Mortal Kombat

Video Game
1992
M

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Dark Fantasy Martial Arts Action Fantasy

Seven martial artists from Earth must battle in sorcerer Shang Tsung's super secret tournament.Seven martial artists from Earth must battle in sorcerer Shang Tsung's super secret tournament.Seven martial artists from Earth must battle in sorcerer Shang Tsung's super secret tournament.

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8.0/10

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Daniel Pesina

Johnny Cage…

Richard Divizio

Kano

Carlos Pesina

Raiden

Ho-Sung Pak

Liu Kang
(as Ho Sung Pak)
…

Elizabeth Malecki

Sonya Blade

Kyle Wyatt

Mob Leader
(voice)

Ed Boon

Scorpion
(voice)
(uncredited)

Peg Burr

Sonya Blade
(voice)
(uncredited)

Jon Hey

Raiden
(voice)
(uncredited)

John Vogel

Masked Guard
(uncredited)

Directors
- Ed Boon
- John Tobias
Writers
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Trivia
According to Ed Boon, the main characters are all caricatures of some of their favorite characters from martial arts and sci-fi movies:
Kano, with his infra-red eye, is based on Arnold Schwarzenegger's make-up in The Terminator (1984).
Liu Kang is, obviously, the likeness of Bruce Lee.
Johnny Cage is based on Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Raiden, the electric God of thunder, is based on a lightening-wielding character from Big Trouble in Little China (1986).
Sonya was loosely based on martial arts star Cynthia Rothrock.
The Sorcerer Shang Tsung, is based on Lo-Pan, the primary antagonist from Big Trouble in Little China (1986).
Reptile, Scorpion, and Sub-Zero, the ninjas, are based on the American ninjas from Enter the Ninja (1981), American Ninja (1985) or Ninja Gaiden (1988).

Goofs
When you select Sonya Blade for the "Test Your Might" stage for the Sega Genesis, her grunt is a man's grunt.

Quotes
Scorpion: Come here!

Alternate versions
The character name "Raiden" was changed to "Rayden" in the home versions due to legal troubles Midway was having; the spelling of the name "Raiden" had already been used in another game.

Connections
Edited into The Babadook (2014)

User reviews23

Featured review

8/10

A classic.

A Saturday morning staple in any early-90s household. This was my introduction to fighting games and I've never forgotten it. One of my favorites to this day! So innovative; I loved the button combos and the gore!