Summary
Mortal Kombat 1has a massive roster containing some of the most iconic characters in the franchise. Whether they’re a main playable fighter or an assist in the form of a Kameo, they likely have a long and storied legacy that will take ages to get caught up on.
There are roughly 51 characters in Mortal Kombat 1 across both playable fighters and Kameos,with some being duplicates, rounding it down to about 45 unique characters you can play or use in battle. In short, this roster is enormous but unbelievably fascinating, allowing us to dive into their past to learn more about them!
Updated on June 07, 2025, by Seth Parmer:The T-1000 and Madam Bo have been added to Mortal Kombat 1 since we last revisited this list, allowing us to jump back in and add them into the mix. If this is indeed the final roster of Mortal Kombat 1, then this will likely be the last time we touch this list. What a fun roster!
Ashrah
Being of the Demon species in the Mortal Kombat series, Ashrah is much older than she appears but has no proper birthday or age given in any of the titles she appeared in. However, seeing as Demons are reanimated corpses revived via Quan Chi’s sorcery, we can place her around 500 to 600 years of age respectively.
However, that’s assuming that the current events of Mortal Kombat 1 are, in fact, a direct continuation of the events that transpired in Mortal Kombat 11 and are bringing in elements of the original timeline as well.
Baraka
Baraka is one of the most iconic villains of the Mortal Kombat series, making his debut in Mortal Kombat 2. Since then, lots of dimension traveling and merging have happened, but we suspect his age would be around 58 in Mortal Kombat 1, considering he was 29 during the events of Mortal Kombat 9.
Unfortunately, he doesn’t ever have his birthday stated in any of the games he appears in, but he is seemingly much taller than he seems due to him constantly being slightly hunched forward.
Conan The Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian joins the list of excellent guest characters to join Mortal Kombat 1 and is a perfect fit not only for his raw aggression and power but also for the lack of information on his birthdate or exact age. Nonetheless, if you’re a fan of this early-80s sword-and-sorcery epic, then Conan will surely meet your expectations.
This orphaned and wartorn gladiator hacks and slashes his way through the competition with ease in Mortal Kombat 1, making him one of the best offerings regarding post-launch characters. He’s massive, mighty, and a blast to play, so long as you’re okay with not having Arnold being his voice. Unfortunately.
Cyrax
Before Cyrax was turned into a Cyborg, he was 26 years of age, having the automation process halt his aging permanently, leaving him to be that age forever. While his height is noted as being 5'11", his birthday is never specified.
Cyrax has been around since Mortal Kombat 3 and has remained 26 throughout all of the other installments he was present in, making us assume he remains that age when factoring in the new dimension-traveling shenanigans that take place in Mortal Kombat 1.
Cyrax has joined the main roster by way of the Khaos Reigns Expansion and is the opposite gender of the original Cyrax we see with the Kameo entry above. This is very similar to Janet Cage, who is from an alternate universe where Johnny Cage is actually a woman. While they are slightly different from their Kameo counterpart, most of the information is the same, so we won’t be adding a new entry for them here!
Darrius
There’s not a whole lot of information about Darrius out there, especially regarding his age, birthday, and height. However, he is a Seidan, which makes him have a much longer life expectancy than ordinary humans, but it could also mean he is much older than he looks.
We could likely assume he is roughly 50, but the fact of the matter is he can be much-MUCH older than that, leaving us no choice but to shrug our shoulders at his information sheet.
Ermac
Ermac is a dominant character in the Mortal Kombat universe and is a ninja from the Outworld, often weaving between being a neutral force of power to an antagonist, making his alliance hard to pin down. And, as you likely already know by now, his being from the Outworld makes much of what we’re looking for here a mystery.
Since his initial appearance in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, his age has always been unknown, as he was created by Shao Khan tens of thousands of years prior to when you first encountered him. Simply put, we have no clue how old he is or much of anything else about him other than he’s extremely cool and fun to play!
Ferra
Making her first appearance in Mortal Kombat X on the shoulders of Torr, Ferra returns once more, this time on her own and a bit older since the last time we saw her. Ferra is an unidentified symbiotic race from the Outworld, so very little is actually known about her.
However, based on the information outlined about Ferra & Torr in Mortal Kombat X, where the young ride on the backs of the towering and brutish adults, we can assume that she is likely in her teens in Mortal Kombat 1, now that she’s by herself. Though, there is no official confirmation of her actual age, or birthdate…
Frost
Frost is a human female of the Earthrealm in the Mortal Kombat series. While she was also once a cyborg in another timeline, that no longer appears to be the case in Mortal Kombat 1. As such, seeing as she is a second-generation warrior, she would still be pretty young if she was pulled from the timeline before she became a cyborg.
While we have no specific age, it’s safe to assume she would be in her early 20s at the very least, and we can confidently state that with the information provided from all the other timelines, her appearance in the game, and the fact that she is a human.
General Shao
General Shao can be a God, Immortal, or Outworlder, depending on the timeline, making for some ‘fun’ speculation on his age. While it seems he is still an Outworlder in Mortal Kombat 1, his age is still largely unknown, but he is believed to be at least 10,000 years old.
Though we have yet another character that doesn’t have an explicit age or birthday, we at least have a rough estimate of his height, which accounts for something… right?
Geras
Geras falls under a similar category as General Shao in that he is an incredibly powerful entity that could be tens of thousands of years old, making it tricky to pinpoint when he was born or his exact age.
All we know is Geras is a very, very tall character and is an Artificial Construct that was introduced in Mortal Kombat 11. Despite being a newer character, that’s all the information we have on him so far concerning the main point of this list.
