Mortal Kombat Movie Characters: Who Appears in the 2021 Film?

In our article ‘Mortal Kombat's New Trailer Is Out on February 18’, we talked a bit about the story of Mortal Kombat and the characters we will see in the film. We also shared the released trailer. As we can tell from the trailer, a very impressive and big production awaits us!

Characters We Will See in the Mortal Kombat Movie

After the trailer, we learned that important characters from the game such as Jackson "Jax" Briggs, Shang Tsung, Scoripon, Raiden, Liu Kang, Mileena, Kano, Sonya Blade, Lung Lao Max and Cole Young will also be in the film. Here are these characters' traits and the actors who play them in the film.

Sonya Blade

First up is Sonya Blade, who first appears in the first game of the series. While tracking another important character in the game, Kano, Sonya Blade suddenly finds herself in the Mortal Kombat tournament. Thus she also learns Shao Kahn's aims. Her main goal is to protect Earthrealm. She is actually a Special Forces agent. From her marriage to Johnny Cage, a daughter named Cassie Cage was born. In the film, this character is played by Jessica McNamee.

Scorpion

Another character from the first game of the series is Scorpion. His real name is Hanzo Hasashi. Scorpion is a ninja specter who wants to avenge his murdered family, his clan and his own death. He helps those who cannot take their own revenge. His clan's name is Shirai Ryu. To take revenge on the one who killed his family, Sub-Zero, he enters the Mortal Kombat tournament.

Kano

Another character from the first game of the series is Kano. In Mortal Kombat X, he falls in love with Sonya Blade. However, he is greatly disappointed when Johnny Cage appears and falls in love with Sonya. Burning with a desire for revenge, Kano sets his mind on killing Cassie Cage, the daughter of Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade.

Sub-Zero

One of the original characters of the series, Sub-Zero's archenemy is Scorpion. An unending enmity began between them because of the lie Quan Chi told about Scorpion's family and clan. Sub-Zero also has a brother. In other games his brother takes his place.

Raiden

One of the original characters in the series, Raiden's father is one of the supreme gods. The gods gave him the task of protecting the world. He is also known as the God of Thunder.

Liu Kang

First seen in the first game of the series, Liu Kang can transform into a dragon. He can burn his enemy with his flaming hands. Liu Kang saved the planet from being invaded by defeating Shang Tsung.

Jackson "Jax" Briggs

The character nicknamed "Jax" is Jackson Briggs, who appears in the second game of the Mortal Kombat series. He is a special forces director with cyber powers who has sworn to protect Earthrealm from attacks.

Mileena

Another character seen in the second Mortal Kombat game is Mileena. In the game she is Kitana's twin. She has a weapon called the Sai. She has malevolent traits. In later games she began to prefer more revealing outfits.