Mortal Kombat X Characters Dlc

[Kayla Munl]

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Can I rant for a minute? Because I really want to rant about how Chinese names are used in the Mortal Kombat games. This was partly inspired by some questions I got from people in private so I thought I'd make a post expressing my thoughts.

Now, I want to specify that I am not Chinese, and I am in no way an omnipotent source on Chinese languages, culture and customs. I have however attended a school in Shanghai in 2016 and from what I can tell is that I've spent more time in China than most people working for Netherrealm Studios (looking at you, Ed Boon). Also, I will only be focusing on MK characters from Earthrealm, so Outworlders with Chinese names won't be covered.

So I'll start with the basics. Traditionally, Chinese names are formatted as [last name] [first name]. For example, Xi Jingping, leader of the Chinese Communist Party, is known formally as Xi, or General Secretary Xi. This is the same as professionally referring to Joe Biden as President Biden or simply Biden.

So what does this mean for Chinese characters in Mortal Kombat? I'm glad you asked. I'll begin with the fact that all Chinese MK characters' names are made up of what are usually used as surnames. So in the case of Liu Kang, for instance, both 'Liu' and 'Kang' are common lastnames found in China and the Chinese speaking world. I'm assuming that this has been done because otherwise Chinese given names (or first names) can be made up of any of the +100k Mandarin characters, which is probably intimidating.

'Liu' (刘) traditionally means 'to kill' or refers to a type of battle axe but is now only used as a surname. 'Kang' (康) means 'healthy/peaceful/abundant'. So Liu Kang's name (刘康) means 'Peaceful or Abundant Killing' which is kind of accurate but also might refer to the juxtaposition of a Buddhist monk who kills people

'Shang' (尚) means 'still/yet/to value/to esteem'. Shang is also another name for the Yin dynasty of the 2nd millennia BCE. 'Tsung' (宗) means 'purpose/model/ancestor/clan'. So all together, Shang Tsung's name (尚宗) means something along the lines of 'Esteem the Ancestor' or 'Value the Model', which is interesting, considering he is an immortal wizard

'Kuai' (奎) means 'stride'. 'Liang' (良) means 'to link/to join/to connect/in succession', so Kuai Liang's name (奎良) means 'Stride to Join' or 'Stride in Succession' which probably references Liang taking over his brother's role as Sub Zero and leader of the Lin Kuei.

Mortal Kombat is a 1992 fighting game developed and published by Midway. It is the first entry in the Mortal Kombat series and was subsequently released by Acclaim Entertainment for nearly every home platform at that time. The game focuses on several characters of various intentions who enter a martial arts tournament with worldly consequences. It introduced many key aspects of the Mortal Kombat series, including the unique five-button control scheme and gory finishing moves called Fatalities.

Mortal Kombat is considered by critics to be one of the greatest video games ever made. It spawned numerous sequels and spin-offs, beginning with Mortal Kombat II in 1993. Both games were the subject of a film adaptation in 1995. However, it also sparked much controversy for its depiction of extreme violence and gore using realistic digitized graphics and, along with the home releases of Night Trap and Lethal Enforcers, prompted the formation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), a U.S. government-backed organization that set descriptor ratings for video games.

Mortal Kombat is a fighting game in which players battle opponents in one-on-one matches. The fighter that drains the opponent's health bar first wins the round, and the first to win two rounds wins the match. Each round is timed; if both fighters still have health remaining when time runs out, the one with more health wins the round. Two players can start a game together, or a second player can join in during a single player's game to fight against them. If a game was in progress at the time, the winner continues it alone; if not, the winner begins a new game.

Mortal Kombat uses an eight-directional joystick and five buttons, including two punch and two kick buttons, each further differentiated between high and low. Attacks can vary depending on the player's distance from the opponent. All player characters have a shared set of attacks performed by holding the joystick in various directions, such as a leg sweep and an uppercut; the latter attack knocks the enemy high into the air and causes a large amount of damage. Most special moves were performed by tapping the joystick, sometimes ending with a button press. Unlike previous one-on-one fighting games, few moves require circular joystick movement. The game's blocking system also distinguished itself from other fighting games, as characters take a small amount of damage from regular moves while blocking. However, the dedicated block button allows users to defend against attacks without retreating and blocking characters lose very little ground when struck, thus making counterattacks much easier after a successful block.

Mortal Kombat further introduced the concept of "juggling", knocking an opponent into the air and following up with a combination of attacks while the enemy is still airborne and defenseless. The idea became so popular that it has spread to many other games. Another of the game's innovations was the Fatality, a finishing move performed against a defeated opponent to execute them in a gruesome fashion.[6]

In the single-player game, the player faces each of the seven playable characters in a series of one-on-one matches against computer-controlled opponents, ending in a "Mirror Match" against a duplicate of the player's chosen character. The player must then fight in three endurance matches, each of which involves two opponents. As soon as the player defeats the first opponent, the second one enters the arena and the timer resets; however, the player's health meter does not regenerate. After the third endurance match, the player fights the sub-boss Goro, followed by a final match against Shang Tsung.

Between certain levels, players can compete in a minigame called "Test Your Might" for bonus points, breaking blocks of various materials by filling a meter past a certain point through rapid button presses. The first material the player must break is wood, followed by stone, steel, ruby, and finally diamond, with each successive material requiring more of the meter to be filled up and thus awarding more points. Two players can compete in the minigame at once and the last two materials are only accessible through two-player mode. The minigame returned in various forms in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition, Mortal Kombat X, and its DLC counterpart, Mortal Kombat XL.[7]

The game takes place in Earthrealm, where a tournament is being held on Shang Tsung's Island, on which seven of its locations serve as stages in the game. The introduction to Mortal Kombat explains that Shang Tsung was banished to Earthrealm 500 years ago and, with the help of the monstrous Goro, can seize control of the Mortal Kombat tournament in an attempt to doom the realm.[8] For 500 years straight, Goro has been undefeated in the tournament, and won nine consecutive tournaments. If Goro wins again, Shao Kahn, Emperor of Outworld, will be allowed to take Earthrealm. To prevent this, a new generation of warriors must challenge Goro.

According to the Mortal Kombat series' canon, Liu Kang wins this tournament under Raiden's guidance, defeating Goro and Shang Tsung and freeing the many souls that Tsung had imprisoned over the centuries. Scorpion pursues Sub-Zero and finally faces him after the end of the tournament, killing him and avenging his own death. Sonya rescues her special forces squad whom had been held hostage by Shang Tsung. She fails to apprehend Kano, however, who escapes the island on a boat. Reptile, unsure of his fate, flees to Outworld. Raiden then teleports the surviving Earthrealmers to safety as Shang Tsung's island crumbles into the sea. Returning to Hollywood, Johnny Cage uses the experience to revive his failing acting career and develops a highly popular film franchise called Mortal Kombat. In Outworld, an outraged Shao Kahn refuses to accept the outcome of the tournament, setting up the events of the second game. The player receives information about the characters in biographies displayed during the attract mode. The bulk of the game's backstory and lore was only told in a comic book,[9] but some additional information about the characters and their motivations for entering the tournament is received upon completion of the game with each character.

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