Kenshi Takahashi

Kenshi Takahashi is a character from the Mortal Kombat series.
== Charactah Account ==
Kenshi was a talented martial artist severely lacking in humility, until one day he was approached by a man named Song (actually Shang Tsung in disguise) with a tempting offer: unseal an old well which could only be opened by those of his bloodline, so that Kenshi might gain an immensely powerful sword sealed within.
Despite his blindness, Kenshi possesses senses that are heightened beyond their normal ability and can fight on par with any other kombatant. Kenshi wields an ancestral sword that contains the spirits of warrior kings from his line, and he is in turn guided by these spirits in combat. He can sense an opponent's presence by their energy or by hearing them and thus, can take opponents by surprise. His senses are so acute, he is capable of sensing beings capable of hiding from well trained assassins such as Sub-Zero and can even sense beings sealed in objects such as Shinnok who was trapped in his own amulet that leads to a dark dimension. His sense of sight is revealed to be spiritual in nature, meaning that he can sense the souls of living beings. Also due to his blindness, he is completely immune to attacks that would target one's sense of sight.
== Appearance ==
=== Video Games ===
* Mortal Kombat (2011)
* Mortal Kombat 11
* Mortal Kombat Mobile
* Mortal Kombat X
* Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
* Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
* Mortal Kombat: Deception
* Mortal Kombat: Unchained
* Ultimate Mortal Kombat
== Trivia ==
* Kenshi in Japanese also means "swordsman".
** The Konquest mode of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance mentioned that he is also referred to as "the Sword Saint". It is possible Kenshi's name is taken from the Japanese word "kensei", which means "sword saint" in English.
** In early concepts, Kenshi's original name was "Blind Gi" and he was renamed "Blind Kenshi" as his character developed; the adjective was dropped for his final form.
* His early weapon (before the Katana) in MK:DA was the Straight Sword.
* If you select Kenshi in Mortal Kombat: Deception, you will see that Kenshi's fighting styles are "Tai Chi", "Judo" and "Katana". This indicates that Kenshi did not train in a specific style in Japanese swordsmanship.
** If you choose Scorpion in the same game, you will see that his styles are "Hapkido", "Moi Fah" and "Mugai Ryu". Mugai Ryu is a style of swordsmanship in which Scorpion has trained in, compared to Kenshi, who did not formally train in any particular style of the Katana.
* During Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance's Konquest mode, Kenshi was revealed to be of Eurasian descent.
** It also clearly states that Ermac had taught Kenshi the Telekinetic Slam, not the telekinesis itself.
* Though Kenshi is officially 6'1" in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, a glitch in the game sometimes doubles the "1", making his listed height 6'11".
* Kenshi, Bo' Rai Cho, Frost, and Li Mei are the only characters to debut in Deadly Alliance to make appearances post-Armageddon.
** Kenshi, Frost and Bo' Rai Cho are the only ones to make playable appearances.
* He is immune to Sonya's and Kira's Kiss of Death moves, which aim for the eyes. However, he is affected like every other combatant in MK 2011 by the move, as well as Stryker's Busted X-Ray Move and Kratos' Head of Helios; it is merely a gameplay mechanic.
* Despite being blind, Kenshi still takes part in the "Test Your Sight" challenge in Deadly Alliance. He uses his hearing to determine his choice.
* According to Mortal Kombat: Deception's Konquest Mode, Kenshi learned Tai Chi during his childhood and Judo when he was an adolescent.
* Along with Frost, Quan Chi, and Kitana, he is one of the few characters in Deadly Alliance to be seen performing a kata. His kata can be seen during the end credits in Deadly Alliance. If you play as a character in their primary costume, Kenshi will do his kata in his primary costume. However, if you play as a character in their alternate costume, Kenshi will do his kata in his alternate costume.
* When Kenshi performs his Telekinetic Contortion fatality in Deadly Alliance, the exact result depends on who his opponent is. Whilst he usually knocks out both the opponent's eyes, this will not happen if they are wearing something that prevents them coming out - for example, the sunglasses Jax and Johnny Cage wear. In Kano's case, only his real eye comes out. Interestingly, Drahmin, despite wearing a mask, loses both of his eyes.
** In a Top 10 list hosted by Screwattack.com, this Fatality was listed as #7 for the Worst Fatalities due to its drawn out nature.
* Kenshi was the first of the Armageddon characters to get his bio on the official Armageddon website.
* Kenshi is the only character in Mortal Kombat: Deception who literally executes a Hara-Kiri, by slashing open his own abdomen.
* In Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, his alternate costume does not have a blindfold. This is believed what Kenshi looked like before Shang Tsung blinded him.
* In the opening movie of Armageddon, Ermac and Nightwolf were almost choked to death by Sheeva. Thanks to Kenshi, the choke was unsuccessful. He then plunged his sword into Sheeva's abdomen, and had a sword fight with Quan Chi, which almost killed him. Before Quan Chi could deliver the last stroke, Ermac (who is truly Shang Tsung) threw Quan Chi with telekinesis. Shang Tsung shapeshifts to his real appearance and kills Kenshi.
* Kenshi can be seen fighting Daegon, Reiko, Sareena or Frost in the Pit II stage of MK 2011.
* In the MK 2011 Story Mode, Shang Tsung mentions Kenshi as being the next to fight in the tournament after Sub-Zero is taken away to be automated, despite not being apart of the main cast of characters in the game, only coming into the game by DLC.
* The name of Kenshi's katana is Sentō, which literally translates into "battle."
* In MK 2011, Kenshi's Scatterbrained Fatality is the only one that breaks the fourth wall.
** Kenshi is, so far, the third character in the Mortal Kombat series that breaks the fourth wall during a finishing move, the first being Kabal in Mortal Kombat 3 with his Freaky Face fatality, the second being Havik in Deception with his Hara-Kiri, and the fourth being Freddy Krueger with his Babality.
*** However, if an opponent is defeated without a finishing move while playing as Cyrax, Mileena, Reptile or Sub-Zero, they will break the fourth wall. Cyrax's animation cracks the screen with his Bomb, Mileena will jump on and growl at the screen, Reptile will pull the camera towards himself with his tongue, and Sub-Zero freezes the screen with his Ice Beam.
**** And in Deadly Alliance, Deception and Armageddon, several characters interact with the camera in their winning poses.
* When his Scatterbrained Fatality is performed on anybody whose eye can fall out, their eye color is always red, and not their correct eye color. This happens even with characters with pupil-less eyes, such as Raiden and Sindel.
* In previous games, Kenshi's katana briefly flashes red. However, in MK 2011, it flashes blue. In MKX, Kenshi's blade only flashes red when using his Possessed Character variation.
* In MK 2011, if the Scatterbrained Fatality is performed on Sektor, Cyrax, Cyber Sub-Zero, Kano, Ermac, Johnny Cage, and Kenshi himself, no eyeball appears. However, if performed on Kano on the right side of the screen, an eyeball will appear.
* In his MK 2011 ending, there is an ironic twist where Kenshi leaves Shang Tsung to die.
* In Mortal Kombat Armageddon, Kenshi's pre-fight screen (versus screen) shows him in his alternate costume rather than his primary costume.
* In Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, Kenshi is involved with a humorous ad for the Kenshi Signature Glass Eyes.
* In accordance to his ancestry consisting of warrior kings from Asia and Europe, it would technically make Kenshi Eurasian.
* Kenshi, along with all other DLC characters did not have an alternate costume.
** However, in Mortal Kombat Vita, he has an alternate costume without his blindfold.
* In both timelines, Kenshi has freed a ninja character from evil and gained them as an ally for Earthrealm's forces (Ermac in the original and Scorpion in the alternate one).
* In one of his pre-fight interactions with Cassie Cage, he is referred to as Keanu, a direct reference to his close resemblance to real-life actor Keanu Reeves who portrayed Neo in the Matrix movie trilogy, specifically his appearance in the third movie, where Neo dons a blindfold.
* In MKX and MKX (iOS), Way of the Blade is also called Tele-Strike (In MKX (iOS) game).
* Kenshi is one of four characters with a class unaffiliated with him in the mobile game, this being his Elder God card. The other three are Scorpion as a Spec Ops, Jacqui as a Martial Artist, and Klassic Raiden being an Outworlder and Spec Ops.
* Kenshi's Ronin card is one of the few Gold character cards in the mobile game with more than 100% power generation unlike other Gold cards with only 100%.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Kenshi at Mortal Kombat Wiki
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