Ultimate Pop Culture - Mortal Kombat Characters: Ashrah, Baraka, Blaze, Bo' Rai Cho, Chameleon, Daegon, Dairou, Dark Khan, Darrius, Ermac, Frost, Fuji

Source: Wikia. Pages: 58. Chapters: Ashrah, Baraka, Blaze, Bo' Rai Cho, Chameleon, Daegon, Dairou, Dark Khan, Darrius, Ermac, Frost, Fujin, Goro, Havik, Hotaru, Hsu Hao, Jarek, Jax Briggs, Johnny Cage, Kabal, Kai, Kano, Kenshi, Khameleon, Kitana, Kung Lao, Liu Kang, Noob Saibot, Raiden, Reptile, Scorpion, Shang Tsung, Shao Kahn, Sub-Zero. Excerpt: Ashrah is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. She made her debut in Mortal Kombat: Deception. Despite having the appearance of an elegant, old-fashioned, attractive young woman, Ashrah is actually a demon from the Netherealm. She was once a member of Quan Chi's Brotherhood of the Shadow, which worshipped the fallen Elder God Shinnok. Ashrah dresses completely in white and appears as a tall, mysterious woman, a blend between aristocracy and innocence. She made her first appearance in Mortal Kombat: Deception. Within the Mortal Kombat series, she is something of a stand-alone character, jumping back and forth between the forces of good and evil. Her occupation is that of a demon hunter. Ashrah's weapon of choice is her Kriss, which is a type of sword that is similar to the Dragon Sword that Liu Kang used in Mortal Kombat 4. This weapon is believed to have been blessed or is of a heavenly origin. One day, Ashrah refused to carry out one of Quan Chi's orders. In response, he sent her sister (a fellow member of the Brotherhood of the Shadow) to kill her. While escaping her would-be assassin in the Netherrealm, she found a holy sword known as Kriss. As she learned how to wield the blade, slaying Netherrealm demons with it, Ashrah began to recognize that with each one she killed, the sword progressively cleansed her spirit of evil. She then resolved to liberate herself from her inherent malevolent nature by using the Kriss to eliminate the evil within her. Each demon that she slays brings her closer to her goal of purification, and consequentially, her eventual expulsion from the Netherealm, a...