Bio:
- Name: Sheeva
- Age: 2034
- Weight: 288 lbs
- Height: 6’8
- Gender: female
- Resides: Outworld
- Race: Shokan (Draco Lineage)
- Eye Color: Orange
- Status: Shokan warrior
- Alignment: Neutral
Sheeva belongs to the ancient race of the Shokan, a race of mighty four armed half Human, half Dragon beings from Outworld. They are the archenemies of the Centaurian race. Like all of her race, she possesses a tall, muscular build, and four arms. Notably, Sheeva served as the personal bodyguard of Queen Sindel during Shao Kahn’s failed invasion of Earthrealm.
Storyline
Because of Prince Goro’s reign as Grand Champion of Mortal Kombat, the Shokans were among the most elite of Outworld’s citizens. They maintained a high class status among the population, and were Shao Kahn’s most prized soldiers on the battlefield. One of the most savage Shokan warriors to gain Kahn’s attention was the female, Sheeva.
Mortal Kombat 3
When Shao Kahn resurrected Queen Sindel as the first step in his invasion of Earthrealm, he appointed Sheeva to be her personal protector. Sheeva became distrustful, however, when Kahn appointed Motaro, a Centaurian, to lead his Extermination Squads into battle. This was an insult to the Shokan race, as the Shokan and Centaurs have long been mortal enemies.
During the ensuing battles, Sheeva attacked anyone who tried to get close to Sindel. After dispatching countless enemies, she was confronted by Jade and the renegade Princess Kitana. They intended to free Sindel from Kahn’s spell, but had to fight Sheeva first. Her brute strength was not enough to defeat these two highly skilled warriors. Sheeva was brought down by Kitana and Jade, and they rushed to confront Sindel. Embarrassed for her failure, Sheeva retreated back to Outworld.
Mortal Kombat: Unchained
When she arrived, she was shocked to learn that Shao Kahn had betrayed the Shokans, and had launched an offensive against them. She joined her brethren in fighting Kahn’s warriors. The Shokans were far outnumbered and couldn’t hope to win. However, before Shao Kahn was defeated by Earth’s champion Liu Kang after his victory over Kung Lao, Sheeva decided to take revenge on her nemesis, Motaro.
Mortal Kombat: Deception
Sheeva snuck her way into Kahn’s palace on Earth. She learned that Motaro had nursed his Earthrealm ally, Kano, back to health. She secretly approached Kano and offered him a deal; she asked for his assistance in assassinating their emperor, Shao Kahn. In exchange, she was to pay him in precious jewels extracted from Kuatan’s magnificent mines, to which Kano agreed. Some time later, Motaro had returned to the palace to report to Shao Kahn, with Sheeva waiting silently in the shadows. As Kano watched from his cell, Sheeva attacked the unsuspecting Centaurian. She attacked Motaro, and after a long brutal fight, she assumed that she had killed him. Unbeknownst to Sheeva, Motaro actually survived her attack. Afterwards, Sheeva proceeded to face Shao Kahn. Kano offered to distract Kahn and told her to wait for his signal. However, Kano instead betrayed Sheeva by telling Kahn she killed Motaro and was now planning on killing him. After Kano gave the signal, Sheeva entered the throne room where she and Kahn would soon face off. With Kahn being able to quickly and easily grab her, he killed her by stabbing her in the chest with his sword multiple times.
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
Sheeva appears in Shinnok’s Spire in the Netherrealm along with Kintaro, Havik and a legion of demons, all apparently working in an attempt to overthrow Shinnok’s rule. However, Shinnok later reveals that this was all created as a test for Taven, and that the Sheeva fought by him was an illusion. The real Sheeva fights in the Battle of Armageddon and is killed by Kenshi, after holding off Bo’ Rai Cho, Cyrax, Nightwolf, and Ermac.
Mortal Kombat 9
Sheeva is first seen when she and Baraka inform Cyrax that the Lin Kuei’s service is no longer required and attack him, but Cyrax defeats both of them in separate battles.
Later on, Sheeva is seen guarding Sonya Blade in the Dead Pool. She and Sonya converse with each other during this time. Jax eventually arrives and defeats Sheeva before freeing Sonya. Later, Sheeva is now tasked with guarding Kitana, where she is once again defeated by Jade. Sheeva is seen again with Noob Saibot when they attempt to intercept Liu Kang and Kung Lao. Sheeva fights Liu Kang while Kung Lao battles Noob and then Goro, and Liu Kang defeats her. After Shao Kahn’s defeat, Sheeva is seen amongst Kahn’s lieutenants arguing over who should be the new ruler of Outworld. When Shao Kahn appears, Sheeva is quick to bow to him in respect.
Sheeva later takes part in the invasion of Earthrealm. After Kabal defeats Cyber Sub-Zero, he is quickly challenged by Sheeva, who believes Kabal has betrayed the Lin Kuei. Kabal informs her that despite his mask he’s not a cyborg, and then defeats her in battle.
Combat characteristics
As a Shokan, Sheeva possesses incredible strength. She retains the common Shokan ability to summon fireballs and utilize a teleport stomp. However, unlike her fellow Shokan warriors Goro and Kintaro, she can use the latter to merely stomp the ground without teleporting, causing damage. Also, Sheeva’s fireballs seem to be more powerful than those of other characters, as evidenced in Armageddon, where they can knock opponents to the ground, rather than simply knocking them back.