Dovahkiin (Mortal Kombat XII: New Age Guest Fighter)

Dovahkiin (also known as the Last Dragonborn or simply Dragonborn), is a Guest Fighter from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in Mortal Kombat XII: New Age. He appeared in the Kombat Guest 2 pack, alongside Serana (who is also from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim). He is depicted as his traditional appearance, a tall Nord male with long blonde hair, blonde facial hair, and blue eyes. He adorns a scratched iron helmet, studded armor, iron gauntlets, and iron boots, and wields a steel sword and a banded iron shield. He also uses a steel dagger as his secondary weapon during combo attacks, and a wooden hunting bow as his tertiary weapon for ranged archery attacks. However, his armor and weapons change appearance depending on what skin is used.
== Skins ==
* Default - The Dragonborn's traditional appearance: bearing an iron helmet, studded cuirass, iron gauntlets, iron boots, steel sword, banded steel shield, and steel dagger.
* Archmage - Bears the College of Winterhold's Archmage robes.
* Assassin - Bears the Dark Brotherhood's Shrouded armor.
* Daedric - Bears a full set of Daedric armor, with a daedric sword, daedric shield, daedric dagger, and daedric bow replacing his original equipment.
* Dragonbone - Bears a full set of Dragonplate armor, with a dragonbone sword, dragonplate shield, dragonbone dagger, and dragonbon e bow replacing his original equipment.
== Intros ==
* To Battle (Default) - Dovahkiin approaches forward with his sword drawn, then brandishing it forward at the end of the interaction.
* Dragon Hunter - Dovahkiin finishes absorbing a dragon's soul, before turning around to meet his opponent.
* Sky Above, Voice Within - A dragon roar is heard from above, and Dovahkiin jumps down from the sky in Ethereal form, before converting back to normal in order to meet his opponent.
== Moveset ==
=== Basic Attacks ===
* Punch - Dovahkiin strikes forward with his fists.
* Down Punch - Dovahkiin strikes downwards with his fists.
* Uppercut - Dovahkiin strikes upwards with his fists, launching his opponents into the air with a powerful uppercut.
* Roundhouse - Dovahkiin delivers a powerful roundhouse kick, knocking his opponents back and stunning them.
* Sword Slash - Dovahkiin slashes forward with his sword, dealing heavy damage.
* Sword Strike - Dovahkiin strikes forward with his sword, dealing heavy knockback and grounding damage.
* Shield Bash - Dovahkiin strikes forward with his shield, reflecting any melee attack and sending the opponent back.
* Upper Sword Slash - Dovahkiin slashes up in the air, stunning opponents who try to attack him from above.
* Upper Sword Strike - Dovahkiin strikes his sword up into the air, knocking back opponents who try to attack him from above.
* Upper Shield Bash - Dovahkiin shield bashes into the air, sending opponents who try attacking him from above back, also stunning them shortly.
* Aerial Punch - Dovahkiin punches down from the air.
* Aerial Kick - Dovahkiin launches a kick down from the air.
* Aerial Sword Strike - Dovahkiin delivers a powerful sword strike from the air, grounding any opponent.
* Aerial Shield Bash - Dovahkiin delivers a powerful shield bash from the air, knocking back and grounding any opponent.
* Foot Stomp - Dovahkiin stomps on the foot of his opponent, causing them to reel back in pain, temporarily stunning them.
=== Kombo Attacks ===
* Nordic Beatdown - Dovahkiin delivers a series of strong consecutive attacks with his fists, before slamming his opponent to the ground, stunning them as well.
* Dual Wield Assault - Dovahkiin launches forward, striking with his sword and dagger, dealing massive amounts of damage that also stuns the opponent.
* Sword in the Stone - Dovahkiin foot stomps and roundhouse kicks his opponent, sending them to the ground before stabbing his sword down into them twice.
* Helmet Headbutt - Dovahkiin grabs his opponent and headbutts them, causing knockback and stun damage.
=== Grabs/Throws ===
* Ironhand Grip - Dovahkiin firmly grips onto his opponent, lifting them into the air, similar to Jax's "Gotcha!" move.
* Giant's Throw - Dovahkiin uses his immense Nordic strength to throw his opponent almost effortlessly.
*Hunter's Discipline - Dovahkiin throws his opponent and proceeds to fire multiple arrows into them midair.
=== Getup Attacks ===
* Grab and Stab - Dovahkiin gets up, grabs his opponent, and stabs them in the chest from behind with his sword.
* Through the Face - Dovahkiin gets up, grabs his opponent, and impales his sword through their bottom jaw.
* Gut Wound - Dovahkiin gets up, grabs his opponent, and impales his sword through their stomach.
=== Blocks ===
* Shield Block - Dovahkiin holds up his shield to avoid any melee damage for three seconds.
* Greater Ward - Dovahkiin casts a magical ward to block any special attacks or abilities for three seconds.
=== Roll Escapes ===
* Stealth Roll - Dovahkiin does a quick roll from either forward or back in order to evade attacks, whether melee or long range.
=== Abilities ===
* Bow Shot - Dovahkiin equips his bow for medium speed ranged attacks. He can shoot up to four times.
* Aerial Bow Shot - Dovahkiin quickly equips his bow midair and fires a quick shot at his opponent.
* Arcane Fireball - Dovahkiin launches a fireball from his hand at his opponent, of which deals large amounts of damage that also grounds opponents.
* Aerial Fireball - Dovahkiin launches a fireball at his opponent from the air, of which deals large amounts of damage and grounds opponents.
* Icy Spear - Dovahkiin launches an arcane ice spear at his opponent, of which deals heavy damage and grounds them.
* Aerial Icy Spear - Dovahkiin launches an ice spear from the air down at his opponent, of which grounds and temporarily pins them.
* Chain Lightning - Dovahkiin launches a large bolt of arcane lightning from his hands at his opponents, of which electrocutes and stuns them.
* Thunderstruck - Dovahkiin launches a bolt of arcane lightning from the air, electrocuting and grounding his opponents.
* Fire Storm - Dovahkiin slams a fire-imbued fist into the ground, of which erupts with a large explosion, sending opponents back and grounding them.
* Dragonhide - Dovahkiin casts an alteration spell that increases his resilience to attacks for 10 seconds, but also cuts the amount of damage he deals in half. Cancelled out if Dragon Aspect is used.
=== Special Moves ===
* Battle Cry - Dovahkiin uses his inborn ability as a Nord, ushering out a war cry that increases his damage for 10 seconds.
* Become Ethereal - Dovahkiin uses the Become Ethereal Shout (Feim Zii Gron) to enter a spectral state for 5 seconds. He cannot be harmed, and he cannot deal damage while in this form.
* Dragon Aspect - Dovahkiin uses the Dragon Aspect Shout (Mul Qah Diiv) in order to give himself spectral dragon armor. His durability and damage are both increased by 25% for 10 seconds. Cancelled out if Dragonhide is used.
* Frost Breath - Dovahkiin uses the Frost Breath Shout (Fo Krah Diin) to blast a large ball of frost from his mouth that slows down opponent's movements and attacks for 5 seconds.
* Ice Form - Dovahkiin uses the Ice Form Shout (Iiz Slen Nus) to freeze his opponent solid for five seconds, allowing him free range to attack. This is similar to Sub-Zero's "Ice Ball" attack.
* Fire Breath - Dovahkiin uses the Fire Breath Shout (Yol Toor Shul) to burn his opponents for five seconds.
*Drain Vitality - Dovahkiin uses the Drain Vitality Shout (Gaan Lah Haas) to drain his opponent's health, and prevents them from using any special attacks or abilities for three seconds.
* Whirlwind Sprint - Dovahkiin uses the Whirlwind Sprint Shout (Wuld Nah Kest) to dash at an extremely fast speed with a punch into his opponent, of which can deal extreme amounts of damage if not countered or blocked.
* Cyclone - Dovahkiin uses the Cyclone Shout (Ven Gaar Nos) to send a tornado at his opponents, launching them and locking them into the air until the cyclone exits the arena boundary.
* Unrelenting Force - Dovahkiin uses the Unrelenting Force Shout (Fus Ro Dah) to launch his opponents far back, stunning them for three seconds after hitting the ground.
* Elemental Fury - Dovahkiin uses the Elemental Fury Shout (Su Grah Dun) to increase the speed of his attacks for five seconds.
=== Enhanced Moves ===
* Whirlwind Fury - Dovahkiin consecutively uses his Whirlwind Sprint Shout and Elemental Fury Shout to deliver a fast, quick-and-hard hitting series of punches that deal extreme damage if not blocked or countered.
* Unrelenting Cyclone - Dovahkiin consecutively uses his Unrelenting Force Shout and Cyclone Shout to quickly blast a cyclone at an opponent.
* The Fire Within - Dovahkiin uses a Fire Storm and then his Fire Breath Shout to blast a huge wave of fire at his opponent, dealing heavy damage and burns his opponent for five seconds.
=== X-Ray ===
* Rage of the Dovah - Dovahkiin launches forward with the Whirlwind Sprint Shout holding his sword forward, impaling his opponent through the ribcage and lungs, before lifting them up into the air and launching them off his sword with an Unrelenting Force Shout. He then uses his bow to shoot his opponent multiple times, in the chest, throat, and head. He then uses the Slow Time Shout (Tiid Klo Ul) to temporarily slow time down, before launching into the air and using a Fire Breath Shout to launch his opponent headfirst into the floor, all while burning.
=== Fatal Blow ===
* Dragon Break - Dovahkiin strikes forward with his sword, impaling his opponent in the shoulder with his sword, then pulling out his dagger and stabbing them multiple times in the abdomen with it. He then uses the Slow Time Shout to slow down time. He then uses the Elemental Fury Shout to rapidly hack and slash all around his opponent's body, causing them to spurt with blood all around. 
=== Fatalities ===
* Storm Call - Dovahkiin uses the Storm Call Shout (Strun Bah Qo) to create an immense thunderstorm, of which a large bolt of lightning comes down upon his opponent, causing them to spontaneously combust.
* Banished to Oblivion - Dovahkiin pulls out a Black Book, opening it towards the direction of his stunned opponent. Black tentacles shoot out from the book, impaling through the mouth of his opponent before pulling them inside of the book. Dovahkiin then closes the Black Book, of which severs his opponent's body in half.
* Dragon of the North - Dovahkiin uses the Call Dragon Shout (Od Ah Viing) to summon Odahviing, of whom swoops down, grabbing and crushing Dovahkiin's opponent in his talons, before tossing their mostly-crushed body up and blasting it with a stream of fire.
=== Brutalities ===
* Dragonborn's Flame - The Dragonborn's Fire Breath Shout completely incinerates his opponent. A spectral Fire Wyrm pops out from the charred remains and hovers around the burnt corpse afterwards.
* Dragonborn's Force - The Dragonborn's Unrelenting Force Shout completely dismembers his opponent, sending their body parts flying.
* Shattered Sculpture - After the Dragonborn uses both his Ice Form Shout and Whirlwind Sprint Shout, his frozen opponent shatters into tiny, bloody shards of ice.
* Winds of Change - The Dragonborn's Cyclone Shout tears his opponent limb from limb.
* Season Unending - Dovahkiin kills his opponent with a "Sword in the Stone" combo, slicing them in half if they're low enough health.
* Lighting the Dragonfires - Dovahkiin ignites and incinerates his opponent completely after using the Fire Storm attack.