He has a lean, muscular martial-artist build with broad shoulders, defined arms, and black hair that is usually tied back or kept short depending on the version. He has dark eyes, strong eyebrows, and a youthful but serious face. His clothing is usually red and black, consisting of a sleeveless or fitted martial-arts top, matching pants, boots, wrist wraps, and protective gear. His design often includes dragon imagery, representing his connection to the Mortal Kombat legacy. He is calm, disciplined, compassionate, courageous, and protective.

He has a tall, strong build and long black hair that frames his face. His eyes can glow with supernatural energy, especially when using his lightning abilities. He wears a large traditional straw hat with a wide brim, along with layered white, blue, and gray robes, armored shoulder pieces, gloves, boots, and belts. His clothing gives him a traditional warrior-and-god appearance. He is wise, serious, patient, protective, and deeply committed to defending Earthrealm.

has a muscular, athletic body, dark hair, and intense eyes. His most recognizable feature is his yellow-and-black ninja-style outfit, along with his dark mask that covers the lower half of his face. He wears armored shoulder pieces, forearm guards, belts, leg armor, and boots. His clothing often has layered fabric and metal details that give him a battle-worn appearance. His signature weapon is a chained kunai, and he is associated with fire. He is serious, determined, loyal, intimidating, and driven by his personal sense of justice.

has a tall, muscular build with broad shoulders and a powerful physique. He has dark hair and usually wears a blue-and-black ninja outfit with a mask covering his mouth and nose. His armor includes padded shoulders, chest protection, arm guards, gloves, belts, and reinforced boots. His outfit often has icy blue details and Lin Kuei-inspired designs. His ability to create ice can cover his body, weapons, or surroundings in frost. He is disciplined, calculating, reserved, intelligent, and fiercely protective of his clan.

She has a tall, athletic build, long dark hair, and dark eyes. She usually wears blue clothing with silver or gold armor details, including a fitted top, arm guards, gloves, leggings, and boots. Her outfits often have royal designs because she is a princess of Edenia. She carries two steel fans that can be used as weapons. Her appearance combines royal clothing with practical armor for combat. She is graceful, intelligent, confident, compassionate, and fiercely loyal.

She has a similar athletic build to Kitana but has a much more intimidating appearance. She has long dark hair, sharp eyes, and usually wears purple or magenta clothing with black and metallic armor pieces. Her most recognizable feature is her monstrous mouth filled with sharp teeth, which she often hides behind a mask. She fights with twin sai and has enhanced physical abilities. She is aggressive, impulsive, jealous, unpredictable, and extremely determined.

He has a lean, muscular martial-artist build with long black hair, usually tied back. His most recognizable feature is his wide-brimmed hat, which has a razor-sharp metal edge that he uses as a weapon. He wears traditional-inspired martial-arts clothing with dark colors, armor pieces, wrist guards, belts, and boots. He is skilled, confident, competitive, loyal, and occasionally playful, but becomes serious when his friends or Earthrealm are threatened.

He is extremely tall and heavily muscular, with a massive build that makes him physically intimidating. He wears large pieces of dark metal armor, a skull-like helmet or mask, shoulder armor, gauntlets, and heavy boots. His armor often has spikes and other intimidating details. He carries a huge war hammer and is associated with the color red. He is ruthless, arrogant, aggressive, commanding, and obsessed with conquering other realms.

Shang has a tall, slender build, long black hair, sharp facial features, and piercing eyes. He often wears accessories that emphasize his status as a sorcerer. In some versions, he appears much older, while in others he uses magic to appear younger. He is intelligent, manipulative, patient, deceptive, ambitious, and obsessed with gaining power.