Baraka

Baraka is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. Introduced in Mortal Kombat II (1993), he is a Tarkatan, a fictional species residing in Outworld. As with other members of his race, he is able to retract a pair of blades from his forearms. Baraka is a recurring villain throughout the series, often depicted in the service of the franchise's primary villains, as well as the love interest to the half-Tarkatan Mileena. The character has received a positive reception for his appearance, special abilities, and Fatality finishing moves. He has also appeared in various media outside of the games.

Powers and Abilities

As a Tarkatan, Baraka possesses greater stamina and fighting power than a normal human, along with his trademark weapon - the Tarkatan blades that extend from his forearms. He is also shown in many cases to have a highly acute sense of smell, as he can tell the true identity of targets by their scent, and a potent healing factor, as he was able to survive Kung Lao's Body Slice Fatality in the events of Mortal Kombat Trilogy (though he required giant staples to hold his body together). With the addition of body spikes in MK11, he can now shoot the spikes out of his back as a defensive maneuver. Additionally, Baraka now seems to be able to break off and regrow his Tarkatan Blades at will as seen in various special attacks but most noticeably his Fatal Blow.

Signature Moves

Flying shard

Chop chop blades

Blade swipe

Blade Spin

Blade charge

Scrape kick

Triple flying shard

Air blade spin

War banner

Blood lunge

Leg kabob

Gutted

War banner bash

War banner charge

Staked

Baraka-serker

Spine burst