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Mortal Kombat's chosen champion, built to keep a franchise full of maniacs anchored to at least one actual hero.
Liu Kang matters because tournament fiction needs someone who still believes in the mission. He is disciplined, sincere, and reliable in a cast otherwise addicted to vendettas, monsters, and sorcerer nonsense.
Example
Whenever the series recenters around Liu Kang, it tends to recover a sense of myth instead of just gore escalation.
Why it matters
Liu Kang matters because heroic clarity gives chaos something to push against.
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