from Deception. Ashrah was ranked 45th on UGO's 2012 list of the top 50 Mortal Kombat characters. Den of Geek placed her 53rd in their 2015 ranking of the 64 series characters, opining that there was "nothing special about her". Robert Naytor of Hardcore Gaming 101 made note of the character's "modest outfit" in contrast to the franchise's other female characters, but criticized her minor role in the story. Although Kevin Wong of Complex found Ashrah to be "a Raiden knockoff", he praised her "Voodoo Doll" Fatality from Deception. Dairou Voiced by: Josh Schmittstenstein (MK:D) Dairou is a mercenary from Orderrealm. He was formerly a member of his realm's guardsmen until was arrested after killing an assailant out of rage and began following his own personal code once he escaped from prison. He is hired by an unknown individual to assassinate Hotaru, and it is implied in Darrius’ biography and ending, respectively, that he is responsible for tricking Dairou into killing the individual he believed murdered his family, and additionally hired him to steal their realm's Declaration of Order. Dairou was slated to appear in Deadly Alliance as an armored samurai-type character wielding a pair of katanas, but was left out of the game due to time constraints and the complexity of the design. For Deception, his original design was eschewed in favor of a more classical Chinese appearance. Ed Boon deemed the character's "Tombstone Drop" maneuver, where he slams backfirst onto the ground and sends his opponent airborne for a combo, one of the best moves in the game. He makes a brief appearance in the 2022 animated film Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind as one of Kano’s Black Dragon henchmen, but has no dialogue. Although Boon had praise for Dairou's appearance, reception to the character has been negative. He was ranked 67th by Den of Geek in their 2015 rating of the series' 73 playable characters, describing him as "unbelievably generic", and Dustin Thomas of Destructoid stated "there really isn't a whole lot to say about him" while ranking him third in his 2014 list of the series' five worst MK characters. Despite this, his "Ribs to the Eyes" Fatality in Deception is regarded as one of the franchise's best. Darrius Voiced by: Steve Jones (MK:D) Darrius is the leader of a resistance movement in Orderrealm. He seeks to overthrow his realm's government, believing they are too oppressive