@@RavenCrow because she doesn't share the same outfit or kind of relevance, the only thing in common of her is being female, what you are asking is like adding Kano or Reiko in a male ninja tier
Kitana and Mileena don’t have a consistent track record of being in the games. They usually showed up as palette swaps in updated versions. Neither were in MK3. Neither were in MK4. One was in Deadly Alliance/MK5 (Kitana). One was in Deception/MK6 (Mileena). One was in DC Universe/MK8 (Kitana).
i am so glad mileena got her chance to live a normal life in MK1.She really got done dirty on repeat and a part of me feels like if Kitana had welcomed her, maybe she would have joined the good side. Probably wishful thinking though Still, Kitana's Mk9 ending with her jade and mileena defending Edenia side by side was the best thing ever.
Interesting fact, Skarlet is the only female that can truly be considered a ninja. Her weapons Kodachi Swords, Kunai's, and Tanto, are all actual ninja weapons, where as Kitana's War Fans, Mileena's dual Sais, Jade's Bo Staff and Triblade, and Tanya's Boomerang, Kobu Jutsu, Naginata, and Staff are all non traditional ninja weapons.
@@WonderKingE What defines a character as a ninja would be their weapons and fighting styles. For example despite alot of the characters being called ninjas, they possess weapons and fighting techniques that are more in line with assassins, monks, warriors, and more.
@@WonderKingE I know right 😂😂. Like before you comment, make sure you get your thing correct. Kitana is the best female ninja , let's not get it twisted.
Sai are traditional ninja weapons I swear? Also, ninjas use all weapons/tools/items are their disposal. A fan, for example, would be the perfect ninja weapon. Most ninja were in disguise as farmers etc. the blue gi and specialised weapons isn’t actually typical ninja garb and would only be used in certain circumstances.
I agree she’s my main, but scarlet is seriously underrated I’m not talking about her obsession with shao, time Line. I’m talking about her in mk9. she literally can absorb the strength of ppl she kills with their blood she’s probably one of the most strongest out of all females. They just make her weak because of the sake of the story line. like all she has to do to kill someone is take all their blood from their body in 5 secs….
I have been a huge Skarlet fan ever since her debut, I love her powers and backstory and the way she was portrayed in MK11 was excellent. Love her voice and personality. Super fun to play too. I wish she came back for MK1 at least as a cameo
I think this was a solid tier list. Also, I agree with you on Skarlet. She’s really cool and has a lot of potential. While I do dislike how they retconned her backstory, I still like her. It also helps that her voice actress in mk11 did great with her, and I love the accent.
@@hunterwolfe669 yes she really is talented, and I loved her voice acting in that scene as well. A lot of her intro dialogue were great as well. If Skarlet ever returns to the story, I hope Beata Pozniak returns
Ive been waiting for this one since the first ranking as the female ninjas (and Sonya lol) tend to be my mains in every mk, and i am forever grateful you included Tanya and Frost 💛💙
I really do have to agree with your tier list for the female ninjas. Skarlet while not having many appearances always seems to shine which is why she is can def be an A and Tanya as B makes sense because she never has a set backstory or moveset that could have seen her next to Jade as well.
Great video man, however I wish you mentionned Kitana's vital role in saving Edenia in MK Conquest, where she's able to get the essence that would free her realm later. We also see in that series that she began to believe in Shao Kahn's downfall when she saw how Kung Lao saved earthrealm singlehandedly
I honestly like Khameleon. Ofc she can’t top the other female ninjas but I really like her character even though we barely know anything. I hope to see more of her in the future and to find out more of her story because it really seems interesting. Same goes for her fighting concept. Just like the animal copies it’s surrounding colours,she copies "surrounding” attacks&weapons. She’s my personal favourite female ninja and I am here for it for a story. Great ranking though of your part.❤
During the Deception era, Ed Boon said that Tanya is intended to be the “anti-Jade” the way that Mileena is the “anti-Kitana.” This is how I perceived Tanya in MK4. I always thought of her as the yellow-colored of the female ninjas, especially since she is an Edenian. Her outfit is based on the UMK3 female ninja assassins. Most of the fan base accepts her this way even though she debuted just after the 2d era and doesn’t sport a face mask. She still has clout for being an arcade-era character from the 90s.
Everytime I see the backstories of characters from the 2d to the 3d era of mk, it makes me hope we get full remakes of them someday with mk11/mk1 levels of fighting cutscenes. Only thing that’s stopping me from wanting that though is NRS being in charge because I just know they’d f it up somehow 😭
I never understood why Mileena is fan favorite tbh. I guess it's the edgy era we live in. Harley Quinn, Wednesday, Jinx, everybody seems to go with villains.
@@DadoPandaI was an ugly girl. Game girls like me appreciate the ugly femme fatale. I’ve met a LOT of women that see themselves in Mileena- rejected and unappreciated. None of us can fight like her, though…😊
I won’t deny that kitana and mileena are the foundation of the female ninjas for mk the same way scorpion and sub zero are. However, skarlet will always be the goat imo in terms of design, special moves, and just overall as a concept. I’m glad so much love finally got poured into her for mk11. The animation of her blood weapons and manipulations was god tier. Hope we get more of her.
Might be an unpopular opinion but Khameleon will always be my FAVORITE Mortal Kombat character! I’m a bit bitter you and a lot of commenters are placing her at the end, but I respect it. To me, she’s number 1 but I’m just biased. I think the concept of her being of the same race as Reptile but good instead of evil makes me love her all the more. If given more of the spotlight to shine, Ed Boon could really make her a S tier kombatant and a force to be reckoned with. The ability to mimic Kitana, Mileena, and Jade’s colors, weapons and moves makes her unique I believe she was the first character when UM3 came out that really showcased that concept. Reptile and Jade don’t count as they were hidden fighters where Khameleon was a playable character. Her having 3 move sets from the 3 ninjas makes her stand out IMO. She’s remained hidden in the shadows (or invisibility actually) for so long, only a handful of people knew of her existence. I’m not even sure if Rayden knew of her or even Shao Kahn. The Elder Gods probably didn’t either and I like that. She is the perfect choice for the films to make an appearance and get creative with it. She reminds me of characters in soap operas that return but remain hidden and spy to get information, the viewers not initially knowing of her intentions but learning them before the cast does. Someone who can be a true heroine and friend to Kitana and Jade. A true Queen of the Raptors who wants revenge on Shao Kahn and all his allies, and who will have the forces of light’s back, but without them knowing it until the end when she decides to make her presence known. In Mortal Kombat 1 they basically took her role as a good Raptor and gave it to Reptile, pushing her to the background. She’s like an extra insurance policy. The villains know nothing of her existence and when the heroes are captured and all is lost, she comes to aid them and to save the day. Again like in a soap opera, a schemer, but for the side of good instead of evil. She’ll always remain my favorite MK character. ❤ her and hope she’ll get a story in the next game!
Mileena's my favorite female character since Deception. She's the only female character I play in all mk games, Never have I considered on changing female mains on her
John Tobias said in a Twitter thread that his backstory gor Mileena was that she was introduced while Kitana was a child. After Sindel's suicide. So in the og timeline, Mileena was a couple thousand years old when shed died. Just a heads up
thank you!! i watched on my tv and had to grab my phone to leave a comment because absolutely not! they are the trinity they supposed to be there together. THEN! khan said himself “his deadliest assassin” no deadly assassin in “A” tier
Jade is nowhere as interesting or has a relevant backstory as Kitana and Mileena, also her gameplay is simply disappointing. She just doesn't belong with Kitana and Mileena
@@lepork519 thats a opinion you should’ve kept to yourself, or made YOUR own comment. clearly we here feel different. downplay her somewhere else the hell
I agree with this list other than jade i think shes earned her spot with the S tier along with mileena and kitana they are the holy trinity of the ninja MK girls. But this tier list is pretty much how i would rate them too.
I liked her being the diversity character. I mean, a black warrior was needed, especially after it was established that Jade is NOT black I did not like that she was a rip off of Wakanda warriors. Lacked creativity in my eyes.
@@bellemyjade686it has grown on me but I totally feel you on that..I think she had enough potential and uniqueness to expound upon without completely scrapping her initial essence
I'd argue Midway-Frost breaks some female writing trends in media by NOT being wronged by the Lin Kuei and just wanting power like any man would, leaning into her youth as a flaw rather than female characters in media oftentimes having some degree of sympathy...But every woman in MK before her never leaned on sympathy aside from Kitana and Sindel and they were heroes (Midway-Mileena seems sympathetic to us, but she wasn't written with that in mind). One might even argue that she's a blunter version of Tanya, but without as much konnection to Sub-Zero as Tanya gained in Jade in Deception. For me, though, the bit of fleshing out Frost got in Deadly Alliance about her komparative lack of skill and power to Sub-Zero and the tragedy of her squandered potential will always make her kool to me. I might be bold enough to say she's an A, but B feels fair and I definitely wouldn't make her S...She's not ready for the power and will likely freeze herself again, heheheheh!
Jade has always been at the top for me, definitely one of my all time favorite MK characters. I can completely understand her being ranked below Kitana and Mileena, as those two obviously have a ton going for them, and have been used the most throughout the series. I've always liked that Jade was an important friend to Kitana, but I hope someday they do more to make her shine on her own as I think she has underutilized potential. I really want to talk about Tanya though, as I always find it interesting that she wouldn't be considered a female ninja by some. Over the years I'd say there's been plenty of evidence that point to her inclusion in the category. And if you notice in Mileena's MK1 ladder ending shot, they actually gave Tanya a yellow ninja mask. Even if it's only for one still picture in the whole series, I think it's definitely worth mentioning. Even without a mask, I think there's a lot in Tanya's designs that is indicative of the female ninja look. In MK Armageddon, Khameleon uses one of Tanya's moves along with one from Kitana, Mileena, and Jade. In MK11's Towers of Time mode, in the Gauntlet stage 16 called "Female Ninjas", there is a fight dedicated to Tanya (though represented by a yellow palatte Kitana, as Tanya doesn't appear in MK11). In MK Mobile, there is a pack dedicated to female ninjas, in which Tanya is a part of. On the MK1 select screen, it's not coincidence that the ninja type characters are all grouped in the same row... and Tanya is right there with Kitana and Mileena.
The Tanya thing is VERY inconsistent. I know a lot of people point to Ed Boon saying she’s not a ninja, but I always took that as “she’s not a palette swap ninja,” but who knows?
I like the two versions of Kitana exists, One who became a god and Kahn of the same (sort of) timeline to Fire god Liu Kang. And the Kitana of MK1 where she is a devoted twin sister of Mileena, and would rather fight for her as her loyal general.
I believe the series wouldnt be were it is without these girls. Kitana and Mileena are the female Sub and Scorp. they're essential staples to the series. I think Skarlet is my personal favorite
@FAiRWAYx this might be a dumb idea, but a potential future ranking video I'd be interested in could be ranking the different factions? There probably aren't enough characters to rank all the members of the shaolin or the black dragon, but maybe ranking each faction as a whole based on the characters in them...thats just something dumb I came up with
Always the Klassic skins it's the Best ... The MK trilogy appearens in MK11 looks insane ... I really love the Khameleon on MK 1 color transition she deserv a place on rooster
Any game without Mileena is a flop to me. Mileena is the best combination of interesting, hot, unique and iconic when it comes to the franchise. "Interesting" in terms of character; being one of the few bad guys in the franchise who shows willingness to change sides but often doesn't only because she wants the opportunity but other characters frequently pigeonhole her as evil because of the Tarkatan blood. When you actually stop and look at her noncannon endings and behaviors, she's deliberately acting out for attention and when pity is taken on her she tends to defect to Kitana's side. "Hot" for obvious reasons because let's be real, despite Ed Boon's best efforts (her original conception was literally based around scaring his male players who didn't know what she looked like under the mask) to make her scary it has only made guys more interested in her who like dangerous women. "Unique" in that she is a female ninja in a class of her own and is a direct subordinate of Shao Kahn and valued for ravenous loyalty rather than what she can provide for the emperor with Shao Kahn even showing some degree of affection for her unlike Kitana or Jade. And iconic in the sense that she is the Scorpion to Kitana's Sub-Zero with her role in the games consistently being a rival to Kitana specifically and usually because Kitana has personal disgust over her being crafted in her image. I genuinely like Mileena. Not to doss those that like them, but I can't say the same for Kitana or Jade or any of the other MK girls. Mileena is oddly empathetic as a character and feels like someone who just hasn't been given a chance to be anything other than what Shao Kahn wanted her to be; a product of nurture before nature. I also like Sheeva and Tanya was always cool, but no one on the female side of the cast beats Mileena for me.
Honestly I just have to agree with the tierlist! I might bump skarlet down to top of B just because I wish they’d continued her story rather than retconning, but low A also makes sense to me. Jade may be my personal favourite but I do have to agree they tend to keep her in Kitanas shadow
Mileena reminds me of Anna Williams from Tekken. They both have the most interesting personalities in their games as well as the best designs and memorable moves (the ones you mentioned for Mileena) and Anna’s cat stance, slaps and stomps. Both developers seem to always make them the jobbers but the fans prefer Mileena and Anna over Kitana and Nina.
Very accurate tier list With the OG Kitana taking the top spot. Wish NRS would have done more with her character in Mortal Kombat 1. Seeing her as Mileena's Flunky just doesn't sit right with me. They are better as enemies than working side by side. And having a good Tanya is also a bit of a drag. In Mortal Kombat 1 Mileena is now Kitana...bad story telling on the part of NRS ...but I guess they got scared of the weird twitter fans that dont shut up about Mileena, go figure, they made a mess of the story 😶
Not a bad point but I was happy to see them do something different instead of just rehashing the whole “Mileena is evil” thing over and over again. Kitana definitely took a back seat though.
Honestly, Kitana had her time on the front seat for awhile, why can’t Mileena play the hero and actually be happy for once? Sorry that Mileena isn’t your evil insecure monster that became too far gone.
Personally i don't consider Tanya to be a female Ninja. Just an edenian. If Tanya is considered a female ninja, you may as well throw Sindel into the mix. Regardless, i would say this tier list is accurate. I might bump Skarlet down to B tier but that's about it! PS; I think that grey female ninja you see in the background of MK9 is supposed to be Khameleon. I don't think you mentioned her when you were covering Khameleon.
I’ve read some opinions on the grey ninja in MK9 and I think it’s unclear whether that’s Khameleon, especially since there are a bunch of random grey male ninjas too.
Crazy how many fighters from the past 3 games didn't show up in MKA: Skarlet, Kotal, Ferra, Tor, D'Vorah, Erron Black, and, quite possibly, Takeda and Kung Jin(in one form or another.)
See I didn't like Jade and Kotal together. It seemed...random. At least Tanya and Mileena had some build up since MKX, and MK1's Reptile and Asherah was both built in game and they do have some thing in common in that game: being exiled from their people.
Mileena is one of the coolest all time characters, she has a great move set, good design and style. She is also really strong. Does not take much to learn to do a jump kick, juggle the opponent with the roll, and bounce them again with another jump kick. Her teleport owns most cheap shots, can be used against jump kicks and counters other teleports.
It's why I disliked how they made Mileena look more monstrous over the years, her appeal came from her deception that she's Kitana, you're supposed to not know when she has her mask on, just to be surprised by her razor sharp teeth.
That whole thing is gonna run its course, everyone already knows the difference between Mileena and Kitana at some point and it would be stupid to keep them as palette swaps.
In mega drive and super nintendo version of mk3 ultimate, unlike saturn's and ps1's version, kitana's kiss of death actually would make your opponent's head swell like a balloon, then they would end up floating upwards until they exploded in the air.
Mileena is my favorite mk fighter but I adore Kitana, Jade and Tanya too. Khameleon should appear more often. She's a very interesting character. Frost is good. Never liked Skarlet tho. Sorry
I think it's interesting how, at least in X, Kitana and Mileena are so correlated that you know that if someone plays one sister they also play the other one. I personally will forever love Kitaleena's play style in MKX. They both are so fun to play, it's not even close. And well, their voice acting is easily the best one they had in the series. And to think that they were supposed to start as just the equivalent of Sub-Zero and Scorpion.
I'm glad that the recent timeline chose to make Mileena and Kitana biological sisters. Given how cruelly casted aside she was in previous timelines, it's refreshing to see her become a member of Kitana's family. Even if it comes at the cost of Sindel's eventual death and their father's return. I know some people take issue with Netherrealm ripping her and Tanya apart in favour of shipping the latter with Rain, but at least she has a home where she's on equal footing with Kitana. Kind of makes me cry in a way. Girl finally got what she always wanted: to rule Edenia.
How does your female ninja tier list look? ⬇️
Special force characters tier list 🗿
@@Arjun_men_79 pretty good idea not gonna lie
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Looks good, but got to ask why Sindel wasn't added if Tanya was? I mean she is basically the purple one of the group and was left out in the rain.
@@RavenCrow because she doesn't share the same outfit or kind of relevance, the only thing in common of her is being female, what you are asking is like adding Kano or Reiko in a male ninja tier
Kitana and Mileena are like the female Scorpion and Sub-Zero where they have to both be there no matter what game it is
100%
"A million souls cried out for my return!"
except mk11 pre mileena dlc 😭
And Repite is essentially Jade and in their cases they even match color palletes...
Kitana and Mileena don’t have a consistent track record of being in the games. They usually showed up as palette swaps in updated versions. Neither were in MK3. Neither were in MK4. One was in Deadly Alliance/MK5 (Kitana). One was in Deception/MK6 (Mileena). One was in DC Universe/MK8 (Kitana).
Skarlet is so impressive considering how few appearances shes had. Def my fav
Such a great character design!
i am so glad mileena got her chance to live a normal life in MK1.She really got done dirty on repeat and a part of me feels like if Kitana had welcomed her, maybe she would have joined the good side. Probably wishful thinking though Still, Kitana's Mk9 ending with her jade and mileena defending Edenia side by side was the best thing ever.
That is a sick ending
The powerpuff girls mk edition
that shit was boring, people were too nice in MK1 in general
@@SetsunaBlueRose yeah general shao reiko shang quan chi nitara rain havik sub zero all real nice
Yo i do agree but I will be mad too if I was cloned
Interesting fact, Skarlet is the only female that can truly be considered a ninja. Her weapons Kodachi Swords, Kunai's, and Tanto, are all actual ninja weapons, where as Kitana's War Fans, Mileena's dual Sais, Jade's Bo Staff and Triblade, and Tanya's Boomerang, Kobu Jutsu, Naginata, and Staff are all non traditional ninja weapons.
Would we say the same about the male ninjas in MK that all have non-traditional weapons? 🤔
@@WonderKingE What defines a character as a ninja would be their weapons and fighting styles. For example despite alot of the characters being called ninjas, they possess weapons and fighting techniques that are more in line with assassins, monks, warriors, and more.
@@WonderKingE I know right 😂😂. Like before you comment, make sure you get your thing correct. Kitana is the best female ninja , let's not get it twisted.
Sai are traditional ninja weapons I swear? Also, ninjas use all weapons/tools/items are their disposal. A fan, for example, would be the perfect ninja weapon. Most ninja were in disguise as farmers etc. the blue gi and specialised weapons isn’t actually typical ninja garb and would only be used in certain circumstances.
@@parrisxsummers Thank you, ninjas uses fans as a weapon. My gosh, thank goodness I'm not the only competent person!
Mileena will always be the best female ninja to me. She has a cool concept, great backstory, and hot designs. Hope she returns for every MK game.
So true, I couldn't say better
I think she will based on the last time they left her out 😂
I agree she’s my main, but scarlet is seriously underrated I’m not talking about her obsession with shao, time Line. I’m talking about her in mk9. she literally can absorb the strength of ppl she kills with their blood she’s probably one of the most strongest out of all females. They just make her weak because of the sake of the story line. like all she has to do to kill someone is take all their blood from their body in 5 secs….
Agreed she's so iconic
@@Raidient Cool pic🤟
I have been a huge Skarlet fan ever since her debut, I love her powers and backstory and the way she was portrayed in MK11 was excellent. Love her voice and personality. Super fun to play too. I wish she came back for MK1 at least as a cameo
Yeah we need more Skarlet
I think this was a solid tier list. Also, I agree with you on Skarlet. She’s really cool and has a lot of potential. While I do dislike how they retconned her backstory, I still like her. It also helps that her voice actress in mk11 did great with her, and I love the accent.
That scene with kitana in the tent is when i realized how talented her va was. She naileddddd her spite in that line
@@hunterwolfe669 yes she really is talented, and I loved her voice acting in that scene as well. A lot of her intro dialogue were great as well. If Skarlet ever returns to the story, I hope Beata Pozniak returns
I hope that Jade, Mileena and Kitana can relieve the MK9 ending in the new era.
Ive been waiting for this one since the first ranking as the female ninjas (and Sonya lol) tend to be my mains in every mk, and i am forever grateful you included Tanya and Frost 💛💙
Thank you for watching ❤️ and hope you enjoyed!
My faves are always the underdogs. Skarlett and Khameleon are underrated queens and should be put in the spotlight more often.
I miss Skarlet in MK1 so much, she's my favorite alongside Mileena
Skarlet is so cool
All female ninjas should be base roster in the next MK game!
so in 2027/2028 xdd cuz new mk or generally new netherrealm studio production comes out every 4 years XD
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tanya and jade are my fav ninjas 💚💛
I always considered Li Mei as the purple female Ninja, guess I was wrong lol
I always wondered if she was or not
Same thought as you😅
I really do have to agree with your tier list for the female ninjas. Skarlet while not having many appearances always seems to shine which is why she is can def be an A and Tanya as B makes sense because she never has a set backstory or moveset that could have seen her next to Jade as well.
I really hope with the new era we do get to see more of this new Tanya, I really like her and her relationship with mileena!
Great video man, however I wish you mentionned Kitana's vital role in saving Edenia in MK Conquest, where she's able to get the essence that would free her realm later. We also see in that series that she began to believe in Shao Kahn's downfall when she saw how Kung Lao saved earthrealm singlehandedly
Will need to dig into this and report back. My head is still spinning from all the research 😂
I honestly like Khameleon. Ofc she can’t top the other female ninjas but I really like her character even though we barely know anything. I hope to see more of her in the future and to find out more of her story because it really seems interesting. Same goes for her fighting concept. Just like the animal copies it’s surrounding colours,she copies "surrounding” attacks&weapons. She’s my personal favourite female ninja and I am here for it for a story.
Great ranking though of your part.❤
Thanks! I like Khameleon a lot and hope she gets a bigger role in the next game.
I will never forget how they took the 14:14 comboing fan toss away before release in mk11
I miss my fan toss stun 🥲
How does this only have 600 likes?? It's ranked hella accurately and is described so well. Great work bro
Much appreciated!
During the Deception era, Ed Boon said that Tanya is intended to be the “anti-Jade” the way that Mileena is the “anti-Kitana.” This is how I perceived Tanya in MK4. I always thought of her as the yellow-colored of the female ninjas, especially since she is an Edenian. Her outfit is based on the UMK3 female ninja assassins. Most of the fan base accepts her this way even though she debuted just after the 2d era and doesn’t sport a face mask. She still has clout for being an arcade-era character from the 90s.
As a Skarlet fan, I am pleased with this tier list
Everytime I see the backstories of characters from the 2d to the 3d era of mk, it makes me hope we get full remakes of them someday with mk11/mk1 levels of fighting cutscenes. Only thing that’s stopping me from wanting that though is NRS being in charge because I just know they’d f it up somehow 😭
Ahhhhhh best tier list video yet, soo good!!! Keep these coming!
Mileenas story in MK1 was so redeeming, I actually CRIED.
Baby girl was always my number one. I stand on that ten toes down.
Mileena is fan favorite but Kitana keeps whooping her ass everytime
For real lol
I never understood why Mileena is fan favorite tbh. I guess it's the edgy era we live in. Harley Quinn, Wednesday, Jinx, everybody seems to go with villains.
@@DadoPandaI was an ugly girl. Game girls like me appreciate the ugly femme fatale. I’ve met a LOT of women that see themselves in Mileena- rejected and unappreciated.
None of us can fight like her, though…😊
I wish Skarlet comes back again in the future, but as a ninja and not as a blood mage.
Fingers crossed on that one
I won’t deny that kitana and mileena are the foundation of the female ninjas for mk the same way scorpion and sub zero are. However, skarlet will always be the goat imo in terms of design, special moves, and just overall as a concept. I’m glad so much love finally got poured into her for mk11. The animation of her blood weapons and manipulations was god tier. Hope we get more of her.
Skarlet is excellent and definitely has S tier potential. It’s up to the devs
Might be an unpopular opinion but Khameleon will always be my FAVORITE Mortal Kombat character! I’m a bit bitter you and a lot of commenters are placing her at the end, but I respect it. To me, she’s number 1 but I’m just biased. I think the concept of her being of the same race as Reptile but good instead of evil makes me love her all the more.
If given more of the spotlight to shine, Ed Boon could really make her a S tier kombatant and a force to be reckoned with. The ability to mimic Kitana, Mileena, and Jade’s colors, weapons and moves makes her unique I believe she was the first character when UM3 came out that really showcased that concept. Reptile and Jade don’t count as they were hidden fighters where Khameleon was a playable character. Her having 3 move sets from the 3 ninjas makes her stand out IMO. She’s remained hidden in the shadows (or invisibility actually) for so long, only a handful of people knew of her existence. I’m not even sure if Rayden knew of her or even Shao Kahn. The Elder Gods probably didn’t either and I like that.
She is the perfect choice for the films to make an appearance and get creative with it. She reminds me of characters in soap operas that return but remain hidden and spy to get information, the viewers not initially knowing of her intentions but learning them before the cast does. Someone who can be a true heroine and friend to Kitana and Jade. A true Queen of the Raptors who wants revenge on Shao Kahn and all his allies, and who will have the forces of light’s back, but without them knowing it until the end when she decides to make her presence known.
In Mortal Kombat 1 they basically took her role as a good Raptor and gave it to Reptile, pushing her to the background. She’s like an extra insurance policy. The villains know nothing of her existence and when the heroes are captured and all is lost, she comes to aid them and to save the day. Again like in a soap opera, a schemer, but for the side of good instead of evil. She’ll always remain my favorite MK character. ❤ her and hope she’ll get a story in the next game!
Decent ranking but here’s mine..
1.Mileena
2.Tanya
3.Frost
4.Jade
5.Kitana
6.Skarlet
7.khameleon
Mileena's my favorite female character since Deception. She's the only female character I play in all mk games, Never have I considered on changing female mains on her
Yay! My wish came true!
LOL!
John Tobias said in a Twitter thread that his backstory gor Mileena was that she was introduced while Kitana was a child. After Sindel's suicide.
So in the og timeline, Mileena was a couple thousand years old when shed died. Just a heads up
forever a kitana main and stan no matter what
PERIOD
PERIOD!!!!!✨✨✨✨
This never fails to crack me up 5:13
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It still bothers me that Tanya doesn’t exactly qualify as a ninja.
Kitana is the best character in MK! She is the face of MK and the most popular female character. 💙
My rank:
1- Kitana
2- Scarlett
3- Milena
4- Jade
5- Frost
6- Tanya
7- Chameleon
I like this
This is a fair ranking I’ve always been huge fans of kitana,jade and scarlet and I wish scarlet had more involvement in the story lies as well
Jade deserves to be in S tier along with Kitana and Mileena
thank you!! i watched on my tv and had to grab my phone to leave a comment because absolutely not! they are the trinity they supposed to be there together. THEN! khan said himself “his deadliest assassin” no deadly assassin in “A” tier
@@myaiyanaa2208 exactly right, I completely agree. Putting Kitana and Mileena in S but then Jade in A makes zero sense.
Jade is nowhere as interesting or has a relevant backstory as Kitana and Mileena, also her gameplay is simply disappointing. She just doesn't belong with Kitana and Mileena
@@lepork519 I completely disagree. I guess that’s where we leave it lol
@@lepork519 thats a opinion you should’ve kept to yourself, or made YOUR own comment. clearly we here feel different. downplay her somewhere else the hell
It's amazing how far the graphics have come in thirty years. Wow.
I would count Tanya as a ninja, since she has a connection to Khameleon, with yellow being one of the colors for Khameleon since Armageddon.
Mileena and Jade are my favorite female ninjas
Mine too! 💚 💖
I love Tanya and Skarlet too.
You need to do a tier list on all non-ninjas and everyone that was excluded from the mk male and female ninjas
Ranking every Mortal Kombat character ever lmao
I agree with this list other than jade i think shes earned her spot with the S tier along with mileena and kitana they are the holy trinity of the ninja MK girls. But this tier list is pretty much how i would rate them too.
Tanya is #1 for me 💛🖤🐝
Period
I didn't mind her until they made her into the token diversity character for MK1.
I liked her being the diversity character. I mean, a black warrior was needed, especially after it was established that Jade is NOT black
I did not like that she was a rip off of Wakanda warriors. Lacked creativity in my eyes.
@@bellemyjade686it has grown on me but I totally feel you on that..I think she had enough potential and uniqueness to expound upon without completely scrapping her initial essence
I'd argue Midway-Frost breaks some female writing trends in media by NOT being wronged by the Lin Kuei and just wanting power like any man would, leaning into her youth as a flaw rather than female characters in media oftentimes having some degree of sympathy...But every woman in MK before her never leaned on sympathy aside from Kitana and Sindel and they were heroes (Midway-Mileena seems sympathetic to us, but she wasn't written with that in mind). One might even argue that she's a blunter version of Tanya, but without as much konnection to Sub-Zero as Tanya gained in Jade in Deception.
For me, though, the bit of fleshing out Frost got in Deadly Alliance about her komparative lack of skill and power to Sub-Zero and the tragedy of her squandered potential will always make her kool to me. I might be bold enough to say she's an A, but B feels fair and I definitely wouldn't make her S...She's not ready for the power and will likely freeze herself again, heheheheh!
Jade has always been at the top for me, definitely one of my all time favorite MK characters. I can completely understand her being ranked below Kitana and Mileena, as those two obviously have a ton going for them, and have been used the most throughout the series. I've always liked that Jade was an important friend to Kitana, but I hope someday they do more to make her shine on her own as I think she has underutilized potential.
I really want to talk about Tanya though, as I always find it interesting that she wouldn't be considered a female ninja by some. Over the years I'd say there's been plenty of evidence that point to her inclusion in the category. And if you notice in Mileena's MK1 ladder ending shot, they actually gave Tanya a yellow ninja mask. Even if it's only for one still picture in the whole series, I think it's definitely worth mentioning. Even without a mask, I think there's a lot in Tanya's designs that is indicative of the female ninja look.
In MK Armageddon, Khameleon uses one of Tanya's moves along with one from Kitana, Mileena, and Jade. In MK11's Towers of Time mode, in the Gauntlet stage 16 called "Female Ninjas", there is a fight dedicated to Tanya (though represented by a yellow palatte Kitana, as Tanya doesn't appear in MK11). In MK Mobile, there is a pack dedicated to female ninjas, in which Tanya is a part of. On the MK1 select screen, it's not coincidence that the ninja type characters are all grouped in the same row... and Tanya is right there with Kitana and Mileena.
The Tanya thing is VERY inconsistent. I know a lot of people point to Ed Boon saying she’s not a ninja, but I always took that as “she’s not a palette swap ninja,” but who knows?
47:04
"Skarlet can be briefly seen in the story mode."
Liu Kang: "Nope."
I like the two versions of Kitana exists, One who became a god and Kahn of the same (sort of) timeline to Fire god Liu Kang.
And the Kitana of MK1 where she is a devoted twin sister of Mileena, and would rather fight for her as her loyal general.
Kitana "Yes it is I"
Liu Kang "I thought you were gonna lick my -"
Kitana "WITH Shinnoks destruction..."
Liu Kang "😩"
In my head Katana Mileena and Jade are like the Peach, Daisy and Rosalina of characters
It’s Kitana and jade for me tho are my favorite period
My Rankings:
7. Kitana
6. Frost
5. Khameleon
4. Tanya
3. Jade
2. Mileena
1. Skarlett
I believe the series wouldnt be were it is without these girls. Kitana and Mileena are the female Sub and Scorp. they're essential staples to the series. I think Skarlet is my personal favorite
Agreed!
@FAiRWAYx this might be a dumb idea, but a potential future ranking video I'd be interested in could be ranking the different factions? There probably aren't enough characters to rank all the members of the shaolin or the black dragon, but maybe ranking each faction as a whole based on the characters in them...thats just something dumb I came up with
@@kingjb554 Solid idea!
Tanya is fierce but Kitana is kween among them all 😊❤❤
Jade And Scarlett has been my favorite Female Ninjas since childhood i loved they're overall personality and aesthetic definitely stands out
Jade 🤩😍can’t wait to see the Kountess.
Always the Klassic skins it's the Best ... The MK trilogy appearens in MK11 looks insane ... I really love the Khameleon on MK 1 color transition she deserv a place on rooster
“I gave you a home. I was your mentor. Yet after all this, you ally with Sektor?”
Kuai-Liang, I didn’t know you had bars, sir
Khameleon is what Tanya should’ve looked like in Mk1. I’m still upset they never gave Tanya a yellow mask.
Another 💯%accurate tier list
Glad you think so!
Tanya is not part of the ninja squad...ed Boon confirm it
Tanya MK10 best design
1. Kitana 2.Milena 3. Skarlet 4. Tanya for me
Any game without Mileena is a flop to me.
Mileena is the best combination of interesting, hot, unique and iconic when it comes to the franchise. "Interesting" in terms of character; being one of the few bad guys in the franchise who shows willingness to change sides but often doesn't only because she wants the opportunity but other characters frequently pigeonhole her as evil because of the Tarkatan blood. When you actually stop and look at her noncannon endings and behaviors, she's deliberately acting out for attention and when pity is taken on her she tends to defect to Kitana's side. "Hot" for obvious reasons because let's be real, despite Ed Boon's best efforts (her original conception was literally based around scaring his male players who didn't know what she looked like under the mask) to make her scary it has only made guys more interested in her who like dangerous women. "Unique" in that she is a female ninja in a class of her own and is a direct subordinate of Shao Kahn and valued for ravenous loyalty rather than what she can provide for the emperor with Shao Kahn even showing some degree of affection for her unlike Kitana or Jade. And iconic in the sense that she is the Scorpion to Kitana's Sub-Zero with her role in the games consistently being a rival to Kitana specifically and usually because Kitana has personal disgust over her being crafted in her image.
I genuinely like Mileena. Not to doss those that like them, but I can't say the same for Kitana or Jade or any of the other MK girls. Mileena is oddly empathetic as a character and feels like someone who just hasn't been given a chance to be anything other than what Shao Kahn wanted her to be; a product of nurture before nature.
I also like Sheeva and Tanya was always cool, but no one on the female side of the cast beats Mileena for me.
Great List, As Always!
Tyvm!
@@FAiRWAYx you're welcome.
Honestly I just have to agree with the tierlist! I might bump skarlet down to top of B just because I wish they’d continued her story rather than retconning, but low A also makes sense to me. Jade may be my personal favourite but I do have to agree they tend to keep her in Kitanas shadow
Jade is my favorite so to me she will always be S tier but I respect your list.
Yeah I figured a lot of people would have Jade in S-tier. I can’t knock it whatsoever. She is great
i love all of them so much. but skarlet and jade hits different.
I think the fatality you showed for Frost might have been the worst example to your point. That finisher is awesome lol. Great video tho!
Yeah that’s probably her best fatality
1. Mileena
2. Kitana
3. Jade
4. Tanya
5. Skarlet
6. Frost
7. Khameleon
My girl Khameleon on C tiers?
That's Kool Great opinion 👍.
Mileena reminds me of Anna Williams from Tekken. They both have the most interesting personalities in their games as well as the best designs and memorable moves (the ones you mentioned for Mileena) and Anna’s cat stance, slaps and stomps.
Both developers seem to always make them the jobbers but the fans prefer Mileena and Anna over Kitana and Nina.
Same Anna and Mileena are my favorite females from both franchises
Very accurate tier list With the OG Kitana taking the top spot. Wish NRS would have done more with her character in Mortal Kombat 1. Seeing her as Mileena's Flunky just doesn't sit right with me. They are better as enemies than working side by side. And having a good Tanya is also a bit of a drag. In Mortal Kombat 1 Mileena is now Kitana...bad story telling on the part of NRS ...but I guess they got scared of the weird twitter fans that dont shut up about Mileena, go figure, they made a mess of the story 😶
Not a bad point but I was happy to see them do something different instead of just rehashing the whole “Mileena is evil” thing over and over again. Kitana definitely took a back seat though.
Honestly, Kitana had her time on the front seat for awhile, why can’t Mileena play the hero and actually be happy for once? Sorry that Mileena isn’t your evil insecure monster that became too far gone.
Personally i don't consider Tanya to be a female Ninja. Just an edenian. If Tanya is considered a female ninja, you may as well throw Sindel into the mix. Regardless, i would say this tier list is accurate. I might bump Skarlet down to B tier but that's about it!
PS; I think that grey female ninja you see in the background of MK9 is supposed to be Khameleon. I don't think you mentioned her when you were covering Khameleon.
I’ve read some opinions on the grey ninja in MK9 and I think it’s unclear whether that’s Khameleon, especially since there are a bunch of random grey male ninjas too.
These are awesome videos, love how in depth you go with the lore
Thank you! Glad you like them
Love your Mortal Kombat Tier List, You should do MK Bosses Tier List
Thanks! Working on a sub-bosses now 🙂
Both Tanya and Reiko are ninjas to me
I would love to see you rank every female mk character or mk female earthrealmers
i hope they give a kombat pack that features 3 mk female characters in mk1 including skarlet, jade frost or sareena
Skarlet, Jade and Tanya
Mileena just has it all. Well, besides a non crazy fanbase but we'll, fitting given her character I suppose 😅
Lmao so true
Mileena fans are equivalent to barbs or beehive . But I get it Mileena is the Beyonce of the franchise
Crazy how many fighters from the past 3 games didn't show up in MKA:
Skarlet, Kotal, Ferra, Tor, D'Vorah, Erron Black, and, quite possibly, Takeda and Kung Jin(in one form or another.)
I can't wait to create my own female ninja in the next MK game!
Mileena is my Empress/Queen
Tanya is my second
Then follows Skarlet, Jade, Kitana, Frost, and Khamileon in that order.
Fair rankings!
See I didn't like Jade and Kotal together. It seemed...random. At least Tanya and Mileena had some build up since MKX, and MK1's Reptile and Asherah was both built in game and they do have some thing in common in that game: being exiled from their people.
One thing's for sure, all them female ninjas looked good during the 3D era up to 2011 Mortal Kombat.
Anyone who played UMK3 ladder growing up and even now knows how impossible JADE was. Shit gave me PTSD whenever i faced her on the ladder
Great video, as always! Final Boss tier list next?
I’m thinking Sub-Bosses next but we’ll see! Thanks for checking out the content!
Loool, that’s literally the list as I would compose it
Mileena is one of the coolest all time characters, she has a great move set, good design and style. She is also really strong. Does not take much to learn to do a jump kick, juggle the opponent with the roll, and bounce them again with another jump kick. Her teleport owns most cheap shots, can be used against jump kicks and counters other teleports.
Kitana will always be the best female ninja , she is the most wise princess.
It's why I disliked how they made Mileena look more monstrous over the years, her appeal came from her deception that she's Kitana, you're supposed to not know when she has her mask on, just to be surprised by her razor sharp teeth.
Pretty good point to be honest. I think they just leaned into the viciousness of it.
That whole thing is gonna run its course, everyone already knows the difference between Mileena and Kitana at some point and it would be stupid to keep them as palette swaps.
In mega drive and super nintendo version of mk3 ultimate, unlike saturn's and ps1's version, kitana's kiss of death actually would make your opponent's head swell like a balloon, then they would end up floating upwards until they exploded in the air.
Mileena is my favorite mk fighter but I adore Kitana, Jade and Tanya too. Khameleon should appear more often. She's a very interesting character. Frost is good. Never liked Skarlet tho. Sorry
In this new timeline I think they could have saved Khameleon to be the daughter or reptile and ashrah
I think it's interesting how, at least in X, Kitana and Mileena are so correlated that you know that if someone plays one sister they also play the other one. I personally will forever love Kitaleena's play style in MKX. They both are so fun to play, it's not even close. And well, their voice acting is easily the best one they had in the series. And to think that they were supposed to start as just the equivalent of Sub-Zero and Scorpion.
I’d say they are equivalent but just in a different way.
I'm glad that the recent timeline chose to make Mileena and Kitana biological sisters. Given how cruelly casted aside she was in previous timelines, it's refreshing to see her become a member of Kitana's family. Even if it comes at the cost of Sindel's eventual death and their father's return. I know some people take issue with Netherrealm ripping her and Tanya apart in favour of shipping the latter with Rain, but at least she has a home where she's on equal footing with Kitana.
Kind of makes me cry in a way. Girl finally got what she always wanted: to rule Edenia.
Yeah Mileena was due for a glow up
17:31 Stryker straigthens Mileena's teeth xD
LOL
will you be doing an updated tier list once female cyrax and sektor come out? if so, looking forward to it!
Hmmm.. that’s a good question. I haven’t decided yet. I suppose these are technically new characters