Kung Lao
Despite being stated as a fan favorite by CNET in 2006, he has been referred to as an "obscure" character by CBS that same year. In 2008, IGN listed him as a character they would like to see as downloadable content for "Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe", noting him to be a fan favorite character and praising his appearance and his decapitating moves made with his hat. In 2010, IGN mistakenly noted Kung Lao as Liu Kang's brother and died early in the film (this character was actually Chan Kang) and said that Liu Kang and Kung Lao make the franchise "at its best" when they join forces. In UGO's 2012 list of the top "Mortal Kombat" characters, Kung Lao placed fifth. The readers of Dorkly voted him the series' eighth greatest character in a 2013 poll. The character was parodied by Iron Galaxy Studios with 2013's "Divekick" female character Kung Pao.