Mileena

MILEENA

Real Name: Mileena

Class: Extradimensional (Outworld)

Occupation: Warrior, former empress

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Outworld

First Appearance: (DC Comics) Mortal Kombat X #3 (January, 2015)

Powers: Mileena was a superb combatant armed with sais, and her gaping maw was filled with sharp fangs.

History: (Mortal Kombat X #19 (fb)) - Shao Kahn, emperor of Outworld, more interested in conquering new lands than ruling his subjects, invaded the Arnyek Islands to subjugate the insectoid Kyttin with the help of Reiko and Goro. Kyttin D'Vorah refused to run, instead pledging her service but secretly planning to strike out when the time was right. Quan Chin's manipulations led to the death of Shao Kahn, and Mileena took control. Kotal Kahn was joined in his uprising against Mileena by Reptile and D'Vorah, and deposed the empress.

(Mortal Kombat X #6-8) - Mileena was driven underground by Kotal Kahn. Her ally Reiko guaranteed the aid of the Red Dragon clan, and Goro told her that if she restored the Shokan to their former glory he would kill Kotal Kahn for her. Kotal sent his father and a regiment of troops to find Goro and Mileena. K'etz told his son he'd bring them back in chains, and let Kahn eat their hearts in front of his adoring public. Kotal said he had no time for showmanship, and giving his father Shao Kahn's Wrath Hammer, told him to kill them quickly. Mileena's advisor Reiko leaked their location in the Golden Desert to give the Kotal a false sense of easy victory. Reiko was allied with the Red Dragon clan, and used Mavado's cloaking tech to dispatch Kotal's warriors. Goro fought K'etz in one on one combat, and snatched the Wrath Hammer form him, using it to shatter his skull. Kotal felt his father's death, and invoked the blood code to make himself a blood god. He now had the power to personally end Goro's life. Word got to Reiko and Mileena that Kotal was riding to confront Goro, and Reiko, having learned that Goro planned to betray Mileena if she reclaimed her throne, promised her he'd kill the victor of the battle. Goro had Rain blot out the sky to exploit Kotal's weakness towards darkness, but Kotal used his power to make the sun come through and send down a ray of light, burning Rain to a crisp. Kotal fought through Mileena's soldiers, killing them, and engaged Goro in combat. Goro bragged about living to conquer, but Kotal laid him low by chopping off his four arms. Goro begged Kotal to kill him, but Kotal preferred to see him suffer, and sent him back to Kuatan in disgrace. Kotal's backups Reptile, D'Vorah, Torr and Ferra arrived to mop up Mileena's troops, but Mileena and Reiko escaped in the confusion.

(Mortal Kombat X #21) - Mileena brought the badly burned Rain to Setian Valley to recuperate, telling him the Shokan were marching against Kotal, and by that night she would be empress again. Ermac regretted to inform her that Kotal had proved victorious, and Rain told her he overheard the Red Dragons plotting against her to put Reiko, backed by Havik on the throne. The frustrated Mileena decided to go into action, assembling her Tarkata forces to go to Shang Tsung's island and put a stop to Reiko's plotting.

Comments: Created by John Tobias.

Mileena was a character from the Mortal Kombat video game series, first appearing in Mortal Kombat II. This entry covers only Reiko's DC appearances. For a full history of the character see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mileena.

Mileena had a cameo in Mortal Kombat X #3.