Tarkatan females appear in Mortal Kombat 11. Among the ranks present within their armies included that of an Enforcer. As well as this, in his Mortal Kombat 2011 ending, he is able to detect the scent of Shang Tsung in the form of Shao Kahn, leading him to kill the impostor and allow Shao Kahn's forces to claim Earthrealm.Īccording to Mortal Kombat, all Tarkatan males joined Shao Kahn's army once they came of age and survived the brutal Ritual of Blood. However, more recently, they have been depicted as more intelligent, Baraka knowing that the meeting Mileena had scheduled with him in the ancient Beetle Lair was a trap and sent another Tarkatan in his place. They are often depicted as unintelligent, bloodthirsty brutes that serve the currently most powerful leader.