I want to start by asking everyone to keep a TRULY open mind and look at this for what I'm actually saying. (I.E. at the very least avoid commenting about her being a Kano/Sonya rip-off.)

I think Kira could be one of the coolest characters in terms of story, gameplay, and design if she was truly given a chance to shine.

So this would include only keeping a few parts of her backstory and design, but changing a majority of it.

Her backstory is that she was a woman in disguise in the Middle East selling arms to terrorists, and when she was discovered, fought her way out of a cave before being recruited by Kabal into the Black Dragon. I chose to separate this story into two parts, the first being her in the Middle East. Beyond it being a cool story, I think it could make for excellent gameplay and variations.

Variations:

Common across them all would be a stab attack with her daggers, a projectile throw of the daggers, both high and low, and a parry that wouldn't deal damage, but temporarily buff Kira's speed.

Variation 1 - Arms Dealer (Zoning Improved)

Kira would be hooded and in heavy dirty robes, covering most of her. Her eyes would be visible, but she would have eyepaint similar to Kitana's, making them darker. She would also speak in a lower voice.

In this variation, she would gain the use of a rocket launcher, that would be a high-damage projectile with a large start-up time. Think Sheeva's fireball. The enhanced version would be a heat-seeking missile, which would follow either the character. She would also be able to use a move that has a machine-gun or a semi. She would also gain an upwards gunshot as an anti-air and air downwards gunshots like Harley Quinn in Injustice.

Variation 2 - Scimitar (Combo-Enders and Rushdown)

Kira would look very similar in this variation to her last one, but would have the additions of a scimitar attached to her hilt and a small pocket as well.

In this variation, she would gain the use of the scimitar in various special moves and in her normals to increase range and chip damage. Her specials would be a flail of the scimitar (similar to Green Arrow's Hurricane Bow) which could be used to end combos, a move where she stabs the opponent repeatedly, that could enhanced to allow for juggles, a sneaky stab that would either aim low or overhead depending on the input, and to be able to throw sand and powdered glass that could harm the opponent from her belt in front of her as she dashes back, which would stop the opponent from moving and keep in the corner, for example, but the dash back would allow for some form of punish on the move.

Variation 3 - Bloodthirsty (Mix-ups and Combos)

Kira would ditch the robes and look similar to her MKDeception look, or even completely different, but obviously female.

In this variation, gravity-scaling would be reduced so as to allow for larger or other-wise impossible combos. She would also gain a few moves with her daggers that would juggle the opponent, as well as a launcher normal, and Kitana's Pretty Kicks from MK9, with an enhanced version being similar to Zatanna's kicks from Injustice. Most of the moves and specials in this variation would also have the same frame-data (or very similar), but her moves would look wilder and more crazed. She would also gain her projectile from MKDeception, albeit updated and looking better. Finally for this variation, she would also gain 3 chains that would allow for mixups.

Her first fatality would include her slicing the opponent three times horizontally, then jumping over them and grabbing their head like Sonya's second fatality in MK9, before pulling them down until the wounds expanded and internal organs fell out. Then, she would snap off their head.

What do you guys think?