Baraka

Baraka is an antagonist in the Mortal Kombat Series. He previously fought against Vega in the second episode of Fatal Fiction.

## Wiki Match-Ups So Far

* Vega VS Baraka (Kombat Fiction)
* Baraka vs. Riptor

### Possible Opponents

* Wolverine
* Predator

## Information (Official)

### Background

* Age Undetermined
* Around 2 meters in height
* Tarkatan
* Loyal to Shao Kahn
* Ironically, his name can be translated to either ''bless'' or ''peace''
* Surprisingly, he knows Silat and Hung Gar
* Cruel and Unpredictable
* Sharp blades with long reach
* So ferocious, one of his fatalities was deemed too violent for *Mortal Kombat*
* Above average strength, agility and stamina, as well as keen senses

### Moves and Fatalities

* Flying Shard
* Blade Spin
* Blade Swipe
* Blade Charge
* Chop Chop
* Is far from a stranger to mid-air combat
* Always finishes fights with a Fatality
* Can transform into a vulture but animalaties suck so pretend otherwise

### Faults

* His special attacks leave him wide open
* Prefers going berserk with his blades to strategy
* Ugly to an understatement
* Has terrible track record (Lost to Johnny Cage!)

## Information (Fanon)

### Background

* Height: 6'5
* Weight: 280lbs
* Age: Unknown
* Species: Tarkatan
* Occupations: Member and warrior of the Tarkata, servant of Emperor Shao Kahn (formerly), spirit trapped in Netherrealm (currently)

### Powers and Abilities

* Superhuman Strength
* Superhuman Speed
* Superhuman Durability
* Superhuman Agility
* Superhuman Stamina
* Intelligence
* Skilled Martial Artist
	+ Hung Gar
	+ Taming the Tiger Fist
	+ Tiger Crane Paired Form Fist
	+ Five Animal Five Element Fist
	+ Iron Wire Fist
* Tarkatan Tenacity and Ferocity
	+ Naturally a capable warrior
	+ Ruthless and merciless
	+ Described as the fiercest of the Tarkatans
	+ All Tarkatans possess superhuman smelling
		- Baraka was able to detect Shang Tsung while the latter was impersonating Shao Kahn
* Immunity to Ice-Based Attacks
	+ Gained this ability after Sub-Zero froze him
	+ Charged through Sub-Zero's Ice Ball with no ill effects
* Healing Factor
	+ Was able to survive Kung Lao's Body Slice Fatality in the events of Mortal Kombat Trilogy (though he required giant staples to hold his body together)

### Weapons

* Tarkatan Blades
	+ 4-foot long blades
	+ Extendable from Baraka's forearms
	+ Sharp and strong enough to slice and pierce through flesh, bone and metal
	+ Can easily tear through humans
	+ Baraka can break off and regrow his Tarkatan Blades at will
* Razor Cane
	+ A scythe-like weapon with a deadly spike on the tip
	+ Used as a stabbing weapon
* Back Spines
	+ Can be fired out as projectiles
* Thoraxe
* Spear
* War Banner

### Moveset

* Flying Shard
* Chop Chop Blades
* Blade Swipe
* Blade Spin
* Blade Charge
* Scrape Kick
* Triple Flying Shard
* Air Blade Spin
* War Banner
* Blood Lunge
* Leg Kabob
* Gutted
* War Banner Bash
* War Banner Charge
* Staked
* Baraka-Serker
* Spine Burst
* X-Ray Move - Nail and Impale
* Fatal Blow - Skewered

### Fatalities

* Blade Decapitation
* Blade Lift
* Mutant Dissection
* Head Spike
* Chest Stab
* Up the Middle
* Take a Spin
* Food For Thought
* Rock, Paper, Baraka

### Feats

* Superior than an ordinary Tarkatan, who can match Mileena
	+ Mileena was stated to have the strength comparable to a Shokan
* Can punch another warrior's head clean off
* Comparable to Sub-Zero, who can rip apart cyborgs with ease
* Comparable to Tremor, who is stated to have enough power to destroy a city
* Comparable to Rain and Raiden, both of whom can summon and control thunderstorms
* Can create numerous afterimages with his slashes
* Scales to Sub-Zero, who avoided Sektor's rockets
* At least somewhat comparable to Quan Chi, who reacted to Raiden's lightning
* Comparable to Kotal Kahn, who can redirect sunlight
* Can somewhat keep up with Mileena
* Comparable to other Kombatants, who canonically survived and fought on after receiving crippling blows
* Barely fazed after Johnny Cage's attempts at hurting him
* Comparable to Kombatants who survived lightning from Raiden
* Comparable to Kenshi, who survived a blast from Scorpion's fireball
* Brushed off falling several stories
* Can survive Rain's around-the-world kick
* The most intelligent and at the same time brutal member of his race
* Dealt so much damage to Jax's arms that he lost the ability to feel them - this eventually led to their amputation
* Became Shao Kahn's Enforcer after single-handedly defeating a rebel faction
* Lead a Tarkatan army to attack the Wu Shi Academy and kidnapped Sonya Blade
* Freed Mileena from her prison and recruited her to Onaga's army
* In the Battle of Armageddon, killed Kuai Liang, the second Sub-Zero
* In the new timeline, was Mileena's Enforcer when she became the Empress of Outworld
* His past self ultimately joined Kitana's forces and, along with the rest of the Tarkatans, took part in the final battle against Kronika's armies

### Weaknesses

* Bloodthirsty and ruthless
* More of a follower than a leader
* Special Attacks leave him wide open
* Prefers going berserk on opponents as opposed to using strategy
* Has a bad track record
	+ Lost to Johnny Cage