He is the ancestor of the present-day Kung Lao, Kung Jin and Liu Kang. Kung Lao (chino: 功 老; pinyin: Kōnglăo) es un personaje ficticio de la serie de videojuegos de lucha Mortal Kombat.Presentado como un personaje jugable en la segunda entrega de la serie Mortal Kombat II en 1993.Es un monje Shaolin y un miembro de la Sociedad del Loto Blanco que se encuentra a la sombra de su antepasado, el Gran Kung Lao. Liu Kang: “I am Liu Kang, descendant of Kung Lao! Liu Kang appears once again when Raiden explains the situation regarding the Mortal Kombat tournament to Sonya and Jax. As he returned, he found his fellow Shaolin had been brutally murdered by Shao Kahn's forces, so he went to Outworld with his friend Kung Lao to seek revenge. Despite lingering questions about why Liu Kang would choose to keep the Mortal Kombat tournaments in his new reality at all, this is quite possibly the best ending the Mortal Kombat franchise could ask for. He emerges victorious but suffers from injuries during battle with Kahn.

Whereas Liu Kang's design and fighting style were inspired by Bruce Lee, Kung Lao was inspired by wind stance martial arts, sporting a bladed hat that can be thrown to deadly effect. Enraged, Liu Kang decides to travel to Outworld to seek revenge, backed by friend and fellow Shaolin Kung Lao. I challenge you to Mortal Kombat!” Going back to the games, Liu Kang’s ancestry was reinforced further in Mortal Kombat 4 in Goro’s intro, where it was stated that Goro took the Mortal Kombat title from the original Kung Lao, only to have it won from him nine generations later by Lao’s ancestor, Liu Kang. Don't think there's any other way to get him. The Great Kung Lao is a character occasionally referenced in the game series and featured in the television show Mortal Kombat: Conquest. Kung Lao has a hat that can cut anyone into pieces, a combination of moves with the hat attack can be pretty lethal for anyone. Believed to have passed away, Kung Lao joins his ancestors in a new life. Liu Kang es uno de los mejores guerreros del Reino de la Tierra junto con Kung Lao. In Mortal Kombat 3 (1995), Liu Kang and his friends fight against Shao Kahn's extermination squad which invaded Earthrealm. Dark Emperor Liu Kang is 10 Tower Challenges, I got him yesterday.

En todas partes de la serie, Liu Kang gradualmente ha sido mostrado como el héroe principal, haciéndose campeón después del primer torneo de Mortal Kombat y luego sigue la búsqueda de Raiden. He is shocked when he finds that Kung Lao has snuck into the tournament. The Shaolin had chosen Liu Kang to represent them in the Mortal Kombat tournament, but Kung Lao, believing that he was Liu Kang's equal, entered the tournament disguised as one of Shang Tsung's guards. Kung Lao was able to defeat the combined forces of Shang Tsung and Quan Chi by himself. Liu Kang has seemingly replaced Raiden as the guardian of Earthrealm and will now begin training this original Kung Lao, likely in preparation for future Mortal Kombat tournaments.