Sonya

Current Battle: Sonya vs. Sub-Zero

Alignment: Earth

Special Moves Leg Grab - (h, m, 4, 4, opponent is knocked back and falls) Bicycle Kick - (h, h, 5, 3, opponent is knocked back and falls, airborne attack, +1 speed against other airborne attacks) Wave Punch - (r, h, 5, 3, opponent is knocked back and falls, airborne attack, only hits against other airborne attacks, if attack doesn't hit user's distance from opponent changes) Rings Toss - (r, m, 3, 3) Cartwheel - (r, m, 4, 2, opponent is knocked back and falls)

Starting Weapon: Spinning Blades

Kounter Move: Cartwheel

Lieutenant Sonya Blade was a member of a special forces unit in the U.S. Army. She and her partner were assigned to investigate the activities of the Black Dragon crime organization. Sonya's unit tried to apprehend several members of the Black Dragon, including their leader Kano. The Black Dragon obviously resisted, and Kano managed to escape, but not before killing Sonya's partner. Sonya was enraged, and began pursuing Kano obsessively. She and her new partner Jax eventually tracked Kano to an area of China, where a tournament called Mortal Kombat was about to begin. Kano was there because of rumors about a temple made of gold. Sonya struck as quickly as possible, even though it meant leaving Jax behind. She and her unit found where Kano had gone, but once they got there were captured by Shang Tsung. Tsung was impressed both with Sonya's looks and fighting ability. He told her that she fought in the Mortal Kombat tournament he would free her unit. Sonya had no choice but to accept. She found out Kano was in the tournament and saw her chance to finally kill him for killing her partner. Shang Tsung didn't give her the chance, because he was soon worried with the young Shaolin warrior Liu Kang. Liu Kang defeated Tsung and won the tournament. Sonya and Kano were taken back to Outworld. There they were forced to watch as warrior after warrior was killed by Shao Kahn and Kintaro. Sonya was finally rescued by Jax. She tried to finally arrest Kano, but the Outworld warriors were proving to be too much of a danger and they escaped back to the Earth realm. Once there, they tried to warn their superiors about Shao Kahn. The warnings were dismissed, and quiet actions were taken to keep Sonya and Jax from pursuing the matter further, but nothing that would draw attention. Sonya began to wonder whether the government was trying to cover up their knowledge of Outworld and Shao Kahn. Sonya and Jax were part of the last remaining resistance when Kahn invaded the Earth. They battled the Outworld creatures, and helped Liu Kang, Kung Lao, and Kitana in their strike against Kahn. Also, during the invasion, Sonya finally got the opportunity she had been wanting for years, to face Kano in battle. The two fought on top of a large skyscraper. Kano was thrown off that skyscraper, and Sonya finally had her revenge. After Kahn was defeated, Sonya and Jax convinced the U.S. to establish an outerworld investigation agency. They were asked to head this agency, but turned it down to finish rounding up the last members of the Black Dragon. They managed to arrest every known remaining member except for one, an elusive man named Jarek. Sonya and Jax pursue Jarek, but before they can take him into custody they are visited by Rayden and told of the new threat brought by Quan Chi and Shinnok, as well as Shao Kahn's newfound attempt at taking the Earth. He asks them to fight in the tournament that could save the Earth from both. Sonya decides to let Jarek go for now, so that she can help to defeat the greater evils that now threaten her realm.