Personally I would think Kung Lao would have the upper hand. Besides which Liu Kan is nothing but a ghost now.

But in all seriousness, it would be quiet and intriguing fight. I know in MKSM they did work together, so therefore in my opinion it would be sad if they went against each other.

But Jung Lao would definetly win. Just my 2 cents.

Though I favor, Kung Lao. I believe Liu Kang could beat him in some hand combat.

But think, when Liu Kang was dead Kung Lao trained harder even though he was strong before. He just might beat him.

In my opinion Liu Kang doesn't really, stand a chance..

I'm pretty sure Liu Kang would beat Kung Lao. While I like them both equally (Kung Lao just has the better outfit), Liu Kang would definitely make it out on top. Liu Kang had defeated Shang Tsung, but when the Deadly Alliance snapped his neck and Kung Lao went berserk, Shang Tsung backhanded him and reminded him who's the bitch.

Definitely Liu Kang, but I wouldn't mind seeing Kung Lao being able to defeat Liu Kang if it ever came to it.

i think kung lao would win

outworld222 I think you could at least have the decincy to spell there names right because both of there names are spelt wrong the mistakes are: Liu Kan and Jung lao. iI belive we can get rid of the bigger problems by dimolishing the little ones.

Hmmm...Are we talking about Liu Kang when he was a live, or Liu Kang now? Considering Shang Tsung was able to put the beat-down on Zombie Liu Kang in Armaggedon's opening but was bested by him countless times whilst he was still alive, I'd say his reflexes and intelligence may have died with his soul and he is not the same fighter he was before. Still a good one (Possibly able to still beat the likes of Johnny Cage, Jax, and other mid-carders.), but not a great one. Kung Lao on the other hand, *if he is indeed still the same Lao from Shaolin Monks and not some third Kung Lao*, is probably still just as good as he was back in Kang's youth if not better even though Tsung reportedly beat him pretty badly.

If we're dealing with a live Liu Kang, I'd say that it would either end in a tie or with Kang winning. Shaolin Monks depicted the two as equals though I guess if either one of them got a sucker punch or a lucky shot in, the tide would turn in their favor. So, if it's a clean fight, it ends in a tie or with Kang being the winner what with being the main character and all. If it's dirty in any way, whoever cheats wins.

* I know Kung Lao died in Mortal Kombat 3/UMK3/Trilogy but then he came back in Gold and Deadly Alliance. I found out about DA first and I don't remember his bios making any reference to how he supposedly died by Shao Kahn's hands so it was my understanding that DA's Kung Lao was just a third generation Lao who was taken under Liu Kang's wing. However, Gold says that he just sustained serious injuries from Kahn and went into hiding or something so that he could recover so I'm not sure what the truth is.

You sir, fail even more at grammar than he did. "...decency, their X2, I belie-ve, demolishing".... and a bit unsure on "spellt". It is not even funny or remo-tely entertaining..

Kung Lao did not die in MK3, he did however suffer a huge beating by the hands of Shao Kahn, which gave Liu Kang inspiration to beat him. It was revealed later that Kung Lao did not die but instead of returning as a defender of Earthrealm in the aftermath of MK3 he retired to a life of peace. During Shinnok's invasion, Goro somehow returned and upon remembering his anscestor's defeat by Goro 500 years before Liu Kang won the tournament, Kung Lao decided to come out of his life of peace and challenged Goro. In the known history of Mortal Kombat there have been only two Kung Lao's that we know of.

As for the topic, I still believe that Liu Kang would defeat Kung Lao if it ever boiled to it. The reason being that Liu Kang had endured tougher hardships than Kung Lao through the course of Mortal Kombat. I also believe that Kung Lao is not as ambitious as Liu Kang is when it comes to dealing with whatever threatens their way of life. It is strange how these two work because they contrast each other.

Liu Kang was once a member of the White Lotus but he decided to leave them in order to represent the Shaolin Temples in Mortal Kombat. Kung Lao was once a Shaolin Monk but decided to leave them to join the order of the White Lotus society. In terms of Mortal Kombat, I forgot what these two different groups represent but these groups could definatley define a part of both Liu Kang and Kung Lao's personality.

Both have followed the teachings of both societies but Liu Kang had a great advantage by training under Bo' Rai Cho, Kung Lao did not start training under him untill ten years after Liu Kang won the first tournament. In Deception I feel that Liu Kang has grown wiser due to his spirit lingering through the realms, in Bo' Rai Cho's ending it says that Liu Kang taught even his old master a lesson and inspired him to win in the battle against the Tarkata. Kung Lao was defeated by Shang Tsung, but he fought Shang Tsung when he had the soul funnel that gave him unlimited power. Liu Kang fought Shang Tsung but not in the same circumstances Kung Lao fought him in. The fight I believe would be an enduring one, but Liu Kang I feel is the more enlightened and higher being so I feel like Liu Kang would win the fight.

Ah. Thanks for clearing that up for me. By the by, your arguments are very persuassive. This whole time I've been thinking with a MKSM mindset, completely forgetting that MKSM is more or less just a spin-off with no real continuity. I forgot most of the endings in Deception so I didn't know about what Liu Kang did for Bo Rai Cho but I do remember Kang's own ending. His soul meets his body, they fight only to find themselves evenly matche,d and then some unseen force () stops controlling the zombie and Kang gets his body back. While this has nothing to do with your arguments, it does backtrack to how I thought that the zombie was slower and not as good a fighter. If this ending has any credibility, I guess Liu Kang can beat Kung Lao, living or dead...Provided that we discredit MKA's opening video.

To reference how Kung Lao lost to Shang Tsung in Deadly Alliance, I guess the Soulnado does have some credibility. My guess is that Kung Lao had the upper hand but then Tsung cheated like he did with Raiden or he may have also had help from Quan Chi like with Liu Kang. Either way, I'm pretty sure that Kung Lao's a bit too good to be done in by Tsung alone without any cheating involved. And, going back to your argument about Kang's and Lao's personalities, my guess is that Liu Kang is a believer in the gods and more or less a generic likable guy hero whereas Kung Lao may be more synical to the evils around him and more concerned with not letting his guard down. I think it's the fact that these two are polar opposites that is what makes them into such a team. Liu Kang is the hero but can be a bit naive wheras Kung Lao is his back-up in case things get hairy and keeps Liu Kang down in the real world rather than getting swept up in deception. To better back up this claim, I'll go to another one of video games' best teams: Sonic and Tails. On the surface, you have a cool guy and a nerd who can't keep up with him. Sonic may be able to fight off robots until the cows come home but when Robotnik takes to the skies, Sonic will need Tails' ability to fly (Both literally and with a plane...) to keep up. Sonic also isn't that smart whereas Tails can figure out all of the puzzles that come their way. Just like with Liu Kang and Kung Lao, Sonic and Tails combine to make one, all-purpose hero.

At first I think Kung Lao would get the upper hand, by pounding all over Kang.Then the tired kang uses his animality!!! Ha.
Liu Kang turns into a dragon, and chomps Kung Lao's head off! game over

I like your comparison to Sonic and Tails, you could definatley compare both of them to those characters.

Its a hard fight but I got to say Kung Lao. He is awesome and cooler than Liu Kang

mmm a ithink liu kang he is the champ of mk

the bigger question is...will either of them be able to beat Raiden, cuz really, they wont fite each other.

an if they do, it will be either one of them being a bad guy. Like liu Kangs's zombie body or something.

i think Kung Lao would win

Liu Kang. Not that I like him better than the two, but you have to look that Liu Knag has won all the Mk tournaments in the games. Not Kung Lao. Also, Kung Lao couldn't beat the people that Liu could. I.E. Shang Tsung, Shao Kahn, etc,

i call an tie between them

It really depends. The only reason Liu was able to beat Kahn in MK3 was because Kahn had lost sindel as his foothold in the earth realm which weakened him and made him vulnerable to defeat. Liu Beat Shang tsung cuz shang didn't get any supply of souls he needs to continue the battle like he did with Mortal Raiden and Kunglao in Deadly alliance

Kung Lao.

In my opinion, while Liu Kang is the champion, Kung Lao is every bit as strong as Liu Kang + focused, he just doesn't have the drive. I get the feeling he deosn't care unless it's serious or threatens the fate of mankind. Tsung definately cheated when he beat Lao, there can be no other explanation. Maybe I'm biased because Kung Lao is one of my favorites, in fact, second only to Frost, but he doesn't seem to be one easily defeated not even by Kang, Tsung, Kahn or Ermac. His hat is too cool for that nonsense.

only a thing....

Liu Kang defeated Shang tsung hundreds of times
Kung lao lost by Shang tusng.
I vote Liu kang,he doesn't need a hat to win.
He doesn't need to honorize his ancetor.
Kung lao is boring,he would be a perfect Soul Calibur character.
I hate Soul calibur.

hmmm...
i don't know if any of you does now this but, Kung Lao was initially the one to represent the Order of Light and the Shaolin Temples at Shang Tsung's tournament. he refused in doing that, because he knew the responsabilities and problems that the victory over Shang Tsung would bring. then Liu Kang took his place. i think they are equal, although Liu has some control on the element of fire, but apart from that, Kung Lao's fighting skills are as high as Liu Kang's ones.

i think Liu Kang and Kung Lao both have equal power but IMO at the end of the fight, Liu Kang will have Kung Lao's hat stuck in his head

The answer is simple:
Liu Kang vs Kung Lao?
...
Kang!

If Kung Lao were the better man, Kang wouldn't be the Champion.
But, Kung Lao is STILL very cool!

i will say a tie.they are brothers.ya