Talk:Kitana/Archive 1

First Unasked Playable Appearance?
What is that supposed to mean? (see UMK3 pic caption)

Even if you meant to say "unmasked", I don't recall her being without a mask in UMK3.

Pics of Kitana and her weapons from the movies
Shouldn't there be images of Kitana from the MK movies? --User:Angie Y.

Kitana's Age
IIRC, wasn't Kitana described as "over 10,000 years old" in MK3? Then she should have no specific age.Virogtheconq 04:10, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Mortal Kombat Deception Unchained
Can someone make mention of the fact that she will appear in the PSP port of Mortal Kombat Deception? Check IGN.com for more info.


 * Done.

external link
the external link provided doesn't have real content - if you go to the sub-pages (ie on the left), it goes to a page identical to the home one.
 * Link removed. Virogtheconq 16:48, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Conquest role
I added accurate information for all three of Kitana's MKC episodes, including actresses, appearance, and plots. AtenRa 13:53, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Kitana's fatality
Am I permitted to add a "Kiss of Doom"-fatality video to her fatality from youtube? Morris Munroe 15:47, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Who has created the "Kiss of Doom"-fatality where the opponent blows up until he explodes? Morris Munroe 15:58, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

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Storyline
I've removed the "Storyline" section, which had been marked as overlong. The story related to Kitana belongs, if anywhere, on the articles of the relevant works featuring her. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tony Sidaway (talk • contribs) 17:55, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

- That's retarded. Story is a key thing in Mortal Kombat and if you're going to remove the storyline section for Kitana, you might as well remove it for all other MK characters as well. I never understood why the section was marked as overlong anyway. That was her storyline. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.187.255.154 (talk) 19:22, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Am I wrong when I say that the storyline will be covered in the relevant articles? --Tony Sidaway 20:44, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

- What relevant articles? And how do you define "revelant?" It makes sense for each characters' individual page to have a section that tells their individual storyline. I can see this in action not even just in Mortal Kombat, but characters for Street Fighter, DOA, Tekken, etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.187.255.154 (talk) 21:37, 11 February 2008 (UTC)


 * By "relevant" I mean articles about games or films in which Kitana features as a character having a storyline. We have an article on Mortal Kombat, which explains the overall role of Kitana in the stories.  Descriptions of plot elements involving Kitana also feature in the articles Mortal Kombat (film), Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, and Mortal Kombat II. --Tony Sidaway 21:52, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

- Those articles barely touch on Kitana's individual story and the movies' storyline is completely different from the games' story. Hence why each character should have their own individual storyline section to fully explain that character's role and importance/relevance to the storyline. The sections on Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, and Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance make no mention of Kitana being raised by Shao Kahn herself. They don't explain how she served him until she learned the truth about her past. They don't explain how she dealt with Mileena, Jade, Sindel, Reptile, etc. This is crucial information about Kitana herself that should be placed in her own article. And the same should apply to any other character in the series. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.187.255.154 (talk) 22:21, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I've opened an RFC on this question. I'll be interested to see what other people think.  On the points you make, since this is a fictional person perhaps it is the case that the details that aren't important enough to be considered relevant to those articles do not belong in an encyclopedia, simply because they have no external relevance. --Tony Sidaway 22:33, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

- If that's the case, then why does any fictional character have their own page? The summeries on the other articles only give a very broad and general gist of the story. Some don't even delve into the many other individual characters. So if someone wanted to find out the storyline and/or role of Kitana...or any other character...in paticular, where would they go then? And if that sort of thing isn't considered important enough to keep, then shouldn't every fictional characters' article be removed? Why should Luke Skywalker get his own page when surely all relevant information about him can be found in the Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, or Return of the Jedi articles? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.187.255.154 (talk • contribs) 00:10, 13 February 2008


 * That's a very good question. I'll answer it by saying that I don't think it's necessarily appropriate to give a blow-by-blow account of every scene in which a character is involved.  In the case of Luke Skywalker, for instance, his parentage, orphaning at birth, uneventful childhood, and subsequent events can be recapped fairly briefly--I'd estimate that 500 words or less would be sufficient.  The bulk of the article would be taken up with his appearances in different films, the official merchandising that has been used to promote the Lucas films (action figures, posters, playsuits, etc) live appearances of actors in the role, spin-off novels he appears in and (of course) his significance in wider popular culture (satirical representations, tributes, etc).


 * Now getting back to Kitana, we have a quite good "Background" section, which I think does a good job of establishing Kitana's role in-universe. Then we have a "Storyline" section which is a detailed, blow-by-blow account of Kitana's life.  This runs to nearly 1300 words.  It could easily be trimmed down, for instance:


 * First appearing in Mortal Kombat II as Shao Kahn's personal assassin and daughter, Kitana has actually discovered quite early on that she is really the daughter of the usurped king Jerrod, but keeps her own counsel and cooperates with Shao Kahn, biding her time. Her twin, Mileena, is actually an evil clone originally created to replace her but instead used to spy on her.  In Mortal Kombat II, Mileena discovers that Kitana is not loyal to Shao Kahn, they fight and Kitana kills Mileena.  Some of Kitana's backstory is also told in Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks.


 * Sentenced to death for treason and Mileena's murder, Kitana escapes and joins the warriors of Earth. Sindel, her dead mother, has been resurrected, and  with her loyal friend Jade, Kitana removes the taint of evil from Sindel's soul.  Sindel leaves Shao Kahn, leading to his defeat at the hands of Liu Kang.


 * That's a compressed version of the first 500 words. There should be more in the above relating to games in the Mortal Kombat series, of course, but I hope you get the idea.  It isn't necessary to include every little thing about the story.  The basics can be given in one-third of the space used in the current "Storyline" section. --Tony Sidaway 12:18, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Her fans
Anyone have good pictures of the various design for Kitana's war fans? Angie Y. (talk) 22:29, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Could someone update the pic?
MK9 look? --Asperchu (talk) 23:26, 14 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Fullmoon's render isn't the official one, it might be a recoloring of one released by them but it's not the official Kitana pic. Sincerely Subzerosmokerain (talk) 17:33, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
 * The current one's apparently containing a watermark of some kind. Guess it's pretty awkward. --Asperchu (talk) 18:12, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
 * No it doesn't, it has the link to the main site "worldscollide.com". It is an official render and can stay there. Sincerely Subzerosmokerain (talk) 23:06, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Is it possible to crop it out? Or is this picture even really necessary anymore? --Asperchu (talk) 23:09, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
 * It's necessary because the image that's up right now, though official, isn't holding its own weight per free-use rationale. If that image is deleted, we'll need a backup, outdated, but a backup nonetheless. A similar thing occurred on the Eddy Gordo article. Just keep it where it is for now, maybe a bit smaller. Sincerely Subzerosmokerain (talk) 23:13, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

The article is rewritten and expanded now
Is it enough for this to be nominated for a good article? --194.145.185.229 (talk) 13:12, 10 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Late reply, but this article is very detailed, well written and has a very big number of sources supporting the content here, considering it's an article for a video game character. If there's one Mortal Kombat character article that deserves to be a Good Article, it's this. If you have an account, you can nominate it as a Good Article or maybe I can do so for you, even though I personally haven't worked on this article much. Kokoro20 (talk) 15:49, 21 December 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't know about GA (and its criteria), but I'm sure deserves something more than "Start-Class" and "C-Class" it has. --194.145.185.229 (talk) 12:53, 23 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Then how about requesting a peer review to get multiple opinions? Assessment can be requested in WikiProject Video games/Assessment/Requests. The GA criteria is in here.Tintor2 (talk) 15:53, 23 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Wait, can guest IPs even request peer reviews? I wouldn't think they can. Kokoro20 (talk) 15:54, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

I think it might need to be checked for grammar first, at this point I wrote or I rewrote practically everything there but English is not my first language, so someone needs to read it through and correct it if needed. (Mileena too.) --194.145.185.229 (talk) 15:48, 30 December 2011 (UTC)


 * I suppose the "In video games" could be trimmed a bit considering how the first Mortal Kombat games only had story in the characters bio and the endings that contradicted the events from following games. For example, the section could start with her role in Mortal Kombat II, with the above information given to a separate section about the character's main traits.Tintor2 (talk) 16:27, 31 December 2011 (UTC)


 * I've went over the article and done fixes, but haven't gotten around to checking the last few sections yet. By the way, this article does not need to be re-written again, just some fixes here and there. Just keep it how it is and have a peer review done on it. Kokoro20 (talk) 16:34, 1 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Well, I just requested a peer review, if that's okay. Kokoro20 (talk) 15:02, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Btw, I once again worked a lot on Mileena, which is in now my opinion actually better article than Kitana's. It has now many more sources (108) and I tried my best with good reading flow (grammar might be still imperfect), so check out the latest edit if you want, and possibly consider to nominate or whatever. --194.145.185.229 (talk) 17:39, 25 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Hey, it's been a while. Anyway, I've added more sources after it was suggested in that peer review. It was also suggested to trim the "In video games" section of the article, but I'm not sure how I would go about doing. So, I guess I should nominate both this and the Mileena article as Good Articles soon. Kokoro20 (talk) 16:53, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

As I said several times, Mileena's article would make use of "Sexy Mileena" as an additional illustration. --194.145.185.229 (talk) 16:35, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

The A-class thread
Because apparently it's needed to be started, so be it. --Niemti (talk) 10:09, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Removed content
Can be used at Wikia or whatever. (I recall some IP editor(s) spend a lot of time and edits wording it out.)

In Deception, Kitana only appears in the endings for Sindel and Ermac, resembling an unmasked and blue-clad Mileena (it was also the first time ever when Kitana has appeared with a ponytail). This is explained by the two early design concepts for Mileena's design in Deception, created by Steve Beran and included as unlockable pictures in the game's bonus gallery called "The Krypt". According to the picture's gallery caption text, the first costume shown there was actually originally supposed to be Kitana's, but was later developed into Mileena's primary. (This attire appears to be already belonging to Mileena in the picture, as indictated by its colors that are associated with her, and has evolved further before its final version.) Her UMK3/MKT Animality transformation animal is a small rabbit. In this game [MKII], she was clad in a swimsuit-based blue leotard, along with matching thigh-high boots, long gloves and a headband. Becky Gable took over the role from Zamiar in UMK3, for which the motion capture footage for all of female ninja characters had her wearing a more neutrally-colored dark red outfit. Gable's Kitana wore a leotard with added details, including a laced chest opening, arm rings, earrings, and a more liberal use of black, while the headband was dropped and her hair was tied in a tight bun. For Kitana's first 3D (and the first unmasked) appearance in Gold, she was clad in a slightly-modified leotard from UMK3. In Deadly Alliance, Unchained and Armageddon, Kitana wore two outfits: a blue-and-black leotard with a matching mask and a more regal costume featuring a lavender leotard with a very deep V-neck exposing her cleavage even more and stiletto heels on her boots, both of which are worn with a brown belt, a matching neckband, dangling earrings, and hair ties for her braided hairstyle. In MKvsDCU, Kitana wears a blue-and-black leotard and her long hair is held by a ribbon. In MK2011, she wears a cerulean-colored bustier with silver trimmings, laced together in a way reminiscent of UMK3, a matching thong with a long flowing loincloth at the front, and a coronet in place of the MKII's headband. Other accessories are cerulean thigh-high boots, matching arm gauntlets, and silver earrings. Her alternate outfit consists of a blue-and-silver halter top and matching bikini briefs with a loincloth at the back and knee-high boots. Since Deadly Alliance, Kitana's hair is much longer and is also usually tied into a braid, which became her most often used hairstyle next to a bun; her loose hair did not reappear until MK2011

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and Unreality's David Madison listed her among ten "most badass video game women of all time." Featuring Kitana in the 2009 list of top 25 "hottest" female video game protagonists, the staff of Manolith stated their preference of her over "the rather butch" Sonya, adding that she "may have been cloned and copied in the game, but none of her doppelgangers held the same sway." while Techi.com called her "arguably the most popular character in the series."

--Niemti (talk) 17:52, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

Move?

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The result of the move request was: moved per request. Favonian (talk) 18:48, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Kitana (Mortal Kombat) → Kitana –
 * The other two articles have different titles and none of them have simply "Kitana" within. Brandmeistertalk  11:18, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Or Kitana (disambiguation) to Kitana? Is the fictional character from the Mortal Kombat media franchise (Kitana (Mortal Kombat)) the dominant meaning? Anthony Appleyard (talk) 12:51, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I would argue that yes per Google test. When people type Kitana, they rather don't usually mean Kitana Baker or Cherie Roberts. Brandmeistertalk  14:01, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Just remember to change the link in all articles. --Niemti (talk) 01:00, 7 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Support; neither of the other two are known as just "Kitana". Powers T 01:23, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
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Sonya comparison
"[Kitana] was also compared to other Mortal Kombat characters, especially to Sonya Blade; Austin American-Statesman described Kitana and Mileena as "far nastier than that martial-artless aerobics instructor from the first game." I just love the irony of this statement, because in the first game, Sonya's hometown was, you guessed it, Austin. sixty nine   • spill it •  16:24, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

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Reception
Reception section is a mess. Far too much stuff about her sex appeal, etc. along with unreliable sources. --Jtalledo (talk) 11:51, 8 June 2017 (UTC)