# Talk:Liu Kang

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Fire God Liu Kang is a major evolution of the character and a far cry from how he is generally depicted (Mascot kung fu hero guy). I feel like Fire God Kang ought be an image placed in the "NetherRealm Studios titles" section, whilst we revert back to his non-god MK11 model for the main image.
Also, while I don't think it's neccesary, I'd suggest an image of his normal and zombie appearance in the "In Midway Games" section. I will gladly find said image if ya'll agree MayDay2099 (talk) 17:27, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

A few notes for @Tintor2:

There appears to be a lot of cites to tweets from the game devs and others; are there more secondary sources that discuss the game's development?
I found at least one instance where a quote was not put in quotation marks; please double check to make sure that all sources are properly attributed.
Some of the cites don't line up with what's in the text. It would be a good idea to do a more extensive cite check.
I added some {{clarify}} tags throughout.
Removed the analysis from Medium in reception because it's by a random blogger.
Some of the cites don't have the author parameter included.
In general, I think the reception section could use some reorganization to clarify which series entries are being reviewed.
voorts (talk/contributions) 16:24, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

I dont have sources, that's why I post it here in the comment section. It's from his fandom page:
Although "Liu" (劉), a common Chinese surname, is generally treated as Liu Kang's family name as seen in various localizations in Asia per his localized name "劉鋼" or "劉康" , his surname is officially "Kang" in Mortal Kombat Collector's Edition, the SNES manual of Mortal Kombat, and the 1995 film. This is further reinforced by the introduction of his ancestor, Cheh Kang, in a Mirror Match intro in MK11. Alleingänger (talk) 03:48, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

The SNES manual can be downloaded as pdf-file, type in google search "snes manual mortal kombat pdf". Source is "BD Jogos". It proves Kang is his surname.