Mortal Kombat 1: Every Character's Age, Height, And Birthday (2024)

Mortal Kombat 1 has 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 43 characters in Mortal Kombat 1 across both playable fighters and Kameos, with some being duplicates, rounding it down to about 39 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 1, 2024, by Seth Parmer: With Mavado breaking into the roster since the last time we revisited this list, we decided to come back to it and add him into the mix. Despite constantly being a side character, he is a very fascinating character, so check out his entry if you want a brief rundown of who he is!

43 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.

• Age: Unknown
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: 5'11"

42 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.

• Age: ~58
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: ~6'4"

41 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.

• Age: 26
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: 5'11"

40 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.

• Age: Unknown
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: Unknown

39 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!

• Age: Unknown
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: ~6'1"

38 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.

• Age: Early 20s
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: 5'8"

37 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?

• Age: Unknown
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: ~7'1"

36 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.

• Age: Unknown
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: 7'4"

35 Goro

Goro is a half-human, half-dragon species known as Shoken, making him an ancient race that can outlive a vast majority of others by comparison. As such, Goro is at least 2,000 years old and might be slightly older by now. Around 2,029 would be our estimate.

Unfortunately, as he is a Shoken, we don't know much about the day he was born, giving us yet another character that doesn't have a specified birthday. Nonetheless, at least we have a bit more information than some of the others for him!

• Age: ~2,029
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: 8'2"

34 Havik

Much like Darrius, Havik is a Seidan, meaning he looks far younger than he actually is and can easily be hundreds to thousands of years old at this point, giving us almost nothing to go on to pinpoint his age or birthday.

In previous timelines, Havik was a Chaosrealmer, making figuring out his age even more difficult. So, as a result, we have another ageless, birthday-less fighter in the books!

• Age: Unknown
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: 6'4"

33 Janet Cage

Janet Cage is a wholly new character that was introduced in the main story of Mortal Kombat 1 and has finally made the jump onto the official roster as a Kameo character and is essentially a female version of Johnny Cage from another timeline and dimension.

What this means is we have no clue if she is the same age as current-day Johnny Cage, a bit younger, or somehow older. While she looks substantially younger than the 58 year old Johnny, nothing is set in stone other than she's a fantastic Kameo to have on your team!

• Age: Unknown
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: ~5'9"

32 Jax Briggs

Jax Briggs is an Earthrealm male who, fortunately, has a solid age we can point to and figure out what he will roughly be in Mortal Kombat 1. He is likely around the age of 57 by the time the events in the game take place, making him look even more spectacular.

He's tall, shredded, and absolutely killing it, considering he's nearly 60. While his exact birthdate is unknown, that's not what matters, as just getting a solid age and height is more than enough at this point.

• Age: 57
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: 6'8"

31 Johnny Cage

Similarly to Jax, Johnny Cage is yet another male from the Earthrealm, giving us a solid age to calculate what his current age roughly estimates as. And, much like Jax, Johnny looks incredible for being 58, making us want to know their secret.

Unfortunately, Johnny's birthdate is also unknown, but we will take anything we can get. Nonetheless, it's excellent to see the Earthrealm warriors age like fine wine and still be able to throw themselves into the hellish battles of the realms.

• Age: 58
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: 6'0"

30 Kano

Following the latest trend, we have Kano, another Earthrealm dweller who has a proper age and height but fails to have any solid information on his birthday out there that is confirmed.

Kano is a fascinating character as you might assume he is a Cyborg and is in a similar situation as Cyrax, where his aging is permanently halted. However, that simply isn't the case, as Kano is still a human and is now 64. Seriously, how do they do it?!

• Age: 64
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: 5'10"

29 Kenshi

Kenshi is yet another Earthrealm human, making our lives a bit easier to track down and place his proper age and other details. And while his birthday is - you guessed it - unknown, we can at least appreciate the stretch of characters that at least have an age we have.

He is roughly 53 years old, which is actually a lot more believable than Jax or Kano's age. That said, he is still absolutely crushing it at that age, making us even more smitten with these characters than we already were.

• Age: 53
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: 6'1"

28 Khameleon

Khameleon is a Saurian from the Zaterra realm in the Mortal Kombat series, which essentially means she has evolved from dinosaurs, placing her at well over 700 years of age, just like Reptile. But, unfortunately, this also means her exact date of birth is also unknown.

Saurians are one of the more fascinating species in the series, as this list will likely showcase, bringing some of the best and heavily fan-favorite characters to the series, with Khameleon being one of them. You can find out more about her in the section below!

• Age: 700+
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: ~5'9"

27 Kitana

Kitana is one of our favorite characters, but she is about to break the lovely flow of characters with a proper age. As you may know, Kitana is part of the Edenian race, meaning she is a descendant of the Gods themselves, making her well over 10,000 years of age.

While her exact age is unknown, it is confirmed that she is over 10,000 years old, which works for us. But, as you could likely imagine, her birthday is never specified... Does no one have a birthday in this universe?!

• Age: 10,000+
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: 5'10"

26 Kung Lao

In one timeline, Kung Lao was a Revenant from the Netherrealm but has primarily been a human male from the Earthrealm in all other instances, and that's the case in Mortal Kombat 1 as well. This makes him around 53 now.

If you haven't caught on yet, Kung Lao's birthday is also unknown, making it really hard to try and come up with quirky ways to brush off one of the key points you came to this list for. Nonetheless, here's everything we know about him!

• Age: 53
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: 5'10"

25 Li Mei

Li Mei is an interesting character as she is an Outworlder like General Shao but is likely significantly younger and around the same age as Johnny Cage or Jax Briggs, placing her in the ballpark of 57-59.

As she's from the Outworld and a Mortal Kombat character, she apparently has no birthdate, having her join all the others that preceded her on this list so far.

• Age: ~57
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: 5'11"

24 Liu Kang

Despite being a God of the Earthrealm, Lie Kang is approximately 53 years of age, making him one of the youngest Gods in the universe of Mortal Kombat.

With no birthday, as expected, Liu Kang at least keeps the streak alive by offering us some statistics on his age and height. If only we could get at least one birthday, though...

• Age: 53
• Birthday: Unknown
• Height: 5'7"