Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm |
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| Created by | Midway Games |
| Based on | Mortal Kombat by Ed Boon John Tobias |
| Developed by | Sean Catherine Derek |
| Voices of | Clancy Brown Brian Tochi Olivia d'Abo Cree Summer Luke Perry Dorian Harewood Ron Perlman |
| Composer(s) | Jonathan Sloate |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Allison Savitch Phil Roman Lawrence Kasanoff Anne Damato |
| Producer(s) | Michel Goguen Susan Levin Joshua Wexler |
| Running time | 20 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Film Roman Threshold Entertainment USA Studios New Line Television |
| Distributor | Turner Program Services Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution |
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| Original network | USA Network |
| Original release | September 21 – December 14, 1996 |
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm is an animated TV show from 1996. It is based on the super popular Mortal Kombat video games. The show was made by Threshold Entertainment and Film Roman. It aired on the USA Network for one season, from September to December 1996. There were 13 episodes in total.
This series acts like a follow-up to the first Mortal Kombat movie. It also includes events from the Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 video game.
What the Show is About
The show follows a group of brave warriors. They are brought together by Raiden, a powerful god. Their mission is to protect Earthrealm from bad guys who try to invade. These invaders come through special doorways called portals from other dimensions.
The team of heroes includes:
- Liu Kang
- Stryker
- Sonya Blade
- Jax
- Kitana
- Sub-Zero
Nightwolf helps the team from their secret base. He mostly handles the technology, but he also joins the fights sometimes. Raiden and Nightwolf watch for new portals opening. When a portal appears, the warriors fly out in cool dragon-shaped jets to stop the invaders.
Shao Kahn is the main bad guy of the series. Even though he only appears in four episodes, he is behind many of the invasions. He lets other realms attack Earthrealm.
The characters in the show look like their versions from the Mortal Kombat 3 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 games. Some new characters were also made just for the show. The show also introduced a new villain named Quan Chi. He later became a very important bad guy in the Mortal Kombat video games.
Voice Actors
- Clancy Brown as Raiden, Ermac
- Olivia d'Abo as Sonya Blade
- Dorian Harewood as Jax
- Luke Perry as Sub-Zero
- Cree Summer as Princess Kitana
- Ron Perlman as Kurtis Stryker
- Tod Thawley as Nightwolf
- Brian Tochi as Liu Kang
Episodes Guide
The show had 13 episodes. Each one featured the heroes facing new threats from different realms. Here's a quick look at what happened in each episode:
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| 1 | "Kombat Begins Again" | Sean Catherine Derek | September 21, 1996 | |
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The Earthrealm defenders fight cybernetic invaders led by Sektor and Cyrax. Sub-Zero helps the team, but Sonya doesn't trust him at first. After fighting off more invaders, Sonya realizes Sub-Zero is on their side.
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| 2 | "Sting of the Scorpion" | Sean Catherine Derek | September 28, 1996 | |
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The team finds a rift in Tibet. Scorpion, an undead warrior, is building an army of the dead. The heroes follow him to Outworld. Liu Kang and Sub-Zero team up to defeat Scorpion and send him back.
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| 3 | "Acid Tongue" | Sean Catherine Derek | October 5, 1996 | |
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A new enemy, the Raptors, led by Komodai (also called "Reptile"), attacks. Jax's special arms are damaged, making him lose confidence. Sonya is captured, but Jax uses his smarts to save her and defeat Komodai.
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| 4 | "Skin Deep" | Steve Granat and Cydne Clark | October 12, 1996 | |
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The team goes to New Guinea to find a powerful sword. They meet Rain, Kitana's old fiancé, who turns out to be a traitor. Rain kidnaps Kitana, but Liu Kang helps her escape. Kitana then fights Rain to defend her honor.
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| 5 | "Old Friends Never Die" | Mark Hoffmeier | October 19, 1996 | |
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Sub-Zero meets his old friend Smoke, who was turned into a machine. Sub-Zero wants to know if Smoke still has his human soul. Smoke is ordered to destroy Sub-Zero, but he remembers their friendship and helps Sub-Zero fight their old clan leader, Oniro.
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| 6 | "Familiar Red" | Sean Catherine Derek | October 26, 1996 | |
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Kano and his Black Dragon gang open portals to cause trouble. Nightwolf uses his magic to find their hidden base under an Egyptian pyramid. The Earth Warriors defeat Kano and escape the exploding pyramid just in time.
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| 7 | "Fall from Grace" | Mark Hoffmeier | November 2, 1996 | |
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Sonya acts too confident in a battle, causing Stryker to get hurt. Stryker temporarily removes Sonya from the team. While taking Stryker back, they are attacked. Sonya learns about teamwork and gets her place back on the team.
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| 8 | "The Secret of Quan-Chi" | Steve Granat and Cydne Clark | November 9, 1996 | |
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Quan Chi finds a magic crystal that brings out evil in people. He tricks the Earth Warriors into fighting each other. Only Nightwolf is unaffected. He destroys the crystal, stopping Quan Chi's evil plan.
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| 9 | "Resurrection" | Sean Catherine Derek | November 16, 1996 | |
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Shao Kahn brings back Shang Tsung and gives him a sphere that controls nature. Shang Tsung causes disasters to weaken Raiden. Raiden fights Shang Tsung and sends the evil sphere into space.
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| 10 | "Swords of Ilkan" | Sean Catherine Derek | November 23, 1996 | |
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Kitana fights Zara, an Amazon leader, over ancient swords that can open portals. Jax is taken hostage. Kitana and Sonya rescue him and defeat Zara. The swords are then lost in a portal.
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| 11 | "Amends" | Steve Granat and Cydne Clark | November 30, 1996 | |
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Sonya is hurt while fighting the Black Dragons. She is rescued by Kabal, a former Black Dragon member whose face was scarred by Shao Kahn's forces. Kabal helps the Earth Warriors stop Kano's plan to open a giant portal.
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| 12 | "Abandoned" | Sean Catherine Derek | December 7, 1996 | |
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Jax leaves the team, tired of fighting. He meets a girl named Ruby, who is secretly working for Shao Kahn. Jax is captured by Ermac's forces. Ruby helps the Earth Warriors rescue him. Jax realizes he must return to the team.
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| 13 | "Overthrown" | Sean Catherine Derek | December 14, 1996 | |
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In the final episode, Kitana leads a rebellion against Shao Kahn in Outworld. She thinks she has an agreement with Sheeva, but it's actually Shang Tsung in disguise. A big battle breaks out between different armies. The Earthrealm defenders escape, and the fight for Earth continues.
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Crossover Episodes
Episode 9, "Resurrection," was part of a special four-episode crossover event. This event included other shows that aired on the USA "Action Extreme Team" block:
- Street Fighter (Part 1): episode 22 “The Warrior King“
- Savage Dragon (Part 2): episode 21 (208) "Endgame"
- Wing Commander Academy (Part 4): episode 8 “Recreation“
In this crossover, a mysterious figure and a powerful orb appeared in all four shows. However, the main characters from each series never actually met each other.
See also
In Spanish: Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm para niños
