Sonya is skilled, driven, and doesn’t take crap from anybody, and Carpenter delivers that drive with every line of dialogue. Carpenter’s Sonya is on her own quest to save her commanding officer and friend Jax ( Ike Amandi). When asked how he keeps going, the young martial artist replies “I have hope.” When Liu Kang meets Scorpion, it’s interesting to see that clash in personalities. Liu Kang is resolute in his desire to protect Earthrealm from being invaded. The other standouts of the film are Rodrigues as Liu Kang and Carpenter as Sonya. You want him to have his revenge and it feels satisfying when he ultimately succeeds. Seitz’s voice work ranges from mournful to enraged, and sometimes both at the same time. Audiences will feel for Hasashi as he watches his family is ripped away from him. We are first introduced to Hanzo Hasashi as he spends the day with his son. Luckily, Scorpion’s Revenge has very dynamic characters, including the titular Hellspawn. Yet the gore means nothing if we aren’t interested in the characters. Echoing gameplay elements of the most recent installments, director Ethan Spaulding often uses an X-Ray point-of-view to show the damage being done to the victim in immensely gory detail. Bodies are sliced into bloody, meaty chunks, bones shatter, limbs are removed in a number of creative ways. The film is rated R and for very good reason the characters inflict often fatal blows on their opponents. There are also several nods to the 1995 animated movie, particularly with Liu Kang, Johnny, and Sonya being selected as Earthrealm’s champions by Raidenand a hook for a sequel that features another longtime Mortal Kombat villain.Īnother way Mortal Kombat Legends: S corpion’s Revenge pays tribute to the Mortal Kombat series is the buckets of blood and gore spilled.
Hasashi’s transformation into Scorpion is lifted right from the game’s lore. Writer Jeremy Adams ( Supernatural, Young Justice) clearly has a deep knowledge of the Mortal Kombat video games. Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge serves as a tribute to the Mortal Kombat mythos. Mitchell) says that they must win to protect Earthrealm from being conquered. Meanwhile, martial artist Liu Kang ( Jordan Rodrigues), washed-up actor Johnny Cage ( Joel McHale), and Special Forces officer Sonya Blade ( Jennifer Carpenter) have also entered the tournament. Thus, Hasashi is reborn as the demonic ninja Scorpion. If Hasashi enters the Mortal Kombat tournament on his behalf, he can have his vengeance. In the Netherrealm, the devious sorcerer Quan Chi ( Darin De Paul) strikes a deal with Hasashi.
Following the brutal death of his wife and daughter at the hands of Sub-Zero ( Steve Blum) and his Lin Kuei clan, Hanzo Hasashi ( Patrick Seitz) seeks vengeance. Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revengeis a direct-to-DVD film from Warner Bros Animation.
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