Mortal Kombat: Legacy
Encyclopedia
Mortal Kombat: Legacy is an American
web series
anthology that debuted on Machinima.com
's YouTube
channel on April 11, 2011. The show is an adaptation of the fictional universe of the Mortal Kombat video game franchise. The show's premise originated with director Kevin Tancharoen
's short film entitled Mortal Kombat: Rebirth
, portraying the original game's story in a realistic way, a concept he eventually submitted to Warner Bros. seeking the green-light for production on a re-imagined Mortal Kombat film. Warner Bros. declined to back the film, despite the attention and positive fan reception, but Tancharoen did receive the go-ahead to shoot the web series.
Mortal Kombat: Legacy takes place before the events of the first tournament and tells the background stories of several characters from the franchise, culminating in their reasons for participating in the upcoming tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, on which the first game
was based. The series is a non-linear anthology, with each episode independent of the rest, and devoted to the story of a specific character or characters.
surfaced on YouTube
amid confusion about its origins and intentions. Written, directed and edited by Kevin Tancharoen with friends and colleagues donating time, the short film was made without studio involvement on a $7,500 budget, filmed over a weekend, and completed in two months to show Warner Bros. Tancharoen's vision of a re-imagined Mortal Kombat film. Before submitting it to Warner Bros., he intended to privately upload the short to YouTube to gauge the response of a colleague, but he accidentally made it available to the general public, who quickly voiced an overwhelmingly positive response.
With the favorable fan reception, Tancharoen met with Warner Bros. executives, who stopped short of green-lighting a motion picture, but agreed to fund a web series based on the Mortal Kombat franchise. The final step was convincing Ed Boon
, co-creator of the franchise and current executive producer at NetherRealm Studios
, who just produced the latest video game installment, to agree to the series. Boon was impressed with Mortal Kombat: Rebirth but not entirely sold on Tancharoen's re-imagined vision. After he met with Tancharoen, Boon was surprised by his enthusiasm for the franchise and quickly came on board.
Warner Premiere
. Kevin Tancharoen, Lance Sloane and Tim Carter serve as producers. It consists of nine 8-12 minute episodes, each written by Tancharoen and Spartacus: Blood and Sand
writers Todd Helbing and Aaron Helbing, with Tancharoen directing. Larnell Stovall, who worked with Tancharoen on Rebirth, is the stunt coordinator. The series was filmed in Vancouver in February and March, with Tancharoen tweeting daily updates of their progress. Post-production began in March and continues alongside release. Visual effects are being handled by Goldtooth Creative Agency.
When Kevin Tancharoen made Mortal Kombat: Rebirth in 2010, he took the traditional Mortal Kombat story, for 20 years based in a supernatural world, and re-told it based on a real-world scenario. The characters remained, the basic plot of a tournament remained, but most mystical elements like alternate realms, sorcery and the back stories of characters such as Baraka and Reptile were adjusted to fit the realistic universe. This "new take" on the franchise is what prompted Ed Boon to remark that Rebirth "probably crosses the line" in terms of re-imagining. Warner Bros., however, were receptive to the new style. For Legacy, Tancharoen teamed up with Boon, Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios and promised fans the web series would be true to the franchise, including the mystical and supernatural elements famous to Mortal Kombat. The small budget forced some stories to be set in a realistic world to avoid the high costs of creating a fantasy world with visual effects. Of Boon's involvement, Tancharoen said he "was instrumental in this show adhering to the canon of the series" but that he allowed Tancharoen to include his own ideas.
The first two episodes are based mostly in a true-to-life universe. Episode three follows suit, but ends with the first hint of supernatural themes when Shang Tsung appears to freeze time to converse with Johnny Cage. Episodes 4 and 5 reveal the most in the issue of Tancharoen's stylistic approach to the real-world/mysticism debate. Baraka is portrayed true to his original form from the video games and ideas such as sorcery and multiple realms are fleshed out. Criticism has been leveled at the production team for abandoning the original real-world approach of Rebirth for Legacy, despite Tancharoen continuously stating that the supernatural elements of Mortal Kombat would be included in the series. In an IGN interview on May 16, 2011, Tancharoen explained that some stories could be told in his realistic Rebirth approach but that other stories were too grounded in the supernatural to be converted to real-world. The release of Episode 6 includes a note from Tancharoen himself, written to the fans before the episode begins. It reads: The following episode represents my different take on the Mortal Kombat universe. I think it combines the perfect amount of gritty realism mixed with a hint of mysticism. I hope you guys enjoy it.
, Jeri Ryan
, Matt Mullins
and Ian Anthony Dale
reprise their roles from Mortal Kombat: Rebirth as Jax, Sonya Blade, Johnny Cage and Scorpion respectively. Michael Jai White was offered the role of Jax in the 1995 film Mortal Kombat
and the 1997 film, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
, but accepted the lead part in Spawn
instead, being replaced by Lynn "Red" Williams. Johnson Phan and Fraser Aitcheson replace James Lew
and Lateef Crowder
to portray Shang Tsung and Baraka respectively. Kano is played by Darren Shahlavi
, Tahmoh Penikett
plays Kurtis Stryker and Sam Tjhia plays Kitana. Episode 4 revealed Aleks Paunovic as Shao Kahn, Jolene Tran as Mileena, Kirby Morrow
as King Jerrod and Beatrice Ilg as Sindel. The characters of Sub-Zero (Kevan Ohtsji), Sektor (Peter Shinkoda
) and Cyrax (Shane Warren Jones
) were revealed in the first official trailer released April 11, 2011. Ryan Robbins
was revealed as Raiden and Michael Rogers
was revealed to be playing Quan Chi in the credits of Episode 7. Ed Boon makes a cameo appearance in Episode 3 about Johnny Cage, playing Ed Goodman, a TV producer who has previously worked with Cage. His appearance is a reference to the firing of martial artist Daniel Pesina
, who was the original digitized actor for Johnny Cage.
On April 9, 2011, Tancharoen revealed to Hadoken.net that both Liu Kang
and Kung Lao
would appear in a potential second season. In a May 10, 2011 interview with Tancharoen, Movieweb revealed that Kabal and Goro are also planned for season 2. Goro's brother, Durak, has been rumored to appear in the series. Stunt coordinator Larnell Stovall also expressed interest in including Kenshi and Nightwolf in the second season.
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web series
Web series
A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web series is continuing to rise, the concept...
anthology that debuted on Machinima.com
Machinima.com
Machinima.com is a gaming and media streaming website, that aims to be a hub for machinima, the art of creating animated videos in real-time virtual 3-D environments. The site features machinima-related articles, and news. Machinima productions can be submitted for possible redistribution after...
's YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel on April 11, 2011. The show is an adaptation of the fictional universe of the Mortal Kombat video game franchise. The show's premise originated with director Kevin Tancharoen
Kevin Tancharoen
Kevin Harwick Tancharoen is an American dancer, choreographer, television producer and film director. On September 29, 2011 New Line/Warner Bros have announced that Kevin Tancharoen, will helm a big-screen adaptation of Mortal Kombat to be released sometime in 2013.-Life and career:Tancharoen was...
's short film entitled Mortal Kombat: Rebirth
Mortal Kombat: Rebirth
Mortal Kombat: Rebirth is a 2010 action short film directed by Kevin Tancharoen with fight choreography by Larnell Stovall who also choreographed Undisputed III: Redemption. Based on the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games, the short-film "actually was made by the director to sell Warner Bros...
, portraying the original game's story in a realistic way, a concept he eventually submitted to Warner Bros. seeking the green-light for production on a re-imagined Mortal Kombat film. Warner Bros. declined to back the film, despite the attention and positive fan reception, but Tancharoen did receive the go-ahead to shoot the web series.
Mortal Kombat: Legacy takes place before the events of the first tournament and tells the background stories of several characters from the franchise, culminating in their reasons for participating in the upcoming tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, on which the first game
Mortal Kombat (video game)
Mortal Kombat is a 1992 fighting-game developed and published by Midway for arcades. In 1993, home versions were released by Acclaim Entertainment. Released in the Fall of 1994, the Microsoft Windows 3.1x version was released by Activision Interactive. It is the first title in the Mortal Kombat...
was based. The series is a non-linear anthology, with each episode independent of the rest, and devoted to the story of a specific character or characters.
Conception
On June 8, 2010, Mortal Kombat: RebirthMortal Kombat: Rebirth
Mortal Kombat: Rebirth is a 2010 action short film directed by Kevin Tancharoen with fight choreography by Larnell Stovall who also choreographed Undisputed III: Redemption. Based on the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games, the short-film "actually was made by the director to sell Warner Bros...
surfaced on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
amid confusion about its origins and intentions. Written, directed and edited by Kevin Tancharoen with friends and colleagues donating time, the short film was made without studio involvement on a $7,500 budget, filmed over a weekend, and completed in two months to show Warner Bros. Tancharoen's vision of a re-imagined Mortal Kombat film. Before submitting it to Warner Bros., he intended to privately upload the short to YouTube to gauge the response of a colleague, but he accidentally made it available to the general public, who quickly voiced an overwhelmingly positive response.
With the favorable fan reception, Tancharoen met with Warner Bros. executives, who stopped short of green-lighting a motion picture, but agreed to fund a web series based on the Mortal Kombat franchise. The final step was convincing Ed Boon
Ed Boon
Edward J. Boon is an American video game programmer who had been employed for over 15 years at Midway. He now works for Warner Bros...
, co-creator of the franchise and current executive producer at NetherRealm Studios
NetherRealm Studios
NetherRealm Studios is an American video game developer based in Chicago, Illinois. The company was founded in 2010 replacing WB Games Chicago and Midway Games, which purchased assets in 2009 that were formerly owned by Midway Games Chicago after Midway filed for bankruptcy...
, who just produced the latest video game installment, to agree to the series. Boon was impressed with Mortal Kombat: Rebirth but not entirely sold on Tancharoen's re-imagined vision. After he met with Tancharoen, Boon was surprised by his enthusiasm for the franchise and quickly came on board.
Production
Mortal Kombat: Legacy is produced by Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment andWarner Premiere
Warner Premiere
Warner Premiere is the direct-to-video label of Warner Home Video, itself the home video unit of Warner Bros.In 2006, Warner Home Video announced they would enter the market of releasing original direct-to-video films, a market that has proven lucrative for studios over the past few years...
. Kevin Tancharoen, Lance Sloane and Tim Carter serve as producers. It consists of nine 8-12 minute episodes, each written by Tancharoen and Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Spartacus: Blood and Sand is a Starz television series that premiered on January 22, 2010. The series is inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus , a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BC led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Executive producers Steven S...
writers Todd Helbing and Aaron Helbing, with Tancharoen directing. Larnell Stovall, who worked with Tancharoen on Rebirth, is the stunt coordinator. The series was filmed in Vancouver in February and March, with Tancharoen tweeting daily updates of their progress. Post-production began in March and continues alongside release. Visual effects are being handled by Goldtooth Creative Agency.
When Kevin Tancharoen made Mortal Kombat: Rebirth in 2010, he took the traditional Mortal Kombat story, for 20 years based in a supernatural world, and re-told it based on a real-world scenario. The characters remained, the basic plot of a tournament remained, but most mystical elements like alternate realms, sorcery and the back stories of characters such as Baraka and Reptile were adjusted to fit the realistic universe. This "new take" on the franchise is what prompted Ed Boon to remark that Rebirth "probably crosses the line" in terms of re-imagining. Warner Bros., however, were receptive to the new style. For Legacy, Tancharoen teamed up with Boon, Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios and promised fans the web series would be true to the franchise, including the mystical and supernatural elements famous to Mortal Kombat. The small budget forced some stories to be set in a realistic world to avoid the high costs of creating a fantasy world with visual effects. Of Boon's involvement, Tancharoen said he "was instrumental in this show adhering to the canon of the series" but that he allowed Tancharoen to include his own ideas.
The first two episodes are based mostly in a true-to-life universe. Episode three follows suit, but ends with the first hint of supernatural themes when Shang Tsung appears to freeze time to converse with Johnny Cage. Episodes 4 and 5 reveal the most in the issue of Tancharoen's stylistic approach to the real-world/mysticism debate. Baraka is portrayed true to his original form from the video games and ideas such as sorcery and multiple realms are fleshed out. Criticism has been leveled at the production team for abandoning the original real-world approach of Rebirth for Legacy, despite Tancharoen continuously stating that the supernatural elements of Mortal Kombat would be included in the series. In an IGN interview on May 16, 2011, Tancharoen explained that some stories could be told in his realistic Rebirth approach but that other stories were too grounded in the supernatural to be converted to real-world. The release of Episode 6 includes a note from Tancharoen himself, written to the fans before the episode begins. It reads: The following episode represents my different take on the Mortal Kombat universe. I think it combines the perfect amount of gritty realism mixed with a hint of mysticism. I hope you guys enjoy it.
Casting
Michael Jai WhiteMichael Jai White
Michael Jai White is an American actor and martial artist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn...
, Jeri Ryan
Jeri Ryan
Jeri Lynn Zimmermann Ryan is an American actress best known for her roles as the liberated Borg, Seven of Nine, on Star Trek: Voyager; Tara Cole on Leverage; and Veronica "Ronnie" Cooke on Boston Public. She was also a regular on the science fiction show Dark Skies and the legal drama series...
, Matt Mullins
Matt Mullins
Matthew "Matt" Mullins is a 5-time martial arts world champion. At the age of 16 in 1997 he had won his first WKA title in Dublin, Ireland, this would be his first of 5 championships in the next 3 years in his career...
and Ian Anthony Dale
Ian Anthony Dale
Ian Anthony Dale is an American actor.Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he attended school in Madison, Wisconsin. He is of Japanese, French and English descent. Dale currently stars as Simon Lee on The Event, and was previously known for playing Davis Lee on Surface and his recurring role on Charmed...
reprise their roles from Mortal Kombat: Rebirth as Jax, Sonya Blade, Johnny Cage and Scorpion respectively. Michael Jai White was offered the role of Jax in the 1995 film Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat (film)
Mortal Kombat is a 1995 American action and adventure film directed by Paul Anderson. Based on the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games, the film was the first part of the Mortal Kombat film series...
and the 1997 film, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is a 1997 American martial arts action film that was the sequel to 1995's Mortal Kombat, and was directed by John R. Leonetti, who had served as the cinematographer for the previous film...
, but accepted the lead part in Spawn
Spawn (film)
Spawn is a 1997 American superhero film loosely based on the comic book of the same name, by Todd McFarlane and published by Image Comics. Directed and co-written by Mark A.Z. Dippé , the film stars Michael Jai White in the leading role...
instead, being replaced by Lynn "Red" Williams. Johnson Phan and Fraser Aitcheson replace James Lew
James Lew
James Jene Fae Lew is an American martial arts actor. He has made 80 on screen film and television appearances and 46 more as a stunt coordinator or stunt double. He has done choreography for movies like Get Smart and Double Impact as well as television shows such as, Discovery Channel's Fight...
and Lateef Crowder
Lateef Crowder
Lateef Crowder Dos Santos is a Brazilian-born American actor, stunt performer, and martial artist. As a member of the ZeroGravity stunt team since 2000, he has been featured in multiple internet short videos and demo reels, such as Inmate 451. He's a 26-year experienced practitioner in the art of...
to portray Shang Tsung and Baraka respectively. Kano is played by Darren Shahlavi
Darren Shahlavi
Darren Majian Shahlavi , sometimes credited as Shahlavi, is an Iranian-British actor and martial artist.A native of Stockport, Greater Manchester, Shahlavi is known primarily for playing bad guys in martial arts films such as Bloodmoon and Yuen Woo-ping's Tai Chi Boxer along with Jacky Wu...
, Tahmoh Penikett
Tahmoh Penikett
Tahmoh Penikett is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Karl "Helo" Agathon on the Sci Fi Channel's television series Battlestar Galactica and as Paul Ballard in Joss Whedon's Dollhouse'.-Early life:...
plays Kurtis Stryker and Sam Tjhia plays Kitana. Episode 4 revealed Aleks Paunovic as Shao Kahn, Jolene Tran as Mileena, Kirby Morrow
Kirby Morrow
Kirby Morrow is a Canadian actor. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.- Filmography :2011 Mortal Kombat: Legacy King Jerrod– Kitana & Mileena: Part 1 … King Jerrod...
as King Jerrod and Beatrice Ilg as Sindel. The characters of Sub-Zero (Kevan Ohtsji), Sektor (Peter Shinkoda
Peter Shinkoda
Peter Shinkoda is a Canadian film and television actor who stars on TNT's new science fiction series Falling Skies from Steven Spielberg and the Warner Bros. webseries Mortal Kombat: Legacy directed by Kevin Tancharoen.- Early Life :...
) and Cyrax (Shane Warren Jones
Shane Warren Jones
Shane Warren Jones is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in the television series All My Children as Colton Johnson, his work on G4's Attack of the Show! and has had uncredited roles in films such as Hitch, Oceans Thirteen, and The Hammer...
) were revealed in the first official trailer released April 11, 2011. Ryan Robbins
Ryan Robbins
Ryan Robbins is a Canadian actor. He was married to the actress Rebecca Reichert and they have one daughter.-Biography:...
was revealed as Raiden and Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers (actor)
Michael John Rogers is a Canadian television actor and film actor. Rogers is known for the role as the shady-police Detective Givens in Rick Bota's straight-to-DVD/VHS crime-thriller Hellraiser: Hellseeker...
was revealed to be playing Quan Chi in the credits of Episode 7. Ed Boon makes a cameo appearance in Episode 3 about Johnny Cage, playing Ed Goodman, a TV producer who has previously worked with Cage. His appearance is a reference to the firing of martial artist Daniel Pesina
Daniel Pesina
Daniel Pesina is a martial arts expert and a former employee of Midway. He is most recognized as the actor who played Johnny Cage and ninjas Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Reptile, Smoke, and Noob Saibot in Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II.Pesina was fired from Midway in 1994 for wearing Cage's costume in...
, who was the original digitized actor for Johnny Cage.
On April 9, 2011, Tancharoen revealed to Hadoken.net that both Liu Kang
Liu Kang
Liu Kang is a video game character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. First appearing in the series' first title, Liu Kang is portrayed as a Shaolin monk who enters the Mortal Kombat tournament to save his world, Earthrealm, from being destroyed due to having lost nine consecutive...
and Kung Lao
Kung Lao
Kung Lao is a player character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.Kung Lao is a former Shaolin monk and a former member of the White Lotus Society. He stands in the shadow of his great ancestor, the Great Kung Lao, but unlike his great ancestor he has no desire to be champion and would...
would appear in a potential second season. In a May 10, 2011 interview with Tancharoen, Movieweb revealed that Kabal and Goro are also planned for season 2. Goro's brother, Durak, has been rumored to appear in the series. Stunt coordinator Larnell Stovall also expressed interest in including Kenshi and Nightwolf in the second season.
Characters
- Michael Jai WhiteMichael Jai WhiteMichael Jai White is an American actor and martial artist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn...
as Major Jackson "Jax" Briggs – A Major in the Deacon City police department and Sonya's loyal partner, Jax is investigating the Black Dragon cartel and its leader, Kano, with whom he has a previous history. His arms were severely damaged and experts at the Department of Defense "have a plan". - Jeri RyanJeri RyanJeri Lynn Zimmermann Ryan is an American actress best known for her roles as the liberated Borg, Seven of Nine, on Star Trek: Voyager; Tara Cole on Leverage; and Veronica "Ronnie" Cooke on Boston Public. She was also a regular on the science fiction show Dark Skies and the legal drama series...
as Sonya BladeSonya BladeSonya Blade is a player character from the Mortal Kombat series. She is portrayed in the games as an officer of the United States Special Forces.-In video games:...
– A Lieutenant in the Deacon City police department and Jax's partner, also investigating Kano and the Black Dragon. She too is shown to have a previous antagonistic history with Kano, who killed her previous partner. Sustained injuries when Jax protected her from the explosion in the Black Dragon warehouse. - Darren ShahlaviDarren ShahlaviDarren Majian Shahlavi , sometimes credited as Shahlavi, is an Iranian-British actor and martial artist.A native of Stockport, Greater Manchester, Shahlavi is known primarily for playing bad guys in martial arts films such as Bloodmoon and Yuen Woo-ping's Tai Chi Boxer along with Jacky Wu...
as Kano – A known career criminal and head of the Black Dragon crime cartel. He has a prior history with Jax and Sonya, displaying sadistic sexual interest in her and admitting to the murder of her previous partner. Lost his right eye in a fight with Jax and had it replaced with a "red eye", an advanced weapon from stolen Department of Defense robotics parts. - Matt MullinsMatt MullinsMatthew "Matt" Mullins is a 5-time martial arts world champion. At the age of 16 in 1997 he had won his first WKA title in Dublin, Ireland, this would be his first of 5 championships in the next 3 years in his career...
as Johnny CageJohnny CageJohnny Cage, whose real name is John Carlton, is a video game character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. Cage is portrayed as a film actor who enters the game's tournament, and provides the comic relief of the franchise....
– A former teen heartthrob from Power Rangers and worldwide A-list action star of the small screen, John Carlton – better known by his stage name Johnny Cage – is a martial arts master. His fame was destroyed by his growing ego, and he now struggles to maintain his career. Encounters Shang Tsung, who entices him with "a way out of everything". - Samantha Tjhia as KitanaKitana (Mortal Kombat)Kitana is a recurring player and a one-time boss character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. One of the lead characters of the Mortal Kombat saga, Kitana is the princess of the otherdimensional realm of Edenia and the daughter of Queen Sindel...
– Former princess of the realm of Edenia and the daughter of King Jerrod and Queen Sindel, Kitana was adopted and raised solely by Shao Kahn after he invaded her realm while she was only a baby. Growing up a loyal assassin for Kahn, she soon learned from her long lost father, King Jerrod, about Edenia's downfall. - Jolene Tran as MileenaMileenaMileena is a player and boss character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. Mileena was originally known as the personal assassin of the Outworld's evil emperor Shao Kahn and twin sister of his stepdaughter Princess Kitana, but in a truth she is a deformed clone of her created by the sorcerer...
– A half-Edinian half-Tarkatan clone of Kitana, Shao Kahn ordered Shang Tsung to create her so that he could have a daughter to return his love. Trained under Shao Kahn with her sister, Mileena served as his assassin, killing the former Edenian king, Jerrod. - Ryan RobbinsRyan RobbinsRyan Robbins is a Canadian actor. He was married to the actress Rebecca Reichert and they have one daughter.-Biography:...
as Raiden - God of Thunder and Protector of Earthrealm, Raiden descended to the Earth and was incarcerated in a psychiatric institution. With the help of another inmate, Blue, he managed to escape in order to attend the Mortal Kombat tournament. - Ian Anthony DaleIan Anthony DaleIan Anthony Dale is an American actor.Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he attended school in Madison, Wisconsin. He is of Japanese, French and English descent. Dale currently stars as Simon Lee on The Event, and was previously known for playing Davis Lee on Surface and his recurring role on Charmed...
as Hanzo Hasashi/ScorpionScorpion (Mortal Kombat)Scorpion is a recurring player and boss character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. He has been a playable character in all the games, with the exception of the original version of Mortal Kombat 3.-In video games:...
– General of the Shirai Ryu clan and famed for his legendary mastery of the kunai. He, his wife, Kana, son, Jubei, and his clan were killed by Quan Chi under the guise of Sub-Zero. Subsequently agreed to fight at the Mortal Kombat tournament on the side of Quan Chi, Shang Tsung and the Netherrealm in exchange for vengeance against Sub-Zero. - Kevan Ohtsji as Bi Han/Sub-ZeroNoob SaibotNoob Saibot is a video game character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. He debuted as a hidden character in Mortal Kombat II , although the later game Mortal Kombat: Deception established his true identity as that of the original Sub-Zero, who was killed by his nemesis Scorpion after...
– A ninja for a rival clan of the Shirai Ryu. Impersonated by Quan Chi, who then deceived Scorpion into thinking Sub-Zero killed him, his family and his clan. - Shane Warren JonesShane Warren JonesShane Warren Jones is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in the television series All My Children as Colton Johnson, his work on G4's Attack of the Show! and has had uncredited roles in films such as Hitch, Oceans Thirteen, and The Hammer...
as CyraxCyraxCyrax is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat series. Making his debut in Mortal Kombat 3, Cyrax is a cyborg ninja who used to be human until he was automated, along with Sektor and Smoke.-In video games:...
– A loyal ninja assassin for the Lin Kuei clan who initially refuses when he is chosen for automation. He reluctantly undergoes the process and becomes Unit LK 4D4, one of the clan's two most advanced cybernetic ninjas. - Shane Warren JonesShane Warren JonesShane Warren Jones is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in the television series All My Children as Colton Johnson, his work on G4's Attack of the Show! and has had uncredited roles in films such as Hitch, Oceans Thirteen, and The Hammer...
as Hydro – A loyal ninja assassin for the Lin Kuei clan who undergoes the process of automation. Becomes Unit LK 1V1, the clan's early version cybernetic ninja. - Peter ShinkodaPeter ShinkodaPeter Shinkoda is a Canadian film and television actor who stars on TNT's new science fiction series Falling Skies from Steven Spielberg and the Warner Bros. webseries Mortal Kombat: Legacy directed by Kevin Tancharoen.- Early Life :...
as SektorSektorSektor is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat series. Making his debut in Mortal Kombat 3 in 1995, Sektor is a cyborg ninja who used to be human until he was automated, along with Cyrax and Smoke....
– A loyal ninja assassin for the Lin Kuei clan who willingly accepts the process of automation as his duty to the clan he loves. Becomes Unit LK 9T9, one of the two most advanced cybernetic ninjas for the clan - Tahmoh PenikettTahmoh PenikettTahmoh Penikett is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Karl "Helo" Agathon on the Sci Fi Channel's television series Battlestar Galactica and as Paul Ballard in Joss Whedon's Dollhouse'.-Early life:...
as Lieutenant Kurtis Stryker – A Lieutenant in the Deacon City police department, his instinct is to follow police procedure, but like Sonya and Jax, will break protocol to complete his mission. - Johnson Phan as Shang TsungShang TsungShang Tsung is a boss and player character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. A powerful and deadly sorcerer and a primary antagonist in the Mortal Kombat series, Shang Tsung is a shapeshifter who absorbs the souls of those he slays in order to maintain his youth and power...
– A mysterious figure serving Outworld Emperor, Shao Kahn. A skilled sorcerer, he cloned Mileena from Kitana's blood, offered Johnny Cage a secret deal, and worked surreptitiously with Quan Chi to trick Scorpion into fighting on the side of the Netherrealm in the Mortal Kombat tournament. - Aleks Paunovic as Shao KahnShao KahnShao Kahn is a boss, announcer and recurring playable character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. The main antagonist in the Mortal Kombat series, Shao Kahn is the Emperor of Outworld known for his godlike strength, extreme brutality and knowledge of black magic...
– Emperor of the Outworld realm, Shao Kahn ordered an invasion of Edenia, merging the realm with his own, marrying its queen, Sindel, and adopting her daughter, Princess Kitana. Ordered Shang Tsung to clone Kitana and raised both as his twin daughters, personally training them in the art of combat. Has plans to invade and merge Earth with Outworld. - Beatrice Ilg as Queen Sindel – The former queen of the realm of Edenia, wife of King Jerrod and mother of Princess Kitana. Fearing Shao Kahn would corrupt her daughter, Sindel took her own life shortly after Kahn took power to merge her soul with Kitana's.
- Fraser Aitcheson as BarakaBarakaBaraka means blessing in Hebrew, Arabic and Arabic-influenced languages. It may refer to:* Baraka, also berakhah, in Judaism, a blessing usually recited during a ceremony...
– General of Outworld's Tarkatan warriors, Baraka led an invasion of Edenia under the orders of Outworld Emperor, Shao Kahn. - Kirby MorrowKirby MorrowKirby Morrow is a Canadian actor. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.- Filmography :2011 Mortal Kombat: Legacy King Jerrod– Kitana & Mileena: Part 1 … King Jerrod...
as King Jerrod – Former King of Edenia, father to Kitana and husband to Sindel. Ran away as Baraka's soldiers stormed his castle. Killed years later by his daughter Kitana's twin sister Mileena after revealing to Kitana her true parentage. - Michael RogersMichael Rogers (actor)Michael John Rogers is a Canadian television actor and film actor. Rogers is known for the role as the shady-police Detective Givens in Rick Bota's straight-to-DVD/VHS crime-thriller Hellraiser: Hellseeker...
as Quan Chi – A sorcerer allied to Shang Tsung on the side of the Netherrealm. Impersonates Sub-Zero and kills Scorpion, Scorpion's family and the Shirai Ryu. He then offers Scorpion life and a chance to enact a false revenge against Sub-Zero in exchange for allegiance at the upcoming Mortal Kombat tournament.
Non-game characters
- Victor LucasVictor LucasVictor "Vic" Lucas is a Canadian television producer and personality, mainly known as the creator, executive producer, writer, co-host and director of the television program The Electric Playground. He is also the creator, executive producer, and co-host of Reviews on the Run; the show was known...
as himself, host of The Electric PlaygroundThe Electric PlaygroundThe Electric Playground is a daily news television show on the cable TV network G4 that covers movies, TV shows, comic books, collectibles and gadgets... - Ed BoonEd BoonEdward J. Boon is an American video game programmer who had been employed for over 15 years at Midway. He now works for Warner Bros...
as Ed Goodman, TV producer - Tracy Spiridakos as Blue, a manic depressive mental patient who befriends Raiden
- Peter HallPeter HallSir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall, CBE is an English theatre and film director. Hall founded the Royal Shakespeare Company and directed the National Theatre , and has been prominent in defending public subsidy of the arts in Britain.-Early years:Hall was born at Bury St...
as Dr. Gadsen, a psychiatrist who attempts to treat Raiden - Colin Foo as Lin Kuei Grand Master, current head of the Chinese Lin Kuei clan
- Serge HoudeSerge HoudeSerge Houde is a Canadian film & television character actor. He is best known for his starring role in Jon Cassar's Emmy nominated miniseries The Kennedys playing the notorious Chicago mafia boss Sam Giancana opposite Tom Wilkinson and Barry Pepper.Houde began acting at age 35 and has made a...
as The Doctor, the head of the Lin Kuei's Cyber Initative and the surgeon who replaces Kano's missing eye with a robotic part
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