Sonya Blade

Sonya Blade is a female video game character who features in Mortal Kombat.

Biography

Original Timeline

Sonya Blade was a female human who was born in Austin, Texas, USA during the modern age in Earthrealm.

Her U.S. Special Forces unit was on the trail of the Black Dragon organization where they were in hot pursuit of its leader Kano. This saw her pursuing her quarry to an uncharted island where she came to be ambushed by the army of Shang Tsung. This saw her unwittingly entering into the Mortal Kombat Tournament that was to decide the fate of the realm.

After returning to Earth, she and Jax went to warn the U.S. government about the threat of Outworld. However, the pair lacked any proof of the danger and their warnings were dismissed.

Sonya later came to be a member of the newly established Outworld Investigation Agency (OIA) where her first mission in this role was to join Liu Kang on a quest to aid the troubled thunder god Raiden.

She then sought to return to Earth in order to warn them of a new threat that was the sorcerer Quan Chi.

Reboot Timeline

In an effort to stop Shao Kahn's victory, Raiden sent a warning back through time to his earlier self in order to avert this future. This caused a change in the timeline as Raiden sought to use the incomplete experiences of his future self to prevent that timeline from occurring.

Afterwards, General Blade held a ceremony whereby Jax Briggs was discharged from service due to his injuries and Cassie Cage got promoted to the rank of Commander for her exemplary service in defence of Earthrealm. The event was commemorated with a sparring match with Cassie winning the fight against her mother. It was then that they were visited by Raiden who revealed that Netherrealm was planning a renewed onslaught against Earth. A plan was then made whereby a Special Forces team would sneak into their enemies stronghold in order to destroy the Cathedral of Shinnok that was the source of Revenant Empress Kitana and Liu Kang's power. General Blade along with Cassie Cage and Jacqui Briggs travelled to the Netherrealm where they snuck into the Cathedral whilst Raiden provided a distraction by battling an army of demons. They were ultimately discovered leading to a fight with the Netherrealm forces with the Revenant Liu Kang causing a cave-in underground. This led to General Blade being pinned down under debris and she decided to activate the hidden bombs whilst ordering her daughter and the surviving Special Forces to escape. Thus, Sonya Blade was killed as the Cathedral was destroyed though her soldiers ultimately managed to survive. Afterwards, Johnny Cage was informed of her death with him and their daughter Cassie in mourning over her loss.

During this time though, a disruption in the timestream occurred as the Titan Kronika sought to change history and thus create a new universe in her attempt to balance the realms. This saw many slain fighters being resurrected from past incarnations being brought to the present. Among them was the younger Sonya Blade from the time of the prior Mortal Kombat Tournament that was held on Shang Tsung's Island with them appearing at the Special Forces headquarters.

Overview

Personality and attributes

In appearance, Sonya Blade was a beautiful human woman with blonde hair.

She believed that events could never go back to what they were and that people had to choose their own destiny.

Powers and abilities

From her wrists together, she could sent out pink ring-like projectiles that would hit the opponent.

Sonya had a range of grenades at her disposal that included frag grenades that exploded after a short time. She also made use of Stun Grenades that exploded after a time and electrocuted her target.

Among these included a mobile sentry gun called BUD-E that was armed with a cannon chambered in .50 caliber rounds which could switch between semi-auto and automatic fire mode.

She came to be a senior ranking member of the Special Forces unit known as Outer World Investigation Agency (OIA). In time, she came to be a high-ranking general within the military who handled response measures against threats to Earth.

Notes

• Sonya Blade was created by John Tobias and Elizabeth Malecki where she made her first appearance in Mortal Kombat (1992).

In other media

Television

• In Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, Sonya Blade appeared in the setting of the animated television series where she was voiced by actress Olivia d'Abo.

Films

• In Mortal Kombat, Lieutenant Sonya Blade appeared in the setting of the 1995 live-action film where she was portrayed by actress Bridgette Wilson.
• In Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge, Sonya Blade appeared in the setting of the 2020 animated film where she was voiced by actress Jennifer Carpenter.
• In Mortal Kombat, Sonya Blade appeared in the setting of the 2021 live-action film where she was portrayed by actor Jessica McNamee.

Video games

• In Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Sonya Blade appeared in the setting of the crossover fighting video game where she was voiced by actress Dana Lyn Baron.

Appearances

• Mortal Kombat: (1992)
• Mortal Kombat X:

External Links

• Mortal Kombat Wiki Entry
• Comicvine Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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