Liu Kang — Mortal Kombat Character Profile

About Liu Kang

Shaolin monk and Earthrealm's greatest champion in Mortal Kombat.

Liu Kang — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Fireball projection, Bicycle kick, Martial arts mastery, Dragon arcana

• Strength: 8.5/10
• Intelligence: 7.5/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 9.5/10
• Influence: 9/10

Affiliations

• Mortal Kombat universe

Quick Facts about Liu Kang

Occupation

Buddhist monk, martial artist

Liu Kang's Known Relations

• Shao Kahn — Enemy
• Shang Tsung — Enemy

Liu Kang appears in 4 titles

• Mortal Kombat (1995)
• Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) — character page
• Mortal Kombat (2021) — character page
• Mortal Kombat II (2026) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Robin Shou

Appears in

Mortal Kombat (1995)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Liu Kang — Conflict Arch Enemy — Shang Tsung (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa)

  Liu Kang pursues Shang Tsung to avenge his brother's death.

• Liu Kang — Alliance Teammate — Johnny Cage (Linden Ashby)

  Both warriors are selected as Earthrealm champions.

• Liu Kang — Alliance Teammate — Sonya Blade (Bridgette Wilson-Sampras)

  They fight together to defend Earthrealm.

• Liu Kang — Alliance Ally — Kitana (Talisa Soto)

  Kitana guides and aids Liu Kang's infiltration.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of Mortal Kombat

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• Shang Tsung (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa)
• Outworld Warrior (uncredited) (Gerald Okamura)
• Chief Priest (John Fujioka)
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