Hoping to protect Liu and Sonya, Johnny challenges Goro. Raiden warns the Earth warriors that their own fears and egos will make them lose to Goro, but that Goro can still be beaten by mortal men and women. This causes the few remaining Earthrealm warriors to lose hope. Soon, most of Earthrealm's warriors are defeated by the reigning tournament champion, Prince Goro, including one of Johnny Cage's peers, Art Lean, whose soul is taken by Shang Tsung. Liu, Johnny, and Sonya advance to the final rounds of the tournament, with Sonya killing Kano by snapping his neck, Johnny defeating Scorpion, and Liu killing Sub-Zero. Tsung orders the creature Reptile to prevent Princess Kitana, the Emperor's adopted daughter, from allying with the Earth warriors. Liu seeks revenge against the tournament host Shang Tsung for killing his brother Chan, a death for which he blames himself Sonya is lured onto the ship headed for Shang Tsung's island by crime boss Kano, who murdered her partner and Johnny seeks to debunk media claims that his martial arts skills are faked.
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Shaolin monk Liu Kang, movie star Johnny Cage, and special forces officer Sonya Blade are chosen by Raiden, the god of thunder and defender of Earthrealm, to prevent Outworld from winning their tenth straight tournament.
If Outworld achieves ten consecutive victories, its emperor will invade and conquer the Earthrealm. Mortal Kombat is a martial arts tournament that is held once every generation between representatives of the realms of Earth and Outworld, conceived by the Elder Gods amid looming invasion of the Earth by Outworld.
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The follow-ups were unable to match the original film's success and the series was rebooted with a 2021 film. Mortal Kombat was followed by a 1997 sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, along with two television series: the animated sequel Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996) and the live-action prequel Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998–1999). It was also a commercial success, grossing $122 million on an $20 million budget. Despite the mixed critical response, the film was well-received by fans of the series. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the martial art sequences, atmosphere, and production values, but criticized the performances, script, and toned-down violence from the games. The film premiered in the United States on August 18, 1995. Its story primarily adapts the original 1992 game, while also using elements from the game Mortal Kombat II (1993). Starring Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Robin Shou, Bridgette Wilson, Talisa Soto, and Christopher Lambert, the film follows a group of heroes who participate in the eponymous Mortal Kombat tournament to protect Earth from being conquered by malevolent forces. Based on the video game franchise of the same name, it is the first installment in the Mortal Kombat film series. Mortal Kombat is a 1995 American fantasy martial arts action film directed by Paul W.