Raiden had then unleashed Liu Kang's active corpse to destroy those who Raiden believes have caused harm to Earthrealm.

During the battle, Shang Tsung was confronted by Liu Kang who was still a zombie. While he has most frequently been regarded as the series' foremost heroic character, there have been times when he has been corrupted to the side of evil. Liu Kang was a Shaolin monk of the White Lotus Society in the Mortal Kombat video games. He gained hooks and used them on Shang Tsung. Liu Kang was an infamous example of a zombie in the MK series. Raiden, who was corrupted by his suicide, had used necromancy to reanimate Liu Kang's body as an enforcer of the dark thunder god's will.

This caused the sorcerer to revert back to his form of old age. Most recently, he has ascended to godhood … In both the original and current timelines of the series, Liu Kang has been killed only to be revived as an undead creature.

Nevertheless, his alternate outfit for both games featured him as a living person in order to contrast his undead form. This form is also known by fans and Mortal Kombat producer Shaun Himmerick as " Zombie Liu Kang". However, they were both killed in the Battle of Armageddon.