Liu Kang

### Opponent

*I take no pleasure in hurting such a worthy foe. But know this: I will do whatever it takes to defend Earthrealm and win this tournament.*
—Liu Kang
Lord **Liu Kang** is the main protagonist of the *Mortal Kombat* series. He appeared in the 10th episode of DBX, Bruce Lee VS The World, where he, Fei Long from the *Street Fighter* series, Rock Lee from the *Naruto* series, Marshall Law from the *Tekken* series, and Hitmonlee from the *Pokémon* series fought against real life martial artist and actor Bruce Lee. He returned for the 66th episode, Ryu VS Liu Kang, where he fought against Ryu from the *Street Fighter* series.

## History

Orphaned at a very young age, Liu Kang was raised by Shaolin monks, who taught him the way of the spiritual warrior. When the threat of Outworld became imminent, they soon recognized his potential as a contender for the Mortal Kombat tournament, which was Earthrealm's only chance of preventing Outworld from merging themselves together, and rigorously trained him for this task. The Elder God Raiden also understood that Liu Kang was Earthrealm's best hope for freedom and introduced him to Master Bo' Rai Cho to further his development. Once fully trained, Liu Kang embarked on a fateful journey to compete in this pivotal kontest, and won them two consecutive times. Under Raiden's tutelage, Liu Kang would lay waste to some of Outworld's most fiendish foes, becoming a legend throughout the realms.

## Gallery

### Appearance

First sprite used in DBX
(From *Mortal Kombat 3*)Second sprite used in DBX
(From *Mortal Kombat II*)Third sprite used in DBX
(By Chuchoryu)Zombie Liu Kang sprite used in DBX
(By Chuchoryu)
### Arsenal and Abilities

Zombie Liu KangFire God Liu KangBicycle KickFireballsWindmill PunchesFlame Enhanced PunchNunchakuHouan ChainsFire Dragon ConstructDragon TransformationArcade Drop FatalityBurn Out FatalityDouble Dragon FatalityBlack Hole Fatality
## Trivia

* Liu Kang is the first *Warner* character to appear, and with the next 17 being Doomsday, General Zod, Black Adam, Kenshi Takahashi, Harley Quinn, Mileena, Batman, Scorpion, Baraka, Catwoman, Ruby Rose, Superboy, Blake Belladonna, Ben Tennyson, Yang Xiao Long, Superman, and Daffy Duck.
	+ He is the first *Mortal Kombat* character to appear, with the next four being Kenshi Takahashi, Mileena, Scorpion, and Baraka.
		- He is the first *Mortal Kombat* character to lose, with the next one being Baraka.
	+ He is the first *Warner* character to lose, with the next nine being General Zod, Black Adam, Batman, Baraka, Catwoman, Superboy, Blake Belladonna, Yang Xiao Long, and Superman.
* Liu Kang and his second opponent are the eighth and ninth returning combatants, after Sasuke Uchiha, Master Chief, Killua Zoldyck, Amy Rose, Sakura Haruno, Wolverine, and Alucard, with the next nine being Mega Man, Spawn, Link, Future Trunks, Batman, Iron Man, Vegeta, Thor, Lucario, Blaziken, Himura Kenshin, Saitama, and Black Adam.
	+ He is the fourth returning loser, after Sasuke Uchiha, Amy Rose, and Alucard, and with the next seven being Link, Batman, Iron Man, Lucario, Himura Kenshin, Saitama, and Black Adam.
	+ He is the third returning loser to lose, after Sasuke Uchiha and Amy Rose, and with the next three being Link, Batman and Himura Kenshin.

## References

* Liu Kang on Wikipedia
* Liu Kang on the Mortal Kombat Wiki