Mortal Kombat 1 roster: All characters & Kameo fighters

Mortal Kombat 1 features a vast roster of fighters from new and returning faces. Here’s a full list of every character you can use in the game.

Mortal Kombat 1 is the latest entry in Netherrealm Studios’ beloved fighting game franchise. As well as its standard modes, the game introduced a new RPG-inspired Invasion mode and includes a sizeable roster of characters.

The fighter’s roster is positively stacked with new and returning faces, including traditional characters and Kameo fighters.

Here is every character you can use in Mortal Kombat 1.

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Every character in Mortal Kombat 1

Mortal Kombat 1 features a total of 22 characters to choose from. Here’s a full rundown of all the faces you can find in the latest entry in the bloody franchise:

• Ashrah
• Baraka
• Geras
• Havik
• Johnny Cage
• Kenshi
• Kitana
• Kung Lao
• Li Mei
• Liu Kang
• Mileena
• Nitara
• Raiden
• Rain
• Reiko
• Reptile
• Scorpion
• Shang Tsung (Pre-order bonus)
• Shao Kahn
• Sindel
• Smoke
• Sub-Zero
• Tanya

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Every Mortal Kombat 1 Kameo character

Kameos is a big new feature in Mortal Kombat 1, which allows you to call upon one of many different fighters, both past and present, to assist you during battle. To get some inspiration for potentially unique partnerships, take a look at the fighters who you can choose:

• Cyrax
• Darrius
• Frost
• Goro
• Jax Briggs
• Kano
• Kung Lao
• Motaro
• Sareena
• Scorpion
• Sektor
• Shujinko
• Sonya Blade
• Stryker
• Sub-Zero

Kombat Pack 1 DLC Fighters

Kombat Pack 1 added 6 more fighters to the fray, including all of the following:

• Ermac
• Takahashi Takeda
• Homelander
• Peacemaker
• Omni-Man
• Quan Chi
• Shang-Tsung (Pre-order bonus)
• Tremor (Kameo)
• Janet Cage (Kameo)
• Mavado (Kameo)
• Khameleon (Kameo)
• Ferra (Kameo)

Year 2 DLC Fighters

The second year of post-launch content was unveiled during SDCC 2024. In addition to the Khaos Reigns story expansion, 6 additional guest characters will join the fight:

• Cyrax
• Sektor
• Noob Saibot
• Conan the Barbarian
• Ghostface
• T-100

Cyrax, Sektor, and Noob Saibot will become available on September 24, the same day as Khaos Reigns’ release. Ghostface, Conan, and T-1000 do not yet have due dates.

Developer NetherRealm hasn’t announced which Kameo fighters will accompany the new batch of combatants.

However, series co-creator Ed Boon confirmed the following have been discussed in design meetings: Chucky, Invincible, Kidd Thunder (from Raiden’s MK2 Friendship), and Blanche, the old lady seen in some MKX stage Brutalities.