not instantly tackle hug Baraka.

Yet, an unspoken agreement prevented either of you from furthering your relationship. Baraka knew deep within his soul that he was fated to die from his illness long before you or anyone else could find a cure. He only wished to spare you the heartache of loving a dead man walking. You, on the other hand, were reluctant to love again.

You had seen each other at your lowest points. You when Baraka has a rare bout of feral bloodthirst that led you to have to sedate him with a crap ton of tranquilizers with a few minor wounds gained. He was there to just sit by you when you had to euthanize a Tarkatan that eventually lost its mind and asked before being put down when that happened. No one saw you leaving your adobe the next day except for Baraka.

That day, Baraka learned the true nature of your affliction as he caught you looking at your mirror without your mask. You were observing how your mutation was advancing when Baraka caught you, and you spun around in surprise before making direct eye contact with him. Baraka's face became frozen in surprise as he instantly turned into stone on the spot.

It took you hours before you could make a powder to reverse the petrification. You didn't know whether or not Baraka heard you, but that didn't stop you from fervently apologizing to him as you swiftly worked.

When Baraka was unstoned, he immediately asked about the exact nature of your condition. Which is when you gave the whole story about how this happened to you and how you confronted Shang Tsung before your accident occurred. You went as far as to show him your body without as much covering to demonstrate the full extent of your condition, including your newly grown wings.

"I never asked to become this! An- and- and yet, he took my body away from me."

That's when you collapsed to your knees and started to weep. The Tarkatan leader could only sit close to you as he spoke calming words. To your surprise, Baraka didn't kick you out of the colony after turning him to stone. In fact, he vowed to keep your true form a secret even from the colony. You were left speechless by his proclamation. This incident didn't cause him to treat you any differently than before.

However, given what you told him, Baraka was immediately on the defense when Shang Tsung came to the colony with an escort of armed Imperial soldiers more than he usually would be. Baraka doesn't trust Shang Tsung because his presence resembles a bad omen. A few Tarkatans seemed to "disappear" whenever he came by to gather genetic samples from his colony. However, Shang wasn't just here for blood or skin samples this time. No, this time, he was here for bone marrow, and it seemed he had his eye on Baraka in particular.

You were attending to some unfortunately afflicted tarkatan children when you were aroused from your workshop from Baraka's howling in pain. You immediately spot him forced to kneel in front of the man you've been hiding from for months, Shang Tsung. He also brought imperial soldiers, including some that held back the crowds of enraged Tarkatans. Despite the brief fear that gripped you, you were spurned into action when turning your attention to Baraka. You went down to confront the Sorcerer, demanding he release Baraka.

A/N: Sorry again folks that I have to cut it short, but I went over the word limit again. But I do hope you enjoyed this latest installment. Let me know about what y'all think about it and any ideas you have. Stay Weird, my fellow humans.

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[rasausa]

Tanya assisting an injured Mileena - MK1 (23)

[charlotte-family-apologist]

Okay but now I really wanna know more about the Outworld Races (and other realms) in your au, bc the idea that Zaterrans are the lost human ancestor is GENIUS

Thank you for asking! Sorry it took so long 😭

Naknadan primarily live in trees and prefer to live in dark places due to adapting to the almost constant night of their home realm. The extra set of arms on their back are used to carry young children. And they have monkey like tails to help with balance.

^ They're not greedy by nature but are drawn to shiny things as bioluminescence is common in their native realm.

Tarkatans are known for their leather and bone crafts. There's a common superstition that they use their own people to make them because of their cannibalistic nature and rituals of honoring the dead by "repurposing" them.

The Osh-Tekk have a clicking language and communicate through chirps and squawks until they are old enough to learn it.

The Tarkatans and Osh-tekk have been in a land dispute since Osh-Tekk was absorbed into Outworld.

Nearly all of the Arnyek islands' races went extinct after the merging, with the only surviving one being the Kytinn as Kreeyans went extinct shortly after conquest.

Edenians only live to be around 3000 Earthrealm years but use magic to increase their lifespan.

There are many types of Vaeternians.

[xenomorph--real]

Vanessa keeps asking someone named "Chat" if things are real... who is chat? Is there someone in the hive?

[s0ap-bubbles]

I’m calling it right now in the next game Mileena will start letting her paranoia and her tarkat affliction get to her and she’ll start executing everyone she suspects is rebelling, leading to kitana and herself coming to blows about her rule and Mileena will accuse kitana of wanting to overthrow her (which she already has in their intro dialogue).

It’ll probably end up something like

“please, sister. What you’re doing is madness-“

“I am not only your sister, but your empress. If you oppose my rule, you may join the others.”

And then following that, Tanya will follow whatever Mileena does because she loves her, and will probably end up killing for her

[click4rainy]

Imma just risk catching tarkat, because like bros CUTEEEE IDC. I DONT CAREEEEEEEEE.