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Place of Origin Netherealm
Appearances MK: Deception
MK: Unchained
MK: Armageddon
Species Demon
Fighting styles Chou Jiao(MK , MK:A)
Ba Gua
Weapons Kriss(MK, MK:A)
Alignment Good
Ashrah is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.
About Ashrah
Despite having the appearance of an attractive woman, Ashrah is actually a demon from the Netherealm. She was once a member of Quan Chi's Brotherhood of the Shadow, which worshipped the fallen Elder God Shinnok. Ashrah dresses completely in white and appears as a tall, mysterious woman, a blend between aristocracy and innocence. She made her first appearance in Mortal Kombat: Deception. Within the Mortal Kombat series, she is something of a stand-alone character, jumping back and forth between the forces of good and evil. Her occupation is that of a demon hunter. Ashrah's weapon of choice is her Kriss, which is a type of sword that is similar to the Dragon Sword that Liu Kang used in Mortal Kombat 4. This weapon is believed to have been "blessed" or is of a "heavenly origin." The kriss is blessed in such a way that every demon she kills with it causes her to become more human and less demon like; this way she can leave the Netherrealm.
Storyline
One day, Ashrah refused to carry out one of Quan Chi's orders. In response, he sent her sister (a fellow member of the Brotherhood of the Shadow) to kill her. While escaping her would-be assassin in the Netherealm, she found a holy sword known as a Kriss. As she learned how to wield the blade, slaying Netherealm demons with it, Ashrah began to recognize that with each one she killed, the sword progressively cleansed her spirit of evil. She then resolved to liberate herself from her inherent malevolent nature by using the Kriss to eliminate the evil within her. Each demon that she slays brings her closer to her goal of purification, and consequentially, her eventual expulsion from the Netherealm, as that dimension cannot sustain anyone with a soul containing such purity.
She has allied herself with Shujinko in the past, teaching him demon slaying techniques. At one time, she came into conflict with Ermac, mistakenly considering him to be a demon, and attempted to kill him, only to lose. She realized that Noob Saibot, being a powerful demon, would enable her to complete her ascension if he were to die at her hand, and so she seeks to destroy him.
Possible future
She defeats Noob Saibot in her ending and ascends from the Netherealm, but whether this is canon or not remains to be seen, as both Noob and Ashrah are slated to appear in the upcoming Mortal Kombat: Armageddon.
Special Abilities
Despite being a demon, Ashrah's powers are very light-oriented. She can launch various projectiles that are made of light or light-like substance. She can also spin in a vertical vortex-like position with light energy swirling around her. All in all, Ashrah can be classified as a mage. In her fatalities, she demonstrates voodoo-like abilities, posssibly hinting her demon powers extending as far as black magic, a trait she might have picked up from her time in the Brotherhood of Shadow.
Finishing moves
Voodoo Doll of Death: Ashrah takes out a voodoo doll and stabs it in in arms causing the opponents arms to fall off then stabs the doll in the stomach and twists it until the opponent dies.
Heavenly Ray: Ashrah makes a mystical ray of blue mist surround her opponent until they fall to pieces
Hara Kiri: Ashrah makes a blue mist surround until she falls to pieces.
Trivia
When the first bits of information about Mortal Kombat: Deception began to surface, Ashrah was mistaken as a female version of Raiden. Her name also used to be spelled Ashra or Ashrah alternatively.
Ashrah is something of a departure from the series' regular character design as she is neither blatantly good or blatantly evil. She is also the first female character since Sonya Blade to not wear skimpy or revealing clothes during her tenure, her garb being quite modest compared to the others. However her alternate outfit is revealing and is similar to the clothing of other female characters in the Mortal Kombat series.
Ashrah is a female Arabic name, which means "ten".
Ashrah's hat resembles a gasa, one worn by Japanese priests. | |
