(Liu Kang (Born In China) - Austin Jons & The Immortals)

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Adam: Orphaned at a young age, Liu Kang was raised by shaolin monks, hidden deep within China. He far exceeded their expectations, so he was pretty much in his own rank. His prowess caught the attention of Lord Raiden, who saw the potential in him to save all of Earthrealm. To that end, he took Liu Kang to be trained under the martial arts legend of Outworld, Bo' Rai Cho.

Randy: Yes, that bearded chubby drunk man who vomits and farts on people to attack is the guy who trained Liu Kang. Well years later after completing his training, Raiden enrolled Liu Kang in his secret society the White Lotus, which Raiden created to protect Earthrealm.

Nakano: With Shao Kahn's champions having won nine Mortal Kombat tournaments in a row and just one victory away from conquering their realm, Liu Kang was chosen to defeat Shang Tsung.

Randy: And he did.

Adam: But his fight was far from over. After the tournament, he returned home to find most of his Shaolin brethren murdered by Tarkatan hordes. Seeking to avenge them, he, alongside his best friend Kung Lao, Lord Raiden, and the runaway Lin Kuei warriors Sub-Zero and Smoke, traveled to Outworld to confront Shao Kahn.

Liu Kang

Superhuman strength, speed, agility and acrobatics

Various martial arts (Jeet Kun Do, Jun Fan, Pao Chui, Karate, Choy Lay Fut, Monkey Kung Fu, Dragon Kung Fu)

Flight

Teleportation

Pyrokinesis (Able to launch fiery projectiles or conjure it from his limbs)

Electrokinesis

Flying Kick

Bicycle Kick

Dragon's Tail

Dancing Dragon

Dragon Fire

Dragon's Gifts

Low Dragon Fire

Cosmic Flame

Shaolin Vanish

Black hole creation

Nunchucks

Fire God Mode

Fatalities (Burn Out, Belly of the Beast, Double Dragon, Spaghettification)

Resistance to Time Manipulation

Adam: Liu Kang has studied various martial arts under the Shaolin monks, from the defensive Choy Lay Fut which is created to fight multiple opponents at once to Bruce Lee's signature Jeet Kun Do which focuses on kicks, grapples and punches, hence his signature Flying Kick and Bicycle Kick. Kinda makes since Bruce Lee is an inspiration for Liu Kang.

Nakano: Though he's not afraid to use weapons like nunchucks when fists and kicks aren't enough. He can use fire to either create projectiles, become a fiery dragon himself or set his limbs alight to increase his striking power like the Dragon's Tail, Low Dragon, Cosmic Flame and Dancing Dragon to name a few.

Randy: Of course, Liu Kang wouldn't be a true Mortal Kombat character without Fatalities. Like his Double Dragon where he makes orange and blue dragons of fire which proceeds to grab an arm play tug of war before he slams their head down their body and crush it. Or Spaghettification where he summons a portal for him and his victim to go through that leads into outer space before summoning a red and blue black hole and holds them at its event horizon as it rips off their skin, then their muscles and organs, then even their bones crumble to dust and get sucked away.

Adam: But if he's up against a powerful foe that even he couldn't handle, Liu Kang can tap into his Fire God form. In this state, Liu Kang's power not only skyrockets but he also gains the ability over electricity as Fire God is a result of Liu Kang and Raiden fusing. While originally needing Raiden to use it, Liu Kang has never lost it after the events of MK11 and the start of MK1.

Feats

His Chi can possibly break Diamond, according to Shang Tsung (Comics)

Chopped a titanium Mortal Kombat sign and broke it

Defeated Ermac , Scorpion, Quan Chi, Goro, Shang Tsung, Kintaro, Shao Kahn , Kitana, Kung Lao, Shinnok, Cetrion, Kronika and Shang Tsung

As a zombie slaughtered multiple Shaolin monks

Has saved Earthrealm multiple times

Managed to catch and throw the Wrath Hammer

Can turn into a dragon and summon Mortal Kombat machines

As a Revenant, Helped the other Revenants beat up Raiden and took Shinnok's throne after his defeat

Defeated his own Revenant form

Turn into God of Fire and Thunder in Mortal Kombat 11 after Raiden mixed his revenant counterpart with him

Along with Kitana, become the new Keeper of Time and space after Kronika was destroyed

Defeated Shang Tsung, while he held Kronika's Crown

Created the New Era, where he mentored the Great Kung Lao, the ancestor of Kung Lao

Adam: Liu Kang has proven time and time again that he's one of Earthrealm's strongest defenders. He can shatter titanium with ease, his chi can supposedly break diamond and has bested many of Outworld's warriors which includes Shang Tsung, Ermac, Quan Chi, Goro and Shao Kahn himself. The latter is very important to discuss as Shao Kahn had devoured millions of souls from Earthrealm when he merged Outworld with it and can be comparable to Elder Gods like Cetrion and Kronika. He's also as fast as Raiden who can move as fast as lightning.

Randy: Essentially he terraformed Outworld into Earthrealm and has done so to other realm like Edenia. On Earthrealm alone this would be at 47.8 Zettatons of TNT and remember, that's just on Earthrealm alone. Adding the other realms Kahn has conquered only stacks the power. Not only that but Kahn also bested Blaze who caused Armageddon by devouring existence itself. And Liu Kang defeated Kahn multiple times without his Fire God form.

Popup: While Blaze's ending isn't canon, it still shows the power Blaze wields and what would've happened had Shao Kahn not defeated him.

Nakano: With his Fire God form, Liu Kang has fought said Elder Gods Cetrion and Kronika. Hell Liu Kang was even unaffected by the Hourglass' powers which could rewind time as far back as the Chaotian or Prehistoric Age. And he easily kicked Kronika's ass in that form.

Weaknesses

Was unable to reunite with his reanimated body

Despite his amazing powers and skills, he is still a mortal man

Defeated by Raiden and Shang Tsung

Has been killed the most throughout the series

Blown to meaty pieces by Shinnok

Killed by Shang Tsung with Quan Chi's help

In the Neatherrealm canon, eventually fried to death by Raiden

Weapons are not always useful

Spirit passed on after Nightwolf died on the Battle of Armageddon, and so did his body

Parry can be punished by low attacks and specials

Nakano: However, Liu Kang for all that he's done, is still a mortal man. He has been killed numerous times in the Mortal Kombat universe as such being teamed by Quan Chi and Shang Tsung, blown up by Shinnok and even electrocuted to death by his mentor Raiden after Liu Kang found out Raiden reset the timeline and other events which made him think the Thunder God had gone mad.

Randy: Dick move, Raiden. Dick move. And because Scorpion killed Quan Chi when Liu Kang was a Revenant, he was unable to return to his living body. Though that changed with the events of MK11.

Adam: Still, Liu Kang has only died two times on separate occasions, one of which when he was teamed up by Quan Chi and Shang Tsung in the original timeline and the other when Raiden killed him in the alternate timeline. That's the lowest kill count compared to other MK characters we've seen. There's no denying that Liu Kang was and still remains the undisputed champion of Mortal Kombat.

Liu Kang: You have chosen to defy peace..... then you have chosen war with a God!