Nania

Nania is a character from the Mortal Kombat series, first appearing in the Malibu Comics mini-series Baraka: Babality. She is a two-month-old Tarkata infant from Outworld. In the comics, as the mutants who once served as the majority of Shao Kahn's armies revolted, they were replaced by Scorpion and his undead army. Nania and her caregiver were trying to escape the undead soldiers when they were saved by Baraka. Moments before dying, the caregiver tells Baraka about the infant's importance, that she should not be killed by the emperor, and that she might one day save them all. Baraka reluctantly takes care of Nania until she is later abducted by Scorpion. Due to memories of his own family, Scorpion hesitates in killing the child. Noob Saibot then approaches Baraka, who tells him that the infant holds the fate of Outworld in her future and needs to be rescued. This leads them into another conflict with Scorpion and his undead soldiers. They save Nania, leading to the destruction of the Deathstone and Scorpion's retreat. Noob Saibot reveals she must be kept safe and that he knows of a place where she could be kept in secrecy and safety, then quickly vanishing with Nania, much to Baraka's dismay. Nania is a unique character in the Mortal Kombat series, with a storyline involving the future fate of Outworld and important interactions with characters such as Baraka, Scorpion, and Noob Saibot.