Liu Kang | |
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Series | Mortal Kombat |
Age | Unknown (Adult age) |
Birthday | Unknown |
Sex | Male |
Species | Human (1st Timeline(Formerly)) Zombie (1st Timeline) Revenant (Formerly present self in 2nd Timeline) Fire God (2nd & 3rd Timelines) |
Height | 5'8"/172 cm |
Weight | 165 lbs/74 kg |
Alignment | Lawful Good (as Human) (1st Timeline) True Neutral (as Zombie) (1st Timeline) Neutral Good (as Human) (2nd Timeline) Neutral Evil (as Revenant) (2nd Timeline) Lawful Good (as Fire God) (2nd & 3rd Timelines) |
Liu Kang is a main protagonist (antagonist for a time) from the Mortal Kombat series.
Background[]
Orphaned at a young age, Liu Kang was taken in and raised by the Order of Light's Shaolin Monks, deep within the mountains of Canada. Lord Raiden came to the Shaolin Temple and upon seeing Liu Kang's talent for martial arts, he was convinced that he was Earthrealm's last hope.
So he took the young warrior monk and had him trained by the legendary Outworld martial arts master, Bo' Rai Cho. After several years of training, he was enrolled in the secret White Lotus Society, which Raiden had created to protect Earthrealm. With Shao Kahn just one victory away from conquering their world, Liu Kang was chosen by his Shaolin Grandmaster to defeat Shang Tsung. While he was successful, his battle was far from over and he would continue to protect Earthrealm from constant threats.
Powers & Abilities[]
- Pyrokinesis: Liu Kang's very creative with his fire powers, such as shooting fireballs that can sometimes take on a dragon head shape and enveloping his hands and feet in fire for more damage.
- Teleportation: Liu Kang can teleport in a burst of flames.
- Fire Construct Creation: Liu Kang can create a winged dragon made out of fire.
- Draconic Transformation: Liu Kang has the power of turning into a Chinese dragon that can breathe fire.
- Energy Absorption: Liu Kang can steal a person's energy and turn it into a fireball.
- Superhuman Strength
- Superhuman Agility: Liu Kang has shown off plenty of acrobatic skills in combat.
- Martial Arts: Liu Kang is very skilled in trained combat, as he uses 8 different fighting styles: Jun Fan, Karate, Pao Chui, Jeet Kune Do, Choy Lay Fut, Monkey & Dragon Kung Fu, and Luohan Quan.
- Yin-Yang Manipulation: Liu Kang can control light and darkness.
- Light Energy Blasts
- Health Restortation
- Dark Energy Blasts
- Power Augmentation
Weapons & Equipment[]
- Dragon Sword: Liu Kang wielded the Dragon Sword during the events of Mortal Kombat 4 and its Dreamcast release, Mortal Kombat Gold.
- Nunchaku: Liu Kang has used his nunchaku during the events of Mortal Kombat: Deception and its PlayStation Portable release, Mortal Kombat: Unchained, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, and Mortal Kombat 11.
- Houan Chains: After Raiden used the chains to resurrect Liu Kang as a zombie in the original timeline, Liu Kang wielded the chains as his main weapons. The Houan Chains can age people to death if they're caught by the chains' hooks.
Alternate Forms[]
Zombie Liu Kang[]
After Raiden resurrected Liu Kang as a zombie in Mortal Kombat: Deception, Liu Kang isn't able to talk, but he retains his human knowledge, can survive greater injuries than when Liu Kang was human, is unable to feel pain, and can twist his body in humanly painful ways.
Revenant Liu Kang[]
After Quan Chi resurrected Liu Kang as a Revenant, Liu Kang became a malevolent warrior and gained the power of absorbing souls to make himself stronger.
Fire God Liu Kang[]
In the events of Mortal Kombat 11, when Liu Kang's Revenant present-self merged with the past-selves of both him and Raiden, Liu Kang became a Fire God. Fire God Liu Kang has the powers of manipulating fire, such as shooting fireballs, enveloping his hands and feet in fire for greater damage, and creating a winged dragon made out of fire, manipulating lightning, such as shooting lightning bolts, literally charging his attacks with electricity, and creating lightning strikes, flight, opening portals, and is immune to time manipulation. Liu Kang was able to destroy an entire army of Netherrealm demons with a dive-bomb that caused a massive explosion. Fire God Liu Kang has the power to defeat Cetrion, the Elder Goddess of Life, Kronika, the Titaness and Keeper of Time, and Shang Tsung, Liu Kang's long-time enemy, and the creator of the Crown of Kronika.
In the New Era starting with Mortal Kombat 1, Liu Kang is separate from Raiden, who is human but gained electric powers when he was given an amulet forged by the Elder Gods, by Liu Kang. Liu Kang has lived for eons, allowing him to use the Hourglass to create the New Era. Liu Kang has control over holy fire. He can shoot swirls of orange and blue fire, shoot barrages of fireballs, envelop his hands and feet in both kinds of fire, teleport with fire, and controlling orange and blue fire dragons. Liu Kang can also fly, open portals, survive in space, and create black holes.
Feats[]
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Fun Facts[]
- Fire God Liu Kang ranked #5 on Watch Mojo's Top 20 Most Powerful Video Game Characters list.
- Is Bo' Rai Cho's 2nd favorite pupil behind Kung Lao.