The other revenant variant, the Wraith, is a dark, sinister entity that holds power over darkness and shadows. The first is the Spectre, which not only possesses the skills it did in life, but also commands the power of hellfire. Other types of revenant also exist that differ significantly to standard revenant described above.
If a revenant's master should die, then the revenant may act independently without being influenced by another, but still maintain their corrupted personality from when they were transformed.Īll of the revenants to appear so far in Mortal Kombat were created by Quan Chi. They possess whatever abilities they had in life, but are greatly amplified. They may exhibit behaviour similar to their former living selves, but their thoughts and personalities are corrupted by their transformations. Revenants are bound to serve whomever created them, carrying out whatever duties are assigned to them. The creation of a revenant requires the soul of the deceased subject to be bound to a magically-forged body the body of the revenant generally appears much how it used to in life, but with glowing eyes and withered, gray skin covered in scars. These beings were once mortals who had died, only to be resurrected via necromancy and turned into inhuman warriors. Revenants are a type of undead creature that appear in the Mortal Kombat franchise.
