Category:Characters

In Mortal Kombat, there are seven playable characters and three hidden characters. The characters are Liu Kang, Sonya Blade, Johnny Cage, Raiden, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Kano, Reptile, Goro, and Shang Tsung. Each character has his/her strengths and weaknesses.

Johnny Cage
Johnny Cage is a martial arts superstar, trained by masters from around the world. By competing in the tournament, Cage hopes to prove himself as a formidable fighter and to attain greater fame.

Special Moves

Shadow Kick: Cage's trademark move, the Shadow Kick spans across the screen, pushing opponents to the ground with great force.

Green Blast: A green projectile that Cage can fire from his hands.

Split Punch: A flashy maneuver that can be performed on all male opponents (except boss characters).

Kano
Kano is the ruthless leader of the Black Dragon organization. He is a thug, mercenary, extortionist, and crime lord, and is wanted in several countries. Kano is responsible for the deaths of many, including Sonya Blade's brother and former partner. Kano enters the tournament to seize Shang Tsung's island fortress and obtain it's countless treasures.

Special Moves

Cannonball: Kano hurls himself at opponents, becoming a human cannonball.

Knife Throw: Kano hurls one his blades at an opponent, knocking him/her back.

Spinning Blades: Kano performs a motion with both blades out, shredding opponents.

Eye Laser: Kano shoots a single, infrared beam from his right eye.

Raiden
Raiden is a deity, the legendary God of Thunder and Lightning. He is also the self-appointed protector of the Earth Realm. He cannot compete in Mortal Kombat because of his godlike status, but Raiden relinquishes his status as a god to participate in the tournament. Serving as a mentor to the heroes of the tournament, Raiden advises them in their struggle against Shang Tsung. Raiden is a formidable fighter; many speculate that Shang Tsung himself personally invited raiden to compete in the tournament.

Special Moves

Lightning Blast: Raiden projects a bolt of lightning from his hands, sending shockwaves through his opponent's body.

Teleport: Raiden can disassemble and re-assemble his body through particles of light, allowing him to teleport anywhere.

Flying Thunder God: Raiden shoots himself at his opponents in the fashion of a torpedo, sending opponents flying across the arena.

Liu Kang
Liu Kang is a Shaolin warrior monk and representative of his people from the Temple of Order and Light. He is also a member of the super-secret White Lotus Society, a society formed by the most elite of Shaolin monks. Liu Kang competes in the tournament to restore the honor of the tournament and rid the Earth Realm of Shang Tsung's influence. But, Liu also fights under a personal stake: to avenge the death of his ancestor, Kung Lao.

Special Moves

Dragon Fireball: Liu Kang can manipulate his chi to project a fireball in the form of a dragon.

Flying Kick: Liu Kang has incoporated into his martial arts styles a kick that packs great force, knocking opponents down with just one launch.

Scorpion
Scorpion is a ninja spectre, an undead ninja reanimated in his original form. Possessing lethal abilities (and supernatural powers as a spectre), Scorpion is a force to reckoned with. In his past life, Scorpion was Hanzo Hasashi, a lethal and incredibly skilled member of the Shirai-Ryu ninja clan in Japan. He had a wife and child but was killed by an unknown individual. Seeking vengeance, Scorpion soul is endowed with supernatural power and he has a second chance at life. Being somewhere between mortal and immortal, Scorpion lives to exact his vengeance on the man he believes responsible for his death: Sub-Zero. By entering Shang Tsung's tournament, Scorpion can achieve his goal. It is said that his clan and Sub-Zero are rival clans, their rivalry spanning generations.

Special Moves

Spear: Scorpion can launch a razor-sharp kunai attached to a rope at his opponents. He can then reel his opponent in and do to him/her whatever he so pleases (his opponent is rendered vulnerable to attack as a result of this).

Teleport Punch: