Kung Lao

FULL NAME Kung Lao ALIAS(ES) Lao Mr. Kung

ORIGIN Mortal Kombat II OCCUPATION Earthrealm's warrior Shaolin monk (formerly on current timeline) Member of the White Lotus Society (formerly on current timeline) Revenant slave of Quan Chi Servant of Liu Kang and Kitana

POWERS / SKILLS Skills in fighting with his Razor Hat Master Acrobat Expert Martial ArtistSwordsmanship Teleportation Aerokinesis Poise Agility Kenpo Wing Chun Shaolin Quan Indomitable Will

HOBBY Training with Raiden alongside Liu Kang. Eating. Serving Liu Kang and Kitana. Saving the earth.

GOALS Battle the forces of Outworld and Netherrealm to protect Earthrealm. Get his revenge on Raiden (failed). Help Liu Kang and Kitana conquer more realms (still trying to achieve). Serve Shinnok and Quan Chi (mind control). Serve Liu Kang and Kitana in the Netherrealm (currently on future timeline). Use the god-like powers of Blaze to save his ancestor, stop Goro and to end the Mortal Kombat tournament. Defeat Goro and avenge his ancestor. Atoning his future counterpart's fate (past-self).

FAMILY Great Kung Lao (ancestor) Kung Jin (cousin)

FRIENDS / ALLIES Liu Kang (best friend) Kitana Jade Raiden Rain Johnny Cage Sonya Blade Jax Briggs Cassie Cage Jacqui Briggs Sub-Zero Scorpion Baraka (past) Sheeva (past) Kharon Kabal Kotal Kahn Smoke Nightwolf Shokans Osh-Tekk Tarkatans Edenians Saurians

ENEMIES Shao Kahn Sindel Shang Tsung Quan Chi Noob Saibot Kano Skarlet Kronika D'Vorah Cetrion Kollector Geras

TYPE OF HERO Fighter Martial Artist Insecure

Eye colour Brown Hair colour Black Ethnicity Asian Height 5'10" (1.78 m) Weight 175lbs (80 kg) Blood type AB- Gender Male Age 27

Kung Lao is an excellent fighter and is similar to Liu Kang in terms of strength, agility, and martial arts skills. However, his preferred weapon is his razor-bladed hat, which he can throw at the opponents and also uses it to deliver the finishing blows to his opponents. He also has a different personality than Liu. Lao seems to be able to control the hat in midair, since it can move in circular and triangular patterns as opposed to straight ahead and it seems magical in nature, since it will always re-materialise back on his head after he throws it, much like a boomerang. Same goes for other people who wear his hat.

Lao's moves include teleporting by disappearing into the ground then popping up behind his opponent, flying towards his opponent, spinning like a tornado to kick them multiple times in the bowels or to knock them into air, and diving down from the air to kick his opponent in the stomach or mouth. As his alternate weapon fighting style, Lao wields a Chinese broadsword and may even use a green didlo at times.

He is a pacifist as a Buddhist monk, though a bit resentful at being in Liu Kang's shadows. Though in MK11, after learning his tragic future, he abandoned his arrogance to avoid his tragedy from a result of having himself off-guard by Shao Kahn’s neck snap on him from the back, especially calling out his future revenant-self for being ashamed of their family name for serving the likes of Kronika’s children.

In Kung Lao's case, at least in Mortal Kombat 11, the fighting style he uses is Wing Chun. Kung Lao's moves and attacks more closely resemble the Wing Chun moves used in the movie Ip Man, about the real-life grandmaster of Wing Chun of the same name.

Kung Lao is a former Shaolin monk and a member of the White Lotus Society. He stands in the shadow of his great ancestor, the Great Kung Lao, but unlike his great ancestor, he has no desire to be champion and would rather live a life of peace. However, this was retconned in MK 2011, wherein Lao is now eager to prove himself equal to Liu Kang. He is also shown to be highly conceited and immature, although these traits mask a deep-seated insecurity and inferiority complex vis a vis Liu Kang. Much like Liu Kang, he has trained under master Bo' Rai Cho. Of the Earthrealm warriors, Lao is the most outspoken pacifist, although he will not hesitate to severely punish those who attack him, Earthrealm, or his friends. His trademark weapon is his Razor-Rimmed Hat, which he can employ quite powerfully and effectively in combat. Many of his fatalities involve the use of his hat to some extent.

Kung Lao possesses similar abilities to Liu Kang when it comes to strength, agility and martial arts. However, those are not his most deadly weapon. Lao's preferred weapon of choice is the razor-edged hat that he wears all the time. The hat is usually utilized to instill fatal and amputating blows, mainly in decapitation. Lao appears to have absolute control over the hat as he is able to throw whilst it moves in circular directions instead of straight ahead. The hat also appears to have supernatural properties, as such that no matter how far he throws it or where it will end up, the hat will always materialize back on Lao's head like an instant boomerang. He appears to also have some degree of teleportation as well.