Kitana has always been my favorite ever since I first played MKII. I don't know what it even is about her but I've always liked her backstory and fighting style. There's just something badass about being a princess fighting with fans, having a psychotic twin sister who'll stop at nothing to kill you, being the love interest of the hero, being 10,000 years old, and trying to overthrow the Emperor responsible for your father's death. I would almost consider her the "heroine" of the series, truth be told.
Speaking of her relationship with Liu Kang, as subtle as it is I'm glad they don't go overboard with it (unlike what they did in Shaolin Monks, I pretend that game just didn't exist now
) But I've always liked how Kitana is able to overcome whatever obstacles are in her path even when Liu Kang "died." I actually admire how they both realize their responsibilities and despite their feelings for each other, they don't let it get in the way of whatever they have to do for the sake of their worlds.
My only real complaint though is in her costumes. =/ I just really wish she'd have a nice elegant design for once -- and I can see they're trying to attempt it with this game but for whatever reason it really hasn't warmed up to me completely; I feel like they could've been a tad bit more original like they were with Jade's. Even Mileena's in Deception was more elegant than Kitana's was in Deadly Alliance/Armageddon (Which is probably why I wish Kitana's "blue-clad-Mileena" outfit in Deception was actually a real costume of hers, haha! That's probably my favorite Kitana outfit to date
) Speaking of those games, I don't really understand why her maskless alternate costume was purple when her traditional color is blue and even in the Armageddon start screen, you can clearly see that it's blue there. Sooo...I don't know if the team was having trouble deciding the main color for it or what.
Anyway, just wanted to give my two cents on my favorite MK character -- and probably my favorite video game character ever! Her gameplay in this game looks amazing and I can't wait to play her when it comes out.