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| name = Skarlet |
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| image = Skarlet (Mortal Kombat).png |
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| caption = Skarlet in ''[[Mortal Kombat 11]]'' (2019) |
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| series = [[Mortal Kombat]] |
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| creator = [[Ed Boon]] |
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| designer = |
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| voice = [[Beata Poźniak]] (''Mortal Kombat 11'') |
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| motion_actor = Stevie DeFelice (''MK11'') (model) |
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| first = ''[[Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'' (2011) |
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| last = |
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| origin = Outworld |
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| weapon = Tanto (''MK9, MK11'')<br />Kunai (''MK9'')<br />Kodachi Swords (''MK9'')<br /> Vile of Blood (''MK11'')<br />Blood Weapons (''MK11'')<br />Blood Tendrils (''MK11'')<br />Dagger (''MK11'') |
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| gender = Female |
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| species = Outworlder/Genetic Experiment |
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| fighting_style= Blood Magik (All Appearances) |
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'''Skarlet''' is a [[character (arts)|fictional]] [[player character|character]] in the ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' [[fighting game]] franchise by [[Midway Games]] and [[NetherRealm Studios]]. She debuted in the [[Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)|2011 reboot]] as a [[downloadable content|downloadable fighter]]. Possessing powers based on her control of blood, she fights for Outworld emperor [[Shao Kahn]]. |
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The character originated as a rumored glitch in ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]'' (1993) before officially joining the series with the rebooted timeline. Reception to Skarlet has been mixed, with criticism directed towards her lacking distinguishing features from other fighters, although her [[Fatality (Mortal Kombat)|Fatality]] finishing moves are considered among the franchise's most gruesome. |
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==Appearances== |
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===''Mortal Kombat'' games=== |
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In her ''[[Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'' bio, Skarlet is a warrior created by [[Shao Kahn]] using sorcery and the blood of countless warriors, only to be released by him as a last resort. Her sole purpose is to discover [[Quan Chi]]'s true reason for attending the Mortal Kombat tournament. In ''[[Mortal Kombat 11]]'' where it furthers her background story, Skarlet started out as a poor and orphan child who was adopted by Shao Kahn to learn blood magic upon her transformation and then, an imperial bodyguard and effective assassin. Skarlet uses [[kodachi]] swords and [[kunai]] knives as well as her power to turn into, and absorb, the blood of her victims in addition to be able to manipulate her victim's blood. Skarlet can also sense her enemies' blood beneath, allowing her not to be fooled by their disguises. |
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Similar to the Ermac rumors in the first ''[[Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'' but received with far less fanfare, Skarlet originated as a nonexistent character in ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]'' due to false reports of a glitch nicknamed "Scarlet" by players in which the palette swaps of either [[Kitana]] or [[Mileena]] would turn red.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/30667/secrets-lies-page-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607100041/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/30667/secrets-lies-page-2/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 7, 2011|title=Secrets & Lies|first=Dan|last=Elektro|work=[[GamePro]]|date=August 7, 2003}}</ref> Nearly two decades after the rumors originated, she was announced as one of the 2011 reboot ''[[Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'' game's first two [[downloadable content]] (DLC) characters,<ref>{{cite web|last=Robinson|first=Andy|title=Mortal Kombat DLC characters revealed|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/295504/mortal-kombat-dlc-characters-revealed/|work=[[Computer and Video Games]]}}</ref> released on June 21. Skarlet later returned as a playable character in the 2019 video game, ''Mortal Kombat 11'', furthering her origin as a regular Outworld street urchin prior her transformation into a blood magic master after Shao Kahn adopted her.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/109420/skarlet-is-back-in-mortal-kombat-11 |title=Skarlet is back in Mortal Kombat 11 |first=Chris|last=Jarrard|work=Shacknews |date=2019-01-17 |accessdate=2019-02-13}}</ref> Skarlet made a few very brief cameos in the 2011 reboot’s story mode. |
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She was defeated by Mileena, and went missing prior to her past counterpart’s appearance in ''[[Mortal Kombat 11]]''. |
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====Character design and gameplay==== |
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{{Expand section|date=April 2019}}[[File:IgroMir 2017 031.jpg|thumb|left|[[Cosplay]] of Skarlet's original design from ''[[Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'' at [[IgroMir]] 2017]] |
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Much of Skarlet's moveset revolves around the use of blood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/what-you-need-to-know-about-sonya-blade-and-skarlet-in-mortal-kombat-11 |title=What you need to know about Sonya Blade and Skarlet in Mortal Kombat 11|first=Jenna|last=Busch|work=[[Syfy]] |date=January 20, 2019 |accessdate=2019-02-13}}</ref> She uses [[kodachi]] and [[kunai]] as standard weapons in addition to crafting others out of blood in ''Mortal Kombat 11''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stevens |first=Colin |url=https://in.ign.com/mortal-kombat-11/132705/news/every-confirmed-mortal-kombat-11-fighter |title=Every Confirmed Mortal Kombat 11 Fighter |work=[[IGN]] |date=2019-02-20 |accessdate=2019-02-24}}</ref> Her "Blood Ball" projectile attack deals significant damage yet reduces her own health.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/community/2011/06/22/mortal-kombat-dlc-breakdown-skarlet/ |title=Mortal Kombat DLC Breakdown: Skarlet |first=Michael|last= Rousseau|work=[[VentureBeat]] |date=June 22, 2011|accessdate=2019-02-24}}</ref> |
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In Mortal Kombat 11, Skarlet reprises many of her signature moves. In addition, she uses her blood magic to instantly craft various weapons including daggers, scythes, and spears. These appear both in normal gameplay and cinematic finisher movies. |
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===Other media=== |
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Skarlet, while not actually appearing in ''[[Mortal Kombat X]]'', does appear in the [[Mortal Kombat (comics)#Mortal Kombat X: Blood Ties|comics]] based on the game, where she was recruited by [[List of Mortal Kombat characters#Reiko|Reiko]] for the Outworld civil war. |
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==Reception== |
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Skarlet received a middling critical reception upon her playable debut in ''MK2011''. [[Dennis Publishing|Den of Geek]] rated Skarlet 48th in their 2015 ranking of the ''Mortal Kombat'' franchise's 73 characters. "There’s something kind of lazy about having someone be 'Blood: The Character.'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denofgeek.us/games/mortal-kombat/243041/mortal-kombat-ranking-all-the-characters|title=Mortal Kombat: Ranking All the Characters|first=Gavin|last=Jasper|publisher=[[Dennis Publishing|Den of Geek]]|date=January 30, 2015|accessdate=February 3, 2015}}</ref> Leon Miller of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' rated her twelfth out of the series' twenty ninja characters in 2017. "[[Fan service]] can be a bit of a double-edged sword, and so it goes with a fighter like Skarlet [who] can’t avoid being a tad underdeveloped."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/mortal-kombat-every-ninja-ranked-worst-best/|title=Mortal Kombat: Every Ninja Ranked From Worst To Best|first=Leon|last=Miller|work=[[Screen Rant]]|publisher=Valnet, Inc.|date=October 6, 2017|accessdate=April 18, 2019}}</ref> Chris Isaac of [[Comic Book Resources]] rated Skarlet thirteenth in a 2017 ranking of the series' then-nineteen female characters, in that she "had kind of a cool gimmick, but was very scarce on personality."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/the-best-female-fighters-in-mortal-kombat/|title=The Best Female Fighters in ''Mortal Kombat''|first=Chris|last=Isaac|work=[[Comic Book Resources]]|publisher=Valnet, Inc.|date=April 20, 2017|accessdate=April 18, 2019}}</ref> Skarlet was deemed one of the "cheapest" characters in the 2011 ''Mortal Kombat'' game by ''[[Prima Games]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.primagames.com/games/mortal-kombat-x/feature/cheapest-characters-mortal-kombat-history-part-4|title=Cheapest Characters in Mortal Kombat History, Part 4|first=Bryan|last=Dawson|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=September 24, 2014|accessdate=October 9, 2014}}</ref> |
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However, the character was well received by ''[[Game Informer]]'',<ref>{{cite web|first=Dan|last=Ryckert|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/games/mortal_kombat/b/xbox360/archive/2011/06/21/skarlet-impressions.aspx?PageIndex=2 |title=Skarlet Impresses As Mortal Kombat's First DLC Character - Mortal Kombat - Xbox 360 |work=[[Game Informer]]|date=2011-06-21 |accessdate=2013-12-18}}</ref> and in 2013, was ranked as the seventh "fiercest female in today's fighting games" by ''Gamenguide'', who commented: "Nothing screams 'fan service' like when a developer takes an age-old game glitch and turns it into a key part of their franchise."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamenguide.com/articles/6924/20130527/top-10-fiercest-females-todays-fighting-games.htm |title=Top 10: Fiercest Females In Today's Fighting Games : Games |first=Mike|last=Andronico|publisher=Gamenguide |date=2013-05-27 |accessdate=2013-06-08}}</ref> In 2015, she was listed among the best [[Easter egg (media)|Easter eggs]] in ''Mortal Kombat'' history by ''Tech Times''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.techtimes.com/articles/43468/20150402/toasty-the-top-10-mortal-kombat-easter-eggs.htm |title=Toasty!: The Top 10 'Mortal Kombat' Easter Eggs|first=Steven|last=Schneider |work=Tech Times |date=2015-04-02 |accessdate=2019-02-24}}</ref> |
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Skarlet has been considered among the most "gruesome" series characters. That same Fatality would also be listed as the second-best Fatality in ''MK 2011'' by ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'', for being "as gruesome and sadistic as they come."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2015/04/best-mortal-kombat-fatalities-of-all-time/skarlet-make-it-rain |title=The Most Gruesome Mortal Kombat Fatalities |publisher=Complex |date=2018-07-08 |accessdate=2019-02-24}}</ref> She was described by TheGamer as "one of the most unsettling characters" of the ''Mortal Kombat 11'' roster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/ranked-mortal-kombat-11-roster-characters/ |title=Ranked: Mortal Kombat 11 Roster |publisher=TheGamer |date=2019-02-20 |accessdate=2019-02-24}}</ref> Josh West of [[GamesRadar+]] exemplified the "brutality" of ''MK11'' through one of her Fatalities, in which she repeatedly stabs her defeated opponent with a series of daggers composed of their drained blood.<ref>{{cite web|last=West |first=Josh |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/mortal-kombat-11-is-the-most-gratuitous-mks-ever-been-and-im-desperate-to-play-more/ |title=Mortal Kombat 11 is the most gratuitous MK’s ever been and I’m desperate to play more|work=[[GamesRadar+]]|date=January 18, 2019 |accessdate=2019-02-24}}</ref> |
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==Awards and nominations== |
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* Actress [[Beata Pozniak]] received a Voice Arts Awards nomination - "Outstanding Video Game Character - Best Voiceover" voicing Skarlet in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sovas.org/2019-nominees/|title=OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL – TV OR WEB, BEST VOICEOVER|work=Society of Voice Arts and Sciences|accessdate=November 10, 2019}}</ref> |
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* [[Beata Pozniak]] won the 2020 Voice Arts Award in the "Outstanding Video Game Character - Best Performance" Category for voicing Skarlet. In the almost 30 years of the Mortal Kombat franchise, Beata is the first actor to receive such a prestigious honor for voicing one of the characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mortalkombatonline.com/t/mk11/mortal-kombat-11-skarlet-actress-wins-voice-arts-award/aoeZ3CregPXJ|title=Mortal Kombat 11 Skarlet Actress Wins Voice Arts Award|work=Mortal Kombat Online|accessdate=January 10, 2021}}</ref> |
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