3) Kitana (Mortal Kombat)

“To be fair, you would wear a mask too if you ever smelled one of Scorpion’s farts after eating Taco Bell.”

As an Asian Femme Fatale, the Princess of Edenia is a bit of a grey area. Are we assuming she is Asian just because she LOOKS Asian? Thus perpetuating the over-simplifying of one’s existence based solely on race and visual cues? Not to mention reducing a females’ worth based again solely on looks? Does Edenia even have Asians? Wait..Isn’t Talisa Soto* Puerto Rican? But then again maybe we are just waxing semantics about a franchise that includes a four-armed half-dragon warrior named Goro who rips off your limbs and pummels you to death with them.

Either way, Kitana was so hot in this groundbreaking game of gore, that her weapons of choice? Deadly. Bladed. Fans! That’s right! If you were too hot and bothered by her she could either cool you down or kill you. What a BAMF. As a staple of the series since MK2, her character has appeared in the numerous sequels, films, cartoon series, and plethora of MK related merchandizing, much to the delight of MK fans and anyone who loves arbitrary spelling.

Not bad company to keep considering the popularity of the groundbreaking and long lasting Mortal Kombat series — a series that was often considered the direct rival to the dominant Street Fighter franchise.

* Talisa Soto is the actress who plays Kitana in the Mortal Kombat movies.