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Mortal Kombat is a popular series of fighting games, abbreviated MK, released for the first time in 1992. The first game was based on the actor martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme. Mortal Kombat was a huge success, being one of the most known games over the world.

The game is well-known for its digitized sprites, high level of blood and gore, but also because of the finishing moves of each character, called Fatalities. Those requested a sequence of buttons to be perform when the opponent was close to be defeated.

The first game includes seven playable characters, with Liu Kang being the protagonist. He enters the stage to defeat Shang Tsung, who is the main villain of the game. He is also the final boss. Shang Tsung's main skill was the ability to morph into any other character and use his skills and powers to defeat his enemy. Well yes, at some point in time you could have had to fight yourself.

Sonya Blade, Kano, Raiden, Johnny Cage and Scorpion are the other five characters in the game. Goro, who is a sub boss of the game, is a four-armed warrior, being half-human and half-dragon. He is very strong and impossible to grab, and players will have a hard time fighting him.