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In ''[[Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'' (2011), the thunder god and Earth's protector [[Raiden (Mortal Kombat)|Raiden]] alters the timeline to prevent Armageddon. Amidst the Mortal Kombat tournament, Mileena is created from Edenian and Tarkatan genetics by Shang Tsung in his "Flesh Pit" laboratory to replace Kitana as Shao's "true daughter" after Kitana learns of her past.<ref>{{cite video game|title=''[[Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]''|developer=[[NetherRealm Studios]]|publisher=[[Warner Bros. Games]]|date=2011 |level=Chapter 9: Kitana}}</ref> Due to Mileena's physical and mental instability, Shao instead uses her to lure and devour her victims.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mksecrets.net/index.php?section=mk9&lang=eng&contentID=4843#Mileena|title=Mortal Kombat 9 - Character Bios|work=Mortal Kombat Secrets|accessdate=August 13, 2024}}</ref>

In flashbacks depicted in ''[[Mortal Kombat X]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web |last=Maiberg |first=Emanuel |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-mortal-kombat-x-images-confirm-mileena-and-joh/1100-6425864/ |title=New Mortal Kombat X Images Confirm Mileena and Johnny Cage |work=[[GameSpot]] |date=2015-03-11 |access-date=2015-04-06 |archive-date=2015-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407045003/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-mortal-kombat-x-images-confirm-mileena-and-joh/1100-6425864/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Mileena succeeded Shao as Outworld's ruler following his death at Raiden's hands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mksecrets.net/index.php?section=mkx&lang=eng&contentID=7929&title=Mortal-Kombat-X-Characters-Bios#Mileena|title=Mortal Kombat X - Character Bios|work=Mortal Kombat Secrets|accessdate=August 19, 2024}}</ref> However, she is overthrown by [[Kotal Kahn]] after it is discovered that she is not Shao's biological daughter.<ref>{{cite video game|title=''[[Mortal Kombat X]]'' |developer=[[NetherRealm Studios]] |publisher= [[Warner Bros. Games]]|date=2015 |level=Chapter 6: D'Vorah}}</ref> In the present, Mileena mounts a failed assassination attempt on Kotal before she is eventually executed by [[D'Vorah]].<ref name="denofgeekhistory"/> While she was initially omitted from ''[[Mortal Kombat 11]]'' (2019), Mileena was added as a downloadable character in November 2020 due to heavy fan demand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/mortal-kombat-11-mileena-gameplay-trailer-breakdown/|title=Mortal Kombat 11: Everything We Learned From Mileena's Gameplay Trailer|first=Sage|last=Negron|work=[[Comic Book Resources]]|publisher=Valnet, Inc.|date=November 6, 2020|accessdate=August 19, 2024}}</ref><ref name="mk11">{{cite web|url=https://www.mortalkombat.com/roster/mileena|title=Mortal Kombat 11 Roster: Mileena|work=mortalkombat.com|publisher=[[NetherRealm Studios]] and [[Warner Bros. Games]]|date=October 8, 2020|accessdate=October 8, 2020|archive-date=October 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014005405/https://www.mortalkombat.com/roster/mileena|url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name="mk11"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2020/10/08/mortal-kombat-11-ultimate-brings-rain-mileena-and-rambo/|title = Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate brings Rain, Mileena, and Rambo|first=Dominic|last=Cianciolo|work=[[PlayStation Blog]]|publisher=[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]|date = October 8, 2020|accessdate=August 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.out.com/tech/2020/11/23/mortal-kombat-11-reveals-mileena-character-lesbian|title=Mortal Kombat 11 Reveals Mileena Character Is a Lesbian|first=Mey|last=Rude|work=[[Out (magazine)|Out]]|publisher=Pride Media|date=November 23, 2020|accessdate=August 13, 2024}}</ref>

In ''[[Mortal Kombat 1]]'' (2023),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mortalkombat.com/en-us/faq | title=FAQ | access-date=2023-05-21 | archive-date=2023-05-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526141955/https://www.mortalkombat.com/en-us/faq | url-status=live }}</ref> Fire God [[Liu Kang]] creates a second new timeline in which Mileena is Kitana's biological, elder twin sister,; the daughter of Empress [[Sindel]] and Emperor Jerrod,;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/mortal-kombat-1-changed-jerrod-ermac/|title=How Mortal Kombat 1 Changed Ermac Thanks to Kitana's Family Tree|first=Renaldo|last=Matadeen|work=[[Comic Book Resources]]|publisher=Valnet, Inc.|date=July 19, 2024|accessdate=August 26, 2024}}</ref> crown princess of Edenia,; and girlfriend of Tanya, the leader of the royal guard, or Umgadi, despite their rules forbidding relationships.<ref>{{cite video game|title=[[Mortal Kombat 1]] |developer=[[NetherRealm Studios]]|publisher=[[Warner Bros. Games]]|date=2023 |level=Tanya biography}}</ref> However, Mileena also secretly suffers from the Tarkat virus, a mutating disease that slowly transforms the afflicted into feral monsters,<ref>{{cite video game|title=[[Mortal Kombat 1]] |developer=[[NetherRealm Studios]]|publisher=[[Warner Bros. Games]]|date=2023 |level=Mileena biography}}</ref> though she uses a serum developed by Shang Tsung to keep it at bay.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Mortal Kombat 1|developer=NetherRealm Studios|publisher=Warner Bros. Games|date=2023 |level=Chapter 5: Secrets and Lies (Kenshi Takahashi)}}</ref> While helping Liu Kang defend their timeline, Mileena defeats [[Ermac]], allowing Jerrod's spirit to take control of Ermac's body and reunite with his family. However, Sindel is fatally wounded in battle and appoints Mileena her successor before Jerrod absorbs her soul.<ref name="mk1chapter12">{{cite video game|title=Mortal Kombat 1 |developer=NetherRealm Studios|publisher= Warner Bros. Games|date=2023 |level=Chapter 12: Queen’s Gambit (Mileena)}}</ref> In her arcade mode ending, Mileena assumes the throne and works to mend relations with others who share her condition.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/esports/mk1/mortal-kombat-1-story-mode-endings-explained|title=Mortal Kombat 1 Story Mode Endings Explained — What Happened to Outworld?|first=Olivia|last=Richman|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|publisher=[[Minute Media]]|date=September 27, 2023|accessdate=August 26, 2024}}</ref>

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