Mortal Kombat: Conquest
| Television series | |
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| German title | Mortal Kombat: Conquest |
| Original title | Mortal Kombat: Conquest |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1998-1999 |
| Episodes | 22 in 1 season |
| genre | Martial arts |
| idea | Larry Kasanoff |
| First broadcast | October 3, 1998 |
| German-language first broadcast |
January 19, 2000 |
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Mortal Kombat: Conquest is an American television series that was produced from 1998 to 1999. A total of 22 episodes of 40 minutes each were filmed. The action takes place about 500 years before the film Mortal Kombat and is therefore to be understood as a kind of prequel . The fictional commercial metropolis of Zhuzin is the central location.
Due to the cliffhanger end of the series, there were rumors about a second season, which was originally planned. According to producer Joshua Wexler, the production costs of the first season already exceeded the budgeted budget, which is why it was decided to discontinue the series during the first season. A second season was therefore no longer realized.
action
500 years ago, when the earth kingdom was still young and a desirable planet with many natural treasures and energies, the cruel forces Outworlds, led by the immortal emperor Shao Khan, tried many times to steal these treasures and subjugate the earth kingdom. In order to offer mortals an opportunity to defend their world, the so-called Gods of the Universe (Eng .: Elder Gods ) launched a tournament called Mortal Kombat. Only when Shao Khan and his fighters achieve ten tournament victories in a row will he be allowed to conquer the empire of the earth.
In the final battle of the tournament, the great warrior and Shaolin monk Kung Lao can defeat the evil magician Shang Tsung and thus prevent Shao Khan from conquering the earthly kingdom for the time being. Now he has to train a next generation of warriors who would lose their lives to protect the earth. The warriors include the outcast mercenary Siro, the thief Taja and Kung Lao himself, who will not age until the next tournament thanks to his victory in Mortal Kombat. The god of thunder and patron saint of the earthly kingdom, Lord Raiden, is at your side as an advisor and mentor.
During the series, the three friends have many adventures and meet well-known characters from the Mortal Kombat universe, such as Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Kitana or Quan Chi.
In the final episode, Shao Khan breaks the rules of Mortal Kombat and starts an invasion of Earth. Raiden then actively intervenes in the action and faces Shao Khan to fight. However, this wins by means of a ruse and takes Raiden, who is robbed of his power in the Outworld, prisoner. Kung Lao, Siro, Taja, Kitana and the traitors Shang Tsung, Quan Chi, Vorpax and Reptile are killed by Khan's shadow priests.
background
- Leading actress Kristanna Loken played the main character in the first part of the BloodRayne film series and thus in another computer game film.
- The series was produced by New Line Television and Threshold Entertainment, who produced the Mortal Kombat films.
- Daniel Bernhardt and Jeffrey Meek were the only trained martial artists among the main cast. Kristanna Loken, Paolo Montalban and Bruce Locke had in the fight scenes gedoubelt be.
- The characters Siro, Taja, Vorpax, Qali, Kreeya, Omegis and Master Cho do not appear in the " Mortal Kombat " video games; they were recreated for the series. In Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance , however, a fighter named Bo'Rai Cho was introduced, who also has the role of a mentor. Quan Chi's servants Siann, Mika and Sora were taken directly from the spin-off Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero , as was the unnamed Lin Kuei Grand Master .
- Jeffrey Meek plays both Raiden and Shao Khan, but this is not mentioned in the opening or closing credits.
- A second season has not been produced for any of the previous Mortal Kombat television series (there is still an animated series).
- The last scene of the final episode shows how Kung Lao's dragon amulet, which he received after winning the Mortal Kombat tournament, begins to glow. This should have led directly to a second season, in which the Elder Gods (here: gods of the universe ), who watch over the tournament, would have reversed the end and thus the death of all the main characters, because Shao Khan against the rules of the tournament Had attacked earthly kingdom and thus violated the divine rules. The characters would then have developed as it corresponds to the games.
- The series contradicts the games on many points: Sub-Zero doesn't have its ice powers because of its kinship with the Cyromaker , Scorpion's human name is Takeda instead of Hanso Hasashi, Noob Saibot is not the cursed soul of Sub Zero and much more. This was due to the fact that this series was not included in subsequent games.
- Scorpion actor Chris Casamassa takes on his role from the first Mortal Kombat movie again and can also be seen unmasked as Takeda before his transformation.
- Sub-Zero actor and martial artist JJ Perry doubled Kung Lao actor Paolo Montalban during the fight scenes. He also did this in the first Mortal Kombat film for Johnny Cage actor Linden Ashby and took on the roles of Scorpion, Cyrax and Noob Saibot in the sequel Mortal Kombat 2: Annihilation . Here he is seen without a mask for the first time.
- Eva Mendes can be seen here in an episode as Siro's former lover Hanna before her breakthrough in Hollywood.
- The former WCW wrestlers Meng ( Tonga Fifita ) and Wrath ( Bryan Clark ) had brief guest appearances. This was initiated by the broadcaster TNT, which broadcast Mortal Kombat Conquest directly after its wrestling show WCW Monday Nitro .
- So far, only a few selected episodes with a thematic connection have been cut to feature length in Germany and published on DVD . The complete series was previously only available on DVD in Great Britain and Australia, and Warner Home Video only released it in the USA in 2015.
Web links
- Mortal Kombat: Conquest in the Internet Movie Database (English)