Kenshi wields an ancestral sword that contains the spirits of warrior kings from his line, and he is in turn guided by these spirits in combat. He has also grown full facial hair with it graying in some areas.ĭespite his blindness, Kenshi possesses senses that are heightened beyond their normal ability and can fight on par with any other kombatant. In MK 2011, Kenshi dons a refined version of his original outfit, but now featuring glowing panels on the back of his hands and a sharper hair cut.Ģ5 years after the events of MK 2011, in MKX, he now sports a new coat-like version of his outfit. However, the back of his pants are now red instead of black. Kenshi's Deception and Armageddon alternate costume is his Deadly Alliance primary.
In addition, he wears white kneepads, red pointed boots, and long, armored gloves. In Deception and Armageddon, Kenshi wears a high-collared, grey rubber vest, with kanji on it, and armored pants. A black belt is worn across his waist, holding up a satchel. His gi is white, with many tears and gashes. His signature red bandana is worn across his eyes.įor his alternate costume, Kenshi sheds his tactical gear and red blindfold in favor of a traditional karate gi. He wears a sash across his chest, depicting a dragon, and a black pauldron on his right shoulder.
In Deadly Alliance, Kenshi wears a black body suit with red accents. After revealing the truth of his wife's demise to Takeda, Takeda was hesitant to return with his father, but decided to trust him in finding and defeating those who murdered Takeda's mother while enhancing Takeda's psychokinetic powers even further.
In Mortal Kombat X, set 25 years after the events of Mortal Kombat (2011), Kenshi had fathered a son named Takeda with his wife Suchin and after she was murdered by Red Dragon assassins that were targeting Kenshi, he had a restored Hanzo Hasashi watch over and care for Takeda for most of Takeda's life, training him in the ways of the Shirai Ryu. Kenshi was included in the 2011 Mortal Kombat reboot as a downloadable character, appeared in the 2013 second season of the Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series, and was featured as a playable kombatant in the 2015 game Mortal Kombat X. Since debuting in 2002's Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, he has persistently featured in the series storyline by freeing Ermac from Outworld emperor Shao Kahn's control, joining the Special Forces alongside Jax and Sonya Blade, and seeking to bring down Mavado and his Red Dragon faction, in addition to associating with the likes of Sub-Zero and Johnny Cage. Kenshi is a rogue swordsman of Eurasian heritage who possesses psychokinetic powers and nurses a bitter hatred for the evil sorcerer named Shang Tsung, whose deceit had resulted in Kenshi's living.
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