Story
The show was focused on a group of warriors assembled by Raiden (Clancy Brown) to defend Earthrealm from invaders who entered through portals from various other dimensions. The assembled warriors included Liu Kang (Brian Tochi), Stryker (Ron Perlman), Sonya Blade (Olivia d'Abo), Jax (Dorian Harewood), Kitana (Cree Summer), and Sub-Zero (Luke Perry), with Nightwolf (Todd Thawley) functioning mostly as tech support but still entering the fray on various occasions. The warriors operated out of a hidden base from where Nightwolf and Raiden monitored portal openings; the warriors would fly dragon-shaped jets to deal with disturbances. Shao Kahn was something of an arch-villain throughout the series, being responsible for allowing other realms to invade Earthrealm, but Kung Lao, Johnny Cage, Mileena, Sindel, Jade, Noob Saibot, Goro and Kintaro were not shown or referenced in the show at all. The finale involved Kitana leading a rebellion from Outworld against Kahn.
The characters and their backgrounds were mostly continuous with the movie, although elements of Mortal Kombat 3 were included. The episode plots themselves shared little relation with that of any of the games, though the character designs are based from their Mortal Kombat 3 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 sprites (except for Kitana, whose design looks like a blend of her MKII and her UMK3 looks), with some liberties were taken with some characters' designs. Perhaps the most notable aspect of the show was that it provided the debut of Quan Chi, the villain of Mortal Kombat 4 and Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance.
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