Kaza

## History

Kaza's childhood is kept secret, but to the knowledge of the public, he is the youngest son of Argus - a second illegitimate child after Rain. After nearly drowning in the sea and losing his right eye, he was found and rescued by his older brother, who took him in and raised him to stand up for himself. Rain trained him in hydromancy, teaching Kaza how to use his ability to sense water to make up for his poor eyesight and allow him to pursue archery.

After spending thousands of years in isolation, save for the time he spent with Rain, on Arnyek Island, Kaza was introduced into Shao Kahn's court by his brother, becoming another of Shao Kahn's assassins. He was opposed to killing, especially for such a tyrant, but Rain assured him they would one day take the throne for themselves. After Shao Kahn's death and Mileena's rise to the throne, Rain disappeared from the court while Kaza remained, serving under Mileena until she was overthrown by Kotal in a coup d'état. Kaza fled, remaining loyal to Mileena, and eventually fell in with her rebellion during the Outworld Civil War, where he was reunited with Rain.

## Since the Worlds Collided

Kaza remained subservient to Mileena until an attempted rebellion by Rain. Unfortunately for the brothers, they were defeated by Mileena and Tanya and sentenced to be tortured in the Outworld prison. They remained there for months before Mileena offered Kaza a deal - serve her and Rain would remain unharmed. Kaza agreed, becoming one of Mileena's bodyguards. He oversaw the imprisonment of both Link and Prescott while they paid their respective debts to the Empress.

He met Flame Princess during Mileena's Ball, beginning a friendship with her. Their relationship has been rocky and unstable due to their clashing natures, but they persevere nonetheless. Things became especially different after Flame Princess attempted to attack the Outworld Palace, and in defending her and helping her escape, Kaza betrayed Mileena and became a fugitive.

While in hiding, he was sought out and found by the vampires Jackrabbit and Dio Brando, who wanted his Edenian blood - rumored to be much richer and sweeter than human blood. Dio cornered Kaza in Wizard City before incapacitating him and dragging him back to his home, where he and Jackrabbit fed on Kaza's blood until he died.

He didn't stay dead for long, revived by Juno O'Shae, who his friend Heather Nighthunter had requested the help of. He was brought back to learn his girlfriend had destroyed the vampires' home and killed Jackrabbit, being badly injured in the process. He also learned that Flame Princess had rescued his brother, Rain. After all of this, Kaza and Flame Princess have repeatedly tried to "start again," but things seem to keep going wrong for them. Things are especially difficult due to the disapproval of Kaza's older brother, who sees Flame Princess as a dangerous threat which Kaza is too naïve to understand.

## Personality

If there were one word to describe Kaza, it would be "oblivious." Despite his wisdom in understanding and wielding the elements, his social skills are below average. He struggles to read people, and often doesn't pick up on others' emotions. This has made his relationship with Flame Princess especially difficult, being that she is often incapable of putting her feelings into words.

Kaza has a particular fascination with frogs and loves talking and learning about them. If he is ever in a social situation where he doesn't know what to say, he will start talking about frogs.

## Appearance

Kaza follows the standard Mortal Kombat "ninja" style, complete with a green mask and matching tunic. He has dark black hair, cut short, and one brown eye. His other eye is badly damaged and scarred, appearing only white amidst all the scars on that side of his face. He often wears a tan or black hooded cloak. He is much shorter than average at 5 feet even.

## Powers and Abilities

### Hydromancy

Kaza has a more limited version of Rain's hydromancy abilities. Though he can control, manipulate, and sense the presence of water (his main method of sight), he cannot control the weather like his older brother and is unable to summon lightning.

### Storm Magic

During his brief stay in Wizard City, Kaza spent time studying Storm Magic, also known in that world as Divination. He also learned to cast flame wards and minor healing spells.

## Trivia

* Kaza is one of several characters in the Worlds Collide server who are confirmed to be autistic.
* Kaza's design was originally intended to be pink, being that there is no preexisting pink male ninja in the Mortal Kombat universe, but it was substituted for green to make him seem more like a male version of Jade
* Kaza is also one of several major transgender characters on the server.