Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
| Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | |
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MK: DotR title card
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| Also known as | 'Mortal Kombat: The Animated Series' |
| Genre | Wuxia |
| Based on |
Mortal Kombat by Ed Boon John Tobias Midway Games |
| Developed by | Sean Catherine Derek |
| Starring |
Clancy Brown Olivia d'Abo Cree Summer Luke Perry Dorian Harewood Ron Perlman Tod Thawley |
| Composer(s) | Jonathan Sloate |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Allison Savitch Phil Roman Lawrence Kasanoff Anne Damato |
| Producer(s) | Michel Goguen Susan Levin Joshua Wexler |
| Running time | 20 min. |
| Production company(s) |
Film Roman Productions Threshold Entertainment USA Studios New Line Television |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribuition |
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| Original network | USA Network |
| Original release | September 21 – December 14, 1996 |
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (known as Mortal Kombat: The Animated Series outside of the U.S.) is a cartoon series based on the popular Mortal Kombat video game series. Produced by Threshold Entertainment and Film Roman, it aired on the USA Network's Action Extreme Team animation block for one season of thirteen episodes from September to December 1996, back-to-back with those of the Street Fighter animated series. The show serves as a combination of an alternative sequel to the first Mortal Kombat film and the events of Mortal Kombat 3.
The show was focused on a group of warriors assembled by Raiden to defend Earthrealm from invaders who entered through portals from various other dimensions. The assembled warriors included Liu Kang, Stryker, Sonya Blade, Jax, Kitana, and Sub-Zero, with Nightwolf functioning mostly as tech support but still entering the fray on various occasions. The warriors operated out of a hidden base from where Nightwolf and Raiden monitored portal openings; the warriors would fly dragon-shaped jets to deal with disturbances. Shao Kahn was something of an archvillain throughout the series despite appearing in only four of the series' thirteen episodes, being responsible for allowing other realms to invade Earthrealm.
The characters and their backgrounds were mostly continuous with the movie and Threshold's representation of the series canon, though many original characters exclusive to the program were introduced and some elements of Mortal Kombat 3 were included. The episode plots themselves shared little relation with that of any of the games, though the character designs are based on their MK3 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 sprites (except for Kitana, whose design looks like a blend of her MKII and her UMK3 looks). Kung Lao, Johnny Cage, Mileena, Sindel, Jade, Goro and Kintaro were not shown or referenced in the show at all. The finale involved Kitana leading a rebellion from Outworld against Kahn.
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