7 interesting facts about Baraka from Mortal Kombat

When Mortal Kombat 2 was released, the public had the chance to see familiar faces and control, for the first time, some new characters. Of these, one who quickly caught the attention of players due to his style was Baraka.

Since its first appearance, Baraka appeared in many other titles in the franchise Mortal Kombat and has several secrets kept. In fact, it is exactly these points that we will talk about in the following lines.

1. Disturbing physiognomy

The first visual detail that draws attention to Baraka is his appearance – especially his teeth that make him look like a monster. This is a specific characteristic of those who are part of the Tarkatânea tribe, where everyone is considered carnivorous or dangerous.

This alignment, including was responsible for bringing him closer to Shao Kahn, a character he faithfully serves. Another point: he is not the only representative of the race in the fighting series, as Mileena also has the same characteristics.

2. Inspiration for the face

Many may not know, but Baraka is another Mortal Kombat character who ended up inspired by a fictional name. In this case, we are talking about Nosferatu.

To reach this result that we have today with the character, actor Richard Divizio had to wear a mask to record his movementseven considering it very different and fair to the skin.

3. Initial concepts

Baraka has an already established style, which undergoes small changes from one game to another. However, the character of Mortal Kombat It would have looked very different if some ideas had been put into practice.

During the initial concept phase, Baraka was portrayed as a human ninja, bald, wearing a mask and having swords. Another idea that ended up being discarded was to make the character look like a warrior with muscular arms. There was even a third version in which he would have big hair.

4. Victory Pose

Baraka’s victory pose is a homage to the cartoons.Source: Warner Bros.

When winning a battle, Baraka does his victory pose by crossing his arms and leaving the two swords he carries pointing upwards. She is called Tarkata Foreverand just by the name you can get an idea of ​​who the inspiration was.

The pose in question pays homage to Black Panther and his Wakanda Forever. Indeed, There are those who say that, in fact, the victory celebration is more associated with Wolverine. Therefore, we leave this decision to you.

5. Fatality ruled out

Can you imagine any more violent fatalities for Baraka?Source: Warner Bros./Reproduction

One of the things that ends up changing a lot about a character in Mortal Kombat is your list of fatalities. And with Baraka things would be no different.

In the early stages of development, he had a fatality in which he opened his opponent’s stomach and left everything exposed to the public. However, the production team discarded this conclusion until the arrival of Mortal Kombat 11, when this fatality ended up being transferred to Kabal.

6. Powerful smell

A very striking characteristic of the Baraka race is that they can smell peculiar odors from a distance, in addition to knowing a person’s true identity just by their smell.

Another point is that they also have energy regenerators, allowing them to recover from more serious injuries without major complications or headaches – here’s another possible connection with Wolverine.

7. Baraka in other media

In addition to games, Baraka also appeared in other projects Mortal Kombatsuch as projects Anninhiation, Rebirth e Legacy. In all of them he appears as a villain and an opponent to be overcome by Liu Kang and his friends.

In fact, in Mortal Kombat Rebirth, Its story is very different from the one we saw in the game. In this adaptation we see that Baraka was a plastic surgeon who, after losing some patients, began mutilating his face and even implanting swords in his arms.

And you, did you know all these interesting facts about Baraka? Do you remember another cool detail regarding the character that we didn’t mention here? Share your opinion with other readers of the Voxel using our social networks.

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