towards their citizens. To accomplish his goal, Darrius exploits the laws of his realm to manipulate others into joining his movement; his Deception biography implies that he had Dairou's family murdered to instigate Dairou's removal from the guardsmen. Designed by Steve Beran, Darrius was the last new addition to the Deception roster. Beran described Darrius as having "a 'take no B.S.' attitude, like a star athlete who had made his way to fame from a rough upbringing and humble beginnings", while Ed Boon considered him a more "Americanized" fighting game character who had an indescribable "appeal" about him and Herman Sanchez called the character "lean and mean, aggressive, [and with] style." According to Beran, the character's look was inspired by 1960s and '70s comic book art, with his final appearance "intended to be a mixture of those elements fused with a sleek modern approach". His alternate costume was a homage to actor Jim Kelly. Lead storyteller John Vogel expressed his desire to see Darrius in future MK installments, although he has not reappeared since Armageddon. Darrius was rated 44th in the 2015 ranking of the series' 73 player characters by Gavin Jasper of Den of Geek, who found him "worth revisiting down the line". Conversely, ScrewAttack named Darrius the sixth worst Mortal Kombat character, calling him a "knock-off" of the Marvel Comics hero Blade. Havik Voiced by: Ryan Rosenberg (MK:D, MK:A) Havik is a denizen of Chaosrealm. As with the rest of his realm, his primary goal is to spread disorder through the universe. In Deception, he pursues his goal by luring the heroes into battle with Onaga. He also convinces Kabal to reform the Black Dragon after saving him from death. Havik is prominently featured in the Mortal Kombat X prequel comic, which sees him killed by Quan Chi. However, Shang Tsung states that he is still alive during the events of Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath. The character was designed by Steve Beran as an alternate outfit for Noob Saibot before being given a storyline of his own. His original name during development of Deception was "Skab". Ed Boon said that Havik was envisioned as a "decaying" character whose specials would look "disturbing" due to often featuring his limbs breaking. Havik is generally regarded as the best character introduced in Deception. Dustin Thomas of Destructoid called him "the only new character in Deception worthy of being a Mortal Kombat