How did Liu Kang become evil?

But when Shao Kahn's Outworld forces invaded Earthrealm, Liu Kang split with Raiden over how to respond. During a disagreement between them, Liu Kang was accidentally killed. His soul was collected by Quan Chi, who used it to create an evil "revenant" version of Liu Kang.
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How did Liu Kang become a zombie?

Liu Kang was an infamous example of a zombie in the MK series. Raiden, who was corrupted by his suicide, had used necromancy to reanimate Liu Kang's body as an enforcer of the dark thunder god's will. Raiden had then unleashed Liu Kang's active corpse to destroy those who Raiden believes have caused harm to Earthrealm.
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Is Liu Kang a villain?

Liu Kang also known as Dark or Revenant Liu Kang, is a major character in the Mortal Kombat series. Usually portrayed as a hero and often main protagonist of the series, starting in Mortal Kombat 9, he began going down a darker path.
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What happened Liu Kang?

In the expansion's bad ending, Shang Tsung kills Liu Kang.
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How does Liu Kang become fire God?

He succeeds in defeating the God of Thunder, and becomes the new protector of Earthrealm, becoming a new God of Fire (reflecting the element Liu Kang used in battle as a mortal).
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Is Liu Kang Scorpion's son?

Scorpion's Son is Satoshi Hasashi and is portrayed by Ren Miyagawa. In 2021's Mortal Kombat, he also goes by his pet name Jubei.
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Who is Liu Kang Son?

Backstory. Lotus was introduced in Mortal Kombat 12. He's the son of Liu Kang & Kitana Kahn. While his mother rules Outworld, Lotus and his father fight to protect all realms.
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What is Liu Kang backstory?

Earthrealm's champion had a humble upbringing. Orphaned as a young boy in his native China, Liu Kang was adopted by the Shaolin Monks who raised him in their beliefs and taught him martial arts. During his training, he formed a fraternal bond with fellow student Kung Lao and found a mentor in the thunder god, Raiden.
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Who killed Liu Kang's brother?

Shang Tsung visited the temple and confronted him at one night. The duo fought, but Chan was defeated by Shang Tsung, who killed him and took his soul in order to give Kang a cryptic message since his meeting.
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Who trained Liu Kang?

Liu Kang was trained by Master Bo' Rai Cho, who taught him the Flying Kick. As he made his way to the tournament, he met and became friends with Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade. At the time of Liu Kang's entry, Outworld had won nine Mortal Kombat tournaments in a row.
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Why is Liu Kang evil Mk 11?

During a disagreement between them, Liu Kang was accidentally killed. His soul was collected by Quan Chi, who used it to create an evil "revenant" version of Liu Kang. He now serves Quan Chi and the Netherrealm."
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How did Raiden turn evil?

Raiden defeated Shinnok, but in purifying the Jinsei he became corrupted himself, with the game's post-credits revealing him to be a more vengeful and war-hungry god.
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Who is stronger Liu Kang or Kung Lao?

Liu Kang would win in this fight. Liu Kang is more disciplined and he has reached his potential. Kung Lao had lived in Liu Kang's shadow and he is not devoted to fighting as much as Liu Kang is.
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Is Liu Kang related to the dragon King?

While Liu Kang denies being related to the Dragon King, Cetrion mocks his self-assured ignorance. In an intro with Baraka, Liu Kang admits his fighting style is inspired by that of a dragon's.
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Is Liu Kang Bruce Lee?

Liu Kang also looks exactly like the late Lee, but that's a coincidence. Originally, Kang was supposed to be a bald monk. However, the actor who was supposed to be used as a model to digitize his features refused to shave his head, so the creators redesigned the character to resemble Bruce Lee.
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Is Shang Tsung a God?

Shang Tsung (尚宗) is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. A powerful, soul stealing sorcerer, Shang Tsung is a celebrated villain of the series and serves as the host for the traditional Mortal Kombat tournament. He serves as a major antagonist to the series.
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What does Liu Kang say bicycle kick?

Last years reboot of the series is pretty good. The serious answer is that it's probably just gibberish. I like to imagine that he's saying "This doesn't seem physically possible!"
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Is Liu Kang stronger than Raiden?

Despite being a powerful figure, Raiden has fallen countless times to the likes of Shao Kahn and eventually being outmatched by his mentee Liu Kang. This, however, doesn't negate Raiden's immense power.
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Why is Liu Kang so powerful?

Two Liu Kangs from different parts of history merged together into one being, with Raiden handing over his godly power, giving us an incarnation of Liu Kang that was not only a god but had control over both electricity and fire. This was the upgrade needed to destroy Kronika and put Liu Kang in control of time itself.
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How did Liu Kang beat Goro?

It is unknown which opponents Kang fought throughout the tournament, but he eventually earned the right to challenge Goro, the current Champion of Mortal Kombat. By exploiting the Shokan's overconfidence, Liu Kang defeated Goro and became the new Champion.
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Who killed Kung Lao?

Kung Lao is killed by the Shadow Priests along with Taja and Siro in the final episode of Mortal Kombat: Conquest. In the 2021 film Mortal Kombat, The Great Kung Lao is mentioned by his descendant of the same name and a mural is shown of him beating Shang Tsung.
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Is Kung Lao evil?

Kung Lao is a hero-turned-villain in the Mortal Kombat series. In Mortal Kombat X, he is portrayed as a villain. He is a member of the White Lotus Society and the Shaolin Monks. In the majority of the games, he had been on the side of good.
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Why does everyone hate Kung Lao?

Why is Kung-Lao disliked? He acts like a regressive edgelord, always pissy about something and has an inferiority complex. :d He's like a self-loathing Luigi.
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Who is Liu Kang's wife?

Seated from right, artist Liu Kang, his wife Madam Chen Jen …
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