As the orb is inside of a lava pit that Cyrax is able to enter, Nitara orchestrates a series of events to force Cyrax into helping her in exchange for passage back to Earthrealm. She ultimately succeeds in destroying the orb with Cyrax's assistance, freeing Vaeternus. Her biography in Armageddon states that Nitara leaves Vaeternus for Edenia in an effort to prevent her species from being exterminated by Ashrah, although this is not established during the game. The character was designed by Luis Mangubat. A male vampire counterpart was also planned for Deadly Alliance, but the developers were unable to add him to the game in time. In the game's Konquest mode, she was featured in a fictional "Blood" energy drink advertisement. Nitara appears in the 2021 Mortal Kombat film, portrayed by Mel Jarnson. Depicted as one of the Outworld champions, she is killed by Kung Lao with his hat. UGO ranked Nitara 46th on their 2012 list of the top fifty series characters. In 2011, Complex named her one of the series' most underrated characters, stating that "Buffy would get her ass handed to her by this chick". Melody MacReady at Screen Rant listed her as one of the characters she wanted to see in MK11, where she noted "Frost was given a revamp and so was Fujin much to the surprise of fans. Perhaps if given a new design, a unique vampiric skill set, and extra skins based on the movie, Nitara could also become a fan favorite." Introduced in Mortal Kombat: Deception Ashrah Voiced by: Johanna Añonuevo (MK:D, MK:A) Ashrah is a demon from the Netherrealm. During the events of Deception, she discovers a magical sword that cleanses her soul when she uses it to kill demons. As having a purified soul will allow her to escape the Netherrealm, Ashrah plots to kill Noob Saibot to complete her redemption. Her Armageddon biography reveals that after leaving the Netherrealm, she is tasked with killing the vampires in Vaeternus. Nitara's Armageddon biography further reveals that Ashrah's sword merely manipulates its wielder into believing it purifies them by killing vampires, setting up a conflict between Nitara and Ashrah; this storyline, however, is not depicted in the game. Ed Boon commented that the character was commonly misconceived as a female version of Raiden due to her similar outfit and believed she would have the "biggest impact" out of the new characters