Liu Kang
As stated on his "Mortal Kombat: Armageddon" bio card, Ed Boon mentioned that Liu Kang was designed to be the most easily "accessible" character, meaning that both casual and experienced gamers could play as him with little difficulty. Liu Kang specializes in kicks, with his most common move being flying across the screen and connecting with a kick to the opponent's torso. Another such move is the "Bicycle Kick" in which Liu Kang flies across the screen with a series of multiple kicks to the opponent's torso resembling pedaling a bicycle, hence the name. A different kind of his signature abilities is the "Dragon Fire": with it Liu Kang sends a fiery flame in the shape of a Chinese dragon across the screen out of his hands at his opponent. After "Mortal Kombat II", he gains the ability to perform this while crouching and in the air, also for "Deception" and "Armageddon". The developers made Liu Kang immediately selectable in "Mortal Kombat: Unchained", the PlayStation Portable port of "Deception", as they noted that unlocking him in "Deception" had proved difficult.