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Today's duel is a fight between two monk martial artists in their respective games. Jago, the mysterious warrior from Killer Instinct. And Liu Kang, champion of Mortal Kombat. And it's my job to analyze their weapons, armor, strengths, and skills to see who would win...a death battle.
Jago
Background:
Found abandoned as a baby at a Himalayan monastery and taken in by the Monks of the Tiger, Jago showed great promise from the start and, under the tutelage of the ancient Abbott, has swiftly become one of the Order's star pupils. During meditation he is visited by the very Tiger spirit his Order serves, which grants him great powers and Chooses him to battle the sinister evil of Ultratech. At first the power threatens to overwhelm Jago's sanity, but he soon masters it and becomes the finest warrior the Order has yet fathered. The ever-present uncertainty as to his origins, however, still troubles him.
Abilities:
Jago has plenty of moves to help him in combat. The endokuken and yellow endokuken are projectiles he can fire for long range combat. He can use the wind kick for a powerful kick that can jump over small projectiles. His Tiger Fury is a powerful uppercut that grants him invincibility upon activation and knock foes out of the air. He also has a laser sword to slash foes at close range. But when he taps into the true power of the tiger spirit, he becomes shadow jago. Shadow Jago is a corrupted version of him and grants him special moves like the shadow wind kick. He can enhance his abilities with shadow surge and deal massive damage with his around the underworld. He can teleport with dark impulse, knock foes back with gatekeeper, and whack em on the head with dark reckoning. His shendokuken is a faster and more reliable version of his endokuken which can be fired in the air and use five at the same time. And he can then attach a dark tether to decrease the energy it takes to perform his moves and takes half of his foes enemies.
Feats:
Jago was skilled enough to fight ultratech, defeated Fulgore, and his half sister Orchid. He was also tough enough to take on Eyedol, a feat which entire armies of the past couldn't do.
Weaknesses:
However he does have a bad problem with his past. He is a lost soul and needs to have answers. In one ending he remained lost and turned into a raging warrior of destruction. And he has no control over shadow Jago.
But still, if you defeated Fulgore and Orchid...you have my respect.
Liu Kang
Background:
And on the right corner it's reigning martial artist champion, based on bruce lee himself, it's Liu Kang. Not much is known about this great warrior. But he is said to be one of the last great descendants of Kung Lao. It is possible that him and Kung Lao are cousins.
Abilities:
Liu Kang is a mighty warrior and master martial artist. As his train with Bo Rai Cho has taught such great moves like the flying kick. Where he lunges forward to kick you with enough force to send you back. He is extremely agile with acrobatic skills to help keep racking up the combos. He also possesses some pyrokinesis which allows him to shoot fire. With this he can set hands and feet on fire to increase the damage done to his opponents. Or he can use it to teleport by engulfing himself in flames and reappearing behind. He contains some control over the Ying Yang with his light and dark metamorphis. As he can fire and control energy to singe foes and have healing properties for himself. While his control of Yang greatly increases his power. He has the famous bicycle kick where he lunges forward and hits you with a barrage of kicks. He can even somehow make a MK arcade machine drop on his opponents to crush them instantly. He is strong enough to punch your head off and then kick it to the body, resulting in it exploding. Not tough enough...well he can also punch right through your torso like it was a sword. But his greatest ability is his shapeshifting. He can turn into a dragon to finish the fight.
Feats:
Liu Kang has held his own in Mortal Kombat against people like Goro, Shang Tsung, and eventually Shao Kahn. He is considered one of the greatest warriors of Earthrealm. He has held his title as Mortal Kombat champion for his entire life. As short as it is.
Weaknesses:
Liu Kang can be overpowered by more than one opponent resulting in him being cheated out of victory. He has been killed in both timelines meaning he is not on the level of being god. He's been defeated by Raiden twice at this point. And...he's...a bit of a hothead when things get desperate.
However he is still the grand champion of Mortal Kombat.
The fight:
This fight will take place at another tournament where Jago must face Liu Kang. And there is ZERO prep time or knowledge of each other. And with that said...it's time for A DEATH BATTLE!
At a tournament a fight is taking place between Fulgore and Sektor. It is wrapped up with Fulgore using the devastation beam. Then the announcer shouts,"ALRIGHT! What a spectacular battle. So Fulgore moves on to the semi finals. And now hang onto your butts as our next battle will be between Jago…" Jago walks onto the battlefield ready for the fight. And then the announcer continues,"...and reigning champion of Mortal Kombat, whatever that means, Liu Kang!" Liu Kang then walks up. "Show me what you can do," Liu Kang tells him. Jago then says,"I'm sorry that I'm gonna teint your perfect record."
"We'll see about that,"Liu Kang says as they bow to give respect. The announcer then shouts,"FIGHT!" Jago throw and endokuken which Liu Kang counters with his fireball. This makes an explosion where we see them clashing fists. Liu Kang gets the upper hand and does a cartwheel followed with an uppercut. He tries to follow with a flying kick but Jago counters it and knocks Liu Kang to the ground. Jago takes the opportunity and uses the ninja slide to get in close and then begins to use his laser sword which Liu Kang avoids. Liu Kang jumps back and uses a fireball which the wind kick gets Jago over. He then darts to Liu Kang and begins to slash Liu Kang with his sword. Liu Kang pushes him back with the flying kick. Jago gets up but Liu Kang follows with the bicycle kick. Jago blocks Liu Kang's attack and launches him in the air which he follows with the endokuken. Liu Kang then proceeds with the flaming fists ability. Jago is shocked by this but he tries to hit Liu Kang with his laser blade but Liu Kang counters it and then begins to hit him with an onslaught of kicks, punches, cartwheels, fireballs, and more. He launches Jago in the air which he follows with the the flying/bicycle kick combo. This gets Jago on the ground and the announcer is about to say it's over. Jago then gets furious at such a loss that he uses the tiger fury to get the jump on Liu Kang and ends up knocking him to the ground. He's about to kill Liu Kang but he uses the power of the dark metamorphosis to get the upper hand once more. Jago is once again knocked back. Now enraged he loses control and turns into Shadow Jago. Shadow Kago begins with the shendokuken and teleports behind Liu Kang. Liu Kang puts his focus on Shadow Jago but is hit with the shendokuken. This gives Shadow Jago the opportunity to begin hitting him once more. He puts a dark tether to start taking some of Liu Kang's energy to fuel himself. He uses Shadow Surge to put more damage on Liu Kang. When it appears to be over Liu Kang wakes up and uses the Light Metamorphosis to recover some health and fire some bigger, stronger fireballs. Shadow Jago teleports to avoid them But Liu Kang avoids Jago's attack and uses the flying kick to gain the upper hand once more. Then he grabs Jago's blade and impales him with it. This returns him to normal where Liu Kang then turns into a dragon and eats the upper half of Jago's body. Liu Kang goes back to normal and then drops an arcade machine on Jago's remains.
Reasoning:
While Jago is a skilled warrior, he can't compare to someone like Liu Kang. Liu Kang has more combat experience and has taken down foes tougher and stronger than Fulgore. Like Goro and Shao Kahn. Jago is also more aggressive giving Liu Kang's superior mobility an edge. The Tiger fury is tough but Liu Kang can amplify his power with the flaming fists to even the odds. The only real worry was Shadow Jago. But Liu Kang's ability to heal himself with the Light metamorphosis could give him the energy he needs back. And there was no doubt Liu kang could overpower him. And while Jago's feat of defeating eyedol is impressive, it was the result of Ultratech weakening him. Jago was doing fine...until he half-assed the fight.
The winner is Liu Kang.
Tune in next time for a battle between two beings powerful enough to destroy entire worlds. Frieza VS Nazo.