| Kenshi | |
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| Mortal Kombat character | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:KenshiMK1render.png) Kenshi in Mortal Kombat 1 (2023) | |
| First appearance | Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (2002) |
| Created by | Ed Boon Allen Ditzig |
| Designed by | Allen Ditzig (MK:DA) Solomon Gaitan (MKX) |
| Portrayed by | Dan Southworth (web series) |
| Voiced by | Various
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| In-universe information | |
| Weapon | Sento (katana) |
| Family | Takeda (son, cousin in MK1) |
| Nationality | Japanese[2] |
Kenshi Takahashi is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. He makes his series debut in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (2002) as a blind swordsman and Special Forces operative. In addition to his sword skills, he possesses telekinetic abilities.
Outside of the games, Kenshi has appeared in various related media, including comic books and the 2011 web series Mortal Kombat Legacy, and is featured in the 2022 animated film Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind. While Kenshi is regarded as the best fighter from the series' three-dimensional era and one of the few characters to successfully transition to the return of the two-dimensional series of games, he has received some criticism as a perceived representation of disability and cultural tropes in video gaming.
- ^ @JeamWSR (June 9, 2023). "Mortal Kombat 1 🐉This is the actor who will play Kenshi in MK 1, Noah Fleder" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ NetherRealm Studios (2015). Mortal Kombat X. Warner Bros. Games. Level/area: Story mode.