Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3/Mileena/Introduction

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Introduction

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Biography

Murdered by her twin sister Kitana, Mileena finds herself brought back to life by Shao Kahn himself. Her skills as a vicious fighter will be needed to defeat Earth's chosen warriors. Her ability to read the thoughts of her twin sister will enable Kahn to stay on step ahead of them.

Mileena
Strengths Weaknesses
  • Great Rushdown: Mileena's pressure consists of kara jabs, mid launchers, difficult to anti air jump kicks and plus on block air Sais.
  • Great Jabs: Female Ninjas and Male Ninjas have a similar LP range, but the Female Ninja LP has a lower hitbox. Female Ninjas also have better throws than Male Ninjas.
  • Glitch Jab Launcher: One of Mileena's launchers (HPHPHKHKdfLK) begins with HP, so it can be glitch jab option selected.
  • LK, HK, Sweep Punish: Mileena punishes LK, HK and unsafe Sweeps on block with Roll. This is especially useful when combined with her glitch jab launcher.
  • Animation Freeze Punishes: Mileena can perform animation freeze punishes on blocked corner attack with pushback using Roll.
  • Good Zoning: Mileena can zone effective using instant air Sai.
  • Good Anti Airs: Mileena's Roll can used to anti air conventional jump attacks and crossups.
  • Female Ninja Hurtbox: Female Ninjas can be difficult to juggle optimally. Some auto combos can whiff after jump punch starters against Female Ninjas.
  • High Execution: Optimal Mileena play requires mastering Roll juggles, Roll punishes and constantly holding HP to charge Sai.
  • Below Average Combo Damage: Mileena's ground combos generally do 30-40%.

Notable Players

  • Hanzo (Venezuela)
  • Biggs (USA)
  • Friesen (CIS)
  • Mafioso (CIS)
  • Tsugaru (Columbia)