Great Kung Lao
Great Kung Lao (GKL or Gr8KL for short) is a champion of the tournament, Mortal Kombat, in a fictive videogame series carrying the same name.
He was defeated by Goro 500 years ago from Mortal Kombat (2011) which took place in 1992, and won Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat 550 years ago from that. Therefore the Liu Kang ending of Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath would take place in the year 1442 and his death in the original timeline in the year 1492.
Kung Lao's ending in MK9 tells more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew1hPHJTgjs
He was shown in the ending of Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath and it suggested that the story sequel to the game would feature GKL in an important role.
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Great Kung Lao was raised in the Order of Light, a monastery of Shaolin monks. While he lived happily with his family and friends, Kung Lao prepared for his entire life to fight in Mortal Kombat. He was trained thoroughly under the monastery’s phenomenal martial artists, teaching him moves many would think impossible. All of Kung Lao's training made him undeniably the monastery’s best fighter. Being the first person on Earthrealm to represent the Order of Light, he would do battle with the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung, 500 years before Liu Kang would do the same. Despite Tsung having the advantage of winning nine consecutive Mortal Kombat tournaments, Kung Lao defeated him and became Grand Champion, saving Earthrealm in the process.[1] While it is common for the victor to take his opponent's life, Kung Lao spared the sorcerer. As champion, Lao could not age. Fifty years later, he was defeated in Mortal Kombat by Goro, the Shokan prince.[2] Afterwards, Kung Lao's soul was taken by Tsung, the now-old man he spared half a century before. In Deception his soul is presumed freed after Shang Tsung is killed by Raiden's failed attempt to destroy the Dragon King, giving his soul peace after more than five centuries of torment.
The Great Kung Lao was featured in the television show Mortal Kombat: Konquest as the main protagonist and was portrayed by Paolo Montalbán.[3] He is the great-great-great-grandfather of Kung Lao and Liu Kang, who follow his teachings. After becoming Grand Champion, the thunder god Raiden tells him that, because he was the last defending warrior of Earthrealm, Lao is now destined to train new warriors to compete against Kahn's forces for the next Mortal Kombat. He initially rejects this responsibility because he desired to marry his girlfriend Jen, despite her father's refusal.[4] While this took place, Shang Tsung, who was now imprisoned in the Cobalt Mines by Shao Kahn after he failed to beat Kung Lao, sought his revenge and sends the undead warrior Scorpion to kill Kung Lao.[4] Scorpion fails to defeat Kung Lao, but manages to kill Jen during the battle. After losing her, Kung Lao commits to training new warriors to defend Earthrealm and fight in Mortal Kombat when the time comes. He is joined by Jen’s bodyguard Siro and by Taja, a thief who (with Raiden's persuasion) saved Kung Lao's life from Jen’s father.[5] Kung Lao is killed by the Shadow Priests along with Taja and Siro in the final episode of Konquest.
GKL was crafting a dragon statuette from jade ore in MK11A's ending.
References[edit]
- ↑ Gruson, Lindsey (1993-09-16). "Video Violence: It's Hot! It's Mortal! It's Kombat!; Teen-Agers Eagerly Await Electronic Carnage While Adults Debate Message Being Sent". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ↑ "Insider Gaming: Brad and James put on their fighting gloves and play Mortal Kombat for Sega Genesis". Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2009-11-23. Unknown parameter
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|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Eternal Warrior (Part 1)". Mortal Kombat: Conquest. Season 1. Episode 1. 1998-10-03.
- ↑ "Eternal Warrior (Part 2)". Mortal Kombat: Conquest. Season 1. Episode 2. 1998-10-10.
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