▁in ▁the ▁digit ized ▁Mort al ▁K omb at ▁games ▁and ▁performed ▁motion ▁capture ▁work ▁for ▁Dead ly ▁Alliance ▁( secret ▁character ). ▁Mol och ▁– ▁Dra h min ' s ▁fellow ▁and ▁the ▁game ' s ▁sub - b oss ▁( un play able ▁character ). ▁N it ara ▁– ▁A ▁manip ulative ▁v amp ir ess ▁seeking ▁to ▁separate ▁her ▁home ▁real m ▁from ▁Out world . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁characters : ▁Cy ra x ▁– ▁A ▁former ▁Lin ▁K ue i ▁cy borg ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁J ax ▁and ▁Sony a ▁and ▁rec ru ited ▁for ▁the ▁O IA , ▁he ▁is ▁str and ed ▁in ▁Out world ▁and ▁manip ulated ▁by ▁N it ara . ▁J ax ▁– ▁Est ab lished ▁the ▁Out er world ▁Investig ation ▁Agency ▁with ▁Sony a , ▁who ▁was ▁bet rayed ▁by ▁an ▁O IA ▁oper ative ▁who ▁destroyed ▁the ▁ag ency ' s ▁portal . ▁Johnny ▁C age ▁– ▁Hollywood ▁actor ▁whose ▁career ▁is ▁now ▁marked ▁with ▁mock ery ▁and ▁who ▁hopes ▁to ▁restore ▁his ▁image . ▁K ano ▁– ▁Black ▁Dragon ▁leader ▁and ▁long time ▁enemy ▁of ▁Sony a ▁and ▁J ax . ▁Kit ana ▁– ▁E den ian ▁prin cess ▁who ▁al lied ▁with ▁G oro ▁to ▁w age ▁war ▁against ▁Sh ao ▁K ahn , ▁and ▁eventually ▁the ▁Dead ly ▁Alliance . ▁K ung ▁La o ▁– ▁Sh a olin ▁mon k ▁who ▁see ks ▁ven ge ance ▁for ▁his ▁friend ▁Li u ▁K ang ' s ▁death .