Grow up, who cares what race the character you're playing as is?
it's kind of pathetic

Wrong.

Kitana: Edenian
Mileena: Half Edenian-half Tarkatan
Jade: Edenian
Tanya: Edenian
Kira: American/caucasian
Sareena: Outworld(ian)
Sonya: American/Caucasian
Skarlet: Probably Outworld
Sheeva: Shokan
Frost: Not sure
Nitara: Vampire
Ashrah: Demon
Li Mei: Outworld (Whatever her village name is)


Seeing as how most of these females don't originate from Earth, they can't be considered a race which only exist on earth.

And since the only Earthly creature we have are Caucasian, we are also lacking a hispanic, african, south pacific, middle eastern, blah blah blah female. We don't really need all of them.

Who cares about the personalities and motivations of a character you are playing as?
It's kind of pathetic.

why is it that EVERY thread someone makes about race some smartass has to come in acting like they're educating us on something we don't all know with "NO NO, THEY'RE EDEEEEEEEEEENIAN! LOLI'MSMARTERTHANU"

Thank you. We f***ing know they're Edenian. Yet they all bear the features and skin tones of familiar races of HUMAN BEINGS from Earth. Obviously non-human characters like Sheeva and Reptile excepted. So let's discuss them as such. Okay?
@ (Erik), I'm not asian, but I would like to see some asian females in the game. (I kinda have a thing for them).
@Caboose Reptile http://xorsyst.com/japan/top-10-japanese-gravure-idols/

Um...

This is related to the topic, maybe reversed, more of an unload, enjoy or skip. ; )
I actually have a problem with most American (especially white) characters in mortal kombat. There are determined people here, yes. I like to considered myself determined, I work hard. But the majority of Americans are not imagined of the level of cultures with such a culture rich of focus.
Liu Kang and Kung Lao are believable, being Shaolin Monks their whole life. But I a major problem with someone as unserious and terribly unfunny (humor's good when it's actually funny, you know when someone is the designated "funny guy", I just can't laugh at the forced attempts) I might add of Johnny Cage, Sonya and used to be Stryker until he's being portrayed as the Die Hard movies. I can "see" the worth in that case, the movie did a great job.
Myth helps, even if stretched. The myth of the marines being skilled and going through a physical hell has never been shown in the special forces. I'd love to see Jax and Sonya as an actual special force unit. The black suit (could be unmasked with a lot more green and usual stables) with green night googleson the side and coming in through the ceiling with ropes or something. I want to "see" they are skilled. I really like Sonya's second fatally, it's resourceful. I'd like further to see choke holds and things like elbows to throats from her and Jax.
With Johnny Cage, I'd love to see like Jean-Claude Van Damme's Bloodsport, Johnny Cage has been going to fighting tournaments his whole life, there's nothing wrong with being humorous, but I'd love to see he's actually capable to bust some heads without whoa'ing everything, get some blood on him I guess I'm saying.

sub-zero is chinese american, he thought frost could have been his sister, that means that she needs SOME asian ancestry. not only that but also se calls kuai-liang "sifu" which is cantonese for teacher or something similar to that. so yes MK has an asian female, her name is frost

You can't be fucking serious?


That black/white/yellow/brown bullshit needs to stop.


I'm not black, I'm American.

Kitana isn't white, she's Edenian.

It doesn't help when the few images you DO see of yourself in the industry that you love are mostly stereotypes and caricatures.

Which reminds me: Thank you very much for Cyrax, NRS, it's much appreciated.

why does mk have no swedish females?

it's not exactly important.

Ashrah and Li Mei are Asian

You obviously don't understand the difference between race and nationality.

Neither do you.

Doesn't bother me at all

The only race I am willing to acknowledge is the human race.

How very... politically correct.

*facepalm* Who gives a rats ass about the race of the characters! I would still play Scorpion no matter what race he was.

emmmm

Jade is Brazilian as hell.

I think Li Mei and Frost are Asian. But it's not that big of a deal to me.

I was under the impression that we already had an Asian female.

Kitana: not human
Mileena: nowhere near human
Jade: not human
Tanya: not human
Sindel: not human
Kira: white
Sareena: not human
Sonya: white
Skarlet: (unknown)
Sheeva: not human
Frost: Chinese
Nitara: not human
Ashrah: not human
Li Mei: not human

Edited.

But does it really matter?

Oh come one, everytime I see the word, "race" it finally comes to this...

Should it be stated as "ethnic group" then? I'm pretty sure that none of them was trying to be racist or discriminate any ethnic group.

Is like saying: "Smoke isn't white. He is Czech!!" when he is of white ethnic AND Czech. Come on people, nobody is being racist here. But if it is needed to call it ethnic instead of race, so be it I guess

Now on the topic, I too think that Jade (the Edenian one, from Edenia, not Earth, Edenia, yep, that) looks of midle easter or arabic ethnic. And most of his clothes on everygame resemble the style of exotic women from that zone too, so I guess she is from the part of Edenia where people has midle eastern ethnic...

About the asian females as how most people popularly think asians are (not so many people stop to realize how big and diverse Asia is, most just think that it's all China and Japan and that the other countries belong to somewhere else, not that I'm spotting anyone here of course, just a side note :P), I think that Li Mei belong to that ethnic group. Frost as others said should belong too even if she really doesn't have any distinctive trait.

About the comment who stated that Mileena could be spanish if from Europe zone because she had latin skin tone... I can tell you that spaniards doesn't look latin, and I see thousands of them everyday I know from other european countries where people has much darker skin, but that skin tone isn't something that screams Spain IMO.

And in before people starts looking it the wrong way, please don't take it as "OMG he doesn't want to be compared to latins!!gtfo racist!!" I have latin friends, I'm just stating that an spaniard LOOKS different from a latin. Wich BTW is somehow funny as the word is originated from the cultures ocuppied by the roman empire but on our days hardly refers to people from Europe :P

Actually, given her music, skin tone, and wardrobe, JADE would most likely be closer to EASTERN INDIAN (on Earth) not "negroid" as someone put it...

OMG! we need a canadian

Well, you kind of bring up a good point, but I'm more concerned about how good the character actually is as opposed to her racial/ethnic identity.



The Middle East encompasses North Africa and West Asia.