TOURNAMENT BATTLE - ROUND 1:
Cyrax versus Frost
#14 Supreme Ranking #31
9 wins 5 losses Record 4 wins 5 losses
Round 3 (2013) Best Result Round 3 (2016)

Cyrax was part of the Lin Kuei techno assault of MK3. A prototype cyborg designated LK-4D4, he was programmed to hunt the renegade cryomancer Sub-Zero. MK Gold found him rescued from desert submersion, somehow altered. The soulless killing machine regained his humanity thanks to the Special Forces, charging into the new era of Deadly Alliance as the Outerworld Investigation Agency's resident scout. Rendered in full 3D with an expanded cyber-arsenal, Cyrax fought the good fight, becoming an unlikely ally to the vampires of Vaeternus. After the battle of Armageddon, Cyrax was destined to relive his automation in the rebooted timeline. The reboot introduced Cyrax as a reluctantly transformed Motswana net warrior, this time successful in capturing Sub-Zero. MKX comics told of his redemption, freed from his programming by Sub-Zero. He sacrificed himself to destroy Sektor and the corrupt Lin Kuei.

Frost was one of Sub-Zero's new Lin Kuei recruits introduced in Deadly Alliance! A female cryomancer of natural kori technique, she earned her place amongst the new clan by winning a tournament. While receiving teachings from the new Grandmaster, she plotted to steal the power of his Dragon Medallion. Greed was seemingly her undoing, but she briefly thawed for Armageddon, causing troubles for the demigod Taven who found her encased in ice. In the rebooted timeline of MKX, Frost is again seen impetuously challenging Sub-Zero's orders when he seeks peace with Scorpion's Shirai Ryu. Tie-in comics reveal her past as an underground death match fighter, but her future remains unknown.

Two generations of Lin Kuei clan fighters, each finding reasons to resist the decree of their masters. Their powers threaten to consume their humanity - which soul will find the means to endure? Choose their destiny! FIGHT!

TOURNAMENT BATTLE - ROUND 1:
Taven versus Reiko
#56 Supreme Ranking #44
1 win 5 losses Record 11 win 5 losses
Round 2 (2015) Best Result Round 2 (2015)

Edenian demigod Taven was at the center of Mortal Kombat Armageddon: one of two new characters charged with a quest to defeat the elemental Blaze and unlock the powers to curb kombat's threat to reality. Taven navigated his way through some of the series' most iconic realms and opponents as a playable character, and star of Konquest mode. Now that the timeline has been restarted, Taven's fate is unknown. MKX arcade ending cameos allude to a history repeated, with Taven awoken from his godsleep early by Kenshi and Takeda. It remains to be seen if he will oppose his brother, or begin a chain reaction towards another Armageddon.

Though not a god himself, Reiko debuted as leader of Shinnok's infernal armies in the slaughter of the Heavens. Donning Shao Kahn's helmet in an infamous MK4 ending, Reiko remained a figure of speculation for many years. Returning in Armageddon, Reiko was now a General of Outworld, fighting to protect Quan Chi whilst harboring his own aspirations for power. Appearing in MKX tie-in comics, Reiko's cunning manipulated the short reign of Empress Mileena, and saw him serve Havik in exchange for newfound powers. The blood magic bestowed upon him was not all it seemed. His body tore itself apart, destroying him in the process.

Their influence has rippled through Mortal Kombat's history, threatening the balance of the realms, and the fate of the very gods themselves! Their pursuit of power has been denied, but could their history be rewritten? Choose their destiny! FIGHT!

TOURNAMENT BATTLE - ROUND 1:
Ashrah versus Dairou
#52 Supreme Ranking #73
0 wins 4 losses Record 0 wins 3 losses
Round 1 (2014) Best Result Round 1 (2012)

Ashrah is a demon heart clamoring for the warmth of light. Once a member of the Brotherhood of Shadows, she was hunted by her own sisters at the order of Quan Chi. Introduced in Deception; Ashrah wore the skin of a mortal, wielding a heavenly kriss with which she sheds the taint of evil with every demon she slays. The death of a powerful demonic force would allow Ashrah to permanently ascend from the Netherrealm, but such a kill did not come in her second and final appearance in Armageddon. Unseen during MKX's Netherrealm war, her fate in the new timeline remains unknown.

Dairou was once a member of the Seidan Guard, until he succumbed to a moment of rage, unlawfully killing an assailant after his family was murdered. His years of service to the Orderrealm were forgotten in an instant -- sentenced to the very prison he once filled! Freed during a Resistance riot; Dairou debuted in Deception as a mercenary resistant to the anarchy of Chaos, but no longer loyal to the law of Order. As a sword for hire his services were now available to the highest bidder, making him an unlikely agent of Darrius -- the man responsible for his family's deaths! He was present during Armageddon, but Dairou's fate in the rebooted timeline remains unknown.

They are warriors whose lives have been changed by the sharp edge of the sword. Through the blade Ashrah found purpose and redemption, and Dairou found chaos and the loss of everything. Will they ever reach absolution? Choose their destiny! FIGHT!

TOURNAMENT BATTLE - ROUND 1:
Nitara versus Kenshi
#41 Supreme Ranking #7
2 wins 4 losses Record 13 wins 5 losses
Round 2 (2012) Best Result Runner-Up (2015)

In Deadly Alliance, Nitara revealed there were more creatures to fear in the shadows of Outworld than previously known. In the wake of the Emperor's apparent fall; Nitara sought a mystic orb responsible for binding the vampire realm of Vaeternus to Outworld. She achieved her goal through cunning manipulation, revered by the restored Moroi Empire, but the threat was not over. In Armageddon, she was the target of a mystic kriss sword wielded by the demon Ashrah Able to suck the lifeblood from her opponents, the winged vampire remains a unique addition to the series. Though unseen in the rebooted timeline, MKX tie-in comics feature the fruits of her blood magic, acquired through unknown means by Quan Chi.

Kenshi too debuted in Deadly Alliance, part of a new generation of warriors. Wearing a red cloth over blind eyes, the master swordsman now saw the world through the mind's eye. The victim of manipulation, Kenshi lost his sight freeing his ancestor's souls at the behest of Shang Tsung. The arrogant fighter learned valuable lessons in humility and the art of mental kombat. He used his telekinetic abilities to serve the Outerworld Investigation Agency, fighting to defend the Earth from external and internal threats. In Deception, he found an ally in Sub-Zero as the souls of his ancestors returned to his sword. In Armageddon, they guided him on an individual path, continuing his vendetta against the Red Dragon and the fight against Shinnok. The reboot timeline saw Kenshi make a DLC return alongside the fighters of the original trilogy, before he made a full fledged return in MKX. Comic tie-ins told of his continued battle with the Red Dragon, who were responsible for the murder of his parter Suchin - the mother of his son. Kenshi continues to fight as an OIA agent and father.

As new additions to Deadly Alliance they introduced a new era to Mortal Kombat! One plays with the minds of men, while the other masters the minds hidden abilities. Choose their destiny! FIGHT!

TOURNAMENT BATTLE - ROUND 1:
Kitana versus Cassie Cage
#8 Supreme Ranking #40
14 wins 5 losses Record 1 win 3 losses
Quarters (2013) Best Result Round 2 (2015)

Kitana gave MKII a fan force thrust as one of the new warriors fighting out of Outworld. As the rightful heir to the Edenian throne, she quickly joined the side of angels, aiding Earthrealm in its battle against The Emperor. She fought her own mother as a klassic return in MKTrilogy, and made another late run in MK Gold, her realm now freed but under threat from the fires of the Netherrealm. Deadly Alliance launched Kitana into a new era of pre-emptive aggression alongside the Shokan. She fell in kombat, becoming a resurrect slave of The Dragon King playable only in MK Unchained. She was back among the living in Armageddon, doomed to relive her history as Shao Kahn's surrogate daughter when Raiden created a new timeline. This time Kitana perished fighting her own mother, resurrected as a revenant pawn of Quan Chi. In MKX she remains in the Netherrealm, freed of Quan Chi's influence and eyeing control of the inferno.

Cassie Cage leads the charge of a new generation of kombat! Born into a timeline where Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade were the only survivors of Outworld's Invasion; Cassie combines her parents skills into a brash, youthful defense of Earthrealm. A member of the OIA, she battled the Red Dragon clan in MKX tie-in comics, briefly becoming a slave to Havik & Reiko in the process. In MKX Cassie is again her own woman, confronting the terror of the Netherrealm's invasion, and growing tensions between Outworld's new emperor Kotal Kahn, and the forces of Earthrealm. The power of her birthright helps her defeat the fallen Elder God Shinnok, a hero for a new age.

They've both exemplified new generations of Mortal Kombat heroes, fighting to overthrow some of the deadliest forces corrupting the realms. Their heritage brings great power, but whose is greatest? Choose their destiny! FIGHT!