Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind

Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind
Directed by	Rick Morales
Screenplay by	Jeremy Adams
Based on	Mortal Kombat by Ed Boon John Tobias
Produced by	Jim Krieg Rick Morales
Starring	Manny Jacinto David Wenham Ron Yuan Keith Silverstein Courtenay Taylor Yuri Lowenthal Artt Butler Imari Williams
Edited by	Robert Ehrenreich
Music by	John Jennings Boyd Eric V. Hachikian
Production companies	Warner Bros. Animation Digital eMation (Animation Services)
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Release date	October 11, 2022 (2022-10-11)
Country	United States
Language	English

Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind is a 2022 American direct-to-video adult animated martial arts film, produced and directed by Rick Morales from a screenplay by Jeremy Adams, based on the Mortal Kombat franchise created by Ed Boon and John Tobias, while serving as the third installment of the Legends subline and a direct sequel to Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021).

Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and animated by South Korean studio Digital eMation, it was released on October 11, 2022. A sequel, titled Cage Match, will be released in 2023.

Plot

Many years after Shao Kahn's defeat at the hands of Liu Kang, Earthrealm has devolved into a wasteland due to multiple attacks by creatures known as revenants. As the cities and communities stay isolated, Kano, who seems to survive his encounter with Sonya Blade, Johnny Cage, and Jax Briggs, declares himself king and conquers cities and villages by leading his clan the Black Dragon formed by Kira, Kobra, Ferra, Torr, Drahmin, Kabal, Erron Black, No Face, Dairou, Tremor, Jarek and an elderly Shang Tsung.

In the middle of the wastelands, Kuai Liang, who abandoned the title of Sub-Zero, lives a farmer's life, cultivating vegetables and selling them to the closest city. While traveling to the city, Kabal, Kira, and Kobra cross his path, beating him up and taking some of his supplies. They travel to the city and encounter an untouched city by the Black Dragon. The city is the place of Kenshi, who seeks a better challenge. He manages to defeat the three members, but spares their lives, with the tree promising to return.

Back at the general quarters of the Black Dragon, the three members report to King Kano their defeat, with him ordering them to return with the assistance of Tremor under the watch of Shang Tsung. While watching Kuai Liang carrying supplies, Kenshi spots on him the Lin Kuei brand, and asks him for training. The Black Dragon members arrive again in the city, and Kenshi mentions that he is 'Kenshi Takahashi', a surname that intrigues Shang Tsung. Kenshi proceeds to fight Tremor, but is defeated. Before Kenshi can be executed, Shang Tsung orders Tremor to spare his opponent. Shang Tsung, under the alias of "Sung", tells Kenshi that there is a powerful weapon called "Sento" which he could use to defeat the Black Dragon.

Amid the desert, Shang Tsung lures Kenshi to open the Well of Souls, with its releasing energy powering and rejuvenating him, but blinding Kenshi in the process. Shang Tsung now has a young body and throws Kenshi into the pit and leaves. At the bottom of the pit, Kenshi hears Sento, the mystic sword Shang Tsung mentioned, talking to him, as he is able to wield it and climb the pit as he wanders through the desert.

Back at the Black Dragon's General Quarters, Shang Tsung unleashes multiple attacks on Kano, killing multiple members, including Kobra. Getting the upper hand on Kano, he attempts to drain his soul, but is unsuccessful, as Kano no longer has a soul, beating him in a humiliating form and killing him.

As he is about to start his routine, Kuai Liang finds Kenshi wandering in the desert and takes him to his home for care. Realizing that Kenshi had lost all hope of living, Kuai Liang decides to train him by enhancing his other senses. As the training proceeds, Kuai Liang reveals to Kenshi that he was once the leader of the Lin Kuei and faced the wave of the revenants. In a desperate attempt to end the conflict, he summoned an ice storm, killing everyone around but himself, including his clan members and civilians. In regret, he swore an oath never to use his powers again.

While training, the duo spots smoke coming from the nearest city, as they watch from afar as Kano seizes control of the place. Kenshi argues that they need to help, but Kuai Liang refuses, as they both start fighting to force the other their way. Having the upper hand, Kuai Liang offers Kenshi one last chance to return to their normal life, which he refuses and leaves to help the city.

Atacking the members of the Black Dragon, Kenshi manages to kill a few members, including Jarek, but is overwhelmed by the surviving members, getting captured.

Back at his farm, Kuai Liang destroys the place by burning and summoning Scorpion, as the two travel to the Black Dragon General Quarters.

As Kano starts torturing Kenshi, Sub Zero and Scorpion arrives, freeing Kenshi and starting a fight. Kenshi manages to kill Kira. Scorpion kills No Face, Torr, Ferra, and Erron Black. With most of the Black Dragon members killed, they battle Kano, being able to punch his head out of his body, but he is able to survive, as he rushes to his closet chamber. Kenshi stays to battle Tremor, while Sub-Zero goes after Kano, but stays behind to battle Kabal. Kenshi is able to explode Tremor to pieces and Scorpion burns Kabal to death.

Reaching Kano's secret chamber, it is revealed to contain Kronika's Hourglass, as Kano manages to defeat her and absorbs her powers, creating an alternative timeline where he have unleashed waves of revenants on the world, causing it to become a wasteland.

Before Kano can use the hourglass to erase Sub Zero from existence, Kuai Liang stops him and then faces him in the chamber. After eventually killing Kano, Kuai Liang and Scorpion destroys Kronika's crown, making the chamber self-destruct. Since he promised Scorpion to take him if he ever uses his powers again, Kuai Liang and Scorpion departs to the Netherrealm, making Kenshi the successor of the Lin Kuei and protector of Earthrealm.

Voice cast

• Manny Jacinto as Kenshi
• David Wenham as Kano
• Ron Yuan as Kuai Liang / Sub-Zero
• Keith Silverstein as Kabal
• Courtenay Taylor as Kira
• Yuri Lowenthal as Kobra
• Artt Butler as Shang Tsung
• Imari Williams as Tremor
• Patrick Seitz as Scorpion
• Lei Yin as Sento, Peter
• Sumalee Montano as Kindra
• Debra Wilson as Graji

Production

Development

Cover art for the film was leaked onto Twitter on August 1, 2022. Two days later on August 3, 2022, the film was formally announced via IGN.

Casting

Australian actor David Wenham replaces Robin Atkin Downes as Kano from Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge while Ron Yuan, who voiced Scorpion in Mortal Kombat 11, now voices the Kuai Liang Sub-Zero, replacing his previous voice actor, Bayardo De Murguia from Battle of the Realms.

Sequel

At New York Comic-Con 2022, a sequel, titled Cage Match, was announced for a 2023 release window. Joel McHale will reprise his role as Johnny Cage from the first two installments of the Legends series.

External links

• Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind at IMDb